The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread

[Medic_wheat]

Which famicom game is that? Kind of looks like recc but that would mean the cart is fake due to it being orange.

Oh it's a fake, no doubt. ;p That Fami came with a whole bunch of those pirated/fake carts.

The game is Salamander/Life Force.

Oh man I couldn't pick out life force. What wrong with me lol.

[Gypsy]

Bought something I wasn't expecting to today, a Wii U. Includes gamepad, all accessories and Minecraft Wii U + Game & Wario physical games. Super Mario 3D World is on the system digitally. Gonna play the crap out of that!

Paid $125

[bob]

Bought something I wasn't expecting to today, a Wii U. Includes gamepad, all accessories and Minecraft Wii U + Game & Wario physical games. Super Mario 3D World is on the system digitally. Gonna play the crap out of that!

Paid $125

I'm sorry.

[Gypsy]

Why is that? :p

[Mathius]

Wii U has so many great games. Don't believe otherwise.

[bob]

lol.  i keep hearing that, but yet to find them.
i have a wii u and so far its just been a HD mario kart box.
i had a great night with SMB Maker, but never touched it since.

[Gypsy]

Wii U has so many great games. Don't believe otherwise.

Preach.

lol.  i keep hearing that, but yet to find them.
i have a wii u and so far its just been a HD mario kart box.
i had a great night with SMB Maker, but never touched it since.

I mean I'm already having great fun with Mario World 3D and I have a list of games I want to get for it that is actually above 10 (I was kinda surprised). When factoring in that I don't want the games that came with this and will sell them I should only have about $60 in the console which isn't too bad really.

I do definitely want to get Mario Kart for it, I've heard great things about it which I was glad to hear because Mario Kart Wii was tremendously disappointing after Double Dash.

[bob]

yeah, im just kidding around.  mario 3d is fun, but didnt grip me the way the galaxy's did.
i wanted to love it, but i just dont.  i wish more appealing games came out, i just cant choose the wii u over my other systems when i have a short window to play something.

[Gypsy]

Really loved both of the Galaxy games, probably the best Big N games on the Wii.

And yeah Nintendo gave up on this system pretty quickly. I'll probably end up with less than 20 games for it, but that will still beat the pants off of my Sega CD selection (sans cdrs).

My list so far
New Super Mario/Luigi (the two pack)
DK Tropical Freeze
Mario Kart 8
Smash
Pikmin 3
Yoshi's Wooly World
Captain Toad
Zeldar Scrolls (not out yet)
Zelda TP and WW HD (good excuse to replay these)
Super Mario Maker

Open to recommendations from anyone (that are not Splatoon).

[EvilEvoIX]

Been on a Game Wave kick for a bit.  Why not games brand new are $3 each and the system was $20.
It's a fun curiosity for sure.  No idea if these games are any good but the trivia is indeed fun.





Got these Bad Boys from Luke Moorse 1 from Japan.  Both are Japanese variants.  This allows certain 3D0 games to be played that can't be on the US version.

[Gredler]

Really loved both of the Galaxy games, probably the best Big N games on the Wii.

And yeah Nintendo gave up on this system pretty quickly. I'll probably end up with less than 20 games for it, but that will still beat the pants off of my Sega CD selection (sans cdrs).

My list so far
New Super Mario/Luigi (the two pack)
DK Tropical Freeze
Mario Kart 8
Smash
Pikmin 3
Yoshi's Wooly World
Captain Toad
Zeldar Scrolls (not out yet)
Zelda TP and WW HD (good excuse to replay these)
Super Mario Maker

Open to recommendations from anyone (that are not Splatoon).

Bayonetta 2
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Wonderful 101
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Zombie U

[Mathius]

Add to that list Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed, Paper Mario (decent), and a plethora of eShop releases that are too many to list.

Definitive version of Rayman Legends is on Wii U as well. Also the only way to legally play Earthbound 1&2 legally on a console.

[Medic_wheat]

Add to that list Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed, Paper Mario (decent), and a plethora of eShop releases that are too many to list.

Definitive version of Rayman Legends is on Wii U as well. Also the only way to legally play Earthbound 1&2 legally on a console.

If they where to release 3 and even more hopefully push a physical release of all three games. I'd be very happy.


Also the latest fatal frame for the WiiU looked great. However it's download only in NA. Seeing how a PAL release was made in physical copy it seemed like such a bone head move on Nintendo America. Even more so with the WiiU being region locked.

[bartre]

well, my "list" of games to check out on wii U is 23 games, so it's not terrible.
It's on the same level as the N64.

side note - fuck Mario Maker, With no cohesive goal, I played it once and that was good enough for me.  Never really gave me a reason to play other than just getting more of the same.

