I bought WILD Tech from Japan...

[@Gr33nm44n]

Gameboy Advance "it has not been treated kindly" you're right Austin, it was loved. All the stickers, heavy use and screen burn in prove it. :)

[@kaboommusicmixer8149]

Play store will work, you have to update it. You also have to factory reset it because that error means someone else's account is on it

[@ivanmalinovski7807]

Don't expect Austin to actually put time or effort into the individual products lol

[@kaboommusicmixer8149]

@@ivanmalinovski7807 Kinda wanna see it gaming tho

[@meme_ranker_Demet]

@@ivanmalinovski7807sadly true

[@Toxic_Panda97]

Yeah I want to see what it can emulate

[@muufle]

​@@kaboommusicmixer8149 Oh yeah we all do, but you usually need to go to Denki to see anybody Austin-related look into things further than surface level. I'd be genuinely shocked if Austin himself tried to do it.

[@beepster991]

The NEO-GEO was NOT unpopular, it was simply VERY expensive. The original cartridge version used the same roms as their arcade machines. The CD version was a more affordable alternative, but the cost was the slow loading times.

[@gawrshurab1035]

Not only the same roms, it was the same cartridge as the arcades, thats why they were super expensive too, this thing was a dream machine back then

[@beepster991]

@@gawrshurab1035 Actually, The cartridges had different pinouts to prevent arcade operators from using the more affordable home versions in coin operated machines.

[@gawrshurab1035]

@@beepster991 untill people find a way to adapt em and now you can use the arcade cartridge on your neo geo which are way cheaper 😂, but yea i forgor about the pins

[@beepster991]

@@gawrshurab1035 As arcade versions are more expensive(on top of the insane collector market), I don't quite see the need. Mostly when there so many emulation options, including some from Neo Geo/SNK mini arcade machines.

[@auggieaxiom5726]

it was unpopular because it was very expensive > not unpopular, it was just expensive.

[@ballistinarwhal7530]

Japan really does not mess around when it comes to shipping in general. I imported a set of Work Varianza V5S, a very elusive set of Japanese wheels, and they got to my place in only a week.

[@Aleskoo100]

Lol, I got stuff from Temu in less the 10 days with no shipping… Chinese dont mess around😂

[@Taco117.]

​@@Aleskoo100 you know China and Japan are different 🙄

[@MrCed122]

Very small history lesson about the Neo-Geo CD : the Neo-Geo AES had Arcade-perfect port of games because it literally WAS an Arcade board, it was simply a consolized verison of the Neo-Geo MVS, which was used in actual arcades. Because of that, it cost a fortune, and the games were literally a whole arcade board, they were like $200 each, which wasn't a problem for an arcade, but was stupidly expensive in the early 90s. Since CDs were so much cheaper at the time, they simply replaced the "carts" (again, actual arcade boards) with a CD-ROM drive. Problem is, they cheaped out and chose a 1x CD drive, which were CRAZY slow, and not enough RAM into the console to compensate. It meant games had to load CONSTANTLY, and the load times were stupid, close to a minute, which was crazy for the Neo-Geo, which mainly had fighting games (imagine having to wait almost 2 minutes between matches because it had to load the character list after booting for 2 or 3 minutes, load the stage select screen, load the actual stage, load the round, load the second round and reload the character list after). Later, they released the CDZ, which had a 2x CD-ROM drive, making it finally bearable, but nobody really cared in 1996, when the Saturn and PS1 were already there (for informations, the PS1 had a 2x drive from the start, an easier-to-use RAM configuration, and dedicated VRAM, and the Saturn was essentially the same on that aspect)

[@ar-game-test]

The only way to play a Neo-Geo CD is through Mister FPGA as the load times are significantly improved on the core

[@MrCed122]

@@ar-game-test Or simply the regular Neo-Geo nowadays, I don't think the CD had any exclusives and the sometimes better OST isn't really worth it, might as well just emulate the MVS.

[@kaushik6371]

3:31 playstore will work if you update it to newer version

[@SithLordAnakin]

Youd think they would have checked that out before just dimissing it that quick

[@Addixxtion]

Wow seeing Denki Blocks wasn't what I'd thought I'd see on an Austin Evans video! I QA tested that game way back when! I worked for Rage games in mid 90'S my name should be in the QA credits in game and in the user manual 😂 that's a blast from the past! I still remember watching in horror the events of 9/11 on a tiny CRT portable TV from the dev office at Rage Games. That's how long ago it was, sadly they went bust in the early 2000's then I think Codemasters took over the studio. Not sure if they're still in the same office in Birmingham UK?

[@superwallers1975]

I had the same thoughts, as I also tested this from the Birmingham office. A few people from QA still work for Codemasters on the F1 games, they also moved offices a few years ago.

[@Addixxtion]

@@superwallers1975 ah ok! Sorry for the late reply 😂 then we probably worked together then? I'm David Dixon. After Rage went bump I moved into QA testing pub/betting shop games, frontend and backend stuff. I'm now just a boring IT analyst haha. Great to find a fellow Rage employee on an Austin Evans video 😂

[@Nightykk]

You call that shield old, but the Switch still runs that APU, the Shield 2015 runs it, the Shield 2017 runs it, the Shield 2019 runs a slightly modified version of it.. and there's not been an update since the 2019 Shield. Technically that shield is kind of "current tech". :D

[@antiricergt]

Watching my favorite KZbinrs while I’m sick with Covid.

