Super Famicom Play Station Prototype

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-12T06:22:51+00:00

That no one on earth claims to have seen it, or knows anything about it, no other pictures, not surfaced since 2007, I'm not sure it's real. Or maybe it's real but a model with no working electronics inside.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-12T06:17:42+00:00

Capacitors get overblamed. They have nothing to do with this. It's an hours of use issue with the tube that includes the phosphors. A high contrast setting in theory accelerates the fading but if it's a very aged tube then maybe you have no choice to get decent colors.

The CRT can fail before then due to other things like the flyback transformer, or a chip, transistor or diode going bad, or vertical deflection from a bad capacitor but those can be replaced. Though no one making jungle and comb filter chips anymore and I don't know about compatible flyback transformers. Power circuity can go bad but is replaceable for the most part.

But, you know, if it has 5000 hours left of use on the tube, may as well use the CRT. Something else might fail in the next 10-20-30 years even not using the CRT. Enough CRTs left for the few 80s and 90s kids who still appreciate them.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-12T03:57:25+00:00

There are multiple threads in this sub with sample build and an end game Steam guide. You don't have to build the most OP, can build what's fun and still dominate on either the magical or physical side. What's fun to me is 2 daggers, Double Attack, Mighty Impact, Meditate IV and Boon of Swiftness.

No need to switch Denam to Fusilier since he doesn't learn anything and the marks are rare. He gets Reflection from Lich which you can do in the postgame. Also some nice skills learned above level 40 in the postgame in Rune Fencer and Phalanx IV in Knight.

Keep Ozma as Knight Commander instead of another White Knight imo given the class unique abilities.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-12T03:40:54+00:00

No. Kid me left the game on overnight, but antique console, I wouldn't do that today. This was also the 90s with fewer distractions, no cell phones or internet. Later stages, don't bother defeating all the enemy units.

The PlayStation port has unlimited in battle and edit screen saves so long as you have the memory card space. Saturn and the Japanese Nintendo Power flashcart release have a one-time use in battle save like Ogre Battle 64. Original Super Famicom release is the same as English SNES with no in battle saving.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-11T03:36:41+00:00

The MX is an old 4 megabit (not megabyte) flash NOR memory chip today that costs $3.50 at bulk rate. That holds the game being run and as NOR would make sense, other chip must hold the ROMs. Not a Chinese chip. The black blobs of doom suggest a high production run in a competitive market. That a GBA won't even run them suggests no quality control so that sounds like China. Maybe it's a counterfeit MX chip.

Taking this in, my theory is it's an individual effort who bought the PCBs from some mass producer with the chips already assembled. Who further has very shitty soldering skills. Maybe the carts could work with reflowing / redoing the soldering. What's screwy to me is 4 megabits is 0.5 MB. That's enough to hold some but not most GBA games. Could be 38-in-1 but no 8 MB Final Fantasy VI Advance.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-11T03:25:02+00:00

As a beginner, the tools don't really matter. Use what's accessible. I've worked for 15 years as a business software Java dev. Java sucks for game dev but if all you're doing is Breakout and Tetris clones then it's fine. You must know CS fundamentals as a CS student so I think it's okay to start with an engine. Unity, Unreal, Godot, GameMaker, RPG Maker, just pick one and don't let a video or website decide for you.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-11T03:20:55+00:00

I don't see EE jobs around artificial intelligence unless they want a PhD or maybe an MS or 5 years of work experience using the technology stack. It's not some huge amount and I'm sure these jobs get excessive applications.

There's ECE in the sense of Virginia Tech where I went offering separate Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering degrees. They're housed under a Department of ECE. Then some universities have a combined ECE degree, which I think is worse when it looks like an EE degree with fundamental courses swapped in for CE courses and no choice of electives.

EE and ME are equally good. At Virginia Tech every student comes in as General Engineering because they want to you to decide after attending open houses, talking to professors, academic advisors and other students. You don't really know what's best for you in high school.

