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yep I had only just started my pint of Guinness as well!

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it's that balance now between playing on the OG hardware for a retro game - or a version for example of the Switch N64/ GBA app. Nostalgia can certainly makes some games seem better than you remembered - but playing on a proper CRT monitor can make a big difference too. I started using my PSP again to play a monkey ball game - and that still looks amazing! But playing some of these C64 games wasn't much fun. And there are literally 1000's to play aren't there? And with limited time available to play sometimes, what's the best place to spend your time! Don't think I have answered your question but had a good ramble! Thanks for your comment and keep in touch. Sparky

that's a great question - I don't think there is a time limit, but need to check. I haven't picked up the full version yet - I have dived back into GraveYard Keeper and started a new game! It's great! Thanks for taking time to drop a comment. Sparky

Basically, yes, esp when you look at the summary description of Bono no Natsuyasume (it literally could be this game aspart from the age of the child): "The game follows the summer vacation of Boku, a city-dwelling nine-year-old boy who in August 1975 is sent to stay with his extended family in the Japanese countryside for a month. Gameplay takes place in an open-ended environment where the player is free to determine how Boku spends the thirty-one in-game days of his summer vacation, with few set goals or specific obligations of gameplay progression."

it is so so much like it @Minish

yep think so.

Cheers Seth, I am jumping into the shop and picking up the full version after playing this demo. There is just something very enticing about this one, the setting, characters, story - should be fun. thanks for the comment and take care. Sparky

The Skyrim table is hard to find and a good reason to mod a psvita bought around 100$ online 😊

@@lafourmiedesbois5901 As a Skyrim fan I'd love to try that table. Speak of VITA, I just fired mine up for the first time in a while and had a great time on it. Picked up Monkey Ball on it physical, but sadly it doesn't work! Really disappointed as a fan go the MB franchise. Thanks for the comment and take care, Sparky

sorry to hear that - what's next to play on your list?

@@thenintendohub3873 prob like a Mario game

@@Nicolo0139 yep I have such a massive backlog - if I didn't get a new game for a couple of years I'd still have loads to play! Not to mention the dozens of retro games I never finished!

I totally agree - WizzBall - Rambo - Thing on a spring - Monty Mole - imagine those tracks made with todays tech? It was amazing when you think about it. Rob Hubbard was a legend. What a talent. Thanks for taking the time to drop a comment. best wishes, Sparky

That's funny but you are absolutely right! This game should stay behind bars excuse the pun.

I would cut down on your staff to save some money, maybe the amount of animals in some of the enclosures too so you dont have so much money spent on food bills. Also make sure you have enough food/ drink stalls as these bring in some good money. It certainly gets a little crazy when you have to manage so many things, but a fun game all the same. Hope you're enjoying it. Thanks for the comment too. best wishes, Sparky

you are absolutely right. There are so many variables you can play with and scenarios there is a lot of replay value in this game. What's you favourite wrestling game ever if you dont mind me asking?

@@thenintendohub3873 my favourite since childhood is Smackdown 2. Both Day of Reckoning games Smackdown vs Raw 2006 are up there aswell.

​@@thenintendohub3873 Since Childhood my favourite was Smackdown 2 - Know your role!. I spend hours in the Season Mode or playing a Hardcore or Falls Count Anywhere Match without Pinfall or Submission. The Day of Reckoning Games and Smackdown vs Raw 2006 are up there as well.

yeah the supplied joystick sucks really compared to the Kempston Pro I used back in the day. Really, really sluggish. That's where they shouldn't have cut corners.

thanks and will take a look at that - cheers and take care.

My DVD player on this doesn't work at all now sadly. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks! I haven't seen it on any other systems running so have nothing to compare it to, but I can't imagine it looking much better elsewhere.

Great to hear you enjoyed it. It also goes to show that a really simple but striking art style is all you need to create a stunning game, rather than high resolution and HDR etc. Playing with headphones really adds to het whole experience as well.

