No no, when i said original i meant original!
But yeah some point in the last 26 years it must have got damaged and "repaired" by my inlaws:
Yeap, that's bandage tape not electrical tape lol
I've been indecisive for months about what to replace it with. In Japan there's a number of new 3rd party ones from brands that sell modern day accessories too, though you might not have heard of them outside Japan:
Answer,
Columbus Circle and
A'Class
The Answer one has the most reviews but the few bad ones say it either stopped working or exhibited noise. It also seems to be the oldest, first listed in 2011. The other 2 don't have many reviews but are generally positive. I could probably get an official one again off of Yahoo Auctions, but the age of them and everything on there being labelled "junk" (untested) has kept me away. I did get my N64 power adapter that way and it's been fine. What do you guys reckon?