[FS: Video Game Commercial Archive (VHS Tape)]

I'm sorry I'm 4.5 years too late here!  I have volume 2 and have been looking for volume 1 lol!!!

[Already purchased, thanks to all who viewed!]

Loose is fine in good working condition. Cheaper is better!

 

Thanks,

Steve

 

Whoops! wrong button

 

I am good to go! Thanks Bob!!

[Already purchased, thanks to all who viewed!]

Loose is fine in good working condition. Cheaper is better!

 

Thanks,

Steve

[Cuttle Cart 2 repair]

Also, a small 8-pin chip sounds like an EEPROM chip

I bet money on it being the NC7NZ17, it's positioned just behind the socket.

 

Yes, it's the 512-NC7NZ17K8X by Chad's description. See pic below. One of the chip legs is still attached to the board (U7 upper right). I may have damaged the pad but I'm no expert. I *hope* it can be salvaged:

 

 

By the way, it's great to see the old names here! Thanks so much for chiming in!!

 

Steve

[Cuttle Cart 2 repair]

Hello to all! I know it's been ages since I've been here and I'm not sure if any of my old friends are still around!!

 

I could REALLY use someone's help!!

 

I've owned a Cuttle Cart 2 for 7 years and it's worked flawlessly until yesterday. I pushed the MMC in too hard and unseated the plastic MMC card holder which knocked a chip off the board. It's the smallest thing with even smaller solder traces!! I got in touch with Chad Schell who immediately diagnosed it from a picture I sent. The chip I accidentally knocked off the board is still available BUT will require someone with microsoldering skills to replace it. I believe the chip has 8 tiny pins.

 

Does anyone in the community within earshot of this plea have any experience soldering tiny legs to tiny traces?

 

I can send pictures to any available party with steady hands and patience! Preferably you'd have a 7800 to test the cart (am I limiting the field too much, lol)?

 

Thanks so much in advance!

 

Steve

[The Official Wii Fit Topic]

I admit I'm a sucker for specialty peripherals:

 

-2 Cobalt Flux PS2 DDR pads (60 pounds each--tough to schlep out for my kids)

-PS2/XBOX Karaoke Revolution microphones

-PS2 Singstar microphones

-PS2 Guitar Hero guitars

-Dreamcast Densha de Go (train) controller

-Dreamcast Pop 'N Music controller (the smaller, cheaper one)

-Dreamcast Fishing rod (that I still use)

 

This doesn't include the classic console peripherals like the Arcadia Supercharger, KidVid tape player, Joyboard, the NES Power Glove, etc (all of which I parted ways with long ago).

 

However, I have not plunked for Wii Fit or Rock Band. Not sure if I will either. Too much stuff already in the closet

[Super Don Quixote]

Laserdisc emulation with Daphne is great. I've been using that emulator for at least 5 years. I have it on my XBOX as well (DaphneX). It has a pretty good list of supported games as well...some I had never played (like the Don Quixote game and Bega's Battle). I agree that it can be a bear to set up with the MPEG files and framefiles. Not to mention it takes up about 25Gb of your hard drive (which can be an issue if yours isn't that huge). However, it does have an MPEG seek function where you can actually view the entire contents of the MPEG/laserdisc from start to finish. It's wonderful to be able to play Dragon's Lair, Space and Thayer's Quest again for free

 

Keep in mind, MAME just recently started to support its first laserdisc game Cube Quest!

 

Hit me up if you have any questions.

[How rare is Track and Field with the controller?]

I remember the T&F controller bring useful for some version of Pinball

[Games for a 5 year old?]

Space Invaders was the first game I played on my 2600 at 14 years old. Basketball was the second.

 

Snoopy and the Red baron was fun too although that one may be a little tougher to find...as well as Sorcerer's Apprentice with Mickey Mouse.

[5200 Tempest WIP screenshots!]

But seriously...

 

Kudos to those working on this...I know it's something a lot of people have been waiting a long time for. As long as the control is better than Asteroids, I think it will be cool

[5200 Tempest WIP screenshots!]

Ain't it great when you can have a good raster conversion of a Vector game?

[Who sells the best replacement 5200 controller buttons?]

I'm trying to rebuild my Type 1 self-centering prototype stick and I'd like to get new fire, keypad and S/P/R buttons. Who is selling the best ones these days?

