Retro game stuff talk

[lilbud]

@obsidianspider I still have my GBA SP, not limited edition or anything. But it is an AGS-101, the backlit one.

The inside is really nice, the outside looks like shit.
Protip: Never use sandpaper to remove a skin

[FlyingTomahawk]

@obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:

@FlyingTomahawk @lilbud beat me to it.
As an aside, I have to wonder how many of the now banned 3DSs will be dumped on eBay. There's no way to check that kind of thing before buying. Luckily the one I bought last week doesn't seem to be affected.

Banned 3DS? I must have missed something. Can you explain?

Why I asked about the pokemon GBA SP, when I was at Hard off the other day they had a yellow and red version of it and both were priced around 16000 yen which is a lot $$$ for a used GBA SP.

[lilbud]

@FlyingTomahawk said in Retro game stuff talk:

Banned 3DS? I must have missed something. Can you explain?

Nintendo is banning hacked systems from accessing the internet. Both I and @obsidianspider hacked our 3DS's, both of ours haven't been affected, yet.

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-bans-a-bunch-of-hacked-3dses-1795563848

[obsidianspider]

@lilbud I just checked and mine is still ok. I keep the wifi off anyway to save battery. I didn't buy the 3DS to use online, but I'd still like to be able to. I guess we'll see what shakes out.

[obsidianspider]

I thought Game Boy Micros were expensive. I just found out about the Pokemon Mini handheld. Wow.

[CodeDrawer]

Well, the gameboy colours are cheaper! I got mine from a used videogames store for 30 CAD, and battleship!

[CodeDrawer]

(Battleship was 15 CAD though) @obsidianspider

[FlyingTomahawk]

@obsidianspider

I'll leave this here...

also went to an electronics store (don't know how you guys say to those stores) to look for GPIO pin cables and they had this taped outside.

They had almost everything for the RPi! AC Adapters, all kinds of voltage, cases, spare parts, accessories. I was so surprised to see such thing here.
Kyoto is not around the corner but I work twice a month there and can get parts if needed.

[obsidianspider]

@FlyingTomahawk Wow, they have a wall around the building? I wouldn't have expected that. Probably to keep out Hedgehogs back in the day. 😉

The only electronics stores in the US that have Raspberry Pi stuff are Micro Center, and there aren't many of them. There's one a little over an hour from me, but I don't get down that way very often.

[edmaul69]

@obsidianspider i love when i take trips to micro center. I only go to the electronics/ raspberry pi section. We dont have one in colorado, but i assume fry's has this stuff too.

[lilbud]

@edmaul69 said in Retro game stuff talk:

electronics/ raspberry pi section

[obsidianspider]

@lilbud they have a hobbyist section at the one I've been to. Arduinos, Pis, etc. basically the best parts of a Radio Shack all in one area. Sigh. I miss Radio Shack.

[obsidianspider]

@edmaul69 sadly I've never been to a Frys. They don't exist near where I live and I never thought to go to one when I've been traveling on business.

[lilbud]

@obsidianspider The only electronics store near my house is a Radioshack, but it too is closing down. I usually get all of my stuff from Adafruit.

[obsidianspider]

@lilbud Adafruit is good, but a lot of their stuff is expensive. Depending on what you get into, and if you can wait a bit, you can find stuff from China on eBay for substantially less. I found that when I started buying small TFTs.

[lilbud]

@obsidianspider Adafruit may be more expensive, but their customer service and shipping time can't be argued with.

[edmaul69]

@lilbud i always buy my pi's themselves from micro center. Cheap and no shipping cost. Pi 3 is $30 plus tax. And the zeros are $5 and $10. No brick and mortar upcharge or shipping cost. Plus they have a no receipt, no questions asked return policy which you cant beat. I only use adafruit for adafruit brand product due to their high shipping cost.

[obsidianspider]

@FlyingTomahawk Any Hard-Off adventures lately?

[FlyingTomahawk]

@obsidianspider

Sorry, no.
Too busy at work. Summer time is our strong season at work so short lunch breaks longer working hours.
I am sure when things start to quiet down a bit I'll go on a hard-off tour again.
Good thing is I took off from work, July 13 to 19 so plenty of time to get my Famicom fixed.
And just in time for Game of thrones season 7 and hopefully a new ruckage theme release. "fingerscrossed"

P.S.
Please send me your name, address and phone numbes via e-mail. There are a couple things that I don't have any use for anymore and I am sure they are better in your hands.

[obsidianspider]

@flyingtomahawk I totally understand what it's like to be too busy. I've been busy with work lately too. Sadly the retro gaming store near me isn't open when I end up having time to stop by, but even then, it's nothing like the photos you've shared.

I sent you an email just now.

I can't say I've seen a single episode of Game of Thrones. No HBO for me.