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[LynxVGL]

Hi all. Been on a retro kick lately and got my CV up and running and enjoying some great Carts. I've had my CV since release and it has been a ball recently getting "new" carts for it. So I troll eBay looking for title to add to and complete my collection.

Recently I've added these classics:

Gorf
Gateway to Apshai
Miner 2049'er
Star Trek (AT LAST)
Tutankham
and Frogger.


Most I've been trying to keep under $10 in the purchase price, loose.

Today I bit the bullet on a loose Galaxian for $19.99.

I prefer to play with my SAC controllers instead of the normal ones. My CV came with white ADAM Controllers. WHen I pulled my SAC's out of storage, I found one doesn't have functionality in the buttons, and one joystick is sloppy to say the least. My question is how hard is it to repair SAC controllers?

Also, I keep toying with bidding on a roller controller, so I can add Centipede and Omega Race to the collection, thoughts?

This summer I plan on making covers and using UGC's for my new loose carts, it bugs me that over a The Cover Project most of the box art is from CBS European games and not the US releases, any hints on some good sources. I want that great Star Trek box art for my loose cart badly.

[Yurkie]

LynxVGL, on Mon May 30, 2011 2:25 PM, said:

Hi all. Been on a retro kick lately and got my CV up and running and enjoying some great Carts. I've had my CV since release and it has been a ball recently getting "new" carts for it. So I troll eBay looking for title to add to and complete my collection.

Recently I've added these classics:

Gorf
Gateway to Apshai
Miner 2049'er
Star Trek (AT LAST)
Tutankham
and Frogger.


Most I've been trying to keep under $10 in the purchase price, loose.

Today I bit the bullet on a loose Galaxian for $19.99.

I prefer to play with my SAC controllers instead of the normal ones. My CV came with white ADAM Controllers. WHen I pulled my SAC's out of storage, I found one doesn't have functionality in the buttons, and one joystick is sloppy to say the least. My question is how hard is it to repair SAC controllers?

Also, I keep toying with bidding on a roller controller, so I can add Centipede and Omega Race to the collection, thoughts?

This summer I plan on making covers and using UGC's for my new loose carts, it bugs me that over a The Cover Project most of the box art is from CBS European games and not the US releases, any hints on some good sources. I want that great Star Trek box art for my loose cart badly.

$20 for a Galaxian loose cart is a heck of a great deal.

Something is probably broken with the joystick and not repairable. The fire buttons can be dissembled and cleaned and put back together.

What is UGC's ? What is The Cover Project?

[Ikrananka]

LynxVGL, on Mon May 30, 2011 2:25 PM, said:

Hi all. Been on a retro kick lately and got my CV up and running and enjoying some great Carts. I've had my CV since release and it has been a ball recently getting "new" carts for it. So I troll eBay looking for title to add to and complete my collection.

Recently I've added these classics:

Gorf
Gateway to Apshai
Miner 2049'er
Star Trek (AT LAST)
Tutankham
and Frogger.


Most I've been trying to keep under $10 in the purchase price, loose.

Today I bit the bullet on a loose Galaxian for $19.99.

I prefer to play with my SAC controllers instead of the normal ones. My CV came with white ADAM Controllers. WHen I pulled my SAC's out of storage, I found one doesn't have functionality in the buttons, and one joystick is sloppy to say the least. My question is how hard is it to repair SAC controllers?

Also, I keep toying with bidding on a roller controller, so I can add Centipede and Omega Race to the collection, thoughts?

This summer I plan on making covers and using UGC's for my new loose carts, it bugs me that over a The Cover Project most of the box art is from CBS European games and not the US releases, any hints on some good sources. I want that great Star Trek box art for my loose cart badly.

The SAC controllers are easy to dismantle but a little trickle to reassemble (it is tricky to get all the parts aligned as one tries to put the two halves of the controller back together). That said, I have done it quite a number of times so it can't be that difficult. I would suggest dismantling the controller, check for any broken parts, clean and condition any contacts (deOxit is great for that), and reassemble ensuring everything is aligned. I found that my controllers could be made to feel better (e.g. not as sloppy) and more responsive by following this method.

