Rooster

2 hours ago, OptOut said:

Yeah, imagine how difficult it must be to find a few copies of an item mass produced by the MILLIONS less than 2 decades ago... I mean, what are the chances? 

Don't tell us how to buy stocks games!

6 minutes ago, Tanooki said:

No you got it, fine drill, hollow those rusty messes that once were screws out of there so you can pop it open.  I'm pretty curious to see if the main board is salvageable.  Much of the rest can be shopped around for pretty cheap as replacement pieces.  Perhaps one of those few dollar(yen) cheapo probably dead as they label them 'junk' systems could be used to harvest stuff.  Odds are the plugs are shot, hucard reader is probably done, if not the ribbon cable at least.

I can keep an eye out for junk PCE systems in used shops but I don't typically have much luck finding the PCE stuff, even broken.  Maybe Vectrex can find one on his end though?

1 hour ago, Koopa64 said:

Take it apart and wash the separate parts (shell, board) in hot water with detergent. Use a soft brush. 
 

After that you can assess for corrosion damage. 

Will do.  First I need to probably drill out the last two screws.  I can't figure out any other way to get them out.

Okay so I was walking down the road the other day and glanced down into the drainage ditch and saw a kind of familiar shape.

I was pretty sure I knew what it was, but had to go back and fish it out just in case....  So, like an idiot I climbed into the ditch and lo' and behold, it really was a PC Engine core grafx console and (probably) power adapter!  However, the adapter was mostly buried under mud and the cord snapped off when I tried to pull it out, so I left it.  Here is the video of my encounter. 

I get home and as soon as I pull it out of the bag, I know this thing is in serious trouble.  Here are pictures of all sides.  

As you can see, the damn thing is crawling with worms and dang seashells even!  I tried to clean off as best as I could, but this thing is seriously caked in mud.  I rinsed the internals out and didn't even put a dent in how much mud is inside of it.  Three or four seashells fell out of the inside, as well as these boys here.  

They probably don't work any more, but I can probably find other 25V 47uF caps somewhere around here.  Anyway, I tried for like two hours to clean it out.  However, it's a complete mess.  So I figured I would put it outside to dry for a while, and I'll update whenever I can get it fully open.  Might need to drill it out because the screws crumbled away as soon as I tried to pry them off!

I had two of them ylod on me early in the consoles lifetime.  However I had some good times and put a lot of hours into it. 

On 2/12/2021 at 12:43 AM, Rhapsody98 said:

I’m surprised you didn’t want to play Among Us.  We made a good team!  

I like playing Among Us, but lately I've been trying to vote through new stuff that we haven't played yet.

2 hours ago, Jeevan said:

@Mega Tank @spacepup @ZeldaFreak @ChickenTendas @Deadeye @fox @Rooster @Vectrex28 @0xDEAFC0DE @DefaultGen @Gloves @imabadguy1 @SNESNESCUBE64 @drxandy @ZeldaFan042 @Rhapsody98 @andrew244 @Costmosis @darkchylde28 @KokiriChild @Reed Rothchild @RegularGuyGamer @MegaMan52 @Scrobins @neodolphino @FireHazard51 @SailorScoutMandy @Megamanfan @AverageOliver98 @nettenette @Famicuber @Sumez @Dimo @BattySalem  @B.A. @Murray @Br81zad

 

What do you want to play.....I am going to do the write up today or tomorrow, so bear with me. 

Goldeneye source, super bomberman, or quake.

6 hours ago, ZeldaFreak said:

Hey you're still probably one of the better imposters among us, haha. I'm still not the greatest imposter, I'm generally a much better crewmate.

You are a good enough liar that people are super inclined to suspect you.  Maybe too good. 

You guys have gotten too good at among us!

9 hours ago, Jeevan said:

I mean, i personally don't care.......We have had children interupt before, not that big a deal.  Also, um code yellow.  2x's and not your code yellow.......so some people don't care either

If people really don't care then I have no true preference between discord or gather, and you'll see me Sunday.

Ok so here's my problem with gather, and why it will probably reduce the amount of game nights I participate in:  Just the lack of any kind of PTT feature.  I have a baby and I live in a Japanese apartment.  Which means if you guys like hearing babies whining and crying, invite Rooster to game night.  Otherwise I'll probably just have to wait until you guys are hosting a night with the discord instead, so I don't subject you all to constant noise and crying other than the crying I do when some degenerate shoots me with a red turtle shell.

I can't recall because I only spent a little time in gather, but does it have a push to talk function available?

I wasn't a huge fan of using gather.  I felt like it was more convenient to just voice chat over discord.

I'll join 1, 2, and 3.

I found one, no longer looking thanks everyone.

Yeah I definitely had a code yellow while playing with you guys tonight.

Gloves is better than me now.  He discovered how to lie.

It was a lot of fun playing with everybody.  Gloves even started pulling off some lies by the end!  I'll definitely be interested in joining in again next time.  GG everybody.

Hey I'm looking to complete this book set.  As far as I know there are 22 books,  and I only have Rise of kyoshi book 1. I need everything else. 

I'm only looking for stuff in nice condition.  I have a US shipping address,  too. PM me with what you have. 

Literally my all time favorite band.  Love gish, siamese dream, and mellon collie.  However, I've found their newer work to not be quite as inspired.  There are still great gems, but it's not on the same level.

8 hours ago, Boosted52405 said:

This sounds insane, I hope you really don't have to do all that during a lockdown?!?!  Any options to exhaust to avoid?

I expect the embassy will probably work with me, but I am more concerned about the immigration office, because they are more strict.  The baby is supposed to be brought there within 14 days of birth.

I'm concerned because my son will be born in about 4 weeks, and as soon as he comes out I have to take him to the US embassy in Tokyo, and then take him to the immigration office.  Not crazy about the idea of having to take a new born baby on multiple hour train rides into a city currently on lockdown.

Saw a lady at the supermarket yesterday blast a sneeze into her hands and then continue touching the items she was perusing without a care in the world. 

That Rendering Ranger is dope.  Good luck with the sale!

I'm scared to even look.