Retro console and games thread

Today I just got this for £35 from Level Up games in Canterbury, been looking everywhere for one :cool:

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Amiga 500 :D

However I was a bit upset :( So many games i've kept for well over 10years no longer work when I got them from the loft today *disk corrupt* or garbled boot screens. I was able to play some two player games with my brother those that worked :D. Now the Amiga 500 is back in storage for keepers just need an external drive, 1meg extension, Deuteros/Dragons Breath game

Posted in this thread too
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18411720

Can't believe they put " Console " on the receipt boo :p
 
I wondered if the games are on the net to dl and put on a disk, surely most of the games are freeware? Not sure if it's possible to do or if it's still breaking copyright ect
 
ONESHOTKILL said:
I wondered if the games are on the net to dl and put on a disk, surely most of the games are freeware? Not sure if it's possible to do or if it's still breaking copyright ect
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Apparently it's an issue with floppies and floppy drives so they don't work from pc - amiga
 
steinooo said:
quite! I couldn't see that it was a mod! Quick question though - does the case still fit on? Looks slightly proud of the PCB from the pic?
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Case fits on fine. DKC3 does not take the whole case up anyway, also I'm pretty sure it's just the pic. It's at a slight angle rather than looking straight down on the pcb.

Think it would still fit even with a pcb that takes the full case though. I've seen others doing it, using the same type of socket (only a few work as a lot are too tall) and have seen no mention of it causing issues. As I think there is a still a small gap at the top, even on full pcb games.

Also it is not always facing that way. Mario kart (full pcb game) has the solder points to left and right (rather than top and bottom), so the holder would be horizontal on that.




Neil79 said:
Today I just got this for £35 from Level Up games in Canterbury, been looking everywhere for one :cool:

MYqpE.jpg


nx3ZS.jpg


Amiga 500 :D

However I was a bit upset :( So many games i've kept for well over 10years no longer work when I got them from the loft today *disk corrupt* or garbled boot screens. I was able to play some two player games with my brother those that worked :D. Now the Amiga 500 is back in storage for keepers just need an external drive, 1meg extension, Deuteros/Dragons Breath game
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Lemmings :D.
 
I remember when I had the Amiga back in the day and they were double density disks or something and you has to drill a hole in the corner of normal ones , I was about 10 at the time but I remember abit lol
 
steinooo said:
quite! I couldn't see that it was a mod! Quick question though - does the case still fit on? Looks slightly proud of the PCB from the pic?
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Easily. I do mods (Which I can't mention in here due to it probably being labelled as piracy talk) that stick up higher than the battery socket shown and it closes fine. I've been thinking of adding the battery socket too but haven't gotten round to it yet :p.
 
Moothead2 said:
Easily. I do mods (Which I can't mention in here due to it probably being labelled as piracy talk) that stick up higher than the battery socket shown and it closes fine. I've been thinking of adding the battery socket too but haven't gotten round to it yet :p.
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wow, are these easy to do? What about for someone who is rubbish at soldering?

I am now panicing a bit about how many of my SNES/N64 games batteries are dying:(
 
steinooo said:
wow, are these easy to do? What about for someone who is rubbish at soldering?

I am now panicing a bit about how many of my SNES/N64 games batteries are dying:(
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Should be pretty simple even for those that have never soldered. I'd recommend using the sockets shown by the other poster as using the stock tabs can be quite tricky to get right.
 
Just expanded my collection. Got a load more PS1 games and some SNES Games

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Closer look at my SNES games, gonna have a look at my mum's house later as I'm sure there are some left from when I was a kid. Should be getting some more megadrive games as well soon.

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Finally my consoles, also got a PS1 and Dreamcast that's not in the pic aswell as an N64 in the post.

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120923901607&ssPageName=ADME:X:eRTM:GB:1123

Whoop said:
I thought awesome find until I looked underneath and saw it was for charity, poor buggers :p
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Should've known better, it got here with a loose component freely rattling around within the unit, doesn't work either, powers on but no image - TV reporting no signal via AV/EXT

Messaged the seller - no reply yet, but why should I have to pay return postage?!

Good times :mad:

- Got a response:

HI thanks for your email,

I’m sorry this doesn’t work, I will arrange for a courier to come and collect this. Could you please let me know the best day for you. Once it’s been collected I can issue you a full refund.

Hope this resolves the issue

Kind regards

That is the option the seller given me, trying to work it out between us, sounds a bit dodge. It is that or to resolution centre it goes...
 
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Jaymond said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120923901607&ssPageName=ADME:X:eRTM:GB:1123



Should've known better, it got here with a loose component freely rattling around within the unit, doesn't work either, powers on but no image - TV reporting no signal via AV/EXT

Messaged the seller - no reply yet, but why should I have to pay return postage?!

Good times :mad:

- Got a response:

HI thanks for your email,

I’m sorry this doesn’t work, I will arrange for a courier to come and collect this. Could you please let me know the best day for you. Once it’s been collected I can issue you a full refund.

Hope this resolves the issue

Kind regards

That is the option the seller given me, trying to work it out between us, sounds a bit dodge. It is that or to resolution centre it goes...
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Awww not good, but the seller still seems reputable enough based on feedback and charity stuff. Is the box etc in as good a condition as it looks in the picture?

I'd still be tempted to hang on to it and get some kinds of part refund/ let them off at that price, its not like a working Megadrive is rare. :)
 
Whoop said:
Awww not good, but the seller still seems reputable enough based on feedback and charity stuff. Is the box etc in as good a condition as it looks in the picture?

I'd still be tempted to hang on to it and get some kinds of part refund/ let them off at that price, its not like a working Megadrive is rare. :)
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I just opted for a full refund, and have them pay my return postage, all sorted now. the box was in not too bad condition apart from the flaps :p

I did want to keep it, but in a non working state, it's no good really...
 
managed to bag 14 box less gamecube games from ebay for £19,mario party 5 is one of the games,i think a couple are doubles but its a few different games to play.
 
steinooo said:
what do you mean sorry sockets shown by the other poster?
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Forgot about this thread.

I think they mean use a socket like I did, rather than trying to replace the battery between the stock tabs or using a tabbed battery.

These are the sockets I used

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-SMD-le...505?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b04778f1

Although from a different seller (cheaper, but no stock now). Smd, but you just bend the tabs on the holder downwards and they slot into the board fine :).
 
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