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    • obsidianspiderO
      obsidianspider @Rion
      last edited by

      @Rion I have. I was waiting to see the reviews on it before buying, and they look great. Of course now, due to the COVID-19 stuff, the next shipments aren't expected until maybe May, but I am pretty sure that will end up being a go-to throw in my bag and take it with me kind of system. It looks fantastic, especially for the price.

      📷 @obsidianspider

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      • WeirdHW
        WeirdH @FlyingTomahawk
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        @FlyingTomahawk said in Retro game stuff talk:

        @VictimRLSH

        Who would have thought that after so many years Lego could become useful again.

        Excuse me, what? Lego has never stopped being useful. What a weird and disturbing thing to say.

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        • ClassicGMRC
          ClassicGMR @Rion
          last edited by ClassicGMR

          @Rion said in Retro game stuff talk:

          @obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:

          ODROID

          Have you had a look at the ODROID-GO Advance?

          I just bought one myself (OG Advance). I haven't had a chance to put it together yet so can't say how awesome it is BUT I will have it running this weekend. :)

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

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          • obsidianspiderO
            obsidianspider @ClassicGMR
            last edited by

            @ClassicGMR Lucky! Let us know how you like it.

            📷 @obsidianspider

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              VictimRLSH @obsidianspider
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              @obsidianspider I saw a Kickstarter a while ago for a FLEXIBLE Arduino Uno compatible board (but much smaller than the Uno, kinda the same size as an Adafruit Metro/Trinket). They made many times their seed budget but I have not seen the actual device available yet. It would be awesome to make a Arduboy game watch out of one of those in the band and a .96" Color OLED display for the face.

              System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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              • obsidianspiderO
                obsidianspider
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                What's the plural of Lynx?
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                If you guessed "broken" then you'd be right.

                After learning that a Lynx II will not power on without a game inserted I took a chance and bought two "for parts/repair" Lynxes on eBay. One has clearly been opened because the screws to close the case are missing, but that one at least has signs of life when you press the power button. The other Lynx is totally dead. From what I've been able to read on AtariAge and some other places it looks like there are a few common points of failure, so I'm going to check those out and hopefully in the end I can have one "stock" and one modified with a nice BennVenn TFT.

                IMG_8245.jpg

                I also got some new test PCBs in the mail from OSH Park that should work with 1.3" and 1.54" TFTs. I hope to test them soon.

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                📷 @obsidianspider

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                • FlyingTomahawkF
                  FlyingTomahawk
                  last edited by

                  Osh park is shipping out pcbs?
                  Are they in the US?

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                  • obsidianspiderO
                    obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                    last edited by

                    @FlyingTomahawk OSH Park are totally US-based. I ordered my boards on 3 March at 14:34 and received them today. Not bad for $3.45 including shipping.

                    Aside from me getting some IPA inside the 1.3" screen when cleaning up after my soldering (oof) both screens work with the same pinout and configuration files. I can just power off the pi, unplug one, plug in the other in the same spot, power things back on, and it just works. The juj driver is smooth as butter. I'm really loving how well this worked.

                    IMG_8258.JPG

                    📷 @obsidianspider

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                    • DipkidD
                      Dipkid
                      last edited by Dipkid

                      Pretty glad I managed to score all the parts and set these babies up before this horrible quarantine stuff kicked in:

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                      My OG mod-chipped Ps2 with Free Mcboot (OPL for HDD games) & a 500 gb IDE internal drive.

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                      Also made some changes to the pal snes.

                      RetroPC: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/13048/the-1976-retropc-diy-retro-gaming-computer-build
                      Wallcab: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28324/wall-mounted-cab-2-0
                      Candy Cab: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/34290/diy-candy-cab-arcade

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                      • FlyingTomahawkF
                        FlyingTomahawk @Dipkid
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                        @Dipkid

                        That is one hell of a fancy SNES. Very unique design, well done.

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                        • obsidianspiderO
                          obsidianspider @Dipkid
                          last edited by

                          @Dipkid said in Retro game stuff talk:

                          Also made some changes to the pal snes.

                          "some changes"

                          Wowowowow!

                          📷 @obsidianspider

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                          • FlyingTomahawkF
                            FlyingTomahawk
                            last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                            Another Famicom done. This time as I mentioned previously, no cutting, no grinding, no modifications to the body. It can be powered by 5V 1A, which means any microUSB phone charger should work just fine. I think that's pretty much it with Famicoms for now. I have now a genuine stock Famicom, one with RCA jacks coming out on the side and this one here.

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                            • obsidianspiderO
                              obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                              last edited by

                              @FlyingTomahawk That looks fantastic! It's rare to see a Famicom that isn't discolored over time. Great job on the AV and USB conversion.

                              📷 @obsidianspider

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                              • FlyingTomahawkF
                                FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
                                last edited by

                                @obsidianspider

                                i painted this one though. (shameonme)
                                I do have one still untouched and let's say white-ish and that one is unmodified and will stay that way. who knows how much that stuff is gonna be worth in another 20 years.

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                                • obsidianspiderO
                                  obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                                  last edited by

                                  @FlyingTomahawk I want to try this retrobright method some time. I need to find a source for those UV LEDs and how to power them.

                                  📷 @obsidianspider

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                                  • FlyingTomahawkF
                                    FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
                                    last edited by

                                    @obsidianspider

                                    Yeah, I'd love too. Maybe in the near future I'll start with some SNES modifications.
                                    You could get UV light strips in China once the whole virus thing is gone. They sell them cheap over there.

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                                    • obsidianspiderO
                                      obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                                      last edited by

                                      @FlyingTomahawk AliExpress is a great resource. I still don't understand how they can afford to ship me something all the way from China for $1.37, even if it does take a month, but I'm ok with it.

                                      📷 @obsidianspider

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                                      • DipkidD
                                        Dipkid @obsidianspider
                                        last edited by

                                        @obsidianspider I think it's subsidizes from the state, to stimulate the export. Their intl. mail is pretty much free, sending huge quantities in bulk on container ships. (but you probably knew this already 😅)

                                        RetroPC: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/13048/the-1976-retropc-diy-retro-gaming-computer-build
                                        Wallcab: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28324/wall-mounted-cab-2-0
                                        Candy Cab: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/34290/diy-candy-cab-arcade

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                                        • V
                                          VictimRLSH @obsidianspider
                                          last edited by

                                          @obsidianspider Same thing with Futurelec. They will ship parts from Phuckett Tailand for less than within the U.S., but takes weeks.

                                          System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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                                          • ClassicGMRC
                                            ClassicGMR @obsidianspider
                                            last edited by ClassicGMR

                                            @obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:

                                            @ClassicGMR Lucky! Let us know how you like it.

                                            Well I like what I see so far! It was actually fun to put together and it feels like an accomplishment rather than just "unbox and turn on". I am still learning how this works because I only get RetroArch and I would really like to install stand alone emus like Stella for the 2600. They're a lot more current than the RA cores.

                                            BUT... it works great! Screen is bright, buttons are decent, sounds good and with the wifi dongle copying games over is a breeze. :)

                                            More later once I get the hang of it. :)

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

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