Tim Beepfixer

Oops I did it again😇Another full post &📽️on a Xbox original HDD build🎮A tiny 160GB this time! 101 full games & 400+ arcade classics! Smart curation vs raw storage. See the full build & plan your own 📰Detailed post: beepfixer.com/best-of-og-xbo… 📽️Overview: youtu.be/BHA2kXwvgwE

@Johnneh_80 @exQUIZitely It did until it started deleting the mp3 files even if they were masked as something else, haha :)

@exQUIZitely Geocities ruled

I dabbled a bit with homepages in the 90s. Not on a professional level or for commercial projects, but mainly for setting up a Dungeons & Dragons page for our group and later a private homepage. It was certainly a Wild West vibe back then, with some of the most cringeworthy websites - including mine, I’m sure. Typical elements of any amateur site included: 1) The counter (“You are visitor number…”) 2) The “under construction” GIF 3) The email GIF 4) Link4Link exchange banners Some counters incremented +1 on every page reload, so you could easily inflate your numbers. Others were a bit more advanced and only counted real visits. Some had the most "oh God, my eyes!" layouts and worst color choices, such as red font on blue backgrounds, the eternal sin. As cringe as they look from today’s perspective, I’d love to have kept mine, just for shits and giggles. Did you have your own site? If so, what was it for?

@exQUIZitely Remember how MacroMedia Flash 4.0 changed the world and we got Web 2.0? - Absolutely hate Adobe for buying Macromedia and running it into the ground.

@usa_retro @hitmanmcc also you posted how to do it, the store button. Hold it down perhaps, that should bring up the scan. If i hadn't seen that I'd have suggested pressing all 4 those buttons, or a combination of them. but yep, scan and store the signal channel.

@usa_retro @hitmanmcc sorry saw the post late, but what Andre said! Had this TV (not when it came out) + as far as Philips TV's its beautiful but a gadget really, very limited compared to age peers. EU scanning is default, as many countries and frequencies. Any TV you had to scan/store channels.

Are there any PAL experts out there? I've got this PAL TV with PAL gear but nothing is syncing. PAL TV, PAL N64, & PAL RF adapter.

@FrostzMonkey weee hello little buggers :) I actually have plenty of those (not the same kind but similar) crawling around here.. fun in any case though, always making me smile.

I want to take one home. Think I could sneak one out of here?

@UnpluggedRetro @evilnoob @RichardZen112 @cskiles @duhmez @PcollectorPs @retrogaminggeek @FFANTASYacc @LoveRetroBTW @gamesyouloved @IamNevG @nachovonbaron @bxskullz @Matt_The_Last @AltTabRL @Nintendork9 @trodgeMEMES @gnarcader @ch1llface @CPCGAMINGDEMOS Yeah, I have it a little easier though- I don't play current gen machines for that reason too. I really like deal hunting, and it's just not the same digital as digging out some game or cartridge on a flea market/boot/garage sale. Plenty of times I'll get multiple copies that way

@beepfixer @evilnoob @RichardZen112 @cskiles @duhmez @PcollectorPs @retrogaminggeek @FFANTASYacc @LoveRetroBTW @gamesyouloved @IamNevG @nachovonbaron @bxskullz @Matt_The_Last @AltTabRL @Nintendork9 @trodgeMEMES @gnarcader @ch1llface @CPCGAMINGDEMOS Me too. If I can buy the game physically at decent price I will.

#ff @VGMHero @BigLipRadio @virtualmage17 @TwinzDynamic @ColonelFalcon @MidlifeCrysis_ @Retron8 @PremiumHeart88 @superjude81 @theWellRedMage @WatsonRPGs @MoonPieDreams @StrangeVision99 @JohnnyJoystick @JoypadLadShop @The_Top_Loader @sincespacies @strikeboujie @RoleSite

@bxskullz @UnpluggedRetro @evilnoob @RichardZen112 @cskiles @duhmez @PcollectorPs @retrogaminggeek @FFANTASYacc @LoveRetroBTW @gamesyouloved @IamNevG @nachovonbaron @Matt_The_Last @AltTabRL @Nintendork9 @trodgeMEMES @gnarcader @ch1llface @CPCGAMINGDEMOS Samesies.. actually I like matured piracy cracking scenes like the C64 scene that still has the sport/race among crackers and sees new commercial releases. There it's common to have the crack verified but not spread in the first months so the game can sell to support the devs.

