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[Polioliolio]

Did a video on this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3hwuTiBwvg&list=UUpi68UhqF_G5amIzFdwqrOA

Wow. Good stuff.

For some reason, I was always under the impression that the round divot under the labels of games was where a screw was located. Thinking about it now, that wouldn't make a lot of sense, it'd go straight through the board.

It's probably been iterated here a lot, but which screw drivers do I need to get into most games?

I've got the N64 system screw bit, but it didn't fit an NES game I brought it to the other day.

 

[theSlacker]

Wow. Good stuff.

For some reason, I was always under the impression that the round divot under the labels of games was where a screw was location. Thinking about it now, that wouldn't make a lot of sense, it'd go straight through the board.

It's probably been iterated here a lot, but which screw drivers do I need to get into most games?

I've got the N64 system screw bit, but it didn't fit an NES game I brought it to the other day.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GT15JPU/?tag=neogaf0e-20

These 2 will open just about every older system that doesn't use just standard bits. If you need to open a gamecube, a wii, or gba games then you will have to get a special tri tip screw driver.

 

[baphomet]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GT15JPU/?tag=neogaf0e-20

These 2 will open just about every older system that doesn't use just standard bits. If you need to open a gamecube, a wii, or gba games then you will have to get a special tri tip screw driver.

Those are OK if you're not using them regularly. I've gone through 2 sets of bits like that within a year or so. The best ones are the ones that are handle and all as one piece. Those seem to hold up.

Of course I use them almost daily and put a good amount of wear on them. If you're just opening an occasional game any would probably work fine.

 

[theSlacker]

Those are OK if you're not using them regularly. I've gone through 2 sets of bits like that within a year or so. The best ones are the ones that are handle and all as one piece. Those seem to hold up.

Of course I use them almost daily and put a good amount of wear on them. If you're just opening an occasional game any would probably work fine.

Got a link to them? The ones with a handle I mean. Was about to buy those ones because another video I followed from the one that was just linked recommended that specific set as not being shitty and stripping super fast like a lot of others (much like the ones I am using now that don't feel like they ever properly fit the bigger screws).

 

[womp]

These are the screwdrivers I use. Got them over a year ago and hold up pretty well so far.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BEZY2I6/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Wow. Good stuff.

For some reason, I was always under the impression that the round divot under the labels of games was where a screw was located. Thinking about it now, that wouldn't make a lot of sense, it'd go straight through the board.

It's probably been iterated here a lot, but which screw drivers do I need to get into most games?

I've got the N64 system screw bit, but it didn't fit an NES game I brought it to the other day.

 

[robot]

Anyone here own a Famicom Disk or Twin Famicom? Been eyeing a Twin Famicom for weeks now, just not 100% sure what disks are must haves. It's either that or an AV Famicom.

 

[Polioliolio]

Anyone here own a Famicom Disk or Twin Famicom? Been eyeing a Twin Famicom for weeks now, just not 100% sure what disks are must haves. It's either that or an AV Famicom.

Twin Famicom is more like a luxury item. Great to have in the collection, but not the best way to play, I'd say.

AV famicom sitting atop a famicom disk system consumes less space, is practical, and just looks good. You're also free to use whatever controllers you want, including NES, dogbones, or whatever.

 

[PixyJunket]

Played 2 really obscure NES games yesterday and was wondering if anyone was familiar with them... I'm pretty familiar with the NES library but these were new, even to me.

Arkista's Ring - At first glance, looks like a Zelda clone but actually plays much more arcadey - much more linear, with much smaller areas where you have to kill a bunch of enemies to get a key to proceed. There are a few powerups but it feels really dated for the time (1990), closer to Namco's "Legend of Valkyrie" than Zelda.

Pinball Quest - Pinball... with an RPG mode. Think about that one for a second. You earn points that you can use to trade for stuff like bigger flippers and stoppers, and can also power up your ball to defeat enemies. Unique as all hell, and I'm surprised I have never heard of it before.