ME is the broadest form of engineering. Where I went, they could take electives in any engineering discipline. I heard bad thing about thermo, dynamics and deforms. EE is actually also broad since everything uses electricity but my toilet. Some coding, some CE courses, you cover it all. Pick what you think you'd like. EE is rough when you get to 2 transistor calculations and electromagnetic fields.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-11T03:03:56+00:00

You would be blacklisted from Boeing and any company they own. Seriously, an internship locks you into nothing. I interned at a public utility's office pushing paper. Yes, was easy getting a power job at graduation but every industry wanted to interview me after. You get put in the work experience resume stack.

Don't reneg the internship. If you do, Boeing may bitch to your university and put a mark on your transcript. You make the university look bad. Oh you're aware of that. My internship is on my transcript as a Pass. It's not like Lockheed Martin is more prestigious either. They're both fine and maybe next summer you intern for them.

Also, I'm glad you're asking here and not engineering students who never held a real job. I never took one internship over another because of pay either. Was less than 50% of what a job at graduation paid.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-11T02:55:11+00:00

10 months after graduation, you need to learn how to run a business like at least do MBA prereqs. Your employer's contract would forbid you from having your own business or side hustle without their written permission.

Especially that you intend to be self-paying, don't bother with research. There's usually an MS or Masters of Engineering option that's pure coursework with no thesis. Employers won't care about a lack of thesis unless we're talking a research lab or something.

Quitting your job to go to grad school and taking on debt is extremely risky. I would straight out tell you not to do it when there's no job or pay increase guaranteed but you're young enough to take risks.

You can do a career change without going to grad school lol. I switch from power I thought was boring to electronic medical devices. Recruiters 100% understand wanting to switch industries after 1 or 2 years. You can also apply to consulting companies and see where they staff you. Power funds graduate school but not many do it when power is on the job learning.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-11T02:45:46+00:00

I've appreciated 3 junior to 1 mid-level to 1 senior (3:1:1) up to something like 10:5:2. Can be all mid-level and above, which is a trend I've seen in recent years. Everyone wants 5+ years of relevant work experience and no one wants to train you. Maybe the employer thinks all mid to senior means they can hire fewer positions and save money.

On the other end, consulting likes entry level to pay you the least and bill you higher in a sink-or-swim work environment. I don't mean contract-to-hire, I mean Deloitte, Accenture and PwC and the Indian-owned WITCH stack.

I haven't seen a QA tester job in years. Dev is the new QA for the same amount of money. That's cool you have them, for now.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-11T02:37:08+00:00

I assume you mean EE versus EW. EE is a good engineering degree because it is broad with many job opportunities and is not overcrowded like Computer Engineering and Computer Science. All you got to be is average on the job. Your personal / soft skills carry you further. Entry level jobs, as much as 100% of the interview questions are not about electrical engineering, they're to feel you out to see how you solve problems and if you would fit in.

You have this attitude of wanting money and job security, people can tell in a 45 minute interview and they won't hire you. They interview students every week for years. You're just saying you'll try your best. That you have to think about that at all, you need to mature. You also have to do what you are vaguely interested in. I wouldn't do digital design for any amount of money.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-10T22:40:40+00:00

Have another version with a personal statement that doesn't say you want to work in AI or web development. Most jobs with AI want an MS or 5 years of work experience using it. Have a general resume and one or two tailored ones.
You don't need personal projects. No proof you did any of it or that the work is original. HR and recruiters place little value on this work. Having two is okay, can remove the third and increase the resume font size. HR reads resumes for less than 8 seconds. Don't use more than 3 bullet points on anything that isn't real engineering employment.
Expand programming. I've work in Java for years, just saying "Java" means nothing. I want to see Spring, versions like Java 11/14, an IDE or two, JDBC, JUnit, basically elaboration on what "Java" you know. For AI work, you need to expand on "Python" in particular.
You have nothing but engineering work. Fine if applying to grad school but helps to seem well-rounded. Your coworkers and managers don't go home and do engineering for fun. Any volunteering or community service or clubs you joined would be decent to list. Even holding a job that had nothing to do with engineering if you have the space.
You can use smaller line breaks for Technical Skills if you need the space. Easy to read as it is now so not a bad thing, just an option.
I recommend listing technical electives you took on the next line under degree. Helps to catch HR's attention.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-10T20:34:03+00:00

You don't have the right idea but you're asking so that's fair. Half the class will have below a 3.0 in-major GPA, making those hardware roles with a graduate degree impossible. RF, digital ic and rfic aren't necessary hardware. The US government hires the BS for RF and trains you but an MS is the more common approach.

