HoshiChiri

A regular CRT that isn't designed to look like a piece of furniture and sit on the floor.

Yes- I tried every combination of the tv on 3/4 and the Inty switch on 3/4 to see which setup gave me the best results. I'll do it again once I get that other adapter.

Had to put the Inty aside for a bit to deal with various other projects, but I had time today to pull it out and fiddle with the channel settings. These are my results: Connected to the VCR, channel 3- washed out color, stable picture. Connected to the VCR, channel 4- monochrome, stable picture, slight bleeding. Connected to the A/B switch, channel 3- full color, glitched picture. Connected to the A/B switch, channel 4- slightly muted color, stable picture- but static when bullets/balls/etc move. Nothing that makes it unplayable, too subtle to get video of. Any mix of non-matching channels- no picture. There is a definite correlation between color saturation and picture stability. Still haven't tried the alternate adapter... I have to remember which Radio Shack (if any) is the one that didn't close. (Or possibly make the long trip to Fry's, but I'm not up there often enough to immediately know if they'd have it.) I also haven't checked on that rattle yet- I discovered I don't own a skinny enough screwdriver to actually get the screws out! That one's easier to fix, so I'll probably be checking that soon. Provided I don't re-convince myself it's a dead something.

Ask around here before ordering the adapters online- I imagine someone's got some they can spare for less than the webshop rate. Nice of your buddy to give you a deal!

They go for $50 at my local shop... but that's with hookups, joystick, paddle controller, and tested in store to make sure you're happy with how everything's working. Cross that with a local thrift store that had a bare one for the same price.

Very true- but it's at least enough to verify if the units are working, if you don't want to run out and buy cables until you're sure.

I do regret tossing my gaming mags as well- not so much because I want them back, but because I wish I could've found someone who wanted them instead of recycling them. I had several years of NextGen, Tips n' Tricks, and a nearly complete run of PSM with all those wonderful hand-drawn covers from the early years. I did keep Game Players- it's got a lot more sentimental value for me. I may have kept the short-lived Dreamcast Magazine too, but I'm really not sure. The only thing I've gotten rid of that I think I'd want back is my old original Game Boy, which I gave to a friend when I got the Game Boy Color. I can't really justify buying one at the going rate- I know I'd never play it specifically, I just want it for nostalgia value. Maybe someday I'll get lucky and find one dirt cheap. What's funny is, I was clearly developing my collector-ness when I got the color, because I still have the box for it!

Intellivision uses a standard F-plug connection. I've tested mine with an NES cable before, just make sure there's nothing else plugged into it so you don't have to worry about the competing signal being stronger. RadioShack/monoprice/any similar source of tech will get you the right cable/adapter set for sale You'll want some form of f-plug to coaxial and the appropriate cable for the version you get. A couple of your games I think require an Intellivoice to run... maybe sell those separately so no one gets mad about non working games. I can't help you on price, other than sell it here!

For those who don't see a problem- it's an issue of provenance and false representation. I only have the barest familiarity with Portuguese, but that article does seem to be about TomBrazil as a collector specifically. Couple that with the auto-watermark, and it makes a listing that suggests that the person in the article is happiestsellerever, posting a scan of a professional publication on his collection to prove the games have been verified real by an educated source. None of which is true, of course. If that was stated in the listing (here's an article about another collector talking about how rare this is!), or if the article was about the game(s) alone and not a person who collected them, it would be largely a non-issue. Glad you've got them pulling listings for you!

Having finally wrapped up my surprise reset of my setup, I opted to take a few pictures while everything still looks organized. I'm a bit proud of how much I've got squeezed in here- my main shelf space is only about 3 feet across. Some close-up shots. Everything you see in these shots is hooked up and plugged in. The black and gold bit just above the Wii U is an F-plug adapter on an a/b switch- it provides easy hookup access for the older trio that isn't hooked up all the time. And here's the older trio on the nearby bookshelf- the boxes are games. I use a lot of boxes and baskets for carts- it's a good balance between accessibility and space. And the systems down to see what they are. The gold tray the channel f is in makes it easier to move around with its attached cables. Handhelds are in a little Asian cabinet thing... it's the most disorganized bit of the setup- I really want to figure out how to get some dividers/shelves in there. Everything's in a pouch of some kind for scratch protection. I don't keep the 3DS in here, it's on its charger base on a shelf by nightstand. And here's everything out- the 3 advances just kind of happened. One was a gift, one I found, one I got at a yard sale for a dollar to get the copy of Summon Night 2 in it. Also put in my recently acquired PSOne with screen. No time for game pictures at the moment- I'll get those another day!

Do you care about first or third party on the controllers? I've got more for Genesis than I really need, and since I never use the third party one (ones?) I'd happily sell.

Well that's part of why it's hell, isn't it?

I'd sit there holding/sitting on the box until my friend hours away arrived. Or, alternatively, get another customer to help me out. If my thrift store employed friends are any indication, people camping out all day for deals are commonplace.

I thought that was Gaming Russia?

You have a point- live bugs would result in a post saying 'free bug-filled Intellivision, just remove from trash before I set it on fire'. Is a broken heat sink something I should be concerned about? The system doesn't get any especially long play (maybe an hour a session, tops) and isn't plugged in when not in use- but I'd rather not burn it out if I can avoid it.