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ghostchant

Steve SI wrote: »

I not really crazy into collecting Game Boys but am thinking about getting more of them.

So what exactly is a yellow biverted screen mod and what's involved in doing the pro-sound mod.

The idea behind the pro-sound mod is that you bi-pass the gameboy's in-built amplifier. In the above it's done by placing a new 1/8" jack but can be done through the headphone jack too (also RCA, 1/4" jack and maybe more) It's mainly used for recording or playing music through an external (i.e. higher quality) amp. I've been slowly but surely getting to grips with chiptune music so that's why I'm interested in that mod.

The screen mod is mainly done for people performing gigs, where lighting isn't great. But there's also the benefit to gaming. A standard backlight on a DMG looks ok but there's the contrast issue, where games still aren't particularly easy to play on it. An inversion is when you rotate the polarising film at the back of the screen (which gives you a 'negative' of the original image), and increases the contrast. A biversion is when you also invert the signal being sent to the screen, bringing it back to the 'standard' display while also getting the contrast boost.

So biversion = physical inversion + data inversion = standard display + better contrast

The yellow part is a matter of choice, I went with blue and pink in the past: (blue one is inverted, pink is biverted)

Steve X2

ghostchant wrote: »

The idea behind the pro-sound mod is that you bi-pass the gameboy's in-built amplifier. In the above it's done by placing a new 1/8" jack but can be done through the headphone jack too (also RCA, 1/4" jack and maybe more) It's mainly used for recording or playing music through an external (i.e. higher quality) amp. I've been slowly but sure getting to grips with chiptune music so that's why I'm interested in that mod.

The screen mod is mainly done for people performing gigs, where lighting isn't great. But there's also the benefit to gaming. A standard backlight on a DMG looks ok but there's the contrast issue, where games still aren't particularly easy to play on it. An inversion is when you rotate the polarising film at the back of the screen (which gives you a 'negative' of the original image), and increases the contrast. A biversion is when you also invert the signal being sent to the screen, bringing it back to the 'standard' display while also getting the contrast boost.

So biversion = physical inversion + data inversion = standard display + better contrast

The yellow part is a matter of choice, I went with blue and pink in the past: (blue one is inverted, pink is biverted)

Hmm, very interesting. I'm gonna have to look into getting a few of them I think.
Is there a website or other source that's best to get these or is it just try find them on ebay or send them off to be modded etc.

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ghostchant

There's a few websites alright:

This is who I got the latest one off. Nice guy and very quick.
http://thursdaycustoms.bigcartel.com/

Nonfinite and kitsch are two well-known sites but aren't currently doing mods it seems. I got the pocket off nonfinite though.
http://www.nonelectronics.com/index.php
http://store.kitsch-bent.com/

(just try not to get too distracted by the everdrives in the last one )

The blue one was done by another guy on another site but I couldn't recommend him, his communication and speed were woeful.

And of course there's always ebay, or getting the parts and doing the mods yourself (I'm planning on dusting off my soldering iron and my introductory electronics lab skills from the first couple years of college and getting a start on that soon)

Atavan-Halen

My jap copy of Naruto on the cube arrived this morning Must order more Japanese things! Postage is fairly quick from there these days.

7sr2z3fely84g5

Some codemasters carts use eprom to save,there was a rough list of what carts used what compiled here-

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1792817

Optimus Prime

My Atari Arrived, works perfect! 12£ not bad!

Steve X2

keithgeo wrote: »

My Atari Arrived, works perfect! 12£ not bad!

Looks in decent condition as well.

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Optimus Prime

yep its in great condition, has the manuals for both console and the games.

Atavan-Halen

In very nice condition indeed! the 2600 jr is a lovely console.

Optimus Prime

have to admit im not really up on my ataris, this is actually the first one ive ever owned! Is that a jnr?

Im also picking up a 29" Sony Trintron TV tomorrow too.

Atavan-Halen

Yep, it's the re-design of the 2600. The first 2600 looks like this:

CiDeRmAn

Yeah the woodies are lovely, and that's not a first one, this is


The one you posted is the later 4 switch, whilst the first gen is a six switch, the four switch has the other two mounted on the rear of the console.
The first gen is also known as a Heavy Sixer, and I have one, which is nice!

Don't worry Atavan, it's an easy, amateur, casual collectors mistake...

