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zari-gani posted:There's a series on Youtube called "You Can Play This" that's all about that. They cover all consoles, but there's a lot of Famicom. Thanks for this, I'm going to check into some of this stuff. So, after a month or so of pleading, and finally getting my grubby mitts on an AV Famicom, my wife has given me permission to order an Everdrive N8. Unfortunately, she's frugal and confident in my ability to repurpose a Famicom shell, so the hyper-fancy SAG "Deluxe Edition" is off the table. Unfortunately it appears that both places I know of to purchase it are out-of-stock. This is going to be my first flash cart for something other than a portable system. I'm sort of psyched, but also stupidly impatient. Does anyone who reads other forums know if/when SAG plans on getting more boards in (that aren't for Deluxe orders), or am I better off just ordering direct despite the "BACK ORDERED" status?
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shymog posted:Thanks for this, I'm going to check into some of this stuff. Get it from Retrogate. SAG's gonna be designating boards for deluxe editions for a bit and KRIKzz usually fulfills backorders in a week or two, which is faster than it'd be waiting on stock from somewhere else. If he doesn't expect to be able to fulfill orders for something soon, it gets marked as being out of stock (like the Super Everdrive is right now).
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Kreeblah posted:Get it from Retrogate. SAG's gonna be designating boards for deluxe editions for a bit and KRIKzz usually fulfills backorders in a week or two, which is faster than it'd be waiting on stock from somewhere else. If he doesn't expect to be able to fulfill orders for something soon, it gets marked as being out of stock (like the Super Everdrive is right now). Ordered. Now I need a safe method of inducing a coma for approximately 6-8 weeks. 
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My Saturn is here.  None of the games have arrived yet, though, so all I could do to test it right now was to try out the amazing 90s-tastic CD player (should probably have dug up my mid-90s CD collection for that to get the full effect  ). Everything seems to be in working order, the only thing that kinda sucks is the cheap and plastic-y third party controller.
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My Japanese based retro collection just got a little bigger. A patron at a pub I frequent is moving to American and wanted their consoles to go to a good home.  And what's inside the PSX?  Random generated dungeon fun! There's also a PS2 and N64 + games for all systems coming my way next week. I have no clue what though. Not the first time something like this has happened either. Goes to show if you let people around you know you have a
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MediumWellDone posted:
Nice! I have the American version and it's a lot of fun. I stopped playing after accidentally putting an elemental enchantment on my sword, which made it utterly worthless against a bunch of different types of monsters. Kinda curious to start it up again from scratch now.
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:Oh okay. I just remember the Everdrive used a different type of flash than the Mega Everdrive or something. The better one loads faster and isn't supposed to have limited writes or something, I forget. That was actually the change of the controller - the Everdrive MD has a slower FPGA the Altera Max 2 and slower flash memory. Both the Mega Everdrive and the N8 use the Altera Cyclone 2 which is a faster and larger FPGA which allows for the os to operate much higher for quicker loading and the flash memory is much quicker for writing. Also the earlier flash carts used DRAM due to the cheapness of it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_random-access_memory
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Hi, here's my current game collection. The SAG products may be pricy but I'll be damned if they aren't beautiful.
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The sticker matching for your drawers is a nice touch.
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Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but does anyone know the best way to determine what a large collection of old games is worth? I have somewhere between 160-180 NES games in the original boxes (most with manuals, some without) in a range of conditions from "falling apart" to "I never played this game". Ebay is difficult because 99% of the auctions I see are just the cartridges, but I guess that sets a lower limit. Unfortunately I don't have any of the super-rare 10000 dollar games, but I have some uncommon ones like final fantasy with all the manuals, complete set of the megaman games, bubble bobble, etc, with the majority of the rest being fairly common and popular. I also have some non-game stuff like the top loader NES and some wireless controllers that were/are so terrible we used them once and put them back in the box where they still sit collecting dust. Also a giant bag full of nintendo power magazines, but I doubt they have much value. I think selling all of it at once would be the best (I assume the fact the collection is fairly large adds some value to it beyond just the sum of the individual prices, but I could be wrong), but documenting the condition of everything for ebay would be a nightmare. Part of me wants to hang onto it for nostalgia, but I doubt the value of it is going to go up much in the future and it takes up so much space. Any suggestions?
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So I found something at Goodwill today.  