[Gamepark GP32 handheld for sale]

Here is a (belated) pic:

 

 

The emulators included are:

 

PC Engine

Sega Master System/Game Gear

SNES (overclocks the GP32 to 166Mhz for better performance)

XCade (arcade games-no sound)

Atari 2600

NES

 

Homebrew games:

 

Giro (racing game)

GPAsteroids

 

Everything works great. You can also have my USB Smart Card reader/writer and I'll provide a backup CD of the PCLink software and all my backups of the cards.

[Is the TI 99 any good?]

BASIC was my first exposure to computer languages. Learned it in High School from 1979-83. We had 8K Commodore PETs with green screens back then. Used to stay after class and learns tricks. Learned about PEEKs and POKEs before anyone else

 

I couldn't believe I still knew how to program something in BASIC when I downloaded a PET emulator. I was thrilled when I made a simple number-guessing game! Almost couldn't remember how to generate a random number, lol.

[My new toy is coming in the mail...]

My oldest daughter turned 8 in May so I finally allowed her to look in to the VB (remember the "permanent vision damage" warning for kids up to 7??)

[Gamepark GP32 handheld for sale]

Thanks for the kind words, Cass and thanks to all for the free bumps!

 

Unit is still for sale!

[Gamepark GP32 handheld for sale]

Anyone interested in a GP32 BLU (back-lit unit)? Comes complete with box, all accessories, a soft case and 3 smart media cards--one each for emus, videos and MP3s (each card is full of stuff!) Unit works great!

 

$100 shipped in the US.

[Finally got a Starpath Supercharger]

I got my Supercharger brand new from some place in Texas for cheap. Eventually picked up all the games as well as Worship the Woodgrain and Stella Gets a New Brain. Had to mod it to get it to work with WTW...even did it myself with the switch and all! In fact, just the other day, I tossed the extra chip I got from Radio Shack that you needed to mod it.

 

I used the SC incessantly until I got my Cuttle Cart II then I sold it off. It was a good use of the portable CD player I had that I hadn't used in a long time.

[A couple of 5200 protoypes for sale]

OK people, how does $150 a piece or $250 for both sound? It's certainly less than I paid for each one of them but if they help fill a hole in someone's burgeoning proto collection, so be it!

 

Steve

[Considering selling my Starcon controller *SOLD*]

Apologies to all as it was sold before I even got to put up pics!

[Video Game shops in your town that sell Atari 2600]

The Dragon's Den in Poughkeepsie, NY still has VCS stuff along with lots of classic console stuff. I was just there a couple of weeks ago and picked up Paperboy for the Genesis (never realized how close it was to the original), VR Stalker for the 3DO and a wheel for my XBOX.

 

I remember another shop in a mall in Paramus, NJ but forgot the name of it. They had better prices than the Dragon's Den.

 

When I visit relatives in southwest Florida, I usually take a ride up to the Fleamasters flea market in Fort Myers. They have a couple of classic gaming stands too. I picked up a top-load NES there about 5 years ago for $75. Most of their stuff is overprices too.

[Does anyone sell self-centering controllers?]

I enjoy using my self-centering prototype stick. I just hope it doesn't go south on me because I don't think I could go back to using a stock stick

[A couple of 5200 protoypes for sale]

Hello again to all!

 

I thought I had sold off all my prototypes but actually found the following:

 

Real Sports Basketball (no label)

Track & Field (small white label--game name typed out)

 

As I've been out of the scene for a bit, I don't know the current value of these. If anyone's interested, please send me an offer. As both of these were unreleased, please bear this in mind when making an offer. Both carts were acquired from Dan Kramer and work fine.

[Considering selling my Starcon controller *SOLD*]

Hello to all my old friends and newer members!

 

Remember the buzz back a few years ago when the creator of the Starcon decided to sell what I believe was his remaining stock of controllers for the Atari 5200? Well, I picked one up, tested it out and promptly shelved it. I intended to build a base for it...even went so far as to glue all the supplied standoffs in place. He sent me a few extras too like full color photos of the controller (alone and next to a 5200), blueprints/specs as well as an extra overlay that he signed.

 

I doubt I'll ever get around to the base and even if I did, I don't see myself using it. If anyone would be interested, please PM with an offer or for more information.

 

To anyone who doesn't know me, I can be vouched for by many members here (you know who you are!)

 

 

I'll upload a pic when I can.

[FS: 5200 loaner/proto carts]

Only Soccer, Track & Field and RS Basketball left!

 

I'm surprised no one wants RS Basketball...remember it has the keypad touch tone sound Easter Egg

 

Steve