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KeRbDoG · 29-07-2020 1:36pm

Got a Sharp Twin Famicom!

Seller didn't include the JAP PSU (had a step down I could have used) so I picked up this PSU on eBay that does the trick.
I have a FDSStick winging its way from the US to connect up to it somehow. Will either be a cable from a donor RAM card or a RGB cable I just picked up

fun!

Doge · 29-07-2020 3:00pm

Can’t help but ask what the story with that Jameson bottle is?

Is it a novelty thing made of plastic or was the glass melted to form that shape? :pac:

CiDeRmAn · 29-07-2020 3:41pm

It's what happens when you absolutely have to suck every drop of whiskey out of the bottle

KeRbDoG · 29-07-2020 5:59pm

Doge wrote: »

Can’t help but ask what the story with that Jameson bottle is?

Is it a novelty thing made of plastic or was the glass melted to form that shape? :pac:

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

It's what happens when you absolutely have to suck every drop of whiskey out of the bottle

Tis melted! It's a wall clock I haven't had the courage to put a nail in the wall to hang up yet :pac: more info on how folks make flat bottleness here
Kinda shoved the console up to the TV for the quick photo as I was being attacked by my cat at the time and dinner was on

Corholio · 29-07-2020 6:29pm

Got my hands on one of these finally via a contact in the UK. A Gamecube Development Unit. Currently doing some research to see which company may have had it. An interesting thing is there is 2 memory cards already in the back. I promise not to keep hostage Diddy Kong Racing 2 if I find a save on there :P.

Probably one of the last things I wanted to collect for Gamecube so happy to finally acquire one.

Inviere · 29-07-2020 6:55pm

Very very cool

o1s1n · 29-07-2020 9:17pm

Wow that's a serious bit of kit!

Have you tried booting it up?

Corholio · 30-07-2020 12:15am

o1s1n wrote: »

Wow that's a serious bit of kit!

Have you tried booting it up?

Not yet. Didn't wanna do any inadvertent damage to it in case it has a specific booting order (carts needs to be inserted etc) The cartridges do pop up every now and again so may try and seek one out in the future if not massively expensive.

Corholio · 30-07-2020 12:44am

Some quick follow up research with it and there's a possibility the development kit may have come from Warthog Studios based in the UK, which later became a part of Gizmondo studios. The Gamecube titles I found so far that they worked on were: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, Rally Championship, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Future Tactics: The Uprising and Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt.

Steve X2 · 04-08-2020 1:14pm

Couple of bits today.

The Mega Everdrive Pro eventually arrived(after I handed the Postman €50.76 customs charges).

And for those that think the Arcade1Up cabs are too small, check out the officially licensed Quarter Arcades PAC-MAN cab :pac:
Its actually really nice and somewhat playable. A novelty item for sure, but I'll prob get a couple of their other ones to go with this.

Kidchameleon · 04-08-2020 6:44pm

50 Euro customs wtf?? How much customs would I pay for two Megadrive bootleg carts coming from China from Ali Express? Any ideas?

Doge · 04-08-2020 7:15pm

Kidchameleon wrote: »

50 Euro customs wtf?? How much customs would I pay for two Megadrive bootleg carts coming from China from Ali Express? Any ideas?

Probably nothing as most Chinese sellers mark them under 21 euro which is the cutoff amount for getting charged.

Cantstandsya · 04-08-2020 7:18pm

Doge wrote: »

Probably nothing as most Chinese sellers mark them under 21 euro which is the cutoff amount for getting charged.

The Chinese, a great bunch of lads.

CiDeRmAn · 04-08-2020 7:20pm

None of my cheap as chips purchases from Aliexpress have ever been nobbled for import charges.
Some of the Ebay purchases... almost every time!

Kidchameleon · 04-08-2020 7:22pm

OK thanks people. I might take the plunge so.

Steve X2 · 04-08-2020 7:53pm

Kidchameleon wrote: »

OK thanks people. I might take the plunge so.

Like others have said, you'll more than likely be fine with stuff from China/AliExpress.
If I'd of known the value they put on the Everdrive(€50) I'd have basically had to pay nothing on it.

Doge · 04-08-2020 9:01pm

Cantstandsya wrote: »

The Chinese, a great bunch of lads.

Haha I was actually going to post that captioned image but since I'm on the touch site it's a balls to embed.
I usually use the desktop mode on my phone believe it or not for embedding media.

CiDeRmAn · 05-08-2020 1:19pm

Not quite retro, well not at all, but I have a physical copy of Tempest 4000 incoming for my PS4.
Now, I already own it as a digital download but it's nice to have a physical copy of such a lovely game.
I wonder... If there's anyway to get it onto an arcade cab...
Would look amazing...

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 05-08-2020 3:32pm

Few bits and bobs arrived over the last few days.

