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Hex.
[ And it went whereever I did go... ]
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You know, I should just clean them in the tub. I've been doing those cases individually for a while and just can't muster the will to get them all done. What a good plan -- it's so obvious why did it not occur to me before?
Hex.
[ Who _does_ give decks a good bath (sans electronics of course) ]
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And you got books and they look dang near beautious. An excellent find IMO.
Hex.
[ The contacts shall shine like the just polished head of Mr. Poppadopolis... ]
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I agree that Sony will not let thier PSP become another N-Gague. I saw a couple of semi interesting titles on that inital release list, but nothing that said I must buy one now. I'm more inclined to get the DS just to have another Mr. Driller. (which looks a lot like Mister Driller Ace for the GBA) Even then that's $180+ gone right there.
People will buy the PSP in droves. Sony has pretty much pre-programmed them through the hype. My argument is that I don't think Sony can build durable hardware if thier lives depended on it. Nor have they accounted for the abuse that a 10yr old kid will inflict on their hardware and media.
Perhaps they are banking on that abuse.
Hex.
[ There, I've said my hate sony peice I'll stop now... ]
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Honestly, I'd like a small quantity (like 10 at most), maybe you should dutch these.
Just a thought...
Hex.
[ Just got done watching Red V/s Blue season 1.... Ha! Ha! I say... ]
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I might be able to help you.
I'm sure I have a complete NES toaster oven deck floating around with the 72pin replacement connector already inside. Included is pretty much the standard load out (2 ctrlers(orig), gun(orig), power brick(3rd party-new)) The exception is the video cables. I have a pair of very generic 5' RCA cables that you can use for composite video/mono audio. Also at your option I'll throw in a two commons from my stacks.
Everything has been cleaned and tested to the best of my ability inside and outside and I expect that it will serve you well. Its asking price is $35.
I'm a bit on the high side in comparison to a thrift, but still at least $10 cheaper than the big chains for a deck. Not to mention the lack of dirt means that you don't have to clean it yourself.
Hex.
[ Hasn't cleaned a cart all morning and is getting all AnTSy....
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Many excellent points. I'll simply toss in my own behavior patterns and make of it what you will.
The Star Wars analogy is adquate, but I feel that it strikes better with the Transformers series of toys. (A line I love ever so and when I have actual money collect pretty rabidly.) The problem occurs when you get that toy and it is in one mode out of two or more possible modes. What do you do? Keep it in the box where its 'resale value' will be much more than a loose figure? Or do you open it and actually transform the toy, getting to know the mechanical intracasies(sp!) of the peice and enjoying the stimulation it brings to you and your imagination?
The similarity is this: you can leave the Transformer or the game in the sealed box and say you have the item, but until you have opened the box, you have not experinced the item. I like having boxed Transformers (I have many), but to not have a loose one is not doing the toy justice. IMO, the same thing applies to cartridge gaming. I will strive to have the nicest cartridge in the best box I can find -- typically, once I have a box and a book that's decent it becomes very subjective as to me upgrading my collection and that game will either be purchaced because it's good trade bait, is obviously better than my own copy, or I forgot I owned a copy (done this too many times to count.
) However, I dont actively seek out sealed cart games, in the majority of cases. In most cases I'd want to open it and you could hear people having heart attacks across the country. Unless it's ET maybe. Wow, I can't beleive I wrote that -- seems all fluffy bunnies cosmic awareness or something eh?
Hex.
[ Donut? What kind of a name is Donut? ]
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I have a simple solution for your repro-label problem:
Print it in a way that is obviously not from the original.
For example:
I have a couple of N-64 games where the front sticker is gone. Way gone. My solution was to find a good picture of the sticker, size it up to about the size of where the sticker goes and print it on my black and white laser printer. This way there is no question about it being an original item, but merely a resonable reproduction to give the user the ability to (mostly) enjoy the cover art. Of course through complete deception you could always say otherwise.
