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Sega Game Gear Restoration
After repairing my Samsung monitor I looked for something else to work on and decided to have a go at seeing if I could pick up a faulty Sega Game Gear for a cheap price. Looking on eBay I found a listing by japan_4_you that was $9.73 plus shipping. The Game Gear was listed as not working and without the lens cover.
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Master System II 3D Glasses
I had been thinking about adding 3D Glasses support to the Sega Master System II for a while now as I had an extra adapter lying around but while searching around on how this can be done I came across this thread on SMSPower which talked about a reproduction board. The thread links to the circuit and instructions at Circuit Board.
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Samsung SyncMaster 226BW Repair
One day I turned my monitor on and it started flickering really quickly. After around 30 seconds or so it would come right until I turned it of again. I didn’t get a video of it but it was the same as this video. I have had the monitor for almost ten years, so I am not surprised to see it begin to die. After leaving it for a few days and then finally got around to looking up the problem.
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Zero Tolerance Link Cable
Zero Tolerance is first person shooter for the Sega Mega Drive that supported multiplayer via a system link cable. However this system link cable is rare and difficult to find as it was sold separately.
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Atari 7800 AV Modification
I saw an Atari 7800 for sale on TradeMe and I had never owned one before, so I decided to place a bid of $95. It came with 3 paddle controllers (only one had the ‘knob’), a two button Atari controller, power supply and the game cart Combat. The game also had the manual and box but the box has seen better days.