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    • cellyC
      celly
      last edited by celly

      Last month I picked up an NES Advantage for cheap that was yellowed and nasty. Gave it a good clean and decided to retr0bright it up. After several applications it did brighten up the plastic but, in turn left streaky marks all over it. I did some reasearch and after watching an 8bit Guy restore video, I then tried the submerging in liquid peroxide method. 9 hours of underwater bathing in the sun and it really helped. It may not be perfect and some streaks just won’t come out, however its a hellova lot better than how it was when I first got it.
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      Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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      • ClydeC
        Clyde @celly
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        @celly I think I saw the same video from "The 8bit Guy" where he tested several methods to brighten battered old cases. Although I don't do anything he does with old hardware, he is one of my favorite evening diversions. :)

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        • obsidianspiderO
          obsidianspider
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          It's been a while since I posted any pickups. Here's some interesting stuff I've added to my collection in the last few months.

          Decap Attack
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          Super Mario Galaxy 2
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          A Wii U!
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          Puyo Puyo Sun for Game Boy Color
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          Raku Jongg
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          Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs
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          • lilbudL
            lilbud @obsidianspider
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            @obsidianspider The Wii U is actually a really great system. You have access to the entire Wii catalog as well.

            Maybe you should hack it...wink wink

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            • ruckageR
              ruckage @obsidianspider
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              @obsidianspider
              I love 'Decap Attack'. I actually had the Japanese version - 'Magical flying turbo hat adventure' but I really like the characters in Decap Attack (my friend had Decap Attack and I was a bit jealous.)

              As @lilbud said the Wii U is great. A lot of the games are now on Switch but there are some that either work better with the Wii U game pad or haven't been ported to the Switch at all - some can't be ported as they rely on the gamepads second screen. I personally haven't bought a Switch yet as there aren't enough games on it that I don't already have on the Wii U (that may change when the new Luigi's Mansion comes out as I love the original.)

              If you don't already have it make sure you get 'Nintendo Land', it makes excellent use of the Gamepad for multiplayer games. Pretty much all the first party games on it are great so you have some fun times ahead.

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              • ruckageR
                ruckage @obsidianspider
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                @obsidianspider
                Here's my Wii U game collection, there are a few more I'd like but I have the majority of the games I'm interested in owning for the system.

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                • obsidianspiderO
                  obsidianspider @lilbud
                  last edited by obsidianspider

                  @lilbud No plans for CFW just yet.

                  @ruckage The Wii U was the Mario 3D World/Nintendo Land edition, and even after a reset they stayed on there. Both are fun, but I plan to get physical copies for my collection at some point.

                  Decap Attack is pretty much the final form of Kid Kool. (The same game mechanic is in Psycho Fox and Magical Hat) I want to get a boxed copy of the Famicom version. I’m also looking for a complete copy of Psycho Fox and also Magical Hat. Magical Hat is pretty expensive and boxed copies of the Japanese version of Kid Kool don’t show up often.

                  📷 @obsidianspider

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                  • obsidianspiderO
                    obsidianspider @ruckage
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                    @ruckage Very nice. Since I got mine a few weeks ago I’ve picked up a handful of games. I don’t really consider them retro so I left them out of this post. I’ll snap a photo later when I get home.

                    📷 @obsidianspider

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                    • ruckageR
                      ruckage @obsidianspider
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                      @obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:

                      Decap Attack is pretty much the final form of Kid Kool. (The dame game mechanic is in Psycho Fox and Magical Hat) I want to get a boxed copy of the Famicom version. I’m also looking for a complete copy of Psycho Fox and also Magical Hat. Magical Hat is pretty expensive and boxed copies of the Japanese version of Kid Kool don’t show up often.

                      When I got Magical Hat it was dirt cheap, I remember buying it from a video rental store which had imported loads of Japanese Games that they were selling at a bargain price. Because the cart wouldn't fit into a UK Megadrive my Dad modified the cart for me by sawing off part of the shell (I know, terrible thing to do - but we didn't know any better at the time).

                      @obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:

                      @ruckage Very nice. Since I got mine a few weeks ago I’ve picked up a handful of games. I don’t really consider them retro so I left them out of this post. I’ll snap a photo later when I get home.

                      Yeah, it's not really retro but definitely last gen. I don't think it feels out of place here anyway as it was such an overlooked system and I bet a lot of people have never even played on one.

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                      • obsidianspiderO
                        obsidianspider @ruckage
                        last edited by obsidianspider

                        @ruckage this is what I’ve managed to find for my Wii U. Breath of the Wild came with the Wii U when I bought it from my friend. The others have been mostly local pickups from various Walmarts on clearance. Yoshi was expensive, but I’m ok with what I paid.

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                        📷 @obsidianspider

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                        • lilbudL
                          lilbud @ruckage
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                          @ruckage I bought a Switch for Mario Odyssey. The Wii U has so many great games that people wouldn't know about because they were on Wii U.

                          Just give me a Mario 3D World switch port. Please and thank you.

                          Also, Wii U took with it free online multiplayer and virtual console.

