POLL Private - How many bought a snes mini to resell.

[POLL Private - How many bought a snes mini to resell.]

I didn't see a "Never bought any, never planned to sell any, will keep genuine SNES system + flash card instead for playing"

[The Official "Thrift finds" Thread]

 

One local used DVD and game store had these. I have never found before any of 8-bit Action Replay and I found a CIB for Game Gear (manual in 3 languages, ad, and unused registration card) for 9.99 plus 5 "Atari" games for 99 cents each. Sorcerer and Pitfall II are the only real 2600 games not overly common. They had some Colecovision games in the mix all labeled as Atari as well but took Front Line (only labeled one not Zaxxon, Venture, Donkey Kong or other common Coleco game) and 2 unlabeled games. Knowing my luck, I wasted $2 on 2 unlabeled Zaxxons.

[[USA] PSX PS2 XBox360 and Wii games]

RIP PM box... All PMs answered. First page updated with holds pending responses.

[[USA] PSX PS2 XBox360 and Wii games]

 

I can take individual picture if needed. Shipping is from Michigan, 48435 No PP fee. Champions and Lunar pictured are not for sale, just didn't want to retake picture!

 

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FIFA Soccer 97 (disc only) $3

Final Fantasy Origin (disc only) $3

Crash Bandicoot 2 (disc only) $3 (SOLD)

Gran Turismo 2 (disc only) $3

Twisted Metal (disc only) $3 (HOLD)

Diablo (disc and case) $30

Playstation Magazine #21 (disc only) $3

Parasite Eve (complete) $10 (SOLD)

Final Fantasy VII (complete) $15 (SOLD)

Ehrgiez (complete) $15 (SOLD)

Tomb Raider (disc and case) $3

Xenosaga (disc only) $3

NFL Gameday 98 (complete) $3

NFL Gameday 99 (complete) $3

N2O (complete) $3 (HOLD)

Wild Arms (complete) $15 (SOLD)

Kings Field (complete longbox) $15 (SOLD)

Kings Field II (complete) $15 (SOLD)

All the games below are complete (I think ask to verify if it should have something) unless stated All games below $3 each

PS2

NBA Ballers

NBA 2k5

Shinobi (SOLD)

Xenosaga II (SOLD)

Rock Band (no manual)

Rock Band Track Pack v1

Dragon Quest VIII (missing FF12 demo disc) (SOLD)

Final Fantasy XII (sealed red GH) (SOLD)

Evergrace

Wii

Rayman Raving Rabbids

NFL Training Camp

Popstar Guitar

Hollywood Squares (HOLD)

I cannot test these games! I don't have working XBox or 360 system

XBox Project Gotham Racing 2 and Arcade 2 games (not for resale case label)

XBox 360

Hunted the Demon's Forge

Eternal Sonata (SOLD)

Shadowrun

Scene It?

Sega Superstar Tennis

The Beatles Rockband

LEGO Rockband

AC/DC Live Rockband

Rockband

Rockband 2

Rockband 3

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure

Skylanders Giants

Green Day Rockband (SOLD)

[C-64 Mini Coming Soon...]

If not, this is just a cute doorstop or Christmas ornament to me. That's it! Offer a reduced cost, empty shell so we can hang it on our trees. It'll get more use out of the year that way.

 

If alternate games can be loaded via USB or SD, load the old Christmas demo and hang it from the tree. 8-bits Christmas graphic with nice tune.

[The Official "Thrift finds" Thread]

Today was a good day to get out.

