Retro Video Review Fixes and Improvements #1

January 25, 2008

This I just a list of fixes that Matty Jay and I made on our retro video reviews which you can find here.

Improvements made in Totally Rad Review

new microphone
shorter recording takes
more clarification of the role of Matty Jay
longer review by 2 minutes
much more personality, clarity and consistency in voicework
louder voicework (that was my fault)

Further Issues to Work on

the Totally Rad review dragged on a little long
be straight to the point
the writing should match up with the video more often
still some white noise in the background
some mouse clicking between pauses
introduction is still a bit too long; 40 seconds
the video, voicework and writing needs to feel more consistent and flowing, so no more boring bits of writing, voicework inconsistencies etc

I’m not sure how many of these issues will be iron out for the next review as we have already recorded the follow up review. But I might change the order around and do a new review next time.

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Latest eBay Wins

January 11, 2008

Over the last few months I have been throwing a bit of cash around on eBay. I am fairly new to eBya and have only been using it for a few months now. I was hooked once I discovered how accessible niche and retro games are on eBay. Because of eBay I have decided to go back and fill in the various holes in my gaming collection. Including buying back the NES and all of the games I previously owned for it (the NES was the only console that I ever sold).

So I have sorted through my purchases and here are my favourite wins, prices do not include shipping and are in AUD:

Turok 2 (N64) – $1

Complete, Boxed, Fantastic condition

Unirally (SNES) $14.50

Box and Cart, Good Condition

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (PS2) $30

Complete, Never Played, Mint Condition

Totally Rad (NES) $5

Complete, Great Condition, No shipping fees as buyer did a home delivery

Mischief Makers (N64) – $12.50

Complete, Mint Condition

F-Zero (SNES) $10.25