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Post by ls650 on Feb 12, 2015 10:20:58 GMT -5
Are there any sellers of Multicarts that you could recommend? After doing some searching, I've found a couple of places but are unsure of their reputation and reliability....
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Post by darrin9999 on Feb 12, 2015 10:41:14 GMT -5
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Post by centaura on Feb 12, 2015 15:28:24 GMT -5
Yes, Johannes-madtronix is a good pro. On the other hand, I got a multicart from Andrew Coleman vectrex.playntradeonline.com and very happy with. (very fast sending, usually; though not a lot of communication) |
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Post by 50tbrd on Feb 12, 2015 18:59:41 GMT -5
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Post by centaura on Feb 13, 2015 5:21:10 GMT -5
Yes, the Mateos MVBD was my logical next step after test some carts. I am in this line from first launches. This cart count with very nice features: you can join two memory banks to record 64K roms, or you can use the pause button (even for Minestorm, case you use an empty bank). Moreover, the iteration with computer couldn´t be esier. MVBD is a must, for me. Returning to the pre-recorded multicarts, the legendary Sean Kelly v.2 is worthy of mention. Very expensive to get (if you want it just now!), although I think Sean continues making them from time to time. And there is the Vectrom, too. With games selection by multi-switch.. Not the favorite system for people, but also functional. You see, ls650, possibilities are wide here, about interesting cart systems. |
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Post by 50tbrd on Feb 18, 2015 17:03:39 GMT -5
I've been meaning to post a picture of the games I got last week.  |
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Post by andygarton on Feb 19, 2015 4:06:00 GMT -5
I'm jealous! I still can't get in touch with the Revival guy - I suspect he's sold out of the LE/VIPs actually even thought they're still on the shop site. Are yours number 20 of 20 by any chance?
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Post by 50tbrd on Feb 19, 2015 4:38:54 GMT -5
The 20/20s will probably be saved for ebay or someone willing to pay more than the list value. Mine are 10/20 and 16/20 for the VIP. Protector LE was purchased separately, number 69/100.
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Post by andygarton on Feb 26, 2015 9:59:42 GMT -5
My collection(s) outgrew my little shelf:  |
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Post by ls650 on Feb 26, 2015 11:53:31 GMT -5
I received my multi-cart yesterday: it's the Sean Kelly V2.0 Multicart. The price was $70 US + shipping. It seems to work well, and has all the older commercial ROMS, a few of the older Dondzila homebrews, and some demos.
The one negative is that once I load a ROM, it looks to me as though I have to power cycle the Vectrex to load something different. To save wear on the power/volume knob, I use the reset power on my surge protector power bar.
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Post by cNp on Feb 27, 2015 3:32:07 GMT -5
Lovely stuff Andy... growing fast, and nice looking box quality as well. cNp |
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Post by mostlyharmless on Mar 14, 2015 13:36:46 GMT -5
Not the newest pictures and they don't include the machines. (Boxed MB, loose MB, GCE and Bandai) maybe another MB.. not sure =P Attachments:
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Post by VECTREXER on Mar 15, 2015 18:29:30 GMT -5
Not the newest pictures and they don't include the machines. (Boxed MB, loose MB, GCE and Bandai) maybe another MB.. not sure =P OMG! Love that display stand. That stand goes a long way to verifying the full German display stand that I saw in the German Milton Bradley catalog. Cool! |
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Post by cNp on Mar 16, 2015 4:11:38 GMT -5
Great collection you have there and that's quite a photo on the stand!
cNp
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Post by Cybrot on Mar 20, 2015 18:07:35 GMT -5
Hello. After seeing the Vectrex for the first time on a retro gaming convention in Norway last year, I just knew I had to get one. I'm no collector, only a gamer that grew up with C64 and Amiga, and after having a few kids, got interested in retro gaming and trying to pass down some knowledge. But now, I think I have to start building my Vectrex collection. Since I'm no collector I had very little experience with ebay and other means of collecting, so I found it difficult to find a good candidate for buying. The Vectrex was never sold in Norway, as far as I know, so that left me basically with ebay. After speaking with the guy who owned the Vectrex I saw, some month later, he gave me a tip that Bergsala (The Scandinavian Nintendo distributor) might have some machines left from the 80's. After some emails, I ended up driving to Sweden and got to choose a Vectrex from their storehouse. They had a handful of them in varying shape, with and without boxes and manuals. I ended up picking a unit in a worn box, that looked nice but dusty. I also grabbed some manuals laying around. They said they had no overlays. When I got home, I wiped some dust off and looked closely, i discovered that the unit is almost unused. It has been out of the box, since the serial number on the box is different than the unit, but it looked very very nice. I also noticed that the sealed plastic bag with the MineStorm manual, also contained the MineStorm overlay in a white envelope, never opened! I've also bought a CIB Berzerk in not so good shape (very scratchy overlay) from ebay, a MATEOS flash cart system, and a 72in1 multicart (I've in the process of trading it for another multicart with madtronix, because the my cart does not work on my no-buzz Vectrex). I've ordered Vector Pilot with one overlay, YASI\Protector and Nebula Commander, but they have not arrived yet.      So, now I have to learn the game of collecting, get to know the Vectrex homebrew scene, and most importantly...... decide whether to open the mint MineStorm overlay or not..... Any input welcome:) Cybrot |
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