Cleaned and fixed...

Got an outer ear infection (often referred to as "Swimmer's Ear"). Went to urgent care to get diagnosed. ZoomCare. Amazing how quick it was, too!

Anyway. I had a day to myself. I called in because, well, my ear hurt. It's hard to think about procedure while your ear is throbbing in pain.

Digging didn't yield anything exciting. Well, there were some Pokemon games, and I was holding them. But, since I already had flash cards for most, if not all, Nintendo branded consoles (the only 2 left for me, I think, is the Virtual Boy and the 3DS), I felt like I didn't need them.

I got some super glue to fix up that wonky power switch issue I had with the Genesis from last week. Since I got them (the Genesis and the Master System) all disassembled and the insides dusted and cleaned and the shells are degunked a couple of days ago, I figure it was time to put them back together again.

I super glued the switch back properly to the case, then added some hot glue dabs to where the switch backing was heat sealed to the case originally. Let it dry for a bit. Got a strong connection there. Turning on and off like it was stock.

The Master System was just as easy to do, since I was only putting it back in together.

Also added both of them to my "registry". Wow, so many doubles.

I'm not gonna say anything now, but there might be something else I'm adding to the collection, but I'm not mentioning it until I get more info on it.

Oh, and for the record, the Genesis is a VA2 and the Master System, with the leaf switches (not reed, I'm dumb) was one of the first ones out. There's a time stamp on there that says "28 September 1987"...Meaning I was gonna be 11 years old when this one was made...no, September is not my birthday month. It's October.

More digging, best find...(IMHO)

Happened to be kid-less today, so digging went a little better and easier.

Now, I was on the hunt, for no particular reason, for a model 1 Sega Genesis. Maybe because I needed a mate for my model 1 Sega Master System...apparently a 1st revision with it's reed switches and all. Anyway, I wasn't looking for any M1 Genesis; it had to be a specific one. It had to say "High Definition Graphics" and also have a certain FCC ID on the label. I've been able to find the "HDG" versions all over, but not the correct FCC ID. Reason? It'll be the first revision Genesis released to the masses. No licensing screen at boot up. Just straight to the game.

Today, I actually got to find one. I was skeptical at first, but there was another HDG one nearby and it's FCC ID was shorter. So, FINALLY, I got a M1 Genesis that was a R1, or a VA2 or whatever. I'm gonna check the board properly when I have the time.

To be fair, I did have a VA2 that I got from a relative a while ago. That has since been modded for S-Video and will possibly be RGB modded in a future mod. I just wanted to have one that was stock.

Nothing more than that, so pics...

Yay...and it was only $10.

The infamous FCC ID. 

As with everything I find at thrift stores, this one was dirty as f**k!

Quick peek inside. I needed access to the power switch. More on that later.

Since I don't have a proper A/V cable for a M1 Genesis, I had to use RF to test it. This little nibblet was stuck inside the RF connector. Probably why they got rid of it.

So, the power switch on the case itself was bad. Because it was "heat sealed" into position, whoever owned it before may have forcefully hit the switch, causing the seal to break. MAY be an easy fix with either hot or super glue, but that's after I've cleaned this dirty birdie.

Along with this find, I got a couple of Gamecube games: Viewtiful Joe and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Both complete. With this, I even learned a semi-easier way to remove adhesive labels from the case. After removing the paper cover from case, I just put a moist baby wipe to soak the adhesive for a few minutes. After, I just took the baby wipe off and just rubbed the adhesive off. Came out clean. Wish I new sooner.

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