/vr/ - Retro Games

>>1064138
A Kirby thread lasted a couple months. And we don't talk about the Dendy thread from hell.

>>1064134
I have a SCPH-1001 PS1 console , with no modchip. Original games are really hard to come by where i live and buying them online are way to expensive for me. is there a place to buy a modchip? does anyone know how to install it properly?

>>1064167
I've got an MM3 modchip that works with any Playstation coming in the mail soon, and I was planning on putting up an installation guide when it arrives. It cost $4 (+$5 shipping) from Eurasia. I tried to post a link, but it made 4chan think my post was spam. Just google "mm3 modchip" and it's the first result.

It looks like it requires some soldering, but from the pictures I've seen none of it looks too difficult.

I'm getting a Saturn modchip as well, and I'll put up a guide for that when I get it, too.

>>1064714
>I'm getting a Saturn modchip as well, and I'll put up a guide for that when I get it, too.

Not much point; there are 5-6 different type of units/drives and 1-2 dozen different chips with varying levels of compatibility.

>>1061540
To the guy who wanted motherboard pics for his 75xx Playstation, are you sure it's the motherboard you wanted pics of and not the power supply? I opened up my 7501 PS1 and the motherboard only had surface-mount resistors. If you lost one of those, then you're probably fucked. If you did mean the motherboard, which part of it do you need a close-up pic of? Part of my board is hidden by an RF shield soldered to the board, which is why I didn't bother taking pictures.

>>1064167
Eurasia. I bought a chip from that site forever ago. Their shop system is HORRIBALLS, but it eventually let me purchase stuff. I was GOING to make a video on how to install it, but then I remembered IT'S A FUCKING FEDERAL CRIME NOW.

>>1065327
What the hell? It is?

Re-posting since the last thread is going to die

Does anyone know where to get a new DC jack for a model 2/3 Genesis?

Nothing seems to quite match the lay out the main board demands.

>>1066572
Some part of ACTA, since it's a modification that facilitates software counterfeiting. This is the reward for letting corporations run politics.

>>1066589
Well fuck.

>>1067521
Well, that's why you buy them un-programmed or from crazy Asian sites.

To what extent is the law enforced? Would it be a bad idea to put up guides for installing the modchips? So much for fair use.

>>1067997
It's illegal to carry a concealed handgun in Pennsylvania without a PA concealed carry license, and I do that with less worry than I would RECORDING VIDEO EVIDENCE. I'll chip my PSX, but I ain't putting it up on YouTube.

>>1067953
So you have to program them yourself? Whats the use?

>>1068331
If you buy them from Eurasia, they're preprogrammed.

>>1068684
Ah well

bump

I installed the Saturn modchip, and while it wasn't completely obvious how to install it, it's working perfectly. It was well worth the $40.

>>1068331
Well, PSX modchips are really simple. Just buy the right PIC chip from Arizona Microchip and program it with one of their $20 Microstick boards. Or, again, just grab a $4 MM3 from EurAsia.

>>1075341
Alright

I didn't plan on modding one, but it sounds easy enough.

I am kinda skittish modding a console though since I tried modding my friends master system for FM sound and it didn't work

>>1075432
The Master System is a finicky bitch. Modding a PSX was the first solder job I ever did, and that was back in like 1998. Easy peasy.

>>1075542
Yeah tell me about it

25% of the time it just wouldn't boot a game with the FM add on chip

50% it would boot the game without the FM sound

25% of the time it would boot Double Dragon with FM sound, then crash. (Ninja gaiden wouldn't even boot)

>>1075548
I had anti-fun with an s-video mod. The assjack who had provided the schematic used the wrong capacitor values. I wasn't about to re-design the whole thing from the ground up, so my Master System has been disassembled now for about five years.

>>1075561
I think I talked to you before about that

>>1075565
Most likely. I think I posted a photo of the mod board I still had lying around. Ah, here it is.

>>1075341
>just grab a $4 MM3 from EurAsia.

Link?

>>1076381

Never mind.

I didn't realize EurAsia was actually a website.

