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Glad you're getting so much enjoyment out of our competition! Hope to see you here for a long time! Updated OP, DB, RSS

Update Day 22 (I skipped a day a couple of posts back) Been a week since I updated. Sorry about that. I've been really busy at work because of the Holiday. I'm still working on my project though! I finally got the joystick order issue fixed, so I can now go through configuring games with my Xbox controller even with the NES controllers plugged in. Turns out it was an issue on many levels, but hat always worked in the past. The first reason it didn't work was because of the kernel update. The latest update disabled the ability to define a system-wide variable from within a script. Instead, you have to define it in it's own file. Once that was figured out, it still wasn't working, because the ability to define a system-wide variable is limited only to SUPER USERS. Since you're not a super user by default, you needed to edit the super user file (that runs at boot) to tell it read that new file you create. Once that was done, everything should have worked, but it still didn't. Now the issue was related to changes in RetroPie's scripts. In an effort to make things easier to debug, a process was started to rename all the VARIABLES into ALL CAPS. So they started going through all the various tools and scripts and changing anything that was a variable into all caps. That's all well and good, except the variable to control what joystick is dominant was only half-way changed. They changed the variable CALL in the scripts to all caps, but didn't actually change variable itself. Then when the changed the variable to all caps, it then broke something else in the scripts. So the solution was apparently to go back to the way it was before with all lower-case (for this particular variable). After doing that, and figuring out the whole Super User requirement, the thing works like it should have from the very beginning! So now that's done, and I'm on to the next step. I have ordered (and just received today) a Mayflash Genesis->USB adapter. It was the most cost effective. There are some dedicated single-plug devices that work, but I'd have to buy 2 of them for 2 players. The Mayflash comes with 2 plugs already. The down side about it is that you can't play with Atari Paddles. I'm bummed about that, because I really wanted to play some Breakout and Kaboom! but that's ok. I think what I'll do is some time in the future maybe get one of those single-plug adapters just for paddles, and use that when I want. I haven't tested anything yet with the Mayflash adapter. I also ordered (arrived in the same box) 2 Hyperkin 6-button Sega Genesis controllers. Lots and lots of positive reviews on that, so I'm keen on seeing if it works. I've seen Amazon reviews and YouTube reviews of people using THIS adapter with THOSE controllers, ON A PI in RETROPIE, and they all say it works great with no issues. So I don't see anything bad happening here. My next case mod will be adding these DB9 plugs to it. I'm not sure how I want to do it. Should I just cut out a large rectangle on the front (grey) of the case and slide the Mayflash adapter in there, or should I disassemble the Mayflash and actually solder some wires to the DB9 pins and run the plugs separately?

Buy 2 and make me one. I'm still iffy on my skills, but this would be awesome to have.

Ahh, yeah I've played that before, on an actual Power Pad mat. " Stadium Events is a focal point of the 2015 documentary Nintendo Quest, where it is considered the single rarest NES title and is seen being listed for US$77,000. " -Wikipedia Wow.. $77,000 that's insane. But I understand why it's so rare now because it was recalled to have the name changes. Crazy.

Wow, that's something I could really enjoy! I wonder how much the "home version" costs.

I checked my romsets, I don't even have that game.

Nice article in the fact it's on an ESPN website. But, um... if this is THE game to have, why have I never heard of it?

I was actually play testing this the other day, I think on Game Boy. I've completely forgotten how to play. Updated OP, DB, RSS

Raspberry Pi + RetroPi = Game Changer. I want one!!!

Yeah, but I don't like how the finish looks. It's all rough. Maybe it's because he used cheap plastic. Whenever I go to MicroCenter, they have one set up right when you go in that's always printing. They're using it as a display, and have examples of various things they've printed with it around the machine. Strange thing is, their stuff doesn't look all rough like this guys. Maybe they do something to it afterwards, like put it in some kind of acid bath that takes a thin layer off the top to smooth it out. Or maybe they can be polished down. All I know is, the examples they have look like they were manufactured, and not printed. Maybe it's the machine they use and his is a cheapo one. Still, I wouldn't have much use for such a machine. I don't need to print stuff like that all the time. Maybe Kinko's will have a 3D printer that you can send them your plans and they print it for you, then call you when it's ready like they do large bulk orders for companies.

Finally, a trailer with a good soundtrack! I'm getting a bit excited for this movie now. Maybe it's because it's almost out, but I've been reading a canon book that just came out "Star Wars Rogue One: Catalyst". It's sort of a prequel to this movie. It takes place between Episode 3 and Rogue One, and shows the developing story of who the major characters are, and some revelations as to Kyber Crystals. Not going to spoil anything, but if this book holds up, the movie is going to be awesome. Also, I just realized last night that Forest Whitaker's character (Saw Gerrera) was in the Clone Wars animated show. So I kinda wanna go back and watch those particular episodes again. Just to get a feel for the kind of character he is. There's also been some new announcements, but I don't remember where I saw them. Apparently there are plans to end the Star Wars Rebels show after this season, and get another new show started (by the same people). I don't recall it's time period exactly, but I do seem to think it was going to a combination of Rebels and Rogue One. Also there was an announcement of some Young Yoda movies (yes plural, and I think it was slated for 3). We already know about the Young Han one coming out in 2 years. Good time to be a Star Wars fan!

