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Mill Village posted:Found something good at my local Disc Replay for once. A good find 
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Vegastar posted:
That's Jim Power in the Lost Dimension in 3D  I'm glad you enjoyed the gifts, when I heard about your meager SNES collection I figured it was best to concentrate on that. I tried throwing in a couple different things just so it wasn't all the same genre.
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Dec 11, 2012 00:07
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Harlock posted:People go crazy over Persona, but I thought DDS was superior in nearly every way. Nocturne too. You are a good person. also sticker on box *hiss!*
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Dec 11, 2012 00:09
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Vegastar posted:Finally back from my quest for a top loading NES. Success! Set me back 60 bucks, but it's a Christmas present to me :3. All is right in the world. Aaaaaaah I had #5 right as well but I changed it to Actraiser. Retro rage!
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Dec 11, 2012 00:09
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iastudent posted:That's Jim Power in the Lost Dimension in 3D Just for the record, since I bought a SNES again and started posting in this thread, my fiancé's office has gone from a desk and storage space to this:  This is entirely your fault, retro thread. Vegastar fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Dec 11, 2012 |
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Dec 11, 2012 00:23
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Ineffiable posted:You are a good person. I took the sticker off after reading this. They must have just got the game in recently because it came off easily. At least they don't stick them directly on the cover like Gamestop does. 
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Dec 11, 2012 00:23
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My tiny modest Rakuten order just got in. I probably would have bought twice as much stuff, easily, if I knew I was gonna wait so long for an order confirmation, oh well! Also that flashed out thing is a 4MB RAM cart.
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Dec 11, 2012 00:34
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Mill Village posted:They also had some Super Nintendos in this time, but they very yellow. So? Peroxide and OxyClean. Retrobright gel if you feel like painting it instead of bathing it. YELLOWING IS NOT UN-FIXABLE ON ANY PIECE OF PLASTIC OK GUYS
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Dec 11, 2012 00:37
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Vegastar posted:I'm excited to try them out. DKC is the only one I've played of the lot, and that was nearly 20 years ago when I had a SNES as a kid. Holy gently caress I'm old... Well you should at least share those games with her then. 
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Dec 11, 2012 00:38
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StellarX posted:I used to do a bit of soldering back in the day, I was excellent at installing chips in playstations and xboxes so I shouldn't be this bad, but I've been messing up lately. I think my soldering iron is causing issues. It seems to take way too much pressure and time to get the solder to melt. It's a really cheap iron I got off amazon so I may try to get one from radio shack as well as the resistor. Is there anything in particular I should look for in a soldering iron for game/system repair? A working iron should melt solder nearly instantaneously with no pressure. I'd recommend something with a smaller tip, preferably a chisel type head. http://www.mpja.com/Mini-Solder-Station-ZD-99/productinfo/15860+TL/ This is what I started with and it worked fine for creating a super gun, s-video modding an atari 7800 and various smaller projects.
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Dec 11, 2012 00:55
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Mill Village posted:Found something good at my local Disc Replay for once.
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Dec 11, 2012 00:57
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Waku Waku 7? You have impeccable taste, sir.
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Dec 11, 2012 01:44
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Mill Village posted:I took the sticker off after reading this. They must have just got the game in recently because it came off easily. At least they don't stick them directly on the cover like Gamestop does. Yea, I recently bought some used gc games from someone online, and figured it be quick and easy, only to find out that the stickers were on the spine of the cover art, and not on the clear plastic. I just left it there.
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Dec 11, 2012 01:46
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Baldrash posted:Waku Waku 7? You have impeccable taste, sir. The Neo Geo version is better. 
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Dec 11, 2012 01:47
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OSI bean dip posted:The Neo Geo version is better. No arguments here. It's still a fun game regardless of what you play it on.
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Dec 11, 2012 02:03
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OSI bean dip posted:The Neo Geo version is better. But you can't play as Fernandez/Fernandeath on the Neo Geo version.
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Dec 11, 2012 02:08
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The person I commissioned to do some crafty things for my Christmas gifts has completely hosed me so now I'm kind of scrambling for my secret santa. I have what I feel is enough to make a pretty good gift but I wanted something hand made for that extra special feel. Now I'm wondering if I should ship it tomorrow as is or try to make something myself despite my complete lack of artistic talent. Maybe my Santee for this thread will be my test case and you'll get some hideous thing from me either way... And I think I just came up with either the cleverest or stupidest idea ever for a way to craft something for people as I was typing this. Either way it's going to be memorable. But my Secret Santa's package arrived today! What's in the box!?  A lot of cool stuff!  A modded Genesis and a healthy start to a collection!  The pirate cart came apart in shipping just like 80% of them do The top famicom game is Chuugoku Senseijutsu which is essentially what Japan got instead of Taboo: The Sixth Sense. I'm going to use its powerful 8-bit future gaze to identify the best places to find cheap retrogames. The bottom game is Taiyo no Shinden, aka Tombs and Treasures. That's one hell of a box, Santa!
