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Anyone in the Seattle area have a dead NES they'd like to sell me? I think I want to be That Guy and stuff my RetroPie setup inside one. [I refuse to sacrifice a working NES for this]
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Fremry posted:I have an NES that needed a new 72 pin connector. So I bought one, switched it out, the NES immediately worked on the first attempt to turn it on, but after that, it doesn't work. Any idea what could be wrong? It's just baffling because it's not like it continued to stop working. It actually worked and then just stopped working. Do not push the cartridge down like you are used to. For whatever reason, when you replace the 72 pin connector, the NES will no longer boot if you push the cart down. So just leave the cart in the "up" position. I am betting this is what it is (you just got lucky that it worked when you pushed it down the first time was all). It is one of the reasons I decided against replacing the 72 pin connector. Just snipping the 10NES chip solved every single boot problem I ever had. Anyway, I hope I am right and solved your problem. Let me know.
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Nov 23, 2016 00:45
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If I want to open up a SNES, I need a special screwdriver bit, right? I saw some on eBay, but I saw two sizes - 3.8mm and 4.5mm. Which one do I need? Both?
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Nov 23, 2016 00:57
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Xenomrph posted:If I want to open up a SNES, I need a special screwdriver bit, right? I saw some on eBay, but I saw two sizes - 3.8mm and 4.5mm. Which one do I need? Both? Old carts ( NES ) need 3.8mm, you need 4.5mm for SNES hardware.
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Nov 23, 2016 00:59
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Drowning Rabbit posted:Old carts ( NES ) need 3.8mm, you need 4.5mm for SNES hardware. Fantastic, thanks for the help! 
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Nov 23, 2016 01:03
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Booourns posted:The Genesis port of Marble Madness has some... special sounding music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7g46qhEjGs&index=5&list=PLFSHdeZ6gP02vqagBwcVstrjMKA7Fv6aZ There are two ports: the one you posted, which was made by EA and is actually okay aside from the music, and a Japanese Mega Drive version by Tengen that's practically arcade perfect.
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Nov 23, 2016 01:26
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Jimbot posted:Can anyone recommend gaming shelves/bookcase? Ones that'll fit DVD cases to Sega Genesis clamshells. Everything I find on amazon looks really flimsy and I want something that will last and is moveable. I have two of these, and they get the job done. They're mostly full of DVDs now, but when I used them for game storage they fit everything (except for upright U.S. Saturn cases, though I stack those horizontally anyway). They're not super-sturdy, and I wouldn't move them when they're full, but they're compact and the doors keep out sunlight, pets, the devil, etc. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005...torage+cabinets One caution: you can't get the shelf configuration in the sample photo because the middle shelf is fixed in place. That aside, it's a decent cabinet if you have a small library.
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Nov 23, 2016 04:25
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Improbable Lobster posted:You're still pressing the button though! He is physically pressing the button down! There are ways to note that are less dumb! No, there aren't. Watch for Rolling Rocks only takes .5 A-Presses, because you can "spend" an A-press on a previous star in the 120 Star ABC, then hold the button down and not release it until after WFRR is complete. You press A once if you're just doing WFRR by itself, but if you're doing any other star first that used an A press, then you get 2 stars for only one A-press, so WFRR is completed in less than one A-Press. You dense motherfucker.
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Nov 23, 2016 04:46
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d0s posted:did you say anything about registering specifically to use the market, or immediately start posting in the market? they really hate that and for good reason as people buy/sell high value stuff there and there have been lots of problems with scammers before. I didn't post, browsed various forums including the market. There's a thread in there implying that new posters cannot post to the market at all anyway until 100s of posts. I also emailed that address conforming I'm real, have some aes games, etc. Whatever, I'll get by, just seems dumb.
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Nov 23, 2016 04:50
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Wizgot posted:Does anyone have any recommendations for cheap Super Famicom games? My friend is in Japan and said he would pick something up for me. Go Go Ackman! series, I remember them being pretty cheap.
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Nov 23, 2016 04:52
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Wizgot posted:Does anyone have any recommendations for cheap Super Famicom games? My friend is in Japan and said he would pick something up for me. Battle Pinball Tetris Battle Gaiden Sugoi Hebereke Hashire Hebereke Parodius Da! Yossy Island Cho Aniki Bakuretsu Rantouhen/Rantouden Pop'n TwinBeee TwinBee Rainbow Bell Adventure Kirby Bowl/Kirby's Dream Course
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Nov 23, 2016 05:11
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Add Hagane to the list. The NA version is stupid expensive, but the SFC is cheap as hell.
