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Is the Everdrive 64 v2 on Stone Age Gamer the same as the v2.5 on Krizz's site? I don't feel like the v3 is worth the money but I don't want the wrong one.
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Reposting this on a new page. I just got my N64 with RGB/deblur back from Monitorburn and it's doing this. Even when I switch deblur off it still diong this.  Is my video driver dying or did I get a bad board? Because RZA last page had a similar looking issue with his N64.
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Feb 14, 2017 06:43
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Just picked up a pristine PVM-20L5 off Craigslist for $400 not ten minutes from my place. I've had my eye on one for a while now but didn't want to drop $800-$1000 for that 480p goodness quite yet. But this dude was super cool and knowledge, way into the hobby, and had like 4 other PVMs and games/consoles set up and is about to get his first BVM in the next few days. He said he got a good deal on the 20L5 originally so he wanted to pass that along. Pretty happy right now and hopefully made a new retro gaming friend.
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Feb 14, 2017 07:30
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Since I set up my Retropie I messed around with a lot of shaders and stuff, but the single biggest jump towards that oldschool CRT look was just turning down the render resolution to 640x480, turning on video smoothing and applying a simple scanline overlay. And I'm not even sure the first step is necessary.
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Feb 14, 2017 11:26
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Random Stranger posted:I thought the Ys I & II version on steam was a port of the PSP version. It does have a 2000 PC port mode, IIRC, but that was an optional setting. Rirse posted:Here the N64...I have no idea what wrong. Nate RFB fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Feb 14, 2017 |
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Feb 14, 2017 14:20
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Captain Rufus posted:Ys1 I am good with the PSP port though the Turbografx CD is still quite playable. The SMS version is a grindy slog though. Heard bad things about the DS version.
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Feb 14, 2017 15:06
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Megaman CX is probably one of the best romhacks I've ever played. And hardest.
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Feb 14, 2017 20:48
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Nate RFB posted:Any advice I can provide is largely worthless as I am not a professional, but one thing I found with my N64 at least was that it did not behave properly with certain displays. I would get visual artifacts every 10 seconds or so, and the only solution I could find was to turn off the low-latency "Game" mode on my LCD. It didn't matter input I used; composite, RGB, S-video, it would still have such problems. But if I put it on any other display it would be fine. So if possible, and in the end I don't know ho helpful it might be, try hooking it up to a few different displays to see if it behaves any differently? While also switching between output methods, if feasible. This is a CRT so it is not an LCD-related issue. Rirse, does this problem persist if you use composite?
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Feb 14, 2017 20:53
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OSI bean dip posted:This is a CRT so it is not an LCD-related issue. I tried my s-video cables and the picture was all red.
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Feb 14, 2017 20:55
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Rirse posted:I tried my s-video cables and the picture was all red. Not sure if it matters, but for the record my s-video output is fine. I probably won't have time to mess with it anytime soon, though.
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Feb 14, 2017 22:40
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Hey TheRedEye, what's your take on those PAL SNES games getting lost on the way to byuu? What would you have done differently? For the uninitiated: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-14-snes-preservation-project-dead-after-package-lost-containing-usd10k-of-games
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Feb 14, 2017 23:50
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Man, that fuckin sucks.
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Feb 15, 2017 00:03
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8-bit Miniboss posted:Hey TheRedEye, what's your take on those PAL SNES games getting lost on the way to byuu? What would you have done differently? Better link: https://byuu.org/emulation/preservation/lost-package/
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Wow that's definitely lovely. Reminds me of my Dev PS2 which got marked as "delivered", and then 41 days later showed up, I really hope something similar happens in this case. I'm obviously not byuu, although with the large volume of orders and interactions I've done having things shipped from various corners I'd be loving paranoid about $10k worth of stuff shipped with a fraction of that being insured. Hell, I'd be making GBS threads myself with even a $1k Canadian order in a single package. Assuming this situation somehow resolves, I think the best approach, especially now that the public which follows byuu is aware, something like a gofundme to help fund "safer" shipping solutions might be the way to go moving forward if this project gets resurrected. univbee fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Feb 15, 2017 |
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Feb 15, 2017 00:14
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Yeah USPS is weird. When I sold my GBA Everdrive to Pablo, it kept getting sent to the wrong post office multiple times before he finally got it. https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?qtc_tLabels1=9449009699938103712959
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Feb 15, 2017 00:23
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Byuu.org posted:The package was insured for 1000 Euros. Obviously, this does not cover the entire value of the package. I'll be an rear end in a top hat and say that the collector is at fault, and I don't really have a lot of sympathy for their loss. Insurance isn't just for lost packages. I don't know how it works in Germany with their postal service and shipping companies, but per the USPS here in the US: "Insurance coverage is provided against loss, damage, or missing contents". Of course carriers have an incentive to avoid paying out insurance by not losing packages; but what if the package did arrive and it was full of nothing but crushed plastic and PCBs? It should have been insured for its full value to cover all arrival contingencies. If that's too pricey to do at once, then space it out. I get that people are keen on archiving and all of that, but it's not like there's some looming deadline to get it done by. Also, in regards to returning stuff, Byuu needs to buck up and figure out how to insure packages for a higher value. If that involves paperwork and a lot of hassle, tough poo poo. If the low-level employee doesn't know or care, then it means going up the chain or doing your own research. International shipping is expensive and kind of sucks to set up based on the few times I've looked into it, and I suspect that's by design for individual packages. If this project is important, then all involved should treat it as such, rather than doing a bunch of amateur hour finger-crossing and expecting thousands of dollars worth of games will make it around the globe all fine and dandy.
