A Great Start to 2012, Some great pickups & finds

[JakalairVG]

Very nice finds. I would warn you about starting to mod Xboxs. They are so easy to mod and there are so many different things that can be done with that hardware it can get addicting. I know if I see an Xbox for under $10 I pick it up and just see what I can do with it.

[49ernation1]

nice i am loving the top loader nes i wish i had one so i can play my nes games but since i dont collect for the nes i will not be getting one unless one falls in my lap for a good price.

[TheBladeJunker]

Cool tablet, yep plenty of neat things could be done with that. Nice looking N64, defenitely a step up over the other one. Rambo, nice find. Too bad about The Immortal, great game. Nice Genesis carts Woah! 8:00 my view is askew lol. That is one tip top Snes, kudos. Me neither I'm no fan of the Snes Jr., you could probably get a tidy sum for it. A top loader, don't you already have a much nicer one? ^_^ Nice find on the dogbone. Xbox mod sounds cool. Great deal Thomas. :)

[TheSuperNESman]

balls....I've been looking for a top loader.... Goodwills around here suck.

[XFile2708]

Great set of Pickups as always matey - that tablet looks to have been a great find as part of that price you paid.. thats one thing that I'd like on the iPad is an ethernet port.. lol

[thomas3120]

@XFile2708 Thanks Marcus! :) Yeah was really stoked on finding the tablet...so many things to try hehe :D The iPad has wireless though, right?...I'm guessing you can get faster speeds wired?

[thomas3120]

@XFile2708 Thanks Marcus! :) Yeah was really stoked on finding the tablet...so many things to try hehe :D The iPad has wireless though, right?...I'm guessing you can get faster speeds wired?

[gibbotron09]

great grab with that tablet man! lots that can be done with that (the screen really did look nice) you can never have enough N64's! looks to be in great shape like you said and having the expansion is always a plus. cool retro game finds also, i really need to get an SNES and thats awesome that you grabbed both models! Wow and the NES Toploader haha what a lucky day for you! I need to get an Xbox too! haha you found a lot of consoles i've been looking for! fantastic grabs! RetroGameTech is cool!

[thomas3120]

@gibbotron09 Thanks Gib! :) I've been told the HP TC1100 was (is) a great tablet (has a really nice display). The drivers are a pain for some reason, but finally got that sorted out.

[CampbellFitness]

Some really great pickups. Nice way to start the year!

[thomas3120]

@CampbellFitness Thanks!

[OldSchoolNYCGamer]

Sick console scores Thomas, qbertaddict1 does some cool XBox videos and shows why you should get one. Just finding the NES top loaders is a rare find in the wild these days too.

I'm really curious to see how the arcade / tablet project will go. Great video once again sir. = )

[thomas3120]

@OldSchoolNYCGamer Thanks Sid :) The Tablet is going good. I did have a hell of a time with the drivers (grrr...HP lol) but finally got them working and can rotate the screen to portrait/landscape.

[Hushmina]

ooh and sorry for all the comments, but what camera do you use?

[thomas3120]

@Hushmina Np & thanks :) I use a 3 year old Sony Webbie HD (I think that's what it's called lol)

[Hushmina]

oh and love the videos :)

[Hushmina]

how is the oscilliscope fixing going? :o

[thomas3120]

@Hushmina It's finished...just learning how to use it :)

[TheNews1990]

@thomas3120 no dude you look online and click the windows XP tablet version even though you're running XP home its the same version usually unless they've used XP pro but in most cases it's XP home with added drivers so when on hp's site download the latest drivers for the tablet version they'll work on XP home.

[brettscotland]

Some great finds there mate that snes & nes 2 are mint nice one on getting sparkster rare game

[thomas3120]

@brettscotland Thanks Brett :)

[RetroGameTech]

Wow! And I used to think I was good at scoring bargain retro pickups! lol It looks like everything is in really good condition too. Nice way to kick off the new year!

The original Xbox is built like a tank and rarely fails. They make perfect media and emulation centres. I recommend getting a set of component cables for it so it'll do 720p, softmodding it and installing XBMC, clearing the jewel and doing the remote on/off mod. Great project consoles XD. Let me know if you need any pointers :)

[thomas3120]

@RetroGameTech Yeah Martin, I was blown away when I saw your XBox mod :D

You have a good thing going with getting faulty consoles/systems and fixing them up. Good stuff, always enjoy watching your vids.

[28steryan]

Another site that might intrest you if you've never heard of it is Hack A Day, there are loads of cool mod's on there.