It really is quite an experience. I have yet to come across a game with the same execution.

thank you so much for that! Will absolutely try that when next in. Have a great weekend

thanks, but don't watch anymore videos on it though, just go and buy it for yourself, it's a great little title! It's often on sale as well. Fantastic pixel art visuals and a creepy undertone, what more could you ask for! Thanks for watching and dropping a few words.

@@thenintendohub3873 the complete edition is currently on sale for $10 on Switch. The core game is on sale for 5. I'll most likely end up buying one of them LOL

That's good to hear. I started a new Solo map/ run and it was a lot more fun that the way I was playing the first one, I was literally trying to swim almost 100 percent of the map and it started to feel like a grind. I think the solo maps are randomly generated (not 100 percent sure) but the new one is way more interesting and I have already discovered loads of new fish. I have also lowered the sound effects as the constant 'beeping' of the scanner started to become a little tiresome.

It's a grind. You're doing the same thing Over and over and over.

@@lrishbride1983 Hey @irishbride1983 - that's a very cool and interesting name by the way being Irish myself - you are absolutely right, that's pretty much all there is to it. Hard to argue with it - have you played it?

I adored it back in the 80's - it was my best Christmas present ever - had the 1541 drive with it as well - and I loved the Bards Tale too. Remember putting a book on the cassette deck to help game load! For the price you can pick these up now it's good value though. Can't really go wrong, esp if you invest in a better joystick. Thanks for the comment, Sparky

that's great to hear. What game are you spending most time on? I'll look into that Wico red ball option, as the supplied joystick was so laggy. Cheers, Sparky

@@thenintendohub3873 My favorites are the Llamasoft classics, Burnin Rubber and Super Pipeline.

it does pick up when you get into the Solo mode, I think it's a game you need to jump into for half an hour here and there. Really enjoying it at the moment.

thank so much for the comment and I loved the pun! I made another video on this the day after and I was much more positive after playing more on the solo mode. There is something very relaxing about it. Have a look if you get the chance. Certainly some of the fish models should be better and the sea should be more 'alive' but you do get used to this and enjoy the exploring itself. What's the last title that hooked you in on the Switch?

@@thenintendohub3873 I want to say Zelda BOTW but that hooked everyone who played it. The last switch game i played .. oh roughly 3 months ago (yeah i hardly touch my switch lol) was Kirby and The Forgotten Land. Always loved Kirby games. I'm looking at 57 Switch games on my shelf atm including the 15 or 20 downloaded digitally and none of them catch my attention. Guess I just need to be in the mood.

yep and you know what, I've really been enjoyed playing the solo mode, just pottering around and discovering new fish. I don't think the opening tutorial/ intro sets things up too well, once you get into it and starting diving to the really deep waters, its looks and gets more interesting...

Dex, don't worry it gets better!

@@thenintendohub3873 I'll more than likely hop into in the future. I'm about to embark on my first ever Pokemon game: Arceus.

Hi there, thanks for your kind words on the video and great to hear you picked one up! I just took a look at mine and took a picture of the input buttons under the front 'hood' that lifts up. On the far left left of the inputs I have (from left to right) TV/AV/DVD - MENU - VOLUME (1 and plus) - CHANNEL (minus and plus) - PLAY - STOP- EJECT - POWER. What do you have on the far left? I don't think you can change the input from the menu itself. Let me know.

I appreciate the reply! Its almost a week later now and I did a little digging and found its impossible to change the input without a remote (like you said). I found a store on amazon called Redi Remotes and they were selling a custom universal remote for a Disney C1310ATV! And it works perfectly. Also wanted to note there seems to be 2 versions of this TV in circulation. Yours appears to have a DVD tray along with a few extra buttons, but of which mine is lacking. Along with the spoiler, and lightning McQueen UI features (like the eyes on screen). Anyways, appreciate you taking the time to get back to me, excited to continue to CRT journey. @@thenintendohub3873

@@trehnd ah that's fantastic news. And well done for done your research there and finding a solution. You certainly can't beat the look of a OG CRT screen, esp with games like Street Fighter running on a dreamcast - there is just something 'buttery' about that look you lose with emulation. Keep inn touch and let us know what you are playing on it and how you get on.

generally speaking, I believe personal computers were bigger in the UK and Europe, and consoles were bigger in the US - do you agree with this?

