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CosmicSmash

I wouldn't rate those Console Goods cables at all, if you open them up they look like something you'd buy from AliExpress for a dollar.

Steve X2

CosmicSmash wrote: »

I wouldn't rate those Console Goods cables at all, if you open them up they look like something you'd buy from AliExpress for a dollar.

Yeah, I got a few and they are junk. Not sure why everyone goes on about them.

Doge

Been saying for ages that the Retro Computer Shack cables piss all over Console Goods.

https://www.retrocomputershack.com

And they're definitely custom made as I had them build a really short cable to connect my 1541 Ultimate II to my c64's disk drive port. Everything from the connectors to the insulation used is really high quality and I love the labels they put on them.

It's just a shame he doesn't make any Nintendo cables.

Tom Mann Centuria

Doge wrote: »

Been saying for ages that the Retro Computer Shack cables piss all over Console Goods.

https://www.retrocomputershack.com

And they're definitely custom made as I had them build a really short cable to connect my 1541 Ultimate II to my c64's disk drive port. Everything from the connectors to the insulation used is really high quality and I love the labels they put on them.

It's just a shame he doesn't make any Nintendo cables.

Great cables, I have one for my Spectrum toast rack.

CiDeRmAn

I got one, an RGB cable for my Jaguar, so I can play AvP.... #notadoomclone

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I got one, an RGB cable for my Jaguar, so I can play AvP.... #notadoomclone

I bought an official Jag RGB cable years back, if I remember correctly it cost a small fortune.

Steve X2

I don't usually post new gets these days. But seeing as this came from one of the regulars here, why not

Still sealed and unopened original Xbox.

Inviere

Steve X2 wrote: »

Still sealed and unopened original Xbox.

Nice Is there any way to identify the mainboard from outside of the box (I think the serial number number might be displayed)? If it's a 1.6, happy days. If it's a 1.5 or below, the capacitor for the clock might need to be removed lest it ruin the board. Then, if it's staying sealed, who cares I guess

o1s1n

Oooh that's minty!

Steve X2

Inviere wrote: »

Nice Is there any way to identify the mainboard from outside of the box (I think the serial number number might be displayed)? If it's a 1.6, happy days. If it's a 1.5 or below, the capacitor for the clock might need to be removed lest it ruin the board. Then, if it's staying sealed, who cares I guess

MFG. DATE: 2005-08-10
I'd say it's a 1.6 or 1.6b judging by the date.

Steve X2

It's alive!


And a 1.6 (5838 is 1.6)


I'll test it out, play my test audio cd(Burn:Cycle Audio disc) on it fully and then power it off and box it away for a year or two before testing again. Glad its alive, but i have a modded crystal xbox anyway(although i think that might be dead).



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Steve X2

sugarman wrote: »

Can I ask why open it if you're not going to be playing it? Theres hundreds of minty open box examples for small money out there, not so many factory sealed units. Which are already fetching decent money.

I wouldn't have it in me to open it.

I picked up a boxed 1.6 in a charity shop awhile ago for a tenner with a handful of games.

I’ve so many sealed games and consoles in my collection it’s nice to open one every so often(really nice actually). In this case it wasn’t expensive or rare and I was curious to see if it was alive or not Plus it’s very enjoyable to open these things years after they came out, even though the Xbox isn’t old compared to a proper retro system.

I’ve got some still sealed Commodore 64 systems and I’ll be unboxing one of them this week. That’s a harder choice than the Xbox for sure

o1s1n

Inviere

sugarman wrote: »

You should really consider making unboxing videos

Wince...

Inviere

Sealed games I kinda get, it wouldn't be my cup of tea but I do understand people wanting to preserve a piece of history. Sealed consoles are a tiny bit different, the thoughts of leaking caps going unseen mean you're kinda risking having a broken, non working console in a shiny box

o1s1n

Inviere wrote: »

Sealed games I kinda get, it wouldn't be my cup of tea but I do understand people wanting to preserve a piece of history. Sealed consoles are a tiny bit different, the thoughts of leaking caps going unseen mean you're kinda risking having a broken, non working console in a shiny box

Entropy man, entropy. If you don't open things and damage them through use, the laws of physics will happily destroy them instead

I always quite liked the idea of having a sealed Snes and Megadrive. Just something lovely about their box art and knowing they're complete unspoiled packages.

Inviere

o1s1n wrote: »

Entropy man, entropy. If you don't open things and damage them through use, the laws of physics will happily destroy them instead

It's true

I always quite liked the idea of having a sealed Snes and Megadrive. Just something lovely about their box art and knowing they're complete unspoiled packages.

I'm very much the same, it's the 'unspoiled' bit though that's in doubt. Something so nice about having a bit of the 90's perfectly sealed up and safe forever...

o1s1n

Inviere wrote: »

It's true



I'm very much the same, it's the 'unspoiled' bit though that's in doubt. Something so nice about having a bit of the 90's perfectly sealed up and safe forever...

Schrodinger's Boxed Snes, it simultaneously contains both a spoiled and unspoiled console.

Inviere

sugarman wrote: »

You try find that anywhere else.

I'll pass

Steve X2

I take a good few pics for sure and maybe a video. But I wouldn't be into doing unboxing vids. It's more for my own records and maybe a future post if I ever get properly active again on my retro website.

CosmicSmash

Steve X2 wrote: »

I take a good few pics for sure and maybe a video. But I wouldn't be into doing unboxing vids. It's more for my own records and maybe a future post if I ever get properly active again on my retro website.

I'm glad you got up and running okay Steve. I knew from the manufacturing date it was a later revision but it's nice to know it actually fired up without any issues.

Steve X2

CosmicSmash wrote: »

I'm glad you got up and running okay Steve. I knew from the manufacturing date it was a later revision but it's nice to know it actually fired up without any issues.

Yeah, worked without issue. Thanks again for a very fair price.

Two small pickups this week, the excellent Skitchin and a little Bloodborne Hunter.
The manual to Skitchin is very cringey, definitely a product of its time:D

CiDeRmAn

I loved the MD Road Rash games and they did a great job of hiding the engines limitations.
Sadly, no such efforts were apparent with Skitchin, which was awful, imho.

accensi0n

Have wanted punch-out for a while, can't wait to smash Tyson.

CiDeRmAn

Oooh, Gradius!
Love that game on the NES/Famicom though the sequel is just incredible, along with Parodius it's hard to see how they squeezed them onto the 8bit system.

DaveyDave

Outbid on a few on eBay recently and they weren't even complete. Saw The Rage posting they had them so I popped in as I had credit. Happy that it's complete

accensi0n

Not retro itself but somewhat related. Never done any capture stuff before and wanted to see how cheaply I could do it.

Got an easycap, a male-male AV cable and some splitters for a grand total of €9.20.

DaveyDave

accensi0n wrote: »

Not retro itself but somewhat related. Never done any capture stuff before and wanted to see how cheaply I could do it.

Got an easycap, a male-male AV cable and some splitters for a grand total of €9.20.

Don't know how much processing/editing you do, but Handbrake will encode to MP4 and automatically remove any black borders on the video to save you cropping the video in editing software. Great piece of free software for converting videos for anyone looking

Gamer Bhoy 89

[Forgot to upload this on Thursday]

Birthday pressie from the O.H.





Now I have both of 'em