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General / Re: Let's Name the Top 100 Platformers, Together

« on: July 31, 2020, 11:07:22 pm »

24. Solatorobo: Red the Hunter

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Hardware and Tech / Sega CD model 2 no power issue

« on: July 28, 2020, 09:15:57 pm »

So I had recently purchased a Sega Genesis model 1 that had a Sega CD model 2 attached to it at a thrift store. Knowing what I know about the model 2 SCD, I had a feeling it probably wouldn't power on and to my non-surprise, it did not. I tested out the F301 fuse which is the fuse that apparently causes 99% of the no power problems, but it still seemed to be working. I also cleaned the pin connector where the Genesis goes with 91% alcohol and I don't see any problems with broken solder or a dirty connection where the AC adapter goes into the SCD. I'm not sure if this makes a huge difference outside of the location and shape of the F301 fuse, but this Sega CD 2 is one of the later models where the F301 fuse is on the bottom of the board and is a small white rectangle. I tried looking up videos on youtube but pretty much all of them just cover repairing the F301 and don't go over any other potential hardware issues these can have.

The only other thing I noticed, especially now that I'm typing this up, is that the PCB below Q301 is brown like either something leaked or burned/blew. I'm fairly certain is now the problem. Now to buy a replacement part and see if I can even fix this thing. I posted two pictures of it on my twitter https://twitter.com/MegaSilverX1/status/1288280530434379776?s=20

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General / Re: What's a Game You Like, That You Didn't Expect to Like?

« on: July 27, 2020, 12:01:21 pm »

Mother 3. I was expecting it to be another overhyped Nintendo RPG like Super Mario RPG and Earthbound ended up being to me, but I actually ended up really liking the game. It along with Chrono Trigger ended up being the first RPGs that I finished that weren't Pokemon, Dragon Quest, or Paper Mario related (I did beat Mario RPG but I categorize that under the Paper Mario series).

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General / Re: What Are Some Of The Partial Or Full Series Of Games Do You Have? Disscussion

« on: July 24, 2020, 12:10:54 am »

The thought of counting the amount of games in series that I'm a fan of hurts, but I'm pretty sure the I have a lot of games from the Mario, Mega Man, Dragon Quest, Pokemon, and Sonic series.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Does anyone own any super rare games

« on: July 12, 2020, 09:05:40 am »

I don't know if they're super rare, but the rarest games I own are:

-Tail Concerto (PS1)
-Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (DS)
-Dragon Quest VI (DS)
-Mega Man 7 (SNES)
-Mega Man X2 (SNES)
-Monster Tale (DS)
-The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragons (PS3)
-Dragon Warrior IV (NES)
-Torneko: The Last Hope (PS1)

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Classic Video Games / Re: Let's Build a List! Majesco Re-Releases.

« on: July 08, 2020, 06:37:59 pm »

My copy of Toy Story for the Genesis is a Majesco release. They got a little bit of solder on two of the pins, but the game works fine. I'd post the images to the forum but the Insert Image function doesn't seem to be working for me.
https://imgur.com/UmBAImG
https://imgur.com/2SQU2S4

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General / Re: What’s the worst game you’ve ever played in your life?

« on: July 07, 2020, 11:09:00 pm »

I'd have to go with Terminator 2: Judgement Day for the Super Nintendo.

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General / Re: Top 120 PS1 Games of All Time (Redo Version Plus)

« on: June 15, 2020, 11:21:11 am »

10. Dragon Warrior VII

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Classic Video Games / Re: FDS Game Disk case replacement?

« on: May 16, 2020, 08:24:13 pm »

Got some zip disks in the mail today, measured out the dimensions of a zip disk case cover, and printed a cover for the game. The protective bag Exciting Billiard was already in actually made it the perfect size to prevent rattling around.

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Classic Video Games / Re: FDS Game Disk case replacement?

« on: May 12, 2020, 01:34:34 am »

What game is it that you need a case for?  If it’s not a super rare one, you might be better off buying a copy with the case and selling the one you have. Also, have you looked into the famicomworld forums?  You might have some luck there, they have a lot of very knowledgeable people there who might know more.

It's Exciting Billiard which is inexpensive; I suppose I could just get a copy that has the case. I checked Famicom World before posting here but didn't really see anything. I might still give the Zip Disk case thing a try for sh*ts 'n giggles. Plus who knows, I might end up getting another loose disk game down the road that might be worth something.

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Classic Video Games / FDS Game Disk case replacement?