Nice! I really need to build myself a table and get some things going. Little steps though, building something like what @tthurman has is nice but massively expensive. Car first, then toys.

Heh, man. I WAS close.. but I was thinking to hard.

I thought this was pretty cool, till I read that it's just the box and the statue with a downloadable code. Would have been nice if the thing was a real console.

Wow I'm getting warm huh? Better than some people lol. So not Alien or Aliens, but influenced by those movies. So maybe some type of survival horror set in space. You mentioned it's a series, so it has sequels... Dead Space?

I never heard of Salon 40. Looking at the Amazon ad, it's just a simple hair bleacher. That might work, might not. It'd probably burn through plastics. Unless you've found instructions on how to use it for this purpose, I'd stay away. That Retr0Brite stuff was (more or less) scientifically discovered to do exactly what you want it to do. The original developer was (is?) a chemist, and figured out what causes the yellowing He then created a concoction of common household chemicals that do a negative reaction to counter act the exact thing that causes the yellowing in the first place. I'd personally go the Retr0Brite route if it were me. It's been proven to work, where as that Salon 40 stuff just seems iffy, especially if it's something that's not been tested. @RIP-Felix - Be sure to visit the build log of my Pi3 in an NES case. It'll either excite you more or scare you out of trying it lol. https://www.gameex.info/forums/topic/18384-hans-nintendopi-project/

Man, I could watch those videos all day. I really really want one of those!

Wait a while. After it's initial sale, and possibly Black Friday through Christmas, the units are scarce. Selling on eBay for over $500. I'll probably get one just because I really like the save state features.

So here's a pitch from left field.. Alien? They called their computer "Mother". So maybe? Don't know what system.

I agree Cyn. That's fine. I can imagine the left stick going bad before the right one if 99% of the time you're playing by yourself. I thought perhaps you had discovered that using the right stick caused the game to play differently (moving your chopper around faster or the fire buttons to shoot faster, etc). If it's simply a hardware issue, where the wear on the switches is causing your game to suffer, then by all means keep using the right stick! I have no issue with that.

I didn't know you could buy that stuff in sheets. All it would take is 2 pieces trimmed down and glued at a 90-degree angle. Maybe a good future project. As for now, I took the CommandN strips off the bottom, and put them up on the top part of the case instead. Pushed the Hub back a little too, so it could get a better grip on the strips without just hanging on an edge. Looks better now I think, but you can still see inside and all the wires, etc. So yeah, maybe getting some plastic sheets that match in color with the case would be nice. Or maybe just black to match the hub would be cool. Based on my terrible cutting job on the black for the power/hdmi, I think I'm going to skip trying to attached an externally accessible set of DB9 connectors. My original plan was to attach them directly above the NES controller connectors, in the top half of the case, in the black area. But I don't know if I could make it look good or not. I don't even have a way to hook them up internally yet. There are about 3-4 different ways to do it and reports are suggesting none of them work 100%. Some Sega controllers work fine on Sega hardware, but then fail when converting to USB 50% of the time. Also, there is only one inline USB chip that works with Atari paddles, whereas there are about 4 different USB circuits that DON'T work with paddles. I'd kinda like to have paddles, as you can use them for more than just the few tennis-type Atari games. Game like Arkanoid pretty much need them. I suppose you could use a mouse, but I don't really want to do it that way, especially if I already have a DB9 connector present that can take other Atari joysticks. This is something I'm going to have to revisit in the future once I have a working system in place. Extras are extra, and not a necessity. Getting my NES controllers to work is necessary because there are ports ON the case. But I want them secondary to my Xbox controller, because it's wireless and can be used for a lot more systems. But getting them secondary is the problem I'm now having, as the OS wants them to be primary. So close yet so far.

Agreed to all the sentiments. Happy Turkey Day, and please be safe out there!

There was a contest at my local (literally 2 blocks away) casino to win one of these. I entered, but haven't heard back. Either I lost, or the drawing hasn't happened yet. It would be awesome if I won though, cause I'm desperate for a car!

Yeah I thought about that when I first got it. Trouble is, I can't figure out how to separate the casing. It's not screwed together, so it would require prying it apart. When I've done that in the past, I pretty much end up breaking the clips that snap it together, which makes it useless to put back together if I can't figure something else out.