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Title: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: doafan on April 01, 2025, 09:29:46 am
First of all happy April Fool's Day and let´s start with this month thread  8)
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: koemo1 on April 02, 2025, 10:41:35 am
Picked up some games:

Wii

Need for Speed: Nitro   €3
F1 2009 + F1 steering wheel CIB €8
Nights: Journey of Dreams €6
Flingsmash €3
Job Island €3
Lost in Blue €4
James Bond: Goldeneye €6
SSX Blur €1.50
Secret Files: Tunguska €4

Playstation 2

Police 24/7 €15
Paid a bit more for this game because I had never seen it before.
Being a PS2 Konami lightgun game that skipped the USA and introduced motion controls to the PS2 years before the Eyetoy, it was such an oddity to skip it.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: telekill on April 03, 2025, 06:05:59 pm
I preordered Indiana Jones (PS5). Here's hoping it's good.

(https://www.psu.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IndianaJonesAndTheGreatCircle-8-min.jpg)
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bunnybear on April 03, 2025, 10:45:25 pm
PS1
- Medal of Honor
- Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

PS3
- Ridge Racer Unbounded

PS4
- Code Vein
- Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
- Darksiders III
- Darksiders Genesis
- Remnant: From the Ashes
- Surge, The
- Surge 2, The

PS5
- Darksiders II: Deathnitive Edition
- Ninja Gaiden II Black
- Outer Wilds, The: Archeological Edition
- Remnant II
- Tales of Graces F Remastered

DS
- Sands of Destruction

Switch
- Fantasian: Neo Dimension
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure
- Messenger, The
- Suikoden I & II
- Xenoblade Chronicles X

XBox
- Burnout Revenge
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: marvelvscapcom2 on April 04, 2025, 02:35:49 pm
I preordered Indiana Jones (PS5). Here's hoping it's good.

(https://www.psu.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IndianaJonesAndTheGreatCircle-8-min.jpg)

This game looks so rad! Definitely gonna get it when it goes on sale. Hopefully its good. It gives me uncharted vibes to fill that hole for me.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: conduit on April 05, 2025, 01:00:22 pm
Here's what I've snagged since my last post in January. I've been focusing on sallow spots in my collection like Dreamcast, Famicom, PC-Engine, etc. Most of the best deals I've seen the last few months were for Saturn and Playstation games, hence the disparity.

Famicom
Gradius
Gardius II

PC-Engine CD
Gate of Thunder (Sealed)

PC-Engine HuCard
Dentana: TwinBee
Winds of Thunder (Sealed)

PlayStation NTSC-J
Biohazard
Biohazard 2
Biohazard 3: Last Escape
Ecsaform (Sealed)
Rakugaki Showtime

PlayStation 2 NTSC-J
Hippa Linda (Sealed)

Sega Dreamcast NTSC-J
Mars Matrix

Sega Mega Drive
Alien Solider

Sega Saturn NTSC-J
Clockwork Knight Pepperouchau No Fukubukuro (Sealed)
Grandia (Sealed)
Grandia Digital Museum
Konami Antiques MSX Collection
Rockman X4
Thunder Force V Special Pack
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: dhaabi on April 05, 2025, 01:59:29 pm
I purchased the vinyl soundtrack for Lisa: Definitive Edition that's titled Lisa: Pain & Joy since it was on sale at half price for $19.99. I didn't know this until playing the soundtrack, but each of the four sides of the two records has a locked groove that plays a notorious grunting sound effect from one of the tracks on loop. It's a small, but quite funny, addition.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on April 06, 2025, 12:05:17 am
I preordered Indiana Jones (PS5). Here's hoping it's good.

(https://www.psu.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IndianaJonesAndTheGreatCircle-8-min.jpg)
I've heard from multiple trusted sources that this game is the best Indiana Jones release, movie or otherwise, since The Last Crusade. I feel like people are quick to call even mediocre entertainment amazing in the current media climate we live in. This makes me a little hesitant to play it, at least at full price, but it is a modern game on my radar, at least for now.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: theflea on April 06, 2025, 04:46:37 am
Got a lot of games from Gamestops buy 4 for $40 deal and other clearance games. plus the always Japanese games and online orders.

