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    • FlyingTomahawkF
      FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
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      @obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:

      and then I see stuff like a gray Gameboy Pocket with a case that isn't beat to hell and it's $60.

      They don't reproduce the gray Gameboy Pocket shells or the Arctic (white) Gameboy Advance shells.

      I'll keep my eyes open for those.

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      • obsidianspiderO
        obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
        last edited by obsidianspider

        @FlyingTomahawk You can find the white GBAs over here, but the gray Gameboy Pocket (original DMG colors) were a Japan exclusive thing. I'm not even sure what I'd do with one if I got it (keep it stock, backlight it, Pi it) but I've kept my eyes out on eBay for them and the only ones I see are either beat to heck or more than I want to spend, especially if I'm going to potentially mess with it. I really am more interested in a good case then working guts.

        I'm trolling eBay looking for more game stuff. You're a bad influence.

        📷 @obsidianspider

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        • FlyingTomahawkF
          FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
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          @obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:

          You're a bad influence.

          Hehehe...then I have fulfilled my mission. ;-)

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          • obsidianspiderO
            obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
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            @FlyingTomahawk said in Retro game stuff talk:

            I have fulfilled my mission

            I haven't bought anything yet, but I'm certainly thinking about things to acquire.

            📷 @obsidianspider

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            • edmaul69E
              edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
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              @FlyingTomahawk if you stumble across a super gameboy controller for a super famicom i am interested in that. The cable condition does not matter as i will modify it for my pi setup. I think those and the famicom controllers are the only controllers i am missing except for maybe the different sg-1000 / sega mark controllers

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              • FlyingTomahawkF
                FlyingTomahawk @edmaul69
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                @edmaul69

                Roger that.

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                • FlyingTomahawkF
                  FlyingTomahawk
                  last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                  Got my second Famicom today.
                  It is lot more yellow-ish than my first one.
                  It's also missing the little front cover (D-pin plug)

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                  I will try to bleach both Famicom covers and see if I can get them back to their original white-ish color.

                  @edmaul69

                  If I should succeed, would this 2nd Famicom do for you? If you want I can post more pics later.

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                  • edmaul69E
                    edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
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                    @FlyingTomahawk yeah that is acceptable for me.

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                    • FlyingTomahawkF
                      FlyingTomahawk @edmaul69
                      last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                      @edmaul69

                      Great, just give me a few days to try to bleach it and maybe bring it back to its former glory or at least close to it.
                      Regarding the price, I don't intend to earn by it so I would charge the same price I paid for it.
                      That would be $10 plus shipping for the console + the 2 controllers of my console. So you end up with total 4 controllers plus console.
                      The $10 will be donated to the RetroPie guys, so a win win situation. You get what you want and you help out this project here.
                      Does that sound good to you?
                      I'll check the shipping cost again tonight so that I can give you a accurate estimate.

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                      • edmaul69E
                        edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
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                        @FlyingTomahawk that sounds awesome to me.

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                        • FlyingTomahawkF
                          FlyingTomahawk @edmaul69
                          last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                          @edmaul69

                          Taken apart and ready for the bleach bath tomorrow.

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                          • FlyingTomahawkF
                            FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
                            last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                            @obsidianspider

                            Is this the Game Boy Pocket that you are looking for?

                            The one on the rear-right

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                            And is this the Game Boy Advance that you meant?

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                            • obsidianspiderO
                              obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                              last edited by obsidianspider

                              @FlyingTomahawk if the A and B buttons on the Pocket are maroon like an original Gameboy, then yes. And yes, the white Gameboy Advance looks correct.

                              Here's a photo I found online of the pocket color I'm looking for.

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                              Here's a stock photo of the Gameboy Advance I've been looking for.
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                              If the screen protector (the outer plastic part, not the actual LCD) on the pocket is scratched up (they don't reproduce that part with that color combinations and I can't tell if that's in the photo, a reflection, or if in person those marks on the left of the screen aren't as bad as the look) or if either one is missing the battery cover (for some reason those go missing a lot and neither of those colors are reproduced) I would say to pass on that unit.

                              📷 @obsidianspider

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                              • obsidianspiderO
                                obsidianspider
                                last edited by obsidianspider

                                This is something I don't think made it to Japan, but if anyone finds one of these Gameboy Advance Carrying Cases, let me know. I search eBay and Goodwill online for them every week or so and haven't ever come across one.

                                I'm not looking to spend a ton for one, and it doesn't need to be mint with the box, but in good condition for $10-20 I'd be all about it.

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                                • obsidianspiderO
                                  obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                                  last edited by obsidianspider

                                  @FlyingTomahawk you ARE a bad influence. :-P
                                  I'm looking online at old games and it's 2 3 in the morning.

                                  📷 @obsidianspider

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                                  • obsidianspiderO
                                    obsidianspider
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                                    On the subject of cool stuff Japan got that the US never saw:

                                    Most are familiar with the Famicom Disk System that used special double-sided magnetic disks to hold game data
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                                    But did you know the Super Famicom had Satellaview? A way to download games from a satellite!

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                                    And Nintendo 64 had the Nintendo 64DD. Another attempt at using magnetic storage.

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                                    • FlyingTomahawkF
                                      FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
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                                      @obsidianspider

                                      The Game Boy Pocket and the Game Boy Advance are behind a show window. Meaning those are not junk and fully functional and in complete condition, nothing is missing on them.
                                      The Game Boy Pocket is 1620Yen ($14-15) and the Game Boy Advance is 2160Yen ($18-19) You just tell me if you are "really" interested and the next time I go to that store I'll ask them to take them out so that I can take a very close look at them and eventually purchase them for you. I don't want to force you to buy them or in fact anything. I am here on the other side of the globe and you can if you want get them. If not those 2 then others will come.

                                      Never seen that carry case before.
                                      I recently have seen 3 of those Famicom floppy disc boxes that attach under the main Famicom body. Those are expensive even as junk.

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                                      • obsidianspiderO
                                        obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
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                                        @FlyingTomahawk I'd definitely be really interested in the Pocket if it's in good shape. For something like that I wouldn't want to cut it up for a Pi. If anything I'd backlight the screen, or only mod it if it didn't require altering the case, like what I did with the Super Famicom. With something like that, the case is what makes it special. I can find other color pockets in the US easily if I wanted to cut one up.

                                        The Advance looks nice, but you can find those over here for around the same price when they show up, so I wouldn't want you to go to the trouble of getting one of those.

                                        I wasn't looking for you to pick up one of the console add-on units, it's just 3:38 AM and SOMEONE in Japan got me thinking about Japanese video game gear and I can't fall back to sleep.

                                        📷 @obsidianspider

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                                        • obsidianspiderO
                                          obsidianspider
                                          last edited by obsidianspider

                                          @FlyingTomahawk What do actual games tend to sell for in those shops? I'd been thinking about getting some Mario games to frame, but on eBay they are usually around $10-$20 each for ones that aren't mangled.

                                          📷 @obsidianspider

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                                          • obsidianspiderO
                                            obsidianspider
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                                            @FlyingTomahawk Also, if you happen to find another Famicom in that $10-$20 price range that's not yellow and is in otherwise decent looking shape, I'd be definitely interested. It doesn't need to work, and I'd actually prefer it was a broken one as I'd want it to mod for either a Pi or maybe even a NUC.

                                            📷 @obsidianspider

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