Did you look at Hyrule Warriors? It's pretty Dynasty Warriors-y, but I had a good enough time with it.
another one to look at is the NES remix pack, not for everyone, but I'd look at it if you haven't.

[Gypsy]

Really loved both of the Galaxy games, probably the best Big N games on the Wii.

And yeah Nintendo gave up on this system pretty quickly. I'll probably end up with less than 20 games for it, but that will still beat the pants off of my Sega CD selection (sans cdrs).

My list so far
New Super Mario/Luigi (the two pack)
DK Tropical Freeze
Mario Kart 8
Smash
Pikmin 3
Yoshi's Wooly World
Captain Toad
Zeldar Scrolls (not out yet)
Zelda TP and WW HD (good excuse to replay these)
Super Mario Maker

Open to recommendations from anyone (that are not Splatoon).

Bayonetta 2
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Wonderful 101
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Zombie U

I cringe at Tokyo as a FE fan but the rest will be taken under advisement.

Add to that list Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed, Paper Mario (decent), and a plethora of eShop releases that are too many to list.

Definitive version of Rayman Legends is on Wii U as well. Also the only way to legally play Earthbound 1&2 legally on a console.

Love Sonic Racing Transtormed on the Vita.

well, my "list" of games to check out on wii U is 23 games, so it's not terrible.
It's on the same level as the N64.

side note - fuck Mario Maker, With no cohesive goal, I played it once and that was good enough for me.  Never really gave me a reason to play other than just getting more of the same.

Did you look at Hyrule Warriors? It's pretty Dynasty Warriors-y, but I had a good enough time with it.
another one to look at is the NES remix pack, not for everyone, but I'd look at it if you haven't.

I may have to reconsider Mario Maker.

Yeah I wasn't sure on Hyrule Warriors. That one would have to be pretty cheap, though back in the day I had a lot of fun playing DW games with a friend on PS2.

[bob]

mario maker would have been great if you could link levels together and make whole "worlds"

[Mathius]

mario maker would have been great if you could link levels together and make whole "worlds"

Yep

[Bloufo]

Just some stuff for the DC.







That VGA to HDMI converter/upscaler is a decent "budget" device.
It has two options, that of 720p and 1080p. I set it to the former. No noticeable lag.

[Medic_wheat]

I have been wanting one of those big green Dreamcast sticks for some time.

[Gypsy]

I have been wanting one of those big green Dreamcast sticks for some time.

http://akishop-customs.com/PS360.html

I bought one 4 years ago and it's been great. Not sure if it can be found for purchase anywhere at this point, but if it can, it's a great solution.

[Bloufo]

Not much in the way of pick ups, just a really old PC CRT Monitor.

I'm like one of those people that sees a stray animal on the street and wants to give it a home. 

If I see one of these old monitors just get thrown away, I can't help but take a closer look.

So this old CRT only accepts VGA. I had to make a plan to hook up an old console system to it.
I went the S-Video to VGA route for the visuals, and a bit of a convoluted way to get the audio out of a pair of old Fujitsu Siemens speakers.

[esteban]

...

I'm like one of those people that sees a stray animal on the street and wants to give it a home. 

If I see one of these old monitors just get thrown away, I can't help...

I know, I am the same way. Especially when family/friends are getting rid of stuff.

I just rescued a nice, poor little scanner...I just need to find a mini-USB cable for it.

[Gypsy]

Not much in the way of pick ups, just a really old PC CRT Monitor.

I'm like one of those people that sees a stray animal on the street and wants to give it a home. 

If I see one of these old monitors just get thrown away, I can't help but take a closer look.

So this old CRT only accepts VGA. I had to make a plan to hook up an old console system to it.
I went the S-Video to VGA route for the visuals, and a bit of a convoluted way to get the audio out of a pair of old Fujitsu Siemens speakers.

You are among friends here, lol. I have an old Daewoo CRT that I grabbed for free awhile back. VGA and BNC connectors, a couple of the resolutions don't really work anymore but she runs.

[Dicer]

I picked up a planet...was a dusty planet tucked away in a corner but I took it home cleaned it up and whala

[SuperGrafx]

My search for a complete copy of FIGHTING STREET on the PCE has concluded.  Complete with the coveted spine card.

Finally arrived complete on Friday.  Thing looks practically brand new.
I can now die a happy man.

