Best Ultimate Tech Talk Hang Out Loud Edition season VI, RIP MarkMan's #BeardStache

In this grudge match, I found it odd that they were using Mad Catz sticks and not something from Qanba or Hori or even Razer. Mad Catz come back soon?

I donā€™t think that Madcatz would be coming back; as from what I recall they declared bankruptcy a couple years ago. Stranger things have happened though, so I wouldnā€™t be surprised.

Anyway, I switched out my stock JLF that came with my Qanba Obsidian for a Crown 309MJ with a high tension grommet. Iā€™m having to learn everything all over again and I feel a lot faster return to Neutral. This is okay in Tekken, but in everything else Iā€™m having to relearn how to do everything. Iā€™ll get it soon enough though.

MadCatz is already back. A Chinese company bought out their assets and spun them off as ā€œMad Catz Global Holdingsā€. They recently launched a new line of gaming mace at CES earlier this year.

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So basically they pulled an SNK.

Working on a Dreamcast Console Mod, USB-GDROM and Pico PSU, Aftermarket clear Shell and LEDs.
Even have my first foray into 3D printing, didnā€™t came out as expected but it works for what I want.

Will post pics when done.

Also I found out this USB drive isnā€™t compatible with the USB-GDROM

This one is compatible

Because talk is cheap, here photos

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Sweet.
A good buddy dug up his old Dreamcast, and since he never plans to use it again (his agreement with his wife is that heā€™ll never have/keep more than 2 consoles, so heā€™s currently with an X360 and a PS4), heā€™s going to toss it my way.
Was originally looking to get a GDEMU, but the USB-GDROM seems to be more flexible overall, not to mention easier to get (though at a higher price).

I found this website a few days ago and I think they are based in Ottawa, Canada. They seem to sell Everdrives, retropie stuff and also the GDEMU.

Iā€™m thinking about putting in an order but after hearing about how its been cloned im a little worried.

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PS3 Super Slim dropped from 3 foot, File Check/Restore 25% after 8 hours

This ebay listing made me laugh lol.

I should get 99 of them!

seems legit

Considering building another iL/Happ stick for the 30th Anniversary release. Partly because I donā€™t feel like redoing my PS3 tankstick with iL parts for nostalgic reasons (my first build) and partly because I havenā€™t built a stick in years. Have 2 cases that will fit the parts that need a little TLC, and can probably go with either the latest Brook PCB or contract having a DS4 hacked, but time to play, let alone build, has not been easy to come by for this family man. Still, I lurk, I listen, and watch.

Hope yā€™all are doing good

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Iā€™m doing good man, workā€™s been kicking my ass but Iā€™m fixing to start working graveyards at this job. 4 days on, 3 off. No more mandatory OT on the contract as of 2-3 weeks ago per our vendor, but I did slip an fbomb out when they told us about a new quota for working self-service tickets last week on Thursday, so I know I get at least a written warning when I walk in tomorrow night for my shift. I never thought that working for a government agency Iā€™d have to deal with incompetency on a massive scale the way I do daily, but yet here we are.

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I never thought that working for a government agency Iā€™d have to deal with incompetency on a massive scale the way I do daily

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This your first 'gubment job? That sounds par for the courseā€¦

yeah, this is my first government job. Everything else Iā€™ve done before prior to this is private sector stuff.

Hmmm. Even Jasen didnā€™t post his new product.

So here it is: the brook retro board:

http://www.jasenscustoms.com/Panzer-Fight-Stick-3-Brook-Retro-Board-Kit_p_290.html

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@The_Real_Phoenix
Cool to see PcEngine,Saturn and Dreamcast support, then it says
ā€œretroā€ but no 8 or 16 bit SEGA console support?? Only Nintendo?

Sega controllers are a bit hard to make it work on the original hardware, especially the 6 buttons genesis/megadrive pad which use a weird encoder.

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Since Brook hacked the ps4 controller successfully , I donā€™t see why they wouldnā€™t be able to find a solution for megadrive/genesis controllers not to mention master system . You canā€™t call an encoder board the ultimate solution for retro gaming if iconic and major consoles are not on the list! Hope they find a solution quickly enough (perhaps as a downloadable update if that is feasibleā€¦).