@UnpluggedRetro @beepfixer @evilnoob @RichardZen112 @cskiles @duhmez @PcollectorPs @retrogaminggeek @FFANTASYacc @LoveRetroBTW @gamesyouloved @IamNevG @nachovonbaron @Matt_The_Last @AltTabRL @Nintendork9 @trodgeMEMES @gnarcader @ch1llface @CPCGAMINGDEMOS I’ll try to watch this once I get some WiFi but I stand on both sides of the fence I love collecting physical media but I am not opposed running emulators for those harder to find games. I did at one point have a full N64 rom library w/ ps1/2.

@UnpluggedRetro @evilnoob @RichardZen112 @cskiles @duhmez @PcollectorPs @retrogaminggeek @FFANTASYacc @LoveRetroBTW @gamesyouloved @IamNevG @nachovonbaron @bxskullz @Matt_The_Last @AltTabRL @Nintendork9 @trodgeMEMES @gnarcader @ch1llface @CPCGAMINGDEMOS Oh I'll buy anything I spend more then 30 minutes and enjoy - If you like it you buy is the motto I grew up with. But yeah like its just so convenient to have an xbox center stage, kinda like I know a lot of people have a Pi or similar - i just like it being a real actual console

@beepfixer @evilnoob @RichardZen112 @cskiles @duhmez @PcollectorPs @retrogaminggeek @FFANTASYacc @LoveRetroBTW @gamesyouloved @IamNevG @nachovonbaron @bxskullz @Matt_The_Last @AltTabRL @Nintendork9 @trodgeMEMES @gnarcader @ch1llface @CPCGAMINGDEMOS Oh I don’t care. Play the games however you want. Retro games are pricey as hell now.

@UnpluggedRetro @evilnoob @RichardZen112 @cskiles @duhmez @PcollectorPs @retrogaminggeek @FFANTASYacc @LoveRetroBTW @gamesyouloved @IamNevG @nachovonbaron @bxskullz @Matt_The_Last @AltTabRL @Nintendork9 @trodgeMEMES @gnarcader @ch1llface @CPCGAMINGDEMOS I know ROMs are a hot topic sometimes, and for the record I did collect the full Xbox PAL library in tangible media.. but, it's also my go to when I do want a quick Atari, or Amiga, or CDi, etc. game to play on the TV

@beepfixer @evilnoob @RichardZen112 @cskiles @duhmez @PcollectorPs @retrogaminggeek @FFANTASYacc @LoveRetroBTW @gamesyouloved @IamNevG @nachovonbaron @bxskullz @Matt_The_Last @AltTabRL @Nintendork9 @trodgeMEMES @gnarcader @ch1llface @CPCGAMINGDEMOS Ohhh good answer. Modded consoles are the best!

@RoleSite @RetroToshi @nachovonbaron @Nintendork10 @kryfton @gh0stmikesBr0ke @BergeauxStormie oh, memory triggers -> Slope did a REALLY good docco on this game's history ; youtube.com/watch?v=P0rYqG…

@beepfixer @RetroToshi @nachovonbaron @Nintendork10 @kryfton @gh0stmikesBr0ke @BergeauxStormie At first I was thinking spelunker. But didn’t recognize the GIF. Nice pick. I vaguely remember that game

#FF @VGMHero @UnpluggedRetro @BigLipRadio @FrostzMonkey @MrSushiHut @JohnnyJoystick @JohnsonHusky @MoonPieDreams @OGSegaSteve @AhmedK_117 @Retron8 @The_Top_Loader @sincespacies @gnarcader @XRPee1983 I probably missed some but have limited signal.

@cliffsrepaircor It'll save you the advice of people telling you to cook/boil the original belt in water -> those o-rings/gaskets you'll find in every hardware store for a few cents each (or a bag of 100 for like 2 bucks in china)

@cliffsrepaircor Good luck mate, sounds like you'll have fun :) If I was a betting man I'd say edge traces is probably the culprit - oh ps, if you do need to work on the Thomson - 26mm x 1.5mm is the right size o-ring/gasket to replace the belt that open/closes the drive. all other brands 22x1.5

Got this as a free Xbox and I'm scratching my head about this because the motherboard and power supply look to be in good shape and the only thing that looks to be bad is the original shell so I'm rather curious if the original show is causing some kind of short I didn't power the system on myself whenever I hear that I have a system that's acting up I like to inspect it before doing anything else so I'm curious to see if anything bad would actually happen since essentially all the bottom is just a ground plane but switching things that would be a good idea too

@cliffsrepaircor Yep, that always works, run it to luke warm, couple of minutes without the fan - easy peasy lemon squeezy :) but hot air will work too (avoid a hairblower though -> static). Yeah I love Googone, its just hard to come by outside of the states - but - wd40 + IPA does the trick too

Actually it's funny that you mentioned that the goo be gone seems to work the best for me at least in my experience if you don't want to turn the system on you can hit the heat sink with just a little bit of hot air to warm it up a little bit and give it a slight twist and pop it off

