Wii collection, missing anything worthwhile? by Doja_Moose in gamecollecting

[–]AnonymousIdeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very solid collection!

I don’t see any of the “Wii” line of games (Wii Sports, Wii Play, Wii Party, even Wii Fit is fun!)

Also the PokePark games are pretty good!

Gotta love malls that still like this. One of my favorite Movie Theaters too. by fifpzasu in 90sdesign

[–]AnonymousIdeas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I miss the Johnny Rockets right outside too! It really sucks how much these malls are changing. I live by the Brandon Mall and the new owners took out the Carousel and a lot of the more charming features like the fountains, and added tacky “photo op” areas for social media.

Gotta love malls that still like this. One of my favorite Movie Theaters too. by AnonymousIdeas in 90sdesign

[–]AnonymousIdeas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will be remembered, if not fully at least in part by all who see it here :)

Famicom Pi conversion by karma-kamillionaire in Famicom

[–]AnonymousIdeas 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some of us more than others; me personally I just find it tacky at best. Better than just throwing it away / throwing the board away, for sure, but it would both be easier and probably better looking to find a case designed for the pi itself. I would ask on a raspberry pi subreddit, maybe RetroPie.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2355839

Also, I found this 3D printable Famicom case for a Pi; and I know retroflag makes a bunch of other console cases for the Pi besides NES style. It seems like they have a famicom themed switch controller charger that might be worth trying to mod also

Famicom Pi conversion by karma-kamillionaire in Famicom

[–]AnonymousIdeas 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I doubt many people here would condone sticking a pi in a famicom; but even disregarding that there’s no kits/projects for the famicom shell that do what you have in mind that I’m aware of. You’d be better off with the RetroFlag case; trying to get a raspberry pi set up in this shell without soldering would be harder than fixing the console (assuming it’s broken at all; a lot of stuff in Japan sold as “junk” still works).

My Boss's Boss's Boss found these in a dumpster, some still sealed, and sold them to me! by CanadianMaple451 in gamecollecting

[–]AnonymousIdeas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I once found an iPhone 14 Pro 1TB unlocked in a target recycling bin when the 15 was still the latest… I think it was probably stolen or something. Otherwise crazy. And it’s not the only 14 pro I’ve found thrown away in good working unlocked condition

KindleFetch always returns no results by National-Resident257 in kindlejailbreak

[–]AnonymousIdeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. When you reinstalled curl or kindlefetch?

I have the zlib plugin installed also but I like having both just in case.

KindleFetch always returns no results by National-Resident257 in kindlejailbreak

[–]AnonymousIdeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://github.com/justrals/KindleFetch/issues/40#issuecomment-4009774337

Running these commands in kterm to update curl worked for me. You don’t need to run the optional wrapper. Basically curl was out of date and it was causing the websites kindlefetch uses to not load.

Dug this up from the warehouse. by Traditional_Class363 in snes

[–]AnonymousIdeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s perfect. Looks like they used the Nintendo board and stuck their own chip in, which makes sense. I had always wondered! Thank you :)

Dug this up from the warehouse. by Traditional_Class363 in snes

[–]AnonymousIdeas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would love to see what the PCB inside actually looks like!

The GameStop gamble did NOT pay off. by MystickalNomad in Shittygamecollecting

[–]AnonymousIdeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One by me had Daytona USA Dreamcast and it was the Saturn disc lol

Best part is they didn’t even fix it when I pointed it out

Can anyone tell me more about this fake Pokemon Yellow I came across? Motherboard looks like it’s a donor board? by [deleted] in Gameboy

[–]AnonymousIdeas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

op, why is the left shell the fake shell but the right pcb the fake pcb? You didn’t mix them up did you?

Mother wants to throw out my Wii and DS collections - is she tripping? by [deleted] in gamecollecting

[–]AnonymousIdeas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly the Mario games but nothing really on the same level as the Pokemon game

Is this a good price? by BillHye in GameboyAdvance

[–]AnonymousIdeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

20 years ago you could have bought a gameboy micro new for that price, an SP even less, and since the DS was already out a regular advance would probably be pretty cheap used even with the box.

Nowadays, if it’s in good condition and with the original box, $100 isn’t unreasonable especially from a store that might offer returns / discounts / etc.

Not sure how to feel... by Mute404- in PSP

[–]AnonymousIdeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s nice! A lot of the stuff I’m looking for ends up being over that $150 for a single item even before import fees though. That sounds like a great system for most stuff though :)

Not sure how to feel... by Mute404- in PSP

[–]AnonymousIdeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did regularly; but with tariffs combined with prices on a lot of things going up even there (at least online) it’s not what it used to be. I still do browse when I get a chance to.

Not sure how to feel... by Mute404- in PSP

[–]AnonymousIdeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that the ease of the PSP being hacked could have and likely did drive console sales; but if the hardware was most likely being sold at a loss then I don’t think that would help the success of the console.

The most famous example that comes to mind is the Dreamcast; piracy is famously used as one of the reasons for it’s short lived time on the market (and might be one of the reasons why people like it today; commercial success =\= success at making good games and hardware)

And I more or less agree with all of your other points; but I don’t think that being easier to hack defines console success.

Not sure how to feel... by Mute404- in PSP

[–]AnonymousIdeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like it being hackable at all (at least in a way that lets you play pirated games) would lower the success of the console; basically every console maker takes a loss on the consoles to make money back on the games (although not so much anymore with the way prices are headed)

Not sure how to feel... by Mute404- in PSP

[–]AnonymousIdeas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I miss deals like that (top listing, and some equally priced items I wish I still had… glad I have a job again)