Platinumfungi | 7 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Hey everyone! Platinumfungi here . I made an account a few months ago, but didn't have time to be active until now. I thought I'd introduce myself. I've been a member of many of the retro gaming forums for ages (some since the early 2000s), but usually I'm mostly a lurker and don't post very often. I was on Nintendo Age for years, and had quite a few transactions through the marketplace (100+ from what I recall...?), but hadn't been active in awhile. One day I went to log in and found out about the downfall and subsequent migration of most of the members over to this community - I'm happy this site exists, and to have found it! I'm an artist, maker, and retro gamer. Besides playing a lot of retro games, I try and create fun new things to bring to the retro gaming community. Sometimes it's custom and/or backlit NES systems, other times props or costumes, and occasionally I plan and host retro gaming digital events (like the "Nintendo Power Scavenger Hunt" in the summer of 2018). Life has kept me busy with other endeavors for some time now, but I'm finally working on some new custom NES systems and it's gotten me excited to be more active in the retro community again. Do we have a "Tech Support / Modding / Customizing" sub-forum of sorts here? For years, I helped compile useful repair/customizing information and tried to help troubleshoot individual's hardware problems. Unfortunately, as some of those forums died out, or massive changes took place, that information either disappeared or isn't as accessible. For example, the www.pcenginefx.com forums went READ ONLY in early 2019. At one time I was compiling lots of useful hardware repair information for that community, but now I can't add any more. (Here's an example of a repair chart I made for the Turbo Duo/PCE Duo systems.) If we have, or had, such a forum I'd love to help create resources to help everyone! Thanks for making this site and creating a place for us retro lovers to hang out! I'm looking forward to chatting with you all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,097 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Hi! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 768 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I remember the tmnt van nes you made years ago. That thing was awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinumfungi | 7 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 9 minutes ago, BriGuy82 said: I remember the tmnt van nes you made years ago. That thing was awesome! Thanks Bri! That's definitely one of my most popular projects. I still get contacted on a pretty regular basis seeing if I'd make more of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,800 Events Team · Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Welcome!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbapauls | 250 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Welcome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Welcome to the site! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuNKeY | 241 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Sup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinumfungi | 7 Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 Thank you for the welcome everyone! Any thoughts on a "Tech Support" type forum here? Any recommendations on who to talk to help make it happen? Any info is greatly appreciated - I'd love for VGS to be the main site/forum that I upload all my repair info to if people would have interest in such a resource. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 984 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Platinumfungi! Good to see you here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foochie776 | 1,051 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Always makes me smile to see a familiar name show up here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonMan Abrams X | 697 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Hello & Welcome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinumfungi | 7 Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 5 hours ago, DarkTone said: Platinumfungi! Good to see you here. Thanks! You still have the Starwing SFC I see? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Welcome! It's amazing how many passionate retro gamers keep showing up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD | 1,399 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 984 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 9 hours ago, Platinumfungi said: Thanks! You still have the Starwing SFC I see? Of course! Thanks again for making it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakota | 4 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Welcome to the forums! I'm glad we have another place like NA to keep the community alive. I also think a Tech Support/ modding sub-forum would be a good idea, especially since our consoles are not getting any younger, and I would love to see pics of your custom consoles, it's really cool that there are still people that are breathing new life into 20+ year old hardware. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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