@sincespacies @The_Top_Loader @RetroToshi @VGMHero @superjude81 @Nintendork9 @BagKarlie @NataliaGamer4 @HyruleIsEVIL @SuperSisi @ColonelFalcon @american80s @TesseractUnfold @SoraxSpace :) I truely enjoyed when you pointed me to those vids a few weeks back - would not mind more of that :)

@beepfixer @The_Top_Loader @RetroToshi @VGMHero @superjude81 @Nintendork9 @BagKarlie @NataliaGamer4 @HyruleIsEVIL @SuperSisi @ColonelFalcon @american80s @TesseractUnfold @SoraxSpace A junkyard huh? I think I know a thing or two about those. 😂

#FF (BIG ANNOUCEMENT) ⚒️ @The_Top_Loader 🗾 @RetroToshi 🍺 @VGMHero 📣 @beepfixer ❄️ @superjude81 🔎 @Nintendork9 🍫 @BagKarlie 🥃 @NataliaGamer4 🍷 @HyruleIsEVIL 🍑 @SuperSisi 🦅 @ColonelFalcon 📕 @american80s 🕹️ @TesseractUnfold 👔 @SoraxSpace

@RoleSite @RetroToshi @nachovonbaron @Nintendork10 @kryfton @gh0stmikesBr0ke @BergeauxStormie Oh, that's an easy answer bud - firstly though thanks for the tag, and a lot of really nice people in this list!!! If you don't already recognize the gif.. it's probably one of the best games to come out of 1984 and addictive to play even for newcommers! I enjoyed it on C64 btw

@beepfixer @RetroToshi @nachovonbaron @Nintendork10 @kryfton @gh0stmikesBr0ke @BergeauxStormie

@TwinzDynamic Oooh, if you're in the UK -> CEX has a lot of them literally starting at pennies - now's the time to start - If I still had access to buying stuff in the UK like I did years back, it would be something I'd be picking up to collect for sure!

@beepfixer Hehe We all go through thinking our memories are awful. Truth be told our is awful 😅 Skylanders bundle aye. We never did get into collecting them, however, we would like to

Some consoles come in all sorts of colours, such as Nintendo's Wii, (mostly purchased in white) But, despite the system officially being sold with four colours, we have to ask ourselves if we've ever seen a blue unit? have you ever seen, or better still, owned a blue one?

@Nintendork9 @TesseractUnfold @sincespacies @The_Top_Loader @RetroToshi @VGMHero @superjude81 @BagKarlie @NataliaGamer4 @HyruleIsEVIL @SuperSisi @ColonelFalcon @american80s @SoraxSpace @TesseractUnfold is 100% right to call that out @sincespacies @Nintendork9 put your YT link in this text (pic) because that is always right to the post on X or shows when people hover over your name! FYI I really love @Nintendork9 's YT, I repair tons but never arcade machines

@TesseractUnfold @sincespacies @The_Top_Loader @RetroToshi @VGMHero @beepfixer @superjude81 @BagKarlie @NataliaGamer4 @HyruleIsEVIL @SuperSisi @ColonelFalcon @american80s @SoraxSpace Oh yeah I did weeks ago i already did three videos

@UnpluggedRetro @evilnoob @RichardZen112 @cskiles @duhmez @PcollectorPs @retrogaminggeek @FFANTASYacc @LoveRetroBTW @gamesyouloved @IamNevG @nachovonbaron @bxskullz @Matt_The_Last @AltTabRL @Nintendork9 @trodgeMEMES @gnarcader @ch1llface @CPCGAMINGDEMOS Awesome video Unplugged! Easy pick: The Original Xbox, since besides it's own gigantic library, it will also play every relevant retro console (and then some) in emulation up to PS1/N64 (ok, that gen with some issues, but anything up to that super smooth).

@evilnoob @RichardZen112 @cskiles @duhmez @PcollectorPs @retrogaminggeek @FFANTASYacc @LoveRetroBTW @beepfixer @gamesyouloved @IamNevG @nachovonbaron @bxskullz @Matt_The_Last @AltTabRL @Nintendork9 @trodgeMEMES @gnarcader @ch1llface @CPCGAMINGDEMOS

@cliffsrepaircor Hmm, honestly give GooGone a try - or WD40 if you're not in the states, both do magic after soaking. I cut size of the pad in 2-3 layers of toilet paper, drench in wd40 and soak. works for board and alu-blocks - try on the aluminum first to see how you like that method :)

@beepfixer Actually something new and interesting that I've been playing with is taking scrunched up tin foil of course removing the bracket and you start rubbing it back and forth and I'll remove rust pretty quick and leave a clean surface