Yeah, if anything it's persuaded me even more to stay away from RCG.
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GB/GBC/GBA Collecting Thread
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Yeah, if anything it's persuaded me even more to stay away from RCG.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
I've found a indie games shop in Croydon. Going now to see if i can find some gems.
regarding rcg, still looking at theor site to see when they restock on an almost daily basis.
regarding rcg, still looking at theor site to see when they restock on an almost daily basis.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
I just bought a micro, silver one for £60. I couldn't resist.
Love them or hate them, the Micro faceplates are up
I bought the NES and DMG models.
http://www.rosecoloredgaming.com/micro-accessories.html
I bought the NES and DMG models.
http://www.rosecoloredgaming.com/micro-accessories.html
Ordered the DMG one. Of course I shipped it to the wrong damn address, why Paypal switched to my old one I will never know.
Will do. Where I ordered the price was less than a third of what RCG is charging and they appear to be the same faceplates. I'll post some pics to show the quality as soon as I get them.
I felt similarly to the Zelda one with the yellow trim and stuff. I feel like so long as I have a screen that isn't scratched, I'm happy.
Cheetos is Pretty Awesome
Member
Eh, $10 to ship a faceplate seems excessive
All I'm saying is that people on the Internet and NeoGAF in particular complain about things way more often than they have nice things to say. Calling that a telephone effect -- when one people or a couple people say something and everyone else repeats it without any first-hand experience -- isn't me making a proclamation from an ivory tower.
I have a silver Micro so I think it'd look okay. Plus it'd look nice if I ever grab a green Micro sometime down the line.
Agent Unknown
Member
People besides you, who say they have had legitimate customer service issues with RCG and who are simply trying to provide helpful, detailed feedback are NOT parroting a "telephone effect." They're just people providing impressions of their experience with a business providing a physical product. If everyone here had impressions of RCG as a business that were as glowing as yours, would that not be a "telephone effect" to you? I don't think anyone here is trying to bully or call RCG a horrible business. Just that people want to be sure they're going to have a relatively smooth ride when they're throwing down upwards of $200 for a modded Gameboy system.
FWIW, your impressions and pics of that beautiful unit have caused me to possibly give them another look in the future. But don't act like folks who have had negative or less than stellar experiences don't have the right to give us all a heads up.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
My micro is in perfect condition, managed to get it at a great price it seems.
$27.99 total after $10 shipping? WTF? Does that include Geek Squad installation?
No thanks...and to think I thought they were $17.99 *shipped*. Silly me.
I think you just hit the nail on the head. People who post about their negative experiences on GAF (as well as those who don't have direct experience) aren't just doing it for the sake of complaining; they're doing it to give people a heads up. The point isn't to shit on RCG, or have a self-serving discussion about how awful they are, but to warn others of potential issues in order to protect other members. We are a supportive community.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
Granted there's not a lot of quality on the GBC, but the games I recommended would definitely be at home in any collection. IMO Samurai Kid in particular one of the best games on the platform, and the Gen-san game was made by the same company with a very similar game design.
Agent Unknown
Member
How reliable are Micros at this point as far as batteries failing? Same issues as SPs losing their recharge capacity? What model of battery do they use?
putermcgee
Junior Member
I have normal-sized hands, and loved my Micro. The classic GBA definitely feels the best in my hands, but the increased portability and screen quality definitely makes it a viable option.
Wow, that's crazy. Something tells me they didn't bother actually checking postage costs first. That, or they just went with the most convenient option available.
Friend of Sonic
Member
I can't imagine what shipping service they're using to have arrived at that $10.00 number. USPS First Class Mail should be be under or around $2.00 a label with delivery confirmation since the faceplate is so light. Bulk purchase bubble mailers for 20 cents or less, packing tape (not sure how to calculate the amount per parcel) But you get the idea. Not $10.00 unless they think their handling is worth $5.00+ (it's not) Even UPS Ground wouldn't be $10.00 regardless of what zone it's being sent to. That's just bizarre. They should probably fix that
hairypeckpeck
Member
When I purchased from RCG, i wasn't 100% sure what I was getting myself into. I wanted to address issues that other people may not have mentioned or encountered yet; How long the nice paint would last, how the texture of the system felt with said paint, basically really obscure questions that I didn't have an answer to prior to purchase.
