Retro console and games thread
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Just a heads up on a weekly show that's started called The Game Chasers on youtube, its about 2 guys who travel America looking for old game bargains, worth a watch.
Theres 4 episodes so far, here's the first.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Captain8Bit#p/u/7/YDYhMBSCODI
Theres 4 episodes so far, here's the first.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Captain8Bit#p/u/7/YDYhMBSCODI
ok so I've finally got round to digging the NES out of the loft and playing a bit of mega man 2 on an old 14" portable TV that's in the kitchen 
The console is working relatively well albeit a bit of cartridge blowing I'm thinking of changing the pin connector to hopefully remedy this issue and also clean the carts .
Quick question....
Have any of you ever "de-yellowed" a console? My NES and Dreamcast suffer from this horrific disease and i'm trying to find an easy way to clean them
Can anyone offer any advice on this?
The console is working relatively well albeit a bit of cartridge blowing
I'm thinking of changing the pin connector to hopefully remedy this issue and also clean the carts .Quick question....
Have any of you ever "de-yellowed" a console? My NES and Dreamcast suffer from this horrific disease and i'm trying to find an easy way to clean them
Can anyone offer any advice on this?
Quick question....
Have any of you ever "de-yellowed" a console? My NES and Dreamcast suffer from this horrific disease and i'm trying to find an easy way to clean them
Can anyone offer any advice on this?
i cant remember for sure but i remember seeing someone cleaning/bleaching the yellow off with a peroxide solution, aslong as you remove all electronics try a few things on an out of site location and see which works best
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Thanks for that, i really enjoyed them all, its got good potential.
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I feel i got quite lucky with this its the original black label version! (black discs)
NICE!
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They have some amazing retro gaming stores in the states. Does any one know of any stores like them in the UK?
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not that i can positively prove exist, there was a time when i was 15 when my folks took me to this place on the south coast near bmouth that i remember was massive and had loads of games etc old and new, it was literally like a warehouse of stuff...quite market like but one of those ones that stays there 24/7
**** knows what its called or where it is, maybe someone here has an idea?? as i would really like to go there again
there was also this small shop near boscombe (again down south ) that used to do loads of retro stuff, again dont know if they still exist as dont live there anymore.
ok so I've finally got round to digging the NES out of the loft and playing a bit of mega man 2 on an old 14" portable TV that's in the kitchen
The console is working relatively well albeit a bit of cartridge blowing
Quick question....
Have any of you ever "de-yellowed" a console? My NES and Dreamcast suffer from this horrific disease and i'm trying to find an easy way to clean them
Can anyone offer any advice on this?
I saw this over a year ago Linky!
I did look at de-yellowing and restoring my dreamcast aswell but thought I'd end up making it look worse. There was a brilliant blog that went into detail why it happens and what your options are I just can't find it
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I still don't get it - there's nothing special about that copy, is there? They're 10 a penny on eBay (non-plat versions).
Just the fact that it's not plat, I think the price being £2.99 or 3 for £5.00 is pretty awesome.
Ah right, fair enough. I assumed OP thought it was rare or something going by the post. TBH you can still get it ~£5 on eBay as well, yucky platinum version even cheaper.
another one to add to my on going collection
not sure if i paid over the odds but all that as seen for £40, most of the n64 games i wanted are there so it saves me a lot of messing about
next target = SNES and then im done (for now). then its game hunting time!!!
edit: oops, i didnt get 2 copies of lylat wars i forgot to put it in its box
not sure if i paid over the odds but all that as seen for £40, most of the n64 games i wanted are there so it saves me a lot of messing about
next target = SNES and then im done (for now). then its game hunting time!!!
edit: oops, i didnt get 2 copies of lylat wars i forgot to put it in its box
ok so I've finally got round to digging the NES out of the loft and playing a bit of mega man 2 on an old 14" portable TV that's in the kitchen
The console is working relatively well albeit a bit of cartridge blowing
Quick question....
Have any of you ever "de-yellowed" a console? My NES and Dreamcast suffer from this horrific disease and i'm trying to find an easy way to clean them
Can anyone offer any advice on this?
i used to just get a spare broken one but with a nice tidy case and swop it . youll need the special screw driver bits though.
another one to add to my on going collection
not sure if i paid over the odds but all that as seen for £40, most of the n64 games i wanted are there so it saves me a lot of messing about
next target = SNES and then im done (for now). then its game hunting time!!!
edit: oops, i didnt get 2 copies of lylat wars i forgot to put it in its box
I'd say £40 for all that is really good pal.