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Classic Video Games / Re: Has Anybody Ever Play An Atari 7800 Or ROM Before?
« on: September 02, 2023, 08:13:50 pm »
Surprisingly , there are still some carts for the 7800 for reasonable prices . I never played 7800 games because I had an Atari 400 , but the 7800 games usually looked as good or slightly better than the 400/800 versions . They were both lightyears ahead of Atari 2600 games .
   Atari just announced the Atari 2600+ console a few weeks ago that will use 2600 and 7800 cartridges so now would actually be a good time to stock up on 7800 games . There's a few 7800 homebrews on ebay as well though the 2600+ will use emulation so who knows what all will end up working on it .

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I played this back in the day on the OG Xbox and beat it and then liked it enough to buy it again for the Xbox 360 and beat it on that too . Don't remember much specifically about it , it was too long ago .

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 29, 2023, 07:50:58 am »
DKOldies now finally details their refurbishment process on the website :
 
REFURBISH & INSPECTION PROCESS
DKOldies evolves this refurbish and inspection process regularly based on customer feedback and will continue to modify this process as time goes on.

Consoles
For every console to be considered in working order the following must apply:
Multiple different games ranging in duration must work without issue on the first or second try.
All controller and accessory ports must work.
Power button/switch turns the console on and off.
The TV port must display video and audio using a modern flat screen TV display.
Reset button restarts the console.*
*Acceptable condition N64, Genesis, NES, SNES reset buttons may not function.

Every console goes through all steps of our detailed cleaning process listed below.
Opened exposing the inner components of the console and dirt or debris inside of the console and inside the lid is blown out using air compressors.
If there is anything that cannot be blown out, the inside of the console is cleaned by hand. Rust, discoloration and visual deficiencies not included.
Consoles that have been previously repaired by DKOldies will be opened to the motherboard and all the components recleaned.
All consoles that are deemed as not functioning and go through our repair process are opened in order to troubleshoot and repair each component that is causing the console to not be functioning in its playable state.  Once the console is repaired and is considered functioning, all components are assembled and will go back through the DKOldies’ testing process.
The exterior shell of a unit that protects the inner components is cleaned from all residue, dirt, debris, sticky substances, and foreign objects. Rust, discoloration and visual deficiencies not included.
Any screws removed from the console during any of DKOldies’ repair processes are reinstalled and screws deemed non vital may be repositioned or not used for internal auditing purposes.
If the console does not work, repairs may be made with third party parts. The console can go through any or all of these steps until it is working or it will be deemed unsaleable on DKOldies.com.
Outer shell of the console removed.
Motherboard inspected.
Components, such as hard drive, power supply, controller ports, cables, power button, heat shields, disc assembly, cartridge slots, pin connectors, fans, battery, etc. may be replaced.
Capacitors or a damaged solder connection repaired or replaced.
May receive a laser adjustment or laser replacement.
Replace thermal paste, if needed.
Good Condition vs Acceptable Condition
Good Used Condition Console
Consoles that will look good and work, free of dirt and debris.

Free from stickers, writing, major chips or cracks and major discoloration.
May show minor signs of age and use.
Acceptable Condition Console
Consoles that don’t look so good, but still work*, free of dirt and debris.

Acceptable cosmetic condition.
May have stickers, writing, major chips or cracks and/or major discoloration.
May show major signs of age and use.
*Acceptable condition N64, Genesis, NES, SNES reset buttons may not function.

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 19, 2023, 04:50:56 pm »
A recent positive Sega Genesis unboxing by ReviewTechUSA : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjTuN7Aqzrk
A recent positive Gamecube experience by Retro Gaming Guy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMjQGu1Hi-o&t
Things are looking up as far as cleaning goes .

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 16, 2023, 10:31:16 am »
Here's a guy that sent some games in to sell to DKO and they didn't pay him for some of them , which arguably could've been a mistake except now they won't even respond to him about it , totally ghosting him . There's an actual disclaimer on the DKO website that says they're just going to confiscate anything that you send them that they think they can't sell for any reason .
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLfZ4b8-RQs

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 14, 2023, 03:29:58 am »
There’s supposed to be a DKO PS4 opening on YouTube Friday to see if they’ve really started cleaning consoles out. Should be interesting.

Edit - Yep , interesting : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZfqKSYOp3Y
1 Sent an original PS4 instead of the more expensive PS4 Slim that he ordered
2 Still had the previous owner's account (not factory reset)
3 Still has factory Sony seals
4 Filthy inside


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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 13, 2023, 06:58:29 am »
Here's a link to the ex-employee discussing DKOldies' policy at the time of the scandal . Interesting if you haven't seen it . I apologize that the original channel appears to be taken down so this is actually a reaction to it by Jacob R . The whole video is actually pretty good , but this link starts in the middle at Jigsore :
https://youtu.be/9iFipRH547o?t=825

He has been confirmed to have worked at DKO :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHilLPchtSY

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 13, 2023, 05:27:27 am »
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...or, is there a more logical explanation? Like, someone slacking on the job, quality control missing, unchecked consoles getting mixed up, or missed occasionally. Basically, making mistakes?
[...]
    The unboxing videos corroborate the ex-employee's story . Even if you continue to ignore all of the dirt , filth , and broken pieces that people have found inside DKO consoles , some of those consoles still had their original factory tamper-proof seals intact so explain that .

You're just going around in circles at this point.
I guess I can pretend that it's a couple of extremely minor problems here and there too if that's preferable .

