RE: [OT] Games Consoles

["Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>]

If you do go the playstation route and get an older one I have some 'chips'
here you can have one for nowt :)

DesG

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 August 2001 09:37
> To: ukha_d
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Games Consoles
>
>
> Hi Stuart,
>
> thanks for that.
>
> I was thinking of the older stuff with the cartridge games etc rather
than
> something as recent as PS or Dreamcast but I might well consider
> those now.
>
> I dont think I will be getting addicted t  any driving games.....the
last
> thing I will want to d  after spending upto 2 hours getting home
> because of
> the summer traffic is t  play a driving simulation !!!!
>
> Too busy building KAT5 stuff anyway :-)
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Grimshaw [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 August 2001 09:21
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Games Consoles
>
>
> You only have two choices really Keith, either a Playstation or
Dreamcast,
> both have their good points & their bad points.
>
> DC's have been discontinued, but there are still games being developed
for
> them, you don't have to get it chipped t  play backup games and it's
> graphics
> & sound are better. You can even get an MP3 player for it &
run Linux on
> it!!
>
> If you go for a playstation go for one of the older ones, not the
newer &
> smaller PS1's, these are hard to chip. However the fact that
> PS1's are still
> in production means that there are more games coming out for the
> Playstation.
> On the downside you need to get it chipped (a mere trifle for a
> man of your
> talents, the chip weighs in at about 5 quid) & it's graphics
> aren't as good
> as the Dreamcast. The playstation should be slightly cheaper as well.
>
> Make sure whichever you buy that it comes with at least 2 joypads
> & a memory
> card (the bigger the better). I know you say it's not for you,
> but when you
> play games like Bust-a-Move & Crash Team Racing you'll soon get
> addicted :-)
>
> On Wednesday 01 August 2001 08:30 am, Keith Doxey wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I need suggestions for buying a games console (possibley
secondhand as I
> > dont need/want state of the art).
> >
> > It isnt for me, its for Sharon and Amber t  play games on.
> >
> > I dont need anything fancy as the kind of games Sharon likes
> are the games
> > on Open eg Beehive Bedlum and Tetris etc.
> >
> > I was thinking of looking round the local car boot sales at the
> weekend to
> > see what I could pick up but as I know absolutely nothing about
games
> > consoles I wouldnt know if I was looking at a good on or not !!!!
> >
> > Keith (not a gamer !!!)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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