ooh, nice find! If only I hadn’t just picked up US Jack Bros….

And Space Invaders for US$800, while we’re at it…

Boxed copy of SD Gundam Dimension War up on eBay for the low low price of US$1,500

Yeah, I don’t forsee a complete Japanese collection in my lifetime…

Here’s Hedgetrimmer’s Shapeways store, by the way — dust caps for $6.19.

I imagine, as times goes by, that 3D printing will be the last savior of VB Enthusiasts who aren’t willing to sacrifice cartridges anymore, etc. Good on both of you guys for getting started around here. 🙂

I have 3 USA VBs:

VN10114335[4] – My original, for my birthday in Ohio. Glitchy.
VN10260119[8] – from Las Vegas, NV. Glitchy.
VN10537072[5] – came from a KB Toys in Kansas. Still perfect.

I hope to perfrom the lye + soldering fix on the displays for the two bad ones some day.

That’s really awesome and hilarious. I would never be able to play it like that myself, though.

Maybe if Minecraft works on the Oculus Rift when it’s released, heh.

I remember when it came out but I really knew nothing of the system. Glad to see someone’s found some fun with it, though. 🙂 Post some pics of your setup, yeah?

So let’s say someone who has very little programming experience wants to get a project going. Do you have any “required reading” or knowledge to help get someone started? Or is it unlikely that anyone’s going to get anywhere without a CS degree?

I’m asking for a friend, heh. 😉

Another awesome project. I really do like the red PCBs you’re using, too. 😀

This is a great idea, especially for things like the VB that were so thoroughly abandoned.

A new dust cap for games would probably go a loooong way around here, if they’re cheap enough to order.

I think I saw that minestorm was 3D printing the housing for the link cable, so he might have access to one…?

Very nice! I don’t know a whole lot about Wonderswans, so it was really nice to see one in action. 🙂 Cheers!

Oh man, you missed out if you didn’t get that. I bought a Vectrex last year from Craigslist here in Colorado — US$80, no box or games, just the unit and the controller. It was a great deal, though! I love to pull the thing out and show it to people. People just don’t see displays like that these days…

I *really* need to pick up one of those flash carts one of these days…

Cool! I’m in. Hopefully it gets funded!

The downside to ordering these is that they have the DS card stand-offs in the center of the case. You’d either have to cut it out by hand or just maybe the VB games would fit anyway.

Awesome! Looks great so far!

How durable is the plastic?

vb-fan wrote:
What was the drama associated with the release? (Someone on this thread said the words “ebay fiasco”; people paying too much on ebay?)

I secretly daydreamed about going to the 1995 convention where all three prototypes were displayed, and having a VB console with a covert rom-copier hidden inside. Imagine plugging in the Dragon-Hopper or Zero Racers cart, and the whole game gets vacuumed into a static Ram…

😛

Heh, wouldn’t that be nice?

There was someone that bought a copy of Bound High from Uncle Tusk that tried to turn it around on eBay for an inflated price. They were reported by forum members here since it’s against eBay’s Terms of Service to sell reproduction cartridges or since the carts are made using someone else’s IP or something like that. The seller was upset since they legally purchased the game and wanted to sell it, and make money off it, but the enthusiasts here felt like it was a crummy move since the repro is made /for/ the fans. It’s… a messy situation.

vb-fan wrote:

Benjamin Stevens wrote:

jrronimo wrote:
I realize this is a bit off topic, but has anyone ever made and/or tested a link cable? It probably wouldn’t be too difficult to make a simple Pong clone where you see your paddle from behind and you see the other player’s paddle off in the distance to test it…

Oh yes… DogP made some link cables a while ago and even released some VB homebrew games that support them.

Check out this page:
http://www.planetvb.com/modules/games/?hg

and his homebrew titles: 3D BattleSnake and Tic Tac Toe

Shouldn’t be too hard to do. I made my own joysticks back when the TI-99-4A was popular. Is there a technical section here with schematics and pinouts? (Haven’t figured out this site yet.) Ferry Grodjnik (I’m sure I’m mispelling his last name) had some detailed stuff; can’t find his site anymore. I used it in the “cart copier project” (didn’t actually get it to copy). But I have a neat extension cable, and an “inline cart connector” — plugs into the “extended cart with zif socket”…

I know for a fact that there are pinouts and diagrams for a VB link cable. I’m sure I’ve got ’em stashed at home, though I’m also positive they’re here on the site somewhere. I imagine the biggest “problem” is the custom connector, but that shouldn’t be too impossible to deal with.

Benjamin Stevens wrote:

jrronimo wrote:
I realize this is a bit off topic, but has anyone ever made and/or tested a link cable? It probably wouldn’t be too difficult to make a simple Pong clone where you see your paddle from behind and you see the other player’s paddle off in the distance to test it…

Oh yes… DogP made some link cables a while ago and even released some VB homebrew games that support it.

ooOOOooo! Sounds like I need to hunt through the dev section!

I realize this is a bit off topic, but has anyone ever made and/or tested a link cable? It probably wouldn’t be too difficult to make a simple Pong clone where you see your paddle from behind and you see the other player’s paddle off in the distance to test it…

Dully noted! Cheers, guys!