I actually played both of these recently.

I love Arkista's Ring, it's a fun little romp, not sure why it has to be compared to Zelda.

Pinball Quest is such a great idea, but having to redo a previous stage when you miss a ball makes it slightly frustrating.

 

[Weegee]

Did a video on this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3hwuTiBwvg&list=UUpi68UhqF_G5amIzFdwqrOA

Thanks for making that video! My connectors didn't look as cleans as yours did after, but the two games i tested it out on worked the first time! Both games turned on 4 times in a row without fail.How often should i clean the games?

 

[Mzo]

Who the hell is paying over $200 for a CIB Mega Man?

I don't want to live on this planet any more.

 

[Gunsmithx]

Who the hell is paying over $200 for a CIB Mega Man?

I don't want to live on this planet any more.

holy crap I thought you had just lost your mind but they are rather high... this is getting insane.

 

[robot]

Twin Famicom is more like a luxury item. Great to have in the collection, but not the best way to play, I'd say.

AV famicom sitting atop a famicom disk system consumes less space, is practical, and just looks good. You're also free to use whatever controllers you want, including NES, dogbones, or whatever.

Yea I get the practical part, but man that Twin Famicom is gorgeous. Started doing some digging and found a few famicom disks I'd love to find.

Time to jump down this rabbit hole!

 

[D.Lo]

Twin Famicom is more like a luxury item. Great to have in the collection, but not the best way to play, I'd say.

AV famicom sitting atop a famicom disk system consumes less space, is practical, and just looks good. You're also free to use whatever controllers you want, including NES, dogbones, or whatever.

Yep, I've been rockin that combo for almost 20 years.

 

[BTails]

Played 2 really obscure NES games yesterday and was wondering if anyone was familiar with them... I'm pretty familiar with the NES library but these were new, even to me.

Arkista's Ring - At first glance, looks like a Zelda clone but actually plays much more arcadey - much more linear, with much smaller areas where you have to kill a bunch of enemies to get a key to proceed. There are a few powerups but it feels really dated for the time (1990), closer to Namco's "Legend of Valkyrie" than Zelda.

I actually just played some Arkista's Ring yesterday! I love that game, and probably played through it 20 times growing up. It's got great title screen music too.

 

[robot]

Got a Twin Famicom heading my way with the following games!

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
Doki Doki Panic
Super Mario Bros. 2
Tokkyuu Shirei Solbrain (JPN Shatterhand)

Looks like there's a ton of Japan only games I never played before. This should be fun!

 

[IrishNinja]

Who the hell is paying over $200 for a CIB Mega Man?

I don't want to live on this planet any more.

holy crap I thought you had just lost your mind but they are rather high... this is getting insane.

NES bubble + Mighty No 9 hype = shoulda saw this coming, why do you think i rushed to pick up part 1 loose for sub $30 when the kickstarter was announced?

 

[Lettuce]

Thanks for making that video! My connectors didn't look as cleans as yours did after, but the two games i tested it out on worked the first time! Both games turned on 4 times in a row without fail.How often should i clean the games?

If your carts are clean and so it the connector in the console, then you shouldn't have to do it again really

 

[Weegee]

These are the screwdrivers I use. Got them over a year ago and hold up pretty well so far.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BEZY2I6/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I bought the same set and got them yesterday. I've been cleaning games for the past two days now.

 

[Pickman]

Some of my fondest memories of childhood are turning the knob from "4" to "3" on the front of the TV, sitting cross-legged in front of it, and playing Gradius forever. I got really good at it. One of the few NES games I obsessed about until I was good enough to beat it.

 

[Weegee]

I just replaced my 72 pin connector on my NES, and wow can I feel the difference. Sliding in the game feels really tight and secure. Is this normal? And how long before it loosens back up?

