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Tyson Tomko posted:drat! I jumped to around the 9 minute mark and holy poo poo, my jaw literally dropped from the action and the music. Thank you sir, thank you. Yeah, it's a wonderful (and stupidly expensive) game. Just don't bother with I or II, they're mostly crap 
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bbcisdabomb posted:This is the main reason I haven't replaced my connector. I just wanna play games like I did as a kid I haven't heard of a legitimate reason to replace a connector unless it was like rusting or corroding or something. For any I've fixed that weren't obviously deteriorating, boiling it for a while and disabling the 10NES made everything I ever messed with pretty reliable.
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So I just discovered that my Sega CD battery is dead. Are these easily replaceable? How about those save carts that were made, do those still work? Any other solutions that don't require opening my console?
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I just found this delightful bootleg when browsing NES games on eBay. Also, the price of Bucky O'Hare has more than doubled since I last looked at it—wish I'd picked that up a couple years back. At this point it's starting to look like the "rare" NES games I've got now are all I'll ever get.
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FrumpleOrz posted:So I just discovered that my Sega CD battery is dead. Are these easily replaceable? How about those save carts that were made, do those still work? Any other solutions that don't require opening my console? YEAH BUDDY just get one of these bad boys http://www.db-elec.com/home/sega-cd-backup-ram-cart
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Bing the Noize posted:I haven't heard of a legitimate reason to replace a connector unless it was like rusting or corroding or something. For any I've fixed that weren't obviously deteriorating, boiling it for a while and disabling the 10NES made everything I ever messed with pretty reliable. I got replacement pins because my poo poo didn't work and I didn't know any better. At least pushing it down toaster style worked. Of course now that I'm rocking it Turbo Twin Famicom style all my pin troubles are over and I can worry about drive calibration instead. The ol' toaster is going to be in storage for quite a while.
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flyboi posted:YEAH BUDDY just get one of these bad boys http://www.db-elec.com/home/sega-cd-backup-ram-cart Whoa, that thing is super rad! I was gonna start a game of Lunar but I guess I'll have to wait until I buy that cart. Thanks for the heads up!
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You need a RAM cart to access the final scenario in Shining Force. So if you ever plan on playing that game (and if you own a SCD you should) then a cart is a good investment.
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Can I get a link to a guide on how to replace a Dreamcast battery and how to mod a master system controller for use on an Atari 7800?
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That big bunch of Sega CD/32x games had a memory cart. I was super excited. I just got the "as is" Sega CD and 32x in the mail, so here's hoping they work. The Sega CD had Sonic CD in it which wasn't listed and I'm super excited about. Edit: I'm just super excited is what I'm saying. RodShaft fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Mar 1, 2014 |
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I want to see screen shots and videos of the N64 over HDMI. I can't quite be bothered to do RGB because I don't want all the hooplah that I need to work with it (XRGB) but an HDMI'd N64 I might take the time to do if the quality was right.
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RE: NES pin talk, I bent all the pins back into place after my 10chip surgery a while back and doing that also means you don't need to push the game down, just as if you had bought a new connector. I don't really mind that aspect, but it'll take a little getting used to in practice. And since you close the lid anyway, it's not like you have to look at it. I'm still laughing at the process of having done so, though, I actually tried all the suggestions I heard of tiny screwdrivers or dentist picks(which I actually had), but most things felt a bit too big to reliably use, so I just used a safety pin despite having all of these specialized tools. Coincidently, one tip I heard was that it'll help the pins last longer being unbent if you actually take the game out when you're done playing. I hadn't actually heard that anywhere else, but it makes a lot of sense so I'm glad I heard it. midge posted:"Oh, the box is in decent condition. I'll get that to add to the display" Glad you got on filing that claim pretty fast. I can't imagine someone actually selling a boxed system that old(and knowing to advertise the condition of the box, and hearing your questions about it) wouldn't know how dumb of an idea what was and totally out of line. ...Imagine if someone did that to a boxed Earthbound.  Random Stranger posted:Talking about terrible games reminded me of a terrible game that I'd like to reacquire: I actually found this game at a Goodwill a while back, but it turned out to only be the box and the game board with nothing else included. I still bought it since it was only two dollars, and I figured maybe it could be a shoddy display piece.
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Not sure if anyone has written about this but a hdmi N64 board is being made so you can enjoy those blurry textures on your big rear end tv. http://feedly.com/e/eaQXsPJd
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Midnight Raider posted:RE: NES pin talk, I bent all the pins back into place after my 10chip surgery a while back and doing that also means you don't need to push the game down, just as if you had bought a new connector. I don't really mind that aspect, but it'll take a little getting used to in practice. And since you close the lid anyway, it's not like you have to look at it. Years back I bought an ebay replacement 72-pin and after just a few weeks it turned to poo poo instantly. I put up with that crap for years until I got another NES and a friend gave me a couple of his to replace and to snip the 10chip. Long story short, fixing vs replacing is not even a question anymore. After trying out several tools (including a dental pick too!) I also decided a random safety pin definitely worked the best. I have to say I felt like I was diffusing a bomb after a while because you're so focused. After the first one (mine of course in case I screwed up) it became a lot easier and really I started to enjoy doing it. The only annoying part of it all was that weird metal feeling you get from handling electronics too long. If I ever had to do more than 2 of them back to back again I'm definitely going to pick up a pair of some $5 dollar store magnifying glasses.