« on: May 11, 2020, 02:31:24 am »

A few months ago I got a Famicom Disk System and have started getting games for it and one of them is just the disk, no box or jewel case. I was looking around and noticed that replacement disk cases aren't really a thing. I understand it's pretty niche, but still I'm kind of surprised no one has made replacement cases for Famicom Disk games. The closest thing I've seen is someone using a DS game case which seems to be the solution for all loose games. Got a loose Game Boy or Game Gear game? Just shove that thing into a DS case and print out a cover. While that would certainly work, I feel that it'd look pretty stupid on the shelf next to the other FDS games that are in their actual official case. I know the disks that Nintendo went with are based off of Mitsumi's Quick Disk but replacement cases for those don't really seems to exist either, so the idea of using a Zip Disk case came to mind. Zip Disks are a little bit larger than a Famicom Disk, so one should fit in a Zip Disk case no problem...other than rattling around a bit, but I'm sure that could be fixed somehow. Plus I feel like it'd look a bit more aesthetically pleasing on a shelf that a random DS case mixed with a handful of cute little disk games. I haven't tried this yet, but I thought I'd see if anyone else has loose FDS games and what they do with them to keep protected from dust and whatnot. Currently my loose disk in kept in a protective resealable bag made for Game Boy manuals and it fits quite nicely in there.

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Hardware and Tech / Re: NES to Famicom Converter in NES Carts

« on: May 11, 2020, 01:33:33 am »

In case anyone is wondering.  Here is a list of games that are known to have Famicom Converters in them. 


1942
Clu Clu Land
Donkey Kong Jr.
Duck Hunt
Elevator Action
Excitebike
Golf
Gumshoe
Gyromite
Hogan’s Alley
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
Pinball
Raid on Bungeling Bay
Rygar
Soccer
Stack Up
Tennis
Urban Champion
Wizards and Warriors
Wrecking Crew

I see this list on pretty much every website that mentions Famicom adapters in NES games, but I have to wonder if some of these games would actually have one inside. Games that'd had to be translated into English like Rygar, Wizards & Warriors, and Punch-Out seem like really unlikely games to have adapters in them. Also a game that was never released in Japan like Gumshoe also seems just as, if not more unlikely to have an adapter in it. I'm a little curious as to where this list originated from and it's validity since, like I mentioned, I've seen it on many retro game focused websites.

Regardless, I did end up getting a copy of Hogan's Alley that had a Famicom adapter in it years ago and I did notice a few differences between it and my other copy of Hogan's Alley that didn't have an adapter in it besides the slight difference in weight and in how the cart pins look. Not sure if it would help, but I can list what differences I noticed:

• The adapter copy is a 5 screw cartridge while the non-adapter copy is a 3 screw cartridge.
• The end label on the 5 screw copy has the ™ trademark symbol after Hogan's Alley while the 3 screw copy does not.
• The 5 screw copy does not say "Made in Japan" and is missing the item number NES-HA-USA below the Nintendo seal.
• The ® right reserved symbol is missing at the end of the Nintendo Entertainment System logo that is below the game's title on the 5 screw copy's label.
• The 5 screw copy seems to have more stars (the white dots in the background of black box game covers), but really looking at these two close up, it looks like the print job on the 5 screw copy is a little more clean. Like the printer making these labels in the factory was slightly misaligned when making the label for the 3 screw copy and blurred some of the smaller stars to the point of making them practically non-existent.
• The sticker on the back of the 3 screw cartridge has REV-A and ⓂNintendo® while the 5 screw cart has no revision information and the Nintendo branding is © Ⓜ NINTENDO 1985.

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Classic Video Games / Re: MOST EXPENSIVE GAME!

« on: May 08, 2020, 10:09:27 pm »

I think the most I've spent on a game is the version of Mario Maker 2 that came with one year of Nintendo's online service. In terms of more older things: spending about $70 for a loose copy of Tail Concerto for PS1 and $60 for a loose copy of Solatorobo: Red the Hunter for DS. Holy crap though it seems like both of those games really jumped up in price though since I got them like two years ago, especially Solatorobo.

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Classic Video Games / Re: What's the best deal you've gotten on classic video games?

« on: May 08, 2020, 09:53:05 pm »

Pretty much all of my deals I've found have been from thrift stores since I go to them almost every Monday (or at least I did until Covid-19 (I miss going to them)). My memory isn't the best but the ones that have stuck in my head is finding Mega Man 7 for $10, Mario All-Stars+World for $25, a Roulette board game by Nintendo from the mid 1960s for 50¢, Final Fantasy IX for $2, a Dreamcast and Modern Warfare 3 360 console for $2 each, and two GBA SP AGS-101s: one for $5 and the other for 50¢ at a garage sale.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Your Focus on Collecting?

« on: April 27, 2020, 08:54:28 pm »

I don't really have a console I focus on collecting for; I just like getting games that look fun and/or interesting to me. Counting my Famicom/Disk System games, I've ended up with over 100 NES games over the twelve years I've had the system which would make up the biggest chunk of my game collection. If I had to focus on console to collect for, it'd probably be the Atari 7800 since their are only like 59 or so games for it and no one really seems to care about the system, so I can't imagine most of the games being terribly expensive.