May i ask how much? In any case, i bet it costs a lot more than the US version
200 Euro...
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SNES Game Collecting (Tips, discussion, and info for like minded collectors)
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200 Euro...
I can definitely vouch for the quality of the NES ones. Very good cases. More expensive for sure, but I think they're worth it.
Where did you find SNES ones? I can only find the NES ones.
They're not out yet. StoneAgeGamer is wrapping up their prototypes on it now.
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=15810.0
theSlacker
Member
Fuck yeah, I'm going to be all over these.
Are those boxes fake? That Hagane box has a weird seam that goes over the front Super Nintendo logo.
Edit: Ah it says in the description that it's a reproduction box. Well at least he's honest I guess.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Yeah, I feel like I'll probably want to nab a bunch of those BitBoxes. Hopefully, they're a bit classier looking than the UGCs. Either way, I'm not a huge fan of cardboard on my display shelves.
They're definitely better. The closest thing to compare them to would be the VHS cases that Disney used for their animated movies.
Brock_Landers
Member
I'd be interested, but the timing is bad for me. Just dropped money on Sunset Riders and Nosferatu, and I have a prospective R-Type III I'm looking into
Plus I was hoping to get EVO for $120 at most, which is looking more and more unrealistic
Plus I was hoping to get EVO for $120 at most, which is looking more and more unrealistic
Added a couple of phono sockets to the back of my SNES Mini for audio. Was getting terrible audio from every scart cable I tried, including an official Nintendo one, so I just soldered a direct line out.
Sound is crystal clear now. Hooray! I also did the prosound mod on my SGB2 and that sounds fucking amazing. I've been keeping myself busy over the past few weeks, and getting my modding skills back up to scratch was a good timewaster. My SGB2 mod was a bit ghetto, using whatever shit I had lying around but turned out good:
I used a bit too much wiring, but it looks pretty cool imo lol. as for the sound:
The waveform on the left is the Tetris theme recorded from the SNES (before I did a lineout mod on my SNES). The right side is the same tune recorded directly through the SGB. HUGE difference. It's so damn clear. Even after fixing the audio on the SNES itself, the SGB2 still comes out on top.
I've now bought a whole joblot of shitty PAL SNES consoles listed as faulty, broken, etc - and fixing them. I'm adding 50/60hz switches to each along with region free, possible CIC switchless mods and line audio. I'll be finishing each one off with a re-coat of paint (done tastefully and preserving the original design, not tacky like most I've seen) to cover the yellowing old cases. Then it's off to resell them. I've worked out I'd make a decent profit from each, which is nice.
I'll post images of the first one when I'm done with it.
Sound is crystal clear now. Hooray! I also did the prosound mod on my SGB2 and that sounds fucking amazing. I've been keeping myself busy over the past few weeks, and getting my modding skills back up to scratch was a good timewaster. My SGB2 mod was a bit ghetto, using whatever shit I had lying around but turned out good:
I used a bit too much wiring, but it looks pretty cool imo lol. as for the sound:
The waveform on the left is the Tetris theme recorded from the SNES (before I did a lineout mod on my SNES). The right side is the same tune recorded directly through the SGB. HUGE difference. It's so damn clear. Even after fixing the audio on the SNES itself, the SGB2 still comes out on top.
I've now bought a whole joblot of shitty PAL SNES consoles listed as faulty, broken, etc - and fixing them. I'm adding 50/60hz switches to each along with region free, possible CIC switchless mods and line audio. I'll be finishing each one off with a re-coat of paint (done tastefully and preserving the original design, not tacky like most I've seen) to cover the yellowing old cases. Then it's off to resell them. I've worked out I'd make a decent profit from each, which is nice.
I'll post images of the first one when I'm done with it.
I'd be interested, but the timing is bad for me. Just dropped money on Sunset Riders and Nosferatu, and I have a prospective R-Type III I'm looking into
Plus I was hoping to get EVO for $120 at most, which is looking more and more unrealistic
Was sunset riders CIB, how much did u get it for?....I need the instruction manual to make mine complete but no one seems to do reproductions of these and I'm not paying £60+ for just the instructions from a eBay seller
On a side note, does anybody know the tip size of the US NTSC SNES PSU?, Im sure it's 7mm x 5mm but not sure
I used this page to make my own adapter for a US SNES:
http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/power-adapter-for-american-snes/
“DC Jack 7mm X 1mm”
Its defo not that size, the inside circumference is more than 1mm, i can see that just by visually looking at it
Hm, odd. I'll find the maplin listing.
