DTL-H505 aka SNES-CD is real (Photos)

Hi gamers!

These are not my photos and wish the original owner watermarked them :(, well a lot of gamers are not aware that the system ACTUALLY exists. It's a very early "Target Box"... Sadly the insides are not shown, which would be the most interesting. So with Nintendo pulling out of this project, SONY made the Playstation...
Anyhow, you came here for the images so here they are!

I don't hate modern gaming, just isn't that unique any more.

Hi gamers!

Many discussions this week about modern gaming, I've had a few comments on YouTube, forums, Facebook, Twitter and Steam about modern gaming and what I think about them.
As much as I love gaming inside and out, there are many aspects I look into when I see or play them. I used to do this when I was kid with the Nintendo 64 and Playstation, and I do this now with the Wii, XBOX 360 and Playstation 3.
With those consoles in mind, think about how the Nintendo 64's and Playstation games looked, and now how the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 games look. There isn't any uniqueness any more, you really have to look hard to find the differences now, not that this effects the average gamer, but it effects me, and a few others have notice this small difference problem too. It was good to have different graphics styles, every game gets a cross platform release, same price, same game, just different button mapping.

"Nintendo 64 Smooth graphics, bright colours Playstation - Choppy graphics, awesome sound"

Although to you this may not seem like a bad thing (which it's not), it just makes gaming today a lot less interesting. I haven't been that impressed with games in this generation as much as I was impressed with games even in the previous generation, let alone the generation beforehand. I used to look at a Playstation 2 game and think "wow, look at the lighting here!" then look at an XBOX game and be even more amazed. Now you can barely tell the difference what the game is running on...

Notice where I'm coming from?

I love Fighters, and Arcades racers the most, and a handful of RPGs. Arcade racers today just don't really work and the only one I've enjoyed is Blur (if you haven't noticed), of course I've liked Ridge Racer 7 and 3D blah blah, but I don't feel excited about playing them as I do say Destruction Derby 64, SF Rush, Super Mario Kart and so on, those are way more memorable than today's library.

I'd never quit modern gaming, although next generation doesn't look so bright (early to say?) but that's all matter of personal opinion. Though many gamers I've spoken to have thought about quitting modern gaming altogether as they were failed to be impressed by the favourite companies, which is quite sad.

With having said that, I am looking forward to a few sequels that may impress me or may disappoint me. I've mentioned some where the games I'm looking forward to, and I don't see the need to repeat that.
No need to get choppy about this, this my opinion on the matter, and just play what you enjoy! As a retro gamer maybe I just find it hard to move on.

Collecting Tips for Various Platforms -- Completeness

Hi gamers!

Here is just a quick little guide on collecting, these tips will help you build your collection properly and help with the total value if you ever need to sell them in the future. Remember! You never know when you'll have money troubles if you're collecting for investment these tips are very important.


When buying retro games majority of them are loose meaning no box and manual or anything else they came with, just the game it's self. The NES, SNES and Nintendo 64 are known for this, many people I knew threw the boxes away and kept the manual of course not in the best conditions they got damaged.
Not only cart based systems suffered from this, believe it or not CD/DVD based game media also can be found loose. Some people buy those CD folders and store the games in there and throw the cases away.

Without getting to far into why games become incomplete, let's focus on how complete some platforms must be.
Believe it or not, if you buy limited edition version of games, sometimes they might come with a controller or postcards, a mug etc the wrapping those things came in also add to the value. I know that sounds stupid but it's the truth. So keep everything after opening your games, this means ties, bags etc!!

Now let's get into the completeness of the platforms. Of course I can't mention them ALL as I don't own all platforms nor complete games for that platform, so some online databases such as satakore.com will come in handy. Of course sometimes completeness varies from game to game, so make sure you do your research before buying!!

Nintendo 64 - Box, Inner Tray, Poster, Baggie, Cart, Safety Notice, Manual

Playstation - Original "Playstation" case (with Playstation  written on the spine), Manual, CD.