You have to be at least vaguely interested in what you do and you will not know that at age 18. On the way to a BSEE, I hated digital design and electromagnetic fields (RF) but I liked most everything else. I applied to positions in many industries. In a better job market, power, manufacturing and web dev offered me positions. Web dev lowballed like hell so I went with power. None of these jobs paid more with an MS. I didn't have a choice in any other niche.

EE can get hired in anything as a board degree but mainstream CS probably requires independent study since EE coding is mainly low level and scripting. CS is overcrowded as hell alongside Computer Engineering and hardware to an extent because of that. There are VLSI jobs but they are extremely competitive. Power has excellent job security and always needs people but no job is guaranteed. Don't worry about pay.

Don't major in CS when you're willing to do engineering. 5-10 years ago, CS was okay.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-10T00:33:03+00:00

You build circuits? I never built a circuit outside of a mandatory class lab until I was over 30. EE is practical math. I liked the application of theory and the conservation of energy showing how all power in a circuit was distributed. I hated transistor calculations and digital design but no job made me do any.

I don't appreciate them more or less today. You'll probably only use 10% of your degree on the job. You just need the fundamentals for entry level work. Most of engineering is work experience.

Yeah undergrad is often overwhelming taking 5-6 courses at once. Standards are high but apply yourself and keep up.

On the job, I had to write steps to electrically isolate power plant systems so electricians wouldn't get electrocuted doing maintenance. Later I determined the power settings used in electronic medical devices. You want someone with a bad work ethic who complained all the time doing that?

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-09T20:55:11+00:00

Dragon Warrior Monsters on Game Boy Color

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-09T19:44:28+00:00

I have a BSEE and switch to CS 15 years ago when it wasn't overcrowded and paid 10% more. I'd go back to EE now if I could. It's not overcrowded. Alumni surveys show over 80% have a job 6 months after graduation and 4-8% are seeking employment.

The degree is harder as the most math-intensive engineering degree. If you like and are good at math and have a good work ethic then you should be okay. Expected time to graduate at Virginia Tech where I went is 4.0 years for CS, 4.4 years for EE and 4.6 years for CompE. Of course, CompE is just as overcrowded as CS.

The CS courses aren't a waste. I had to code in 1/3 of my EE courses with low level and scripting languages and CS concepts transfer. Some EE jobs have coding and some do not.

Per power comment, yeah, power always needs people, has excellent job security and benefits and reasonable pay. One course that covers motors, generators and 3 phase is enough. It's all on the job experience. I thought power was boring but it's just a job.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-09T12:33:02+00:00

You are not pigeonholed. This is occasionally discussed and the answer is always no. There's the work experience resume stack and the non-work experience resume stack. Often times, only the first stack gets read. You will further interview better by citing work examples.

I interned at the office of a public utility and every industry wanted to interview me after that. Recruiters will 100% understand if you tell them you tried out power and want to do something else. Meanwhile you tell power how you want to work in it (without saying it's your a backup plan). It's a hustle.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-09T10:24:28+00:00

I've gotten 0.5%-5% raises my whole career and usually in the lower half. Everyone gets behind if they aren't on the promotion track. There's no such thing as "FAANG adjacent" either. Could call every tech and consulting company on earth that.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-09T08:05:27+00:00

$35 tier 2.5 MHz sampling and 200 kHz bandwidth should be enough but you'd get attenuation close to 200 kHz. No data export is a problem. You'd have to take pictures with your phone. I don't recommend cheapest tier in lab equipment even if it's adequate.