[NecroPhile]

I found this little guy in Friday's mail:

[EvilEvoIX]

Simple Pickup here.  I traded a SNES and a Sega Genesis Model 2 for a PS4 Slim.  I think I did good.  been playing Shovel Knight and tried to get Destiny going but it needed a 74 MIN update.






Slim is nice, REALLY small for a Next Gen console.  Wish it had a Optical port out, no idea why it doesn't.

[bartre]

I'm sure that there are people who'd kill you for playing that on a crt.
Me- I'm just surprised it has the capability

[EvilEvoIX]

I'm sure that there are people who'd kill you for playing that on a crt.
Me- I'm just surprised it has the capability

1080i HD 60hrtz Via HDMI, nothing wrong there.  CRT has superior blacks and way better on motion blur.  Much harder to steal as the TV is 220pounds built in theft deterant.  Accepts all signals from 240P to 1080I, I can run my dream cast trough it via VGA to Component and get enhanced picture.  Its an awesome gaming TV, I have 2.

[NecroPhile]

I don't think any of those wega tvs can display what the PS4 is outputting; the best it's doing is 1440x1080i or 853x1080i natively.  Even if it had a full 1920x1080 native resolution, that'd be interlaced and not as good looking as a 1080p display.

[bob]

you have a problem with people stealing your TVs?

[EvilEvoIX]

I don't think any of those wega tvs can display what the PS4 is outputting; the best it's doing is 1440x1080i or 853x1080i natively.  Even if it had a full 1920x1080 native resolution, that'd be interlaced and not as good looking as a 1080p display.

Well yeah it's only 1080i and do not forget broadcast Television is only 720P or 1080i, the only true 1080P sources will be from a Gaming console (and even then it's up converted on many games) and Blue Ray Movies.  Some Netflix Shows steam 4k but a small minority.  It still looks great, it's under 50 Inches so I am not suffering too much on the 1080i picture and the TV is a great compromise to play all my systems.

[DragonmasterDan]

Well yeah it's only 1080i and do not forget broadcast Television is only 720P or 1080i, the only true 1080P sources will be from a Gaming console (and even then it's up converted on many games) and Blue Ray Movies.  Some Netflix Shows steam 4k but a small minority.  It still looks great, it's under 50 Inches so I am not suffering too much on the 1080i picture and the TV is a great compromise to play all my systems.

HD-DVDs can do 1080P too, provided the player supports it (a lot of them were budget models that maxed out at 1080i).

[NecroPhile]

Well yeah it's only 1080i and do not forget broadcast Television is only 720P or 1080i, the only true 1080P sources will be from a Gaming console (and even then it's up converted on many games) and Blue Ray Movies.  Some Netflix Shows steam 4k but a small minority.  It still looks great, it's under 50 Inches so I am not suffering too much on the 1080i picture and the TV is a great compromise to play all my systems.

It's fine and dandy if you're happy with how it looks, but you're missing one fourth the rendered pixels at 1440x1080 or one half at 853x1080, and that is why bartre said what he said.

And I'm only talking about the PS4.  Don't try to change the subject or rationalize the wega's use with things that have nothing at all to do with the PS4.

[Bloufo]

 

you have a problem with people stealing your TVs?

Took the words right out of my mouth. 

[EvilEvoIX]

Well yeah it's only 1080i and do not forget broadcast Television is only 720P or 1080i, the only true 1080P sources will be from a Gaming console (and even then it's up converted on many games) and Blue Ray Movies.  Some Netflix Shows steam 4k but a small minority.  It still looks great, it's under 50 Inches so I am not suffering too much on the 1080i picture and the TV is a great compromise to play all my systems.

It's fine and dandy if you're happy with how it looks, but you're missing one fourth the rendered pixels at 1440x1080 or one half at 853x1080, and that is why bartre said what he said.

And I'm only talking about the PS4.  Don't try to change the subject or rationalize the wega's use with things that have nothing at all to do with the PS4.

Change the subject?  My god sweety you always seem to take exception with my posts no matter how innocent.  The PS4 looks fine, I can always hooked it hp to my 50" plasma in the Bedroom or the 60" 4K downstairs but I hooked it up in the game room see?  under 50" the difference between 1080I or 1080P isn't really noticeable, you know this.  It looks fine, calm down.  And yes the WEGA CRT is among the finest gaming TV's especially when factoring in classic gaming.

[EvilEvoIX]

you have a problem with people stealing your TVs?

No but we all lock our doors to our homes and cars.  It's just an added benefit.

[NecroPhile]

Change the subject?

Yes.  Nobody was talking about broadcast television, blu-rays, or netflix until you tried to use them as reasons to use a display incapable of 1080p.  They're simply not relevant.

