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Crazy.
Do you have all of these systems hooked up somewhere? As I'd love to see pictures of that.
..Al
As I tell everyone: I've never claimed to be sane.. or human.. or mortal.
Currently, I have the following systems ready to use at a moment's notice:
Apple Macintosh (Intel Mac w/ DOSBox & Bootcamp running Vista Ultimate)
Atari Flashback 2 (not modded)
Microsoft Xbox
Microsoft Xbox 360
Nintendo DS Lite (DS & GB/GBC/GBA games)
Nintendo Wii (Gamecube-ready plus Virtual Console)
Sony Playstation 3 (original 20GB BC-capable version, so PS1 & PS2 also)
Sony Playstation Portable
Star Wars Ep3 Plug & Play (w/ Gamekey)
Sudoku handheld
The following systems are on the shelf waiting to be powered and/or connected to video:
Atari XEGS w/1050 disk drive
Nintendo Gamecube w/ Gameboy Player
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Genesis 1 w/ Power Base Convertor (SMS games)
Sega Genesis 2 w/ Sega CD & Sega 32X (I have no idea what cords are required to get this monstrosity up & running to its fullest potential.. but theoretically it should rock once it's hooked up right)
The other systems are currently in storage, but will be going on the shelf once I get the energy to do so. I already need to rewire some of it.
Once the system shelving is done, I'll take a picture.
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I like those shelves where did you get them at?
The top section is made from 2 DVD storage shelves inverted and cut to fit. The bottom section is a set of shelves I got from Target.com: Quad Media Tower - Cherry/Black.
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Wow, you have a little of just about everything on those shelves! I spotted games for the following systems:
Atari 5200
Atari 8-bit
Atari Jaguar
ColecoVision
Dreamcast
DS
Game Gear
Gamecube
Genesis
Intellivision
NES
Playstaiton 2
Playstation
PS3
Super NES
Vic-20
Wii
Xbox
Xbox 360
Good eyes. Indeed, all of those plus:
Atari Jaguar CD (below Blu-rays, next to the Xbox magazine demo discs)
Atari Lynx (above Intellivision)
Commodore 64 (one game on top of Colecovision games)
DOS/Windows (below PS3 games, next to the Jaguar CD games)
Macintosh (in the Star Wars games)
Nintendo 64 (below Jaguar)
Nintendo GameBoy original/Color/Advance (games to the left of Intellivision)
Nintendo Super Gameboy (right side of short shelf area in the middle, with SNES Game Genie & Pro Action Replay)
Playstation Portable (next to Lynx)
SegaCD (blue cases above Xbox 360 games)
Sega Master System (below SNES, left end of the shelf)
Star Wars Ep3 Plug & Play (next to Red Vs. Blue DVDs)
And not shown there:
Apple iPod (5th Gen)
Atari Flashback 2
Atari ST
Dreamcast VMU
Dreamgear 76-game Plug & Play
Palm Treo
Sudoku single-game handheld
Tiger Game.com
Actually, it's amazing you saw the Game Gear game since it's not even on the shelf
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I know I've posted these pics somewhere else, but it's fun to post these.
Note: I don't have the 2600 & 7800 cartridges on the shelf as of yet and I don't have the systems shelving all together yet.
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If you have any PS1 or PS2 multiplayer games that require a multi-tap, you need to match the multi-taps to the games too.
I have a third-party one that'll do both.. you can actually connect up to 5 PS1/PS2 memory cards and have the browser see them. It's cool having more than 3 icons in the browser, if only for moving saves around...don't know of any games that'll actually see more than 2 cards.
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Actually, I'm Wntermute.. Moonsweeper is just a forum title. I'm sure you're not "Chopper Commando" hehe.
Anyway, yes, Radio Shack does normally stock the TV/Game switches. The main one you'd be looking at is the Video/Game Built-In Signal Splitter (Item 15-1268). It looks like the original 2600's 300-ohm switch with 75-ohm (modern cable coax) connectors added on. It's around $10, but you get the nostalgic "switch" action and doesn't interfere with existing cable setups.
The Coaxial adapter that was mentioned is shown on AtariAge's "How To Connect Your Old Game System" page, it is listed at Radio Shack as Gold-Plated "F" Connector (Item 278-276). This one is under $5, but you give up having another coax input to switch to. This is good for TVs that'll see single-use as just game system monitors.
On another note, most of the older game systems don't provide a signal strong enough to trip the Automatic RF game switches that were featured with post-crash systems like the NES, SNES, and Genesis. One of these days I'll get pics of my setup and show how I get everything going through my VCR for TG purposes.
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Sounds like the 4-switch woodgrain..
(Since the Vader says 2600 on the front)
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I'm in the G.A.P. and yes, your name does get put into consideration for beta testing if you choose so in your profile. I haven't seen much about it other than a small survey once or twice a month.