Brock_Landers
Member
No, cart only, and it was $55. That's probably about as good as you're going to get on eBay (this was a local re-seller), and this thing is pretty mint so I jumped on it. I really don't go after manuals and boxes since the price of the rarer games is ridiculous enough as it is. Once I do get all the games, I will go back and start trying to pick up more manuals, but right now they are de-prioritized
Pancakes R Us
Member
Hah. That's awesome. Smoking pets.
That looks like some sort of CPU brain.
nintendork666
Member
A roughed up copy of Lufia & the Fortress of Doom is coming to me in the mail soon. Got it for a cheap "best offer", considering the condition of the cart. Doesn't bother me though, I just want to play the damned game, and the lower the price - the better.
Maximus.
Member
Posted in BST but posting in the retro appreciation threads as well..
Anyone one in the Syracuse/CNY area want a free Sony Wega 34"?
Sony-KV-34HS420
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-A5kz8johJSI/p_158KV34HS4/Sony-KV-34HS420.html
Free to a good home. It's an old CRT only being used for retro gaming. Need it out the house ASAP. as i am upgrading to a 36 XBR non-widescreen tomorrow and well want this to go to a good home for a retrogamer.
This one right here.
Great TV, heavy as fuck though.
retrogamer84
Member
Yeah, I would l love to have one of those nice Wega's but with a bad back I have to stick with my plasma. S-video up converted, looks pretty nice on it though. I do have a CRT hanging around for when I want to play light gun games, but it is nowhere near as nice as that.
lostinblue
Banned
Why not retrobrighting them? You can even re-use the "soup".
I always prefer OEM consoles, I understand the painting to cover up yellow but... What if they weren't yellow?
Some will have dents and all, and those are better off painted, but yeah.
On another note, one highly apreciated thing is the widened cartridge opening and proper flap, if you're willing.
Speaking of Flaps I have a very mistreated one:
Rest of the console is pretty mint, I can't understand how the previous owner did this.
sixteen-bit
Member
maybe the previous owner picked the console up by the cartridge flap when carrying it.Speaking of Flaps I have a very mistreated one:
Rest of the console is pretty mint, I can't understand how the previous owner did this.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
No, I understand this. There have been times in the past where I've gotten pissed playing a game, picked up a nearby screwdriver, and stabbed the shit out of a controller. I have pix of the aftermath. Anyway, this has all the telltale signs of a stabbing.
IrishNinja
Member
^these opinions are garbage; UGC's are awesome and if you print the covers right you barely even see the clear case from the spine (which is what you look at 99% of the time)
just throwin that out there
Truth.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Lol, the UGCs just make me feel like I'm at Blockbuster. I feel like I'm going to open the case, and there's going to be some nasty-ass cart that's been dunked in coffee and that has someone else's save file on it.
I don't want to go back to those times
Yeah but then you have to grab them and open them up when you want to get a game. You can't put bigger manuals in them either. They're cheap and an imperfect solution. Plus you have to do a lot of work to them for NES games. BitBoxes are much better.
IrishNinja
Member
what are bigger manuals?
Tengen manuals are huge. NES Open. Final Fantasy.
SNES in general, really. They won't fit into UGCs.
They're too big. They're "universal" game cases. They were designed to fit as many systems and cartridges as possible. NES throws a wrench into the whole thing.
lostinblue
Banned
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
You might be on to something...
Did you just sell me an SNES?
No, it looks like they bit the controller. I've done that too (not for a long time, though.)
sixteen-bit
Member
I've seen like, dog bite marks, but human ones?
y'all need to control your anger
y'all need to control your anger
You might be on to something...
Did you just sell me an SNES?
rats
Came to say the exact same thing. They seem to find Nintendo gear very tasty, much to the displeasure of my fiancé who had his Platinum Gamecube nibbled on.
Shadow Hog
Member
Where's this, exactly? The CD Game Exchange in Silver Spring off of MD-29? I know I picked up several CIB SNES games there (although I probably shouldn't have)...
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I wonder if there are any decent retro game stores in Chicago. Visiting my friend in the city tomorrow, so I might find an excuse to scope one out.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Bunch of Disc Replays around there. I've heard the Downers Grove one sucks, but the Skokie one looks fucking sweet in their facebook pictures.
Downers Grove
Skokie
Hoffman Estates
Countryside