What's new Pussycat too?

Nice...Very tidy, unlike my stuff. Looks like a tornado has gone through my room, most days.

Small screens are an issue for me, as the old mince pies have degraded, I find the tiny stuff extra hard to read. Do like the look of the Anmbernic things..

So yeah, real bang tidy old man...

 

The Anbernics are lovely little handhelds. It's a bit of a luxury having two of them but I like to keep the HH (Horizontal version) plugged into an external monitor so I can use it a multi-emulation machine. With the included filters Gameboy and Advance games look excellent through HDMI.

That's another thing I've been playing around with, the portable little 15.6" HDMI monitors I bought from Amazon. TheVic20, TheC64, A500 and A400 machines all look really nice through them. The smaller screen actually works to good effect as it doesn't blow up the pixels as much so looks a bit more like an old portable tv display just a great deal sharper.I've got the Commodore MINI's going into one of them via a switchbox, and the A400 and 2600+ into the other one with the Anbernic.

The update that came out recently for the A400 makes it a lot more usable now and I've been playing Leaderboard quite a bit on it. Graphics are very crisp and the save states are handy. Only thing that lets it down slightly now is the joystick but that's liveable with or you can use an xbox or comp pro USB one instead.

 

Had a chance to give this game a quick go and it plays like something between Ridge Racer and a Gran Turismo type simulator. Lots of real life cars and handling more towards the sim side of things but still has that Ridge Racer feel and graphics. Nice courses as wel, like Monace for instance.

 

I like the look of those little monitors, perfect size. Maybe I'll grab one in the future, way too stretched at the mo.

Would you do me a favour and post a link to the exact monitors you are talking about, I did look, but it was a while back when you first mentioned them, and I am just too lazy

Cheers

 

Sorry for the delay in replying to this one Paul, just catching up with stuff now. I tried a few different monitors but settled on these two

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C9GVCQ2D?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08MVQMH37/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They both came with cases that you could fold to act as a lid but I ended up adding little adjustable monitor stands instead - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CST284C4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

And finally, as they come with just the one hdmi port, I made use of a cheap little HDMI switch box that I already had amongst my bits and pieces - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CST284C4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

They're lovely, Al.
I'll bear em in mind for the future... if I ever advance past CRT!!

 

A little bit more retro game hunting this weekend between and I was able to knock a few more titles off my hit-list

SPEED KINGS - PS/2 motorbike racing game. Been wanting it for a while and found a copy in CEX. No manual but I'll keep my eyes open for one.

NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES VOL.2 - £11.99 in Argos and handily I had a £10 giftcard so only paid £1.99 cash. Really disapointed in this one however. I expected it to be the arcade version of Galaga and it turned out to be all the NES console versions instead.

KAWASAKI CHALLENGE - another bike racer this time on the Megadrive. Cart only but it will do for now.

FORGOTTEN WORLDS VOUCHER - I traded in an old gameboy clone and a couple of games. After a couple of the purchases here I still have £38 store credit. Was tempted to blow it all on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Switch but just couldn't do it!

TIME CRISIS - been after this for a while on the PS1 as it is compatible with the NegCon controller.

PRISM LAND - had to resort to eBay as been looking for this bat and ball title on the PS1 for a while. Case it pretty beat up but only paid £5.

GRAN TURISMO 2 - another racing game, another NegCon compatible game.



As well as the above I've been keeping an eye on the Switch, Xbox and CD-Keys online stores Picked up a few titles including Outrun and Columns 2 on the Switch, and Assetto Corsa Racing, Hotshot Racing (both XBox) and the PC version of Sociable Soccer. If you shop around or bide your time for the sales you can pick up some great bargains on the eShops.

 

Been pretty busy the last few days but had some time yesterday afternoon to visit a local CEX branch and pick up a couple of titles.

I've been getting into Tetris and Ridge Racer on my DSi XL and picked up three puzzle games for it. I've not played Touchmaster Connect before but used to enjoy the earlier titles in the series so hopefully it will be a good little game.
Then I spotted a copy of TT Superbikes with instructions for £1.50 - a nice wee racing game and although I had the disc before now I have the box and manual to go with it I know that sometimes people give CEX a hard time of it for prices, but where elese on the high street can you pick up stuff like this for just a couple of quid....

Sonic is a tin sign I picked up at a local market later on. Another thing to put on the wall

Lastly, the Tribute 64 is an alternative controller for the N64. I find the shape of the standard 64 controller pretty awkward so ordered this from Amazon yesterday. So far it has been very good, wireless with USB-C charging and also a dongle so you can use it with a PC as well. It also has a built in rumble pak. Played some racing titles earlier and it made Ridge Racer and the Cruis'n games feel a lot better.

I'm doing a trip down to Forgotten Worlds later this week and might use my voucher if I see anything I fancy. Otherwise it's onward to Play Expo in Blackpool in a couple of weeks and some retro hunting across the border.... Maybe I'll start a seperate thread for that expedition!

 

You have been in buying mode, some nice pickups there. Thanks for the monitor links, appreciated, they do look good, but no wonga (for real), so on the backburner.

