The proper Lego colors for this do not exist. Granted, I've painted my own pieces but I feel confident that this was just an artsy software-assisted effect.
Buy a Gamer's Gift Card in a transaction just before this to save another $5 with the included coupon. Just ask for two transactions, put the purchase price of the game after coupon and tax ($34.99 + tax) on the card and buy it, then apply it and the included $5-off games and acessories $19.99 and up coupon in the second transaction including the game. Pie.
Any price will do, but some clerks will refuse amounts under $5. When I can put a penny on them and get away with it, I usually stock up on the GGC coupons. They reprint these every year (third or fourth iteration). I guess it's because they are so "popular."
Taylor: That's not the point. This is one power conversion for two devices. It's efficient. It buggs me that the three USB hubs on my desk require three power bricks instead of one with three cables. I was going to ask if anything like this existed but Engadget answerd that before I could. I'm still hoping to find a unit with more ports. You see, I bought some charging station thing at CompUSA that has sliders to configure it to grip your cell phone, GBA, MP3 player, etc on top of the unit with all the chargers safely stored inside (only a small tail of a wire sticking out). Unfortunately, it's short and it doesn't have many outlets. But that's not really a problem, because I have USB chargers for most of my devices that use the generic charging "dock." I even have an adapter that adapts one USB charger to charge my DS, DS lite, GBA SP, and GB micro... Funny. I mean, how many people actually have so many redundant devices? I guess I'm not Nintendo's only b!tch if they can actually sell this. If only my RAZR didn't require a proprietary charger or driver to charge through the mini-USB. :( Now, when I was going to ask about one plug that can charge multiple USB devices, I thought about plugging in a powered USB hub with no host PC. Would this work? Sounds a little better than buying a few of these.
OK, I'm trying my hand at this again "I have no fewer than five machines to back it up without opening the cart and I would be glad to send you the tools and equipment to do it yourself as long as I can be assured that you will send them back (or trade ;)). The Dr.V64jr512 is a very user-friendly device that was originally meant to play copied games but was later updated to copy them too. By not promoting the functionality, they hoped to avoid Nintendo's heavy-handed tactics by calling it a development cart and indeed, it is seen in many "making of" videos for official games.
Joystiq originally reported your offer as a free cart for anyone willing to dump it, so I attempted to contact you based on that assumption (though I made it clear I was not interested in getting anything). As I indicated before, I'm only interrested in getting this preserved!
If you do not want me to send the equipment for you to do this yourself, I could certainly ensure that you have all my contact details and everything so that you wont have to worry about having "to send it off to some stranger who may never return it."
My name is Julian "Emmett" Turner I go by CZroe and CyberZer0 online My home phone number is 770-[obscured] (It's in the phone book; C[obscured] Turner is my mother) My cell phone number is 770-[obscured] I live south of Atlanta (Newnan, GA 30263)
The equipment I can send is: A Dr.V64jr512 A Dr.V64 w/256m A modified GameShark + cable & software (dangerous)
I also have access to gange flashers at work which can read the socketed chips, but I can't send any of those.
Please let me know what you decide to do, or call me and discuss it. Thanks!
-Julian Emmett Turner"
#6 - Cowering is known to support ROM-hoarders... the ones that would have never allowed StarFox 2 final to exist outside of the GoodTools database (for SNES, NSRT is superior). Also, he's ignored my reports of alternate versions and given credit to people who provided the dump.
Oh, and I didn't mean PdP was developed by NST; that honor goes to my favorite developer on the planet: Intelligent Systems (Nintendo first-party). It was actually localized by NST, the US Nintendo devs with a lot of Digipen-ers. They also ported Need for Speed to N64 and NDS for Namco, made Bionic Commando GBC for Capcom, etc. With those, they've garnered a reputation of basically taking on a lot of projects that 3rd parties are unwilling to do so that they actually get a release on Nintendo consoles. I applaud Big N's initiative.
