HoshiChiri

Best as I can tell, it would cost as much for a repair as a replacement deck. Which sucks, because cosmetically this one's great with no yellowing. Maybe I can save some money buying a functional junker & swapping shells.

I know power stuff can mess with units, but it still seems odd that out of 20-odd things plugged in, that's the ONLY one that got fried.

I'm surprised the internal fuse didn't blow. That's always been the first thing to go on my SNES consoles.

Sorry for the loss of your SNES, but it sounds like you've got the right plan. Find a really ugly but working yellowed one for cheap then open it up and drop the board from it in the pretty housing of your current SNES.

@MrMaddog We tended to use 7Up back in the day to clean up car battery contacts because it doesn't leave such a goopy residue like Pepsi.

So, perhaps that?

I'm with Keatah. I usually use a cotton swab and vinegar. The corrosion is usually alkaline, so the acid in the vinegar neutralizes it. Then after clean up, I use alcohol to "rinse" it off. I don't want that acid, however weak, to sit on there. Might be fine after drying, but I ain't takin' chances.

Update: The unit is working!

After reading your suggestions, I checked the cabinets- and we didn't have baking soda, vinegar, peroxide, or even Pepsi on hand... but I did find some lemon juice! So I used that (plus an alcohol swab after to clean up any residual sugars). A couple of the terminals are now rust brown from corrosion, so I don't have high hopes for long term use- but it turned right on & worked fine with some fresh batteries! If I ever learn to s...

Hey, nothing wrong with Bowling!

No explanation needed, in fact I kinda want to count mine now.

yeah Congrats!

If you have to access the screws under the label and can't remove the label with heat then I'd say the best option is to take an x-acto knife and carefully cut out the portions of the label covering the screws in clean little circles. The label will still be damaged but at least it would still be somewhat aesthetically pleasing.

Late to the party, but...Yeah I'd have to agree with the Iceman here. I'd try one more time to clean the game etc, Maybe get it to play...If not, Screw the label!...Play the Game!!

Jin gave me an idea- I used my excacto to cut a small flap immediately around the screws, and just peeled up that bit of label. That way if I could get it working, I could press the flap back down.

Unfortunately, after getting the board out even my untrained eye knew those traces are pretty damn scratched. I think this one's toast.

Wii U pro controller. Use my Nintendo cable to charge my PS3 controller all the time because it's longer and better.

A-HA! I found it- it's for the Wii U Pro Controller! I've never really convinced anyone to try a 2 player Wii U game, I forgot I even had one O.o

Pro controllers. I kinda wish more controllers used mini instead of micro which is a lot less robust. PS3 controllers always pissed me off because you could only charge them from the console, and only charge it with the console on. I've never seen a single wall wart that could successfully charge a PS3. It simply refuses to work off a dumb charger. Even on the Retro Freak's wired connection, my PS3 slowly drained itself until it quit working. Effing brilliant design, Sony!

You can reset it, but that's not the point. The point is, as carlsson said, the first pet is dead. These devices encourage the user to think of the pets as actual living things instead of toys.

Sorry that this happened, HoshiChiri.  

I purchased the Pac-Man Tamagotchi three weeks ago, toy shop in town was selling it half price. Nice addition.

TAMAGOTCHI (Virtual Pets) - Pac-Man Tamagotchi - Video Game Photos from the Room of Doom (digitpress.com)

Being a Tamagotchi collector, I'm glad Bandai still releasing new Pets: Tamagotchi GEN1, Pac-Man Tamagotchi...more please

According to the news report, the building went up in 1979, which meant no sprinkler system. I know they had a CIB Odyssey 2 and a couple CIB 2600s... goodness knows how many rare vinyls went up too.

The direct opposite happened here; There were 2 comic book stores in town. One sucked and we all got banned (Myself included) and the bad one burned down...But we all knew it was a scam 4 insurance $$. The lady had taken every single valuable comic (all X-Mens etc.) and her rolodex of subscribers home with her the night before the fire...

We all stayed customers at the good one until it closed in the 90's...

OK, cool. What are you using to buff it out? Some sort of cloth?

I used to go to record stores to get CD cleaning stuff, hopefully there's at least one still open near you. (Or try FYE...)

derFunkenstein: I use cotton rounds- soft enough to avoid harming the disc, but robust enough to do the job.

Mr.Maddog: interestingly enough, my local record stores sell proper vinyl & very little in the way of CD gear. There is an FYE nearby, I'll poke around their website. Not expecting much, I've already been looking & all anyone still seems to have is those terrible disc doctors.

If you're taking it to the Expo I'm guessing you'll get at least half a dozen or so people who recognize and comment on it. You did fantastic work on it and I'm sure it'll be a great conversation starter! =)

yeah Pretty cool!