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RodShaft posted:http://retroactive.be/tech_n64_hdmi.php the_lion posted:Not sure if anyone has written about this but a hdmi N64 board is being made so you can enjoy those blurry textures on your big rear end tv.  Has any new news actually been released regarding it or are gaming news sites rediscovering this and copying each other? It got announced ages ago.8-bit Miniboss posted:Little more Retron 5 stuff from Stone Age Gamer, though I thought they said they were under NDA about it. But whatever. Giovanni Pluchino Have you tried any of the flash carts for compatibility? StoneAgeGamer.com Flash carts do not work. All the while claiming 100% Compatibility on the official site. Hyperkin's idea of "100% compatible" must be "cartridge fits in slot without falling out". If they just said "runs the majority of licensed games without major glitches" then I wouldn't be giving it such a hard time.
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the_lion posted:Not sure if anyone has written about this but a hdmi N64 board is being made so you can enjoy those blurry textures on your big rear end tv. How does it work on CPU-05 revisions and higher?
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Bing the Noize posted:I haven't heard of a legitimate reason to replace a connector unless it was like rusting or corroding or something. For any I've fixed that weren't obviously deteriorating, boiling it for a while and disabling the 10NES made everything I ever messed with pretty reliable. That's good to hear. Now I just need to get my NES out of my closet and start playing the best game in my collection now:  I keep it around because I remember playing it with my brother when I was little. Young memories are the best memories  In other news, the GBA carts have been ordered  Thanks to everyone who ordered!
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Hello thread, I've decided to get a Model 1 Sega CD to go with my HDG Genesis. Anyone have a working or repairable one up for sale? I don't really have anything to trade
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bbcisdabomb posted:In other news, the GBA carts have been ordered You got my order there too, right?  I figured you would have listed who all made the cut there.
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Midnight Raider posted:You got my order there too, right? This. I sent you a PM and never heard back.
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Manchild King posted:I've been on the mailing list for quite some time now. Been waiting a long time for this. Personally I prefer the DVI connector to HDMI. It doesn't fall out as easily. But it is bad for those looking at connecting directly to their TV with a single HDMI cable. Many cheaper TV's will not allow you to have a mixture of digital video and analog audio at once. This includes the highly recommended gaming TV's in the Sony KDL series. Anyone with an AV receiver should be fine. There were PC video cards that could pass through audio on a DVI connector with a passive HDMI adapter. Not actaully sure how such voodoo worked and whether or not it would be possible here. If I had to guess, the console has a button or sensor in each slot to detect when a cart is inserted, and then immediately starts dumping the ROM to a file. People can correct me if I'm wrong here, but I believe the behavior of most of the modern ones is to load the appropriate ROM and then issue a reset to the console so it loads that instead of the menu. However, because the Retron 5 appears to be just using emulators, it wouldn't try to re-read the cart at that point, so it just reloads the same thing. I think the greatest irony would be if somebody cracks one of these open once they get it, roots it, and discovers that Hyperkin has just loaded up the onboard flash for the console with full no-intro sets for all the appropriate consoles, and they just do an automatic validation of what cart is plugged in via a checksum, compare that to a hash table, and load the appropriate ROM off the internal flash.
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G-Prime posted:I think the greatest irony would be if somebody cracks one of these open once they get it, roots it, and discovers that Hyperkin has just loaded up the onboard flash for the console with full no-intro sets for all the appropriate consoles, and they just do an automatic validation of what cart is plugged in via a checksum, compare that to a hash table, and load the appropriate ROM off the internal flash. Without sounding like a douchebag I agree with this totally and really I almost expect this to happen. My (and univbee's) Retrode performs in a similar fashion and knowing how it occasionally has problems dumping certain roms because of a plethora of variables (sometimes we need to go in and manually set stuffin a config file to force it to use certain info) having all of the roms already on board would bypass soooooo many of this issues it's not even funny. I mean for the average Joe it wouldn't be a big deal, but saying 100% compatible with all games instead of "most games work flawlessly" like they should is just straight up false advertising in my opinion.
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 "No you don't understand it has to be the real hardware so I can get the authentic screen burn-in."
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Heran Bago posted:"No you don't understand it has to be the real hardware so I can get the authentic screen burn-in."
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Heran Bago posted:
That's a piece of art right there.
