Vintage game consoles

[twizz]

My first was the Master System 2, I've recently just got back into them in the last year or so, been collecting anything from Sega master system onwards to the PS1, but also have a wii U

anyone got any they want to sell? mainly games

[kup]

After waiting nearly a month, it finally arrived, Nintendo's most infamous console ever made..The Virtual Boy!

Nearly a month ago, I saw a Virtual Boy console going reasonably priced on eBay so I decided to bid and to my then perceived fortune, I managed to win it for a decent price. The seller's description had it as "Tested and fully working!" so that also gave me some confidence to bid. The photos showed a Virtual Boy in reasonably good condition with some minor cosmetic work needed.

Unfortunately upon arrival yesterday, I noticed that the Virtual Boy came without a battery pack. This immediately caused me a bit of concern since the seller heavily implied its inclusion with the "fully workig" item description. This also worried me as if there is no battery pack, how was it tested and does it even work?

I needed to verify its functionality so I went to Jaycar and bought some electronic stuff to Macgyver together my own Battery Pack. I was able to boot up the console but as I feared, the left lens wasn't working so far from 'fully working'.

As a result I have requested a partial refund from the seller but I suspect he will try to be a jerk about it since his reply after I mentioned the lack of power supply was 'I never said it would be included' despite saying the unit was functional.

At least I have an interesting restoration job at hand although it is more than what I first bargained for...

[janda the red]

That's a cool piece Kup...

I'm assuming you paid via PayPal? If the seller wants to be a douche, just claim against him... I dare say you'll see a remarkable turn around in his attitude.

[kup]

That's a cool piece Kup...

I'm assuming you paid via PayPal? If the seller wants to be a douche, just claim against him... I dare say you'll see a remarkable turn around in his attitude.

Thanks Janda. We'll see what happens with the seller. I have given him a few days to reply.

In the mean time, I ordered some security screw drivers to open the Virtual Boy up and see if it can be fixed. The screw driver I have is too thick.

[kup]

Finished restoring my Virtual Boy! Fixed the faulty imager ribbon that was preventing one of the lenses from working by refluxing it a few times.




All games I own so far with Virtual Boy Wario Land playing.

[philby]

holy crap you actually have a virtual boy. what's it like??

[kup]

holy crap you actually have a virtual boy. what's it like??

It is unusual and although I don't suffer from motion sickness, playing on it a while and then stopping makes me feel as if i just woke up from a bad night.

The red and black is ugly but one can get used to it plus it is a somewhat novelty of the VB. The 3D effect is somewhat similar to that of the 3DS but still in a kind of 2D way. It is kind of if a paper cutout is placed more towards you further in front of the background. I guess similar to how opening credits text looks in a 3d movie

I believe you can now play emulated VB with the 3D effect using your Android smartphone and a cheap VR casing such as Google Cardboard.

[millhouse]

Finished restoring my Virtual Boy! Fixed the faulty imager ribbon that was preventing one of the lenses from working by refluxing it a few times.

What was the result with the eBay dispute, if you don't mind me asking?

[kup]

I ended up getting a partial refund which I used to get the tools I needed to opening the VB for repair as well as obtaining a proper battery module.

The seller played smart as he knew there was no way around it but to cooperate in compensating me for what was not revealed about the unit.

It was a good opportunity to learn about how it works anyways, despite the end result not being very impressive, the technology behind the VB is - Did you know that there are no 'screens' for the lenses? The display is generated by a single row of LEDs that are reflected through a synchronised vibrating mirror to get the image. Without the vibrating mirror, it would just be a single row of dots.