PS5
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
- C-Smash VRS: New Dimension
- Arsene Lupin: Once a Thief (Woot $12)
- Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor Martyr (Gamestop $10)
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Gamestop $10)

XB1/XBSX
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (Woot $15)
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (Walmart $10)
- Construction Simulator (Walmart $10)
- Matchbox Driving Adventures (Woot $10)
- Lords of the Fallen (Gamestop $10)
- Fishing Sim World Pro Tour (Gamestop $10)
- Slime Rancher (Gamestop $10)

SWITCH
- Little Kitty Big City
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
- Spirittea (Woot $15)
- Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos (Walmart $10)
- Cult of the Lamb (Walmart $10)
- Super Bomberman R2 (Gamestop $10)
- Game Builder Garage (Gamestop $10)
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Gamestop $10)
- Moving Out (Gamestop $10)
- XIII (Gamestop $10)
- Human Fall Flat (Gamestop $10)

PS4
- Dariusburst: Another Chronicle EX+ (Amazon $10)
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach (Amazon $10)
- Garfield Kart: Furious Racing (Gamestop $10)
- Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War (Gamestop $10)
- One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Gamestop $10)
- Crimes & Punishments: Sherlock Holmes (Gamestop $10)
- Dirt Rally (Gamestop $10)
- Farming Simulator 15 (Gamestop $10)
- Farming Simulator 17 (Gamestop $10)

NDS
- Cosmetic Paradise: Princess Life

PS2
- Otometeki Koi Kakumei Love Revo!!
- Gakuen Alice: KiraKira Memory Kiss

PS1
- Quiz $ Millionaire: Waku Waku Party (sealed)
- Taiyou no Shippo: Wild, Pure, Simple Life

SNES
I ordered this game and I never got it, I had to put in a claim and get a refund.
Then two months later some dude shows up at my door and hands me a package and get the game I ordered.
I think someone in my area got my package and held on to it for months before returning it.
- Tecmo Super Bowl II

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Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: telekill on April 06, 2025, 09:38:59 am
I've heard from multiple trusted sources that this game is the best Indiana Jones release, movie or otherwise, since The Last Crusade. I feel like people are quick to call even mediocre entertainment amazing in the current media climate we live in. This makes me a little hesitant to play it, at least at full price, but it is a modern game on my radar, at least for now.

I'm sure I'm guilty of this but I'm sick of the last decade of BS being shoved into all forms of entertainment. Disney especially has f**ked things up so I was incredibly hesitant to watch the newest Indiana Jones movie, but it was a life long favorite IP that Disney didn't create, so I gave it a chance. It was actually pretty decent, with the main actress being annoying but learning her lesson by the end. Thus, I'm willing to give this game a chance. It helps I've heard good things because if there were even a hint of Disney's BS in it, I wouldn't buy it. Now my only hurdle to get over is the first person gameplay.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on April 06, 2025, 11:08:45 am
I've heard from multiple trusted sources that this game is the best Indiana Jones release, movie or otherwise, since The Last Crusade. I feel like people are quick to call even mediocre entertainment amazing in the current media climate we live in. This makes me a little hesitant to play it, at least at full price, but it is a modern game on my radar, at least for now.

I'm sure I'm guilty of this but I'm sick of the last decade of BS being shoved into all forms of entertainment. Disney especially has f**ked things up so I was incredibly hesitant to watch the newest Indiana Jones movie, but it was a life long favorite IP that Disney didn't create, so I gave it a chance. It was actually pretty decent, with the main actress being annoying but learning her lesson by the end. Thus, I'm willing to give this game a chance. It helps I've heard good things because if there were even a hint of Disney's BS in it, I wouldn't buy it. Now my only hurdle to get over is the first person gameplay.