I've considered doing this for some of my front labels that are MIA. It's better than nothing and clear it's not an original part.
Also, it's been hinted at here, but have you cleaned your cartridge contacts thoroughly? Q-tips and alchohol are the best route there.
Hex.
[ Remember, when someone asks 'Is it plugged in?' it means somebody didn't do that. ]
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What interested me more was the one that took any video input and would convert the output to a VGA monitor. That level of flexability seems logical as opposed to a special box for each system. In fact you could probably use the A/V selector that is geared towards composite video.
On a semi-related note, Nintendo sells a component video cable set, but are apparantly on backorder until March?
Hex.
[ It is all ever so truly ambitious... ]
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I've said it before, so I'll keep it short... I'm not motivated to buy and properly outfit another platform at this point. I have _SO_ much to look at for the current / previous gen platforms that I can't justify it. Maybe later, but I plan to put my money towards all that 'obsolete' stuff that I didn't want to shell out big bucks for. And a couple of spare decks wouldn't be a bad idea either.
Hex.
[ ... Whatever I do it's never enough... ]
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I am interested in your findings on this. Especially because I have extra 17" monitors taking up space. The Dreamcast VGA box does look nice there is the downside of it being at a 60Hz refresh rate. On an LCD I doubt that it would be as huge a deal, but on a proper CRT, you prolly would feel fatigue a bit faster.
Those breakout boxes look pretty cool I must say. Then you have to figure out how to break the video output of the console out properly. That may be the hardest part.
I have never seen RGB video cables for any of the current gen consoles. I'm sure they exist somewhere, but it does not appear to be really common.Hex.
[ No matter how I push it around... ]
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Thanks for the heads up, I bought three of those units while they are still available (2 without the woodgrain sticker). You might consider picking up one of those for spare parts.
As for the ones without stickers, I'm thinking a 'gameskin' like solution for at least one of them.
Lastly, can you post schematics for your various adapters? Mini projects are cool!
Hex.
[ Needs to make more genesis carts on a stick...
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If the deck is in good working order $35 is very reasonable. Just remember to clean your contacts before doing any marathon playing.
While it's generally agreed that the chain stores are a rip-off, I have seen them selling basic decks starting at $40 without any games at all (not even mario/duckhunt)
Lastly, invest in a new connector. If the one in it is okay now, you'll want it for when it craps out later.
Hex.
[ Wonders what punishment would be appropriate for the designer of that stupid connector. ]
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The time when emulation is its handiest for me are one of these conditions:
Space Constraints or its so horribly rare that I have no reasonable hope of finding it. In those cases with older games I don't feel so bad.
The glaring example for me is the NES. I have about 50 carts to my name. Some are uncommon or refused to emulate well. The rest I really don't care if I own the originals or not. I really don't play NES games very often, I'm not really sure why.
Of course, the other niceity is try before you buy. I did that with Biker Mice from Mars for the SNES. It gave me a reasonable idea of what the game would be like when I finally came across a copy.
Emulation has it's definate uses, but can be abused just as easily.
Hex.
[ Impact is imminent... ]
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Thanks from me too on the good spot. I picked up a copy of Advance Wars 2 as well. I did poke around to see if there was anything else worth my time. I considered Bomberman, and may go back for that one, everything else was just the same overpriced crap really.
As for 'demon customers' I'm prolly more 'medium evil.
I want to be left alone as I look for stuff. I will only run them around if I see something worth a price check, and strangely it always seems to check at ~$50 
That's not intentional.The last thing I bought at a Worst Buy was Final Fantasy Chronicles. ($20) I then found it later that week for a fraction of the price. Since I didn't open it and had my receipt, back it went. end of story. I'm sure we'll see restocking fees more often and other BS tactics.
Look, It goes over there. Give me my cash back and _I'll_ put it back for you.
I hate #$%^ing consumer electronics stores...
Hex.