Their price point is steep and I wanted to give feedback before anyone spent their hard earned money.
It did that for me also, with an old address I had deleted from PayPal. Pretty annoyed with that.
_PixelNinja
Member
I won't be buying because the prices are too expensive in my opinion, but out of curiosity does anyone know if these plates are definite fit like the last batch or if are they removable ?
Shadow Ranger
Member
Has anyone used Sentinel64 before to buy protective covers for their games? gameprotecting.com seems a bit cheaper with shipping (to the UK). Any other alternatives?
RCG did respond and said they would change the address. Luckily Im in the same building, just different apartment, but still so strange that it would do that.
I was wondering if there was anywhere that sold plastic cases for cartridges? like the ones that used to be included on old gameboy games?
While the DS cases are neat and look good i have like 50+ gb carts and I don't want to add that to my 100+ DS shelf... I was hoping for the little plastic cases to keep them clean since they're all just going to be loose in a box....
I was hoping I could get them in bulk. Possibly also for gameboy advance cases.
like these things:
While the DS cases are neat and look good i have like 50+ gb carts and I don't want to add that to my 100+ DS shelf... I was hoping for the little plastic cases to keep them clean since they're all just going to be loose in a box....
I was hoping I could get them in bulk. Possibly also for gameboy advance cases.
like these things:
sixteen-bit
Member
I've seen lots for old Game Pak clamp cases on ebay and the like.
I'd go with the CustomGameCases.com case over the cassette. Honestly, they fit well and while it would be 50 more to your shelf, they're not terribly big. That said, there are plenty of used ones on eBay. If you are patient you should be able to get it for cheap.
Also, any recommendations for type of paper for printing out new coverart for games? My buddy has a color laser at work I can use, but I don't know which type of paper will help me get the closest to original look.
Well RCG made a long post on their facebook page recently about how the supply of GBA backlight kits has basically dried up, and they have no way to get more, so they will probably not be selling modded GBAs anymore. Which means good or bad, they may not even be relevant to talk about here in a little while. Reminds me, I really need to actually take a chance and order a backlit GBA mod from somewhere.
Friend of Sonic
Member
That sucks.
Is it possible for me to send a modder my AGS 101 and a regular GBA? Or is there more to it than that?
Yah, that's probably what I'll end up doing in the end. I was just wondering if one of the random retro repro online stores manufactured new ones.
Those do look excellent, but it seems like alot of effort to find cases in decent shape and print them
I'm still thinking about doing this in the end... I really should make cases for my SNES/N64 stuff first though...
This sucks, there was a model I wanted to order from them when it came back in stock.
Curse you, internet.
We had some posts about this about two weeks ago in this thread, that's why everyone was scrambling to buy one from eBay.
RCG still do much more than 101 mods though, so not sure why they'd be irrelevant.
Agent Unknown
Member
Past Me said:
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Aren't all rechargeable batteries going to suffer the same fate eventually?
yeah, Micro and SP batteries are ticking time bombs. Rechargeable AA batteries are where its at
_PixelNinja
Member
Kind of my mid term/long time worries at this point.
baphomet
Member
Its not like they can't be very easily purchased and replaced.
_PixelNinja
Member
My point is it is difficult to know how old the existing stock is and, in the future, how difficult it might be to get replacement units. I think AA accumulators will still be available/manufactured for a long time, I am not so sure in regards to GB Micro a and SP replacement batteries.
sixteen-bit
Member
Mother 3 and FF4 micros are so good looking. Do those.
are the rechargable batteries used in micros and sps a standarized battery? would they still be manufactured in the future for other devices?
Nope.