Fortunately Lucasfilm seems to be fairly hands off when it comes to games based on their IPs. There are exceptions with games like Star Wars Outlaws, but i think that game's...issues had more to do with the people at Ubisoft and Lucasfilm being cut from the same cloth. But Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor are two of the best action games and Star Wars IPs I've played in a long, long time. I especially adored Fallen Order.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: telekill on April 07, 2025, 10:28:01 am
But Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor are two of the best action games and Star Wars IPs I've played in a long, long time. I especially adored Fallen Order.

Yeah, I'm not even a big Star Wars fan and enjoyed those.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: Cartagia on April 07, 2025, 10:41:22 am
The battery life on my PS5 DualSense controllers is pretty garbage, so I bought a new Chroma Green one.  It's hawt.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on April 07, 2025, 10:47:47 am
The battery life on my PS5 DualSense controllers is pretty garbage, so I bought a new Chroma Green one.  It's hawt.


I need to swap the batteries out on my PS3 and PS4 controllers. The PS3 controllers and one of my PS4 controllers can only hold a full charge for about an hour before they die again.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: tripredacus on April 08, 2025, 12:43:38 pm
Triple Play 2000 PC, boxed
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: megasilverx1 on April 08, 2025, 08:56:42 pm
NES
Deadly Towers
Ultima: Exodus
Gauntlet II

GBA
Pokemon Sapphire

Gamecube
Pokemon Colosseum

Switch
Wargroove Deluxe Edition
Freedom Planet 2

PS4
Gimmick! Special Edition
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: alligo on April 11, 2025, 11:17:12 am
I preordered Indiana Jones (PS5). Here's hoping it's good.

(https://www.psu.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IndianaJonesAndTheGreatCircle-8-min.jpg)
I've heard from multiple trusted sources that this game is the best Indiana Jones release, movie or otherwise, since The Last Crusade. I feel like people are quick to call even mediocre entertainment amazing in the current media climate we live in. This makes me a little hesitant to play it, at least at full price, but it is a modern game on my radar, at least for now.

The flaws that came up often were the gameplay and the fact that there are collectibles but apart from that, I also read that it was a good adaptation.
I don't know if you're a subscriber, but you can always try it on Game Pass if you don't want to pay the full price.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bikingjahuty on April 11, 2025, 04:57:53 pm
I preordered Indiana Jones (PS5). Here's hoping it's good.

(https://www.psu.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IndianaJonesAndTheGreatCircle-8-min.jpg)
I've heard from multiple trusted sources that this game is the best Indiana Jones release, movie or otherwise, since The Last Crusade. I feel like people are quick to call even mediocre entertainment amazing in the current media climate we live in. This makes me a little hesitant to play it, at least at full price, but it is a modern game on my radar, at least for now.

The flaws that came up often were the gameplay and the fact that there are collectibles but apart from that, I also read that it was a good adaptation.
I don't know if you're a subscriber, but you can always try it on Game Pass if you don't want to pay the full price.
I'm not, but I'll likely pick it up on PS5 when its goes on sale at some point. I'm very curious about this game.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: telekill on April 11, 2025, 05:27:45 pm
I preordered Indiana Jones (PS5). Here's hoping it's good.

(https://www.psu.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IndianaJonesAndTheGreatCircle-8-min.jpg)
I've heard from multiple trusted sources that this game is the best Indiana Jones release, movie or otherwise, since The Last Crusade. I feel like people are quick to call even mediocre entertainment amazing in the current media climate we live in. This makes me a little hesitant to play it, at least at full price, but it is a modern game on my radar, at least for now.

The flaws that came up often were the gameplay and the fact that there are collectibles but apart from that, I also read that it was a good adaptation.
I don't know if you're a subscriber, but you can always try it on Game Pass if you don't want to pay the full price.

I give myself one $70 game per year and being a lifelong favorite IP, Indy took it for 2025.

Last year was FF7 Rebirth and the year before that was Zelda TotK.

I'll give a review after I complete it for those curious.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: theflea on April 12, 2025, 05:55:13 am
More deals from Gamestops 4 for $40 deal plus other games on sale and some more Japanese games for cheap.