You asked "How do you explain that?" in response to a post that already offered explanations.  You don't have to agree with them, but pretending like you're asking something new that hasn't been addressed is disingenuous.
Sorry , I agree with you that the explanation that they simply have incompetent employees was a blanket cover-all explanation that should also cover the last question that I asked . 
 

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 12, 2023, 04:37:57 pm »
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...or, is there a more logical explanation? Like, someone slacking on the job, quality control missing, unchecked consoles getting mixed up, or missed occasionally. Basically, making mistakes?
[...]
    The unboxing videos corroborate the ex-employee's story . Even if you continue to ignore all of the dirt , filth , and broken pieces that people have found inside DKO consoles , some of those consoles still had their original factory tamper-proof seals intact so explain that .

You're just going around in circles at this point.
I guess I can pretend that it's a couple of extremely minor problems here and there too if that's preferable .

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 12, 2023, 11:23:05 am »
If anyone doesn't believe me that they claimed to open and clean every console as part of the refurbishment it was in a comment on their "DKOldies Refurbishes Their Consoles" video which was an indirect response to the unboxing disasters going on at the time .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZug4fT8mM
It's still there in a comment left by Ian Campbell , you can scroll down into the comments and check for yourself .
"Ian Campbell
2 months ago
How much refurbishing is done if it DOES read a disc? Do you open them up at all? At those prices I’d hope folks aren’t getting a Wii full of cat hair because it was only wiped down and called refurbished.
DKOldies.com
2 months ago
Yes all consoles are opened and cleaned."

I mean... do you expect me to believe that despite having all the staff, the cleaning station, all the equipment, etc. It's all just fake and was for show to make a video where they stage fixing a console? In reality, they just take trade-ins and shove them out the door?

...or, is there a more logical explanation? Like, someone slacking on the job, quality control missing, unchecked consoles getting mixed up, or missed occasionally. Basically, making mistakes?
   There's no way to know if that Wii repair video was scripted or not . Believe whatever you want to about it .
   If you've seen the ex-employee interview by Jigsore , who interestingly got doxxed shortly thereafter , what he said the company policy was when he worked for them - they are not to open working consoles unless there's a rattle inside . They clean the outside as quickly as possible , maybe blow some air into the vents , and sent them out to customers . That's an owner/management issue , not slacking rogue employees .
    As to non-working consoles ,  I'm sure they fix some issues like lasers and 72 pin connectors .
    The unboxing videos corroborate the ex-employee's story . Even if you continue to ignore all of the dirt , filth , and broken pieces that people have found inside DKO consoles , some of those consoles still had their original factory tamper-proof seals intact so explain that .


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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 12, 2023, 05:33:32 am »
There is a class action lawsuit against DKOldies going around right now, not that it means anything. Interesting development though.
   It appears that they’ve actually gotten a new console cleaning room and an air compressor to start doing what they’ve been claiming to do all along. Looks like some good is coming out of it.

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 11, 2023, 04:50:53 pm »
If anyone doesn't believe me that they claimed to open and clean every console as part of the refurbishment it was in a comment on their "DKOldies Refurbishes Their Consoles" video which was an indirect response to the unboxing disasters going on at the time .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZug4fT8mM
It's still there in a comment left by Ian Campbell , you can scroll down into the comments and check for yourself .
"Ian Campbell
2 months ago
How much refurbishing is done if it DOES read a disc? Do you open them up at all? At those prices I’d hope folks aren’t getting a Wii full of cat hair because it was only wiped down and called refurbished.
DKOldies.com
2 months ago
Yes all consoles are opened and cleaned."

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 10, 2023, 06:44:10 pm »
As to the death threats , they have a video about one 8 months ago so they seem to be normal for them . Can't blame that one on unboxers .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--VQbuy5wWg
 
Edit - I see that's the same threat that Warmsignal posted earlier ... still not sure what that has to do with the recent unboxings .

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 10, 2023, 06:21:09 pm »

As far as I can see. They call their consoles "refurbished". I don't really know what that entails, and neither do 99% of their customers. Your definition of refurb could differ from my definition. But I have enough common sense to know it's not gonna be a factory refurb. I just can't get hung up on the fact that they didn't scrub the insides clean, esp when you have all these people cracking open consoles to find a smidge of residue somewhere on the board. That doesn't make anyone a "victim". Especially if you've got a year long guarantee on your purchase. Your favorite local retro shop probably isn't gonna do anything near that.
DKOldies made the claim that they open and clean all their consoles . That's obviously not true and people are calling them out on it . If people only found smidges of residue there wouldn't be an issue . People have also found ridiculous amounts of filth , broken parts , liquid damage , swollen capacitors , rock hard thermal paste . I've seen at least one malfunctioning NES , a Gamecube that only reads discs after it warms up , a PS2 with an obviously broken A/V port , 2 N64s with no video out , a PS3 super slim with a broken piece inside interfering with the DVD door operation , an OG Xbox that stutters constantly . And that's off the top of my head .
   This is why they offer a 1 year warranty , because they aren't offering a quality product . It's less work to charge extra and exchange consoles than to actually refurb them .

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General / Re: DK Oldies? A scandal, or just another smear campaign?
« on: April 09, 2023, 04:07:39 pm »
They have threatened to stiff customers for breaking their console seals and looking inside which is a whole different part of the scam . They put seals on the consoles so people will be scared to open them which hides the fact that it has most likely not been inspected inside let alone been refurbished . That's shady as hell .

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