Atavan-Halen

Well if you want to be picky about it :P

Dr Bob

I think the series of them went something like
Heavy sixer (wood panels -six flip switches on top and a shed load of RF shielding inside so its much heavier than the norm)
Them lads were the early versions produced in the US , they're probably more Gen 0 than gen 1..they have the heavy RF shielding in as the proper working parts werent in , they hadnt been rated by the FCC in the states and needed to make sure they didnt cause interference to any other devices.They were all made in sunnvale in the states and are all NTSC (there are PAL machines that use the same mold, but they're not heavies...much debate over at Atari Age over this though)....anyway..

light sixer (wood panel six switches)
woody (wood panel four switches on top)
vader (all black four switches on top)
Junior (small black , redesigned with a long silver rainbow on top)
Alternate junior (black strip , tiny rainbow in the centre , only sold in Ireland apparently)

For all my Atari lovin' I've only got a Light sixer , and I still have to get around to getting a new power supply for it!

KeRbDoG

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Hey!
Kerbdog did that back in 1985, playing Chequered Flag on the Speccy!
He was on a stool in front of the tv playing the pack in game with the Spectrum 48k, you had to play on the keys as well, no joystick, and he was leaning into every corner, bear in mind he was only 4, and then over he went, it was priceless!!

Damit man, just saw this now! Remember, I have the power to cut your tinternets!

KeRbDoG

luas_dublin wrote: »

Junior (small black , redesigned with a long silver rainbow on top)...

Had one of those, still remember the advert;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=913xrM9FYpI

CiDeRmAn

A day for.corrections, I have a light sixer, I love it still though, sold my Vader though, may regret that in years to come....

o1s1n

I think I'm already starting to regret selling one of my 2600s.

No! It had to go!

Gr, it's like parting with children. Children that don't give you cheek.

RedXIV

keithgeo wrote: »

Im also picking up a 29" Sony Trintron TV tomorrow too.

Seriously!? I can find the buggers anywhere?!

o1s1n

RedXIV wrote: »

Seriously!? I can find the buggers anywhere?!

I'm hoarding them all! I wish. No house can contain more than one of those monsters at a time. It would collapse under the weight.

Retr0gamer

Got Dungeon Keeper off GoG yesterday and from the virtual console I got Kirby 64, Pokemon Snap and Ogre Battle 64.

This means I've only 3 more games left to get to complete my N64 collection of games worth playing. Although I still want Superman 64 but not exactly worth playing

landsleaving

What 3 games have you left to get?

Pyongyang

landsleaving wrote: »

What 3 games have you left to get?

All Retr0 wants is this. And c'mon, who doesn't?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntEz4o5eq7k

Retr0gamer

landsleaving wrote: »

What 3 games have you left to get?

Glover, Rocket on Wheels and the elusive Goemon 2.

CiDeRmAn

I got Glover a couple of years ago, its mental, very clever, perhaps too clever, I'll keep an eye out for a copy.

Retr0gamer

All three aren't that hard to find, just trying to get Goemon 2 for a price I deem reasonable is tough!

Dr Bob

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

A day for.corrections, I have a light sixer,....

me too , it doesnt make us any less manly though*

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[*(..yes yes it does...)

CiDeRmAn

Got Virtua Racing in the post this morning, it's the US version.
So that's a few copies of the game I have now,
I have it on the Saturn, 32X, Megadrive, Genesis and PS2 (as part of the Sega Classics Collection).
It is also second only to the 32X to give the most arcade like feel, the version on the Saturn was pitiful and the PS2 edition just felt all wrong.

I got the NTSC version so I could play it on the Nomad, there were some conflicting reports about whether the game would work at all, given the altered internal hardware of the Nomad and the fact that the game is confirmed as not working on the Genesis 3.

So, popped it in the machine and, Happy Days!, it works great!
Now all I need is the recharge pak mod and I'll be the happiest gamer in the village!

landsleaving

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Glover, Rocket on Wheels and the elusive Goemon 2.

I didn't even know there was a Goemon 2, elusive is right! I had Glover way back when it first released, nostalgia tells me it was great but I've no idea if it would still hold up

Andrew76

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Now all I need is the recharge pak mod and I'll be the happiest gamer in the village!

Get your hands on an Everdrive aswell and make the Nomad experience complete!