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Nov 23, 2016 05:17
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DoctorWhat posted:No, there aren't. Watch for Rolling Rocks only takes .5 A-Presses, because you can "spend" an A-press on a previous star in the 120 Star ABC, then hold the button down and not release it until after WFRR is complete. You press A once if you're just doing WFRR by itself, but if you're doing any other star first that used an A press, then you get 2 stars for only one A-press, so WFRR is completed in less than one A-Press. Holding down the button is pressing it you idiot. Letting go is completely irrelevant to whether or not a button has been pressed.
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Nov 23, 2016 05:46
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8-bit Miniboss posted:Add Hagane to the list. The NA version is stupid expensive, but the SFC is cheap as hell. yeah and it's the exact same game in both too, when the $800 popped into my paypal account when I sold my US copy I couldn't stop laughing. I got it for something like $20 at a gamestop in the early 00s. like just file down the little region protect blocks in your SNES man holy poo poo
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Nov 23, 2016 05:52
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d0s posted:yeah and it's the exact same game in both too, when the $800 popped into my paypal account when I sold my US copy I couldn't stop laughing. I got it for something like $20 at a gamestop in the early 00s. like just file down the little region protect blocks in your SNES man holy poo poo Coincidentally that's exactly why I was asking about what screwdriver to get for the SNES, so I can do exactly that.  I wanted Kirby's Dream Course, but gently caress paying eBay prices for a US copy. I got a Japanese copy for like $4 shipped.
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Nov 23, 2016 06:44
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d0s posted:$800  Why is this so much? Was it one of those Blockbuster exclusives or something?To anyone who managed to get one, how is the NES Classic thingy? Video/sound quality, pallette, scaling, input lag, emulation accuracy?
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Nov 23, 2016 07:17
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Ofecks posted:
So funny story, people claim it was a Blockbuster exclusive, but no one has put out conclusive evidence. Everyone references the same dumb youtube video about it and just ran with it.
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Nov 23, 2016 07:20
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As far as terrible ports I love? Gonna have to go with Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis.
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Nov 23, 2016 07:33
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Wise Fwom Yo Gwave posted:As far as terrible ports I love? Gonna have to go with Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis. It had blood though! *shakes fist at Nintendo*
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Nov 23, 2016 07:34
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Ofecks posted:To anyone who managed to get one, how is the NES Classic thingy? Video/sound quality, pallette, scaling, input lag, emulation accuracy? Much better than the average clone system but still has small issues (some pixel movement during certain horizontal-scrolling screens, one of the sound channels is a little off for some games) and one big issue (it's impossible to buy).
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Nov 23, 2016 07:40
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The MLiG guys had a breakdown of the NES Classic and confirm the issues with it in detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxek9ZD3Njw
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Nov 23, 2016 07:42
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Why are you nerds debating button presses and half presses? Out of the loop here
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Nov 23, 2016 07:45
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Discount Viscount posted:Battle Pinball Also check for Battle Tycoon, a decent fighting game with a pretty complex single-player mode.
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Nov 23, 2016 07:50
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8-bit Miniboss posted:The MLiG guys had a breakdown of the NES Classic and confirm the issues with it in detail. More like MLG amirite?
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Nov 23, 2016 08:38
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the wizards beard posted:Why are you nerds debating button presses and half presses? Out of the loop here Someone posted a thing referencing the half a press video and apparently people get really angry about tool assisted speedrun terminology.
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Nov 23, 2016 08:41
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:More like MLG amirite? N-no... Not at all.
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Nov 23, 2016 09:02
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God drat I am terrible at X-COM: UFO Defense. I even have it set to easy mode.
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Nov 23, 2016 09:06
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Star Man posted:God drat I am terrible at X-COM: UFO Defense. I even have it set to easy mode. Easy isn't quite easy. It's more or less gives you more turns to die.
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Nov 23, 2016 09:08
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Code Jockey posted:Anyone in the Seattle area have a dead NES they'd like to sell me? I think I want to be That Guy and stuff my RetroPie setup inside one. I have a spare NES with no mainboard if you want it. I'm in Portland, so shipping shouldn't be too much. I can get some pictures once I get back home this weekend. Kid Fenris posted:I have two of these, and they get the job done. They're mostly full of DVDs now, but when I used them for game storage they fit everything (except for upright U.S. Saturn cases, though I stack those horizontally anyway). They're not super-sturdy, and I wouldn't move them when they're full, but they're compact and the doors keep out sunlight, pets, the devil, etc. Yeah, Atlantic shelves are pretty sturdy; I picked up these for UGC and DVD case storage: https://www.amazon.com/Atlantic-Dra...tic+media+shelf https://www.amazon.com/Atlantic-384...=atlantic+shelf 
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Nov 23, 2016 09:39
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Improbable Lobster posted:Holding down the button is pressing it you idiot. Letting go is completely irrelevant to whether or not a button has been pressed. Okay you have two stars to collect. In one, you have to press the A button to jump, once. In another, you don't need to jump, but you have to be holding the A button down in order to perform those weird little kicks. How many times do you have to press A to collect both stars in succession?