PS5
- The Isle Tide Hotel
- Street Fighter 6 (Target $11)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Gamestop $10)
- Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition (Gamestop $10)
- Suicide Squad (Gamestop $10)
- The Medium (Gamestop $10)

XB1/XBSX
- Metal Slug Tactics
- Scars Above (Gamestop $10)
- Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends (Gamestop $10)

SWITCH
- Metal Slug Tactics
- Chou Aniki Collection
- Since Memories: Off the Starry Sky (woot $20)
- Garden Witch Life (Woot $15)
- Transformers: Galactic Trails (woot $15)
- Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream (Woot $16)
- Disney Tsum Tsum Festival (Gamestop $10)
- Saints Row IV Re-Elected (Gamestop $10)
- Parents vs Kids (Gamestop $10)
- My Hero One's Justice (Gamestop $10)
- Lego The Incredibles (Gamestop $10)
- Instant Sports: Winter Games (Gamestop $10)

PS4
- Venus Vacation Prism: Dead or Alive Xtreme
- Since Memories: Off the Starry Sky (Woot $20)
- Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo (Gamestop $10)
- Astroneer (Gamestop $10)
- Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Gamestop $10)
- The Silver Case (Gamestop $10)
- Valfaris (Gamestop $10)

PSP
- Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Twin World
- Fairly Life Miracle Days
- Fate/Tiger Colosseum
- Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Cosplay Hajimemashita: Himitsu no Radio
- Tenchi no Mon 2: Busouden

WONDERSWAN
- Majhjong Touryumon

GBC
- Gakuen Battle Fishers

PS1
- Photo Genic (sealed)
- Infinity
- Heroine Dream 2
- Yuukyuu Gensokyouku 3: Perpetual Blue

SATURN
- 6 Inch My Darling
- Gal Jan

GAMEGEAR
- Madou Monogatari II

GAMEBOY
- Peetan
- Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden
- Tekkyu Fight! The Great Battle Gaiden


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Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: marvelvscapcom2 on April 16, 2025, 07:49:20 pm
Been hitting a lot of low flea market level prices getting PS3 lots.  PS3 is in purgatory and also a top 5 console all time for me now. Gladly gotten many games at 3 dollars each including

[2.50 to 3 dollars each]

Red dead redemption
Heavy rain
Hitman absolution
Cars Mater International
Prototype
Rage
Uncharted 3
Red faction gorilla
Dishonored collectors edition
Darksiders
Nascar Heat
Skyrim
Battlefield Bad Company
Crysis
Sonic Genesis Collection

[7 dollars each]

Devil May Cry 4
Brutal Legend
Mafia 2
Darkness


All CIB

Loving building PS3 library on a budget. If PS3 sees an infpux in desire from nostalgia or economy. Ill be ahead of that curve.

Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: telekill on April 17, 2025, 01:24:48 pm
I got Indiana Jones (PS5) and am installing it now. 130GB install with only 20GB on the disc.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: marvelvscapcom2 on April 19, 2025, 03:31:52 pm
I got Indiana Jones (PS5) and am installing it now. 130GB install with only 20GB on the disc.

I got indiana jones today as an early birthday gift to myself :)   Hoping you're liking it because these modern game prices and file sizes are a killer lol. 


The idea of first person uncharted was too good to wait for a sale. I fell in love with the trailer.  Give me something to do on easter. Happy gaming.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: telekill on April 19, 2025, 04:08:35 pm
The idea of first person uncharted was too good to wait for a sale. I fell in love with the trailer.  Give me something to do on easter. Happy gaming.

The idea of first person Uncharted was something I was against. I much prefer third person games and it's a rarity when first person is done in a way I enjoy. This is primarily due to the influx of first person games during the PS3 generation. It became the go to, saturating the market and a lot of it was just... horrible.

