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| bhafc87 | Amstrad Email phone |
The Older Gamer's Times 28/06/08
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1 | Yesterday, 5:19 PM EDT by PaultheElder | |||
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Thread started: Yesterday, 3:02 PM EDT
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Hey! I had the one of those email phones, and I thought they were ok. Well, at the very least they had so much potential...just maybe not as an email machine, because it did do more than just email. Personally I think they were just too late in coming to market as technology was moving far too fast at the time and they basically missed the boat. But looking back...yeah...they were crap...but they need not have been...which maybe proves your point in your OGT write up.
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| discopot | retro Prizes |
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2 | Wednesday, 2:22 PM EDT by discopot | |||
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Hi Guys
we should all hot foot it to a shopping centre in scotland where they give out REtro consoles as prizes in competitions, im pleased to see the people of scotland taking retro gaming seriously . http://news.spong.com/article/15683/Six_Year_Old_Gets_GameCube_as_First_Prize im going to have a competition in my shop where you can win a gameboy color lol
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| bhafc87 | Home page Ideas |
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1 | Jun 28 2008, 5:23 PM EDT by discopot | |||
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Thread started: Jun 20 2008, 8:31 PM EDT
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Within the next few weeks I will be looking at changing the Home page to be more relevant to the site, more easy on the eye etc.. I would appreciate the thoughts from members, Do you think the front page is fine as it is or do you think changes could be made and if so, any suggestions to what is good/bad/needs altering/needs adding etc... Once I have your thoughts I will implement the changes accordingly Cheers
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| PaultheElder | Pod cast |
Retrohead Interactive
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2 | Jun 28 2008, 5:14 PM EDT by discopot | |||
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Thread started: Jun 21 2008, 7:07 PM EDT
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I have heard a lot worse in my time as well. I think the idea has legs. Keep it up!
Smoking club.................oh my god!
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| PaultheElder | Commodore 64 Vs Spectrum |
Retrohead Retro Consoles Retro Life
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7 | Jun 20 2008, 4:19 PM EDT by PaultheElder | |||
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Thread started: Jun 18 2008, 12:51 PM EDT
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After all these years and many School boy arguments I have finally realised how much better the C64 is compared to the Spectrum.
Bought a C64 last week it is far superior......................Discuss! Sinclair Fanboys welcome!!!!!!!!!
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| bhafc87 | Threads |
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0 | Jun 20 2008, 5:41 AM EDT by bhafc87 | |||
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Thread started: Jun 20 2008, 5:41 AM EDT
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All,
I have had to delete a thread today because the thread gave a link to a page that asked you to download a file. The thread said nothing else. Whilst it might have been genuine I am not happy about threads that ask you to download things without an explanation. Just for safety. This is not the first thread to be deleted by Admin staff. If you want to show people something good to download then please provide a good explanation or it may be deleted. On a similar note, if people join up and the first thing they do is put a thread up advertising a site then that will also be deleted. If people would like to join and get to know people first and contribute to the site and LATER advertise something then that would be ok although there is a place on members profiles for links. The reason for this is because we dont want people using our site to spam. I hope everyone is happy with this. If you see something like I have mentioned above please delete it or ask a Admin member to investigate. If you feel a post has been deleted unfairly please also let an Admin member know so we can look into it. Any members who blatantly break the rules - AND - never contribute or log in again for 1 month may have their accounts deleted. Thanks for eveyones help |
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| PaultheElder | Desert Island Disks or cartridges! |
Retrohead Retro Consoles Retro Life
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7 | Jun 18 2008, 1:55 PM EDT by PaultheElder | |||
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Thread started: Jun 3 2008, 7:09 PM EDT
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Its a simple question but one I love to think about.
If you were on a desert Island what 5 games would you want with you? You answer i'll post mine later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| discopot | just seen this on ebay |
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4 | Jun 15 2008, 4:11 PM EDT by discopot | |||
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Thread started: Jun 14 2008, 6:11 PM EDT
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Look really cool i want one.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nintendo-Game-Boy-Micro-20th-Anniversary-Edition_W0QQitemZ290238887263QQihZ019QQcategoryZ48455QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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| PaultheElder | What was the game that first sucked you in? |
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5 | Jun 11 2008, 6:30 PM EDT by discopot | |||
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Thread started: Feb 9 2008, 10:55 AM EST
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For me it was the original ELITE by David Braben.
I had it on the Acorn Electron and I tell you i spent a whole Summer Holiday locked away staring at my Matsui portable telly screen. By the end of the summer I looked like a box jelly fish! It was the first sandbox game really. You could behave like a complete b*stard space pirate ferrying slaves and narcotics around the universe. Man. Ioved that game!! Quote and Reply Post a Reply
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| discopot | lets get excited i have a Amstrad gx4000 |
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4 | Jun 11 2008, 6:28 PM EDT by discopot | |||
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Thread started: Jun 10 2008, 4:03 PM EDT
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Got this in today and yes it is the worst console ever, has anyone else got one, if so id love to hear some horror stories.
