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zenintrude posted:Everyone with a halfway serious Oh hell that is awesome. How did I not know about this before! And no I am not an ebay pro. I honestly hate using cause I tend to get "hooked" onto an item and spend more than I should. Probably why my collection is so small. I mostly retro hunt with pocket change. And then once in a while I find some decent craigslist offerings or a good deal up in SA mart. I don't know, I think it just boils down to I like being able to touch/inspect items I buy personally before forking over what little cash I have.
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Before I go spending more money than I should, anyone in here have a AGS-101 SP they are willing to sell for a decent price?
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Apr 26, 2013 17:18
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Apr 26, 2013 18:34
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flyboi posted:
 It's beautiful...Please post pics once you get it hooked up!
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Has anyone ever seen any prototype Gamecube controllers in the wild? I picked up a set on ebay for around £10 years ago, I have just started sorting out my collection and found them. I am guessing they may just be standard from a dev kit, they all have RJ45 jacks on and have various configurations of buttons, some missing a Z button and what not. Curious how much they may be worth now. Here are some pictures anyway because they are p.interesting at least.     Comparison picture with the one that is closest to the finished product: 
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Apr 26, 2013 18:39
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flyboi posted:
Holy poo poo you weren't kidding, you really did it.  That is a gorgeous console. So, so jealous.
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Apr 26, 2013 18:41
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univbee posted:Just a heads-up in case anyone was waiting on those combined Sega Genesis AC Adapters for pairing with the 32x and SegaCD, they're in stock now: http://www.retrogamecave.com/sega-ac_adapter.html  
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Apr 26, 2013 18:42
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Long John Power posted:Has anyone ever seen any prototype Gamecube controllers in the wild? This is super neat. Did they come with a prototype or dev console?
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Apr 26, 2013 18:42
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Got my trade from ACID POLICE today, my weekend is set!
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flyboi posted:
So I have no idea what I'm looking at here, what is the stylus and little window for?
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Apr 26, 2013 18:47
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^^^^^^^^ Adding subtitles and whatever video effects to gameplay. flyboi posted:
Put up a video of that thing in action. I've actually never seen it do anything.
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Apr 26, 2013 18:48
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zenintrude posted:This is super neat. Did they come with a prototype or dev console? I wish! Unfortunately it was just a box full of controllers that I can only hold and never use.
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Apr 26, 2013 18:49
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:So I have no idea what I'm looking at here, what is the stylus and little window for? You're looking at a Famicom Titler, but as for the stylus/touchpad, I have no idea what they're used for. Possibly moving graphics/text around the screen.
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Apr 26, 2013 18:50
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Decided to get a Game Boy Micro. Does anyone have a spare EZ-Flash IV they wouldn't mind letting go of?
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8-bit Miniboss posted:^^^^^^^^ Still trying to figure out how to work the titler portion. The PPU is just like the ones people use to RGB mod regular nintendos, paperboy doesn't work + the other same-isms. Mario is orange instead of white w/ the fire flower etc As for the titler portion the system has a switch on it you flip to go from famicom mode to titler mode much like the twin famicom's switch for FDS mode. The stylus recognition is god-awful with romanji but I guess that's expected. I'll get some higher res pics of it and some video on my capture card later in the weekend once I get all settled back in. From what I can see there's 3 areas in the screen you can write short messages. You use the stylus to write out characters and it tries to figure it out and draw it in the windows. I was also kind of shocked, this titler still has the expansion port cover on it. Overall the system is in fantastic condition. flyboi fucked around with this message at 18:54 on Apr 26, 2013 |
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Apr 26, 2013 18:52
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Long John Power posted:I wish! Unfortunately it was just a box full of controllers that I can only hold and never use. Yes, they are from the Dolphin dev kit. There are lots out there and seem pretty common in the community. http://youtu.be/04uII-sb4cQ?t=9m56s
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Apr 26, 2013 19:12
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univbee posted:Just a heads-up in case anyone was waiting on those combined Sega Genesis AC Adapters for pairing with the 32x and SegaCD, they're in stock now: http://www.retrogamecave.com/sega-ac_adapter.html Are these seriously sold out already?