                          @obsidianspider Paper Mario Color Splash is actually a really good game and it gets a lot of shit. Not like other Paper Mario games, but as its own thing, its great.

                          So many laugh out loud moments.

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                          • obsidianspiderO
                            obsidianspider @lilbud
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                            @lilbud I have a list of about a dozen or so more games that I'd like to get physical copies for. Some are super cheap (I snagged Zombi U for $1 and Rayman Legends for $5 plus shipping this week), and others are crazy, like Twilight Princess HD with the amiibo selling for around $80. Considering I've had a Wii U for less than a month, I think I'm doing OK.

                            📷 @obsidianspider

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                            • ruckageR
                              ruckage @obsidianspider
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                              @obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:

                              @ruckage this is what I’ve managed to find for my Wii U. Breath of the Wild came with the Wii U when I bought it from my friend. The others have been mostly local pickups from various Walmarts on clearance. Yoshi was expensive, but I’m ok with what I paid.

                              That looks like a great start to your collection, I have the Yarn Yoshi pack as well but mine is unboxed unfortunately but I got it really cheap. You have a few there I don't have and I didn't even realise Giana sisters was released as a physical disc on Wii U. Make sure you get Paper Mario, it had mixed reviews but I really enjoyed it. Kirby and the Rainbow curse is also really good though you tend to focus entirely on the gamepad as you play it using the stylus.

                              @lilbud said in Retro game stuff talk:

                              @ruckage I bought a Switch for Mario Odyssey. The Wii U has so many great games that people wouldn't know about because they were on Wii U.

                              Just give me a Mario 3D World switch port. Please and thank you.

                              Also, Wii U took with it free online multiplayer and virtual console.

                              Mario Odyssey looks great and is almost enough to make me buy a Switch but not quite, once Luigi's Mansion and Metroid get released though that could be the tipping point for me. I don't have Breath of the Wild on WiiU either as I'm saving that for when I inevitably get the Switch.
                              I'm quite surprised they haven't released Mario 3D world on the switch yet but I'm equally surprised that they haven't made HD versions of the Mario Galaxy games yet.

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                              • ruckageR
                                ruckage
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                                Going back to more retro systems, here's my Game Boy/Game Boy Advance collection. I had some of these for a long while but I've bought a lot this past year. Most are unboxed without manuals as it's just cheaper but I do have some complete in the box and others just with the manuals. So far I've managed to avoid buying fakes from ebay, luckily it's pretty obvious most of the time from the photos as the labels are often wrong and they never get the case moulding right.

                                gameboy collection.jpg

                                I've also been making custom cases for them using EU NDS Cases, it' will take me quite a long a while as the ones available online tend to be designed for US NDS cases plus they are usually stretched and not the best quality so I've been creating mine from scratch.

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                                • ClassicGMRC
                                  ClassicGMR @ruckage
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                                  @ruckage said in Retro game stuff talk:

                                  I've also been making custom cases for them using EU NDS Cases, it' will take me quite a long a while as the ones available online tend to be designed for US NDS cases plus they are usually stretched and not the best quality so I've been creating mine from scratch.

                                  Very nice work!

                                  Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional!
                                  Enjoy the ride!

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                                  • cellyC
                                    celly @ruckage
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                                    @ruckage what a cool idea putting them in NDS boxes. Do they slide around loosely inside or are you adding something to keep them from moving around?

                                    Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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                                    • ruckageR
                                      ruckage @celly
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                                      @celly said in Retro game stuff talk:

                                      @ruckage what a cool idea putting them in NDS boxes. Do they slide around loosely inside or are you adding something to keep them from moving around?

                                      DS cases actually have a space with clips to hold GBA carts at the top, the original purpose I believe was to store expansion packs such as the rumble pak which were placed in the GBA slot on the original DS and DS Lite. For EU cases you can modify this easily to also hold Gameboy carts. It makes them ideal cases for Gameboy and GBA games.

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                                      • cellyC
                                        celly @ruckage
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                                        @ruckage would you look at that. And here I am, making tape cassette cases for a few of my loose carts. I like this idea way better.

                                        Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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                                        • ruckageR
                                          ruckage @celly
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                                          @celly said in Retro game stuff talk:

                                          @ruckage would you look at that. And here I am, making tape cassette cases for a few of my loose carts. I like this idea way better.

                                          The tape cases I've seen people make look really cool too. If you did want to try out the DS cases though make sure you get the European style and double check that they have the GBA slot as I have a feeling it may not be present on all cases - particularly if they are third party cases. I bought mine from a company called Dragon Trading in the UK and the cases appear to be 100% genuine. The USA cases should also have the GBA slot but due to the case design they can't really be modified to hold original Game Boy games as the DS cart holder is too high up.

                                          Below is a picture of my US copy of Metroid Prime Pinball showing the Rumble Pak occupying the GBA holder, you can see that there just isn't enough room to fit an original Game Boy cart without some really major alterations

                                          US ds case.jpg .

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                                          • K
                                            Karsnegssen
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                                            Gameboy Advanced is a great gift for a friend!

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