• Truckload of consoles

    From NuSkooler@80:774/20 to All on Sun Jun 4 21:27:07 2017
    A good buddy of mine just gave me a literal truckload of consoles & games - Multiples of NES, Atari 2600, Sega Master System, N64, PS1, PS2, and a few others. Games for all of them and more.

    ...lots of cleaning, testing, rigging adapters, and so on in my future :)




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  • From Richard Menedetter@80:774/18 to NuSkooler on Mon Jun 5 09:24:42 2017
    Hi NuSkooler!

    04 Jun 2017 21:27, from NuSkooler -> All:

    A good buddy of mine just gave me a literal truckload of consoles &
    games - Multiples of NES, Atari 2600, Sega Master System, N64, PS1,
    PS2, and a few others. Games for all of them and more.

    Enjoy!

    CU, Ricsi

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  • From Geri_Atricks@80:256/0 to NuSkooler on Mon Jun 5 02:39:46 2017
    Re: Truckload of consoles

    A good buddy of mine just gave me a literal truckload of consoles & games - Multiples of NES, Atari 2600, Sega Master System, N64, PS1, PS2, and a few others. Games for all of them and more.

    Wouldn't mind having an NES and a 2600 again.

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  • From deepthaw@80:774/43 to NuSkooler on Mon Aug 28 23:02:14 2017
    A good buddy of mine just gave me a literal truckload of consoles &
    games - Multiples of NES, Atari 2600, Sega Master System, N64, PS1, PS2, and a few others. Games for all of them and more.

    If any of those are the Model 1 Genesis that says "high definition graphics"
    on it I might be interested in acquiring it from you...

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  • From Swordofkas@80:774/69 to Geri_atricks on Tue Jun 19 18:53:26 2018
    I used to have a NES when I was younger, they were known for not lasting very long. I know of a few game stores that sell old game consoles including the NES. However, they charge an arm and a leg and with the issues of NES back then, I dont think I would trust buying an NES today.
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  • From Anachronist@80:774/69 to Swordofkas on Tue Jun 19 23:32:45 2018

    including the NES. However, they charge an arm and a leg and with the
    issues of NES back then, I dont think I would trust buying an NES today.

    If you can find one of the top-loading NES systems they came out with back then, those are a lot more dependable and tend to stay in good working order. n1c6aceNACHRONc6iceST cd| c2acaBSc2icaNTHE BBSc6
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  • From Static@80:774/55 to Swordofkas on Wed Jun 20 02:15:05 2018
    On 06/19/18, Swordofkas said the following...

    I used to have a NES when I was younger, they were known for not lasting very long. I know of a few game stores that sell old game consoles including the NES. However, they charge an arm and a leg and with the issues of NES back then, I dont think I would trust buying an NES today.

    The only consistent issue with those is the ZIF cartridge slot getting loose
    or dirty and setting off the overly-sensitive lockout chip in the console. The rest of the hardware is plenty sturdy. You can usually fix a blinking screen
    by just cleaning and re-tensioning the pins on the connector. Failing that games will usually work fine if you disable the lockout chip in the console by disconnecting pin #4 on it. The games themselves tend to be a lot more forgiving of a sloppy connector than the lockout is.

    You can also replace the whole connector, which is attached by edge connector under the tray to the main circuit board and can be popped right off. Aftermarket replacements are sold online, from simple drop-in replacements
    to something more comprehensive (but expensive) like the "Blinking Light
    Win" kit which replaces the entire tray and connector assembly with a non-ZIF edge connector that doesn't need to be pressed down and essentially makes the cartridge slot like that of the top-loading NES and most other consoles.

    Other than that people sometimes kill the 5-volt regulator with bad power supplies, but that's just a 7805. It's an off-the-shelf part anyone with a soldering iron can replace.

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  • From Geri_Atricks@80:256/0 to Swordofkas on Tue Jul 10 21:14:03 2018
    Re: Re: Truckload of consoles

    I used to have a NES when I was younger, they were known for not lasting very long. I know of a few game stores that sell old game consoles including the NES. However, they charge an arm and a leg and with the issues of NES back then, I dont think I would trust buying an NES today.

    Don't know what you're talking about. My NES never had any problem that a can of compressed air or a q-tip dipped in alcohol couldn't fix.

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