bfutrel Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 That is a Voodoo2 3D card with what looks like 12MB of video memory. It requires a cable to connect VGA output from the video card to the back of this card. The cable for the monitor then connects to the other VGA connector on the card. The card itself is not capable of 2d graphics and requires a standard video card for that. If you had a second card with the SLI (I think that's what it was called) connector, you could join them together to split the 3D workload. It's quite nice for older games that don't support Direct3D or OpenGL. It's been a while, but I thought the Voodoo2 was an OpenGL card, that's why the Quake guys were into them? I believe it does a subset of OpenGL. Sorry about the mix-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) Still crazy to see such a powerful card stuck inside a dell dimension. This guy had a crazy setup going on in there. Two 3.2GB hard drives, 64mb SDRAM, Soundblaster FX hooked up to a CD-RW, a tape drive and even some sort of PCI ram expansion. Edited October 17, 2011 by STICH666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregadetH Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 While I'm dealing with this guy, my wife calls me and says there is a dealer with a bunch of stuff including a TG16 set. So as soon as I'm done I run over there and pick up this set for $15! TG16 Turbo Tap Turbo Stick joystick Splatterhouse (loose) At another dealer I got a loose copy of Yoshi's Cookie SNES for my wife for $3 (yawn) All in all, a pretty good day! (And a fitting end to what has been a pretty lackluster season, the previously mentioned sealed Atari not withstanding.) I'll give you my only son for that TG-16 set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobotech Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 My latest thrift store find was a pink lamp. Yup, a pink lamp for the wife. Go me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skosh Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Picked up this entertainment cabinet with drawers from Goodwill. It came with a 27 inch tv mounted on a slide out drawer. Inside there was a controller which I did not think much about while in the store and didn't even take a good look at it. I was more interested in the piece so I could setup some classic systems. Here is a pic of the inside with a different TV. (needs cleaning and organizing) It turns out the the TV that came with it was part of a Lodgenet N64 system and here is the controller. It is a very nice unit and wished that I had the space as I would have picked up another as they had quite a few. It turns out that they came from a retirement home of all places and I guess the seniors were playing N64. Not bad for the $100 I think. Also picked up a 20" Sony WEGA CRT for $5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) It is a very nice unit and wished that I had the space as I would have picked up another as they had quite a few. It turns out that they came from a retirement home of all places and I guess the seniors were playing N64. Not bad for the $100 I think. Weird, I would have guessed they came from a hotel. Cool set up and those Trinitrons are without equal. Edited October 18, 2011 by SRGilbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skosh Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Weird, I would have guessed they came from a hotel. Cool set up and those Trinitrons are without equal. Thanks and have to agree about the Sony CRTs. The 27" Trinitron in the picture was our old TV. It was only after getting back into the older gaming systems that I have purchased various flat screen WEGAs(20/24/27/32). The prices ranged from $5 to $20 so it was hard for me to pass on them. Yeah I was surprised when told that they came from a retirement home as well since the Lodgenet system is usually from a hotel. Perhaps at one time they were as the TV was screwed into the sliding base. I doubt that someone in the home was going to be running off with the TV. The cable line going into the TV also has a special piece to prevent easy removal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss 2600 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Awesome score, SRGilbert! I can understand not wanting sealed games. To keep their "sealed" value, not only can you not play them, but you can't check out the manual and maybe other promotional goodies inside. I actually prefer loose or loose with manual games because I don't want to have to store the boxes. A Harmony cartridge will at least satisfy the desire to play the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 got a ti*99/4a today. box is beat up but its never been opened from the wrap, super mint condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangest Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Goodwill finds today: $2.99 $5.99 (missing the manual though...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Picked up three 2600 games yesterday for a $5 total: Space War Slot Racers Moonsweeper These are "re-aquires" after my purge back in January. Moonsweeper is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRollMcDonalds Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Went to a electronic resale shop that recently received some Atari 2600 and 7800 games, some for $1-5 2600 Submarine Commander Gopher Private Eye Raft Rider Up n Down for a $1. 7800 Ace of Aces Jinks Crossbow Xevious Dig Dug Dark Chambers Joust Desert Falcon Ballblazer DK jr Asteroids Impossible misson Robotron 2084 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Went to a electronic resale shop that recently received some Atari 2600 and 7800 games, some for $1-5 2600 Submarine Commander Gopher Private Eye Raft Rider Up n Down for a $1. 