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Misc. => Other Gaming => Topic started by: Paul-FC on December 31, 2008, 11:48:38 am

Title: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: Paul-FC on December 31, 2008, 11:48:38 am
i few days ago me and my dad where at the swap-meet and we saw a TG-16 at a video game both and he wanted $40 for it..so my dad said hmmm thats a bit too much and i agreed but my dad is a great talker so he got the guy to drop the price to $25
so we bought it.......
but 2 years ago we found a TG-16 at a yard sale for $1.....
so we brought both of my TG-16s out and what do ya know they are different.... :o

ok so here is both of them.....$1 one to the left $25 one to the right
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/popibros1/100_2274.jpg)

BUT WAIT WHATS UP WITH THE CONTROLLER PORTS

$1 one
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/popibros1/100_2276.jpg)

$25 one
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/popibros1/100_2277.jpg)

O_O
whats up with that?

again

$25 one
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/popibros1/100_2279.jpg)

$1 one
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/popibros1/100_2282.jpg)

and that's not all here's the controllers!

$1 one to the left $25 one to the right
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/popibros1/100_2286.jpg)

heres the ports

$25 one to the left $1 one to the right
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/popibros1/100_2287.jpg)

personally i like the core grafix better then both of them
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/popibros1/100_2288.jpg)


well plz tell me whatsup?

BTW: look at the game that i got with the $25 one
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/popibros1/100_2284.jpg)
man bonk is sooooo fun!  :D
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: UglyJoe on December 31, 2008, 11:57:05 am
It looks like the $25 one has some kind of adapter stuck in its controller port.
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: nurd on December 31, 2008, 12:06:19 pm
What is a swap meet.
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: Paul-FC on December 31, 2008, 12:08:48 pm
Quote from: nurd on December 31, 2008, 12:06:19 pm
What is a swap meet.

-_-' its like a HUEG lot of yard sales
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: nurd on December 31, 2008, 12:11:47 pm
Yeah, it looks like the metal pins of a controller, or something, are just stuck in the port.
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: FamicomFreak on December 31, 2008, 12:14:32 pm
Yeah I was about to mention that. Have you tried pulling it out?
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: 133MHz on December 31, 2008, 12:20:48 pm
Indeed, the controller plug broke and got stuck inside the controller port. Pull it out with a pair of pliers.
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: Paul-FC on December 31, 2008, 12:23:08 pm
my dad keeps saying it looks like a factory job......it isnt?
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: 133MHz on December 31, 2008, 12:25:05 pm
It isn't. It's the male part of the controller plug that got stuck inside the socket.
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: nurd on December 31, 2008, 12:25:29 pm
Pull it out, it's broken controller plug pins. :D
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: Paul-FC on December 31, 2008, 12:46:19 pm
well he got it out.....you guys where right thanks!! :D
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: satoshi_matrix on January 02, 2009, 06:57:50 pm
I'd like to know more about this swap meet you went to. Was it like a flea market? I've never heard of organized garage sales.
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: mobiusclimber on January 31, 2009, 03:22:58 pm
LOL this happened to my first TG16. Dropped it off a shelf (cuz the stupid controller cord is so short) and the pin connector from the controller broke off in the port. XD
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: Paul-FC on January 31, 2009, 03:45:00 pm
Quote from: mobiusclimber on January 31, 2009, 03:22:58 pm
LOL this happened to my first TG16. Dropped it off a shelf (cuz the stupid controller cord is so short) and the pin connector from the controller broke off in the port. XD

haha thats funny :D
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: mobiusclimber on January 31, 2009, 04:04:48 pm
Man I didn't think it was funny when I did it. And no pliers, I actually pulled it out w/ my fingers. Cut two cuticles doing that. XD
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: jimhmphry on January 31, 2009, 05:54:04 pm
got one off of evilbay  about a month ago had the same thing happen i just super glued it back on the controller works great!
Title: Re: theres 2 different versions of the Turbo Grafix 16 system? =O
Post by: Doc on February 01, 2009, 12:07:35 pm
A swap meet is like a flea market, in that people sell old junk for prices that are completely ridiculous. Sometimes you'll find great finds, like those two systems pictured above, but other times you'll mostly find an NES without any hookups and a broken flap for like $75. Being the sucker that I am, I often go when one comes around. Ya' never know.
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