a place to store my junk
This Arari 2600 Jnr works fine but for some reason the image is only in black and white. I Initially thought that the the switch to change between colour / black and white TV on the console may be faulty. However switching that switch when on definitely changes the image, indicating the problem is elsewhere. […]
I picked up a Sega Mega Drive 2, which was minging dirty and had a sort of plastic rattle inside, but still seems to work fine. I decided to give it a quick clean and to investigate the rattle. This is my MK-1631-50 Mega Drive #430373179 So popping the case off and it’s even more […]
In need of some Sega Game Gear parts for a future project I spotted an auction on eBay for “sega game gear bundle, spares” and the description: Parts only, some sound boards, battery covers, pcb’s everything you see in the picture. No returns, not working, uk postage only. Any questions please ask. I ended up […]
I owned a couple of Sega game gears when I was younger at different points in time. The games were excellent many were ports of Master System games and I remember being amazed at the idea of being able to play console games on a hand held. However the battery life was terrible. 6 AA […]
Invader From Space is one of the older Grandstand games, this one is from 1980. Although I never owned one of these back in the day I remember playing it a lot. I picked this one up from Ebay for £20, not a huge bargain but they do go for a lot more sometimes. I […]
I received this AMRAM-16 512k memory / ram expansion for Amiga 500 series inside an Amiga I purchased of ebay. The Amiga has really bad battery corrosion damage on the board and I am going to refurbish that as part of a separate project. This card was not working when I tested it in another […]
A while ago I picked up this modem and I have finally got around to digging a little deeper and in particular scanning the documentation for archive. So it seems the device was supplied by R. A. Sadler (G1SFK) in may 1989. In the letter supplied with the kit it mentions “if yours is of […]
My clone of Simon was (almost) ready in time for Christmas, I am delighted with the finished article. Conclusion It was a hugely rewarding experience, forcing me to dust off a few skills I had not used since I was a child and the opportunity to learn something new. While it took longer than I expected […]
One of the final steps in the process was to enclose this in a case. ABS Plastic Enclosure Originally I intended to use a black ABS plastic case off the shelf. I found these cases online or a few pounds and thought they would be perfect. However when I drilled them, the cuts looked untidy […]
Based on the schematic I used I set about gathering the parts I will need to construct the final game. Shopping List Buttons & Switches 4 x 28mm LED illuminated arcade buttons (ebay) 1x 20mm power on / off switch (RS components) Components 3 x 220ohm resistors 1 x 120ohm resistor 1 x 560ohm resistor 1 […]
