Retro game stuff talk
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Not all mods go well the first time you attempt them.
Yesterday I attempted to backlight a DMG for the first time, and well, I broke it.
The screen on those is permanently attached and while I was fighting with the polarizer film the corner must have pressed against the plastic surround and I heard a pop. :(
Now I'm on the hunt for a screen from a DMG with a trashed shell.
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Oh crap!
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@flyingtomahawk I'm really angry with myself for doing it, but it was my first time attempting a DMG backlight, so I am chalking it up as a learning experience. At least it wasn't an expensive mistake. The total spent on the Game Boy was $17 including shipping, and the rest of the device is in amazing condition.
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Well, if you ever should run out of DMGs over there we should have plenty over here. Went to a Hard Off the other day they had like 10+ DMGs stuffed in a box for 2000 Yen each. All looked fairly clean and good.
Oh btw. a Panorama Cotton is about to go for 29500 Yen. Still gonna go up since there is 1 more hour to go. Just crazy people actually paying those prices for one game.
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4 hours left to go for Eliminate Down! Currently at 96666 Yen ($915.403!! ) Insane if you ask me.
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@flyingtomahawk You just have expensive taste. ;)
Now that I have EverDrives I'm looking for certain games complete in box and it's either very expensive or they rarely if ever show up for sale.
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Auction finished!
Eliminate Down went for...... "drumroll"121000 Yen!!!! that's $1,140.61 !!!!!
Friggin crazy for a MegaDrive game. Someone is really gonna pay that amount of money for a MD game. I mean it's not a Metal Slug on NeoGeo which is also crazy expensive but NeoGeo stuff always was. -
@flyingtomahawk At least show us some photos when it shows up at your house :)
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@flyingtomahawk thats insane. I sold my panic restaurant for $600. Would have liked more but an auctioned one with the manual sold for $850 usd so i priced it based on the price of a manual only which is like $250. Megadrive/genesis would be the best system to collect for as a player as 99% of the games have no real value but lots of good games.
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All of these posts really make me excited about all of the options that are available in regards to retro gaming now and in the future. I have just started to look on sites like eBay and Craigslist to see if I can get my hands on some older systems. I still have my original Game Boy though - does anyone else? I can’t wait to find some hidden gems during my retro searches!
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Yeah, retro stuff can become an addiction.
Of course we can play all games, even the super expensive ones, on our Raspberry Pi but it doesn't replace the original feel and touch a cartridge and original console setup can give you. And the excitement to hunt down and acquiring those rare gems.And no I didn't buy that Eliminate Down. I am not that crazy. And if I would I'd buy it at a local game shop here which sells it a bit cheaper than that auction.
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@flyingtomahawk said in Retro game stuff talk:
And the excitement to hunt down and acquiring those rare gems.
The rare gems usually go for a shitload, which is why I own none.
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While this isn't retro because it was made in 2018, I just picked up this masterpiece today. (DMG for scale)
A few weeks ago my friend posted that her husband was working on this as a side project and I knew that I needed it in my life. It's approximately 24" square, and all of the woods used are their natural colors. No stain.
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@obsidianspider Simply breathtaking … :D
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Sample box! lol
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I made a thing the people on this thread may like. Here’s the writeup.
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@flyingtomahawk i wish i could find an arcade buttons store like that. Are those legit sanwa buttons or other brands?
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@edmaul69 said in Retro game stuff talk:
@flyingtomahawk i wish i could find an arcade buttons store like that. Are those legit sanwa buttons or other brands?
Legit Sanwa and Seimitsu stuff.
I was strolling through Down Town Osaka during lunch time and saw this street full of electronic shops clustered all in one spot and that store was the only one selling all the arcade stuff. I got all excited but i managed to control myself and left the store empty handed. But i know now where to go if i ever should need something for my arcade sticks.I particularly liked that they had sample buttons and sticks displayed to try out. Look at the very bottom in the pics i posted. All Seimitsu and Sanwa sticks lined up for testing. They also sell tons of customize parts like stiffer springs for the sticks, various mounting plates, different ball types and colors and so on...
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@flyingtomahawk i am soo jealous. The two brand names for buttons and sticks you want for metal arcade panels. And having all the custom springs, plates and stuff. Too awesome.
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@edmaul69 I got some Sanwa buttons from FocusAttack a few weeks ago and they were pretty inexpensive, but probably not as inexpensive as in Osaka.
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