 

Some super duper console games and stuff you've swooped on and got bargain purchase outcomes there, Al. Great work, mate. Paul's been mega busy going through various links and recommendations to various emulators and game console titbits too and he's really enjoying the Puppeteer / scissors whatsitsname game right now. I'm trying to persuade an Oric-1 and rubber key Spectrum to boot at the mo but I'm not making all that much progress as I've gone through my Oric chip spares and it still don't wanna know and I'm not sure I have a Speccy PSU any longer so... it's looking more and more likely that I'll PM our main man RICHIE if he fancies taking a look...enjoy your gaming, guys. Catch you soon. Bit of end of season gardening to crack on with and Bev's boffday at the mo plus a visit oop the coast to me mam's tomorrow neet to keep her company, bless her... wonder if she fancies POKEing around with an Oric - you just never know. Oh, me mate Pete got me this, which I guess is new, for the Baz Cave - good ol AC DC presentation cases:

 

Happy Birthday, Bev, 21?

I would say to enjoy the gardening, but after hours of spade and fork work recently, it's deffo not that enjoyable as my aching body agrees. Have fun with mother and enjoy the coast. Hope Richie gets the Oric going etc, he's the man for the job..

PS Didn't realise you were AC DC .....oooerr...

 

Ere we go, lads.

Sewerby Car Park tonight straight after fish n chips n mam giving the ol thumbs up in Silver MX5 Machine:



It was a lovely night for a spot of nosh on the cliff top car park - have you checked it out before, Al?



Tried to get a shot of the interior for you, Al, as you have previously requested it - nice veneer custom job finish:



Also, the wind shield at the back is a perspex home made job and not bad really as it saved ££££s.

 

Car looks mint Andy, that interior is very classy. Good job with the perspex as well.

Sewerby Hall is a favourite of mine. Usually walk along the top to Brid' from it. Lovely views out to sea. Good to see the model village opened again as well.

 

Nice one, buddy.

As you know, Al, you can't beat a walk along there - talk about bracing when the north sea wind gets up!
As for the model village - it used to be located in my home town of Withernsea and called Minivale.
That was back in the 60s and 70s... and what happened?
The local idiots used to climb over and vandalise the wee buildings so the guy who created it upped sticks, moved out of my town and set up in Sewerby... and the rest is history...

Couple of old pics here:

https://withernsea1.co.uk/PavilionMinivale.html

 

Blue sky, Sun?

You sure that was taken upt Norf?

Car lovely, mam seems to be having a great time, would have liked to have seen the sea (or not that close to it?)

 

2nd pic down, Paul - top reet, underneath the sky - there's a tiny sliver of blue ocean!

Aye, it's not the best spot right there to see the sea - and if you gaze to the south/turn right, you get a view of all the wind turbines off the coast so seeing some sea gets more challenging by the year!

Here's a pic from Brid's tourist board site of the little land train that runs in the summer just past where we were parked:


ALL ABOARD, AL!

 

Ah yes, re the sea..Missed it..

I wonder if the sea is that colour, or it's been colour corrected to not look so brown..

 

I somehow managed not to take a photo of this weeks new games - Shaun White Snowboarding on the Nintendo DS and Tetris Plus on the PS1. I did receive something from an eBay purchase though....

Been looking for a couple of small floppy cases and got these for £5 including postage. More photo's to follow once in situ in my man cave retro corner

 

This Saturday was a bit of a dash around a few places, but have a few new pick ups.

In at the back is this months copy of Retro Gamer, has articles on Ridge Racer and the Commodore 16 so looking forward to giving it a good read when I'm away next week. The two PS3 games are my latest CEX buys. Would have added Ridge Racer 7 as well but it didn't have a manual and the inlay was in pretty poor condition. The Brawler 64 was a Forgotten Worlds purchase as I'm not mad keen on the standard N64 controller. Bit of a bargain as I paid less than half price after using a voucher and a friends discount

The rest of the photo is made up of a Nintendo Switch and accessories. After finding the Switch Lite screen a bit small for some of the games I done a trade and now have a full Switch with docking station. The wirelss controller is much better with racing games than the game-cons. The console came with Fifa 20 and the carry case was a bargain buy at £1 from CEX. The Lite went the other way as part of the deal so I only had to shell out another £20 to upgrade.




Next weeks update might make for some interesting reading. Between now and next Sunday I'll be visiting 6 retro game shops, a computer shed, an Arcade Club and attending Blackpool Play Expo. Goodness know's what I'll end up with but have a few items bookmarked to look out for

 

Wishing you the best of British, Al, and see you next Tues tea in Brid for chish n fips, mate... whose round is it??!! Make room for that Amstrad green screen, fella

 

Looking forward to it Andy. Be good to get a proper catch up mate

 

Nice one, Al.
Safe journey down, pal.
Keep us all updated on your retro wanderings and dealings in the East Yaarks economic trading zone...

 

No retro rewards yet but now in Scarborough after a nice drive down and a lovely afternoon in Whitby. I just love this coast

 

Glad you had a great scenic drive down, buddy.

Just started raining here, Al, nothing heavy as yet but looking at tomorrow in Brid (afternoon) it looks crap and Tuesday not much better so keep yer flasher mac well zipped and don't fergit yer brolly, mate





Ne'er mind - it;s always dry in the pub, retro outlet n chippy restaurant

 

Very drab down this way, I know it's going to rain, but can't decide how much, in a routine of quick shower then stop, and keep repeating. Miserable gray and dark gray sky. Hope you both have a good old chinwag and enjoy the fish and chippies...