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Anyone can recommend where to get Contra from? eBay prices are really high ($50).
Anyone can recommend where to get Contra from? eBay prices are really high ($50).
Stop doing this! Deals can be had withIf you can get a loose good condition copy for $30 or less, I believe that is worth it/valid. I am impatient so I pay a little bit of a premium.
Stop doing this! Deals can be had with patients.
Ghosts'n Goblins
The Disney Capcom games
Battletoads
Double Dragon I and II and III
lol, maybe elmalloc is a broke doctor
no patients.
lol, maybe elmalloc is a broke doctor
no patients.
This seems perfect, but is there a way to install one in an AV Fami? I don't really want a US NES, just Japanese, mainly because of the FDS.I would like to throw out, i fyou have the means to purchase and use it, a hi-def NES (HDN). It's HDMI out, internally upscaled to 1080p with no lag introduced, and completely digital.
RGB to a framemeister is an analog to digital conversion. There is less noise and no lag introduced with an HDN. The HDN is my favorite retro modded console right now.
I did purchase my Contra from ebay, I paid $40. The loose price on charting is $36. This time last year it was $29. The year before, $23. The year before that, $24.
If you can get a loose good condition copy for $30 or less, I believe that is worth it/valid. I am impatient so I pay a little bit of a premium.
Any Sharp Twin Famicom owners here? I just scored one with a fixed belt drive and am eagerly awaiting it to get here from Japan. Also any good recs for Famicom only games? I do know Crisis Force, Layla and of course some of the RPGs...
Thanks for the advice. I too don't mind paying a premium for convenience (eBay). Probably doesn't help that I live in Canada and shipping adds $12-$15 to the price.
I have an eBay dealer that lives near me in Cleveland, I don't know if that would cost any less to cross the border to Canada. He stocks a ton of NES games, but Contra is harder to come by. I can PM you his ebay store link.
I would like to throw out, i fyou have the means to purchase and use it, a hi-def NES (HDN). It's HDMI out, internally upscaled to 1080p with no lag introduced, and completely digital.
RGB to a framemeister is an analog to digital conversion. There is less noise and no lag introduced with an HDN. The HDN is my favorite retro modded console right now.
http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=326&catid=22&threadid=138177CynicalJedi:
Any estimate on how long until we will be able to purchase a DIY kit?
Game-Tech-US:
Nope, just keep watching this thread, my website, youtube channel, or G+ and Twitter.
Is this (HDN) available right now? I see videos online but searching around the web I can't find a kit or modding service. I may not be looking in the right place though.
http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=326&catid=22&threadid=138177
Same thread says they're not doing mods right now. Maybe others are and I'm just not seeing it. I have a front loader btw.
I wish I could do that.No death run on Battletoads all day long
I bought 3 through Jason @ http://www.game-tech.us/. I don't know if he has any more available, I bought one through his store on the site - and a couple more through eBay (search for hi-def NES). They were running for $350-$380 a pop based on shell quality.
He sold a TON in December, I think at least 50 auctions if you look at ebay history.
The pixels are very sharp, no noise, no lag. It's really beautiful.
This 12 minute RGBLife Youtube video sold me on it. Compares the HDN (hi-def NES) vs the NES RGB:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI60A3DpI6w
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Cool, thanks. Yes, I saw that website and the youtube video which is why I was looking around. I checked ebay but only briefly. Thanks!
I bought 3 through Jason @ http://www.game-tech.us/. I don't know if he has any more available, I bought one through his store on the site - and a couple more through eBay (search for hi-def NES). They were running for $350-$380 a pop based on shell quality.
He sold a TON in December, I think at least 50 auctions if you look at ebay history.
The pixels are very sharp, no noise, no lag. It's really beautiful.
This 12 minute RGBLife Youtube video sold me on it. Compares the HDN (hi-def NES) vs the NES RGB:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI60A3DpI6w
I've had an A/V Fami and a nice joystick sitting at customs at JFK since Monday. We'll see how long it takes to get out of there. Excited to get my hands on it...