[ Must... kill... CLerK... On.... Principal.... ]
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The new Starfox Assault and Xenosaga 2 games look pretty cool. However, neither look $50 cool by any stretch of the imagination. As I've mentioned before I've got plenty to play while I wait for the price to drop.
Not to mention my want list of stuff that is available...
Hex.
[ Just not in that much of a hurry anymore... ]
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I've recently been picking up a few of the light gun games for the PSx and I have an untested Guncon 1. The question is though, where can I get a decent light gun that either supports all three of the PSx formats or a Konami gun? Lastly, does anyone have a decent picture/link to what the Guncon 2 is supposed to look like. I just waded through a bunch of Epay auctions and I know there were a bunch of 'compatable with GC2' accessories, but what does the real thing look like out of the box?
The other gun I have is a Nyko that does double duty with the Saturn and PSX. I can't get it to do anything useful on the Playstation though. It works well when I play Virtua-cop tho.
So far I have:
- Time Crisis
- Time Crisis : Project Titan
- Gunfighter with Jesse James
- Lethal Enforcers 1&2
- Crypt Killer
BTW, does anyone have some good leads on a complete Menacer unit including the goofy pack-in cart? It's odd that the 16 bit light guns are actually semi-uncommon. I'm not in a huge rush to buy -- I have some bills to pay first.
Hex.
[ Best to admit I don't know than to make it all up... ]
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My folks had a pong machine of some sort as their first unit, my first real taste of gaming was the RCA Studio 2. Yes, I still have it and a majority of the carts and boxes in the library. Yeah, nobody prolly cares.
Hex.
[ Hopes he can find all the power & video parts for that unit too... ]
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When I sold NES decks, it was important to me that I do a couple of things first:
-- Clean the deck inside and out (dust, crud, marker, whatever isn't part of the original hardware)
-- Remove the old 72 pin connector
-- Clean the contacts on the mainboard
-- Replace the connector
-- Burn in test: Run the system for at least an hour and ideally with a few different games. If everything works okay, youre done.
I've done about 15-20 sytems this way, and out of those only one was truly dead and another had a replacement connector crap out on me.
Hex.
[ Tries to do it right, because anyone can screw it up. ]
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The idea of independent game makers is novel, but it seems generally impractical in the modern console environment.
First of all, you have to buy the big (very expensive) development kit for that platform. Then you have to get CDs pressed in the proper format, AND you have to convince all the GTA-thuggies that it's worth looking at even though they have never heard of your game. Or generate enough media hype through hook or crook to make people care. You _could_ sell it cheap enough, but then recouping cost would be harder. It's not impossible, but it would be way harder to do than an independent movie I'd think.
Lastly, to comment on the article in the original post, the argument that originality will be lost (moreso) is quite believable. Really, the marketing droids come up with these demographics and then tailor a title to them. I like seeing something different out of left field, even if it's not _great_ the fact that it's some idea that I've not seen before adds to the cool factor. Katamari Damancy is definately up there on the weird factor and stateside, one of the more original concepts to come through in a while. Does this mean I want a bunch of sequels and clones of the series -- uh.. no. The thing is that if this was hit with heavy levels of 'market research' the title may not have ever made it to the US or could have been so horribly sanitized or thugified that it would have looked like something totally different than the very Japanese culture centric title that was presented.
The fact that bigger money keeps crawling into the industry is beacuse they smell a bigger return on investment. In a way it's the one way humans are like sharks, if we smell money, the greed kicks in and any civility tends to go away. The possible loser will be the consumer who will have their options of what is available limited by this 'big money'.
Hex.
[ Not the expert on any of this... there I said it. ]
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I shouldn't type when I'm tired.
To get a 5V output on a 7805 voltage regulator, the general rule of thumb is to have at least 8V going into the regulator (a 3V difference). If you drop below 8V, the output will start to sag below 5V.