I will start if off on Burning rubber you dont press 1 or 2 to accelorate you press forward, buttons 1 or 2 dont seem to do anything. But dont fear you can reconfigure the buttons so i could make the left button turn the car right. i have never seen this in a console ever, maybe i can understand it for the spectrum where you are alligning keys but thats about it. stuart chips Orpington
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| discopot | XBOX 360 just gone wrong back to PS2 what games can you recomend? |
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1 | Jun 10 2008, 6:25 PM EDT by PaultheElder | |||
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Thread started: Jun 10 2008, 4:21 AM EDT
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Im now going to be on to my third 360, for the next two weeks i will be out of action.
But no fear i have a ps2 and i have just discovered DEvil may cry 1, which is actually really good well impresive graphics and lots of resident evil style puzzles. So what i need is a list of 5 classic PS2 games that have passed me by the first time round thanks guys Stuart (chips Orpington)
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| discopot | Just Got a Nintendo Power Glove |
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3 | Jun 8 2008, 4:20 PM EDT by bhafc87 | |||
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Thread started: Jun 7 2008, 4:48 PM EDT
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Hi Guys mainly paul the elder
Just to let you know we have got a power glove in stock, myself and Chris had a bit of fun with the glove today, I actually wanted to wear it in the shop all day long but Chris told me i would look really cool and it may intimidate the customers LOL. stuart Chips Orpington
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| bhafc87 | New Forum |
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2 | Jun 8 2008, 1:00 PM EDT by bhafc87 | |||
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Thread started: Jun 8 2008, 12:58 PM EDT
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Well, I have created a new forum....I hope just until Wetpaint sort the discussion pages out...ie: until they allow you to create categories etc...so, take a look at the following site..join up and tell me if you think its worth keeping, preferable to the one provided here, or a waste of time.
Thoughts on the back of a postcard please...or just here will do.
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| bhafc87 | The Older Gamer's Times 26/05/08 |
The Older Gamer's Times 26/05/08
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0 | Jun 7 2008, 9:20 PM EDT by bhafc87 | |||
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Thread started: Jun 7 2008, 9:20 PM EDT
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Oh how right you are! You and me have discussed this before but i wanted people to know that your not going mad. This Gen's games for me have just made me realise that I am getting bored with current Gen gaming, there are a few gems and there will be a few gems more. Gears 2 for example is still a new enough franchise to make me wet my pants when i hear about it. But most of the rest is the same old same old. Some franchises just need to die...at least for a few years and they need a whole bunch of new and refreshing franchises to the come to the fore. As you say, retro is now refreshing again!
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| PaultheElder | Console Sales |
Console sales Vs the economy
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1 | Jun 7 2008, 5:07 PM EDT by discopot | |||
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Thread started: Jun 3 2008, 7:03 PM EDT
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Like the article. Well thought out.
I think its the lack of decent games effecting software sales. The big problem for me is the huge number of multi format ports. Boring Boring Boring. I actually think the PS2 was the weakest last gen console for the quality of its hardware. The Cube and the Box were better. This time round the 360 is the weakest piece of hardware. It looks like a plastic box and it effs up regularly. I'm on my 3rd 360. The Wii is stylish and innovative (but underpowered of course). The PS3 is a quality bit of kit. It is a Rolls Royce to Microsoft's BMW.But saying that Gears of War is still my favorite Next gen moment. Still when all is said and done all the consoles have already shifted enough units to make them viable. I'll leave you with this though.............I had a Cube and the only AAA games were by Nintendo, same with the Wii. The PS3 and the 360 have the same games as each other on the whole. I just think that more and more of us will be switching on our SNES' and Dreamcasts to fight off the tedium. Liked the article. It did get me thinking!!!!!!!!!!!
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| discopot | Spectrum Games |
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0 | May 28 2008, 6:48 PM EDT by discopot | |||
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Thread started: May 28 2008, 6:48 PM EDT
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HI guys i got a huge box of spectrum games traded in yesturday, unfortunately the spectrum plus 2 didnt work, so if anyone has one they want to sell let me know, as i would like to try out some of those oldies.
im going to put a little list on here tomorrow of the games which i think may be sought after, but can anyone name any games that you think are worth a bit to a collector. cheers guys stuart chips Orpington |
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| Kurisu | Neo Geo AES |
Retro Consoles Classic Consoles
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2 | May 28 2008, 6:42 PM EDT by discopot | |||
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Thread started: May 26 2008, 2:48 PM EDT
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I shall be adding some info about the AES soon. If anyone wants any advice about the AES, how it works, regionality, price of games, sourcing etc just let me know. An issue that always comes up is the price of the games, especially the high meggage carts. The maximum meg of a megadrive cart was 24 meg I believe. AES carts range from 34 to over 700 meg! The reason they are expensive is that all the ROM and RAM required has to be on the cart as the AES itself has no internal memory (games can be saved to a memory card - the first system to have one!), hence why the console is so surprisingly light. I have 26 carts so far, a mixture of UK and Jap, with prices ranging from £14.99 to £399! More info soon!
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| discopot | Check out this new angry gamer video indiana jones |
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1 | May 25 2008, 12:00 PM EDT by bhafc87 | |||
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Thread started: May 25 2008, 7:32 AM EDT
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For adults only
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34277.html
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| discopot | Has Anyone heard of Star Wars Chess For the Mega CD |
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1 | May 23 2008, 4:48 PM EDT by bhafc87 | |||
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Thread started: May 23 2008, 4:21 PM EDT
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Some one traded it into my shop today, and i havent seen it before, i checked on ebay and the last one which was sold for £35, was this a one off or is that a fair price.
stuart
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