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[RumblingRosco]

I can't believe OP took them away from someone that also wanted them. Couldn't even split 'em OP? Shame! SHAME!

Spoiler

Test both. If only one works, go back to the store and give the broken one to the guy. Tell him both didn't work but you felt bad not splitting it with him.

 

[Gaz Pwnage]

Excellent story

 

[FriskyrumX]

What's the understanding?

"I know you want one and so do I. So I'll take both."?

You act like the OP did something wrong. Survival of the fittest.

 

[Stopdoor]

Imagine the massive plot twist if the game had been that uber rare Nintendo World Championship cartridge.

 

[ArtificialIntelligence]

Imagine the massive plot twist if the game had been that uber rare Nintendo World Championship cartridge.

And considering the economic crisis in Greece, it would've been amazing for the OP

 

[DroneBrother]

Don't post on neogaf, get yourself in the bin and show us the collection 😎😎

 

[AbandonedTrolley]

Don't post on neogaf, get yourself in the bin and show us the collection 😎😎

Laziest post of the day? I mean the thread is 2 pages long, has pictures of disappointment and joy within minutes.

 

[DroneBrother]

Laziest post of the day? I mean the thread is 2 pages long, has pictures of disappointment and joy within minutes.

Says 4 pages on my phone? Apologies if my post ruined your day.

 

[Mato]

Tried both. So far haven't had any success with neither. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

 

[Future]

I still have my old nes. Kind of want to stick it in a trash can and film the results

 

[Aveyn Knight]

My day hasn't even started yet and it's already amazing.

Hope the games work, but if not it was an amazing adventure all the same.

 

[FantasticMrSnake]

Tried both. So far haven't had any success with neither. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

Not much to do wrong.., put the cables in the holes, and see if it turns on?, maybe it's full of cockroaches D:

anyway it was a fun adventure OP

 

[score01]

Alright I'm going in. This is what I'll be using:

Jeez op. Did you just have that stuff lying around? Like next to the rope, duct tape, shovel and bags of lime?

 

[KarasuEXE]

2NES4Controllers

 

[Chessr]

What games u got?
What happens when you turn it on ?

Nice read op

 

[Trunx28]

man, reminds me of that one time when we were kids and we found a huge Playboy collection in perfect condition inside a recycling bin .. those where the days.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Would they even work?

 

[Shadax the wizard]

I have a feeling one of them will have a Nintendo world championship cart in it.

 

[ramparter]

I have a feeling one of them will have a Nintendo world championship cart in it.

Both NES had the same game inside:

Both did, kind of...

 

[reelbigtink]

Rubbing alcohol and qtips on those connectors. That got my old NES up and running.

 

[Rabid-Coot]

Tried both. So far haven't had any success with neither. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

If it is using an RF cable you will need to tune a channel in to it.

 

[chitnex]

I got them! Guess the guy who's in charge of the recycling bin wanted them too. The girl from the counter literally "ughed" with disgust when the guy handed them over to me. But I don't care. Look at those goofy motherfuckers:

YES!!

 

[Carnby]

You act like the OP did something wrong. Survival of the fittest.

It's greedy.

 

[Theonik]

It's greedy.

It's good.

 

[The Elite]

Why not just take one each?

I don't get it.

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

Good job OP. Hope you can fix the systems.

 

[emrober5]

Have some dignity man.

 

[deoee]

Jeez op. Did you just have that stuff lying around? Like next to the rope, duct tape, shovel and bags of lime?

What?

 

[Piichan]

I kinda feel bad for the other guy who wanted them. Maybe he also made a thread on some message board about how he scored 2 NESes from the recycling bin, but then had to update it cuz some random guy took them away from him.

 

[PeskyToaster]

If they both work I would give one back to the guy

 

[Veritigo_X]

Jeez op. Did you just have that stuff lying around? Like next to the rope, duct tape, shovel and bags of lime?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk3EVQnpQWs

 

[Duane Cunningham]

maybe they're full of roaches

RUN THEY'RE FULL OF ROACHES!!!!!

I know I've told this story a million times on NeoGAF over the years, but that actually happened to me!

One time in the mid 90's when I was working at FuncoLand, somebody brought in an NES and a bunch of games to trade in that they had in a cardboard box.

I said "okay, let's see...", reached down and opened the front lid to the console AND...

...what do you think happened next?

Spoiler

A platoon of about twenty giant, glossy cockroaches came scampering out in every direction!!!!

 

[bill0527]

Grab them.

At best, they work and if you don't want them personally, you'll get some money out of them. They typically sell for $50-$75 on craigslist and facebook marketplace in my area.

At worst, they're dead and then you can just throw them back in the recycle bin if you aren't electronically inclined and can't fix them.

 

[Zurick]

Oh shit!

In b4 nest of Brown Recluse.

 

[Mato]

I'm sure the other guy has gotten tons of free junk in all his years working there. No way this was the first time he was doing this.

 

[Mato]

Refurb time. I'll probably take the controllers apart and soak the casing in warm water for optimum result. I'll also try to clean the connectors using rubbing alcohol to see if I can get them to work.

 

[Sandcrawler]

I don't know if it prevents it from showing anything at all upon boot, but in the picture of the NES with the cartridge in it the game doesn't look like it's been pushed down.

 

[Theonik]

I don't know if it prevents it from showing anything at all upon boot, but in the picture of the NES with the cartridge in it the game doesn't look like it's been pushed down.

NES like most systems of its day will display nothing unless there is a cart inside. Also important to note is that the US design which was brought to Europe doesn't connect the cart to the board unless you lock it firmly. The mechanism to do so tends to break over time too.

 

[Tarnpanzer]

"Rot" is written on the controller. This means "red" in german language. Maybe the consoles are from germany...

 

[ThatsMytrunks]

The shame is momentary. The NES is eternal.

 

[Weltall Zero]

A stool? Nah man, you gotta get a bro to hook you to a fishing line and cast you in there.

The OP seconds before the waste collector caught him:

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

NES Classic reignited interest in these. They're definitely worth something.

Classic didn't have shit to do with it. NES and SNES prices have been going absolutely insane for the last few years. That is some crazy, and heartbreaking, shit to see.

 

[Sangetsu-II]

Everything ends well

Not for the clerk lady, she secretly wanted them, that's why she was in disgust

 

[CloudStrife_ca]

Sweet find! be sure to post the pics from inside the recycling bin, in the "Show us, your gaming setups thread"

 

[asagami_]

I know it's the custom to blow inside in the cartridge when isn't working, but I don't like the idea to do that with your "new" game., who knows where have been before :S

 

[petran79]

How do I even get them out? It's outside the grocery store, I'll have to humiliate myself, ugh.

Throw some appliance and pretend you made a mistake

 

[PandaPedinte]

That thread was a rollercoaster.

 

[Barkley's Justice]

I saw a DS in the recycling bin earlier in the week. Know what I did? LEFT IT THERE.

 

[Schrade]

"Rot" is written on the controller. This means "red" in german language. Maybe the consoles are from germany...

Looks like "Rob" to me. Like a kid wrote his name on it.

 

[WordAssassin]

If his cover story to get her to bring the bins out and go through all this to get the two NESes back was "my dad accidentally threw them out" then it'd make no fuckin sense to give one to the recycle guy. In the world of the excuse, they both belonged to OP and were mistakenly tossed out. THINK GAF! THINK!