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Feb 15, 2017 00:33
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IMO if $2499 is the upper limit for simple consumer insurance, that's a good place to start from, and make the packages around that. Also spreading out the "valuable" games so you limit how many of those are in one package, although I realize that PAL is weird and a lot is rare there.
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Feb 15, 2017 00:54
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Don't send a single shipment with $10K USD worth of goods anywhere using any carrier (including duct-taping that poo poo to a person and making them fly commercial). Split it up, insure it for loss, and prepare for disappointment. The worst is always possible.
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Feb 15, 2017 00:57
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If you have some high value poo poo going out you always split it up for safety and to make sure that insurance can cover it and will be more likely to pay out.
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Feb 15, 2017 00:59
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Also probably best to figure out who the "reliable" carriers are for the source/destination country combination you're working with, or at least which ones will properly do end-to-end; DHL blindly handing off to local post and calling it good is some sad poo poo.
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Feb 15, 2017 01:02
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That's pretty normal in the US to be honest, unless you live on a major route. Also it doesn't help that UPS and Fed-Ex are both known for being really garbage and breaking packages due to rushing.
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Feb 15, 2017 01:08
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Rirse posted:Reposting this on a new page. I just got my N64 with RGB/deblur back from Monitorburn and it's doing this. Even when I switch deblur off it still diong this. this may sound crazy but perhaps you should PM the person who worked on your console
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Feb 15, 2017 01:26
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d0s posted:this may sound crazy but perhaps you should PM the person who worked on your console Already PM Monitorburn, and he said to sent it back to him so he can fix it.
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Feb 15, 2017 01:37
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How long would it take to archive all those games? At some point it might make sense to go to the games rather than have the games come to you.
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Feb 15, 2017 01:44
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I'm headed to Phoenix in a couple weeks. Any good gaming stops I should make while I'm there?
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Feb 15, 2017 01:44
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RZA Encryption posted:How long would it take to archive all those games? At some point it might make sense to go to the games rather than have the games come to you. byuu elaborated on this, he has a hardcore large setup and it's a very long span of time required to dump each game the way he does it, it's impractical for him to go because even if he could theoretically access the whole library at once it would take him hundreds of hours to do everything (and then have to bring one-of-a-kind dumping equipment which is more likely if anything to get hosed by an overseas trip).
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Feb 15, 2017 01:56
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Last October I bought a small $10 item on ebay from a Chinese seller. The item made it to the US, then got stuck. I got a refund when I contacted the seller with the stuck tracking number. It showed up last week, with no explanation given for the four month delay. Between myself and my father's ebay businesses we've shipped and received literally over 10,000 packages with USPS spanning the last 15 years. I can count on one hand the number that got lost and never show up, and based on the tracking for those they were probably stolen from the mailbox and never actually picked up by USPS. The best one was a boardgame I ordered from Amazon that had the package damaged in shipment, requiring USPS to repackage it. Except they mixed up the address labels and the box showed up to me containing 30+ copies of a book about gallbladder purging and no boardgame, along with a letter from the USPS saying how sorry they were about the whole thing. I turned the books over to the post office hoping they could somehow get them where they needed to be, as they do have a program to try to get items like these to where they belong. Odds are the dude's box may just turn up, losing a collection like that would be awfup. I don't know enough about the german post office, but in the States it could have been sent registered, requiring signatures every step of the way, allowing the USPS to find the employee that messed up if it is lost or damaged.
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Feb 15, 2017 04:51
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byuu is overreacting (shocker), international packages sometimes get stuck in processing and they may take like 2 months to get out, I'll bet money that package shows up at his door
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Feb 15, 2017 05:39
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Oh, Jersey City processing is a major customs checkpoint, so they're probably very carefully inspecting his $10k giant box from Germany to make sure it's not full of stolen drugs and produce.