I got a Sega CD model 2 with a JVC Optima-6 laser and I'm wondering if anyone has the pot potions for the laser.

anyone here ever tried to cut a ribbon cable down to size? I got an extra ribbon cable with a saturn modchip and thought I might be able to use it in a dreamcast whose laser ribbon cable broke.

I bought a lot of two GBPs off of ebay and one of them has weird stuff around the LCD.

Any idea what it is and if it's removable?

I haven't gotten them in the mail yet.

Not sure if right place, but my PS1 doesn't start when I push the power button. What do?

This happened ever since it fell of during a feet-get-caught-in-cable accident

>>1084252
What your pocken has is pic related.

That's the LCD beginning to leak. You're incredibly lucky that it's not in the middle of the screen. It should still work perfectly fine, as in it's current state is doesn't take from gameplay at all. (Speaking from experience, I have a pocket like that, too. Same color and everything.)

>>1084254
It doesn't start at all? Not even the power light comes on?

If you tripped over the power cord and get no power at all now, it's possible you fucked up the connection between the jack for the power cord and the internal power supply board. It can easily be fixed with soldering.

My Timex 2048 used to work, it's in bad state but at least it showed the copyright screen and you could type stuff. Now it shows garbled graphics when powering it on. Maybe I need to replace some if its chips?

>>1084305
Just realized that I for got the pic after 7 hours, like a retard.

And again, your pocket is fine, anon. No worries

is there any way to frontlight a gbc without destroying a sp
I can get my hands on diffusion pannels and I am sure I can find some polarized sheet and cheap 3mm leds

anyone ever tried???

>>1085368
I too wanna know this

>>1084986
and this, I read it happens to Speccys too

>>1066574
Bumping my question

>>1085520
have you tried on craiglist or ebay?

>>1085525
Yeah I did. I just want the jack though that goes onto the mother board

>>1085528
>match the lay out the main board demands
Do you mean you found a jack that fits the connector on the power supply, but its pins that attach to the motherboard don't fit properly? You could perhaps use wires to connect the board to the jack and hot glue the jack in place.

>>1085602
No

I want to find a replacement DC jack for my Sega Genesis 2/3. The jack the AC adapter plugs into on the unit its self is bad. I need to find a replacement that has the same layout (3 pins, one on each side) that will fit on the mother board and will fit the AC adapter

>>1085617
This is an example of what I am in need of

It has to match the layout (3 pins, one on each side)

>>1085630
Take the jack out of any other electronic device?

I did the same thing to my FDS to make it work with standard plugs.

>>1085641
I wouldn't even begin to know what other device has the same type of jack in it

>>1085648
You don't need to. Take a look at my pic apologies for the semi-shit quality):
Red = original FDS plug: doesn't fit; can't ground properly.
Black thing in the background = standard DC barrel jack: all standard DC power supplies fit; problem is solved forever.

Just take the plug out of any broken electronic device, put it in your genesis, and power it with ANY DC power supply with the correct voltage and polarity.

forgot open parenthesis before "apologies".

sage because correction.

>>1085703
I know about generic jacks. The one in the genesis 2/3 is a three prong DC jack. Are you saying I can replace it with a generic two prong jack?

What about the third prong? Isn't that the ground?

>>1064134
Here's my NES repair guide:
>Acquire metal polish
>Scrub the contacts
>repeat until it works

>>1085703
>>1085748
I have the original AC adapter. I wonder if I could just go and stick that into scrap electronics and see if it fits and do it that way

>>1085748
Probably two of the pins connect to ground. Check for continuity between the points on the board where the jack gets soldered in.

>>1085758
Alright, I will

>>1085758
But would a two pin work for this if I was to order a new one?

>>1085758
Here's a picture for anyone wondering what I'm talking about

Its the jack above CF1

>>1085767
If it turns out that two of the pins connect to ground, then using a two-pin jack should be fine. Extra pathways to ground usually exist for added safety and aren't really necessary.

>>1085835
Thanks

Now I need to know the size

I think its 2.5 MM

Is there any place that sells the dpad rubber pads for gameboy dmg
Or I am thinking of replacing them with silent tact switches

>>1086036
>replacing them with silent tact switches

is it possible to do that with the dualshock 3 ?