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That seems like a lot of trouble for a few games. I'm aware of swap tricks but I figured he'd want the utility disc for the utilities.
I just added a hard drive to my PS2 and bought this nifty program called HDAdvance. Much simpler than trying to play "beat the clock" with two CDs.
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Besides, this is a rarity GUIDE... not a rarity BIBLE. As someone who used to be big in collecting Star Wars toys, rarity for one particular item is different for each person. Condition and production variations should be taken into account.
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I've mainly used my network adapter to play the online betas that I keep getting. (In fact, I was in the beta for the network adapter itself). The only online-capable release game I have for the PS2 is Star Wars Battlefront, which I only played once online... too many idiots with offensive names that my clone (thankfully) misread when I was on.
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What sort of utilities are you looking for?
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Well, I went to the two Circuit City locations near me..
- Scottsdale, AZ (Scottsdale Rd & Mayo Blvd): Only had a small selection on a standup rack near the door. Generally ignored by staff.
- Salt River Indian Reservation, AZ (Pima Rd. & Indian Bend Rd.): A salesgirl noticed I was looking for something from a list before I noticed the clearance bin. (The bin was kinda hidden past the cash register in the game nook/section). There was a sizable clearance bin with a good variety of titles. After I started looking through the bin, she even offered to show me the list and it pretty much matched up with what was posted. Very good service there.
I didn't buy anything at the first one, but at the second one I picked up Baten Kaitos for GC and Second Sight for Xbox. I also picked up Animal Crossing for GC even though it wasn't on clearance.
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IGN UPC Platform / Title Old Price New Price
6.5 020626716024 GBA HOBBIT $9.96 $9.99
8.0 014633145137 GBA TWO TOWERS $9.96 $9.99
741648008101 PS2 ROGUE OPS $9.96 $9.99
020626718721 PS2 BOUNTY HUNTER PS2 $9.96 $9.99
711719722021 PS2 NHL FACE OFF 2003 $9.96 $9.99
010086640403 XBX ESPN COLLEGE HOOPS $9.96 $9.99
020626718738 XBX BOUNTY HUNTER XBX $9.96 $9.99
008888140290 XBX CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON $9.96 $9.99
010086640373 XBX ESPN NFL FOOTBALL 2004 $9.96 $9.99
Are my eyes deceiving me or were a couple of the prices RAISED for this "sale"?
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It's available for preorder at Wal-mart.com:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp...duct_id=3942996
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How feasible would it be to use a Jaguar controller with a 5200? I have a 5200 in storage because I could never get the controllers to work completely right. IIRC, there are enough buttons on the Jaguar controller to match the 5200's stick.
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I was one of the people who long ago bought a RomScanner. For game switching, it seemed to work as promised. It was nice to have 10 games at your fingertips.
HOWEVER...
The actual physical design was a nightmare. It seemed to be designed for single controller type games on 6-switch 2600s because it'd block the difficulty switches and you'd have to reach around the legs to get to the controller ports. And speaking of the legs.. that was the absolute WORST part of the device. The legs were "secured" into the main device by putting the round T-shaped pegs on the legs into holes on the bottom of the (once loaded w/ cartridges, quite heavy) device and sliding them into place. Included were velcro pads to help secure the device to the 2600. It seems as though they never tested it with a full load, because the pegs snapped off VERY easily. We returned 3 of these before we gave up and went the superglue route to fixing it.
I don't remember what happened to it though.. it was probably in with my original 2600 (with just over 100 games) that I gave my nephew, which ended up at a Park & Swap in Hawaii somewhere. (Along with the Intellivision 2 & 30 games and the Genesis w/ language switch)
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My Xbox Live tag is Wntermute (big surprise, eh?)
I'm not on there much, but I'll say hey whenever I see someone.
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I have a PS1 with a sticky eject button. I just drum my fingers on it for a little bit and the button slowly slides right back up into place (so the lid will close).
Maybe something got into the space between the button and the edge of the hole it sits in.
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My clone (he's 12 now) is a chronic cheater. If there's a strategy guide, he wants it.. it there's cheats, he'll look on GameFAQs for them.
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It could be the UPCs don't have a check digit. Here's how to calculate the 12th digit when the first 11 are known:
http://www.upcdatabase.com/docs/upc-a.html
Calculating the Check DigitAssume the Number System Character is 'A', the Mfr Code is 'BCDEF', and the Product Code is 'GHIJK'. Calculate A + C + E + G + I + K, multiply that by 3, then add B + D + F + H + J. The check digit is how much you have to add to that number to make it a multiple of ten.
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What they really should be doing is suing the 56000-in-1 Super Joy manufacturers for false advertising. I played one at a kiosk in the mall... same 20 games repeated ad-nauseum. Seriously.
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