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iastudent posted:So I found something at Goodwill today. Early 3D is adorable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzLrYw4dowA
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Murphy Brownback posted:Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask There is no "best way". Pricecharting does an OK job of listing old auctions for you to take a look through. Like any other hobby based around collecting values can change and you basically get a feel for value/worth over time. "I assume the fact the collection is fairly large adds some value to it beyond just the sum of the individual prices" - Dead wrong. You would typically get more money from people hunting for specific games. Common games should be bundled to sell to new collectors; rarer titles should be listed separately. That said, get ready for the deluge of PM's. If I was you I'd get hold of a rarity guide from DigitPress (although they are a little out of date, it's a good benchmark) and throw up an SA-Mart thread. I know I'd be interested in some.
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Murphy Brownback posted:Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but does anyone know the best way to determine what a large collection of old games is worth? I have somewhere between 160-180 NES games in the original boxes (most with manuals, some without) in a range of conditions from "falling apart" to "I never played this game". Ebay is difficult because 99% of the auctions I see are just the cartridges, but I guess that sets a lower limit. Unfortunately I don't have any of the super-rare 10000 dollar games, but I have some uncommon ones like final fantasy with all the manuals, complete set of the megaman games, bubble bobble, etc, with the majority of the rest being fairly common and popular. I also have some non-game stuff like the top loader NES and some wireless controllers that were/are so terrible we used them once and put them back in the box where they still sit collecting dust. Also a giant bag full of nintendo power magazines, but I doubt they have much value. I think selling all of it at once would be the best (I assume the fact the collection is fairly large adds some value to it beyond just the sum of the individual prices, but I could be wrong), but documenting the condition of everything for ebay would be a nightmare. Part of me wants to hang onto it for nostalgia, but I doubt the value of it is going to go up much in the future and it takes up so much space. Any suggestions? If you're really lazy, just take pictures of the best stuff and we can probably do some estimates. At least give us an better idea of what you have and if you sell in SAmart, most goons like to do big bundles and you won't have to worry about ebay fees/listings.
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Murphy Brownback posted:I think selling all of it at once would be the best (I assume the fact the collection is fairly large adds some value to it beyond just the sum of the individual prices, but I could be wrong), but documenting the condition of everything for ebay would be a nightmare. It's actually the opposite. If you try to sell everything in one lot, you'll get less.
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fatpat268 posted:It's actually the opposite. If you try to sell everything in one lot, you'll get less. Totally agreed. There's also the common sense/lazy portion of it when it comes to weighing multiple lots vs one or 2 big ones. Sure you'll make more money splitting it all up, but it's light years easier to ship 1 or 2 ginormous boxes vs 75+ teeny tiny ones spread out over the course of a week or 2. My mouth is already watering over the thought of a massive NES thread on SA-Mart. Looking foward to it!
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Ineffiable posted:If you're really lazy, just take pictures of the best stuff and we can probably do some estimates. At least give us an better idea of what you have and if you sell in SAmart, most goons like to do big bundles and you won't have to worry about ebay fees/listings. Ok, thanks. Next time I go home I'll take some pictures and make a thread at some point. And yeah, I'm not sure what I was thinking with the selling as a lot vs individually thing. I'll definitely piece it out, at least for the rarer ones. The Mega Man 1-6 set is probably the most valuable, although the box for the first one is beat to hell - the rest are near mint condition. I'll at least get a list together, but most of the details will have to wait until I can get pictures and go through everything again. e: I went through a list of all the NES games and made a list of the ones I know for sure I have. I didn't list the ones I wasn't too sure about - it's hard to remember how many parts of a series I have, etc, so for those I just put the first one in the series. http://pastebin.com/96bpB18a So, a total of 177 games (+1 aladdin game, 1 game genie) that I can remember, probably close to 200 once I get back and see the ones I forgot about, all in the boxes+dust jacket thing, estimate 2/3 with manuals. yeah I eat ass fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Apr 5, 2013 |
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I currently own a PAL SNES (1-Chip, whatever the good video one is), unfortunately those can't be modded to run 60Hz. Since I'm going to Japan next month, I plan on buying an SFC there. Do they come in 1-Chip variants as well? If so, what should I look for? And am I assuming correctly that they will take US cartridges if I change the cartridge slot (or just use one of those adapter things)? I speak Japanese but not well enough to get through RPGs etc. yet, so I'd like to be able to play US games as well. Secondly, I'm going to get an AV Famicom, a Disk System (as well as a regular Famicom for display purposes). Do those take US games with that pin adapter as well? Thirdly, PYF thing-you-would-love-to-buy-in-Japan, I need inspriration.  Last, if you don't follow international news, Japan has decided to pump a lot more money into their economy to combat the deflation of the Yen, which means it will get cheaper. This has happened a few months ago already and took 1€ from 102 Yen to 124. It's currently at 126 Yen for a Euro so if you have any purchases planned, wait a few days and see where it goes. The fact that my vacation money has risen in value by something like 25% in the last months is ridiculous. Katana Gomai fucked around with this message at 18:31 on Apr 5, 2013 |
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fatpat268 posted:I downloaded the inserts off thecoverproject.com and printed them myself using a photo printer and photo paper. Alternatively, if you don't have a good printer, you may be able to get the covers printed at Staples, but I'm not sure what kind of paper they'd use. Good stuff! Right after I asked that I googled it and found that Nintendo sells them for 10/$7, though I'm not sure if they have the GBA slot in the top. I work at Walgreens so the print should be p easy  edit: iastudent posted:So I found something at Goodwill today.  