There are exceptions to every rule, though. I loved the Battlefield games from the 2nd on PS2 through the two Bad Company games on PS3. Chronicles of Riddick was done incredibly well. Now... I'm adding Indiana Jones to the list of first person exceptions. It's done well and the back and forth between first and third person (depending on the action) is not jarring, as I expected it would be.

It's so good, so far, that I'm 7 hours in. For me to be 7 hours in after only 3 days is insane. I'm normally not 7 hours into a game after 10 days. Kudos to the develeper and thank you to Microsoft for deciding to bring this to PS5. This title alone, they've out performed Sony on Playstation for the generation.

Also... kudos to Troy Baker. I fully doubted the man could pull off Harrison Ford's voice, but he's pretty damn close.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: marvelvscapcom2 on April 20, 2025, 03:56:23 pm
The idea of first person uncharted was too good to wait for a sale. I fell in love with the trailer.  Give me something to do on easter. Happy gaming.

The idea of first person Uncharted was something I was against. I much prefer third person games and it's a rarity when first person is done in a way I enjoy. This is primarily due to the influx of first person games during the PS3 generation. It became the go to, saturating the market and a lot of it was just... horrible.

There are exceptions to every rule, though. I loved the Battlefield games from the 2nd on PS2 through the two Bad Company games on PS3. Chronicles of Riddick was done incredibly well. Now... I'm adding Indiana Jones to the list of first person exceptions. It's done well and the back and forth between first and third person (depending on the action) is not jarring, as I expected it would be.

It's so good, so far, that I'm 7 hours in. For me to be 7 hours in after only 3 days is insane. I'm normally not 7 hours into a game after 10 days. Kudos to the develeper and thank you to Microsoft for deciding to bring this to PS5. This title alone, they've out performed Sony on Playstation for the generation.

Also... kudos to Troy Baker. I fully doubted the man could pull off Harrison Ford's voice, but he's pretty damn close.

This got me excited to play! Happy to hear the high praise. Glad you're enjoying it. Mine came this morning. The graphics look absolutely stunning which I know has become standard for this gen but it does feel a grade above others in the genre.  Also a big step for bethesda that had a few misses recently.  I only grazed it. Im excited to see how first person on a puzzle platformer feels.

The install size is absolutely insane for a single player game but I have a 1tb internal SSD so I can accommodate.


I have similar sentiment about fps. I think duke nukem forever was a capital war crime lol.

Happy easter gaming!




Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bizzgeburt on April 23, 2025, 06:55:45 am
I'm not actively buying games this year, but I managed to hustle some:

Scrabble [DE] for PlayStation

+ a friend of mine donated me a bunch of Logitech Driving Wheels for PS3, that I must examine and test first before I can assimilate them into my collection. Anyone here with experiences about used driving wheel/pedal controllers ? Guess some of them might be worn out to much to consider them working ... dunno
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: telekill on April 23, 2025, 03:20:47 pm
Ok... so a downside to the new Indiana Jones (PS5). There was an update/patch for the game today and it wouldn't let me play until the patch was downloaded and installed. I would expect this for an online multiplayer game, but not for a single player game. Not a fan of that.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: marvelvscapcom2 on April 23, 2025, 07:16:57 pm
I'm not actively buying games this year, but I managed to hustle some:

Scrabble [DE] for PlayStation

+ a friend of mine donated me a bunch of Logitech Driving Wheels for PS3, that I must examine and test first before I can assimilate them into my collection. Anyone here with experiences about used driving wheel/pedal controllers ? Guess some of them might be worn out to much to consider them working ... dunno

I have conversational knowledge on racing wheels. I had a madcatz m12 from the ps3 gen. A trust master ferrari wheel from that generation and upgraded to XB1.  And now I have a logitetch G29 FF wheel for ps4/PS5


As for your question. Theirs 3 main different types of wheels.  Direct drive force feedback.  Gear driven force feedback. And no force feedback.


Like a turntable thats direct drive. You have a belt, and a motor which has high torque. It simulates countersteer and feedback to the wheel and makes it so the wheel will pull like a real car. These are the top of the line systems usually over 450 dollars.