[thomas3120]

@28steryan Thanks Steve, never heard of it. It sounds interesting hehe will definitely check it out :)

[markvergeer]

Thanks for the mention. Using a tablet like this with mame and using this inside an self build arcade cab is the best and most versatile solution. Looking forward to your experiences with this.

[thomas3120]

@markvergeer Np Mark! really liked your setup :)

[TheNews1990]

@thomas3120 also you most likely clicked the drivers for XP home and even though it is XP home it comes with some companies try to make you pay more for a tablet PC version so you'll find your drivers under XP tablet version including the input drivers even though you installed XP home.

[thomas3120]

@TheNews1990 Ahh ok, cool :) Should I look on the XP disc itself or on my HDD?

[EverlastingSponger]

That's some bullshit. I am crazy jealous. I have 3 GWs in my local area and I'm lucky to walk away from them with a couple of N64 carts and a NES Zapper lol. The gaming gods must smile upon you. Great pickups!

[thomas3120]

@EverlastingSponger Thanks man, we have several GWs in my area but they all send electronic stuff, PCs, computers, Video games & systems to one specific GW. So makes it a bit easier than to drive all around looking for stuff. Unfortunately every year I see more and more people looking for gaming stuff (not sure to keep or resell..)

[TheNews1990]

@thomas3120 ya well some companies have it on their site and some leave the drivers on the company who made the hardware in this case touch screen and when support is lost for the hardware you can't usually find it. It's darn impossible.

[nogrules]

Oh wow a snes jr and a top loader nes! Super lucky finds. Way to go!

[thomas3120]

@nogrules thanks nog :)

[Padoca85]

Glad i could help a little man ;) Youve always done such great mods.

[thomas3120]

@Padoca85 thanks padoca

[Kellykellamster]

And by the way, I think you should practice on saying "uh" less often. Just a suggestion, I love the video though!

[thomas3120]

@Kellykellamster Thanks for the comment, I'll take a speech class

[Kellykellamster]

50$, you are amazing.

[TheNews1990]

There is no tablet edition for windows XP, they just use special drivers for the touch screen.

[thomas3120]

@TheNews1990 ahh ok, Hp didn't have it in their download section :/

[tb46667]

great find on Sparkster very rare game

[thomas3120]

@tb46667 ahh , did not know lol..wish it came complete

[atarileaf]

Wow, you did amazing Thomas. I can't believe everything you got for $50. The toploader alone is worth at least that. Very cool, congrats :)

[thomas3120]

@atarileaf Thanks J! :)

[tom611]

Nice pickups! I'd love to get a semi-old tablet on the cheap to play around with.

I'd rather go with other mods for the XBox, like making a slim unit with slot-load drive, and/or ripping games to a larger harddisk to avoid more scratches on the discs. As a media center, the functionality it could provide is rather dated, it can't do HD unless the video is pretty much specifically encoded for XBox, and can't do streaming services directly (like Netflix and Hulu).

[thomas3120]

@tom611 Yeah, this is my 'first' tablet...

Np on HD as I might just make it fit inside a small/mini arcade cabinet

[bb1televator]

Where is this Goodwill you go to? Those are awesome finds! I can't believe how consistently you're finding these high caliber retro games and consoles.

[thomas3120]

@bb1televator It's always hit and miss...a lot of times you go there's crap but every once in a while you find something good :)

[tonedrone4]

@thomas3120 Would you consider selling your nes 2 and controller?

[daafies2]

yesssss, xbox!

[thomas3120]

@daafies2 Hey David, yeah hopefully down the road I'll mod it

[coachmillsblog]

well done.

I have the transfer usb / game save tool needed for the xbox mod. Let me know if you want to borrow it.

[thomas3120]

@coachmillsblog Thanks Mills, that would be awesome :) Is it software? Something I can download?

[Utoobyourself]

Thomas, awesome finds m8. BTW, Im looking For a Japanese Super Famicom in great cosmetic working condition. Would you happen to have one for trade?

[thomas3120]

@Utoobyourself Unfortunately no, just US NTSC snes

[Bylga]

Awsome finds!

[thomas3120]

@Bylga Thanks Bylga!

[Bylga]

@thomas3120 I can not belive you got it for so cheap!

[Sean3614]

First, :)

Give me a call Thomas when you can.

I could help you out with you hp tablet to get the touch to work.

Also, if you want to trade for that Toploader what would be great because, I have been looking for one again.

[75bp]

Very good pick ups

I wish I made a haul like that once in a while.My goodwill sucks so I go to alot of flea markets for stuff.Well take care my friend and have a great weekend

[thomas3120]

@75bp Thanks man, once in a while I get lucky