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General / Re: January 2023 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: January 31, 2023, 11:24:35 pm »

Didn't really get all that much this month.

GBC
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey

PS2
Final Fantasy X-2 (case only)

Xbox 360
Left 4 Dead 2

Wii
Skylanders Giants

Other
DSi/3DS charger for cars
Splatoon manga vol. 2
Dragon Quest The Adventures od Dai vol. 1
Random Pokemon cards
Insurrection Industries Sega Genesis 2 scart cable
Performance Game Boy light and magnifier
GBA SP travel case
Meganium and Scyther Pokemon figures
Game Informer #347 (Sonic Frontiers)

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Modern Video Games / Re: Anticipated Games of 2023

« on: January 21, 2023, 12:09:53 am »

Not a whole lot at this moment.

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Freedom Planet 2 console release
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2
Oddventure (I'm not even sure if this game's console releases are still in development since they're still listed as 2022)
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties re-release (Again, I'm not sure what the status of this game is since it is/was listed as 2022)

Other than those six games, I'm hoping for a little more information on Dragon Quest III's 2D-HD remake and Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate this year.

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General / Re: December 2022 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: December 27, 2022, 12:22:28 am »

I doubt I'm getting anymore games from now until New Years, so I'll just list them now.

Switch
Dragon Quest Treasures

PS5
Galactic Purple controller

PS4
Atari 50
Digimon Survive
Mega Man Xero/ZX Legacy Collection
The Last of Us Remastered
Man Eater

PS2
eye toy Kinetic

Game Boy
Avenging Spirit (RetroBit release)

Game Boy Color
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Pokemon Silver

Super Famicom
O-Chan no Oekaki Logic

Famicom
Akumajō Densetsu

Sega Genesis
Rocket Knight Adventures (box and manual)

Other
20th anniversary Jazwares Super Sonic figure
30th anniversary Jakks Pacific neon Sonic figure
Random Pokemon cards
Sonic the Hedgehog IDW Collection #2
Male to male DS battery & charger cable
GB Operator
A Handheld History (book)

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Hardware and Tech / Re: Mystery GBA SP EXT.2 cable

« on: December 22, 2022, 10:21:01 pm »

I'm almost 100% positive that cable came with this accessory: https://www.amazon.com/Pelican-Accessories-DS-Battery-Charger-Nintendo/dp/B0009SRZ7Y
I used to have this exact accessory (or something like it) and what you did was you plugged your DS charger into the battery pack charger, and it came with a male to male-cable-that connected from the battery pack charger to the DS so you could charge a battery in the dock and the internal one in the DS at the same time. The amazon customer reviews on this product are a bit vague, but they seem to echo this sentiment. If I recall it didn't work very well, but I haven't had the item since 2007 or 2008, so it's been a long time at this point.

EDIT
Someone is selling one on Facebook Marketplace: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/8211408898932475/
It has a picture of the back of the box showing that it came with the male-to-male cable for DS/GBA SP

Wasn't expecting to find the answer so quickly! Thanks!

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Hardware and Tech / Mystery GBA SP EXT.2 cable

« on: December 20, 2022, 11:50:42 pm »

Went to a Goodwill and looked through their bin of assorted cables on Monday and I found what looks like a link cable for a GBA SP. I'm specifically saying GBA SP since both ends of the cable have the same type of connector that the charging cable and headphone jack adapter have that go into the SP/original DS's EXT.2 port. It can't be for link cable stuff since the EXT.2 port isn't wired for that, just power and audio. I thought that maybe it could act as a sort of jumper cable to use another GBA SP to power your GBA SP as dumb and pointless as that'd be, but I got no reaction from either of my SPs when I plugged the cable into both. Looking at a pinout for the EXT.2 port doesn't seem to help much. This cable has four pins: detecting headphones, one side of audio, 5.2V power, and ground. Both ends have the same pins. Does anyone have any ideas what the purpose of this cable is? Does some other electronic device happen to have the exact same port as the GBA SP/DS?

https://imgur.com/a/HgsyH6R

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General / Re: December 2022 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: December 16, 2022, 09:44:26 pm »

Thanks to a sale and two different discounts, I was able to get a Galactic Purple PS5 controller for $36 from Meijer. Given that PS5 controllers go for like $70+, that's pretty good.