It's here! Arrived today. Guess the Japan Post tracking service only goes as far as US customs. And I have a three day weekend ahead. What timing.
Hrmm... I wonder if this could be applied to a Twin Famicom. I already have an RGB setup with the Framemeister though so not to sure either way since I already invested in that.
Considering my Dad's 4k TVs he recently got neither being able to do that resolution factors in too. I only have a 1080p monitor with extremely low lag though so it might be fine since I have no intention of upgrading anytime soon.
This 12 minute RGBLife Youtube video sold me on it. Compares the HDN (hi-def NES) vs the NES RGB:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI60A3DpI6w
How do you like your Twin Famicom? I am hoping this is gonna be a good, solid pickup that isn't prone to hardware failure.
My new friends.
I found it really funny that they suggest a 5x horizontal scale while in their other NES video they complain that the Wii U virtual console looks "squished" when it does the exact same thing. They even put up a comparison at the end of their settings for the Hi-Def NES right next to the Wii U VC and they have the exact same squished wrong aspect ratio.This 12 minute RGBLife Youtube video sold me on it. Compares the HDN (hi-def NES) vs the NES RGB:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI60A3DpI6w
Still wrestling with the choice of AV-modded HVC-100 or a HVC-101.
I love the retro styling of the 100 and I found an eBay listing for a repainted model plus 8 games for about $140, which seems like a good deal.
Meanwhile the HVC-101 has detachable controllers, but I haven't been able to find quite a good as the deal as the aforementioned model. Hmm.
So I see that an AV Fami shell can hold the Hi-Def NES mod after all...but where in the hell can you even buy one? Even eBay has nothing to offer.
The US one was a budget model, designed for people who couldn't afford the main new system at the time (SNES). So it cut corners to be cheaper for its intended market.It's so weird how the same shell was used for both the Famicom that upgraded the video output from RF-only and the NES that downgraded the video output to RF-only.
I swear by the ones sold by gamedoctorhk, but it seems like they're sold out at the moment. Occasionally, he'll have some with cases already assembled, but you can still purchase a case for it separately. There may be some up on ebay, but typically you'll get the best price on his website. They're not perfect converters (stuff like Castlevania III, Rad Racer 2, and a few others require some modding to the converter to work properly, and all the documentation on the internet about fixing them seems to have disappeared in the past year or two), but 99% of the time, there's no issue.With the Famicom on its way, can anyone recommend a 72 to 60 pin adapter so I can play my NES games on it? My 27-year old NES is showing some issues and I feel like the Famicom may be my go-to for both NES and Famicom games if all goes to plan.
With the Famicom on its way, can anyone recommend a 72 to 60 pin adapter so I can play my NES games on it? My 27-year old NES is showing some issues and I feel like the Famicom may be my go-to for both NES and Famicom games if all goes to plan.
Doesn't really negate what I said, though.The US one was a budget model, designed for people who couldn't afford the main new system at the time (SNES). So it cut corners to be cheaper for its intended market.
Years later of course it's quite a desirable model, but at the time anyone into Nintendo was all about the SNES.
It's so weird how the same shell was used for both the Famicom that upgraded the video output from RF-only and the NES that downgraded the video output to RF-only.
I drunk bid on eBay.
Won a Felix that I don't recall bidding on. So I get to play that finally.
I drunk bid on eBay.
Won a Felix that I don't recall bidding on. So I get to play that finally.
I drunk bid on eBay.
Won a Felix that I don't recall bidding on. So I get to play that finally.
I basically do buy it now on games on ebay, but only recently did I randomly bid on a mario kart SNES that I thought I wouldn't win, and I did, for $10 less than I had BIN'd for another. I suppose I should be bidding now instead of buying, unless it's a good deal.
If the BIN is reasonable it's fine to go for that. Otherwise either wait until the last 10 seconds of an auction or use bid sniping software if you really want something for a better price.
Also sometimes people let you make offers and 10 to 20% off their asking is usually pretty reasonable.
Yes, I use all the avenues depending on going price, condition and how badly I want a game or item. I usually do BINs on lower prices games and wait for auctions on more expensive stuff.