 

 

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Lunar Silver Star Story (complete)

FIFA Soccer 97 (disc only)

Final Fantasy Origin (disc only)

Crash Bandicoot 2 (disc only)

Grand Turismo 2 (disc only)

Twisted Metal (disc only)

Diablo (disc and case)

Playstation Magazine #21

Parasite Eve (complete)

Final Fantasy VII (complete)

Ehrgiez (complete)

Tomb Raider (disc and case)

Xenosaga (disc only)

NFL Gameday 98 (complete)

NFL Gameday 99 (complete)

N2O (complete)

Wild Arms (complete)

Kings Field (complete longbox)

Kings Field II (complete)

All the games below are complete unless stated

PS2

Slim console (nothing else)

NBA Ballers

NBA 2k5

Shinobi

Xenosaga II

Rock Band (no manual)

Rock Band Track Pack v1

Champions of Norrath (has 8MB memory card)

Champions Return to Arms (has 8MB memory card)

Dragon Quest VIII (missing FF12 demo disc)

Final Fantasy XII (sealed red GH)

Evergrace

Wii

Rayman Raving Rabbids

NFL Training Camp

Popstar Guitar

Hollywood Squares

XBox Project Gotham Racing 2 and Arcade 2 games (not for resale case label)

XBox 360

Hunted the Demon's Forge

Eternal SOnata

Shadowrun

Scene It?

Sega Superstar Tennis

The Beatles Rockband

LEGO Rockband

AC/DC Live Rockband

Rockband

Rockband 2

Rockband 3

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure

Skylanders Giants

Green Day Rockband

The price? One goose egg. :D :D let the hating commence! Will probably sell off all of XBox 360 as I don't have one and I am not interested atm. As for the rest I'd need to see what I have and which one I'd like before I dump leftover on the marketplace.

[Self centering hack]

I had looked into making replacement self centering replacement. There are many analog joystick on various markets like replacement PS and XBox controller and Avr/Arduino but they all used 10k pots and I have not been able to find a 500k pot in the correct size and shape to swap those on analog sticks.

 

It's on the back burner as I got a few other projects to work on including finishing up and testing extra Masterplay clones to sell.

[Game Gear controller ports mod]

Player 1 port is probably directly wired to the controller pads. Genesis controller can work as well.

 

Player 2 goes through the link port. One can wire inside rather than to cut up a link cable to make into controller adapter.

[Grig's Gunstar Garage - 11/03/19 - Lot of 8 sealed PS1 games - $55 shipped]

Damn fast I was about to PM him.

[Is this the tall boot version of 5200 controller?]

Took it apart, the pot wasn't connected to the plate. Now it works. BTW the flex circuit is rev 9 and seems to be working OK.

[Is this the tall boot version of 5200 controller?]

Found this for 99 cents at Salvation Army. The top row button does respond but the controller seems stuck going left so either a bad pot, loose wire, or broken plastic part.

 

[5200 Flip Cover Replacement]

Or one mold and use sandblasting equipment to add texture afterward.

[right joystick port always firing - light sixer]

I like Mouser and here's a quick link: http://www.mouser.com/Passive-Components/Capacitors/Ceramic-Capacitors/Ceramic-Disc-Capacitors/_/N-5g90?P=1z0x8hsZ1yvneqiZ1yvfzm2Z1z0z7l5&Keyword=220pf+capacitor&FS=True

 

Take your pick. They may not look the same but they generally behave the same and 2600 isn't so picky that it'd refuse to work if you didn't use exact match as original cap.

 

As for resistor, usually they won't fail in a 2600. But if you plan to do a lot of repair or electronic projects, grab resistor kit off eBay. I got something like 100 different common values.

[5200 Troubleshooting: blank, black screen]

I would rule out a few things first. Got a meter? Check power supply, should be more than 12v without load, and both VR for +5v output. If the power supply is low (like 6-8v without load), then 5200 won't work even if the power LED comes on. If either of the VR is bad, 5200 won't work either.

 

After that, check for hot chip (remove large RF shield), if any of them feels like it will burn your finger, that chip is likely failing.

 

With a bright flashlight, look inside the cart slot. Foreign debris can get in easily and prevent the cart from seating fully. 5200 uses interlock on pin 16 and 32 to enable 5200 to power on. If the cart was dirty, not inserted right, or absent only the red LED and the black screen will happen.

