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Fixing things in my console collection, learning as I go. Learn from my mistakes so you don't have to. Finding home for the pieces I no longer have space for. Questions (and advice!) are very welcome.
That was it. Once I enabled passthrough mode the pachinko controller works with the #analogue DUO. Was just a case of RTFM.
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Game Boy (DMG) Link Cable. I already have one, but saw these hanging and remembered they were quite hard to find in Euroland and expensive when found. So I got this as a spare. Even comes with 2 adapters so you can also use it for the non-DMG Game Boys.

JPY 990

#gameboy
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Gacha crap. I was hoping they would have gashapon of consoles but alas. This was PlayStation themed, different miniature games. These were cheaper than most, ¥300 instead of ¥400. What is gashapon? All info can be found on it's Wikipedia page.

JPY 300 each

#playstation #sony #gashapon
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Saturn Bomberman Fight!! Yeah, made a mistake here. I thought it was Saturn Bomberman, the one for 10 players. This one is isometric (why oh why!?) like on Playstation. Will have something to hunt for next time :).

JPY 1650

#saturn #bomberman #hudsonsoft
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Starblade for 3DO. Got this because it was cheap and I need an original 3DO disc to test with the systems I still have and need to sell. And it's a #namco game.

JPY 1980

#3do #namco
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Remember having this as a silver 25 years ago. In uni at the time. Played with my friends. But never managed to hitexplode the game. Attempted again at a game night with friends and on vacation with my nephews, impossible. But definitely worth it's space in my collection.

JPY 4000?

#saturn
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A map to hold HuCards and CDs. Made by PC-Engine magazine. Maybe you could order this from the mag or it was a gift when you subscribed? Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe someone in Japan knows? Found this in a Mangasouko, they had another one in a different size.

JPY 2980

#pcengine #PCエンジン
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Tekken Card Challenger for Wonderswan. I already have this one, but I always kept it in the cabinet in full sunlight, so it is very discoloured. I got this one to swap it with. The other one I plan to sell with one of the extra Wonderswans.

JPY 1000

#wonderswan #bandai #tekken
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Taito Jinsei Game, better known as the board game "Game of Life" (methinks). Very cheaply made, I think this was supposed to be something you can win with an UFO crane game. But it looked fun, something I can play with game nerd friends.

JPY 1500

#taito #boardgames
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Yeah. I tried once with ebay. The only way it to make it more expensive and say shipping included, but doesn't work for cheaper items. Vinted recently added Germany, no?
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Vinted is nice. I try not to use eBay at all (so far. so good) and the buyers on Vinted are much nicer than the cheapskates on the local marketplace.
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Ah, now that you mention it... It has been a year or 2 since I used the DUO. Will give it a try tomorrow. Thanks!
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Coconuts Pachinko controller works just fine on original hardware, so the #analogue DUO seems to only support the normal controllers... I tested it on a #pcengine Duo-R.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A small plastic Kirby plate and leaf shaped Pokemon dish. Saw these at the Off House (often together with hardoff/bookoff in the same building) and could not leave them there.

JPY 110 each

#kirby #pokemon
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Official USB Adapter for the PC-Engine Mini. The mini is known to get blown up easily if you use a wrong USB power supply. Looks very cheap, the adapter itself has no branding on it whatsoever. I guess that is why they gave stickers so you can stick those onto it.

JPY 2000

#pcengine
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
WiiU USB Microphone. Got this on the first day, probably wouldn't have if it was a later day. Only reason was because it was very cheap and I don't have it yet. Can it be used as a normal USB mic?

JPY 600

#wiiu #controllers
November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Virtual Boy AC Adapter Tap. This was in a showcase at a Mangasouko I think. I already have one. But I have an extra VB that only has the battery pack, so maybe whomever buys that VB will want this as well. It was not that expensive.

JPY 3300

#virtualboy
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Virtual Boy Eyeshade. OG, new. This was a suprise find. At a #surugaya, casually lying next to a shrink-wrapped Saturn. Like finding gold in a river. And I really needed one. Much better than my homemade neoprene one.

JPY 2560

#virtualboy
November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Same #hardoff, same price. Big Gundam fan here. Used to play with Gunpla when I was young too (after getting bored with cars and planes). Love the anime how the good are not always good and the bad are not always bad (not the ones made for kids).

JPY 1

#gundam #laserdisc
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Terminator 2 LaserDisc Single. No idea what is on it, can only store 20mins of video. But hey, it was there for ¥100 and I don't have any LD Singles yet. Found at #hardoff JUNK section. And when I went to pay for it, I got a nice suprise...

JPY 1

#laserdisc
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
PC-Engine Core Grafx II. The best looking #pcengine? Found this in the back of a JUNK shelf at #hardoff. Sold as "JUNK" because it doesn't come with an AV cable and PSU. Gas from the cable melted the case on the bottom a bit before they repacked it. Can't hurt to have 1 more...

JPY 11000
November 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Got a yellow Switch Lite (¥12500), now daughters can both play at the same time (will need to mod it). Mr.Driller Encore (¥3200, called Drill land in the west) coz I have to own all Mr.Driller games. Tetris 99 (¥3480) so I can play it online on the Switch2.

#switch #mrdriller #tetris
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM