Retro game stuff talk
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I remember the time when Nintendo 64 was about to end its life span in the game market. N64 sales were down and prices for N64 games at an all time high. I was working at a game store that time and games were sold for $120-150! Conquers Bad Fur Day is was my favourite next to Ocarina of Time but at the price for it right now I don't think I'll ever collect it.
Btw. Did you see the post above regarding your display PCB? The guy had a question about it.
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@FlyingTomahawk I paid nowhere near those prices for Beetle Adventure Racing.
I did see the question about buying the PCB and I replied. I’m not looking to sell them and I need the three that I have for testing other screens. I have some 1.54” screens en route from China. Well. In theory they’re en route.
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Where did you order those PCBs?
I am planing on creating some PCBs for my Famicoms. Is it expensive? -
@FlyingTomahawk I used OSH Park but there are other options in China that are cheaper for larger batches. For three boards around 21mm square it was $3.45 shipped to my house. Here’s a graphic from a Discord server I frequent that’s helpful. I’m hoping to get better at board design for some ideas I’ve had for a while.
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@FlyingTomahawk said in Retro game stuff talk:
Is it expensive?
I’ve found the most expensive thing so far has been the time invested in learning how to use Kicad, find data sheets and learn nuances of circuit designs.
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Yeah, i know what you mean. I think i get the hang of it but it's a steep learning curve.
I use DesignSpark PCB which helps a lot. Looking at other PCB projects and try to understand the way they're build up.
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@FlyingTomahawk right now I’m just doing simple stuff, essentially replacing hooking up a spaghetti mess of wires. I haven’t even begun to dive into things like interference or trace width or things like that. I don’t even know what I don’t know yet.
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I've been lucky to make some cool friends through this retro gaming hobby and one of them is my good buddy Dan in California. Today a box of miscellaneous cool stuff arrived from him.
The Game Boy Pocket is in really nice shape and even has the box, which is nice to have.
The MasterSystem controller is something he picked up after he heard me complaining while playing Shanghai a few weeks ago that my existing controller is getting a bit wonky and may need the cable replaced. It still has the clear plastic film on the faceplate!
I don't have a PS3, but apparently this Duke Nukem game is terrible. (His words) I'll have to try it out some time.
Did you know that they made Wii U headphones? I didn't either.
Thanks again man, I really appreciate all of this cool stuff.
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Yes, Duke Nukem Forever was indeed awful. It should have remained vaporware, it got a lifetime achievement award for that...
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@obsidianspider
Nice haul. I still have my Gameboy pocket from years ago though mine is the transparent shell - no box though unfortunately as at the time it never occurred to me to keep it, I imagine finding one with a box now is quite unusual. I just tried mine as I felt a bit nostalgic and it still works well but we've definitely been spoiled by modern displays as I'd forgotten about the motion blur - and the screen on the pocket was a big improvement over the original gameboy :).I also have Duke Nukem forever for PS3 but I've never played it, I'll have to try it one day to see if it really is that bad.
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@FlyingTomahawk
I just remembered I never sent you that Gleylancer label that I made, I'm really sorry I'd just completely forgotten until earlier when I found the image on my hard drive. Would you still like it? If so I can get it printed out for you. -
LoL no worries. You still had it? Awesome.
Yeah, i'd love to have it if it's not too much of a burden for you. -
@FlyingTomahawk
Sure, no problem. And sorry again that I forgot about it until now. -
There is absolut nothing to apologize for. I really appreciate and thank you for the time and material invested to make it happen.
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Went to Nipponbashi (Den Den Town) today to visit Super Potato and A-Too stores.
I was so shocked to see how damn expensive Wonderswan stuff is. This is for you @obsidianspider
My Famicom collection is getting bigger too. Grabbing any good deal I can find here.
Mostly shoot em ups and a few other classics. Thus far 30 games and counting...
I do have a hard time finding Famicom Disc System games which are in good shape and decent priced.
Currently also working on a custom PCB for the Famicom that replaces the whole rear piece which will have a microUSB-B 5V power plug and 4 din 3.5mm jack for video and audio.
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@FlyingTomahawk Oh my goodness. I need to visit that store. Or give you a shopping list. Or both. Thanks for the photo. Now I'm drooling over here.
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If you want you can send me a list via e-mail and I can see what the prices are over here.
There are also other, cheaper possibilities to acquire games.
I knew you would like that. I thought "man if only Todd would be here now."btw. that was at Super Potato
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@FlyingTomahawk Yeah, I've heard that Super Potato is very much for tourists and is usually overly expensive. I'd still like to go to one some day.
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@FlyingTomahawk said in Retro game stuff talk:
There are also other, cheaper possibilities to acquire games.
The only other options I know of are Yahoo Auctions (via an intermediary service), Hard Off/Book Off, or independent game stores.
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@obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:
@FlyingTomahawk Yeah, I've heard that Super Potato is very much for tourists and is usually overly expensive. I'd still like to go to one some day.
overly expensive is an understatement. they are insane. that is also a reason why they have so many games and hardware in stock. nobody buys that stuff for those prices. Still it's nice to look at. So much stuff cramped into such narrow space.
I got your list. Give me some time to go through it and search a bit around.
Of course Yahoo Auction is one place but there you'll have a hard time to find games for the price you want since you get mostly outbid. Mercari Japan is the place where I look for stuff online at the moment. Sometimes you find really good stuff in great condition for very good prices. And all is buy now and no auction shit.You can get lucky at Hard-Off/Book-Off stores but it is time consuming since you have to visit the stores.
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