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Feb 15, 2017 07:51
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I only had a package lost in Singapore, another city that's super tough on customs and will go through your individual DVD and CD cases to ensure you're not bringing porn in. e: Can't wait for Amazon air or whatever so I can intercept these $10k boxes of games with shotgun in hand.
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Feb 15, 2017 09:09
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univbee posted:byuu elaborated on this, he has a hardcore large setup and it's a very long span of time required to dump each game the way he does it, it's impractical for him to go because even if he could theoretically access the whole library at once it would take him hundreds of hours to do everything (and then have to bring one-of-a-kind dumping equipment which is more likely if anything to get hosed by an overseas trip). Any links to him talking about his equipment and/or process? Sounds interesting and from the layman's perspective I have a hard time imagining what makes dumping these so time consuming. EDIT: He actually talks about it in blog post. Makes a little more sense. Crackbone fucked around with this message at 13:00 on Feb 15, 2017 |
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Feb 15, 2017 12:52
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Miles McCloud posted:Last October I bought a small $10 item on ebay from a Chinese seller. The item made it to the US, then got stuck. I got a refund when I contacted the seller with the stuck tracking number. This is why I'm not really freaking out about my missing SFC games. They're over a month late now but I doubt that both got lost in the mail unless some cargo ship from Japan capsized over the holidays. Only downside is that they'll arrive after my SD2SNES so they'll just be eye-candy.
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Feb 15, 2017 14:43
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d0s posted:byuu is overreacting (shocker), international packages sometimes get stuck in processing and they may take like 2 months to get out, I'll bet money that package shows up at his door Yeah I'd bet money on it showing up eventually too, but I wouldn't go as far as calling this an overreaction based on its value and the fact that it was a loan.
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univbee posted:Yeah I'd bet money on it showing up eventually too, but I wouldn't go as far as calling this an overreaction based on its value and the fact that it was a loan. like I get that he'd be privately very worried but I think it's a bit early to kinda go public with it, particularly since his post comes across like he's 100% certain it's lost when it's obviously a totally normal customs delay. I just had a package from italy get here after showing no movement for 40 days, and I'm still waiting on a package from china that hasn't moved since january 1st. he's a weird dude who I think doesn't handle things not going exactly how he wants them to very well. I have a hard time understanding how anybody who has been in this hobby for very long would look at an international package spending a few weeks in jersey city and not just go "oh I got unlucky and will have to wait a bit longer for the games to arrive". Why get so public so soon and advertise that you have a ten thousand dollar box of stuff insured to a fraction of that that probably looks worthless to an untrained eye floating around in the postal system, it seems like a good way to end up with the package actually "lost" edit: also I wonder if anybody pointed out to him that a box of 100 video games is sure to be something that gets a closer look at customs, yeah your single 9000 in 1 multicart from ebay slips through but they go after people importing large quantities of stuff like that pretty hard, even for old stuff. if I'm gonna get really fanfic about it I'd guess they're looking at the "weird" PAL labels and different cart shapes labelled "super nintendo". isn't nintendo super religious about telling customs to look out for their IP? edit2: also it's a box of 100 old video games from europe insured at what probably seems like a lot of money for them. most of our MDMA comes from europe and probably gets smuggled inside random large boxes of innocuous poo poo like that. that package is a customs fine tooth comb magnet d0s fucked around with this message at 15:43 on Feb 15, 2017 |
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Feb 15, 2017 15:45
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Smuggling bricks of cocaine inside Super NES cartridges certainly sounds like an interesting strategy.
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Feb 15, 2017 15:58
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the wizards beard posted:He has posted that it cleared customs some time ago so That can be misleading. Sometimes being marked as leaving customs on tracking can mean it's actually gone to another customs facility, and won't get a real update until everything's finalized and it returns to carrier processing.
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Feb 15, 2017 16:03
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univbee posted:Smuggling bricks of cocaine inside Super NES cartridges certainly sounds like an interesting strategy. In the post cyberpocalypse future, drug dealers smuggle pure cyber cocaine in rom chips leading to customs needing a working Super Nintendo to test them.
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Phantasium posted:In the post cyberpocalypse future, drug dealers smuggle pure cyber cocaine in rom chips leading to customs needing a working Super Nintendo to test them. The least believable part of that fantasy is that the cocaine would be worth more than the original untouched ROM's.
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Wise Fwom Yo Gwave posted:Don't send a single shipment with $10K USD worth of goods anywhere using any carrier (including duct-taping that poo poo to a person and making them fly commercial). Split it up, insure it for loss, and prepare for disappointment. The worst is always possible. If you use a freight company instead of a consumer shipping company like USPS, Fedex & UPS they will insure larger amounts. Takes forever but when I bought an arcade game that got destroyed I got all my money back.
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