are there any non-working Stadium Events carts out there?
i've been dealing with cart repairs a bunch lately. that made me wonder if there are any SE carts out there that need repairs. anyone have one or know of one? or know of one that's been fixed? anybody looking to sell a broken copy for an appropriate price?
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I wonder if some collectors bother to test their cart, or just throw it on the shelf and say, "eh, good enough."
That was my first thoughts, people who buy SE don't play games.
I wonder if some collectors bother to test their cart, or just throw it on the shelf and say, "eh, good enough."
Had a loose copy of SE for a few years before I sold it. Never once tested it.
However, I did play my Gold NWC once. Thing wouldn't work on a top loader so I had to find a working toaster.
I wonder if some collectors bother to test their cart, or just throw it on the shelf and say, "eh, good enough."
Had a loose copy of SE for a few years before I sold it. Never once tested it.
*dancing the cabbage patch*
If I paid thousands for one cart, I think I'd rather not know than find out that it didn't work.
BTW AFAIK all PAL SE carts use an "NTSC" USA CHR chip.
I wonder if some collectors bother to test their cart, or just throw it on the shelf and say, "eh, good enough."
Had a loose copy of SE for a few years before I sold it. Never once tested it.
*dancing the cabbage patch*
If I paid thousands for one cart, I think I'd rather not know than find out that it didn't work.
Once I bought and years later sold a prototype system in the low to mid 4 figure range. The seller told me that it was a early mockup prototype and thus it didn't play. I never tried it. Sold it years later and the buyer said it worked just fine. So not only did I never test it but neither did the seller who sold it to me.
I wonder if some collectors bother to test their cart, or just throw it on the shelf and say, "eh, good enough."
Had a loose copy of SE for a few years before I sold it. Never once tested it.
However, I did play my Gold NWC once. Thing wouldn't work on a top loader so I had to find a working toaster.
do you think once you get into that range of collectibles it doesn't matter? i'd figure for something retail like SE, verifying it works would be a big deal, even if it's a bad game you won't actually play.
I wonder if some collectors bother to test their cart, or just throw it on the shelf and say, "eh, good enough."
Had a loose copy of SE for a few years before I sold it. Never once tested it.
However, I did play my Gold NWC once. Thing wouldn't work on a top loader so I had to find a working toaster.
do you think once you get into that range of collectibles it doesn't matter? i'd figure for something retail like SE, verifying it works would be a big deal, even if it's a bad game you won't actually play.
Part of this equation was when.
These days I don't trust anyone.
When I started it seemed like everyone was honest
edit I shouldn't say that I don't trust anyone. Rather I don't trust anyone that I didn't know when I cold trust everyone.
mapper- here its an off the shelf discrete logic chip easily replaced
pcb, like if the pins or traces corroded away- I'd probably find a matching donor board so everything is still authentic parts. generic caps could be replaced without issue
mask roms, which would require an eprom swap.
the first two shouldn't hurt too much and finding parts would be no problem. the last one would likely have a major impact on value.
I wonder if some collectors bother to test their cart, or just throw it on the shelf and say, "eh, good enough."
That was my first thoughts, people who buy SE don't play games.
I've beaten well over 300 of my NES games including SE. Some of us enjoy playing AND spending ridiculous amounts of money on dumb variants!!!
I would be worried that any repairs would be identified as a fake instead. Something like swapping out an identical mapper will still show a different solder shape. Would need lots of documentation before starting.
Tape a zip-lock bag with the amputated parts to the copy of Stadium Events when you sell it, along with a USB drive containing footage of the repairs.
I wonder if some collectors bother to test their cart, or just throw it on the shelf and say, "eh, good enough."
That was my first thoughts, people who buy SE don't play games.
I've beaten well over 300 of my NES games including SE. Some of us enjoy playing AND spending ridiculous amounts of money on dumb variants!!!
This. I still have nightmares from beating Balloon Monster on Myriad 6 in 1
I wonder if some collectors bother to test their cart, or just throw it on the shelf and say, "eh, good enough."
That was my first thoughts, people who buy SE don't play games.
I've beaten well over 300 of my NES games including SE. Some of us enjoy playing AND spending ridiculous amounts of money on dumb variants!!!
This. I still have nightmares from beating Balloon Monster on Myriad 6 in 1
Oh you guys! I'm just pissin' around.