>>1086057
with patience I am sure it is, but in no way is it a simple swap
You just scrub a little bit of the top off of the contact and solder the tact switch\

I'm going to cut the tabs off my n64 and snes to play imposts, my question is what should i look into when buying a Dremel?

bump

>>1086712
My suggestion would be to open the systems instead, and remove the plastic piece that keeps the dust out in case you ever feel like putting it back it. That's what I did with my 64, don't know about the SNES though.

>>1086057
The dualshock 2 and 3 have pressure-sensitive buttons, and if you look at the contact pads, you'll notice they're dome-shaped rather than flat. I don't know if it's the shape of the contact pads that makes them pressure-sensitive, but it would make sense since more pressure on the button would mean more contact surface area which could affect the resistance. Using flat contact pad would still work in that case, but you might lose the pressure sensitivity. It's probably not a big deal though since the only games I've played that made use of the pressure sensitivity (at least in a way that mattered) are Metal Gear Solid 2 - 4.

Okay, so, the modchip for my Playstation came in the mail today, and I fucked up the installation.

I had two PS1's to choose from: a 75xx and a 9xxx model, and I chose the 9xxx because the 75xx had an RF shield soldered to the motherboard that I would have to remove. What I did not take into consideration was that the 9xxx model required me to solder directly onto two surface mounted capacitors, whereas the 75xx did not.. Long story short, I accidentally de-soldered one of the capacitors. I got the capacitor back into place, and the PS1 still turns on, but it violently spins discs in the wrong direction. I'm going to attempt to mod the other Playstation tomorrow.

is there any place to get dmg gameboy silicone conductive pads?

>>1086712
the 200 series has 2 speeds: high and low
the 300 series has like 7 speeds but costs more.

Fuck the battery powered ones. I own the 200 and 300. both are great, just buy whatever's in your budget.

>>1089924
>I got the capacitor back into place, and the PS1 still turns on, but it violently spins discs in the wrong direction.
Are you me? I fucked up a 900X recently in this exact same way. Probably fried something dealing with the mechanics controller.

Just do the 750X. It's much easier. Don't forget to blob epoxy all over the contacts once you've verified that the chip works.

>>1085840
>>1085767
>>1085776
Three-pin jacks will typically short two of the pins if there is nothing plugged in - for stuff like optional AC adapters putting the batteries in-circuit when you unplug them.

It should be fairly obvious which pins are which. Two of them are probably grounded and one is Vcc. The grounded pins will go to a big thick trace that goes everywhere and covers lots of the board surface area.

>>1085630
digi-key is your friend

>>1090086
Alright. So for review I should get a 3 pin DC jack, correct?

>>1090090
I'd use that site more if they had pictures of the jacks and all the connections

>>1090438
>>1090431
>>1090090
>>1090086

This jack looks like it might fit a Sega Genesis 2/3. Problem is, I don't know if the connectors are in the middle or all on the side.

http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/PJ1-021/CP1-021-ND/659899

>>1090448
Holy fuck they have 3D preview models

Nice

>>1090470
>>1090448
Found the schematic. Now I need to know if this matches the Genesis 2/3 layout

>>1090481
Well, I found what the DC jack for the Genesis 2/3 is

It's a EIAJ3 HEC 3100

If anyone wants to add this information to the Wiki, feel free

Anyone got a service manual for a Sega Genesis model 1?

There doesn't seem to be any out there

I'm cutting the tabs on my snes and n64 today, I also got a snes mini, and was wondering if I should cut the tabs as well?

>>1090994
I don't really know about the SNES mini

It has some sort of block on it, at least for a game genie. I'd do some research before trying

>>1092215
Well, it doesn't block the game genie, but it prevents any codes from saving

I guess this is the best place to ask this:

What does /vr/ think about reversible cosmetic mods?

Pic related, it's my Pocket.

Also, does the internal pro sound mod for the Pocket effect the speaker as well? Will it make it quieter? I just want my Pocket's speaker to sound a little cleaner and louder for regular gaming.