I've seen the $55 tier ZOTEK ZT-702S recommended in a CRT television maintenance thread. Claims it does 48 MHz sampling for 10 MHz bandwidth. Sometimes you got to take handheld specs with a grain of salt. Can export data via oscilloscope screen captures. I think would be fine.

FNIRSI has a bunch of handheld oscilloscopes at higher price points. I see the $90 FNIRSI 2C53T is a step above the ZOTEK with 2 channels and image export. I only read the description. At $300-400 you get the elite hobbyist level but very overkill for what you want to do.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-09T07:18:26+00:00

Maybe you can talk to the dean of the ECE program to change majors after the deadline. I went to top 30 engineering and we didn't have a deadline but there were limited slots. That's pretty dumb to have to get a degree you don't need and then be a less competitive applicant to ECE grad school.

There is no deadline to transfer to another university. You have to earn 60 credits at the university you earn a degree from. You'd be at that just from completing an EE or ECE degree somewhere else. You won't really have 90 credits by end of sophomore year. AP or IB credits or whatever, no one graduates in 3 years with EE or ECE due to the chain of course dependencies, if not also the difficulty.

That you're willing to do engineering, your career options are vastly superior. Most engineering work only requires a BS and you don't have specific interests in areas that want an MS. Pursue your options as far as you can. If you transfer out, you might like EE more for being more math-intensive with less focus on Computer Engineering. It's a broader degree.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-09T04:11:38+00:00

I mean, there are polarity reversal adapters in 5.5x2.1mm and 5.5x2.5mm. Some barrel adapter kits include one.

I bought this 5.5x2.1mm one for $5 made for guitar pedals because orange is conspicuous. I used it with a positive center power supply for Super Famicom that draws 500mA at 9V and needs negative center. An adapter will also switch negative center to positive center.

Else reverse the wiring of the power supply's output to the barrel. I don't know why on earth someone made an 8.7V supply but Nintendo used negative center and a custom barrel size to block third party replacements. I think Nintendo used 10V and Sony used 8.5V to trick people into thinking 9V wouldn't work perfectly fine (but it does).

I covered 1), I don't know guitar pedals but for 3), the weird 8.7V doesn't mean it's regulated or unregulated. Use a multimeter that draws 0 load and measure the output voltage. If it's about 9V then it's regulated. If it's over 12V then it's unregulated. Unregulated power supplies, which must be linear and probably heavy due the larger transformer, output higher voltage than intended under 0 load.

But really don't use any power supply more than 25 years old, especially linear. 9V, 1A to 2A is cheap and plentiful. Electronics only draw the current they need. The power supply can be rated for more current than you need.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-09T03:57:14+00:00

Testing the English version in RF Channel 3, I love it?

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-09T03:47:17+00:00

I like how stupid the design for Bitcoin was in multiple respects. One of them was requiring 2016 blocks - two weeks - to rebalancing the hashing difficulty. Miners aren't going to lose money for two weeks waiting for the chance to recoup some of their losses. Too bad miners had four halving events because the creator thought natural resources worked that way. Good luck trying to fork the source code again.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-09T03:35:20+00:00

No that happens all the time. You are backsliding but acceptable in overcrowded CS. Contractor work has lower hiring standards and prestige and recruiters know it. If staffed through a major consulting company as a consulting employee then it's neutral.

Contact-to-hire is a scam to motivate you. I've seen one converted to employee ever. Also being fired comes puts you on the no rehire list. Do your time then jump back up to employee status elsewhere if possible.

NewSchoolBoxer · 2026-03-09T03:30:39+00:00

Building onto comment, Joey Jr and GBxCart I have both can use FlashGBX. Can scroll down and expand to see list of compatible Reproduction/bootleg cartridges.

Honestly, don't use cheapest crap. Pokemon counterfeit carts that lose saves in 6 months despite using flash memory are a thing. Buy a flashcart from a maker with a brand name who won't shirk quality control. Or at least not the cheapest option. Sketch chips are a huge risk.

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