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What was the target market for the Titler? I can't really figure out if enough places back then needed to use video of Famicom games in addition to normal titling often enough to justify producing it. Not that that takes away from how sweet it is, mind you. In good nick, too! edit: I had only considered the possibilities of video and not stills, that makes sense. _____! fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Apr 26, 2013 |
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_____! posted:What was the target market for the Titler? I can't really figure out if enough places back then needed to use video of Famicom games in addition to normal titling often enough to justify producing it. I'm thinking gaming mags back in the day.
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Apr 26, 2013 19:27
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SeANMcBAY posted:Decided to get a Game Boy Micro. Does anyone have a spare EZ-Flash IV they wouldn't mind letting go of? Does anyone sell those new anymore? I have the old flashadvance cart for my GBASP that can only transfer games over a parallel port, bleh.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Does anyone sell those new anymore? I have the old flashadvance cart for my GBASP that can only transfer games over a parallel port, bleh. Production stopped on them a while ago and whatever stock there is now is dwindling.
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flyboi posted:
It took me a while to figure out what I was looking at, it looked a lot like a really weird IP phone that took Famicom-like cartridges for some reason.  Like if they did a modern day Captain N and the N Team reboot, a Famicom Titler is what they would use as office phones in that universe.
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Apr 26, 2013 19:34
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kynikos posted:Are these seriously sold out already? 
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univbee posted:It took me a while to figure out what I was looking at, it looked a lot like a really weird IP phone that took Famicom-like cartridges for some reason. I would god drat love an IP phone that took Famicom carts, it'd make the ungodly boring conference calls I get roped into much more fun.  I mean I use my phone right now, but still.
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univbee posted:Just a heads-up in case anyone was waiting on those combined Sega Genesis AC Adapters for pairing with the 32x and SegaCD, they're in stock now: http://www.retrogamecave.com/sega-ac_adapter.html Oh god... quote:INTRODUCING THE SEGA X² I got the stand alone CDX one a month or so ago... now I want this.
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:You aren't seeing it in the UN2 SNES because those SNES systems give off a way blurrier picture, so it's just hiding it. This post is from a while ago, but I thought I'd give a status update. Retro started selling her cables again, so I bought another SNES scart cable with proper shielding. No checkerboarding on the N64 this time around, so that's one problem solved. Unfortunately when I tested the SNESes out nothing had changed. The UN3 SNES still has checkerboarding, so I have to say there's something up with the console itself. Not really sure what to do at this stage. Here again for reference: UN2 Serial SNES  UN3 (1CHIP) Serial SNES 
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For those who have modded their original GBA screens with the AGS-101 screens... how the hell do you fit the system together? I have carved out the inside of the front panel to fit the screen, and trimmed the screen down to size, so it fits snugly. But whatever I do, the battery area of the back panel hits the screen, meaning I can't close it up at all.
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Apr 26, 2013 21:33
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HellFox posted:I ordered the M2-Trio just fine about 30 minutes ago. Are they out already? I was scared into action by the "done selling by Saturday, but first come first serve" so I impulse purchased. Unless I'm completely blind, all I see is this message: "The Trio is SOLD OUT" Edit: confirmed to be sold out via Facebook... too slow this time 
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Apr 26, 2013 21:40
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Has anyone replaced the casing on their GBA SP? Mine's all scuffed up and I'd like to swap it out. It's a 101 if that makes a difference. Where's a good place to buy from? And is the plastic in front of the screen separate from the screen itself?
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DeathBySpoon posted:Has anyone replaced the casing on their GBA SP? Mine's all scuffed up and I'd like to swap it out. It's a 101 if that makes a difference. Where's a good place to buy from? And is the plastic in front of the screen separate from the screen itself? Well I just took mine apart for the screen mod above. It's pretty easy. Guessing eBay would be your best bet for replacements - maybe a broken one would be best (shells on their own could be bad repros). The screen is what you see - nothing in front of it, unlike the original GBA, unfortunately, so if it's scratched, you're screwed.
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a box from hokkaido?! whatever could it be?! Great quality tape, I'm gonna have to find some of this. The package is already great.  Could it be... a SCART cable?  Sweet angled d-pad doesn't give it away yet?  hahah gently caress you guys i'm out  Me and my roommate are stuck of the stage of Genji and Heike Clans where all the frogs jump at you 
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honeymustard posted:Well I just took mine apart for the screen mod above. It's pretty easy. Guessing eBay would be your best bet for replacements - maybe a broken one would be best (shells on their own could be bad repros). The screen is what you see - nothing in front of it, unlike the original GBA, unfortunately, so if it's scratched, you're screwed. Dang, there's one tiny nick in an otherwise perfect screen. Any other options for getting that out?