 

[Polioliolio]

I just replaced my 72 pin connector on my NES, and wow can I feel the difference. Sliding in the game feels really tight and secure. Is this normal? And how long before it loosens back up?

I think the replacement ones are waaay too tight.
And I'm not sure they'll ever loosen up all that much.

You don't need to press the cart down when playing. Just push it in and press the power button.

 

[Het_Nkik]

I just replaced my 72 pin connector on my NES, and wow can I feel the difference. Sliding in the game feels really tight and secure. Is this normal? And how long before it loosens back up?

I replaced mine like... 10 years ago? Still as tight as when I replaced it.

 

[Weegee]

Picked up some more games:

 

[PixyJunket]

Since I'm having Protect Me Knight fever, I thought I could post this here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhz0nlNJvEo

It's the soundtrack (done on NES/Famicom spec) composed by Yuzo Koshiro.

I don't think he had any other original work on the system.

 

[@MUWANdo]

Legacy of the Wizard, son!

 

[PixyJunket]

Legacy of the Wizard, son!

Plus Ys I and II, but those were (probably) rearrangements from their original PC88 versions.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Since I'm having Protect Me Knight fever, I thought I could post this here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhz0nlNJvEo

It's the soundtrack (done on NES/Famicom spec) composed by Yuzo Koshiro.

I don't think he had any other original work on the system.

Check out his Soundcloud. He's got some great de-makes on there.
https://soundcloud.com/yuzo_koshiro

 

[Teknoman]

The hell? How did I miss an Ancient developed, Yuzo soundtrack game in 2010?

 

[sixteen-bit]

The hell? How did I miss an Ancient developed, Yuzo soundtrack game in 2010?

It was on XBLIG. Nobody knew about it.

 

[Teknoman]

Microsoft doesnt exactly make it easy to play either...

 

[sixteen-bit]

Microsoft doesnt exactly make it easy to play either...

I want to say it was hard to search for back when I bought it. Here's the marketplace link to save you the trouble
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/まもって騎士/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802585504f8

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

HaL64 is out at garage sales right now. Woke up to this on my Facebook:

Didn't say what he got it all for, but I'm guessing cheaper than that Contra Force is worth. Fucking insane.

 

[Chittagong]

I am baffled by how slow Analogue NT is coming along. They took full payment ($500) in April, with a promise to ship in the summer, and now they are saying September. Also they have never posted the videos they have been promising. No order updates either.

I'm starting to wonder whether it's one of those Kickstarter things where the entrepreneur pockets an early half a million and shoots off.

Anyone thinking of ordering one should be cautious and wait for some evidence of the product being real.

 

[sixteen-bit]

That sucks to hear. Summer ends September 21st so the clock is ticking...

 

[Def Jukie]

I am baffled by how slow Analogue NT is coming along. They took full payment ($500) in April, with a promise to ship in the summer, and now they are saying September. Also they have never posted the videos they have been promising. No order updates either.

I'm starting to wonder whether it's one of those Kickstarter things where the entrepreneur pockets an early half a million and shoots off.

Anyone thinking of ordering one should be cautious and wait for some evidence of the product being real.

It is disappointing that they have been so quiet about it but I don't feel like they will be stealing anyone's money. They shipped those CMVS units a few years ago so at least they have been around for a while now and they have more products on the horizon. Really we are only half way through summer technically so there's that, still difficult to be patient.

 

[robot]

Yea Analogue still supports and sells the Neo Geo they created - in fact they just released a few new wood options. Wouldn't worry about them not delivering, just don't be surprised at even further delays.

 

[Asparagus]

Found someone selling an RGB modded NES so picked it up.

The shell is a bit marked but I have a another system I can use as a donor. Blows my mind how good the games look.

It also came with a bunch of games. I've been wanting to move over from cart only to CIB for a while now so they're very welcome

 

[marvel8797]

found one of these today:

the game's Pinball. cost 7 bucks. so that was cool.

