Retro game stuff talk
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$211 including shipping for everything in the picture. It was from a US seller. The EverDrive alone sells for $118 plus shipping. It included a micro SD card, so that’s worth a few dollars. A bare console sells for $80 all day long and I often see dog bones sell for $30 each on eBay. The three real Famicom games that the seller included weren’t mentioned in the auction but they all work and seem to be authentic.
I did some reading and apparently Japan has 100V AC and with US having ~120V it’s recommended to get an aftermarket power supply or a step down converter, the Famicom works beautifully, but I don’t want to damage it so I will look into another power adapter even thought the authentic Nintendo one seems to work fine.
I noticed that the FDS games don’t all sound correct and apparently that’s because the EverDrive can’t handle the FDS expansion audio properly so I
want to find a cheap FDS RAM adapter and then get a FDStickjust ordered a FDSStick and bought a RAM Adapter from eBay. -
I give @obsidianspider 3 days before he decides to gut the thing and stick a pi in there.
Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade
Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud
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@lilbud oh heck no. Not this. These aren’t cheap or common like a broken Super Famicom.
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@obsidianspider the only issue i found with using a us psu on these famicoms is the crappy capacitor next to the power jack can blow. Like instantly. But replacing it with another fixes it. Im not sure why the capacitor that comes in them is so crappy. Just so you know, if these are both famicom dogbone controllers the cables are shorter than the us ones. The famicom ones go for around $20-$23 due to the cable.
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@edmaul69 I did notice that these are the "short cable" controllers that are so common in Japan. I may get some extension cables, but for now they work fine.
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@obsidianspider a couple days ago i modded a dogbone to use on a wiimote. you can have the cable if you want it
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@edmaul69 How’d you go about doing that mod? I just took one of my controllers apart and it’s just a plug, not soldered like the old square NES controllers. I didn’t want to mod these, but since it’s just a plug, I’m ok with that. What’s the best way to reach you to exchange info?
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@obsidianspider email is in my profile. I desoldered the pin connector and wired up an nes/snes/n64/gc to wiimote adapter board from raphnet-tech and used a wii nunchuck cable for it. I have done an n64 and nes max controller as well. I had a snes one done but i took the chip out of that and put it in the dogbone controller since im getting a snes classic for christmas. I already have two nes classic controllers. The nes classic controller board is a direct drop in to the old nes and famicom player 1 controllers so i am going to just use one of those on my famicom p1 controller. I need 3 more adapter chips though. 1 for my famicom player 2 and 2 for my atari flashback 1 controllers.
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Very neatly done. I am also a fan of Raphnet’s stuff. Email coming your way.
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Hey guys, not sure if this is off topic but does this look like a good buy for people that are making tabletop arcades:
https://www.gearbest.com/raspberry-pi/pp_664397.html?currency=AUD&vip=985807&gclid=CjwKCAiApo3SBRA4EiwAty8i-qQKMxuBoKo8l29Uz1Zf5j4Jesfgejz1dJ9cSBSbHZTummhvXBuuzRoCWlUQAvD_BwE -
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I just came across this blog post about hunting retro game stuff in Japan. It’s a pretty interesting read. I’m jealous of the author’s ability to visit Japan just to buy gaming stuff.
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That is a fantastic write-up.
THAT is exactly what I do and feel when visiting those stores.
The only difference is I go by car he goes by train and walk.Forget Akihabara, too expensive. They adjusted the prices for tourists.
Again, great blog write-up. Bookmarked!
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My FDSStick arrived today. Now I just need my RAM Adapter to arrive from Canada…
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Woo hoo! The RAM Adapter arrived today and it's in beautiful shape. The FDSStick works perfectly. I highly recommend it.
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@obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:
I just came across this blog post about hunting retro game stuff in Japan. It’s a pretty interesting read. I’m jealous of the author’s ability to visit Japan just to buy gaming stuff.
That is an awesome read. I'm so jealous. I'm a Graphic Designer by trade, and Japanese variations of Box Art/gaming software etc has always interested me: even the Super Famicom SNES mini box got me like 'wow'. I know, sad. But that read is brilliant-i'd love to have the resources to be able to get on it like he has. I've bookmarked that as a result... Great find!
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Today I wanted to test some GameCube games with my Freeloader that I found in a pile of older games. Unfortunately my GC has trouble to read disc of any region even the Japanese games. I guess that is to be expected if you don't use something for a few years. After some research it seems like I have to do some adjusting for the laser. Checking Ohm and turning a screw somewhere.
I figured since I have to order the gamebit tools and open the GC I might as well install a modchip and save me the trouble with the Freeloader.
Hopefully that will allow me to play all the PAL Zelda games that I have laying around.
Playing Windwaker in English instead of Japanese would be very nice. And I never got around to see what's on the Zelda Collector's edition disc. -
@flyingtomahawk Why don't you just buy a used Wii and softmod it?
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@flyingtomahawk I had not heard of the FreeLoader until now, but that's definitely a cool product. Hopefully your laser adjustment is straightforward. I like the HDMI adapter for Game Cube that Metal Jesus talked about on his channel. Apparently the guy who makes them resolved the "if you bump it the Game Cube will get fried" problem.
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