RickR

Great Job hosting the box cg!
 
Gangster Town is a Light Gun game, I believe. And I really dig that Radio Shack game.
 
I took a picture of what I put in, but for whatever reason, I can't find it.
 
So here's what I put in, to the best of my memory:
 
Q*bert NES
Riddle of the Sphinx 2600 Complete
Pit Fighter Lynx
Classic Arcade Pinball Plug n Play
A bunch of manuals including Spider Fighter, Multi Language Yars Revenge, ET and a 2600 System manual
Frogger 2600, no label
Radio Shack Slots LCD game
 
And I also sent a separate package to creep with the following 2600 games: River Raid, Othello, Millipede, Basketball, Freeway & Pole Position II (7800) plus the manuals to River Raid and PP2.
 
I may have put another item or two in the box as well, but I can't remember for sure.

My contribution to the junk box
Ps2 console
God of war 2 ps2
Star wars episode 3 ps2
Gamepack sample ps2
Crimson skies Xbox
Minestorm overlay vectrex
Super nes mini console
Football game snes
Separation anxiety snes
Power rangers snes
Rad racer nes
Super Mario 64 n64
Super Mario kart 64 n64
Virtual pool 64 n64
Sport talk baseball Genesis
Jurassic park genesis
Hard driving genesis
Sonic 1 genesis
Tac scan Atari 2600
Lego star wars 2 GameCube
500 xj joystick
Namco museum ds
Tmnt 2 pack 3ds
Michelangelo tmnt action figure

I just watched "The Fog" (John Carpenter version) for the first time, and it was great!  Thank you for the suggestion. 

I just got the junk box back today, I will post tomorrow what I took out, guess whatever is left will be towards the next junk box sponsored by Nosweargamer, thanks to everyone who participated.

DVD = no way.  It has encryption. 

You'll need more than your hands.  You'll need some biceps and a strong back too -- these things are heavy!
 
 

I tested the Neo Geo with a game, and it worked fine. Such a cool thing to find in a junk box! Wow!

I don't think mine can play CD's, since the spindle has such a big diameter. 

This new HP video, dubbed “Computer Show,” hits the sweet spot perfectly with its recreation of a Reagan-era public access show about technology, but with a fish-out-of-water spin. The host is stuck in time—stilted stage manner, goofy haircut and all—but his guests are current-day tech pioneers. Awkward hilarity ensues.
 
 

I tested the Neo Geo with a game, and it worked fine. Such a cool thing to find in a junk box! Wow!

Yep...and I couldn't thank you enough for that.  
 
What got me back in to laserdiscs was shortly after I met my wife we paid a visit to our local goodwill.  I was going through their vinyl LP stack when I seen three LD movies.  That's where I found Disney's Santa Claus for $1.  I didn't grab the others because I wasn't sure if I would find a player.  I went back the next day to grab the other movies and they were already gone.  I don't think our Goodwill realized what these were.
 
My wife did get a bit upset for having movies we couldn't play, then I grabbed a player that had been literally beaten up, but you, RickR, sent my wife's favorite Disney movie so the player and other movies quickly became a small investment she became OK with.  So, yes, I couldn't thank you enough for sending that particular movie.  And I wouldn't mind having someone to share in the collection adventure with at home and online.  It's a good format.  Players are heavy, yes, but they are built like tanks and unlike almost every piece of "junk" gear we get now a days they are built to last as long as possible.  Much like the CED players, too.  Those can last just as long when cared for properly and well maintained.
 
I have ordered movies from Discount Laserdisc in the past and shortly after I got the player I have now with good results.  The prices on his stuff and shipping might seem a bit high at times but most of the good stuff can be picked up for $5 or less.  I got 10 movies last time and did have to pay $15 on top of that for shipping but it was worth it and the discs were well packed.
 
If you can find an older one, and have a computer to use it on, you could transfer these, and VHS, to a digital format with an ATI All-In-Wonder.  I use to have one a long time ago and was converting my favorite VHS movies to AVI format.  Worked OK for me...just don't expect to get anything of HD quality.
 
 
 
The Independence Day LD I had was the Letterbox edition on two discs and in a gatefold sleeve.  I think that is why I enjoy this format so much because I always loved the packaging some of the vinyl LPs came in.  The artwork was absolutely some of the best seen on any format in the music and video industries in my opinion.  You can't do that with digital downloads and DVDs, as nice as they are, miss this most of the time.  The Driving Miss Daisy I have on LD is a single disc but also in a gatefold with inside information about the movie that VHS didn't have.  It's those little extras that really make laserdiscs shine and worth collecting.  But, just like video games, I wouldn't buy them if I didn't intend to complete the cycle of watching them, too.  
 
