RickR

Looks comfortable.

Looks can be deceiving. 

At least you had some foresight and moved your games before it was too late

I have a plan formulated to move garage stuff up into the attic and my collection into the garage.  It will take some time, and that's a lot of carrying/stairs.  But it's a plan.  And I already have a pile of garage stuff to ditch.

Absolutely better.  Good resolution and you get the full 2+ hour movie.  On the downside, there is no novelty "Rick Roll" movie on PSP (that I know of). 

Cool, you grabbed Michael T's bundle 👍 The price was great, and I was tempted because of some of the movies in the bundle, but I didn't want to go down the rabbit hole of UMD movie collecting. I already have my hands full with blu-ray, DVD etc.

PSP really was an entertainment powerhouse, but for whatever reason, Sony handhelds never remotely come near the success of Nintendo handhelds.

Yes.  I'm actually shocked no one else grabbed that bundle! 

I have a pretty nice PSP collection.  The PSP is a lot more advanced than the Nintendo DS.  Yet I still love the DS more.  Why?  Probably because the library is more accessible and large. 

I normally take the PSP with me on plane trips with a few movies to watch.  But this last time, since we hadn't flown in so long, I just minimized.  Our plane ended up having a pretty good selection on seatback screens, so I just watched a bunch of TV shows and was happy.  I started to watch that movie "The Joker", but it was so depressing, I turned it off. 

Congratulations! That's awesome! 

Congrats!!!

Can I call you Ricky?

Sure!  I've been called much worse. 

Oh Ricky you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind! HEY RICKY! HEY RICKY!

I didn’t even know that thing existed before. I did a little bit of research, and wow. That thing is certainly... underwhelming. But interesting nonetheless. How did you even FIND that thing, @RickR? It seems pretty rare.

How did I find it?  I don't remember.  Most likely it was an ebay purchase many years ago. 

It's fascinating to me.  What was Mattel thinking?  There is no way it could compete with the VIC-20.  It's games were worse than the Intellivision.  It's just a complete miss.

As a collectible, it's interesting.  The shape of the computer is cool.  The version of BASIC included is excellent.  It's kind of rare I guess.

Hopefully I can find an appreciative buyer.

Ooh!

I'm starting to get the hang of it.  These two knobs turned out really well, with a nice glossy/smooth finish on the top.  

Really nice example, Rick! 

Nothing stops you from buying the games still.  They still look good on display.  They will last longer if not used.  Heck, I have three of these things, and I bought a boxed Video Pinball today.  Put your worries away and have some fun. 

Hey @RickR-- how do you update the firmware on the Unocart? Been having some problems with a few games (not the big homebrews like you mentioned, but other games) and figured I'd try that. Thanks.

Well, I'm glad you asked.  Because I just did it, and I had to learn. 

First of all, check out what version is shown at the bottom of your screen.  Does it say "R.EDWARDS 17"?  If yes, you have the latest.  Since yours is so new, I'll bet you do.

In any case, you go here to get the latest, and there are instructions on what to do.  To summarize, you put an update file on the root directory of your SD card, and then the UnoCart will see that and have a menu choice for updating the firmware.  Choose that and BOOM...done.  Easy.

https://github.com/DirtyHairy/UnoCart-2600/releases

Harry:  Please do send me those files.  I would love those for my shelf.

More importantly, I need some help.  I have no idea what I'm doing.  My first question:  what software do you use at school to create the model files?  

One issue I've had so far is this:  I printed the bottom half of a Vectrex cart shell as shown above, and it came out perfect.  I think I may need to bump up the amount of filament used, but otherwise, very good for a first try.  But then, the top of the shell didn't work at all.  Why?  Because the Thingiverse file had the model upside down (flat side up).  I thought my printer software would automatically flip it, but it didn't.  And I tried to figure out how to flip it myself, but no go.  

Of course, no obligation.  Maybe others here have some knowledge to share too.  I'm having fun learning something new.  

THANKS!

I'm new to it myself too, so maybe another member can help you with your Vectrex cart issue.

In school, we've been using this site called tinkercad. It's kind of a beginner's 3D modeling tool aimed for teaching it in schools, so there are others that are much more robust. But if you're first starting out, I highly recommend it. It's user friendly, easy to work with, all online, and most importantly free (to my knowledge). Might be worth a try-out. 

PM me an email address you'd like me to use and I'll share those 3D print files with you.

I will try TinkerCAD.  Thanks!

My equally immature friends and I used to kneel down and let the train of dudes hug Thomas from the front. Use your imagination.

For an Activision cart, the label looks like it's still in pretty good condition!

There doesn't seem to be any Actiplaque on the Dragster label. Looks nice. :O)

Actually, that Sneak 'N Peek box looks pretty good considering. :O)

Hey, that looks much nicer.  I'm going to use it.  Thanks!

How'd you like the game, Rick?

I literally dusted off the PSP and DSi a few days ago. I had to buy a new battery for the PSP, but otherwise, everything works. I picked up a bunch of DS and PSP games recently. I don't know why, but Sony's recent announcement about the closure of the PS3 and Vita e-shops motivated me to reconnect with my old handhelds (which I rarely used to begin with).

The DSi belonged to my older son, but he never used it and was content with his DS Lite (which he keeps on his desk to this day).

It's fantastic.  It's as good as game #1 in the series (I think there are 3?)  But I haven't made it very far yet.

You finally found CV One on One! I remembered you had been looking for that one forever. Now you can play inbred Sneetches basketball!

It's horrible!  I know the CV could do so much better than this.  WTH!  The horribleness makes me love it even more, though. 

First score and YIKES! I’m bad. But I did well at the 1500m I think. Almost got the musical tribute. @RickR wins the first round!

Rick wins round two and the battle! Good game!

I’m going to try for that patch. This is a great game. However I know I’m going to feel this tomorrow.

Thanks, Harry.  That was fun.  We should pick another game or a rematch of Decathlon some time.

Haha great observation Rick! 🚢

Maybe someone wanted to try to make a revision of River Raid...Just more life like?

Both products are AWESOME.

All of them.  Only working stuff in the tub. 

Does the non-working stuff go in the bathtub?

Nope.

Only the 5200 gets a "tub".  Everything else is small enough to fit in a normal box. 

Not so fast!  These items came in the mail today from Greece. One allows the use of a USB mouse on an Amiga or ST. The other allows the use of 2600 joystick on a 5200. 

I think the 5200 will be out soon.