>>1095186
>What does /vr/ think about reversible cosmetic mods?
I don't think you should care what /vr/'s stance on that is. If it looks good do you, do it.
>Also, does the internal pro sound mod for the Pocket effect the speaker as well? Will it make it quieter? I just want my Pocket's speaker to sound a little cleaner and louder for regular gaming.
It doesn't affect the speaker at all, only the headphone jack. (or not if you do an external one.

Sorry for the shit-yellow lighting

Upcoming mods/repairs i am doing.

>Get rid of the hum on my famicom and add AV outputs.
>Add S-video to sega mega drive 2. (wanted to do 60hz mod but that requires a timing crystal that is hard to get cheaply.)
>add a DIY backlight to a original gameboy
>replace the frontlight in a GBA SP.

>>1095235
Do you know where to get the front lights from? I've been looking for a reasonably priced broken SP on ebay and Gumtree for months now

>>1095250
I'm just using one from a broken SP i had lying around, but you can buy the backlit screens from an AGS-101 from china.

But we shouldnt really be talking about this.

>>1095256
Why not? Everyone wants to mod there original or colour gameboy to have a front light. This is the sort of thing the wiki should have

>>1095256
>but you can buy the backlit screens from an AGS-101 from china.

Can you install these in a normal SP?

>>1095263
or a normal GBA for that matter?

>>1095264
I don't think you can.

>>1095264

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl5-GPODaQE

>>1095235
Which is better to use, the premade kits or the backlight from a DS lite?

The kits are $20 shipped, whereas a DS screen is $7.

>>1095206

I was thinking more along the lines of pic related.

It seems to effect the headphone jack and speaker. I just can't figure out from the picture where the top two leads from the volume pot go in the chip to the left, or exactly what that resistor is attached to.

I have this one SNES for about 15 years, and I tried playing on it a few months ago, but while it turns on fine, it shows absolutely no image on the screen, no matter what I do.

Do you guys know what could be wrong?

>>1096051
That resistor is unrelated, so don't worry (It goes to a backlight). The two wires go from the left and right outputs of the potentiometer to the left and right leads on the headphone jack and don't touch the chip at all (they shouldn't because that chip isn't even remotely related to audio, it's SRAM for the wave channel and bootrom).

It really SHOULDN'T have an effect on the speaker. There IS a modification to add another amplifier chip specifically for the speaker in a DMG, but there's no room for it in the pocket so I don't think it's possible.

Link to a pretty good tutorial for the pocket prosound:
>http://mikejmoffitt.com/tut/tut_mgb_lineuot.html

>>1096076
>it shows absolutely no image on the screen
Does your TV react when you turn it on?
Like a little jump or does show that it detected a valid signal coming from your SNES?

>>1095263
Also, where can I get SP AGS-101 screens?

>>1095703
Where did you find these parts?

Some links would be lovely

>>1095235
This looks bad, the backlight mod while more expensive provides with far superior results. Too bad I don't live on the US or nearby, the shipping makes it inaccessible for me atm.

http://www.nonelectronics.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=175&zenid=ea5b964dfffa5daaf239db61fc775020

>>1097105
see
>>1097105

Also

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181097416768

Okay, will a DSLite speaker fit into a Game Boy Pocket?

>>1097236
Doesn't ship to the USA

>>1097317
Yes. Same with GBA SP speakers.

>>1097327
Just search ebay for "DS lite bottom screen" and set to price + postage lowest.

>>1097329

Cool.

I bought a set of OEM DSL speakers for $4 shipped.

One for my Color and one for my Pocket. I'm just curious if they'll sound any better than the stock ones.

Yo /vr/, do the MM3 PSX chips bypass region locks too?

Specifically on a PSOne? Also, a PSOne can't output component, can it?

>>1097332
alright and this can be installed in say a GBA or GB?

>>1097386
There's rumors that the PSOne outputs Y/Pb/Pr (component) while the original PSX outputs RGB, but I haven't been able to confirm this anywhere.

And yes, the MM3 bypasses region locks. You need to buy the right one for your console, though.

>>1097458
No.

I am only using the backlight panel for an original gameboy, it wont work on a GBC, GBA since they use different screens.

>>1097468
>You need to buy the right one for your console, though.

Like the MM3 USA for a US Playstation?

Or is there more to it?