Gear driven is similar. But instead of a belt that uses motor torque to pull the wheel. It has gears with individual motors that form a tri axis that pulls the wheel in varying directions.   This system is nice and still high end. Often 200 to 300 dollars. But it's not as smooth feeling as direct FF systems. It is a bit cheaper and more entry level for consumers like me who dont want to spend upwards of 1000 dollars on a wheel.


Then theirs no force feedback.  Many of the mario kart themed wheels, the cheaper mad catz wheels and the entry level thrustmasters dont have any.  Its just turn and rebound. No motors.


For your statement of "too worn out to work" that's highly unlikely.  The gears don't necessarily wear out under any normal useage.  Can it happen? Probably. But under heavy usage for Probably upwards of 2000 hours.   If they feel loose its because you havent hooked up the force feedback power supply yet. Its what gives the wheel resistance.


What does happen however is the gears can break since they are typically plastic.  Belt drive systems can snap or break.  So usually you dont necessarily get a "it wore out" moment. Its more just broken and done because someone got rough with it.  So it'll either work. Or not. Rarely theirs an in between.


My only advice. Launch Gran Turismo 5 or 6 for ps3.  Enter cockpit mode in game where it shows the steering wheel on screen.  Set up each wheel. And test to see if their is any issue with it replicating your movements on screen.  Does it center itself properly without your help?   Are their any dead zones where the input isnt picking up?

If all that checks out. You probably have a good wheel. And its fit for your collection.  Force feedback usually requires power cables.  Typically a figure 8 style cable. If they arent included they might work but without force feedback.  Hope this helps. Pretty cool to get a bunch of wheels for a collection.
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bizzgeburt on April 25, 2025, 07:32:52 am
I'm not actively buying games this year, but I managed to hustle some:

Scrabble [DE] for PlayStation

+ a friend of mine donated me a bunch of Logitech Driving Wheels for PS3, that I must examine and test first before I can assimilate them into my collection. Anyone here with experiences about used driving wheel/pedal controllers ? Guess some of them might be worn out to much to consider them working ... dunno

I have conversational knowledge on racing wheels. I had a madcatz m12 from the ps3 gen. A trust master ferrari wheel from that generation and upgraded to XB1.  And now I have a logitetch G29 FF wheel for ps4/PS5


As for your question. Theirs 3 main different types of wheels.  Direct drive force feedback.  Gear driven force feedback. And no force feedback.


Like a turntable thats direct drive. You have a belt, and a motor which has high torque. It simulates countersteer and feedback to the wheel and makes it so the wheel will pull like a real car. These are the top of the line systems usually over 450 dollars.


Gear driven is similar. But instead of a belt that uses motor torque to pull the wheel. It has gears with individual motors that form a tri axis that pulls the wheel in varying directions.   This system is nice and still high end. Often 200 to 300 dollars. But it's not as smooth feeling as direct FF systems. It is a bit cheaper and more entry level for consumers like me who dont want to spend upwards of 1000 dollars on a wheel.


Then theirs no force feedback.  Many of the mario kart themed wheels, the cheaper mad catz wheels and the entry level thrustmasters dont have any.  Its just turn and rebound. No motors.


For your statement of "too worn out to work" that's highly unlikely.  The gears don't necessarily wear out under any normal useage.  Can it happen? Probably. But under heavy usage for Probably upwards of 2000 hours.   If they feel loose its because you havent hooked up the force feedback power supply yet. Its what gives the wheel resistance.


What does happen however is the gears can break since they are typically plastic.  Belt drive systems can snap or break.  So usually you dont necessarily get a "it wore out" moment. Its more just broken and done because someone got rough with it.  So it'll either work. Or not. Rarely theirs an in between.


My only advice. Launch Gran Turismo 5 or 6 for ps3.  Enter cockpit mode in game where it shows the steering wheel on screen.  Set up each wheel. And test to see if their is any issue with it replicating your movements on screen.  Does it center itself properly without your help?   Are their any dead zones where the input isnt picking up?

