Greg Dick

Engineer and Manager
Family man of many hobbies. Current hobby is crt/retrogaming.

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

@strictnyne This makes me so happy!

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

N64 cartridge angled mounts! Can't get nearly as much overlap as nes, but I'm still happy with it.

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

I successfully installed an NESRGB v4 in my toploader. It was a struggle there for a little bit because I had to replace my cpu. Good to have that one under my belt!

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

@ggcaptain Thanks! I threw it up on thingiverse here just now. There's also a spacer to help get the right vertical spacing.

https://t.co/mMNckQPd0l

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

I'm playing around with #3Dprinting wall mounts for cartridges. I'm pretty happy with these angled mounts for nes carts. I did the math to get the perfect overlap to still see the entire label!
#retrogaming

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

@PointerFunction 😮Oh no! I use 3m command strips for everything and have for years. Never had a problem, but using multiple on a single object does get tricky. I usually go with the 3m command velcro tabs for stuff like that.

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

@iequalshane I felt this pain during GT7 as well. At least give us a standing start!

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

@iFixRetro @collingall Did you run into any problems? I just did a v4 in a toploader and the nesrgb board won't boot. My only lead right now is updating the mcu firmware to 2.1.

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

Gambled on a sketchy looking, too good to be true eBay listing. Turned out to be a legit conker's bad fur day for $25 shipped 😲

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

I was so excited to pick up this non- working shining force 2 cart and get a chance to revive it. Narrowed it down to a broken trace. Quick repair and a new battery holder and I got myself the best strategy rpg for cheap!

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

All but one just needed a quick ipa swab. The last one needed an eraser on the pcb. Four of them have small nicks on the wires that I'll come back to. This makes me wonder how many of these perfectly fine controllers get thrown away.

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

I bought 17 genesis controllers across 3 lots. All cheap because they were listed as non-working. Every single one just needed its contacts cleaned. Now I have 17 very clean and very functional genesis controllers.

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

When it's my turn to pick for family game night, I like to expand their horizons. Yes, I just bought 4 sets of dk bongos 😆

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

@PointerFunction I'm using dawn dish detergent right now, the blue stuff. I tried using diluted simple green, but I think it might've been a little too harsh, and the smell was getting to me. I'll still scrub some stuff with a toothbrush and soap after, but I've been happy with the results.

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

Before and after running 4 genesis controllers through the ultrasonic cleaner. They didn't even seem that dirty to begin with!

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

This n64 controller was in pretty good shape except this bit of gunk made the A button stick, so the original owner considered it broken. A quick clean and it's good as new!

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

Trying out my first snes ppu swap!

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

Just a couple freshly cleaned nes dogbone controllers.

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

Deep cleaning controllers never gets old! It always amazes me how crusty these things get.

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

They actually had a lot of fun with it when we tested out all the different modes. It was a great time!

[Greg Dick @g_the_engineer]

I subscribe to the "never just let your kids win so they know it's real when they do" parenting style. Tonight, I introduced them to goldeneye on n64. 😆