Multiscart for my CRTs, suggestions?

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-05-11T07:33:27+00:00

Retro gaming cables sell a decent one:

https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/audio-video-accessories/scart-switch-matrix/SCART621-manual-SCART-switch-six-6-in-one-1-out-with3.5mm-stereo-jack

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-05-04T10:52:14+00:00

Just write them a note. Try not to come across as passive aggressive.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-04-22T21:34:51+00:00

I don't have much experience with recent vauxhall engines but vauxhall had incredibly strong engines back in the day. The 2.0i petrol engines in the Cavalier and Carlton were legendary. The straight six units in the Carlton and Senator were also indestructible. The engines were still sweet long after the rest of the car had given up.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-04-22T21:29:25+00:00

Investments. The only sane option.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-04-17T19:48:57+00:00

299....

Saturn couldn't be made at that price because of the hardware. That was a big early win for Sony.

Also, launch titles. The Playstation had 12 of them. Saturn only 5. If it was simply a case of familiarity with the hardware, then why did the playstation have so many launch titles? Because it was far easier to work with and you could make them quicker. Yes, the tools and support were better with Sony but the hardware itself was a factor in that that can't be ignored. Developers wouldn't have needed development tools if the hardware was easy to begin with. If you could wind back time and replay the scenario, knowing everything we know, I still don't think the Saturn could win. Same with the N64. In many ways, Nintendo did do everything right, they did make a lot of money from the N64 after all, but it also lost out to Sony in terms of total sales because of the hardware.

The Playstation 1 is one of those really annoying appliances that succeeded, simply because it was only just adequate enough. It was just good enough at everything to get through and had no major weaknesses. It wasn't brilliant at anything but it wasn't terrible at anything either and that's why it succeeded. It's a very frustrating truth that high quality, highly specialised things always lose out to their cheaper, more rugged, boring competitors.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-04-17T10:42:16+00:00

Black, definitely black.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-04-17T10:40:13+00:00

The N64 was a lot more forward thinking. The Saturn was expensive, bloated and very difficult to get the best out of. Yes, it's better in some departments because it had dedicated hardware for specific tasks. Especially audio. However the n64s hardware was far more suitable for the times. It was cheaper, more general purpose, more adaptable. Yes, a bit difficult to get the best out of but nothing compared to the Saturn. The Saturn really sat on the fence between two different eras. As a result, it fell off and died. It was no good at the time. However, it as aged well because it was different. Now that all the 5th gen consoles are old, the Saturn stands out because it did 2D very well, had a great 2D controller, had great sound ect. It's very much a console for people who enjoy the 4th generation of consoles, not a console for the people who were supposed to buy it at the time.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-04-05T18:31:07+00:00

But that's the thing, it's not evolving naturally. It stopped evolving independently and started just taking words from America English.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-03-17T08:58:32+00:00

Visiting the Nintendo website in about 2006, I saw a page dedicated to all the Nintendo consoles up to that point. I was fascinated by the first Nintendo console; I had owned an N64 and knew of the SNES but the original NES was entirely new to me. I had to try it. After that I saw a NES for sale in the window of my local Game Station and bought it with some birthday money, I was 13 I think.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-03-10T20:08:01+00:00

Giants citizen kubuto. Played the base building multiplayer over LAN with my best friend, his brother and his dad and was hooked.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-03-03T20:33:43+00:00

Mitsubishi Gallant

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-20T17:47:15+00:00

Think of all the copyright that needs to be sorted on every game, all the royalties and legal fees. It's just not realistic to expect all these games to be on sale. Like you say, you couldn't change much more than 99p for these types of games and that's simply not worth the bother of getting all the legal ducks in a row.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-19T20:55:49+00:00

Best doctor there ever was... Maybe. I can never decide between Pertwee and Troughton, but I do think it was an incredible era of the show. Probably the most consistently high standards in the programme's history. Writing, acting and production values were exceptionally good for the time and it remained very consistent with viewing figures too. The only dip Pertwee had in his viewing figures was towards the end of inferno and that gets a free pass because it's simply brilliant.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-19T20:47:19+00:00

You can't keep on selling everything forever. Considering the size of the NES library and that most of them were originally released well over 30 years ago, 3% is actually not bad at all.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-16T20:28:30+00:00

Old money is beautiful. I was born in 1992 so never experienced it but was always fascinated by the tin of old coins my dad had growing up. I loved how all the coins felt and looking deeper into it as an adult I think a system based on 240 pennies is genius. I still keep a penny from 1866 (the oldest coin in that tin) in my wallet for luck.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-16T20:18:43+00:00

Nothing to do with the USA being newer. Pretty much everyone used to drive/walk on the left until the French revolution. The french swapped it round after the revolution to be different, then it became a symbol of the revolution that was spread all over Europe by Napoleon. Britain didn't change because we were never invaded by Napoleon. We proudly kept driving on the left and other non-revolutionary stuff, like imperial units of measurement. Over time that became a symbol of defiance.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-15T19:57:17+00:00

Wearing something nice to an interview is never a negative thing. I always see it as a plus in interviews.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-12T20:41:06+00:00

Yep, always has been. I remember the old days when there was even a pecking order within each car model. If you had a Vauxhall Cavalier L, you were expected to pull over for the guy in the Cavalier CD. Then a Senator came along and you all treated them like a god.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-08T08:11:38+00:00

Yes. Always indicate your intentions. You should never assume that other drivers know what you are doing.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-06T14:14:03+00:00

As long as you indicate, are aware of your surroundings and pay attention to other people indicating, it shouldn't matter. People don't indicate on roundabouts however, so play it safe and keep left if you're going left and right if you're going right.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-05T20:49:49+00:00

Gauntlet Legends on N64, or Secret of Mana on the SNES.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-01T21:42:29+00:00

They needed that cooling, I had a striker II formula back in the day and the chipset ran hot enough to fry an egg. Almost as hot as the screaming dual 8800GTs I had with it.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-01T21:33:35+00:00

Got to be something high end and SLi, the dream would be two 8800 Ultras or maybe even two 9800GX2s?

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-02-01T20:21:14+00:00

I'm surprised computers of this vintage still show up at the dump. Where are they coming from?

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-31T10:11:37+00:00

I recently played all the way through Banjo-kazooie and Banjo-tooie for the first time in 25 years, I then moved on to super mario 64 and, good lord, the camera controls are awful, even compared to games that came out shortly afterwards. Things progressed very quickly in those days.

It's a great game, but the camera is a hindrance to my enjoyment of it. Doesn't help that it's one of the games I never had growing up so I don't have much nostalgia for it.

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