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Making SEGA Genesis cartridges
pbj:
So, “grail cartridge” is probably an even mix of Crackdown, Wrestle War, and Phantasy Star 4. I’m 2/3 there.
Yeah, you can still get a lot of CIB genesis games for $10-15 shipped. That’s how you start. Then you realize you hate dealing with the cases and now you’re paying $5-10 each for loose carts. Then you realize the carts are just a simple PCB and a rom chip and you end up like me. Buying huge lots of crap because you’re trying to lower your average buy price. Then you think, hm, I need something to store all these carts in. I kept good records of expenses and stopped tracking around $600. I’m probably currently in for double that. Oh well, make it spend it.
Personal cartridges on the left, commissioned cartridges on the right.
:cheers:
PL1:
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I was wondering if you were going to take some cart pics on top of your Alien Poker. ;D
How are those 3d printed drop target guides from four years ago holding up?
Scott
pbj:
They've held up beautifully. Some day, collectors are going to appreciate your work on those as the only alternative is stripping them off another 20-40 year old game. Trying to source those was probably my last interaction with only sort of online pinball community. I was met with the same idiotic snark and useless replies that drove me out of those circles in the first place.
:cheers:
Malenko:
--- Quote from: pbj on June 09, 2022, 12:48:26 am ---Personal cartridges on the left, commissioned cartridges on the right.
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I like my version of the genny label better (based on the SNES label) over the retail one. You can put whatever you want of mine in EA cases, no ---smurfs---, I just wanna play the games.
Wonderful derail by a moderator though, really top notch "lead by example" behavior.
bobbyb13:
--- Quote from: pbj on June 09, 2022, 12:48:26 am ---So, “grail cartridge” is probably an even mix of Crackdown, Wrestle War, and Phantasy Star 4. I’m 2/3 there.
Yeah, you can still get a lot of CIB genesis games for $10-15 shipped. That’s how you start. Then you realize you hate dealing with the cases and now you’re paying $5-10 each for loose carts. Then you realize the carts are just a simple PCB and a rom chip and you end up like me. Buying huge lots of crap because you’re trying to lower your average buy price. Then you think, hm, I need something to store all these carts in. I kept good records of expenses and stopped tracking around $600. I’m probably currently in for double that. Oh well, make it spend it.
Personal cartridges on the left, commissioned cartridges on the right.
:cheers:
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It's all such a slippery slope.
The $$ becomes meaningless past the $1k mark, doesn't it?
This is easily my favorite thread on any forum anywhere presently.
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