[@austinevans]

feel better!

[@jordanlaxton7952]

Prayers for a speedy recovery

[@lucutes2936]

​@@austinevans he died

[@Aleskoo100]

@@lucutes2936damn your mum and dad did a fantastic job raising you

[@SithLordAnakin]

Covid in 2024?

[@Bruwulf]

Neo Geos weren't "very very unpopular" because of the games, though. The games were the exact same amazing games that Neo Geo arcade cabs played. They were only "unpopular" because they were ridiculously expensive (the cartridges were like 2-300 USD, and that's in 1990s money), or had outrageous load times (the CD version), and the hardware was expensive for both. The original home console was almost 700 dollars, and the CD version was a small run and still was 400 dollars. And again, that's in 90s dollars.

[@TheMichael2019]

send that custom super famicon to tronic fix

[@JEZ346]

Austin has discovered the Clicky Stick supremacy. All Hail the Clicky Stick

[@meetv7700]

11:03 The Retro Future can fix it

[@FrankTheTank-No1]

Who? The only man for the job is tronicsfix

[@meetv7700]

@@FrankTheTank-No1 The retro future is well-known for gaming console restoration and repairs, if it is a board level repair than I can say MyMateVince is the one to go for. Tronicsfix also does good job in repairs and reviving damaged systems but custom mods shown by The Retro Future and fault chasing in board level repairs by MyMateVince is unbeatable. I am regular viewer and fan of all 3 channels.

[@D.G29]

Seeing a Boombox from 1980's is life changing!

[@myplane150]

As a teen of the 80s, that boombox is tiny compared to what I saw back in the day. Heck, I remember people carried/wheeled around boomboxes in High School that were 5 to 10 times that size. It was nuts what some kids had!!!😁

[@Peterstarzynskitech]

4:33 Tell me it's from Japan, without telling me it's from Japan.

[@naseefdin2339]

At 12:00 his shirt moves in such an unusual way. The microphone moves after his arms move

[@trayner]

Looks like his shirt was caught against the ledge of the table , and then finally freed itself

[@liamh1982]

The Game Gear Micro D-pad being squishy... yeah, that's what a real Game Gear D-pad is like.

[@bradasstv]

That Daytona music is plastered on my brain. I worked at an amusement park when I was 16 and we had a row of them to race against other people and I heard that song so many times I will never forget it lol

[@basis6613]

NEO-GEO unpopular? Brother the consoles were crazy expensive. So, me and the boys would just go to a nearby arcade and grind on KOF '97. I still have a rom on my PC which i play sometimes on.

[@sorrowsterben7841]

Austin, what were those hand gestures? Look a little sus. Lol 15:53

[@mattnordsell9760]

The NEO-GEO CD had a 1x speed disc drive. The Sega Saturn is now seeing a number of homebrew games being made now.

[@rollingtroll]

The radio; Typical Sony issue from that era. The reason the cassette doesn't keep playing is stiff grease. The little hook that is supposed to hook the play button is not engaging. The headstack also probably doesn't move freely causing the thing to sound super muddy (it's supposed to sound just as good with a properly recorded tape as it does with the radio). Honestly a pretty easy fix. It's well built. 300 is way too much though, there's equally cool radios out there for 1/3rd of the price.

[@nellyteague9437]

18:03 not Ken sounding sus “it is such in pristine condition” 😂

[@geoserenity]

KoF 98? Dude, that's a must have for the system

[@llortaton2834]

The great thing with this show is that the day you get tired of Denki's shenanigans you can just sue him for embezzlement :), you are welcome austin.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Sweet pickups! Love that 80's Sony Boombox and the Victor Saturn.

[@harrkev]

I used to be a game boy affectionado, but Nintendo's recent antics with copyright strikes on other channels have convinced me that I am never giving them another penny. And being a KZbinr yourself, I'm surprised that you are having anything to do with them.

[@emanuelperez3595]

Japan ruled audio hardware imo from 70s until late 90s. But 70s and ,80s is their beautiful peak between design quality sound and price. Their stuff look so amazing my dad hordes panasonic technics stuff feom those times

[@cybertonto72]

That's not hoarding! Wish I had some of the Panasonic Technics stuff my parents had back then. The whole setup my dad had just to play the radio and LPs cost more than a months wages and would be worth more than a few grand today

[@heathconder]

that boom box looks like the radio we had in the kitchen when i was a kid in the 80s but bigger and with a cassette player.

