I always wanted to play the Star Control games, thanks for the tip! I'll look it up. I wonder if they'll ever show up on Steam...
The PC version is freeware. Just google The Ur-Quan Masters. Don't get the retail PC release as it's not nearly as polished. The 3DO version is still king though IMO.
Oh nice, thanks! I would figure the game would benefit from mouse control, but I will take you word on the 3DO version being awesome.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo was a great port on the 3do, was the first time I ever got to play as or against akuma. But with the stock controller the combos can be hard to do. They had a 6 button controller for it but I never had it back in the day. All the controllers I have are the standard panasonic ones, and a logitech controller that looks like a batarang but never works. It came with the 3do dev kit I bought years ago.
The guy I knew had the six button pads and was a major fighting game nut. The one I have I think might be a 3 button pad? I forget. It has that serial port coming out of the top to daisy chain more controllers. I believe it's the stock one.
So my GBA SP arrived today, couldn't be happier with the condition. As you know, there are tons of these for sale, but most are in horrendous condition with scratches and scuffs and everything. The AGS 101 version is the most sought after, and that came in 3 colors basically (besides a spongebob and I think a pikachu themed one that I didn't want) and they are baby pink (pearl pink), baby blue and graphite - which is the manliest color and the most popular one by far. There's also a bunch of refurbs out there - chinese backlight kits / screens put into 001 models, and case/housing swaps to make the system look brand new. I am pretty sure mine is authentic, all the stickers look real and there is the slightest amount of very superficial wear. It just belonged to a person who kept it in a case (came with it) and maybe didn't play it a ton. I tried out Mole Mania and Motocross Maniacs 2 and both batteries seem to work, also tried out Circle of the Moon to test a GBA game. Everything works and the screen is nice! My MM2 was listed as "very good" but you can see part of the label is actually worn - no biggie since it was $5 including shipping. I might look for a better one in the future but I'm not too bothered by it.
Man! Now I need to get a TurboExpress... might have to keep an eye out. I think I'd probably like one with a newer screen modded in for brightness/battery life improvement. I was looking at them again, and that bezel is so huge! No doubt because the screen size had been decided due to cost.
