Is a Dina 2 in 1 worth anything these days

[Spud]

I pulled this out of the closet today. Was toying around with selling it but cant find an old completed ebay ad or such online to get a idea of it's value now. Thanks.

[Chris Leach]

I'd buy it cause it looks neat, but what does it do?

[Crazy Climber]

I pulled this out of the closet today. Was toying around with selling it but cant find an old completed ebay ad or such online to get a idea of it's value now. Thanks.

Atari2600.com sells them new for $140 if that helps?

https://www.atari2600.com/item--Dina-2-in-1-Video-Game-System--PROD3889.html

 

 

I'd buy it cause it looks neat, but what does it do?

It plays Coleco and Japan Sega Master system games (Mark 3 or whatever they are called) Pretty sweet!

[Chris Leach]

crazy whats it worth?

[AtariLeaf]

 

It plays Coleco and Japan Sega Master system games (Mark 3 or whatever they are called) Pretty sweet!

 

Wow, that's crazy. That's like a company making a system that plays 360 and PS3 games in one. Wow, that would go over well

This thing looks too cool. What a fantastic little machine.

[Chris Leach]

Too rich for my blood...I have a NIB never opened ps3 180 gig with motorstorm backwards compatibilty for trades..you got anything else?

Do you need a ps3?

[snume]

Wow, that's crazy. That's like a company making a system that plays 360 and PS3 games in one. Wow, that would go over well

This thing looks too cool. What a fantastic little machine.

 

More like a machine that plays 360 and PS2 games - SMS and Coleco were different generations, even if they had some similar hardware inside

Edited May 14, 2010 by snume

[Crazy Climber]

crazy whats it worth?

Not sure, never seen a used one for sale but I don't follow Coleco stuff. All I can say is less than $140 since you can buy a new one for that. Telegames used to sell them (new) cheaper than JC (Atari2600.com) but I think they have long been sold out of them, maybe JC bought out telegames stock? I don't know, not really a Coleco or Japan sega guy.

[BassGuitari]

As mentioned, the Dina is Colecovision-compatible, and has a second cartridge interface for Sega SG-1000 games.

 

There was a thread discussing whether the SG-1000 slot was disabled on NTSC/US versions of the Dina. I forget where they landed on that (I think on "not disabled").

 

There are some pretty interesting things about the Dina, though; it operates on Channel 13, it came packaged without a power supply (I think), and as far as I know there is no manual for it; the instructions were printed on the box, I believe.

 

I've actually been looking for Dina for years, but never wanted to shell out for a new one (plus they have a reputation for unreliability...don't want to spent a lot on something and then have it not work...as was the case with my Astrocades...).

 

If you're interested in selling it, shoot me a PM and maybe we can work out a deal. While it's hard to tell exactly what it's worth, I'm sure I can make a reasonable offer.

[coleconut]

crazy whats it worth?

Not sure, never seen a used one for sale but I don't follow Coleco stuff. All I can say is less than $140 since you can buy a new one for that. Telegames used to sell them (new) cheaper than JC (Atari2600.com) but I think they have long been sold out of them, maybe JC bought out telegames stock? I don't know, not really a Coleco or Japan sega guy.

Some things I remember about these, and again these are from my sometimes faulty memory - The Telegames ones dont all say DINA on them, they are called the Personal Arcade. The pause button doesnt work with the Coleco games. There was an overheating/overvoltage issue with a lot of them and they fried easily. Cant use games that require a player-2 keypad press, cant use the Atari Expansion module, cant use super action joystick games. I remember shelves of these at the local stores back in the day liquidating them for $9.95 new. I passed.

I have seen used ones on Ebay once in a while. The price seems to have dropped a little on new ones - they used to spark bidding frenzies a couple years ago.

[AtariLeaf]

Wow, that's crazy. That's like a company making a system that plays 360 and PS3 games in one. Wow, that would go over well

This thing looks too cool. What a fantastic little machine.

 

More like a machine that plays 360 and PS2 games - SMS and Coleco were different generations, even if they had some similar hardware inside

 

Yes, a better comparison, thank you. Such an odd, yet very neat machine.

[BassGuitari]

I remember shelves of these at the local stores back in the day liquidating them for $9.95 new...

 

I didn't know the Dina was ever sold in stores; I was under the impression that it was only available by mail-order. Interesting.

 

Do you remember which stores sold these systems?

[AtariLeaf]

I remember shelves of these at the local stores back in the day liquidating them for $9.95 new...

 

I didn't know the Dina was ever sold in stores; I was under the impression that it was only available by mail-order. Interesting.

 

Do you remember which stores sold these systems?

 

I never saw these either and Coleconut and I l live in the same province. Coleconut, where in Ontario are you because I've never seen or heard of these until this post. Which stores in Ontario carried these? Do you remember approximately what year it was? I'm really curious.

Edited May 15, 2010 by AtariLeaf

[Spud]

Too rich for my blood...I have a NIB never opened ps3 180 gig with motorstorm backwards compatibilty for trades..you got anything else?

Do you need a ps3?

 

Got a PS3 already, that and netflix, I'm so unproductive now.

[SoulBlazer]

It also has a built in game, and Telegames sold them for a number of years on their website until their remaining stock was destroyed due to a tornado.

 

I've heard the quality is not that good.

 

There's some threads in the Classic Gaming area talking about this -- take a look at them.

 

As for EBay? I defentily would list it up there to see if anyone bit.

[Crazy Climber]

It also has a built in game, and Telegames sold them for a number of years on their website until their remaining stock was destroyed due to a tornado.

 

ah, thats why they quit selling them, tornado damage, interesting.

[BassGuitari]

 

 

As for EBay? I defentily would list it up there to see if anyone bit.

 

Someone bit.

[coleconut]

I remember shelves of these at the local stores back in the day liquidating them for $9.95 new...

 

I didn't know the Dina was ever sold in stores; I was under the impression that it was only available by mail-order. Interesting.

 

Do you remember which stores sold these systems?

 

I never saw these either and Coleconut and I l live in the same province. Coleconut, where in Ontario are you because I've never seen or heard of these until this post. Which stores in Ontario carried these? Do you remember approximately what year it was? I'm really curious.

 

Crappy Tire had them. I would have been living in Mistersauga at the time but it could have been a store anywhere between there and Scarberia.

Actually at one point for a period of time, they had a bunch of Coleco stuff on liquidation - ADAMs for $199.00 or less. Year? Hmm, gonna estimate 1989-1990. A little earlier Consumers Distributing had a liquidation warehouse at Victoria Park and Eglinton in Toronto and I remember seeing skids of expansion modules for $4 - driving module, roller controllers, etc. I guess many of us has stories like this and hindsight is 20/20

 

(guess I better translate for our American friends - they were sold in a store called Canadian Tire in the Greater Toronto Area)

[AtariLeaf]

Thanks, I didn't know Canadian Tire sold gaming systems back then, but it wasn't a place a kid or young teenager wanted to shop at in the late 70's and early 80's

 

I do fondly remember Consumers Distributing though. I distinctly remember going with my father to buy a pong system when every person in the store seemed to be buying an Atari and Space Invaders. Well, the pong got returned shortly after and an Atari was purchased.

 

Ok I'm off track but thanks for the info coleconut.

Edited May 16, 2010 by AtariLeaf