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Katana Gomai posted:I currently own a PAL SNES (1-Chip, whatever the good video one is), unfortunately those can't be modded to run 60Hz. Since I'm going to Japan next month, I plan on buying an SFC there. Do they come in 1-Chip variants as well? If so, what should I look for? And am I assuming correctly that they will take US cartridges if I change the cartridge slot (or just use one of those adapter things)? I speak Japanese but not well enough to get through RPGs etc. yet, so I'd like to be able to play US games as well. There are 2-chip and 1-chip Super Famicoms and they're kind of the same as every other model; you're guaranteed to get one if you buy a Super Famicom Jr., you need a third-generation "classic" model to get a 1chip. The pin-outs on all Super Famicom/SNESes are the same, what changes is the plastic slot. Unfortunately, the Japanese/European cartridge slot isn't wide enough to accomodate North American games and there isn't a good way to mod it, but I think some passthrough cartridges exist which is all you would need. The Famicoms require a pin converter and 72-to-60-pin ones are hard to come by (but do exist). This is all you need for that, but the only consistently available one is one sold on Stone Age Gamer that apparently only works on classic Famicoms for some reason.
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^^ S-video looks better on the old 2-chips to me (slightly, mostly due to being brighter). If there's any way to tell a 2-chip from a 1-chip on the outside of the SFC I'd like to know.MediumWellDone posted:My Japanese based retro collection just got a little bigger. A patron at a pub I frequent is moving to American and wanted their consoles to go to a good home. If you ever feel like getting rid of the Twilight Princess, let me know~
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univbee posted:There are 2-chip and 1-chip Super Famicoms and they're kind of the same as every other model; you're guaranteed to get one if you buy a Super Famicom Jr., you need a third-generation "classic" model to get a 1chip. SNES Jr. is out because you need to mod those for RGB output (  /) whereas the reglar SFCs support it out of the box. You can distinguish 1-CHIP and 2-CHIP PAL SNES by the stickers on their back so I thought maybe that's the case for SFCs as well.
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Actually it is, 1chips apparently say "SVHC-JPN-1" in small in the corner, and have a slightly different sticker design.
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Tusen Takk posted:Good stuff! Right after I asked that I googled it and found that Nintendo sells them for 10/$7, though I'm not sure if they have the GBA slot in the top. I work at Walgreens so the print should be p easy Nintendo only sells their eco cases now. They removed the gba slot in that variant.
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univbee posted:Actually it is, 1chips apparently say "SVHC-JPN-1" in small in the corner, and have a slightly different sticker design. You just saved me a huge headache, thanks man. There's no way to have a 1-CHIP PAL SNES that runs on 60Hz, so getting one of those SVHC-JPN-1 means I have one for jp/us games and keep my SNES for EU games.  vvv Just noticed it should be deflation, not inflation. And Yen/$ parity seems to be a matter of days right now. vvv
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Katana Gomai posted:Last, if you don't follow international news, Japan has decided to pump a lot more money into their economy to combat the inflation of the Yen, which means it will get cheaper. This has happened a few months ago already and took 1€ from 102 Yen to 124. It's currently at 126 Yen for a Euro so if you have any purchases planned, wait a few days and see where it goes. The fact that my vacation money has risen in value by something like 25% in the last months is ridiculous. C'mon $1 = 100 yen, you're so close...
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So, I went to go see the Protomen last night. The opening act was a group called Mail Order Monsters, and it was quite possibly the coolest thing I've ever seen. They somehow wired up modified Commodore 64s through the keyboards and put on a really awesome, fun show using nothing but the sound processing hardware of the C64 and a vocoder. I kind of want to see if I can get my fiancé to let me hire them for our wedding.