My god sweety you always seem to take exception with my posts no matter how innocent.

Yeah, every single time. 

Persecution complex much?

The PS4 looks fine, I can always hooked it hp to my 50" plasma in the Bedroom or the 60" 4K downstairs but I hooked it up in the game room see?  under 50" the difference between 1080I or 1080P isn't really noticeable, you know this.  It looks fine, calm down.

Like I already stated, the only thing that matters is if you're happy with how it looks.  Just don't act like there's no reason anyone would think using a PS4 on such a TV is a bad idea.

And yes the WEGA CRT is among the finest gaming TV's especially when factoring in classic gaming.

That's a matter of opinion.  I don't care all that much one way or the other, but many people dislike the lack of scan lines on HD CRTs.

[EvilEvoIX]

Yes.  Nobody was talking about broadcast television, blu-rays, or netflix until you tried to use them as reasons to use a display incapable of 1080p.  They're simply not relevant.

Wow, finding conflict where there is none.  I was talking about TV, Blue rays, etc, that's more than nobody.  I was also pointing out the TV accepts HDMI and displays 1080i, this angers you and I have no idea why.

Yeah, every single time. 

Persecution complex much?

100% of the time, never seen someone as obsessed as you.  All in a days work for a moderator, carry on.

Like I already stated, the only thing that matters is if you're happy with how it looks.  Just don't act like there's no reason anyone would think using a PS4 on such a TV is a bad idea.

Bad idea?  How in gods name is it a bad idea?  bartre posted that he was surprised it worked which makes me believe he thought my CRT is SD.  I posted it was HD, has pure Black and White which is perfect contrast, and a 1080i signal which at under 50" is indiscernible to distinguish 1080i to 1080P, yet you find a reason to argue and take offense; only you. 

That's a matter of opinion.  I don't care all that much one way or the other, but many people dislike the lack of scan lines on HD CRTs.

Well you seem to think your opinion is fact.  A simple search on you shows this beyond doubt.

[NecroPhile]

Wow, finding conflict where there is none.

Says the guy whining about being picked on, ascribing anger where there is none, and resorting to personal attacks to counter technical arguments.

I was talking about TV, Blue rays, etc, that's more than nobody.

Like I said: nobody was talking about them until you brought them in as rationalizations.  Learn to read.

I was also pointing out the TV accepts HDMI and displays 1080i, this angers you and I have no idea why.

And I was just pointing out that it's not capable of 1920x1080i, so the difference is more than progressive vs. interlaced.  Why does this bother you?

Bad idea?  How in gods name is it a bad idea?

As I've already stated, it's a bad idea because you're missing as much as half of the pixels being rendered.

You don't care, obviously, but it's not hard to understand that it does matter to some people.

Well you seem to think your opinion is fact.  A simple search on you shows this beyond doubt.

What's a fact is that some people prefer not to have their images downsampled.

[EvilEvoIX]

Says the guy whining about being picked on, ascribing anger where there is none, and resorting to personal attacks to counter technical arguments.

Why must you be so predictably angry?  It's not even fun anymore to watch you fly off the handle for zero reason.

Like I said: nobody was talking about them until you brought them in as rationalizations.  Learn to read.

And like I said I believe a previous poster thought my CRT was SD, I described the attributes to have a HD CRT Television but that appears to be too much for you to handle without shitting from your mouth. Again predictable.

And I was just pointing out that it's not capable of 1920x1080i, so the difference is more than progressive vs. interlaced.  Why does this bother you?

It doesn't, but pointing out that at under 50" displays you can't tell the difference between 1080i and 1080P.  You lost it when I pointed out the superior contrast of a CRT and motion blur and brought in some of your sources don't like scan lines in a massive effort to derail once again.  Where the fuck did that come from?  I posted a PS4 I picked up from a simple trade and you all like Third Reich and shit.

As I've already stated, it's a bad idea because you're missing as much as half of the pixels being rendered.

I think you keep forgetting that your opinion is wasted on me.  See my post above on screen size.

What's a fact is that some people prefer not to have their images downsampled.

It's fairly obvious that at this point you are not concerned with the facts but concerned with letting people know you are angry with me.  About as predictable as a M Night Shyamalan twist ending.

[NecroPhile]

And like I said I believe a previous poster thought my CRT was SD, I described the attributes to have a HD CRT Television but that appears to be too much for you to handle without shitting from your mouth. Again predictable.

No.  You were responding directly to me, attempting to justify why it's okay for it to run at something less than 1920x1080p.

Try to keep your stories straight. 