7800 Ace of Aces Jinks Crossbow Xevious Dig Dug Dark Chambers Joust Desert Falcon Ballblazer DK jr Asteroids Impossible misson Robotron 2084 Nice! Especially Up N Down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregadetH Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Today I found Sonic 3 CIB, a beat up first party Genesis 3 button turbo controller and the receiverfor a pair of Akklaim wireless SNES controllers. My local Goodwill NEVER sells receivers and controllers as a set. Why they sell stuff like this piecemeal is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRollMcDonalds Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Went to a electronic resale shop that recently received some Atari 2600 and 7800 games, some for $1-5 2600 Submarine Commander Gopher Private Eye Raft Rider Up n Down for a $1. 7800 Ace of Aces Jinks Crossbow Xevious Dig Dug Dark Chambers Joust Desert Falcon Ballblazer DK jr Asteroids Impossible misson Robotron 2084 Nice! Especially Up N Down! Thanks I also got Fast Food and Star Trek for 2600 as well. But my greatest finds are: 2600 Artillery Strike/Chuck Norris superkicks for $5 Sear telecade 4 switch with various games like Tapper, Pitfall II, and Comic Commuter for $20 Sega Genesis and Sega CD CIB Snatcher for $3 but it is scratched up CIB M.U.S.H.A for $3 from a Play and Trade! CIB Shining Force and Warsong for $5 NES Power glove with sensor bar: $15 Little Samson that I still have from a kid. SNES Sunset riders, Battletoad and Double Dragon, and Contra 3 for $3 each at Goodwill recently SF Alpha II and Final Fight II for $5 each N64 Ogre Battle 64, Starcraft 64 and Harvest Moon $5 each Intellivision: Box of 2 working Intelivision 2s and nonworking Intellivison for parts with Joystick attachments for $3 Truckin for $1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderveen88 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I had a surprising but not too exciting find at a Sally Ann today. I had looked around the store a couple of times and didn't see anything beyond a couple of PlayStations. On my way out I happened to glance at a CD rack and noticed one case with a green and black sticker on the spine. It was Super Volleyball for the TurboGrafx 16, with both its case and manual. I'm not sure I've ever seen a TG game in the wild before, and even though it wasn't anything special, I had to grab it (and then did a quick scan of the rest of the CDs to make sure I wasn't leaving behind any other TG games). When I brought it to the cashier she opened it, assuming there'd be a CD inside. She looked at it and asked me, "What is this?" After a quick explanation she gave it to me for $1.99. Like I said, not too exciting, but a bit of a nice surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Got some decent finds today. Everything pictured was $20 total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnapCraft Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Xbox 360 Wheel: "smoking" version (but it seems fine). Not as cool as I hoped, but not a bad experience at $20. Pinball Plug-n-Play with built-in "ball release lever", $5 Blip "The Digital Game" $2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnapCraft Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Nice score today. 3 Xbox 360 wireless (white) controllers $1. That's $1 total! The funny thing is I am pretty sure I could have haggled to 50 cents... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Locomotive Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Got some decent finds today. Everything pictured was $20 total. Any interest in selling those TG16 games for $20? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangest Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 PS1 Railroad Tycoon II, sealed PS2 Pop Cap Hits Vol. 1 and the Dreamcast promotion disc were $5 total at a pawn shop. Metal Gear Solid for PC was $1.99 at a thrift. SNES Demon's Crest was $3.99 at a Goodwill. Nuon Merlin Racing was $1.99 at Amoeba Records in Hollywood, of all places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Got some decent finds today. Everything pictured was $20 total. Any interest in selling those TG16 games for $20? Sorry, they're for the collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Locomotive Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Got some decent finds today. Everything pictured was $20 total. Any interest in selling those TG16 games for $20? Sorry, they're for the collection Haha I figured as much. Both are games that I really want so I figured it doesn't hurt to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desfeek Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Alright, back home from a couple hour retro excursion. Let me start off by saying these are probably my strangest 1-day purchases of my collecting. These items took me quite awhile to decide to purchase (I need a smartphone), to the point that I was calling friends to see if they were at their computer to check prices for me. None were. So, being the addict that I am ("but if I put them back, they might be gone tomorrow!"), I had to go for them. The stares as I made my way up to the counter were...almost unbearable. I even went as far as to explain to the cashier that I was Christmas shopping for my little sister (I don't have a sister!). However, returning home, I have been really surprised at the value of some of my pickups...Which were: -NIB 1998 Furby White/Black Spots, Grey Eyes (slightly crushed box) - $3.99 -NIB 1995 Bandai Sailor Moon Adventure Dolls 6" Figures (4 of the 5) - $2 a piece ($8 total) -Colecovision Subroc loose cart - $2 -Colecovision Slither loose cart - $1.50 -Colecovision Popeye loose cart - $1.50 -Colecovision Smurf loose cart - $1.50 -Nintendo Game Secrets vol. 2 - $1.50 -VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine Dec. 1993 issue - $1.50 -Advanced Computer Entertainment issue 17, Feb. 1989 - $1.50 -Diehard Game Fan vol. 2 issue 5 April 1994 - $1.50 So, for $24.50 total, I feel like I got a pretty good haul. The NIB Furby is almost worth the entire asking price, and the Sailor Moon dolls seem relatively hard to find. I love thrifting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) Not a thrift find but a purchase from a CGCC.ca member. Its a coco game that I didn't know existed in cart form until recently. Its kind of like Core Wars. Edited October 26, 2011 by AtariLeaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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