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I can't remember the last time I tested out the N64, but it looks like I've got some checkerboarding: In any normal case, I would've just gotten better cables and that would've been the end of it. But this one's an RGB mod from a couple years ago, and it apparently just didn't like the scart cable I use for my SNES. Has anyone else had this problem with an RGB mod? I'm not really sure what kind of scart cables would be best in this case.
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Due to lovely financial circumstances I'm going to be selling my EVO Search for Eden cart. I'd rather avoid ebay so I figured I would post in here first to see if there is any interest. Cart and labels are in excellent shape. The shell was recently disassembled so I could clean the contacts and the battery still works. My snes is currently packed away so I can't grab a screenshot right this minute but I would be willing to do so to verify that the battery functions for any potential buyer. As much as I love you guys I can't afford to let this go cheap but I'm definitely willing to entertain offers! PM me or use my gmail: internetwhat thunderspanks fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Apr 6, 2013 |
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That is an accurate representation of a RGB modded N64 in my experience. Anything clearer would obviously be an emulator.
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Satellaview. Pick me one up while you're there, thx
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It's possible to get rid of checkerboarding with the right kind of cable in the case of S-video (normally S-video/RCA only without additional composite out), so I assumed it could be solved in the same sort of way with RGB. If there's really nothing that can be done about that then it's fine. I generally just emulate N64 since I definitely remember the console itself giving me a hard time. At least the SNES/Genesis on the XRGB mini look fantastic.
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Murphy Brownback posted:e: I went through a list of all the NES games and made a list of the ones I know for sure I have. I didn't list the ones I wasn't too sure about - it's hard to remember how many parts of a series I have, etc, so for those I just put the first one in the series. http://pastebin.com/96bpB18a So, a total of 177 games (+1 aladdin game, 1 game genie) that I can remember, probably close to 200 once I get back and see the ones I forgot about, all in the boxes+dust jacket thing, estimate 2/3 with manuals. If you'd like to help me fill in some gaps in my collection I'd love to buy these off you: Adventures of Lolo 2 Double Dare Raid on Bungeling Bay WURM I probably won't check thread or pms until I get home from work tonight.
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Murphy Brownback posted:Ok, thanks. Next time I go home I'll take some pictures and make a thread at some point. And yeah, I'm not sure what I was thinking with the selling as a lot vs individually thing. I'll definitely piece it out, at least for the rarer ones. The Mega Man 1-6 set is probably the most valuable, although the box for the first one is beat to hell - the rest are near mint condition. I'll at least get a list together, but most of the details will have to wait until I can get pictures and go through everything again. I'd be happy to take this to SA Mart, but I'd be interested in: Blaster Master Bionic Commando Bad Dudes Faxanadu Shatterhand Maybe Battletoads too?
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Katana Gomai posted:I currently own a PAL SNES (1-Chip, whatever the good video one is), unfortunately those can't be modded to run 60Hz. Since I'm going to Japan next month, I plan on buying an SFC there. Do they come in 1-Chip variants as well? If so, what should I look for? And am I assuming correctly that they will take US cartridges if I change the cartridge slot (or just use one of those adapter things)? I speak Japanese but not well enough to get through RPGs etc. yet, so I'd like to be able to play US games as well. They do, but I've found that the 1CHIP-03 SFC I have doesn't output RGB for some reason, whereas my 1CHIP-01 does. It may be specific to my specific unit, but I haven't looked into it yet. Dunno whether this is something that's important to you, but it's something to keep in mind.
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Murphy Brownback posted:e: I went through a list of all the NES games and made a list of the ones I know for sure I have. I didn't list the ones I wasn't too sure about - it's hard to remember how many parts of a series I have, etc, so for those I just put the first one in the series. http://pastebin.com/96bpB18a So, a total of 177 games (+1 aladdin game, 1 game genie) that I can remember, probably close to 200 once I get back and see the ones I forgot about, all in the boxes+dust jacket thing, estimate 2/3 with manuals. I might be interested in the following. 1943: The Battle of Midway Burgertime Commando Gotcha! Spelunker I have PMs if you'd prefer to contact me through there. Either way, you got quite the collection and judging from the last couple responses, you won't have problems with finding prospective buyers.
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I'm looking for a mega man 1-6 set but I'm not interested in boxes so if anyone buys these I will be up for your non-boxed ones.
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Katana Gomai posted:Thirdly, PYF thing-you-would-love-to-buy-in-Japan, I need inspriration. Gimme a famicom titler tia
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flyboi posted:Gimme a famicom titler tia This. Or Mother 3 GBA Micro bundle.
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