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eightbit last won the day on September 14 2010

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  • Birthday 06/08/1975

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    All forms of video games, be it console, arcade, computers, handhelds. Vintage (I remember when it was not called "vintage"!) and modern. Audio as well. Vintage receivers, turntables, vinyl. All great stuff!
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  1. Price slashed again to $150 shipped. I have no room for it and want to see it go to a good home. PM if you want it!
  2. Sharp Twin Famicom up for grabs. The system is in pristine condition however the disk drive is currently not working. For those that know this is common with these units. The belt needs to be replaced. Replacement belts for these are around $5 online but I just haven't had the time to do it. The system otherwise has been fully tested and works great. The controllers are like new as is the rest of the console. Games included are: Goonies Goonies II Gradius Gradius II Predator Final Lap Highway Star Ice Hockey (Nintendo disk with case and envelope, not in picture) Includes brand new Triad power supply and A/V cables. Really nice system, just got to get that belt replaced. $250 shipped takes the lot.
  3. Bump again. If you find this interesting PM me and make an offer. I can't use it, I have no room. Rest assured you will be receiving a quality product. Offers welcome.
  4. +1 for the Satiator. This is the best thing I have done for my Saturn. If you just want to play the games on original hardware this will do the trick.
  5. More items added: Pelican System Selector - Just the selector. It has a power plug but does not require power. $25 shipped Sega Master System Rapid Fire Unit - $25 shipped Original Xbox controller with breakaway adapter - I tested this controller around 3 years ago and put it in storage. I have no Xbox to test it now but I see no reason why it would not work fine now. I also found two bagged new Xbox to USB cables. I have no idea if or how those work but I am throwing them in as freebies. $30 shipped Two Shuttle Grafx controllers and PC Engine Turbo Tap. Both tested on my Supergrafx and work like new. Turbo Tap tested and that also works perfectly. These can also be used with the Turbo Duo and Turbografx 16 (with an adapter). $80 shipped takes the lot. One Sega Mark III controller (also works with Sega Master System, SG-1000, other stuff that takes 9-pin joysticks, etc.) - $40 shipped TI99/4A low profile joystick adapter - $20 shipped
  6. I purchased this on Amazon in January of 2021 and it has been my daily driver up until last month when I had upgraded to a Pixel 8 Pro. Its actually a really capable phone and never gave me any problems. I would have kept using it but Spectrum (the service provider I am using now that I had moved) said it was not compatible with their network. There are no scratches on the screen as it had a screen protector on it up until now. I removed the screen protector for these pictures. The back is a little scuffed from the case but overall it looks very good. If someone wants this, $50 shipped and its yours.
  7. I guess I'll start with the short(ish) story first When I lived in NJ I had purchased this from a soldier who had it shipped to either Afghanistan or Iraq (I cannot recall) for the boys to have something to play with and then he had it shipped home. Some years later I purchased it from him and he said it was "hardly ever used". When it arrived to me (many years back now) I opened the very tattered box and took a quick glance at the controller. It looked good and the buttons and joysticks felt responsive. I had zero room for this and purchased it with the thought of "one day I will set this up". Well, it sat in its box by my office desk for years and one day I made room and decided to give it a go. Hardly ever used, yeah right. Every single button was toast as well as the joysticks. Barely anything registered and you could tell some of the buttons were actually broken most likely from abuse. So, I decided to make it a project and refurbish the whole thing with new parts. All new arcade buttons and joysticks. Replacing all of the buttons was a snap but the real problems came when replacing the joysticks. The X-Arcade people use these types of black rivets and they are a PAIN to remove. On each joystick I was able to remove three and the fourth one would just keep spinning. I had to carefully dremel out the fourth rivet on each one. Not fun at all. Then I had to find suitable replacement bolts for these with the mindset that I wanted it to be easily serviceable in the future. I found these excellent allen key style bolts that were the perfect size and length at Home Depot. And they were like $4 for two or something ridiculous. In any case, I wanted to use them and that is what you see. Now if a joystick needs to be serviced or replaced there will be no issue. Then, I packed it up in its tattered mailer box and took it 650 miles down south when I moved to NC. And guess what? It is still sitting in the box next to my desk because I still do not have room for it! So, that is the story. All buttons are brand new, both joysticks are brand new (although I reused the original X-Arcade grips for authenticity) and I used red buttons for the flippers because hey, why not. The controller has been fully tested and of course works like new because it pretty much is new. The mailer box and original box and foam are included but are in POOR shape. There is foam stuck to the controller from the inner box foam that will need to be cleaned off. All of the wires to connect this are in the silver bags, the original manual is here and the X-Arcade adapter to allow this beast to be used with the Dreamcast...which is actually quite rare. This is the original model that loops off of the PS2 port on a PC. If your PC has a PS2 keyboard port this will work for you. I really prefer this model over the USB versions as this can be used with nearly any computer, even very old ones. You can even connect the PC and the Dreamcast adapters to this at the same time if you use one of those cheap I/O serial switchers. That is how I used it for the brief time that I did. All said, I put a boatload of work into this and have lugged it across many state lines. It's time to pass it along to someone who cares. Take it all for $200 $170 $150 shipped. I know I will get killed on the shipping as this sucker is HEAVY, but whatever. If you want it, PM.
  8. Some odds and ends for sale as I try to clean up my mess of a room 1. Fastload Reloaded cartridge - Brand new. It is basically a low profile Epyx Fastload cartridge with an integrated reset button - $20 shipped 2. Three 7800 carts - $30 shipped 3. Reset-Schalter (OBEN) - Plugs into the user port on a C64 or a VIC-20 and adds a reset button. Tested and works fine. $10 shipped 4. Retro Gaming Cables RGBS BNC cable - $40 shipped 5. Neo Geo joystick extension cable, new - $20 shipped 6. Super Famicom Super Mario Kart, good label, not yellowed - $30 shipped 7. RetroScaler2X - If you know what the RetroTink 2x is, this is the clone. Works the same. It is new but I did test it to confirm it works (and spoiler, it works GREAT) - $50 shipped 8. Five VIC-20 carts - $35 shipped 9. Sega card catcher and Dragon Wang card game for SG-1000/SG-1000 II/Mark III - Tested the catcher and the game in my SG-1000 II and it works perfectly - $50 shipped 10. Citizen brand Amiga floppy drive - Works fine, came from a third party external Amiga disk drive I gutted for a Gotek installation - $30 shipped 11. Atari 2600 Mr. Run and Jump (sealed new) - $35 shipped
  9. And then I try it and get a "failed return code 20"...lol. I have no idea why it will not launch for me but submitted an issue. I guess the ducks are safe for this weekend at least.
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