@@thenintendohub3873 Maybe once the NES was released that’s true. But before then we all had Apple, Atari, Commodore or Texas Instruments computers. I started on the Atari 800 then got a 130XE when those came out.

100 percent agree. it's just a really afterthought. I wouldn't have minded paying a little extra for this for the better features really such as the joystick. I think this would be the same for most folks.

the Amiga gamepad is a great shout - that would have been way better.

thanks - not sure how I missed that! Hope you're well. Sparky

That would have been great and I thought of that but just didn't have the game! I have spent so much money on retro games recently I just didn't have enough to buy another one! As you say a chance missed there. Thanks for the comment, appreciated.

That's very cool. I wonder how many other folk around the world are doing the same as you. I often ask myself when I might be playing a very old retro game, am I the only person playing this in the entire world right now?! But I am sure there are always a few others out there with the same passion doing the same as you! Thanks for the comment and take care.

I never considered the PAL/ NTSC, that's really interesting, you're right I did play in PAL originally. That was a huge difference at the time.

When he holds up the retail box, you can see by the ESRB rating printed on the box that he's got the NTSC version of THEC64 Mini. Please let us know how to change it to PAL.

@@endwigast5212 I only know that it is in fact possible on these machines because of this issue being reported on some forum I stumbled across. Apparently it's not too difficult but unfortunately that's all I can help with you. I presume it's possible because of this

@@adroharv5140 Sounds like you're talking about thec64community online forum that makes available a file to soft-mod the NTSC version to the PAL version.

@@adroharv5140 Sounds like you're talking about thec64community online forum that makes available a file to soft-mod the NTSC version to the PAL version.

thanks, do you have any yourself?

@@thenintendohub3873 not right this moment, but I really want one!

that's it.

I never did but happy to own it now - not sure what what todays equivalent set would look like, can't have so much character I guess in a flat screen TV design - thanks for watching and dropping some words.

Hey Zack, thanks for the comment. Switch the input to DVD, and then just leave it for a bit, I think that's when the moving eyes kicks in. Let me know how you get on..cheers, Sparky

@@thenintendohub3873 haha unfortunately no, I know that this is how it has to be done but literally at the same input on the tv the screen is not the same,the tv even shows a Disney screen on the dvd input.

I will try to find out, just leave it to me...@@ZackFayer

@@thenintendohub3873 thank you !

@@thenintendohub3873thank you !

Good question, I ordered directly from their website and imagine they must have had a UK/ European distributer. How long have you been waiting?

Just ordered 5 days ago

How good was that in the day!! This they released a remaster on the Switch not that long ago? But haven't played it. thanks for the comment

you are absolutely right, that really is the best way to go. What game are you playing the most on it out of interest?

@@thenintendohub3873I have hundreds of games installed on the kung fu sd card...if i had to pick one it would be r-type.

@@thenintendohub3873 oh if i have to pick just one then it would be R-type...i have thousands on the sd card lol

@@doctorsocrates4413 I'm going to pick that up on the Switch, on sale at the moment and looks awesome. Great one to just jump into when you have 15 mins spare. Hope all's well with you, Sparky

That's really interesting and thanks for taking such time to comment with some really interesting opinions. What shame about the issues with programming basic, that shouldn't happen. I had a lot of fun drawing sprites onto a grid back in the day and trying to reproduce them with basic. With a decent joystick, as you say you're getting s good enough experience, take care, Sparky