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Nov 23, 2016 11:04
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Xenomrph posted:Coincidentally that's exactly why I was asking about what screwdriver to get for the SNES, so I can do exactly that. I didn't even open mine, just grabbed em with pliers through the slot and twisted em off, it's really soft plastic.
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Nov 23, 2016 11:24
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Somewhat relevant considering what it was mostly used for: The Wii Homebrew Channel has been open-sourced to celebrate the Wii's 10th birthday. This source code release has the "security" that was intended to keep scammers from selling it stripped out (so you can run it on Dolphin... if you want... for some weird reason) and adds an aspect ratio fix when run on the Wii U. Which is, you know, nice.
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Nov 23, 2016 12:15
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Star Man posted:God drat I am terrible at X-COM: UFO Defense. I even have it set to easy mode. On the PC version, a bug meant that there is only easy mode unless you played the entire game without saving and reloading. Basic advice I can give. Use fire teams instead of sending people off by themselves. Make sure you use the buttons that reserve movement points for overwatch (that's the wargaming term for shooting out of your turn). For human structures, you can always make your own door if you're concerned about entrances. If you see Chryssalids, get people back to the ship and hit that abort mission button. More technical advice: fire everyone with a bravery less than thirty because they're going to get your team killed. Build an alien containment unit ASAP and fill it up since you need to capture some particular ranked aliens to unlock very useful things. Don't shoot up the equipment in downed spacecraft; at the very least you can sell the entertainment units to fund your team. Never sell Elerium. If you really want to scam the system, build another base quickly and then transfer all your scientists and engineers between the bases on the last day of the month; you lose two days of work this way but you don't have to pay anyone.
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Nov 23, 2016 12:41
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the wizards beard posted:Why are you nerds debating button presses and half presses? Out of the loop here For some bizarre reason, there's been a "speedrun" category started in which you get through Mario64 while pressing A as few times as possible. Some people took that to an absolutely ridiculous extreme and extensively documented all kinds of weird bugs in the game, which normally would be a cute oddity but do have elaborate applications to save an A press, or half an A press. That one cave-like Mario64 level has an elaborate, several hours long way to complete it in half an A press (as in you are already holding A when you enter the level, and let go at some point in the level). The absolutely insane level of documentation put together regarding the semantics of what half an A press means and the nuances of the bugs and exploits used in the objective has turned it into something of a running gag online (the people in this thread are mock-taking it seriously and fake getting angry towards dissenters about it. At least I hope they are...)
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Nov 23, 2016 13:34
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univbee posted:For some bizarre reason, there's been a "speedrun" category started in which you get through Mario64 while pressing A as few times as possible. Some people took that to an absolutely ridiculous extreme and extensively documented all kinds of weird bugs in the game, which normally would be a cute oddity but do have elaborate applications to save an A press, or half an A press. That one cave-like Mario64 level has an elaborate, several hours long way to complete it in half an A press (as in you are already holding A when you enter the level, and let go at some point in the level). You could've explained it faster if you'd gently feathered the Shift and Enter keys instead of hammering on them like some loving touch-typing tutorial amateur  .
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Nov 23, 2016 13:38
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To clarify, you don't let go of A during HMC WFRR. You keep A held until you have to let go to press it again, which may be dozens of stars later in the route.
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Nov 23, 2016 14:01
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But guys, an A press is an A press. You can't say it's only a half! But first, we need to talk about parallel universes
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Nov 23, 2016 14:27
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Discount Viscount posted:Battle Pinball Also look for: Battle Jockey - Mario Kart horse racing - 5 player Battle Cross - Super Sprint meets Bomberman - 5 player Gundam Wing: Endless Duel - Dont worry about being a Gundam fan, it is one of the best fighters on the console and usually very cheap. Godzilla - Kaijuu Daikessen - The good Godzilla SNES game Super Bomberman 5 - 4 player with Roos Super Puyo Puyo 2 - 4 player fastbilly1 fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Nov 23, 2016 |
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Nov 23, 2016 16:14
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I was recently in Japan and didn't find any retro game stores with prices lower than ebay. I went into Super Potato and a basement store in Akhiabara. Did I just not look hard enough? Why would you buy in these stores over finding a copy on ebay with free shipping?
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DoctorWhat posted:Okay you have two stars to collect. If you can hold down the button after pressing it once for the first star then it's one press. If you have to press and hold the button a second time then it's two.
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