It doesn't, but pointing out that at under 50" displays you can't tell the difference between 1080i and 1080P.  You lost it when I pointed out the superior contrast of a CRT and motion blur and brought in some of your sources don't like scan lines in a massive effort to derail once again.  Where the fuck did that come from?

It was in direct response to your assertion that such a TV is one of the best gaming TVs ever made for classic gaming, and as such is not even remotely off-topic.  Try again, troll.

I posted a PS4 I picked up from a simple trade and you all like Third Reich and shit.

Get your own shtick and leave that foolishness to Trump.

I think you keep forgetting that your opinion is wasted on me.  See my post above on screen size.

Like I've already said repeatedly, it doesn't matter if you care or not.  The fact remains that there's a very good reason to not use such a CRT with a PS4.

[NoSexGex]

Like I've already said repeatedly, it doesn't matter if you care or not.  The fact remains that there's a very good reason to not use such a CRT with a PS4.

lol why would anyone think that's a good idea, even with RGB inputs the scan lines would be very out of place.

I don't even think there would be proper aspect ratios

[bartre]

Man, what the fuck did I start?

anywho, got a special package today -

[NecroPhile]

Like I've already said repeatedly, it doesn't matter if you care or not.  The fact remains that there's a very good reason to not use such a CRT with a PS4.

lol why would anyone think that's a good idea, even with RGB inputs the scan lines would be very out of place.

I don't even think there would be proper aspect ratios

Most HD CRTs don't have scan lines and it's a 16:9 tube.

[Gypsy]

you have a problem with people stealing your TVs?

At first I was wondering if I was the only person that noticed LOL.

Also holy shit this went downhill fast. I have an XBR800 and 960 and they are both very good tvs but I would not use them for content like PS4 or blu rays.

Man, what the fuck did I start?

anywho, got a special package today -

Nice. Is Oreshika reasonably priced now? I enjoyed that game.

Like I've already said repeatedly, it doesn't matter if you care or not.  The fact remains that there's a very good reason to not use such a CRT with a PS4.

lol why would anyone think that's a good idea, even with RGB inputs the scan lines would be very out of place.

I don't even think there would be proper aspect ratios

Most HD CRTs don't have scan lines and it's a 16:9 tube.

Correct.

Like I've already said repeatedly, it doesn't matter if you care or not.  The fact remains that there's a very good reason to not use such a CRT with a PS4.

lol why would anyone think that's a good idea, even with RGB inputs the scan lines would be very out of place.

I don't even think there would be proper aspect ratios

RGB looks good on these. Colour is excellent. It's not PVM/BVM quality by any means but these are also much easier to find (and usually free).

[EvilEvoIX]

No.  You were responding directly to me, attempting to justify why it's okay for it to run at something less than 1920x1080p.

Try to keep your stories straight. 

Nope responded to the bartre and you flew off the handle so again it's too be expected.  No reason to lie about your madness we all see it.

It was in direct response to your assertion that such a TV is one of the best gaming TVs ever made for classic gaming, and as such is not even remotely off-topic.  Try again, troll.

It is, it's versatility is unmatched.  Maybe you are trolling me?

Get your own shtick and leave that foolishness to Trump.

4 more days, are you as excited as me? 

Like I've already said repeatedly, it doesn't matter if you care or not.  The fact remains that there's a very good reason to not use such a CRT with a PS4.

And nobody cares but you but when I post why it's good you lose your shit in a simple  teh "what did you buy today"-thread.  Not sociopathic at all.   

[bob]

... It's not even fun anymore to watch you fly off the handle for zero reason.

yes it is

[EvilEvoIX]

Like I've already said repeatedly, it doesn't matter if you care or not.  The fact remains that there's a very good reason to not use such a CRT with a PS4.

lol why would anyone think that's a good idea, even with RGB inputs the scan lines would be very out of place.

I don't even think there would be proper aspect ratios

Most HD CRTs don't have scan lines and it's a 16:9 tube.

Actually it's a 4:3 but I also have a 16:9 variant as well.  When I plug in the Genesis/SNES/Turbo/NES/3DO/ Whatever SD signal it outputs in 4:3 and fills the entire screen like this.






If I run the Dreamcast through the VGA to Component converter it displays 640x480 and its progressive in 4:3 format.

If I use the HDMI slot it crops the picture like so.




The TV is quite versatile, Tube televisions still have one of the best pictures you can ever get from a TV, especially when it comes to accurate color and deep black levels.

[Gypsy]

I forgot there were a few 4:3 variants. On the 16:9 ones you get proper aspect ratio, there is just some empty space. That's never been something that bothered me but I know it's a deal breaker for some.