DragonGrafx-16 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 On 7/3/2024 at 3:36 AM, GoldLeader said: I've been on some buying sprees lately for sure... Bought about 20 albums (Ambient and Thrash mostly), just a few shown. The Mr. Bungle is on Transparent Smoke Red vinyl, so different than the usual... What sports car could that rear window cover fit? HMmmmm...(More on this later)... Plus Jurassic Park and Judge Dredd for SNES, and Wizards & Warriors III and Cool World for NES... That red vinyl looks cool... reminds me of some clear red 45s I've seen before. But I wonder what effect that has on the sound? I've had issues with colored vinyl recently (and I wonder if transparency has any effect on the sound quality as well). I'm still waiting on the replacement cartridge for my turntable (learned that the one that was on my turntable was 40 years old and new OEM styli are no longer made for it). It should have been here two days ago if some bonehead at USPS didn't send it to a state 833 miles away (further away from where it shipped from) when it was already in a nearby city to me that is like 50ish miles away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 20 hours ago, DragonGrafx-16 said: That red vinyl looks cool... reminds me of some clear red 45s I've seen before. But I wonder what effect that has on the sound? I've had issues with colored vinyl recently (and I wonder if transparency has any effect on the sound quality as well). I'm still waiting on the replacement cartridge for my turntable (learned that the one that was on my turntable was 40 years old and new OEM styli are no longer made for it). It should have been here two days ago if some bonehead at USPS didn't send it to a state 833 miles away (further away from where it shipped from) when it was already in a nearby city to me that is like 50ish miles away. New cartridge arrived and I got it all set up. It sounds amazing but there STILL is an issue with my second new copy of Somewhere in Time. An audio dropout that I thought was caused by a worn stylus is STILL there after installing the new cartridge and stylus. Why am I so cursed with this album? I can have them order me a new copy but I'm scared it will end up having issues as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 This what you're seeing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) On 7/6/2024 at 2:55 PM, ClassicGMR said: This what you're seeing? Nope... this was a 2024 pressing I think. Volume was fine... my problem was a split second audio dropout about halfway through Heaven Can Wait. I ended up returning it. I'd take lower volume over this any day though. Edited July 8 by DragonGrafx-16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dire 51 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I bought nothing today. However, here's what I've picked up over the past month or two. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 On 7/4/2024 at 9:40 PM, DragonGrafx-16 said: That red vinyl looks cool... reminds me of some clear red 45s I've seen before. But I wonder what effect that has on the sound? I've had issues with colored vinyl recently (and I wonder if transparency has any effect on the sound quality as well). I'm still waiting on the replacement cartridge for my turntable (learned that the one that was on my turntable was 40 years old and new OEM styli are no longer made for it). It should have been here two days ago if some bonehead at USPS didn't send it to a state 833 miles away (further away from where it shipped from) when it was already in a nearby city to me that is like 50ish miles away. I've never had any issues with colored vinyl that I can remember. If there's an issue, I would think it would be more of a manufacturing defect type deal, which seems to be the case for those Iron Maiden records,...Sorry that's plaguing you, BTW. And No you're not cursed. All coincidence I'm sure. Keep trying I guess. Honestly, I can't imagine they're all bad! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeguychicago Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 6 hours ago, Dire 51 said: I bought nothing today. However, here's what I've picked up over the past month or two. Amazon sale on the 400Mini? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dire 51 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, bikeguychicago said: Amazon sale on the 400Mini? Nope, got it through Atari themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter83 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Since only vendor at SEGE has any Atari Home Computer carts this year pickings we're slim BUT I managed to pick up these 2 variants for the collection Typo Attack is a 3rd variant known for the title. This one has a 1984 Atari Corp date with a Made in Taiwan sticker added on after the fact. This differs from the 2nd variant where both the date company and made location appear on a secondary label. Facemaker is a new shell and label variant. This one has a 4 ribbed grip that to date I haven't seen on any other Spinnaker cartridge. The Label has the part ID in a higher location compared to the company logo. I have another title like this so this company seemed to have done this with 2 different styles of label. Both were relatively cheap but neat variants for the collection 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Got a few Retrons cheap. One for the game room, one for the sunroom, and the wireless model for the bedroom. