Hiatus. Here's the TL;DR...

Taking a bit of a break as I wait for parts.

1. Stopped work on the Sega Saturns. I tried replacing the RAM with FRAM, but ended up burning 2 of the good Saturns. Took the break after that.

2. Working on an AV Fami that I inexplicably broke a few years back. Waiting for a replacement AV Fami to move the NESRGB (verified working in another NES) to the new one.

3. Finally getting around to modding the white PC Engine with the usual mods (Composite, S-Video, RGB, volume boost, Nintendo Multi-out connecotr), but in the middle of testing, I found out that the RGB mod board I made wasn't displaying the colors properly, so I ordered a slightly higher resistor than I installed. There was a power issue that turned out to be a blown fuse. That was easily replaced and verified working. While testing the mods, the ribbon cable that connects the HuCard connector to the mainboard broke. I ordered a replacement board from a maker in France that eliminates the use of the ribbon cable to an FFC. That's another wait time.

4. A lot has been happening the past few days that pretty much put me in a depressive mood. Just a bunch of worry.

I've started working on the PC Engine, at least installing the S-Video mod board. I do have a recap kit for it, but I want to make sure that the mods that I do work perfect first.

The replacement AV Famicom is here. I just need to find time to go to my friend's place to go pick it up to start work on it. I already harvested what I needed from the bad Fami to put into the new Fami.

For the Saturns, I'm just gonna get them put together and on their way. I'm too worried that the FRAMs that my friend bought for them were all bad. It might just be that one that I used, so I'm gonna try another one from the reel. 

I guess stay tuned. I'm not sure what and when something will happen, but I will get around to stuff. 

2022 inaugural post...

I was supposed to make an end of the year post on Friday (Dec 31st), but there was a lot going on. 

Last year (2021) was pretty much meh in terms of modding or repair work. I wasn't feeling it after failing that Game Gear mod, so I really didn't feel like doing any more repairs or modification work. I think the last few things I did finalizing some of the arcade cabs, N64 controller refurb, putting in a new hard drive in my Xbox One, and the OG Famicom. There was an attempt to repair one of my phat PS3s, but that didn't fair out so well. I will attempt them again, but not anytime soon.

We went to Orlando, FL in October as well. We had some fun at Universal Studios and Disney World! Other than all the walking and the tantrums thrown, it was a great trip. There was a hiccup with ticketing for Universal, but that was (kinda) solved (semi) easily.

I also got some new EverDrives as well. I updated my Famicom one to the new Pro version, and also got a new Gameboy x7 as well. I will be selling off the old ones soon. However, I'm not sure that we'll be doing PRGE again. We've (my friend and I) have both been reluctant on getting the OG Xboxes finalized and done with. There's really minimal things left to do on them, but neither of us have the time or energy to do it. Add to that, our usual workspace (the garage) is now temporarily storage for a friend of his, not to mention that it's also winter time and the temps have been really low as of late.

Another flashcart that I was able to pick up last year was a NeoSD. I did mess around with it on my CMVS and it's awesome! My CMVS has been acting up, mainly video issues. I've checked the wiring and nothing seems to be wrong. But after taking the top off and on, it miraculously works again. It works for now. I'll also have to source a new adapter for it. The one I initially bought for it is too loose for the jack that I installed.

I think the main takeaway from last year is that I finally decided to try and apply for another job. My friend persuaded me to apply for the place he works at. Well, the whole month of December has yielded me several interviews for the position. I'm just waiting until after the holidays to follow up. I'll update when I find out.

Other than the possible new job, I'm not sure what I'm looking forward to in 2022. There are several things that I still need to finish off. The main one is the PC Engine Duo R that I got several years ago. I really just need to get rid of the mod currently in there and redo the RGB amp and region mod. It also needs to recapped. I have my PC Engine duo that I need to recap as well as clean up, similar to my TG16. I'd also like to add an RGB option to it, and maybe add a Nintendo multi-out as well. Lastly, an old, white PC Engine that I had modified several years ago, but I since removed the RGB mod from it and gave it to the TG16, that's another thing that is needed to be ordered... Seems like an NEC kind of year!

So yeah, that's it. We'll have to see how 2022 treats us.

PRGE 2018...

It took me about a week to recover from it...just barely recover.

Mainly pluses here from the event:

It didn't take long for us to get Xboxes ready for the battle arena this time around. They pretty much were working well from the time we put them away last year.

So many sales were done on day one, even with us being a little late for setup.

I got to finish up my collections (Black Label NES and Super Famicom Street Fighter games).

Added a PC Engine Duo-R to my collection, along with an AV Famicom and a Playstation Vita. The PCE is kinda janky in RGB, but I'm gonna work on it when I have time in the future, since it's been modded by a kinda questionable modder on eBay.

All in all, it was fun. But now, to try to recover from it... It's just so exhausting doing that 3 day event.

I've already "hacked" the PS Vita, but only have gone as far as that. I have to figure out how to transfer games to it, among other things.