[LynxVGL]

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$20 for a Galaxian loose cart is a heck of a great deal.

Something is probably broken with the joystick and not repairable. The fire buttons can be dissembled and cleaned and put back together.

What is UGC's ? What is The Cover Project?
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UGC's are Universal Game Cases. Plastic Cases that let you print a new label to store carts. Kinda like what carts used to be in at Blockbuster.

The Cover Project (www.thecoverproject.net) is an online database of game box art remade for printing new DVD cases (for current gen systems) and UGC's for Old systems. Check it out.

[Yurkie]

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The Cover Project (www.thecoverproject.net) is an online database of game box art remade for printing new DVD cases (for current gen systems) and UGC's for Old systems. Check it out.

Do ColecoVision carts fit properly in the UGCs? A picture of a ColecoVision cart seated in a UGC would be appreciated if you get a chance to post one.

If the carts fit well in these cases, I think it might be a nice alternative for homebrews.

[LynxVGL]

Yurkie, on Tue May 31, 2011 7:12 AM, said:

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The Cover Project (www.thecoverproject.net) is an online database of game box art remade for printing new DVD cases (for current gen systems) and UGC's for Old systems. Check it out.

Do ColecoVision carts fit properly in the UGCs? A picture of a ColecoVision cart seated in a UGC would be appreciated if you get a chance to post one.

If the carts fit well in these cases, I think it might be a nice alternative for homebrews.

The only carts that don't fit (or I'm told) is NES games. A minor mod to the case lets NES carts fit snuggly. Pics to come.

Edited by LynxVGL, Tue May 31, 2011 4:31 PM.

[LynxVGL]

LynxVGL, on Tue May 31, 2011 4:26 PM, said:

Yurkie, on Tue May 31, 2011 7:12 AM, said:

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The Cover Project (www.thecoverproject.net) is an online database of game box art remade for printing new DVD cases (for current gen systems) and UGC's for Old systems. Check it out.

Do ColecoVision carts fit properly in the UGCs? A picture of a ColecoVision cart seated in a UGC would be appreciated if you get a chance to post one.

If the carts fit well in these cases, I think it might be a nice alternative for homebrews.

The only carts that don't fit (or I'm told) is NES games. A minor mod to the case lets NES carts fit snuggly. Pics to come.

Sample with N64 cart.

[ozma wars]

hi there
and where to find the UCG gameboxes ?
thanks. Max

[Yurkie]

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Sample with N64 cart.

The reason I asked for a picture of a ColecoVision cart inserted into a UGC is that I couldn't find one with Google. I thought if you had some UGCs and a ColecoVision cart, you could snap a pic and post it.

[Yurkie]

ozma wars, on Wed Jun 1, 2011 5:52 AM, said:

hi there
and where to find the UCG gameboxes ?
thanks. Max

Google "Universal Game Case" without the quotes.

[LynxVGL]

Yurkie, on Wed Jun 1, 2011 6:11 AM, said:

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Sample with N64 cart.

The reason I asked for a picture of a ColecoVision cart inserted into a UGC is that I couldn't find one with Google. I thought if you had some UGCs and a ColecoVision cart, you could snap a pic and post it.

This is a sample of the CBS Zaxxon release insert for a UGC.

[Murph74]

Hey Yurkie-- this thread mentions 2600 games fit "pretty well" without modification, so I'd assume most Colecovision game would fit 'pretty well' too. But yeah, if someone has one, pictures would be nice!

Edit: Also just noticed Ozma's thread... appears to be discussing the same thing! DOH!

Edited by Murph74, Wed Jun 1, 2011 12:55 PM.

[ozma wars]

I got some UCG game carts because John Dondzila use them to fit his Vectrex (superb) games.
The UCG case is not intended for our (and 2600) beloved carts.
Because of the size the cart fits , of course, but cannot be fixed.
The best still is to find the old VHS cases, very rare now.
Any suggest for alternative solutions will be very much appreciated.
Max