Post every time you buy/trade something Part VIII

It's a DVI-I cable :thumbsup: It cost me 880 yen (just over 7 pounds) after shipping.

 

Reason it is pricey now is it has been discontinued and when they made the wheel forza wasn't that big yet so it didn't sell that well. Now that forza has a full following and everyone wants a good steering wheel people are trying to scrap them up for forza 4. I wish I would of picked one up when they were on clearance, but again at the time it came out there weren't really many games that would take advantage of it. I read it's actually well made.

 

Ah, makes sense. I had no idea it was discontinued. It makes you wonder why Microsoft don't make another batch of them. It sure would have been cheaper than designing and making that Wii like crap they came up with.

Yakumo

 

They probably figure with the way mark kart wii sold and how many people actually went out to buy a plastic wheel a cheaper alternative than to continue manufacturing them. Let me know if that wheel is any good.

 

I've been lucky in thsi case , bought it like 2 months before prices started going to an insane level, if you like Forza, it's definetly worth it though, it really allows you to drive that car, not like the controller XD

Ever tried to drive a car without any driving assist and the controller? No chance!
Ever tried to drive a car without any driving assist and the racing wheel? Still not too easy, but possible!

 

Finally picked up a Power Base Converter..... Jesus! I love this thing. Why does it look and feel better than my SMS? im using the same cables and everything, but it is just.... well... better.

Maybe its all in my mind.

 

Got forza 4 in the mail and a boxed copy of super mario world for the super famicom. So far loving forz 4, the introduction by clarkson is the icing on the cake. Only got to play about 40min before work but so far amazed by how much the game is improved. All I can say is gran turismo eat your heart out.

 

Today I picked up a NES with some games, 2x Gamecube official translucent/purple controllers, a fucked up weird looking Elebits cuddly(ish) toy to gift to a friend from kiff and Supreme Commander Gold Edition @ £7.50 in the Steam Sale.

 

I gave the wheel a try last night on Dirt 3 (my Forza 4 SP Edition won't arrive untill next week :crying and found it to be very nice. There was a bit of lag from my movement to the onscreen in-car view moving the wheel though. I'm putting this down to the settings in the game. I've read a few people say that they need to be tweeked to get the best out of Dirt 3 with a wheel. Still, for first impressions it was very nice. Can't wait for Forza 4 and Daytona to come.

Yakumo

Forza 4 Limited Edition arrived today and boy, is it a classy set or what.



The actual 2 discs and download codes for 3 packs comes in this lovely metal case.



The Top Gear Presents hardback book is made of real quality materials. The cover has a velvet feel to it and inside the glossy paper is top notch. Thankfully the Japanese version is still in English. They've provided a Japanese translation of the book's text in a separate paper booklet.





Inside the booklet you even get a set of Decals for your car! I may, just may put the Top Gear one on my car.



I found this very funny. An advertisement for the British Top Gear homepage for a country that can't speak English :lol:



Yakumo

 

I am sure Yakumo is looking forward to a Japanese Top Gear

 

As if the Japanese could make anything worth watching on TV. They haven't got a clue about variety. Every F`ing show has the same people on it and the same ideas.

 

Just picked up an XRGB-2plus for about 130.00 from yahoo auctions japan. Of course shipping adds a bit. Still much cheaper than anything I have found locally.

 

Nice edition indeed. Congrats Yakumo!

 

Wow they made it nicer than I expected. Still satisfied with regular edition though.

 

nicve buy. Make sure you update the bios and see if you can get the English bios on there to make your life easier.

Thanks. I'm, really enjoying it but I can't play for too long because the way my wheel and peddles are set up really hurts my knees after a while.

I've also found a major stupid Fuck up in the Autovista mode. Using a wheel it isn't possible to enter the cars which in turn means you can't do the special challenge which in turn means you can't unlock the other Autovista cars OH: I pray to God that they patch this major fuck up. Right now I'm having to enter the Autovista section, switch off the wheel remotely, wait for the "disconnected pad" message then connect a standard controller, enter the car, accept the challenge, pause the game then remotely turn off the pad then switch on the wheel. A right pain in the arse. Apart from that though, the game is fantastic. Any real racing fan will love this game. Even driving around in a Toyota Aigo (I.Q. in Japan) was fun!

Yakumo

 

You cannot update the XRGB-2+ BIOS. The menus are in English anyway.

 

Are you sure? My XRGB-2+ was in Japanese.

 

Hmm, odd. I'm not sure then really, 100% that my 2+ was in English though.

 

After looking for what seems forever in stores I finally took my search on-line for double CD case (old fat style) covers and found this place that does them in packs of 100 for a decent price. The funny thing is that they send you the invoice as a certificate :lol: Sort of to say, "Congratulations".





Yakumo

 

Well, that's like clicking a Buy It Now on eBay. Still says you "won" the item. haha