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HellFox posted:Thank you so much for the heads up on this. I wish I could afford the M1 trio and M2 trio in anticipation of getting a model 1 Sega CD someday, but at least for now my system 2 monstrosity will no longer require the hilarious extension cord mess. Leaving three old-school transformers plugged in like that also wastes a sick amount of power when the systems are off. Is this really true? That leaving game consoles plugged in when not used uses a lot of electricity? flyboi posted:
How do you feel about the video quality difference? I know from my spergery that the difference is astounding, I was just wondering someone else's opinion going from composite to that. Play the ice world (world 4) in Super Mario Bros 2 if you want a color shocker.  honeymustard posted:For those who have modded their original GBA screens with the AGS-101 screens... how the hell do you fit the system together? I have carved out the inside of the front panel to fit the screen, and trimmed the screen down to size, so it fits snugly. But whatever I do, the battery area of the back panel hits the screen, meaning I can't close it up at all. You don't just trim the side so the screen fits like that, you also have to trim INTO the system so that the screen lies further down into the front half of the system. I have a Dremel and it still took a lot of time; sounds like you just carved out the tabs so it fit the height and width is all. You have to carve out a lot more. Vprisoner posted:This post is from a while ago, but I thought I'd give a status update. Weird...you had checkerboarding on the N64 and the SNES. These new cables got rid of the N64 checkerboarding, but the SNES checkerboarding is still there? That makes almost no sense, however the more complex graphics of the N64 make it easier to not see. Do you have s-video cables for your SNES that you can try? DeathBySpoon posted:Dang, there's one tiny nick in an otherwise perfect screen. Any other options for getting that out? The RoseColored Gaming site says SOME of their GBA screens have a screen protector built into them. Some do, some don't. Small chance yours does maybe? If not don't feel bad, I snapped the ribbon cable of my AGS-101 screen when doing the mod.
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:You don't just trim the side so the screen fits like that, you also have to trim INTO the system so that the screen lies further down into the front half of the system. I have a Dremel and it still took a lot of time; sounds like you just carved out the tabs so it fit the height and width is all. You have to carve out a lot more. I've trimmed it as much as I can but the difference in the gap left at the moment between the top and bottom is much greater than the thickness of the top that I could cut away, so I don't see how it's possible to fit in. This is the guide I'm looking at: http://www.sendspace.com/file/t5hpu1 And here, he just trims the tabs, and it seems to fit fine :\
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:Is this really true? That leaving game consoles plugged in when not used uses a lot of electricity? You ever touch one of those wall warts after not playing the system for a while? They stay pretty warm.
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Quick shot of all my recent purchases. Lots of N64 goodies.  Castlevania is really fun, but you have to make sure not to accidentally flip the Turn This Game Into Stupid Bullshit switch when you start a new game, AKA never not play as Carrie. And I know most people think Quest 64 is awful, but it was one of my favorite games back when it came out because I had no taste as a kid.
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This is a post for the cool gunes who have traded games with me!! First, a great start to my PC Engine collection from our e-friend iast:  I traded some NES games with Jitsu the Monk for these:  And 8-bit Miniboss traded me a RGB SCART to YPbPr box for some Saturn games, even though I ran up on an unpassable deal on a XRGB-2 Plus the day it got here v  v I have a lot more trades coming too, so I'm going to have another big post of trades soon!
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:Weird...you had checkerboarding on the N64 and the SNES. These new cables got rid of the N64 checkerboarding, but the SNES checkerboarding is still there? I might be able to get a hold of some. Also I've considered the idea that the UN3 I have may not actually be a 1CHIP. I'll see if I can find a 4.5mm security screwdriver to open it up and check.
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Miyamotos RGB NES posted:How do you feel about the video quality difference? I know from my spergery that the difference is astounding, I was just wondering someone else's opinion going from composite to that. I've only played it for a little bit so haven't had much time to dick with it but I really like the improvement. What I don't like is the titler's cable length on the controllers are back to the short stuff much unlike the 505.
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