Retro game stuff talk
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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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@FlyingTomahawk you ARE a bad influence. :-P
I'm looking online at old games and it's23 in the morning. -
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
But did you know the Super Famicom had Satellaview? A way to download games from a satellite!
And Nintendo 64 had the Nintendo 64DD. Another attempt at using magnetic storage.
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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. -
@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.
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@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.
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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.
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Mario games are expensive if in good condition. Those count as collector items.
Tomorrow during lunch I will visit 3-4 shops that might have some Famicoms around, fingers crossed, and if I should find one I'll grab it for you.I was just looking through the Yahoo auction regarding the Game Boy Pocket (grey) and the cheapest I can find is 3000Yen. I should have taken the one for 1620Yen today. Even if you wouldn't take it I could re-sell it here for a higher price. Let's hope they still have it there the next time I visit.
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@FlyingTomahawk said in Retro game stuff talk:
Mario games are expensive if in good condition. Those count as collector items.
That makes sense, but since you've been instigating and offering to keep an eye out for stuff, I figured I'd ask. Don't worry about the games then
Tomorrow during lunch I will visit 3-4 shops that might have some Famicoms around, fingers crossed, and if I should find one I'll grab it for you.
Please don't go out of your way to look for one, or any of this stuff, really.
I was just looking through the Yahoo auction regarding the Game Boy Pocket (grey) and the cheapest I can find is 3000Yen. I should have taken the one for 1620Yen today. Even if you wouldn't take it I could re-sell it here for a higher price. Let's hope they still have it there the next time I visit.
Sounds like you're getting back in the video game business. ;)
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No worries I like to go around those shops looking for treasures or things of interest.
I will take a picture of the stuff I still have from the video game business days. Out of my head, a Final Fantasy Game Boy Micro set, Mother 3 Game Boy Micro set, green Game Boy Micro, Famicom Game Boy Micro, 2x Zelda edition Game Boy Advance SP, Classic NES Game Boy Advance SP, old version Game Boy Famitsu skeleton edition. And a few more. Mostly new and never opened.
So I had/have my share of portable gaming stuff but that grey Pocket is interesting, especially because of its rare color.Sorry to drag you into this retro stuff, didn't mean to burden your mind with nonsense like that. We all should stick to our RPis which are more than capable to playing all those rare games. ;-)v
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@FlyingTomahawk It's not a bother to me at all, but I feel bad for saying "Hey, what about this too?", but since you started it, and don't seem to mind, as I think of other things I think are neat, or would like to have, I'll share them here.
Those GBA sets you mentioned are highly sought after, so you certainly have some nice things in your collection.
I've thought about getting a Framemeister to allow me to play my old systems on a modern TV, but it's not that important to me to play games on the original hardware. I have dozens of CIB Super Nintendo games from when I was a kid, but for now they will stay in storage.
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@obsidianspider that gameboy pocket is one of the few things i have never seen. That is a beautiful and awesome system.
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I am still going around stores now but I took a couple pictures of stuff that you guys might go crazy. I almost fainted...stay tuned I'll upload later.
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@FlyingTomahawk Oh man, I think we need a live stream of your lunch breaks. Good thing I get paid this week.
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That would be cool. Might strap my GoPro around my head the next time. lol
Or I wish there was something like in the movie Strange Days that would also share the excitement that I felt. -
@FlyingTomahawk Now you really have me wondering what you found.
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Keyword: Famicombox
And that is just one item of many.
Not sure what is going on but the rare stuff is pilling up in the stores recentely. Few months ago there was not so much stuff around.
Also took a picture of a naked, normal US SNES, they want 27000Yen for it! Crazy! -
@FlyingTomahawk I can send you a US SNES for way less than that. ;) They're fairly easy to find over here.
Mine from when I was 10 years old is now one of the ones that's discolored, but it still works. At least it did when I had a TV that would accept the video signal. (No, you can't have mine from when I was a kid.)
A Famicombox?! Did it also have the games for it? I thought I read that they had special DRM on those carts.
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10 Games and gun included!
I'm eating right now and then I go check out 2 more stores. I could quickly upload the picture of the Famicombox.
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You still there? Or did you faint already. Hehehe....
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