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 I rarely buy anything anymore. However today went to a newish toy/game store and spotted Atari Age magazines. So I bought #1 since this store is in a bad place and probably won't survive. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Protector / Y.A.S.I. homebrew for the Vectrex. I can finally save my high scores. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter83 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Here are 2 more medical eye doctor carts working towards the 20 cart subset. If anyone knows anyone who has more of these please let me know 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Not necessarily "Today" but I'm finally putting up everything in this thread that I wanted here... Bought a JAGUAR (and more) from @Paul Westphal Thanks Paul! Plus I bought some homebrews from the Immortal John Hancock...Thanks @swlovinist!! And Extra Extra Extra Special Thanks to Joe Atari, err sorry Thanks to @Neon Wraith!!! for giving me JAGUAR CONTROLLERS!!! Like a mad man!! (Not Worthy, Not Worthy!) Can't thank you enough man! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfriendly Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 On 8/4/2024 at 12:25 AM, thanatos said: I rarely buy anything anymore. However today went to a newish toy/game store and spotted Atari Age magazines. So I bought #1 since this store is in a bad place and probably won't survive. That's a really cool retro gaming collectable to own. Also very nice of you to help out the old Mom & Pop operation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 5 hours ago, GoldLeader said: Not necessarily "Today" but I'm finally putting up everything in this thread that I wanted here... Bought a JAGUAR (and more) from @Paul Westphal Thanks Paul! Plus I bought some homebrews from the Immortal John Hancock...Thanks @swlovinist!! And Extra Extra Extra Special Thanks to Joe Atari, err sorry Thanks to @Neon Wraith!!! for giving me JAGUAR CONTROLLERS!!! Like a mad man!! (Not Worthy, Not Worthy!) Can't thank you enough man! You have a cool couch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 4 hours ago, bent_pin said: You have a cool couch THX! @bent_pin! A man of taste and prominence right here in our midst; Please ignore all posts previous calling my couch a hand me down. It actually was "like new", and recently purchased, when a friend of mine moved and gave me the couch. (We had just moved in and it fit)... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGameCollector Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 (edited) I bought this shirt from the band As December Falls website because it shows the band members' faces on a Game Boy. I just had to have it because it mixes 2 of my favorite things, rock music and video games together. Their singer and their bass/rhythm guitarist both stream games on Twitch sometimes. I bought a second shirt for my gamer wife who likes the band too. She actually has more of their shirts than I do plus their baseball cap even though I'm the one with their entry level Patreon membership. Edited August 10 by TheGameCollector 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 (edited) I bought a Asrock Challenger 7900GRE and a Be Quiet! 750watt power supply with that Jag Dough 😃 I have since acquired two C64's for free and purchased a Ray Carlsen power supply and a Kung Fu Flash for one of them. Edited August 12 by Paul Westphal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 On 8/10/2024 at 12:58 AM, GoldLeader said: Not necessarily "Today" but I'm finally putting up everything in this thread that I wanted here... Bought a JAGUAR (and more) from @Paul Westphal Thanks Paul! Plus I bought some homebrews from the Immortal John Hancock...Thanks @swlovinist!! And Extra Extra Extra Special Thanks to Joe Atari, err sorry Thanks to @Neon Wraith!!! for giving me JAGUAR CONTROLLERS!!! Like a mad man!! (Not Worthy, Not Worthy!) Can't thank you enough man! My baby went to a good home! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Purchased a couple Cartridge Slot Dust Covers from RetroTech3D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Vectrex Paddle for use with VaBoom! & VectRace. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 @sramirez2008 where did you get that?! Looks fantastic! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 1 hour ago, TrekMD said: @sramirez2008 where did you get that?! Looks fantastic! Rob LaCour Mitchell on Facebook Vectrex fans unite! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 The Arcade "Joystick" by Suzo. I'm a sucker for micro switch controllers and this one is in excellent condition. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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