The TV stand I grew up with for video games had swing-out shelves like that on either side and that’s where we kept all the controllers. In hindsight it wasn’t a very good use of the extra space but it did really dazzle my friends when they came over and saw what was concealed.
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That’s a rad late ‘90s basement game setup.
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Is there anything neat to do with a B&W CRT? UW SWAP Online Auction - Black & White Video Monitor
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Amazing, thanks @treefroggy @exodus @mindleftbody @穴 .
I’ll start keeping an eye out more regularly and dig around this thread for some wisdom.
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Very Jealous. I picked up one of these 13" trinitrons earlier this year off of craigslist. It was for a steal. I got some weird vibes and I should have trusted my gut, because when I got it home it just didn’t have Blue. Any blue color was missing from the picture. The seller swore it looked fine to him. Dude must have been color blind. There is a TV tech in Philly that worked for Sony that may be able to fix it. someday!
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Mind blown
… and he uses Sekiro for an example.
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I actually never knew what they called CRTs in Japan until now. I guess it’s ブラウン管! interesting.
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I like how it’s huge just for a 90’s Nintendo developer to just say “Yes, CRT good. Me like CRT. It glows bright and I like it. Yes we made games for CRT.”
Anyways, For your VHS collection:
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I collect vhs tapes but only home recordings. It’s fun to see what people were recording decades ago. There’s only one thrift store in town that still puts them out. I’m going to be sad when they stop.
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Glad I passed on the CRT I posted earlier in the thread as I’ve just won an auction on this PVM 14N5U! For 60 bucks it’s worth the hour drive I’ll have to make.
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Awesome find, friend!
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$50 buck 14” PVM is definitely worth an hour drive. The best deals are always hours away.
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back when they were still able to be found, many many years ago, i used to steal the used cassettes out of answering machines for sale in thrift stores, which would surprisingly often be very interesting or funny
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That’s such a good idea.
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Thinking now that sakurai may be the closest to a living Satorou Iwata
Not by age, or that he started programming on cards (which Iwata did), but by HAL company culture, all-encompassing knowledge of the process, and having worked closely with him before and during his Nintendo presidency. Though there are a lot of other legends who were undoubtedly close to Iwata.
I wonder how some of our favorite IC people reacted to iwatas passing and if they wrote anything about it. Maybe on gamasutra?
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Went to go pick up my new friend last Friday and the y/c converter I needed came in today!! So far everything looks great and excited to mess around further when I’m off work. Dumping some pics because I’m excited :)
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Just seeing this now: I have a Toshiba set with similar features!
Unfortunately you should probably give up on using an RGB connection. Even if you have the kind of 1980s PC that’s compatible with it (it’s totally incompatible with consoles unless you develop your own converter), the cables are NEAR IMPOSSIBLE to find. Apparently the cables were used in a prop in Star Wars so many fans who want to recreate their own movie-authentic props have destroyed many of something that was already pretty dang uncommon.
But using it as a normal TV has been great! I mostly use mine with my laserdisc player and NES.
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yet another reason for me not to like starwars
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That’s a cute screen!
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