 

[baphomet]

Found someone selling an RGB modded NES so picked it up.

The shell is a bit marked but I have a another system I can use as a donor. Blows my mind how good the games look.

It also came with a bunch of games. I've been wanting to move over from cart only to CIB for a while now so they're very welcome

Lol, I was the one who modded that console.

 

[Asparagus]

Lol, I was the one who modded that console.

Whoa, thanks in that case! I'm very happy with it.

 

[Polioliolio]

You guys are killing me here.

No.. I'm happy for you all. .I really am.

OOhh.. right in the gut though. I'd love to come across lots like these.

 

[scaffa]

That does look really nice. Can't wait to get my Nes modded for RGB. Bought a ntsc nes already and received it this week, already amazed by the difference with the game speed compared to the Pal nes. Feels much more fluid. Hope the Nesrgb kit will be available soon

 

[IrishNinja]

yup, that's bapho's work all right! you'll see mine in B/S/T as well one day

Spoiler

WHEN I'M DEAD

 

[Asparagus]

That does look really nice. Can't wait to get my Nes modded for RGB. Bought a ntsc nes already and received it this week, already amazed by the difference with the game speed compared to the Pal nes. Feels much more fluid. Hope the Nesrgb kit will be available soon

Yeah it's night and day, Megaman games are actually fun to play! I tried going the PAL route a few years ago but just couldn't go back.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

It sucks that modding the NES is so expensive, but seriously. It's fucking amazing. If you ever have the extra few hundred, do it. You won't be disappointed.

 

[Weegee]

Hey guys/gals

What are your thoughts on this retron? Is it a reliable system to play nes games?

 

[Polioliolio]

Hah.. This here is what I was talking about before.

Here's a listing for Snow Bros. in "Very Good" condition.

Here's ebay's definition of very good. The definition that's right there on the auction page:

Very Good: An item that is used but still in very good condition. No damage to the jewel case or item cover, no scuffs, scratches, cracks, or holes. The cover art and liner notes are included. The VHS or DVD box is included. The video game instructions and box are included. The teeth of disk holder are undamaged. Minimal wear on the exterior of item. No skipping on CD/DVD. No fuzzy/snowy frames on VHS tape. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.

And take a look at the item and seller's description:

Has a little engraving on the front but other than that very good condition, works great and comes in an original nintendo casing

That's like saying, other than the difficult to ignore cosmetic destruction, it's in perfect condition!

 

[sixteen-bit]

Hey guys/gals

What are your thoughts on this retron? Is it a reliable system to play nes games?

I have a similar yobo SOAC clone system to that. The cart slot is really tight and the sound is off.

 

[theSlacker]

Here's ebay's definition of very good. The definition that's right there on the auction page:

It is hard to force people not to misrepresent their product. It is why the condition rating is useless and why you never buy a game without pictures that show everything.

 

[D.Lo]

That's like saying, other than the difficult to ignore cosmetic destruction, it's in perfect condition!

At least there is a picture and description. I've had stuff sold as 'like new' which are beat up to hell.

I had the opposite problem once though - sold a Master System game, which was in beautiful condition. Many high res pics included, detailed description. Listed as 'Like New'. Which it was, it had a store sticker on the front with a folded corner, but that wasn't part of the 'product' itself and was removable. Manual and map and inserts and cart were immaculate, they even smelt new.

Guy who bought it complained about the case having 'wear' where the clips are. That is, it had been opened at least once (just tiny scrapes in the plastic of the clip of the case!) Which was fairly obviously going to be true since it was open in the pictures, and all Master System games ever would have this, they were sold in the shops like that. If you saw this on a shelf in a store in 1990 you would not think it was used.

His play was clearly just a scam to get a partial refund, I get it a lot, complaints about things clearly visible in pictures that get re-interpreted post-auction, and they always ask for a partial refund. I offered a full refund minus the return postage, but he didn't go for that, the scammers never do.