MancWanderer Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Handed over my XBox 360 to the grandson so he can play Sonic The Hedgehog (apparently it’s big again now?) and I only ever used the thing as a DVD player Anyway went in the loft and retrieved my PlayStation 2 and Gran Turismo 4. Fucking hell I’d forgotten how addictive these games are. Graphics are a bit shit but my word I can’t put the fucking thing down. I’d happily sit here on it all day and night if I could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted May 5, 2020 Members Share Posted May 5, 2020 I love a good retro game I still have all the PlayStations, Metal Gear Solid series is a particular favourite of mine. Tried to get hold of a mega drive and Super Nintendo but they’re really expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I succumbed to an Xbox one the other week. Fifa daft although I’m shit. Call of duty as well but I also love the old games. Remember frogger? Or am I showing my age here?, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted May 5, 2020 Members Share Posted May 5, 2020 Just now, Escobarp said: I succumbed to an Xbox one the other week. Fifa daft although I’m shit. Call of duty as well but I also love the old games. Remember frogger? Or am I showing my age here?, There’s a retro arcade in Manchester and they had it in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Best football game ever for me was sensible world of soccer. Lost a lot of my youth playing that. Addicted to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Have a look for PRG on Facebook. They do consoles with 20,000+ preinstalled for about £100. There's an app as well that does a similar thing. Games from pretty much every system from ZX spectrum onwards up to PS2 including arcade games. I bought one about a year back. Amazing bit of kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 We play golf on the Wi everyday at 16:30. Just on Wi sports. Quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I bought metal gear solid on my ps3 when I had a HD 50 inch... Its not the same as a 15 inch shitter int corner of your bedroom. Anyway. I've not done consoles since the lad was born but I've bought him Minecraft, lego Star wars and crash bandicoot on the ps3. Gonna go spuds deep on a ps5 in November! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 gimps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 46 minutes ago, Rudy’s Message said: There’s a retro arcade in Manchester and they had it in there There's one in Bury. Two or three floors and do decent grub too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted May 5, 2020 Members Share Posted May 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, DazBob said: There's one in Bury. Two or three floors and do decent grub too. what’s it called? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydan Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Arcade Club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Rudy’s Message said: I love a good retro game I still have all the PlayStations, Metal Gear Solid series is a particular favourite of mine. Tried to get hold of a mega drive and Super Nintendo but they’re really expensive. I’ve got a Mega Drive but couldn’t get it to work (black screen). Got it out of the loft so that grandson could play Sonic. Ended up giving him my XBox and bought him a Sonic game off Amazon as I prefer the PS2 anyway You’re welcome to my Mega Drive if you want it and you think you can get it working. The Lambretta thread makes me think you can. Happy to drop it off when I do a shop for mother and am in Bolton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 38 minutes ago, gonzo said: gimps. And proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deane koontz Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I considered downloading the updated Champ Manager but i don't trust myself. Getting carried away with yourself just doesn't do it justice with me. There'd be 13 hour stints being had ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted May 6, 2020 Members Share Posted May 6, 2020 9 hours ago, gonzo said: gimps. You are 8 hours ago, MancWanderer said: I’ve got a Mega Drive but couldn’t get it to work (black screen). Got it out of the loft so that grandson could play Sonic. Ended up giving him my XBox and bought him a Sonic game off Amazon as I prefer the PS2 anyway You’re welcome to my Mega Drive if you want it and you think you can get it working. The Lambretta thread makes me think you can. Happy to drop it off when I do a shop for mother and am in Bolton Haha cheers mate, apparently they won’t run through smart TVs something to do With the RF cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, Rudy’s Message said: Haha cheers mate, apparently they won’t run through smart TVs something to do With the RF cable Ah OK. Thought it was me being thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 6, 2020 Moderators Share Posted May 6, 2020 10 hours ago, Escobarp said: Best football game ever for me was sensible world of soccer. Lost a lot of my youth playing that. Addicted to it Same here Sign Tony Daley, play him up front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 6, 2020 Moderators Share Posted May 6, 2020 10 hours ago, Ani said: We play golf on the Wi everyday at 16:30. Just on Wi sports. Quality. I've tried but never really got into consoles, had a PS2 and played pro ev a lot, but tended to get bored quickly Then i came across Wii sports, and mario kart online That's all you need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 9 hours ago, DazBob said: There's one in Bury. Two or three floors and do decent grub too. Only been to the Bury one, but the same company have opened a branch in Warrington as well. Must admit I can only do about 40 minutes in there before I need a brew and some natural light, but I swear there are people in there who don’t leave for days on end. I’ve been hammering Champ Manager 01/02, but it’s got a little stale after 7 consecutive Premier League wins for Bolton. The front rows have been built, Ronaldinho has signed a new deal because of his “love for the club”, Anelka is sulking and Wayne Rooney plays for Sutton Utd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnestTurnip Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 There's plenty of SNES games and the like free to play if you've got a Switch and the online account, you put em on expecting a huge hit of nostalgia and a warm glow and within 2 seconds you realise they are fucking gash and put BOTW back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted May 6, 2020 Moderators Share Posted May 6, 2020 My mate had an Atari 2600 when we were kids Loved it He brought me a new retro one loaded with games for my birthday couple of years ago Lasted 5 minutes Utter shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted May 6, 2020 Members Share Posted May 6, 2020 29 minutes ago, MancWanderer said: Ah OK. Thought it was me being thick They’ve released a mega drive pre loaded with about 50 games can get them from Argos, all ready for newer TV’s Ive always played computers games, still so now, play with people from work and have competitions and leagues. Great for passing the time when I’m away, good stress and anxiety relievers as well. PS5 later this year is a must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QFPants Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rudy’s Message said: They’ve released a mega drive pre loaded with about 50 games can get them from Argos, all ready for newer TV’s Ive always played computers games, still so now, play with people from work and have competitions and leagues. Great for passing the time when I’m away, good stress and anxiety relievers as well. PS5 later this year is a must. SNES and PS1 too, HDMI connection so can play on modern TVs fine. All easily hackable to load 100s of games on there so in reality you only need one of them and then play whatever you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter superjohnmcginlay Posted May 6, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2020 I jump on the Xbox every now and then. GTA, Red Dead Redemption and Fifa. Still have have an Amiga 500 and of course Sensible Soccer, James Pond, Cm93’ Monkey Island 1 & 2 Cannon Fodder, Flashback Speedball 2 and Lemmings and a load of other games, Still got copies I did at school. Also got an Amstrad CPC464 but never get that out much anymore! Games take too long to load. 😂 Had the mega drive and then went to PlayStations. nowt beats the original Star Wars arcade machine though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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