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I can't find it either. Good luck. My guess is that any set will do. In any case, I had a lot of fun reading that site. So thank you for posting.

Here are some pictures. We are still in a huge transition state here, so I haven't put in the bookends yet. But hopefully this is a little helpful. FYI - we used to have three of these shelves crammed full. I downgraded to two and donated/recycled a lot of our old books. It's kind of liberating to get rid of stuff. Here's one example: Some of these Star Trek books are made like catalogs. They're really old...from the early 70's. But by keeping them squished between hard cover books, they stay pristine. Same thing going on here. I keep the sales brochure for every new car we've ever purchased. This goes back to 1990. Again, they have remained crisp. And finally, here's a wood crate crammed full of old MAD and Compute! magazines. I have banker boxes that are the same way, but this is easier to visualize. Good luck, Justin. Let us see what you come up with.

I will try to find time to take pictures later...but let me describe what works for me: Packing stuff tight on a shelf. Use big hardback books to hold soft-back catalogs and books tightly upright. Bankers boxes - I put items so the spine is up (facing me if I'm looking down at the box. Again, it's critical to pack it tight, or else the soft items will bend over. Dessicant packs are critical too to keep out mildew and moisture. It's nothing fancy -- just the packs you'll find in the box when you buy an electronic item or pair of shoes or whatever. One or two of these per box. Any bookends work *IF* you use large hardback books at the ends. Those big books help keep everything else flat. Pictures coming later.

Here's some good info that may help you. I learned something new today, so thanks for posting. It's a pretty ingenious design! https://www.robotroom.com/BigTrak.html

I'm not sure. There's no info on the parts themselves, or on the circuit board? I didn't even know the Big Trak has emitter/receiver. It thought it just had step motors that turn on/off for a certain length of time. I have a working Big Trak that will be for sale soon. Do you need any pictures or info from mine?

I'm not familiar with this one, but it is indeed pretty sharp looking.

I'm not sure I follow what you mean, Justin. I've had very good luck just keeping old catalogs and books on a bookshelf. In fact, I just went through a moving process for my bookshelves. Everything was still in very good shape. The key for me is to make sure the shelf is packed so that nothing can fall over. I use metal bookends (the kind you'd see in a library) for those shelves that aren't quite full. Everything else that isn't on display is kept in banker boxes with several dessicant packs to keep moisture at bay. That also works well. And again, it's important to fill the box completely so nothing will bend over.

Honestly, this feels like a missed opportunity by Nintendo.

Yeah, the crowd sounds pretty silly too. Still, it's fair to compare it to NES baseball games, as the NES was the competition for the SMS. In that regard, it's pretty good. It's not as "arcadey" as NES Baseball, but it's still pretty fast paced and fun. The other "Great" sports games on SMS are all very terrible, but I like baseball.

It DOES work! So that's good. The box/manual have a very slight scent of mildew. So I have it going in a box with my ozone generator. That will take care of that. As far as baseball games go, this one is good. It plays realistically, and it has audio samples for the umpire.

Let's hope this one works.

Congrats all! I came in last, but had a lot of fun. Thanks!

Those are pristine. Thanks for sharing. I'm interested, but I'm not sure what they are worth. May I PM you tomorrow?

I printed out the 3D case for the ikonsgr adapter using the files provided by user Gonzo952 over at AtariAge: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/311118-ikonsgrs-5200-adapter-3d-printed-case/?tab=comments#comment-4628746 It turned out well and makes the thing feel much less fragile. And it was a fun little project.

Very nicely done. It looks great.

YES. Same sentiment here.

I have that one too! You found some gold.

I realize my statement doesn't make sense now that I look more closely. I thought it was a painting of a guitar with goose. Whoops!

Did YOU paint the goose head, or it came that way?

An interesting update on those three SMS games I picked up.... I tested them and Great Soccer worked fine, Great Baseball came up as Great Ice Hockey, and Great Ice Hockey came up as Space Harrier! Oh my! I switched Great Hockey into the right case and relabeled Great Baseball. And now I'm on the hunt again for a working "Great Baseball".

My sincere condolences on the loss of your brother. Please take care.

For whatever reason, I sometimes cannot see some of your images, @MaximumRD. It gives me a link that says "No photo description available" and if I click on it, shows a broken image icon.

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