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Does anyone have any experience with RetroBright, either through Stone Age Gamer (https://stoneagegamer.com/console-retrobright-de-yellowing-service-ultra-sonic-cleaning-uv-protectant.html) or otherwise?

Did it work?  Did it last?  Any negative effects?

I have read a bit online about concerns that it could degrade the plastic, but for consoles that mostly just sit on a shelf, I am doubtful that it would really effect the strength enough to actually hurt anything.

12 minutes ago, MrWunderful said:

Do they ever reprint these? Like a 2nd edition if you will

This particular hint book was a pack-in with the game itself.  As far as I know, it was never reprinted or sold separately.  Otherwise, that could certainly explain some minor differences in print quality.

8 minutes ago, LifeGame said:

I could be wrong of course, but I dont see someone going through all this trouble counterfeiting an item that is not of huge value and without a huge demand…

That is my inclination as well, and I think it is much more likely that the book is legit, but then I see all the Russian counterfeit music CD's for sale on eBay and that gives me pause.

Does anyone know whether counterfeit hint books are something that are actually in circulation?  I recently purchased a Phantasy Star 2 hint book from eBay, and noticed a few things that caused a bit of suspicion.  The hint book is in almost perfect condition, which by itself is somewhat unusual for 30 year old printed materials.  Compared to other images I had seen online, the colors seem just a bit off.  The yellow backgrounds are more muted and the included screenshots don't look quite as sharp.  The paper is also extremely thin, with a mass market paperback feel to it, and the text can be seen through the other side of the page.

For comparison purposes, I pulled out my old Sword of Vermillion hint book, which was the same style of book with same proportions, printed around the same time.  The same things I noticed when comparing to photos online were true when I compared to Sword of Vermillion.  Some of the colors in the Sword of the Vermillion book are noticeably brighter, and also the game screenshots are much crisper.  I can't really determine whether the paper is the same stock, but it is similar enough that I give that a pass.

Overall, if the Phantasy Star 2 book is counterfeit, it is a very good counterfeit.  The cover looks identical, binding is perfect, and pages are centered.  I question whether someone would go through the trouble of painstakingly reprinting a book like this one, with such a limited potential customer base.  On the other hand, I know the Chinese/Russian counterfeiters are getting really good at making accurate reproductions, and they might not have to sell very many at all to recoup their costs.

I included a photo of one of the pages from my Phantasy Star 2 book, and an image of Sword of Vermillion for comparison.  The one thing that comes across in those photos is the difference in screenshot quality.

Am I just being paranoid?  Maybe the differences can be explained by this simply being a different print run?  Or is it completely feasible that someone is reprinting and selling some of the pricier guides and manuals?

Looking to buy Dusty Diamond cart only in Very Good or better condition.

This has been sold.

I am selling a barely-used Xbox One X console, Complete in Box in excellent condition with a brand new controller.

Note this is NOT the new Xbox Series X, but the last-gen Xbox One X.

The price is $250 shipped within the United States, which I think is an amazing deal and is much less than eBay rates for comparable packages.

Send me a PM if you want it. Thanks!

This has been sold.  Thank you.

As the title states, I am selling a Complete in Box NTSC copy of CollectorVision Games' Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death for SNES.  It is brand new and the box has never been opened.  The game sells for $40 + shipping on their webstore.  Reply here and/or send me a PM if you are interested.  Thanks!

Is anyone interested in a barely-used Xbox One X console, Complete in Box with brand new controller?

Note this is NOT the new Xbox Series X, but the last-gen Xbox One X.

29 minutes ago, a3quit4s said:

Like other flash media it depends on how often it is written to. If you just have it sitting in the power pack and never write to it it’ll last forever given you never get near the 100,000 cycles.. 

If that is the only consideration, then I agree that a CF card would effectively last forever in a PowerPak, since the card is only being written to when new ROM's are added (rarely) and when game saves are written to memory (infrequently).  I do still wonder though if there is some level of degradation with age, regardless of actual write cycles.  It probably isn't enough to worry about in this case, and I'll just backup my saves a few times a year to be safe.

I have an NES PowerPak from RetroUSB that I purchased many years ago, along with a Compact Flash card.  I just pulled it out and decided to start using it, but I'm wondering if I should be concerned about the reliability of the Compact Flash card, with it being several years old.  Does anyone have experience with Compact Flash cards and how long they last?  This one has barely been used, but with its age I just want to make sure my save files are safe.

On 6/9/2020 at 11:38 AM, Link said:

Um, me, to watch cartoons for 6 hours. Sleeping in is for teenagers. And adults

Saturday mornings were the same for me. I would look at the TV guide and plan my morning, determining which cartoons I was going to watch at which times.

Gummi Bears was one of my favorites.

Does anyone know whether there is a difference in NES save dumping compatibility between a USB CopyNES and an AVS using the Scoreboard app?

Does one of them work for more games than the other, or are they generally compatible with the same games?

3 hours ago, KHAN Games said:

What is the game a repro of?

Port, not repro (as far as I know).  You should know.

I'm getting rid of some miscellaneous game-related items and found this in my closet, an E.T. manual for the NES repro game.  I believe this was only created and sold by itself at NES-City, and sells for $12 on the website.  It isn't much of a manual to speak of (only about 4 pages), but if anyone wants it I'll send it to you for only $5 shipped.

NES is cart + manual for the majority, with some exceptions like RPG's where I prefer to have CIB.  That matches what I had as a kid, since I usually kept the manuals and threw away the boxes.

For all other systems, I collect CIB only, Very Good or better condition.  Genesis games, for example, must have the hang tab in place (I'm not sure why).