>>1097494
>Like the MM3 USA for a US Playstation?
Yes.

>>1097489
Alright.

So what part do I need to make my GBA and GB back lit?

>>1097578
GBA cannot be backlit unless you can find the screen from the second GBA SP and the ribbon cable adapter.

>>1097675
Are both hard to find? I mean that guy up in the thread said you can get them from china or some shit.

And what about the first Game Boy? Whats needed to back light that?

>>1097683
see
>>1097196

also

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=16536976988

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=14045909056

>>1097703
Alright... hmm

I don't like ordering from Chinese sites, but people seem happy with the guys work

I need both kits to get a back lit AGS 101 on my GBA, correct?

>>1097196
Are these complete screen replacements or are they an add on part?

>>1097720
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh-QZQUTt6Q

>>1097735
Thanks

>>1097715
www.nonfinite.com
www.kitsch-bent.com
Kitsch-Bent are developing pre-backlit screens for GBA and DMG iirc.

>>1097791
>developing

No, they are just buying these >>1097703 and selling them for a profit.

This is sexy as fuck.

>>1086712
Don't get a battery powered one. If it doesn't come with cutting wheels, get some.

But if you want to be ghetto about it, you can just rip the tabs out with some needle nose pliers.

>>1098026
dat orange peel

>>1096081
Will this work with a gameboy color?

>>1099227
Yes it will. The internal layout of a pocket and color are nearly identical, so you should be able to follow the same tutorial.

>>1099243
Alright cool thanks man, gonna do that now. The headphone buzz has been killing me

>>1099253
No problem. Hope it goes well for you.

>>1097791
>>1097804
Well, as long as I get my instructions in English and they ship from the USA, paying a bit more isn't a problem

>>1098063
Are the cutting wheels on a dremel suppose to be like just sand paper? Or are they suppose to be a bit more rigid?

>>1097791
>www.nonfinite.com

That needs to be a .org

But all these sites seem cool. I just wish they'd get some of their products back in. I'd love to get a snow back light screen for my GB and a new screen protector.

>>1097804
>your whole post

Yes, developing. Wow people are still making new bits for the gameboy. Unbelievable, I know.
>http://chipmusic.org/forums/post/112545/#p112545
Do some research.
>>1099568
Yeah, they're rigid. There are sanding, bits though.

>>1099578
Ah, alright

And how is that any different from the back light they offer now? I don't understand the significance of that post.

>>1099583
The ones they offer now are separate diy-install modules where you have to risk destroying the screen, whereas these will eventually be drop in replacements for the entire front board with zero destruction risk.

>>1099586
God dam

If that's true. (Talking about the original game boy right?)

Also, I wonder when www.nonfinite.org is going to have the GBA back light kits in. Anyone got any information when that might be?

Also, anyone know where to get a clear blue battery cover for a GBA?

>>1099591
http://nonelectronics.com/ *

>>1099591
Yeah, this is for the original. It being a full board means it won't work for a pocket or color.

BUT HE'S WORKING ON THOSE, TOO

>>1099593
>>1099591
fuck, I meant the other site

>>1099595
He's doing gods work

>>1099595
So what back light for the original game boy do you recommend? I would like to get one that's not to flashy. I was thinking snow, but they're out of that.

>>1099609
Fuck, they're out of snow? I wanted snow as well. The thing has godly contrast.

It's get Sapphire as a replacement since they're also out of emerald or whatever the hell they call green.. It looks nice while not being too showoff-y, plus it's easy in the eyes.

It sucks because I tried to backlight one of mine and fucked up in a really annoying way.

>>1099618
*I'd; on

>http://www.nonelectronics.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=168
Nevermind. Green is in stock here (it also has pretty good contrast). This is the model I originally got, and it looked great disregarding my fucked up screen.

polite sage because grammar and continuation.

>>1099623
I might wait for snow.

Whats the difference in between the two versions?

>>1099626
I THINK the only difference is just another LED, and that they offer a specific resistor, but you can use an LED resistance calculator to see what you need, like so.
>http://diy.sickmods.net/Tutorials/Case_Modding/Resistor_Calculator/

Is there a better guide for N64 modding than this: http://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/n64/usmodification.html