The heat plate is the big blob of circuit trace that is directly underneath the 7805 regulator. That was Atari's solution for a heat sink. A proper heat sink will keep the voltage regulator cooler when its running. This isn't needed, but I think it's wise especially if your'e not a 'purist' on the originality of your hardware.
Linky from the hardware forum...
http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=42451
Does that help?
Hex.
[ just keeps making it worse... ]
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I have to admit that would be a fun kit to put together. I didn't see it up on your site though. Also, if you built an adapter for the 6502 -> 6507 why not incorporate it into the next board revision? Or does the 6502 add new compatability problems that I'm not aware of?
Hex.
[ A little bit of duct tape... ]
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I tend to be a bit of a binge gamer. My most recent binge was when I was working on Fallout: Brotherhood. Where I logged about 11 hrs in a sitting interuppted only by my girlfriend wanting attention and I wanted to finish the chapter.
Actually, I did finish the game that night. While enjoyable, I found that the replay value is somewhat broken in that the storyline seems to be about the same for every character. It is fun to at least unlock the other playable characters. I wonder if there are any more.Then I finally sat and logged about 2.5 on ff7 last night while 'testing' a copy of the game. I would have played more, but I was getting hungry.
mmmm.... gil for chili?
Hex.
[ Robotic cottages that attack? weird. ]
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After reading all of this, I feel like a real kook. I'm not motivated to buy anything on launch day. I'm still happily sucking up stuff for the systems I _Have_. Among them there are many games I haven't even begun to dig into yet. So other than the eye candy and the next generation of 'thugged up' titles. The question becomes: Why should I care? Another GTA with a map 5 times larger than the last one? Another Final Fantasy that just keeps going? Another retro-pack of the stuff I already have in many cases? I'm just not feeling that 'killer app' as of late.
I do like backwards compatability when I can get it. I keep an original PS1 handy to keep the milage low on my ps2 though. On the other hand, I don't have a 2600 handy for my atari carts, I use my 7800 for most of that stuff.
You also would be surprised to find how many people dont know that the GBA is capable of running the GB library. It's kind of sad really -- especially when they don't beleive me when I plug Pokemon yellow into my regular GBA and then insist that it probably won't work with their GBA-SP.
Hex.
[ I won't pay a lot for that muffler! ]
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Here are some of my extra game guides for sale. I also have a few others, but Chickybaby hasn't sold her's yet. Professional courtesy and all
They are sorted in alphabetical order by game and the platform that it supports is also listed. I suspect that the Grandia 2 book would also work on the Dreamcast version of the same game, but it is not explicitly stated.
Condition: The books are generally in decent shape, and are good for reading through etc. If you are particularly concerned about condition, let me know and I'll describe in detail/ scan if I have to the book in question.
Shipping: USPS media mail or whatever cost's less. You will pay actual shipping costs. If you live near Cincinnati / nothern KY, we can work out a face-to-face exchange.
Payment: Money orders or Paypal Direct cash transfers. I don't accept credit cards through PayPal.
Blade 2 -- (Xbox, PS2) ; $3.00
Blinx: The Time Sweeper -- (Xbox) ; $3.00
Donkey Kong 64 [official guide] -- (N64) ; $3.00
Final Fantasy 8 [official guide] -- (PSx) ; $4.00
Final Fantasy 10 pt.1 [official guide] -- (PS2) ; $4.00
Getaway, The -- (PS2) ; $3.00
Grandia 2 -- (PS2) ; $4.00
Kelly Slater: Pro Surfer -- (XBox, PS2, GC) ; $2.00
Matt Hoffmans' Pro BMX 2 -- (XBox, PS2, GC) ; $2.00
Pokemon: Trading Card Game -- (GB Color) ; $3.00
Yoshi's Island: Mario Advance 3 -- (GB Adv) ; $3.00
Nintendo Power issue #157 (Lost Kindoms cover) ; $1.50
Hex.
[ My reality bends poorly... I must have provoked my macrocosm... ]