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Title: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: bust3dstr8 on November 04, 2008, 04:51:49 AM
Rate yourself with how savvy your are with all things relating to video games.
10 being a soldering, modding freak like Nat.
1 being an Oldschoolgamer, who can't change a microswitch in his Neo cab.
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: ceti alpha on November 04, 2008, 04:56:04 AM
I gave myself a nice fat "1". lol

...though I did take apart and clean an AvenuePad 6. hehe  8-[
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: bust3dstr8 on November 04, 2008, 05:00:52 AM
I gave myself a 3, the knows just enough to be dangerous level.
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: Necromancer on November 04, 2008, 05:02:15 AM
I voted '1'.  I can hook 'em up and clean various bits, but I don't have much interest in learning to replace caps and such.
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: nodtveidt on November 04, 2008, 05:25:07 AM
8. I can repair many machines but am not quite a master...yet. :D
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: MissaFX on November 04, 2008, 05:31:08 AM
I rated myself a 5.  I've made my own copper boards, modded systems, made a supergun, etc. I just have no formal training and have mostly taught myself from reading books like "The Good Book".
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: Turbo D on November 04, 2008, 08:19:01 AM
I voted 8 because I know a lot about games and systems. I also do modding! I haven't modded many systems aside from my own though, so I don't have enough experience to be at any higher level.
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Post by: rolins on November 04, 2008, 09:03:21 AM
I voted for 3. I can barely understand a schematic but if you show me where to solder I won't have any problems.
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: guyjin on November 04, 2008, 12:10:32 PM
I chose 2 because, while I can patch game controller cords that my cats have chewed, I failed the only console mod I ever tried.
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Post by: nectarsis on November 04, 2008, 12:12:39 PM
I voted 1 as I can load a game, and power on the console ;)
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: Tatsujin on November 04, 2008, 12:28:20 PM
a seven. do a lot of electronic work (worked as a hardware developer in the past), but except of some SNES mods, super guns (MAK), rapid fire circuits for old arcade table tops, power-banks for PCE-CDROM-LT combo etc. i didn't do a lot of video game related things (not even did a s-video mod for my duo yet).
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: TH0R on November 04, 2008, 01:23:38 PM
is there a 0 ?... :|...i've opened and cleaned stuff and maybe 2 very minor repairs.... i wanna get   a soldering gun though and give some mods a shot, cuz i don't know anyone who gets down like this. i'm fairly technical maybe i'll do alright...region mod for starters? i've got a light mod for ps3 controller that needs soldering/desoldering skills also
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: Arjak on November 04, 2008, 02:23:58 PM
I gave myself a two because I once changed the cartridge slot on an original model NES. The system still doesn't work correctly and now games mysteriously only work if you don't push the cartridge down after insertion, but hey, I tried! ](*,)

I recently bought another NES that has been fixed up more professionally, so here's hoping I get lucky...
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: ceti alpha on November 05, 2008, 05:48:08 AM
I guess I didn't count the softmods I did to my xbox. Though the emulators was with Missa's help.  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: gundarN on November 05, 2008, 09:04:34 AM
A four, possibly three and a half.
I've modded systems and sticks and messed around with arcade cabinets a bit.
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: Lord Thag on November 05, 2008, 09:38:38 AM
I'm a seven or an eight. I can take apart and repair most things, I only run into problems when soldering tiny things off of a commercial board comes into play, mainly because I don't have a decent soldering iron. I may not know that the matricating hyperflux dematroogulizer is what the little yellow thingumy is called, but I can (usually) tell that the yellow thing is the problem and order a new one. My buddy Tony does all the soldering though. I'm all thumbs.
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Post by: Keranu on November 05, 2008, 06:00:37 PM
A 4.
Title: Re: What is your video game tech level?
Post by: blueraven on November 12, 2008, 08:14:31 AM
I put my n00B self at a 7.  8)  I've fixed 10 or so gameboys, replaced at least 50 PSP screens and/or motherboards, and mod-chipped about 5 PS1's and a PS2. I started with a box-lot of Genesis systems, and I got into TG/PC Engine repair by default; all these broken units keep showing up!

I'm by no means an expert, but due to the amount of broken consoles I own (30+) I feel obligated to learn as much as possible. I'm currently working on a RAM repair that is causing me to question my sanity.