it is just a palette hack. the game would not be playable on the virtual boy.

thanks runnerpack. i am still confused as where to start but you have given something more to research. i’m currently reading up on parallel vs. series and now to add in resistors into that.

the LEDs i got seem pretty bight when hooked up to two AA batteries. based on that i thought that 6 would meet my needs, but you are right, more might be better. i’m happy to use as many as i can to create as bright of a light as possible. i do have enough room on the bike to mount 2-4 9 volt batteries without issue.

coming from the guy who makes fun of people for not having a perfect grasp of the english language.

http://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=5631&forum=1

Your Google-Fu is inferior. Train up a bit.

Benjamin Stevens wrote:
If tegu knows the previous Blockbuster manager personally

I must have missed the post where he said he knew him personally and could verify 100% that it was a manager owned unit. ;]

[Lester Knight]

tegu wrote:

Lester Knight wrote:

tegu wrote:
As far as I know – this is a rental unit that was never rented out – and was manager owned.

what proof can you offer to back up that claim?

Can’t prove it 100% – But by the quality of the unit, the foam in the case, and the amount of games it speaks for itself!

when the vb units sold at my local blockbuster they all looked brand new. i was living in a small town with an over saturation of blockbusters, and well, the vb was obscure and not something kids wanted to rent. you really have no idea if that was a unit a manager took home, and extra unit, one that was hardly rented or what. claiming it is anything beyond “in excellent condition” is a bending of the truth, especially without proof.

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tegu wrote:
As far as I know – this is a rental unit that was never rented out – and was manager owned.

what proof can you offer to back up that claim?

LOL. I don’t care if that is considered “rare”, that key chain is not worth that asking price. Maybe $50… Maybe.

oh, ok. now i get ya. 🙂

what did you mean when you typed “the port used is no longer capable”? the way that is worded confuses me and i can’t understand what you are trying to say.

KJ4860 wrote:
Cable length is a factor only when the port used is no longer capable (atleast in my case).

i do not understand what you said. no matter the port i use the cable is always a factor. the only cable that has ever worked has been the one supplied by richard.

all i see here is that Reggie doesn’t know anything about Nintendo’s past. He really has no clue that Nintendo existed before the Wii/3DS/Wii U. He is such a modern representative of Nintendo products. I recall an interview where he said that he was unfamiliar with the Virtual Boy and could not comment on it coming to the Virtual Console (3DS). Reggie represents the mainstream casual Nintendo gamer and not those who would ever be interested in the Virtual Boy library of games.

2-3 hours. i’ve never had any issues.

dreammary is right, that stand is missing the part of the clip that secures the VB. when you said it was cracked, i assumed you were talking about the center medallion. you can mould a new piece for the clip but it will be significantly more work than fixing a center medallion.

center medallion replacement kit: http://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=4984

there was someone on here who made a new clip piece. i can’t seem to find the thread right now. you may want to search around, if only to get another idea on how best to approach such a fix.

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was this silk screened?

i’m surprised how expensive that was to produce in your country. i can find t-shirts for as low as .99 USD here and a pack of printable iron-on transfers for under $5.

VirtualRolf wrote:
It uses a Super nintendo adapter.. so if you have one of those.. the Tap will do. Good luck!

the japanese tap uses a smaller hole for the plug and i am fairly certain it can not use the SNES adapter. I think it uses the NES/Famicom, and I recall someone saying the Sega Master System adapter will also work.

http://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=5296

until very recently, almost all retro homebrew (not counting disc systems) were designed for emulation. flash kits for multiple retro systems weren’t a real choice until the everdrive series made them affordable and reliable. homebrew will probably continue to be designed more often for emulation with the hopes that it will run on actual hardware. the direct-to-cart homebrew release trend is a relatively new one, and currently seems to focus on a select set of systems (atari, nes, snes, genesis).

nothing beats playing on actual hardware. the feeling of the controller, the sound chip, connecting to an old TV, etc, is an experience you can’t perfectly recreate with emulation. you can get really close, and for most that is enough. in regards to the virtual boy, i would welcome an opportunity to play its games and homebrew on the oculus rift. the vb has moving parts and moving parts won’t last forever. we have been doing great with it so far, but the chance to use it less often and still enjoy its experiences is an interesting one.

You may want to open it yourself, perhaps not to do an oven repair, but just so you can save a lot on shipping by just sending the cables themselves out for repair. If your bit fits freely into the security screw holes then you are half way there. Just make a notch in the end so you can turn it with a regular screwdriver. After that consider replacing your screws with these: http://www.grattanfasteners.com/ItemForm.aspx?item=065003&Category=9442bbcb-92a2-4178-b89e-6e8e0efa0cd2