If all that checks out. You probably have a good wheel. And its fit for your collection.  Force feedback usually requires power cables.  Typically a figure 8 style cable. If they arent included they might work but without force feedback.  Hope this helps. Pretty cool to get a bunch of wheels for a collection.

Wow, thanks! Thats the knowledge I was asking for! Very useful  8)
Have a great day!
Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: theflea on April 26, 2025, 07:40:37 am
Lots of LRG and other new releases, sales and deals and cheap Japanese games.

PS5
- Metal Slug Tactics
- Gimmick 2
- Cryptmaster
- Iron Meat
- Murderous Muses
- Freedom Planet 2
- Pixel Ripped
- Slipstream
- Balatro (Amazon $10)
- Yars Rising (Amazon $15)
- Gundam Breaker 4 (Woot $20)
- MLB The Show 24 (Walmart $7)

XB1/XBSX
- Lunar Remastered Collection
- Atelier Yumia
- Alan Wake II (Target $20)

SWITCH
- Lunar Remastered Collection
- Koumajou Remilia II: Stranger's Requiem
- Gimmick 2
- 9 Years of Shadows
- Iron Meat
- Freedom Planet 2
- Slipstream
- Ys Memoire: The Oath of Felghana - Refined Edition (woot $40)
- The Bridge Curse (woot $25)
- Atari 50 The Anniversary Celebration Expanded (Target $20)
- Yars Rising (Amazon $15)
- Roller Coaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe (Amazon $15)
- The Grinch: Cristmas Adventures (Walmart $10)
- You Suck At Parking (Amazon $10)

PS4
- Lunar Remastered Collection
- Metal Slug Tactics
- Terminal Velocity

EVERCADE
- Atari Arcade 2
- Tomb Raider Collection 2

NDS
- Simple DS Series Vol. 48: The Saibanin: hitotsuno shinjitsu, mutsu no kotae

GBC
- Diabetor and the Sugar Monsters
- Sakura Taisen GB

GENESIS
- Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl

ATARI 7800
- Bounty Bob Strikes Back (Amazon $15)
- Asteroids Deluxe (Amazon $15)

FAMICOM
- Yamamura Misa Suspense

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Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: sworddude on April 27, 2025, 05:40:22 am
Pretty decent pickups this month

guides 7,50 a pop loss

smash bros ultimate sealed
007 golden eye
DK 64
new soup ds

X-men mutant acopalypse cib 100 loss

Snes console mario all stars pack great shape 200 loss

Neo geo cd games 13 a pop usa english releases

aero fighters
world heroes perfect
top hunter

Free deals

Fatal inertia, been hunting for this game for ages. supposedly was cheap until last year finally scored one on the cheap when the price sky rocketed on this one. Only cheap ones I saw back in the day where all french or german, finally scored an english copy. better late than never
Jack chan adventures
spyro adventure
mad dog mcree wii
left & right ds
starforce ninja sealed
elements of destruction ds
pokemon gb cable sealed

cardboard nintendo

starshot N64
empire strikes back
super putty
pilot wings
busts a loose

Not really a homebrew/ repro collector but it is pretty interesting to come across a bunch of games from timewalk games. which are quite famous in terms of the homebrew world for fantranslated physical copies.

Next best thing to an original release epecially stoked to be playing clock tower and gunman's proof in english on a physical snes cart

aside from chrono trigger crimson echoes all from timewalk games

Mario return to dinoland blue cart version
clock tower
megaman & bass
gunman's proof
treasure of rudras
live a live
zelda parralel worlds
CT crimson echoes. not timewalk but pretty nice quality homebrew, good box and manual

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Title: Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased
Post by: bizzgeburt on April 29, 2025, 05:10:05 pm
I couldn't help myself but pick those Up:

Panzer Dragon (SEGA Saturn)

Golf (Game Boy)
Die Hard Vendetta (GC)

Army Men: Land, Sea, Air (PS1)
Die Schlümpfe (PS1)
LittleBIGPlanet 2 (PS3) - rebought cause ex took IT