If you are interested in computer animation the Mind's Eye has some cool compilations of computer animated shorts.  I use to have this one on VHS and loved it.  I played it so much that I wore out my copy and have not been able to find it until I discovered Discount Laserdiscs.  They have it but I have not jumped on picking it up yet.  
 
I wonder if your player, RickR, can play CDs?  I don't know if all of them can or not.

And I mentioned that we have a laserdisc collection group on Facebook for this area -- they mention all the time of finding players at goodwill or thrift shops in town.  I know for sure by the markings on the back of mine that it came from a thrift shop that I know of, and the discs from Goodwill.  So keep your eyes out.  The players are easy to miss since they look so much like the 5 disc carousel CD players. 

You'll need more than your hands.  You'll need some biceps and a strong back too -- these things are heavy!
 
 

I think I sent you Bambi....and I'm glad I did.  It's a great feeling to give stuff to a collector that keeps and enjoys stuff.  Cheers!

I tested the Neo Geo with a game, and it worked fine. Such a cool thing to find in a junk box! Wow!

And I mentioned that we have a laserdisc collection group on Facebook for this area -- they mention all the time of finding players at goodwill or thrift shops in town.  I know for sure by the markings on the back of mine that it came from a thrift shop that I know of, and the discs from Goodwill.  So keep your eyes out.  The players are easy to miss since they look so much like the 5 disc carousel CD players. 

You'll need more than your hands.  You'll need some biceps and a strong back too -- these things are heavy!
 
 

Ep 320: Rad Racer

Nice stuff BB!  Asteroids on 7800 is the BEST home version of Asteroids IMO. 

Nice rick! I have a few laserdiscs myself, but no player to watch them on. Ive always been fascinating by laserdiscs one day ill get my hands on player, but for now ill stick to the vhs tapes

Laserdiscs were the gateway media for me, as Criterion and MGM discs brought Special Features to their line-up.
And since they were too expensive for me to own, I could actually rent out a player for the weekend along with a half-dozen titles and rip through them, sleeplessly, until all commentary and all extras were covered.
It was like film school, with intensely-produced materials by film-lovers who never put together fodder like today's 'film-clip>talking-head>film-clip' marketing approach to extras.
 
Criterion's Magnificent Ambersons had never-before-seen and never-since-seen background info and stills from the original print of Welles unsung classic.
Scorcese breezed through Taxi Driver in a stream of insanely informative and entertaining commentary (I think that one got eventually re-released, not sure).
Midnight Cowboy had loving tributes to every aspect of this stunner.
 
MGM's Bond films had commentary so candid the studio quickly pulled them and recorded new tracks.
 
Laserdisc brought the idea of DVDs as a new staple and we lucked out, eventually.
But yeah, like atarifan mentions, these are a fragile format.
DVDs get scratched to uselessness too easily, and laserdiscs suffer from disc rot, eventually.
 
So far, Blu Rays are cool for this, having more wear-resistant coatings.
But I wonder what the future holds for us movie fans.
 
I'd say, if you're into laserdisc collecting, take the opportunity to get your fave titles with bonus features, if possible, cuz most of these extras have never been released in other formats.
 
Yeah laserdiscs are cool.
And the units are heavy, from what I remember bringing them back.

Well, what can I say....it was free and I love old stuff....
 
There is a pretty lively Laserdisc collector community here, and recently a really nice person in the group offered up a player for free.  I've always been curious about the format.  I've owned a few discs over the years just for the cool giant label art.  And the player was slightly broken...I think you all know my fondness for fixing stuff. 
 
So now I'm the owner of a gigantic top-loader Pioneer Laserdisc player.  It's been fixed, and seems to work great.  Here are some pics along with 3 movies I also received. 
 
I've got to be honest, I don't know what to make of the technology.  I surely do appreciate the evolutionary steps for home video...but this player is absolutely enormous!  It must weigh 30 pounds easily.  Takes up my entire workbench.  These movies come on two discs, which means 2 side flips and 1 disc swap for one movie!
 
Anyways, I'm very thankful for the generosity of the guy who gave this to me, and I'm going to keep and enjoy it. 
 
Anyone else have any opinions or memories of this technology?
 
 

I think Lance at V61 knows someone that use to deal with Commodore stuff.  He might be able to point you in the right direction.  I'll see what I can find.  I don't have a C64 myself so I can't help in that department.
 
So far I found a place that sells them...but they are in the UK.  I'll share the link should you be interested.  
 
http://store.retroleum.co.uk/c64-chips
 
They recommend placing a heatsink on the SID to keep it from overheating.  I"ll post more if I find them.

I tested the Neo Geo with a game, and it worked fine. Such a cool thing to find in a junk box! Wow!

The fuse is fine.

PIN 28 of the SID chip is 12V, and PIN 25 reads 5V, so the board is fine.  I think the SID chip itself is broken.
 
Does anyone here have a spare?  Or maybe a broken 64 I could use as a donor?