boogieman!

I would like to be added for a cased version. Thanks!

Thanks for releasing the .bin of this. I tried it in my harmony cart and am blown away. It's a really good game. I really like the different animals that pop up in the windows/doors. The ladders take a bit to understand, but like you posted, you have to be on the black bar to exit them. Thanks a lot, would also purchase if there's a physical release.

Well everybody, I feel really dumb but I now have a working console. After S Video was working last night, I knew that the ppu was good and it had to be something else, possibly sync. The issue was that I had misunderstood the wiring for my setup. I'm using a retrogamingcables scart to bnc adapter. I believe this adapter pulls sync from the composite pin on the scart cable. I didn't have the composite wire wired up in my multi out. Basically, the pvm wasn't getting sync because it wasn't wired. After messing around for what seemed like forever and countless soldering and desoldering troubleshooting, I did the obvious and hooked all the wires up.

So I have an update sort of. I was completely fed up and tried this unit with S Video since it's part of the NESRGB board. It works perfectly. I have no idea what's going on here. My guess now is it's something to do with sync. Maybe I need a resistor on the sync line, but I thought this cable had one already. I'm about to go to bed for the night but I'll keep you guys updated. Thanks for all the help, this thing has about drove me insane. EDIT: Tried 75 ohm resistor on the sync line and no change.

Sure, anything in particular you'd like pics of, areas of the board etc? The video is pretty much identical but I can post it again if you want.

Interesting, I'll swap it out, i'll look on the part, but do you know offhand if it's the same as the frontloader? EDIT: Dang. I swapped it out for another regulator but same issue.

Yes. One leg to the middle I get 5.35V and the other is just over 12v.

Well big update resulting in disappointment. I've replaced the 5 electrolytic capacitors on the nes toploader board. I also borrowed a good ppu from a friend. I get the exact same results as before. I've looked carefully for broken traces and anything that looks out of the ordinary, but I've found nothing. I'm kind of at a loss here and am running out of ideas.

I can't seem to figure out how to edit my post, so I'll add in additional info. I used my friend's capacitance tester today. The 1500uf cap tested 253uf. It's definitely bad. Now I'm just waiting on the new caps to arrive in the mail.

OK, will do. I ordered the set from console5 and also some rubicon main caps from digikey. I usually get digikey in a day or two so I hoped I'd get them before console5. Thanks! I'll update this thread once I get them installed and hopefully fixed.

Yeah, I believe I had the issue Pre mod. I found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/nes/comments/6gncpd/nes_toploader_troubleshooting_audiovideo_problem/which looks dang near what's going on with mine. He replaced the main cap (25v 1500uf). I've been furiously googling and found that reddit link in the meantime since posting. I've ordered a few of the main caps because it looks so much like the reddit post. I don't have any issues on the mod, but I will post some once I get it buttoned up. I can assure you all joints on the mod are good. Right now I'm using a multiout from a junk snes, so it's not pretty. If you want I can still post pics but I'm still kind of in test mode til I get the multiout I'm waiting on a pre ordered 3d printed one from retrofixes but wanted to test the system in the meantime.

Guys, I had a problem with my toploader and thought I had it fixed from this thread: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/272497-nes-toploader-loud-audio-buzz-and-garbled-screen/ I finally got my NESRGB board in and this is what I'm getting: on a different monitor I get similar: It has a loud audio buzz and wavy graphics. I don't really think it's a sync issue as I tried it on both monitors and with csync and composite sync. It looks identical using both types. When I did the av circuit in the other post here It also was a bit wavy (and I didn't have audio hooked up) but I dismissed it as the av mod being a rush job. I now realize something else is going on. Could this be a capacitor issue? I've not seen anything like this before so I'm kind of stumped.

Yeah, I figured it would be a way to test as I wasn't sure if the RF unit was bad. The circuit is pretty easy, but I just had to wait on components to arrive as there are no electronics stores around me. So now I know the RF unit is bad, but it's a good toploader, perfect candidate for nesrgb board. I have a pvm so rgb should work well for me.

Well guys, here's an update. I got a composite video circuit put together like this: https://web.archive.org/web/20110802065924/http://www.dutchretrogamer.nl/nes2_avmod_eng.html . Hooked it up and I have video. So, it's golden! Thanks everyone who replied with advice! Next plan is ordering an nesrgb and going that route. I plan on getting the 3d printed multi out for it for a clean installation.

OK, I have some additional info. I didn't have the components to make the circuit, but there is absolutely nothing on pin 21 of the ppu as far as video signal goes. I also checked the voltage regulator, and I get around 11 volts, 0 (ground) and around 5. So voltage is good, at least there. I actually watched those youtube videos yesterday before I jumped on here. I am under the impression I have a bad PPU or CPU or both. I have a spare parts nes that has other issues cosmetically (broken case and bad 72 pin connector), but has good components. Unless you guys have different ideas, my next step will be to try to transplant those into this system. I eventually wanted to do an nesrgb/svideo mod to this system with the snes style multiout, so the plan for now is to order sockets, solder those to the board, and see if the replacement chips fix the unit. I will need to socket the ppu holes anyway to do the rgb mod, so I won't be out a whole lot in the meantime. It may be awhile since I have to order the parts, but I'll keep you guys updated.