This one hurt. I had so much issue with PlayAsia and UPS over this, with them telling me my address was wrong and didn't exist and then being stuck in Germany for half a week, missing two supposedly scheduled delivery dates.

It eventually arrived yesterday but I couldn't take it without handing the postman €65 (which I had in my wallet but it was birthday money

)

What cost me a base price of €128 + €49 postage ended up reaching a total of roughly €240. I should've went with FedEx. I'll never use UPS again. At least with FedEx they give you time to pay back the custom charges, and don't sting as much.

hellsing101 · 05-08-2020 3:43pm

New Disney game for the collection.

Retr0gamer · 05-08-2020 4:07pm

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

It eventually arrived yesterday but I couldn't take it without handing the postman €65 (which I had in my wallet but it was birthday money

Did you get a break down on how it was calculated as that seems like a lot for the price of it?

05-08-2020 4:18pm

Don’t they charge like a tenner each time for a processing fee? Luckily haven’t been caught much but did for arcade stuff ordered from the states recently, thought the processing fee was taking the piss, 20 for two packages before the actual customs charge, also I’ve received aliexpress items from NL and they still charged customs

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 05-08-2020 6:28pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Did you get a break down on how it was calculated as that seems like a lot for the price of it?

No I didn't argue it. The only time customs was mentioned on the tracking was when it was in Hong Kong, where it says "cleared customs"

The postman's words were "There's an import tax for this one. It's from China like you know yourself"...........and I've never had UPS deliver from China before. So I just took him at his word. Plus I waited long enough for that thing so I was already seeing red over the time it took to get here.

Steve X2 · 05-08-2020 6:57pm

Normally you get a breakdown like below(my Everdrive Pro).
This is for An Post, and they dont take card payments of any sort, cash or cheque only(which is annoying in this day and age).

Total Value of Goods - € 177.24

Customs Duty - € 0.00
VAT @ 23% - € 40.76
An Post Fee - € 10.00
Total for Collection - € 50.76

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 05-08-2020 7:08pm

Steve X2 wrote: »

Normally you get a breakdown like below(my Everdrive Pro).
This is for An Post, and they dont take card payments of any sort, cash or cheque only(which is annoying in this day and age).

I have no idea who posted mine to my actual door. Some old lad in a transit van came to my door so I couldn't say what company it is. Awk it doesn't matter really. But you have to do things to learn.

Out of all the times I've ordered from overseas I've only ever been charged by customs or import tax a handful of times, and there have only been two occasions where I have not been allowed to accept the parcel until I paid the fee (the last time, before this, was a Mega Drive game from Japan: I had to go into the post office to pay the fee before I was allowed to take it), but FedEx always charge, only they send a letter out and are less aggressive about it.

UPS were pretty harsh with mine. Can't say I was happy about it but I guess it is what it is.

Steve X2 · 06-08-2020 1:16pm

Couple of bits in today.

A very nice condition Atari 2600(Light Sixer) with original psu and sticks. €40 on adverts, so I'm quite happy with that price. It really looks like it hasn't been used much at all.

And a new old stock Asian Mega Drive 2 that I had modded before it came to me(switchless V2 mod with controller in-game reset and RGB bypass).

bmorrissey · 06-08-2020 1:20pm

That 2600 looks in immaculate condition nice one.

deadl0ck · 06-08-2020 2:18pm

Yeah - that 2600 looks fab ! Nice find

Steve X2 · 06-08-2020 4:19pm

bmorrissey wrote: »

That 2600 looks in immaculate condition nice one.

deadl0ck wrote: »

Yeah - that 2600 looks fab ! Nice find

Yeah its fairly nice looking alright. I gave it a good clean anyway as I always do with anything retro that arrives. One thing I've found with cleaning up certain older plastic is that once you really cleaned it well with 99 % isopropyl alcohol, give it a rub with some really high quality mineral oil mixture(well spread and mixed on a cloth, not direct to console). I tried some that didn't work well and in the end the best I've used is certain brands of beard oil

It did amazing work on my old iMac G3 and a little bit on this 2600 really restored the console and the sticks(especially the rubber section on those sticks).

deadl0ck · 06-08-2020 4:37pm

Steve X2 wrote: »

Yeah its fairly nice looking alright. I gave it a good clean anyway as I always do with anything retro that arrives. One thing I've found with cleaning up certain older plastic is that once you really cleaned it well with 99 % isopropyl alcohol, give it a rub with some really high quality mineral oil mixture(well spread and mixed on a cloth, not direct to console). I tried some that didn't work well and in the end the best I've used is certain brands of beard oil
It did amazing work on my old iMac G3 and a little bit on this 2600 really restored the console and the sticks(especially the rubber section on those sticks).

I'm similar but use silicon spray - it brings up the plastic very well

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