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I had a dream that I found a Panasonic Q that played Gamecube, PSX, and Saturn games. Also some weird Super Mario discs for Saturn that advertised 2-5 extra characters in Mario 64, turned out to be a "virus disc" that claimed it was going to hack my Saturn, but in actuality were a patch for a random game that I don't think exists that let me play this weird art house exploration game as the dog with my human running around behind me barking. My dreams are weird.
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Babylon Astronaut posted:Can I get a link to a guide on how to replace a Dreamcast battery and how to mod a master system controller for use on an Atari 7800? Replacing a Dreamcast clock battery is easy, just make sure you use a rechargeable coin battery. The correct type you want is a cr3032. The internal battery is on the front board with the controller ports, just unscrew the board and unsolder the big vertical disc. Replace with a new battery and you're golden. It'll still pop up with a clock request on the first boot, but after playing for a while it should be charged enough to keep time.
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Heran Bago posted:
Wait, why are the various pieces of maze walls solid? They're normally hollow. Is this some other version of Pac-Man, or did I just burst everyone's bubble?
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Tyson Tomko posted:Without sounding like a douchebag I agree with this totally and really I almost expect this to happen. My (and univbee's) Retrode performs in a similar fashion and knowing how it occasionally has problems dumping certain roms because of a plethora of variables (sometimes we need to go in and manually set stuffin a config file to force it to use certain info) having all of the roms already on board would bypass soooooo many of this issues it's not even funny. I mean for the average Joe it wouldn't be a big deal, but saying 100% compatible with all games instead of "most games work flawlessly" like they should is just straight up false advertising in my opinion. Honestly, the worst part of this whole thing in my opinion is that they're probably using whichever emulator they got the best results with on their test suite of games. What happens if a game works better on a specific emulator or even specific version of one, which isn't provided on the hardware? You're hosed. I want to see somebody throw Speedy Gonzales at this thing and see what happens.
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univbee posted:Wait, why are the various pieces of maze walls solid? They're normally hollow. Is this some other version of Pac-Man, or did I just burst everyone's bubble?  It's Ms. Pacman.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Replacing a Dreamcast clock battery is easy, just make sure you use a rechargeable coin battery. The correct type you want is a cr3032. The internal battery is on the front board with the controller ports, just unscrew the board and unsolder the big vertical disc. Replace with a new battery and you're golden. It'll still pop up with a clock request on the first boot, but after playing for a while it should be charged enough to keep time.
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Allen Wren posted:
Ahh, thank you.
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Sorry to ask about Trinitrons AGAIN, but due to the nature of craigslist I never even heard from the last guy. Someone just listed a " 32" sony trinitron XBR sound retrieval system/2 tuner PIP" I haven't found much about xbr's, except that they are high end. So how are they for retro gaming? I'd be using a SCART-YUB converter. (I heard some trinitrons have the same problems as HDTVs so I'm asking)
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Y'all, look what I got today.  BRB, furiously masturbating over scanlines.
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RodShaft posted:Sorry to ask about Trinitrons AGAIN, but due to the nature of craigslist I never even heard from the last guy. Someone just listed a " 32" sony trinitron XBR sound retrieval system/2 tuner PIP" I haven't found much about xbr's, except that they are high end. So how are they for retro gaming? I'd be using a SCART-YUB converter. (I heard some trinitrons have the same problems as HDTVs so I'm asking) Sounds like the one I have. It's amazing, but I don't have any rgb to component set up. The picture is so good that you may not need it. The one I have maxxes out at 480i, I think anything that does more than that wouldn't be good for old stuff.
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A Hiphopmania 2 Complete Mix in great shape just sold for like $300 in Atlanta. Why couldn't you be for sale any closer to me  Also anyone that find a Dancemaniax machine for sale is the Northeastish is morally obligated to let me know.
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Technowrite posted:Y'all, look what I got today. HELLZ YEAH Welcome to the club! I keep thinking that I want to get a second PVM, just because. And then I snap myself back to reality, that I don't need one. But the siren still sings... What model is it, and is that a light up menu panel on the left of the screen?
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Kthulhu5000 posted:HELLZ Yep. All light up panel. It's a Sony PVM-20L5. I work at a TV station and this bad boy was sitting around doing nothing for three years.
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Bing the Noize posted:A Hiphopmania 2 Complete Mix in great shape just sold for like $300 in Atlanta. Why couldn't you be for sale any closer to me I'm a bit far from Atlanta, but if you see anything in the Athens listings give me a holler.
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Technowrite posted:Yep. All light up panel. NICE! I went through an info sheet on it, and it looks like it has some sweet specs. You probably did your job and yourself a favor, too, decommissioning it like you did. And the PVM, also, because I know they want to feel useful and awesome doing fun things rather than displaying the same color bars and dull hours of newscaster rehearsal footage day in and day out.
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