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Dec 11, 2012 02:24
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Please tell me that doing the A/V mod on this NES101 will get rid of the jail bars. I just really fired it up to play, and good god they're obnoxious. I assume its an artifact of the RF switch, since my genesis does it, too.
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Dec 11, 2012 03:14
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Vegastar posted:Please tell me that doing the A/V mod on this NES101 will get rid of the jail bars. I just really fired it up to play, and good god they're obnoxious. I assume its an artifact of the RF switch, since my genesis does it, too. Nope  Unfortunately the jailbars actually get worse with the composite mod (it makes them stick out more). I could bother Drakon; he might know how because the RGB mod has no jailbars (pretty much). Also you dudes are generous as hell with your secret Santa gifts! I can't wait for my recipient to get mine 
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Dec 11, 2012 03:18
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:Nope  up a pc10 ppu. Probably better to learn to ignore it.
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Dec 11, 2012 03:22
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Vegastar posted:Really? I've never seen them on my composite connected toaster. Maybe I can learn to ignore it. Or Yeah I never saw them on my toaster either (which is weird, because the jailbars are there on a toaster once RGB modded  )
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Dec 11, 2012 03:29
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While doing Christmas shopping, I decided to stop into the local used game shop for the first time in a while. At first I was a little disappointed since it seemed like they were running low on systems and accessories, most of the shelves and carts loaded with their less than stellar selection of games rather than hardware. But then I noticed a few oddities around the store which ordinarily is primarily games.. Old televisions. Including a rather sizable Sony Triniton. It seems like some shops that deal in vintage games may have figured out a thing or two about other things their clientele may be after.  I may see if they still have it after I finish up my holiday shopping, if I have enough left to indulge myself a bit.
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Dec 11, 2012 03:41
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The music in Jewel Master is almost as badass as the box art. My SS stuff shipped this morning Priority and only has about 250 miles to get to its destination. Come Tuesday or Wed some goon should be receiving a package bulging from its contents. (Seriously I was wondering if the USPS would gripe at me for making the box bulge like it did hah) -- OSI Bean Dip: I shipped out your 64 and goodies today as well, sending you tracking # via pm right now Tyson Tomko fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Dec 11, 2012 |
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Dec 11, 2012 05:03
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Random Stranger posted:
drat, what happened to that cart? Did it just come open and bits fall out or is that part of the board actually broken off?
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Dec 11, 2012 05:12
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:Nope I've long since lost the source for this, but I remember reading that if you completely disconnect the RF circuit from the PPU instead of preserving it, the Composite comes out much cleaner. EDIT: I honestly hope the NES Super 8 motherboard is completed and has a composite-only version that can be bought without the gaudy case it was made for. The AV on it seems to be very clean and a hand-made wood body case would give it a nice retro feel, in my opinion. Asbrandt fucked around with this message at 05:46 on Dec 11, 2012 |
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Dec 11, 2012 05:41
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Fluffdaddy posted:You might wanna cross reference the going price on Odyssey 2 stuff on Ebay before throwing it up for 100 bucks... Antillese posted:My aunt gave us an Odyssey 2 circa '86. It sucked, and 6-year-old me knew it sucked too. Hogscraper fucked around with this message at 06:19 on Dec 11, 2012 |
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Dec 11, 2012 06:16
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:Nope No? Its not gone but the consensus was that it was an overall improvement. (don't take hamburglars advice on vertical lines or where / if to wire the csync or composite video lines on console mods, thanks)
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Dec 11, 2012 06:19
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Just took a trip to my mate who runs the ex-GAME store. We discussed recent sells on Ebay, and how SNES is through the roof etc. Told him I was mainly concentrating on NES but also loved my Atari stuff. He brings out two 40L storage boxes. Around 3/4's is boxed and in excellent to mint condition. Mint / almost mint boxed copies of Riddle Of The Sphinx, Crossbow, Berserk, Spider Fighter, Hero, Bridge, Webspinner to name a few. Some serious which is why he refused to sell them in one lot, since we both know I'd never have that kind of cash handy. So we have a deal now. I get him a sit down cocktail, with working coin mechs and at least Galaga on it, he will trade me both boxes and dig around to throw me some NES stuff on top. Yep.  There is a LOT of money's worth there, so I'm going to give him some extra stuff I can't move on top to help sweeten the deal.He also recommends putting my Aidyn Chronicles up, since last week he sold a cart only for $120 and a boxed mint for $160. 
