September 2016 Pickups. SHOW US YOUR S**T!!

[FritzWhite]

So there's an alternative to the  $400 framemeister... sweet

[redsox2012]

So there's an alternative to the  $400 framemeister... sweet

If you're referring to the component cables, unfortunately they are not perfect.  Many modern TV's can't display a 240p signal which is what the Genesis and SNES natively output when using these cables.  I use mine on a CRT with component inputs, but I have 2 HDTV's that it won't work on.

[FritzWhite]

So there's an alternative to the  $400 framemeister... sweet

If you're referring to the component cables, unfortunately they are not perfect.  Many modern TV's can't display a 240p signal which is what the Genesis and SNES natively output when using these cables.  I use mine on a CRT with component inputs, but I have 2 HDTV's that it won't work on.

Ok, thanks for the info.

[Too Beaucoup]

A buddy of mine who lives in Chicago saw a classified ad for someone giving away a couple of stacks of PS3 games, PC games and a few random Gameboy games and accessories. The guy didn't want any money for them, he was giving them away for free, just to get rid of them. A lot of them were decent, but obviously, nothing too mind blowing. However, the guy lived in the same apt building as my friend, so my buddy asked me if he should stop and grab them for me, I said: sure. After getting there, the guy mentioned to my friend that he had a stack of SNES games he didn't want either but that he wanted a few bucks for those. My buddy sent me a pic of the games and asked me if I wanted them all for $75 dollars. Of course, I text him back saying 'YES!' about forty times in a row. So for a whopping $75 bucks I ended up with -



 Donky Kong Country 1 and 2
 Final Fight 2
 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
 Super Mario All Stars and Super Mario World combo cart
 Mega Man X
 Earthworm Jim
 Return of the Jedi
 Mortal Kombat
 Primal Rage
 Frogger
 Pac-Man 2

 PS3
 Fallout New Vegas
 Batman Arkham City - sealed
 Dead Island GOTY
 Saints Row 2
 Saints Row 3
 Red Dead Undead Nightmare
 Crysis 2

 PS2
 Grand Theft Auto Vice City
 True Crime Streets of LA
 Time Crisis 3
 Ratchet and Clank Going Commando
 Rugby 2005 WOOOOO!!!!! LOL!
 ATV Offroad Fury 2

 Gameboy and Gameboy Color
 Bardigun
 Bomberman Max Champion Blue
 Rush 2049
 Bust A Move Millenium
 WarioLand 3
 Also, a Gameboy barcode reader... Never knew this existed.

Also, a ton of PC games, which a lot of, I already have, but for free, who cares. Not a bad score for $75. I'd imagine this is probably the best haul I will ever get. Best part is, my buddy's sister was out there visiting him and she brought them all home with her, so I didn't have to pay any shipping fees. Call me a happy camper for this week! I've been wanting quite a few of these SNES games for a while, but have been holding out due to the retro price gouging that takes place these days.

[wiggy]

Got one these the other day as well.




And me being me...

[Dr.Agon]

These are my picks for this month so far;



Sooo glad I DL'd my want list to my phone!

[shenske]

Nice pickups. Do you mind scanning that Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops? That artwork is awesome! 

[Dr.Agon]

I'll gladly scan it... tomorrow

[SegaNomadman]

And something I JUST found out existed, a backup Unlocker for the Sega Saturn that allows you to play backups *coughburned gamescough* on your Saturn without modding your system.  You just burn the game, plug this thing in and play. 

Believe it or not, that Backup Unlocker is actually just an Action Replay. There's a special installer disk that you can make to re-flash the firmware on the Action Replay, it removes the  save backup and cheat codes function of your Action Replay though. Won't link for obvious reasons, but it's pretty neat that they figured out how to basically make a portable mod-chip!

[Moviefan2k4]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't the AVS just a glorified emulator? I thought it worked similar to most clone systems, which don't rely on original hardware processes. I know the NES motherboard supports a better picture than composite, but Nintendo's installation of that connection requires modifying the board to work around it. That seems to be the main problem with any native-HD support for the NES.

[wiggy]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't the AVS just a glorified emulator? I thought it worked similar to most clone systems, which don't rely on original hardware processes. I know the NES motherboard supports a better picture than composite, but Nintendo's installation of that connection requires modifying the board to work around it. That seems to be the main problem with any native-HD support for the NES.

No.

[Too Beaucoup]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't the AVS just a glorified emulator? I thought it worked similar to most clone systems, which don't rely on original hardware processes. I know the NES motherboard supports a better picture than composite, but Nintendo's installation of that connection requires modifying the board to work around it. That seems to be the main problem with any native-HD support for the NES.

It uses clone hardware, so while it's not original NES hardware, it is, essentially, recreated NES hardware and is running the actual carts. It's not emulating or running roms within software like all of the junk emulator systems out there. I've got one as well and it is so badass! A lot of people complain that the price is steep, but putting together all of that hardware and machining everything, certainly, doesn't come cheap. Especially considering this wasn't done by a huge corporation.

[Dr.Agon]

not sure where to put these...don't suppose it matters...

metal gear solid outer cover;

http://www.mediafire.com/view/ckspqh6z23iy8po/Metal_Gear_Portable_outside.JPG

inner cover;

http://www.mediafire.com/view/m97on6cm8czy3st/Metal_Gear_Portable_inside.JPG

front of manual;

http://www.mediafire.com/view/u8hl088m2oa2o8q/Metal_Gear_Portable_manual.JPG

as always, Enjoy!

[Bear78]

It was a good weekend.  



Kirby wasn't cheap but it was well below ebay and is in really nice shape.  Seller said he was the original owner but never remembers ever playing it, just found it at his parents house.  The cart looks like it's never even touched a SNES.

[Rx_79]

picked up some battery packs for my 360 controller, however they don't fit in the charge pack slot.  I guess its a cheap knock off.  Does anyone know what brand of charge pack I should get?