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General / Re: November 2022 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: December 01, 2022, 07:31:03 pm »

Switch
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Pokemon Violet
Pokemon Shining Pearl
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (case only)

3DS
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (case only)

PS5
Sonic Frontiers

SNES
HAL's Hole in One Golf

Other
World of Nintendo Orange Squid jumbo plush
Remote for Toshiba SD-2300 Nuon
1999 Pokemon TCG 4 pocket card binder
Random figures (Super Sonic, Shadow, 1-Up mushroom)
Top Secret Passwords Nintendo Player's guide

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General / Re: October 2022 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: October 31, 2022, 04:06:51 pm »

Switch
Bayonetta 3

Wii
Just Dance 2 Best Buy edition

Famicom
Lagrange Point (English patch)

Atari 7800
Mario Bros.
Food Fight
Ms. Pac-Man
Xevious

PS1
The Hive
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
Thunder Strike 2
Mech Warrior 2 (manual only)
Rampage 2: Universal Tour

Other
Halmark Dr. Eggman ornament
Halmark Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie Sonic ornament
Halmark Sega Genesis model 1 ornament
Mortal Kombat 3 PC manual
Off Brand Wireless PS2 controller

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General / Re: September 2022 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: September 26, 2022, 11:42:53 pm »

PS1
Interactive CD Sampler Disc volume 8
GunBarl
Bubsy 3D
Car and Driver Presents: Grand Tour Racing '98

PS2
Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

360
Xbox 360 S Power adapter
Xbox 360 60GB Hard Drive

Wii
uDraw Studio: Instant Artist
uDraw Pictionary

3DS
Automaton Lung

Switch
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

Other
Super NES Works
Virtual Boy Works Collector's Edition
How I Became A Freak (interactive DVD game by Slingshot/Brilliant Digital Entertainment)
Popeye board game (based on 1983 Nintendo arcade game)
Meowth, Absol, and Togedemaru Pokemon figures

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General / Re: Pre-Ordered/Waiting for...

« on: September 20, 2022, 10:58:49 pm »

Bayonetta 3
Freedom Planet 2's console ports
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Dragon Quests III HD, XII, and Treasures
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2
Ib's Switch port
Tunic's console ports
Sonic Frontiers

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General / Re: Which games have you become "priced out" of ever owning at this point?

« on: September 20, 2022, 10:48:23 pm »

I would like to get more Virtual Boy, Sega CD, and 32X games but so many of them have gone way up in price. I happened to find a Nuon at a Goodwill a few years ago but their is no chance in hell I'm getting a game for that thing with how prices are. All of those young adults nostalgic for the popular and beloved Nuon I guess

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General / Re: August 2022 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: August 30, 2022, 10:36:33 pm »

Atari 2600
Joust

Game Boy
Pokemon Yellow Version
Torpedo Range

PlayStation
WCW vs the World
Memory Card

PlayStation 2
Micro Machines V4

PlayStation 4
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Power A PS4 controller charging station

Gamecube
Wave Race: Blue Storm

Wii
uDraw Studio
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz

Wii U
Zombi U

Switch
Splatoon 2
Antonball Deluxe

Other
Lucas amiibo
2 Gamecube F-Zero GX steelcover notebooks
1989 Raccoon Mario McDonalds figure

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General / Re: July 2022 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: August 01, 2022, 11:50:12 pm »

Not really much this month:

-Final Fantasy IX Player's guide
-Final Fantasy X-2 Player's Guide
-uDraw tablet (Wii)
-My Japanese Coach (DS)
-Hacking Video Game Consoles (book)
-MadCatz RetroCon PS2 controller
-Time Crisis 3 (PS2, case only)
-Nintendo Family Computer

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General / Re: June 2022 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: June 29, 2022, 06:44:36 pm »

As usual for me, it's a mix of games for random consoles.

Switch
Panzer Dragoon

Wii
FlingSmash
Wii MotionPlus attachment
Wii Zapper
Wii Mini console

PSP
Sonic Rivals 2

Game Boy
Malibu Beach Volleyball

Sega CD
Slipheed

DS
WarioWare D.I.Y

PS1
T.R.A.G

NES
Athletic World

SNES
Plok

Genesis
Sonic 3D Blast

32X
Virtua Racer Deluxe

PS2
Gamestop branded mutlitap

Other
Disrupting the Game by Reggie Fils-Amie audiobook
Super Game Boy Nintendo Power guide magazine
2008 Yoshi figure
PS5 controller charging station

Forgot one:

Midway Arcade Origins (XSS)

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Hardware and Tech / Re: Game Boy Micro Questions

« on: May 31, 2022, 08:42:03 pm »

Update: I ended up getting a third party battery; a 750 mAh high capacity one by Makho since it seemed to have the best reviews. It was pretty easy to insert into the micro after shaving two tabs on the side off with a box cutter blade, but putting the battery cover back on was/is more of a pain than I was expecting. With the wires folded and the foam on the underside of the battery cover removed, the battery cover still doesn't want to fit quite as nicely as it did with the stock battery. I know it's because this replacement battery is about 1.5mm thicker, but woof. Anyway, the Micro turns on and seems to be working fine.

Still don't have a Micro link cable, but whatever. I'll just stick to one of the other GBA models for the rare times I need to link consoles.