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Me and missus didn't have anything to do on Sunday so she'd booked us tickets for Doncaster Retro Game Market, mainly just to have a look round and see what it was like rather than any serious buying! I wasn't really looking to spend anything and I think mostly stuff was a bit overpriced (some shockingly so - really common PS1/PS2 stuff going for multiples of the real value), but there was enough stuff there to find things in and amongst. I did find a few odd bargains and also found a fiver on the ground, jackpot.
Seems like I'm getting a load of Game Gear stuff lately but truth be told there were a few stalls where they'd underpriced it a fair bit. I prefer things complete but when it comes to the older handhelds the price difference is just so much that I don't mind as long I can pick up some of those plastic cases for them. Sky Kid was a surprise find in a box of loose Famicom carts, one of my favourite arcade games so I'll have that. Also got Virtual Hydlide because I've been thinking about it a lot lately - had it way back when and I appreciate it's sort of an awful game but I also admire the ambition and general weirdness of it. Also the main guy walks like he's crapped himself.
Missus got some stuff too, mostly a few DS games I can't remember and a Super Mario Galaxy 2 guide book still sealed up.
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Originally posted by Yakumo View PostYeah, virtual hydlide is awful but as you say, for the time it was extremely ambitious. An open randomly generated world in full 3D! I love how big everything is too. If only there was a way to boost the frame rate.
Something that is more likely robbed from one of their golf games is the nonsense babble speech the Vampire boss speaks before you fight him. It's a female voice saying "please choose the number of players" in Japanese, but reversed and slowed down. Placeholder they forgot to change?
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Originally posted by Hirst View PostI've heard a few times that the game engine was adapted from T&E Soft's golf games (but without any real source so I'm not sure). It does look quite similar, especially with the digitised main character. It makes me wonder if some poor chump who turned up to be in a golf game also ended up having to do Hydlide cosplay and pretend to wave a sword around.
Something that is more likely robbed from one of their golf games is the nonsense babble speech the Vampire boss speaks before you fight him. It's a female voice saying "please choose the number of players" in Japanese, but reversed and slowed down. Placeholder they forgot to change?
Interesting trivia on the end of game boss battle speech. I never knew that. I wonder if that was a place holder?
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Originally posted by Yakumo View PostCongrats on the Retrotink. I've been really enjoying mine. Did you get away with import tax? I got stung but thankfully Japan's import fees are cheap. Had to pay 2800 yen, about 18 pounds.
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Originally posted by speedlolita View PostThe product page has UK exclusive purchase link and a warning that you'll be charged about £50 in fees via DHL. That would bring the total purchase up to around £325 if my math is correct with the current exchange rate. Cautiously optimistic about the OSSC Pro but if they trade blows I can see myself going for the 5X Pro too.
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