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Hey I'm somewhat finished with this project: Dreamcast arcade stick modded to universal arcade stick. Stick uses a Toodles Cthulhu Multi-Console PCB, wired to an ethernet jack. I'm in the process of creating a ton of console to ethernet cords to plug into it. I also have a DB15 port wired up for supergun/neo-geo. I originally wanted to keep the original DC board in there and wire it up along with the Cthulhu, but with having to dual wire everything to the DB15 port already and the tightness of the case meant I eventually had to ditch the idea. The Cthulhu supports Dreamcast, just not the VMU.   I need to get better tools and stop doing work like that while drinking. Eventually I'm replacing the top frame with some custom art work. I plan on modeling it after an Astro City control panel.
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Dec 11, 2012 06:46
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HKR posted:Hey I'm somewhat finished with this project: Nice work. I'm thinking of doing that myself. Looks like I'd want to add the Imp board too since I primarily play on 360 and I'd be modding MadCatz SE PCBs. I don't think I "get" the RJ45 thing. What's the deal with that? Is it just a universal harness termination jack that translates it back to the board that you can easily reterminate other console proprietary connectors to? Hey, what's your plan for Astro City? I'd love to get a cabinet of that form and I don't know what to do to start. My objective is to basically "consolize" it and use it with consoles instead of arcade boards, while retaining the stick panels and a Cthulhu board to talk to the 360/PS2/3 etc. Where does one buy a specialty cabinet like that?
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Antillese posted:Nice work. I'm thinking of doing that myself. Looks like I'd want to add the Imp board too since I primarily play on 360 and I'd be modding MadCatz SE PCBs. The RJ45 port is pretty much that, a universal harness jack that has 8 wires which is plenty enough to wire to the majority of consoles. As for an astro city, I'd love to get one but I probably never will. I'm going to replace the top panel in the stick with some artwork that's just made to look like one. As for buying an astro city, live in California I guess because that's the only state I ever see any for sale in.
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gently caress yes. Streets of Rage 2. THE best retro game. Ever.
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Opened up the machine today to see how bad it is inside, man that smell. That smell cannot be beat. You could bottle it and sell it. Judging from what I can see of the board, my fears of a suicide battery were misplaced and can finally rest easy. Wether this is the job of the original guy, or someone else, I don't know. Noticed the buttons are sticking / not registering, so looks like I'll do some work on this soon. Going to have to de-solder everything first though, because there are no slip ons! Only solder!  Lots of dust webs and a thin layer of dust scum, judging by the burn marks I've seen in the t-moulding, from years of tobacco smoke.  Can you smell it yet? Mmmm breathe it in. Chassis's PSU box could use a scuff, but I'm afraid to touch it, due to past experiences with electricity.  The board looks to be in great condition. The two wires he mentioned seem to be two on the connector itself, which I'll need to pull out and check at some point. Hey...what's that white thing down there...?  It's...it's...  This just keeps getting better. Also forgot to include in the pre-sale stuff, my Donkey Kong flip out Game & Watch. I'm seeing these pop up everywhere lately. This one has a few scratches, and no box, but has the battery cover. Going to put some batteries in it soon and make sure she still works. 
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Dec 11, 2012 12:31
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So are we supposed to give away who we are to our santees? It's probably not hard for them to figure out, but did you guys sign your letters?
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Dec 11, 2012 12:43
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I'm not sure what other people are doing but I did sign mine. But, since my name is on the shipping label, they could just look it up on the Elfster page and see who I was anyway
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I wasn't planning on giving myself away, but if my Santee has a paranoid breakdown over who sent him the box of live turtles painted like Mario Kart shells, I'll come clean. Oops! Guess the game is up!
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Dec 11, 2012 14:24
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Safari Disco Lion posted:I'm not sure what other people are doing but I did sign mine. But, since my name is on the shipping label, they could just look it up on the Elfster page and see who I was anyway Yea that was my reasoning, behind it, too.
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Dec 11, 2012 15:47
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Ha! Someone has an over inflated sense of value. http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/vgm/3470627259.html That or they are getting their price from that pawn show where the guys said original nintendo's are worth thousands or some poo poo. Be nice if you could post comments on clist adds to warn off anyone that might fall for this crap.
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Dec 11, 2012 15:57
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Kilazar posted:Ha! Thats an oddly specific price.
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Kilazar posted:Ha!
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