Back in Nam Reviews

[17daysolderthannes]

I have a dead Sonic NOT FOR RESALE cart. Also an NBA Hangtime that refuses to go past the Acclaim logo. I've cleaned the shit out of them to no avail. But I'm not that broken up about it, I've already got a nice copy of Sonic, and JAM is superior to Hangtime anyway.

Those could very well be water damaged, there's nothing you can do to really fix a game that's been dunked in water and corroded to death. I had a Super Gameboy that got corrosion on the Super FX pins (the side pins, not technically super FX) and would run super slow. Once those traces are gone, they're pretty much gone, except maybe in super rare cases you could solder a wire to bridge the corrosion if you really had your heart set on it. It would be especially easy on a Genesis game given the very simple layout.

I put holes beacuse of the "keep out of extreme temperatures" warning. Maybe ill see if the store i buy my games from has spare cases for sale.

Are you keeping them inside? if so, trust me, you are not experiencing extreme temperatures in an enclosed shoebox. Remember, the reason you feel warm under a blanket is because your body is generating heat and it's not escaping. On the other hand, these games don't generate heat when they are being stored, they are only susceptible to outside heat, cold, and moisture. They are much safer in a mostly enclosed box than one with holes in it. Cassette tape boxes work perfectly (the ones with slots, not the small cases themselves), so maybe try to find one that seals fairly well. If it's good enough for magnetic tape, it's probably good enough for solid state electronics.

[17daysolderthannes]

second video corrected, had to put it in 2 parts, let me know if any editing strikes you as really messed up, I didn't really check them because I was too pissed off at iMovie for being a douchebag again. I know the green screen effects are sketchy, that's because Photo Booth isn't the best software for that type of thing.

[jamesdude]

Are you keeping them inside? if so, trust me, you are not experiencing extreme temperatures in an enclosed shoebox. Remember, the reason you feel warm under a blanket is because your body is generating heat and it's not escaping. On the other hand, these games don't generate heat when they are being stored, they are only susceptible to outside heat, cold, and moisture. They are much safer in a mostly enclosed box than one with holes in it. Cassette tape boxes work perfectly (the ones with slots, not the small cases themselves), so maybe try to find one that seals fairly well. If it's good enough for magnetic tape, it's probably good enough for solid state electronics.

Well ill keep that in mind then, ill seal up the holes tommarow i guess. (They are about the size of the ones you find on the top of a pet cage, they arent that huge.)

[jerry coeurl]

Those could very well be water damaged, there's nothing you can do to really fix a game that's been dunked in water and corroded to death. I had a Super Gameboy that got corrosion on the Super FX pins (the side pins, not technically super FX) and would run super slow. Once those traces are gone, they're pretty much gone, except maybe in super rare cases you could solder a wire to bridge the corrosion if you really had your heart set on it. It would be especially easy on a Genesis game given the very simple layout.

Yeah, the label on the Sonic cart looks to be water damaged. I wouldn't be surprised.

[jamesdude]

Hey man if your Back In Nam character gets popular, being that they already made am AVGN vs Nostalgia Critc video. Who would you want to fight?

Id like to see you kick the crap out of the Irate Gamer.

[Knuckle Duster]

Nice cigarette holding skills.Would buy from again!!!A+++++!!!!!~~!

[17daysolderthannes]

Hey man if your Back In Nam character gets popular, being that they already made am AVGN vs Nostalgia Critc video. Who would you want to fight?

Id like to see you kick the crap out of the Irate Gamer.

I'd love to kick the crap out of Irate Gamer...that would be awesome.

Nice cigarette holding skills.Would buy from again!!!A+++++!!!!!~~!

The funny thing is (assuming you aren't being sarcastic) I'm not even a smoker by any stretch of the imagination. I've smoked maybe 2 or 3 packs worth in my life, and that cigarette in the video is actually a gag ink pen that was made to look like a cigarette. It's hella authentic too, it even looks like a real paper filter on the end. I plan on popping the cap off and writing something down at some point as a "WTF!?" gag.

[WarmSignal]

lol. Sounds like a guy I bought some games from at a flea market once, only you're just a bit clearer.

Oh yeah, and just thought I'd mention, since the talk about dead carts. When I was young, a friend and I found a random copy of NBA Jam for SNES and gave it a brutal thrashing on pavement. Popped it in the SNES, and it still worked like a charm.

[Knuckle Duster]

The funny thing is (assuming you aren't being sarcastic) I'm not even a smoker by any stretch of the imagination. I've smoked maybe 2 or 3 packs worth in my life, and that cigarette in the video is actually a gag ink pen that was made to look like a cigarette. It's hella authentic too, it even looks like a real paper filter on the end. I plan on popping the cap off and writing something down at some point as a "WTF!?" gag.

You're holding it like a pen, not a cigarette. It's splitting hairs for sure, but it's noticeable nonetheless.

If Steve McQueen were alive, he would bitch slap you.

[17daysolderthannes]

You're holding it like a pen, not a cigarette. It's splitting hairs for sure, but it's noticeable nonetheless.

If Steve McQueen were alive, he would bitch slap you.

I still don't know the right way to smoke, I hear people talk about it, I watch people, but I don't see the difference. I know I've seen people hold it like that before though...

[Knuckle Duster]

There is no right or wrong way.
Just easy ways to burn your fingers.

I'd hold it like that too...if I was strung out and having a Saturday morning whore's breakfast after a few cases of beer.

General rule of thumb:
"Don't hold the burning paper, it burns."

[TheEdge]

I guess if there was a "non-ghetto" way of holding a cigarette it would be by holding the cigarette butt between your pointer finger and your middle finger.

To hold it in the white trash ghetto urban scum bag way you want to hold the butt of the cigarette with your thumb and pointer and take quick puffs of it as you look around in a paranoid way for the police.

[17daysolderthannes]

I guess if there was a "non-ghetto" way of holding a cigarette it would be by holding the cigarette butt between your pointer finger and your middle finger.

To hold it in the white trash ghetto urban scum bag way you want to hold the butt of the cigarette with your thumb and pointer and take quick puffs of it as you look around in a paranoid way for the police.

well that's what I thought too, but it didn't quite look right when I did a quick camera test, it looked almost too feminine or something. Plus, remember (I didn't really stress it enough in the video) this guy is a crack head vietnam vet, burning himself with a cigarette is the least self destrictive thing he's done this week. I'm kind of going for Lieutenant Dan from Forrest Gump with some drug flashbacks and maybe some other "WTF!?" personality disoders.

[17daysolderthannes]

I'd hold it like that too...if I was strung out and having a Saturday morning whore's breakfast after a few cases of beer.

What is a Saturday morning whore's breakfast? Denny's?

[havok666]

www.xgaming.com

I bought it as a refurb for $99, don't waste your money on the "new" one, the refurb was immaculate and they are all guaranteed for life anyway.

unless you're talking about the Saturn stick, in which case:


"I pity the fool that pays too much for fanboy bullshit controllers"

You got ripped off. X-Arcade is a poorly made piece of junk. And tell me, how is the Saturn Astro City stick a "bullshit fanboy controller?" It's an officially licensed SEGA product with parts made in Japan. It's the real fucking deal end of story. Your X-Arcade has cheap HAPP sticks and buttons made in China. Have fun with your commie piece of trash.