Playstation 2 - Playstation 2 marked case (blue/black/white/red/silver with playstation logo), Manual, DVD

XBOX - Green case, Warranty Card, Manual, DVD, Seal Stickers

XBOX 360 - Light Green Case, Warranty Card, Manual, DVD, Seal Stickers

SEGA Saturn (JAPAN) - Jewel case, back inlay, spine card, registration card, manual, CD

SEGA Saturn (PAL) - Black long box case, Manual, CD

Nintendo Gameboy Color - Box, Safety Slip, Cart, Manual

Nintendo DS - Case, Manual, Safety Booklet, Cart

Nintendo 3DS - Case, Manual*, Cart, Quick Start Slip*, Club Nintendo Card*

Nintendo Wii - Case, Manual, DVD, Safety Slip, Club Nintendo Card*

* = Varies from game to game

A video about this and other collecting tips will be coming in the next few weeks on my YouTube channel, be sure to check it out. This should include all online databases, and what to look out for.

Happy gaming and collecting!!

Camera Test/Crazy Race Weekend: An!NE and I play Blur Multiplayer [videos]

Hi gamers!

Today An!NE and I played Blur online, and wanted to test my new Panasonic Lumix TZ-10 camera, so we recorded some races with commentary. These videos were more of test than anything else, but some pretty insane stuff happened in the races. Enjoy!

HEX1GON and An!NE Play Blur Multiplayer - "Mine Lucky, Bitch!"

 WATCH ON YOUTUBE

HEX1GON and An!NE Play an Insane Race in Blur Multiplayer

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Happy gaming!!

PLAYSTATION | DESTRUCTION DERBY RAW REVIEW (Video)

Hi gamers!

Today, I really wanted to another review as I enjoyed the DD64 one I did yesterday. I tried a lot harder in this and avoided more "mic popping", so it doesn't happen that much in this one. It was a lot more enjoyable to review RAW than it was to review DD64, not sure why but there was a lot more information to work with. Anyway, below you can find video link below.

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PS Vita and it's Memory problem! Expect to pay a lot more! + cost comparisons!!

Hi gamers!

It's PS Vita time again and after doing a bit of research about the PSVita, I was quickly disappointed when I saw that the system has no on board memory.. AT ALL. This would mean SONY/Playstation fans who are going crazy about the PSVita would have to pay an additional $120 for the expandable memory.
The card it's self is called the "PSVita Card" "can tell they asked the brains trust on that name". They come in variety of sizes and are flashed based, on launch they will be available with sizes 2GB and 4GB.

I'm convinced the PSVita will be released in Australia at $300 - $350 + Memory (which isn't inbuilt, and WILL be needed for patches, and other updates). If the price I found out is true for the memory, it comes to a total of $470 for the 3G+WiFi and $420 for WiFi only. The figure for the memory is an outright ball park figure, don't let this scare you too much.. but much like the PSP's Memory Stick Pro Duo, those bitches were expensive back in the day for 4GB, I think I paid $100 or $120 for that card too. So it's a pretty big possibility.

Now let's take a piss in the lake and think about the current portable gaming market, with the most affordable alternatives. We have the iOS (well let's call that mobile, including the green robot himself) Nintendo DS and 3DS.

Let's first take the iPhone, many games on that platform are around the $3 - $7 mark and most of them are pick and play. No need to buy memory, no need for any other accessories it's all there. Since there are many different plans for the iPhone I can't really give a ballpark figure.

Nintendo 3DS - System it's self is retailing for around $235 - $250, it comes with a 2GB SD Card. Games each are around $40 - $70. Total $305

PS Vita - System it's self in Australia is going to sell for around $300 - $350, Memory will/might cost $120+ (again it's ball park figure, but it's happened before), games each will most likely cost $100 (knowing SONY) so in total at launch the HANDHELD system is going to really hurt your pocket. In total it's $570. Now that's a lotta money if you ask me.

I know, I know the other two have been around for a little longer, and the 3DS is guilty as it was very expensive when it came out with very few interesting launch titles. It has picked up though, it's a lot more affordable for one, secondly the games are very affordable on release they go for around $60.. Did I mention it comes with Memory of some sort?

This whole idea of no included memory for the PS Vita has really disappointed me, sure the PSP was the same but it came with a 32MB card which you could at least save your games on! Who knows, maybe your saves upload to your PSN account or something, but that might be already too much to give for gamers who pay for the system, games and possibly shipping...

FOLLOW UP: After a bit more research I found out that some games do NOT require a memory card, however, many games do. Mainly the good ones you would want to get on launch. Unless you want to play Michel Jackson's Experience.