Those who don't get it, will think it is a pair of pixelated retro lips, which might be cool as well. :-P

Already own it! Actually picked up Kiwami, Zero, & Judgement all on clearance at my local Target (for $10, $10, & $18 respectively). Decided I should probably play one before I get the whole series. And I am SO HOOKED.

the remaster collection is on sale at gamestop right now as well, kiwami 2 is a pain to find unfortunately (though if gamestop does have it, it is only 15 dollars or so, so if you see one, pick it up (if they have 2, pick one up for me too, I'll happily pay you for the time and effort too)

I shelled out for Kiwami 2 just recently on Ebay (I didn't want to run of out games to play after switching from Kiwami to Zero.)

The only reason I haven't bit on the collection yet, is I know it dropped to $30 at Best Buy a couple months back & I'm hoping to get it closer to that price... but I imagine I'll pick it up fairly soon!

Awesome birthday present! You've got a cool mom for sure! =D

You're not supposed to know!

But she's the one that told me, so I'm allowed to know! (my actual birthday is today, you see.)

That's how it should be. Just another games machine.

I have yet to actually see one in the case or on the shelf at a store, but it's cool, because I've got one. ^_^

I work in a Walmart and I haven't seen one since the initial shipment for the pre-orders.

I want mine with SNES filling!

That's a lot to ask of someone, since the shell is 90% of the system.

Gigapudding to the rescue!!

I swear it's not as bad as it sounds.

OK. I believe you.

For some reason.

Ohhh its a band! Why didn't I get that?

That's a totally cool gift, and congrats! I've never owned a ColecoVision as an adult but I did grow up with one as the very first console I ever played, so I've definitely got a lot of appreciation for it.

That's Awesome!

Congrats! I hope you said "thanks" and kissed your mother.

Woot.

The Internet is overrated.

I don't have InterNet but rather InterBlag, and it is much better.

No, it was yesterday only. Today's coupon is for sporting goods.

And then he blames the wife too! Tell him please search the house...I know, I know,...Sounds like he didn't like the price (Lemmee guess, Auction?) If it was a Buy It Now, that would be weird unless he had second thoughts or got a better local offer...

Buy-it-now. I'm pretty sure he's just an idiot... it was a highly impulsive buy of an Ouya. So a) not likely he's got another buyer and b) perhaps the universe is helping me dodge a bullet?

Oh Yeah!

That is one Fantastic Game!!!  I played it a bit when I first got it, but need to get back into it!  FWIW,  My 7800 is S-Video and A/V modded, but it's weird... for 7800 games it looks stellar in S-Video...2600 games wash out and the color slightly changes across the screen, and so they look better in A/V out for some reason...

@GoldLeader - there are separate color potentiometers inside the 7800 for the TIA and MARIA color outputs. They don’t change saturation but they do adjust color hue. Tweaking the TIA color pot might make just enough difference to prevent any kind of washed out look.

It would have to just be the standard a/v mod, my setup doesn't currently allow for s-video. I can't solder myself, so I'll have to get in touch when I've refilled the extra gaming cash (between the Vectrex & the inbound custom GBA, I'm tapped at the moment.)

@save2600 I'll take a look to see if I can adjust the permission to allow deletion of status updates/comments.

@save2600 Can you see if you can delete comments from status updates now?

Yes, now you can! Under options right at the status updates, nice! And thank you. Before, used to have to go to a members' wall to edit. Under options at the status updates, delete was the only option. Being able to edit right there would be nice as well.  

To edit now, you click on the time you wrote, which takes you to that members page. Then there's edit, options /delete and report. Seems options could hold both edit and delete. Or just delete without the options. As it is now, requires an extra click or two.

There was a few years there where I took my 3DS with me everywhere I went just because of Street Passes.  It was fun and unlike any other video game experience ever before or since.  The Street Pass Plaza games were a great feature, as were collecting puzzle pieces.  I am a 50-something man now and probably too old for such things but I do actually kind of miss it now that it's gone.  RIP the 3DS; you were a good friend.

That's too bad.

It is too bad- I did see a few by the end of the event, but that was well after I'd decided not to carry it.

Although a part of me thinks maybe I should be, since I finished all the puzzle swap stuff, so I can help out the latecomers?

A PI fits well into a Colecovision flashback.

I hear there's a Chameleon emulator coming: Chameleon On Windows, optimized for the Raspberry Pi. It's called COW-PI.

I'm really serious! I'd be very amused at running roms for a multitude of systems out of a box that plays nothing. Obviously the SNES roms get loaded first.

Stop raining, spring! I need to re-seed my lawn.

Oh cool, I didn't realize it's spring from the temperature being low today. Also, cool LRR video, it's neat to see them uploading old sketches to youtube - thanks for the link.

Awesome video ! LOL

what they did a physical of that! deserves to sell out the game is fantastic.

Hope I get a copy later today.

That was a great game. Had no idea they were doing a physical...

That was very awesome. Now circulating in my coworker microcosm. Thank you!

*thumbs up*

LOL!

Jeez, crazy afternoon! I remember when I worked at the Mall of America back in 2011 there was one day when every store had to drop the shutters and lock down when a group of 30 or 40 young people started rioting after a rapper that was rumored to be doing an appearance at the mall that day didn't show up.

People are awful.

Not all people, usually just people with too much testosterone and not enough common sense.