[Beware of this Eli's Ladder on Ebay]

I have 20 crisp new bills like this:

 

Where do I meet to buy that?

[Atari 7800 and Vanilla NES: Similar machines with opposite Strengths?]

Asking someone who knows how to program 7800, if you had a decent bankswitching scheme and battery save support, would a Zelda-type game be possible on 7800? It seemed like 7800 were limited to smaller games and shorter gameplay back in the day to save money on ROM chips, before 7800 was discontinued. NES was originally limited to max 32k ROM space but with off the shelf logic chips and later, MMC series bankswitching chip larger and complex games were possible.

[The Official "Thrift finds" Thread]

 

 

I'll give ya 2 bucks for it right now! Come'on! Double your money!

 

Hmmm... dunno. It's like $4.50 at the cheapest to send this to Wyoming.

 

I did take it apart just to see how the buttons were wired, damn convenient hackable label on the PCB plus the joystick is 4 direction capable. 2 buttons on top plus 2 buttons on front does leave some room to work with.

 

If I could replace the joystick with translucent blue, add a few UV LEDs, and swap one of the button with a spinner controller I could have a mini Tron cab.

 

[The Official "Thrift finds" Thread]

Didn't take long for it to pop up in Goodwill. 99 cents, it's the older B&W LCD version that looks like someone tried to cross Tiger handheld with a mini cab. Will probably gut it and use Rasp Pi with color LCD to play emulators.

[Which arcade joystick is very nice and comfortable to use...]

I have them both but they aren't good for my mod plan. I need a space to install a 3.2" LCD display for my plan. neither NES and SNES Advantage has any room for that LCD.

[Game Gear Issue]

It is not region problem, it could be the cap kit was screwed up or a solder broke during shipment.

[Lynx on a television]

Some TV has VGA in and can be used with McWill's mod. Some do not have one so you will need a VGA to composite converter.

[Atari 5200 Lot Opportunity]

So about OK deal compared to eBay but without the long shipping wait and risk it'd arrive smashed because the seller didn't pack the box at all.

[The Official "Thrift finds" Thread]

 

No instruction though. I knew this was uncommon pre-Nintendo variant when I found it yesterday but then forgot about it until this morning, looked it up, crapped my pants. Big box has all flaps but not in great shape. Game box has crushed sides but in better shape and label looks almost new. Haven't tested it yet.

 

Too bad Stadium Event isn't included or I would have crapped every single underwear at once.

[Parts Question for switchbox]

What's wrong with tapatalk?

 

I looked around, I can only find screw on connector, not pressure fit like that 5200 RF box. Funny though it is easy to find RF cable that has pressure connector. Why not take one of those cable, a decent one not a cheap one, cut the cable, and solder the cut end inside 5200 switch box? You would have nice molded F-connector that won't fall out because you didn't crimp it hard enough.

[Something's fishy about these WiiU auctions]

I've seen ebay listing for like new 5200 system very cheap, Google image search showed it was stolen picture from a very old auction (not eBay). I've seen listing for laptops that were about 20% of typical price, reverse image search also showed it was stolen, and many more.

 

All of those are shipping from China. 9 out of 10 times the listing were deleted within 24 hours of my finding them so eBay are probably watching and are killing suspicious auctions.

 

If it ships from China and is too good to be true or is using stolen image, it's a scam. I suspect the scam works by wasting buyer's time until they can't get refund from any sources. They use fake tracking stuff, and if the buyer complains, the seller offers to replace "lost" item. If the buyer opens dispute, the seller offers to replace "lost" item and hope buyer forgets to escalate within the 1 month time limit.

 

And then there's lazy sellers who doesn't bother to take picture but find picture of the exact same thing, right down to the same games and steals those.

 

added: if it's legit auction with stolen picture, the seller can be on the hook for: scratches or defects that is visible on item but not shown on picture, color (picture shows black wiimote, buyer gets white one), or missing item (picture shows WiiU pad stand but not mentioned in description)