Looks a nice bit of kit and is selling for a decent price this time around, tempted just by the fact it comes with Super Turrican Director's Cut. Might grab one at some point, but at the minute I think any cash would be better invested in an OSSC at the moment. Meaning to pick one up myself at some point.
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Originally posted by speedlolita View PostI'm not aware of a generation of electronics being wiped out yet, no.
Per case scenarios yes but properly stored I don't see why my hardware won't outlast me.
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Most of them are yellowed and look disgusting though and you don't know how they'll fare down the line. Look at amiga 1200s; every one of them is dead or dying unless they have all their capacitors replaced. Not saying Nintendos will do that specific thing but to think they'll live forever in a state you'd be happy to have on display in your home seems unlikely.
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That’s due to flame retardant in the plastic and happens to a lot of similar machines with light coloured plastics. Capacitor failures are usually down to lack of use or incase of the 90s japanese stuff, opting for different caps which later found to have issues with the electrolytes used.
My old Atari and Intelli stuff from the late 70s worked fine. They are way older than the SNES.
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Originally posted by vanpeebles View PostThat’s due to flame retardant in the plastic and happens to a lot of similar machines with light coloured plastics. Capacitor failures are usually down to lack of use or incase of the 90s japanese stuff, opting for different caps which later found to have issues with the electrolytes used.
My old Atari and Intelli stuff from the late 70s worked fine. They are way older than the SNES.
It's good that companies like this are having a stab at preserving consoles that ar still in circulation. As that number dwindles, people may need to rely on memory to determine if their emulation/SoC/FPGA efforts are accurate.
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Originally posted by randombs View Postall kinds of consoles are dying or will die, even if your 70s stuff is still working(which is great by the way!).
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There's plenty of stuff to be wary of with old electronics. Lasers, motors, EEPROMs, capacitors and switches all have a finite lifespan. I'm not too bothered about the cart based systems but anything reliant on discs needs to be looked as being on the countdown to extinction. Stuff like the Rhea, GDEMU, The SD addon for the PC Engine and the forthcoming Saturn disc emulator are going to become essentials for retro heads.
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