GUYS! This is probably NOT Robotech Crystal Dreams (heh, one of my old Nintendo Power mags has a "Coming Soon" poster for that). The Robotech beta was dumped and released years ago, or at least a very early version was. I'm sure this guy would know if this was already dumped because he would have done the research before offering to give it up.
That said, I have exactly five machines that could do the job without taking it apart and even more that could do it with a MaskROM 32-pin DIP test-clip. I hope it's Panel de Pon 64 developed by Nintendo Software Technologies (one of the few the would likely be in the US) or Eternal Darkness. Dinosaur Planet probably never made it to the NOA Treehouse until it was a GC game, so don't get your hopes up.
BTW, how does Craig's List work? All I saw was some strange email that I'm sure CL uses to obscure the other guy's and I sent a message. Is that all there is to it? No signing up for anything?
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Oct 15th 2006 5:22PM (Joystiq)Any price will do, but some clerks will refuse amounts under $5. When I can put a penny on them and get away with it, I usually stock up on the GGC coupons. They reprint these every year (third or fourth iteration). I guess it's because they are so "popular."
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Sep 9th 2006 9:41AM (Joystiq)Found: Nintendo's lost N64 racer, Mini Racers
Sep 1st 2006 2:23PM (Joystiq)#15: If you get your hands on it, please be careful! Don't break it. ;)
Found: Nintendo's lost N64 racer, Mini Racers
Sep 1st 2006 1:32PM (Joystiq)"I have no fewer than five machines to back it up without opening the cart and I would be glad to send you the tools and equipment to do it yourself as long as I can be assured that you will send them back (or trade ;)). The Dr.V64jr512 is a very user-friendly device that was originally meant to play copied games but was later updated to copy them too. By not promoting the functionality, they hoped to avoid Nintendo's heavy-handed tactics by calling it a development cart and indeed, it is seen in many "making of" videos for official games.
Joystiq originally reported your offer as a free cart for anyone willing to dump it, so I attempted to contact you based on that assumption (though I made it clear I was not interested in getting anything). As I indicated before, I'm only interrested in getting this preserved!
If you do not want me to send the equipment for you to do this yourself, I could certainly ensure that you have all my contact details and everything so that you wont have to worry about having "to send it off to some stranger who may never return it."
My name is Julian "Emmett" Turner
I go by CZroe and CyberZer0 online
My home phone number is 770-[obscured] (It's in the phone book; C[obscured] Turner is my mother)
My cell phone number is 770-[obscured]
I live south of Atlanta (Newnan, GA 30263)
The equipment I can send is:
A Dr.V64jr512
A Dr.V64 w/256m
A modified GameShark + cable & software (dangerous)
I also have access to gange flashers at work which can read the socketed chips, but I can't send any of those.
Please let me know what you decide to do, or call me and discuss it. Thanks!
-Julian Emmett Turner"
#6 - Cowering is known to support ROM-hoarders... the ones that would have never allowed StarFox 2 final to exist outside of the GoodTools database (for SNES, NSRT is superior). Also, he's ignored my reports of alternate versions and given credit to people who provided the dump.
Craigslist poster has unreleased Mini Racers, offering free N64 rom for services [update1]
Aug 31st 2006 9:35PM (Joystiq)Craigslist poster has unreleased Mini Racers, offering free N64 rom for services [update1]
Aug 31st 2006 9:29PM (Joystiq)Craigslist poster has unreleased Mini Racers, offering free N64 rom for services [update1]
Aug 31st 2006 8:59PM (Joystiq)That said, I have exactly five machines that could do the job without taking it apart and even more that could do it with a MaskROM 32-pin DIP test-clip. I hope it's Panel de Pon 64 developed by Nintendo Software Technologies (one of the few the would likely be in the US) or Eternal Darkness. Dinosaur Planet probably never made it to the NOA Treehouse until it was a GC game, so don't get your hopes up.
BTW, how does Craig's List work? All I saw was some strange email that I'm sure CL uses to obscure the other guy's and I sent a message. Is that all there is to it? No signing up for anything?