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Off Topic / Has anyone traveled to Chile?

« on: May 02, 2012, 06:34:25 pm »

Random question here, but I'm trying to plan my next vacation (try to get out of the US once a year) and Chile seems like a great place to visit. Anyone have any experiences there?

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Classic Video Games / Could this be a Demo/Prototype?

« on: April 23, 2012, 08:52:34 pm »

So I picked up a game that didn't look...um...normal tonight. I'm wondering if it could be a prototype. It has several characteristics that have me thinking it could be.

1) The "label"
2) There are random numbers written on the cart itself.
3) There are stickers on the inside of the case.

Could I have stumbled upon a gem or is this simply a game with a really curious history?









 

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General / Coleco Frogger Mini Arcade

« on: April 20, 2012, 02:02:56 pm »

I know absolutely zero about these bad boys. I found one at a local antique shop today and was wondering if $65 is too steep or if there is even a decent market for these things. It's in mint condition and works perfectly but doesn't come with anything but the machine. Any info/advice would be appreciated!

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Off Topic / Cool TVs from IKEA

« on: April 17, 2012, 04:08:48 pm »

If you're like me, space is an issue in your game room. I stumbled on this today and, depending on the specs, I might pick one up. I've been wanting to overhaul my shelving situation but never knew what to do about a TV.

What do you guys think?

http://www.youtube.com/v/0Nm7-EuctOs

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Off Topic / Movies

« on: April 13, 2012, 10:00:36 am »

This is the dedicated movie discussion thread.

Perhaps we could merge the current onslaught of movie posts here?

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Off Topic / Paintball

« on: April 08, 2012, 07:42:43 pm »

So I played my first few rounds of paintball in nearly 10 years and realized that I wanted to start playing again. I'm looking for a new gun (upgrade from my old Tippmann 68-Carbine). I've been poking around Craigslist and found a Spyder Electra ACS for $135 and it seems like a pretty decent deal. I realize that some people absolutely hate Spyder guns but I'm upgrading from a 13 year old Tippmann and I'm going to be playing on some of my parent's land with some friends this summer.

Anyone else play paintball or know enough about it to tell me if the gun I'm looking at is decent enough for messing around?

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Hardware and Tech / NES to Famicom Converter in NES Carts

« on: April 04, 2012, 01:36:49 am »

So I was filtering through several of my games this evening when I noticed a slight weight difference in a few of my 5 screw carts.

Here are the suspects:



And here are the results:



Here are several things to look out for if anyone is trying to hunt one of these down:

The adaptors are primarily found in early 5 screw carts.
The 5 screw carts will not have tabs on the top of the cart like all? 3 screw carts have (easy to spot in any store).
The connectors on the board will have tiny outcroppings to one side as opposed to in the middle.



Assuming the example above = |-- , the 5 screw cart pins that do NOT have an adaptor and look like the 3 screw carts = -|-.

If I can remember I'll take a picture of what I'm talking about tomorrow since my phone just died.

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Hardware and Tech / SNES Replacement LED

« on: April 04, 2012, 12:00:52 am »

I "modded" one of my SNES systems to play SFC games recently and now I would like to change the color of the power led to signify the difference from my other consoles. I've taken it apart and was wondering if the replacement led had to be a certain type?

Also, does anyone know if I can get the led out without de-soldering all 12 pins that connect the controller ports to the controller board? That looks like a giant pain.

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General / What should I play?

« on: April 03, 2012, 08:39:01 pm »

So I'm sure all of us have been there. You have tons of games staring you in the face and you have an overwhelming feeling of blah.

I want to dedicate this thread to helping solve that problem!

Here are the rules:

1) Post if you need some help deciding.
2) Post any genre you really don't want to play that's in your collection (RPG, for example)
3) Specify any console you'd like to play a game on if you know, or if you want to avoid hooking anything up at the time.
4) Other members will look through your collection and pick a game for you to play! (Let's keep it at a 3 game max for each player request at a time, one suggestion per user at a time).
5) The player must Play one of the 3 games suggested for a minimum of one hour (the ideal situation would be for you to play it until you beat it).
6) Report back your thoughts on the game!

I'll start us out.

I would like a non-RPG SNES game to play tonight. Help!

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Off Topic / Total Recall (2012)

« on: April 01, 2012, 11:55:39 pm »

So I finally watched the preview for the remake that comes out this summer. All I can say is I better see a girl with 3 titties or else!

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Off Topic / Documentary - Special When Lit

« on: April 01, 2012, 10:43:17 pm »

I just found/watched a documentary on Pinball that I thought was pretty good. I'm sure most of you have seen it but I thought I'd throw this up for those of you who haven't and have an interest!

Even if you hate pinball it's worth a watch for some of the.....um.....characters

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Video Game Deals, Sales and Promotions / B2G1 at Amazon

« on: March 29, 2012, 11:56:42 am »

There are actually some pretty good games available:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=tgt-b2g1_1000789521_pglink_next?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000789521&plpage=1

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Site Feedback / Messages

« on: March 21, 2012, 12:10:39 pm »

Did the update to the forums kill the option to have an in-line messaging system?

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Off Topic / A hobby better than game collecting? Flying.

« on: March 21, 2012, 10:47:58 am »

This is awesome. If/when these come out I'm going to be spending much more time outdoors!

http://www.youtube.com/v/GYW5G2kbrKk

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Modern Video Games / The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (360)

« on: March 21, 2012, 10:01:50 am »

This game looks fantastic from what I've seen. I've never played the Witcher games on PC but I think this is going to be buy for me.

http://www.youtube.com/v/Fa3bJ-N4opg