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Title: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: Otaking on January 31, 2011, 09:39:45 AM
Unusual item, a Super Grafx redone with a white paint job, saw it for sale on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEC-PC-Engine-SuperGrafx-Super-grafx-Supercdrom2-cdrom2-/190497209437?pt=FR_SK_Jeuxvideoconsoles_Consoles&hash=item2c5a84bc5d

(http://i.ebayimg.com/09/!CE,UjhgBWk~$(KGrHqR,!lQE1FviW1L!BNRyH+ld2g~~_12.JPG)

Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: Necromancer on January 31, 2011, 09:57:47 AM
Star Wars edition = totally pimp.  Considering it's region/RGB modded, that's not a terrible price either.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: Joe Redifer on January 31, 2011, 10:05:50 AM
No shit, that thing will play anything and it already has the RGB mod.  Don't know how much it costs because the auction only lists moon-money.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: Necromancer on January 31, 2011, 10:13:24 AM
300 euros is about $400 greenbacks.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: SignOfZeta on January 31, 2011, 11:17:39 AM
Nice!
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: Tatsujin on January 31, 2011, 11:52:28 AM
It's preowner must be a Christian lissening to white metal all day long.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: vestcoat on January 31, 2011, 12:02:46 PM
Awesome, but it's still an eight-pound yard of plastic.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: nectarsis on January 31, 2011, 12:10:58 PM
Awesome, but it's still an eight-pound yard of plastic.

Eight-pound yard of SEXY plastic :P  I really like the look...though some black on the "hex" bolts, or circles on the side would look even better IMO.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: nat on January 31, 2011, 12:21:26 PM
I have long been under the impression that region-modding (more specifically, grounding pin 29) a SuperGrafx breaks Aldynes, one of the prime reasons to own a SuperGrafx in the first place.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: RR1980 on January 31, 2011, 12:30:09 PM
Star Wars edition = totally pimp.  Considering it's region/RGB modded, that's not a terrible price either.

I thought it's the King of Pop edition? and why didn't he paint the controller to match it too hehe
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: Joe Redifer on January 31, 2011, 12:43:01 PM
Couldn't you just unground pin 29 when the switch is set back to JP mode?  Maybe even add an entire extra switch just for pin 29... a BIG switch...
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: nat on January 31, 2011, 12:48:07 PM
Couldn't you just unground pin 29 when the switch is set back to JP mode?  Maybe even add an entire extra switch just for pin 29... a BIG switch...

Theoretically, I don't see why not. Never tried it.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: Joe Redifer on January 31, 2011, 12:57:51 PM
Well now you have something to do tonight.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: BlueBMW on January 31, 2011, 02:35:13 PM
Couldn't you just unground pin 29 when the switch is set back to JP mode?  Maybe even add an entire extra switch just for pin 29... a BIG switch...

Theoretically, I don't see why not. Never tried it.

Or if you're using an IC region mod... change your SPST switch out for a DPDT switch and have one half of the switch controlling the grounding of pin 29. :P

Back on topic... looks cool.  Not sure if I could drop $400 on it.. but still cool.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: nat on January 31, 2011, 02:50:09 PM
I guess my point was I highly doubt whomever did this mod took the whole Aldynes thing into consideration, but I could be wrong.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: Arkhan on January 31, 2011, 02:55:44 PM
I think it looks kind of retarded now.  Like "unfinished, gonna get scuffed to hell and shit" retarded.

I want a canary yellow setup.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: Mathius on February 01, 2011, 05:01:54 PM
I always wanted a console that looked like a Star Destroyer. Awesome!!!!
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: SignOfZeta on February 01, 2011, 08:12:32 PM
I think it looks great in the picture, but someone has to really understand how to paint in order to make something durable enough to actually use.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: termis on February 01, 2011, 08:34:11 PM
Or if you're using an IC region mod... change your SPST switch out for a DPDT switch and have one half of the switch controlling the grounding of pin 29. :P

Yeah, I remember writing about that exact method (connecting the board to a DPDT switch) years ago.  I wonder if anyone ever did try to see if Aldynes would run okay afterward.  I can't possibly see a reason why it wouldn't though.

Now, as for the all-white SGX setup, It's neat, but there's... something missing here -- I think it might have to do with the SCD-ROM missing its letters.  It would've been nice to have the lettering match that of the SuperGrafx.  (bitch bitch bitch  :D) 

And yeah, not sure about how well that paint is going to stick, but that's a different matter.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: Arkhan on February 02, 2011, 05:12:33 AM
that white paint is going to get dirty/gimpy in no time.i bet it arrives scuffed.
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: esteban on February 02, 2011, 05:16:13 AM
I think it looks kind of retarded now.  Like "unfinished, gonna get scuffed to hell and shit" retarded.

I want a canary yellow setup.


Not quite canary yellow, but close enough:

(http://junk.tg-16.com/images/yellow_super_grafx.jpg)

Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: termis on February 02, 2011, 09:44:57 AM
Being an "engine" and all, it'd be pretty cool if someone went all out and did the SuperGrafx in a metallic gray with different trim for the hex nuts and all.

Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: Arkhan on February 02, 2011, 09:46:54 AM
Being an "engine" and all, it'd be pretty cool if someone went all out and did the SuperGrafx in a metallic gray with different trim for the hex nuts and all.



I spray painted a TG16 chrome when I was like 12
Title: Re: Painted white, modded Super Grafx and Super CD unit on ebay....
Post by: turbogrfxfan on February 02, 2011, 01:12:20 PM
I hope it comes with a duo r controller ;P