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JUNE 2014 Picks
SnesGuy:
Besides my retron 5 on its way, and Pier Solar preordered it may be a very long time between pick ups for me.
Unless I get some game related decals made ;P
Ozzy_98:
I over did it a bit this week end. First flea market I've been to in ages. Didn't find crap, a total of maybe 5 carts I might have been interested in, but none rare, and not worth asking the price on. There was a TI-99 outside for sale, I didn't ask before I went inside the building, just to see what else I'd find, and when I came back out the vendor was closed up due to rain. So all this was from a game store here, good will, and a half-priced books.
At 1,631 now in the collection, I've got to stop buying cheap games and start casing what I have.
Spoonman:
It's been a long time since I posted anywhere on TCP, but got a decent pick up today and have a question for the experts.
Went to my local store today where I know the owner and he always gives me decent deals. Picked up this loot for about $20:
Reason it was pretty cheap is because that Mario Advance 4 isn't working, but neither of us could figure out why, so he basically gave it to me to see if I can fix it.
We both had never seen the problem it's giving us. When the game powers up, the Gameboy logo appears with the Nintendo logo on the bottom, and then the screen goes to white and just stays there. He said he cleaned it up a few times in the store, gave the pins some alcohol swipes, but can't get it to work. I'm surprised too because the label looks really good, and the cart doesn't look like it's been abused or anything. Anybody got any tips on what I can try to get it working again? Do I need to open it up?
And if I need to move this conversation to a new thread please let me know :)
Ozzy_98:
open it up make sure there's nothing blatant, like chip missing with a note that says "HAHA, SUCKER" on it.
Mel:
Spoonman, Can you scan the Contra 4 cover?