What consoles do you have more than one of, and why?

[qbertandernie]

any web address so i know where to start?

[Jasoco]

any web address so i know where to start?

You're kidding, right? You don't know how to uh.. Yahoo!?

http://www.yahoo.com/

http://www.yahoo.com/

http://www.yahoo.com/

http://www.yahoo.com/

Click on Photos. It's bolded.

[qbertandernie]

i couldve guessed that, thought there might be something specific...

[dreamcaster]

I have:

2 x NES (front loaders) - The second I bought was only $4 AU. Store claimed it didn't work. I knew better.

2 x Mega Drive II - The second one I got because the store clerk wouldn't seperate it from the Mega CD 2 that I wanted. I wasn't too fussed as this Mega Drive looked to be in mint condition.

2 x Nintendo 64 - One's PAL, one's NTSC. Simple as that. No need for stupid converters and full screen full speed 60Hz goodness.

2 x Saturn - The second one was in mint condition (boxed/manual/all packaging/warranty card etc.) and was only $26 AU. I couldn't refuse.

2 x Dreamcast - I figured I should have a back-up of my most played console. Plus the second one's 60Hz mode works properly on my TV's. The first one doesn't - go figure.

2 x SNES - I got sick of only having a yellow'ed one, so I bought a second nice grey one (which for $19 AU came with a Honeybee Super Magic converter and a Score Master Arcade stick - quite happy with that ).

[Rogmeister]

Atari Jaguar--I bought a 2nd one when I found it cheap. I had to have my first one worked on so I figured a spare wouldn't be a bad idea.

Nintendo 64--Got my second one in a trade...got it with 9 games from a fellow online gamer for a system of mine I no longer wanted but which he did. Of course, I later went and bought another one of the console I traded him

ColecoVision--Found a really cheap one at a flea market that was in very nice condition...so I couldn't just leave it there.

Dreamcast--I heard some of these sometimes just stop working and when I saw them starting to come to Ebay at really good prices with a fair frequency, I decided invest in a back-up one...the original continues to work just fine, though.

[8-Bit Master]

NES x 2, since I bought an extra in a yardsale for a buck. Both front loading.

Genesis x 2, because my grandmother bought one in a yardsale not knowing what it was, and she gave it to me. Both Model 1's.

[Rogmeister]

I don't know how I forgot about the NES...I have 4 of those. I have the top loader and 3 of the box-shaped original ones. Those 3 I got for $10 in an Ebay auction. They were sold "as is"...one still won't work but, after much cleaning, I managed to get two of them working so I certainly consider that a good deal.

[Schenley]

NES - 2: These were both given to me by a cousin who said they don't work anymore. They were stored in a shed or something and were pretty dirty. I got the 72 pin replacement connectors on EBAY and replaced both of them. That did the trick! I cleaned one of the really well, and it looks almost new.

Atari 2600 - 2: I got the first one off EBAY in an auction that said it was untested. The joystick ports don't work Haven't gotten around to looking into it further yet. The second one I got from the above cousin - works fine.

Dreamcast - 2: Read this thread for the reason why.

PS - one PSX, one PSOne... Not sure if this counts as a double...

Those of you with blinking NESes should really look into getting the replacement 72 pin connectors. An easy and cheap fix!!

[8-Bit Master]

Those of you with blinking NESes should really look into getting the replacement 72 pin connectors. An easy and cheap fix!!

Already done it.

They come highly recommended from me as well.

[Mr Mort]

Those of you with blinking NESes should really look into getting the replacement 72 pin connectors. An easy and cheap fix!!

Where can I get some of those? Ebay, or are you getting them from a particular store. Also, is there a specific brand you prefer? Thanx.


Getting back on topic:

2 PS's - one is an older PSX with the a/v and i/o ports, the other is a PSOne
3 Saturns - 2 model 1's and a model 2. I have 3 becuase the Saturn is my favorite system of all time. I intend to buy more too.
2 PS2 - one's a launch system, the other is a spiffy SCPH-5000 model
2 DC's
2 SNES's (one died on me though, it still works, but only certain games lock up, weird)
2 Xbox's - it's all about the LAN play baby!

I like having more than one of each system, ideally, I'd like to have 3 of each system, especially systems that have disk drives. With moving parts, they're guaranteed to go bad eventually, although eventually can be a very long time. Besides, I feel secure knowing that if I have 50+ games for one system, that if my system goes bad, I don't have 50+ games that are now unplayable.

[qbertandernie]

matelectronics.com has new 72 pin connectors...as well as a bunch of other knock off parts

good luck getting a catalog though, ive called 3 times.

and theres a $25 minimum too..

[gleavepaul]

I got

2 x Dreamcast (one boxed)
2 x Nes (one boxed with R.O.B)
2 x Sms (one sms1 boxed and one sms2)
2 x Playstations (one boxed) (different versons)

I collect Megadrives :-

2 x Nomad (one boxed)
2 x Md 1
2 x Mdcd (one of each)
4 x Md2
1 x Megajet (boxed) (bidding on 2 others that have different pack in games)

[qbertandernie]

here jasoco, sorry about the miscount on the NES systems.

also, i didnt feel like digging for the psx systems just yet(nor some of the n64 variants), and i havent tackled the sega closet. ill get there this weekend.

oh yeah, and theres 3 nes systems not pictured(remember, these are the extras) because theyre in the junk pile, as are a couple atari systems.

and in case anyone checks this stuff out, do you have any idea how one might use the Univid 1000? its an arcade test unit...(see intv and coleco pics)

[Jasoco]

here jasoco, sorry about the miscount on the NES systems.

Forget something?

[qbertandernie]

hey, leave me alone..ive never posted a link before

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/xitphuque44/my_photos

i spent about 20 minutes trying to figure out a name theyd let me use...my frustration shows..sorry everyone!

[Schenley]

Where can I get some of those? Ebay, or are you getting them from a particular store. Also, is there a specific brand you prefer? Thanx.

Sorry for the tangential posting...

I got mine from this dude:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3077745829. He dropped the price, I paid $5.69 each and now they're $5.09.

[Jasoco]

hey, leave me alone..ive never posted a link before

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/xitphuque44/my_photos

i spent about 20 minutes trying to figure out a name theyd let me use...my frustration shows..sorry everyone!

Am I to assume, either you didn't upload them right or it takes a while for them to appear in the database? There are no pictures there. Or am I missing a link or something?

[qbertandernie]

should be two albums, one on the right and one on the left...the right one should have photos?..? maybe...i think..lemme know

[qbertandernie]

maybe iots on private or something...like i said im new to it.. ill check

[Jasoco]

Good luck. No better time to learn than now.