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pbj:
You can’t get just one game. :lol

Materials cost on this one… I’ll have to add that sad number up.

Have you picked up a Genesis console yet?

bobbyb13:
Agreed on games!
I need to pick up a console still.
I have seen a few second hand ones in stores here so it may not be so difficult to get a functional one.
Any recommendations on generation to shoot for?
I've noticed that the serial numbers begin with a letter.

I am nearly finished with a scart rgb modded Sony TV at this point but I don't know what video connection any particular Genesis uses- and what I find here may be a built for (not just in) Japan version.

How slippery the slope.

--- Quote from: pbj on May 14, 2023, 10:07:41 am ---You can’t get just one game. :lol

Materials cost on this one… I’ll have to add that sad number up.

Have you picked up a Genesis console yet?

--- End quote ---

pbj:
Genesis 1 or 2. Both output native RGB and you can get SCART cables. Avoid Genesis 3.

They also make HDMI clones. :dunno

:cheers:

pbj:
Took matters into my own hands with a cordless drill! And now we’re running primo homebrew in EA shells.

:lol

Ordered some more of these PCBs but went blue mask this time.

I’m low on SEGA shells, I’ve got plenty of EA. I did the math. SEGA carts running me about $8, EA about $7. Haven’t gotten my hands on a big cart lot in awhile, so I may have to start ordering repro shells. :-\

pbj:
Guess who just bought a box full of complete copies of NFL 94 starring Joe Montana. :-[

Losing access to the laser printer has kind of sucked. I was getting very sharp and vivid labels. The downside was the image was matte and if you peeled back and reapplied the sticker, the image was pretty much ruined. I guess the inkjet stains the paper, so they're very tolerant of adjustments, but if you have a sweaty thumb or something you're going to smear the art.

So I've been playing around with AquaNet. You can spray it indoors, it dries quickly, it adds a nice 70s vibe to your workbench. Even with very misty, light coats, it causes the ink to bleed and soak into the paper a little bit. Makes it surprisingly resistant to moisture, though.

Went back to Minwax Polycrylic polyurethane clear coat. Two very light coats and you don't get any image changes, but now you've got a leathery texture. Short of the back of the sticker getting soaked, moisture isn't going to do anything to the image.

Didn't photograph so well, but here's a side by side.

Clearcoat on the left labels, AquaNet on the right. Spray painting mailing labels. This is what my life has become.

:cheers:

EDIT: Here's a better pic. AquaNet on the left, clearcoat on the right.

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