[@usering4951]

Damn..nvidia shield..u know, Half life 2 was on playstore and not compatible unless using nvidia tegra chip

[@GavinColbourne]

14:17 I think it is more of a mix-up between the Sega Saturn and the Atari Jaguar based around the mid 90's

[@futureprimitive7465]

That boombox is amazing

[@JimParshall]

You could switch half your channel's content to neat stuff you buy from Japan and I would enjoy it a great deal. There's lots of channels that provide old video game stuff there aren't a lot of channels that provide old and pretty unique Japanese stuff. Add to that the quality of your presentation and your knowledge of the products and this is in my opinion the best content you make

[@kjtgp1]

We had a rom of denki blocks on our computer when I was a kid and I randomly picked it one day to try out. Man my older brother and I loved that game. And when I first learned Ken’s channel was named Denki that was the first thing that came to mind. Nice to see it finally come full circle

[@joonglegamer9898]

You got a Saturn with a functional CD - that's rare. because the Saturn was notorious for Failing CD players. I got a Saturn too, and ofc. the CD is bust, works otherwise. I know that you can in fact remove the CD and get it replaced with a Loading kit were you can store your collection.

[@garyoneil9791]

I still have that Shield. It works really well, and it's the reason I dont own any of the other modern emu handhelds and can play everything up to psx. Needs TWRP custom bootloader then one of the custom OS builds. You can install using ADB. You do lose some nvidia functions though such as their custom game mapper, but emulators usually allow you to map buttons anyway. It's a great device!

[@malkosek]

the playstore is working. The error is about an account. Try to remove google account from settings and add another one. That should fix it

[@aaronwlkr]

Wow a whole episode with no PlayStation or Xbox purchase!

[@Gloeko]

I bought a celebi edition gba from buyee for like $80 they listed it as junk bc the batter cover clip was broken but the gameboy itself works great and the pokemon center sticker is completely legible

[@OddSquirrelGM]

Wait, are the original Shields actually worth something now? I have my original one I bought, I believe, at PAX East the year they came out! I have the box, manuals, and everything somewhere around here...

[@AngeDeJmusic]

I think that adapter is an rf adapter because that was the first line of hook ups for tvs back in the day

[@zjs5029]

Neo geo that works? I was thinking 90% chance something is broken. The controllers are so unreliable. Lucky find.

[@EdHadder]

I Love Austin Evans Videos 💙☮️

[@ih8temoney]

Neo-Geo was an amazing console!!! A Friend had a V Saturn with soo many Pirated games.

[@BrangeBurger]

Classic Austin advertising as I just downloaded the Rare Candy app.

[@Edgemaster72]

Totally forgot about the Shield handheld. Given the popularity of the Steam Deck and the like, maybe it's time for Nvidia to revisit the concept.

[@stab244]

A modern shield is much needed. Retroid flip comes close but man do iwant something in that shape but modern soc and better screen

[@slicked9778]

On the Game Gear Micro. not a terrible deal honestly, withing range of what you get it for off ebay. but also depending on the color you buy you get different games. I know this because I've wanted one for a while as a massive game gear fan (got a game gear in my closet! wooooooo) but I can never justify pulling the trigger on one.

[@TheRealJPhillips]

That old school radio is the best thing I've seen on your channel. Ever

[@andrewarmstrong5266]

The micro gear game was not a copy, it’s a genuine release from sega about 2 or 3 years ago and there was multiple versions each with different built in games, I feel if the just made one in a more usable size with all the games, it might had done well

[@xtremejay2000]

Your CRT needs to be degaused. I bought a degauser off of ebay in the mid 2000's to get rid of the purple and pink off colors on my screen as it got older.

[@admiralfalco]

91 for an nvidia shield 2015 original. Bruh. That's a ducking steal

[@kaelthazsunkill4956]

Guardians Hero for the Saturn is a really good game. If you guys get a copy you'll enjoy it a lot.

[@gtleshow]

Ahh the nostalgia!

[@DarkPhilosopherOG]

Hey, mock those old long loading times all you want, they did come in handy when you needed to use the bathroom, or a friend needed a smoke break, or get a snack, or take a phone call.

[@Aaron48219]

I was about 13 when the Neo Geo AES dropped here in NA. My grandfather had a good friend that owned a satellite dish (the *BIG* ones) business and video rental store. His store was just some small hole in the wall kinda place. It wasn't a chain store, and no he didn't have a room with saloon doors that only adults could go in lol. But I digress. One day I was with my grandpa, who was a huge video geek too (Betamax baby!), and we stopped by Burt's store. This guy had a Neo Geo AES *and* MVS on display for sale that you could play. I can not begin to express how my 13yo mind was able to comprehend playing it. Yeah $700 was *a lot* for a game console back in 90/91, but the game carts were like $300 each, about $700 in 2024 money... *for one game!*

[@fredmontez7827]

Listening to some NPR on that boombox lol. Nothing else bumps like some All Things Considered on that thing 😂

[@sinax8283]

Lag spike at 11:58

[@skateboard_sandwich]

It's official. Austin needs to buy more Saturn things.

[@pharmdiddy5120]

You know that super famicom needs to be another tronics fix collaboration

[@DietBlue]

I loved the shield Portable; I bought one when they first came out. Unfortunately, the screen's ribbon cable broke. Honestly, I would love to see another iteration of it.

[@drueckglueck9918]

Fool, it exists already 😂 it is called *REMOVED BY KZbin ADMIN TEAM*

[@mrfixite]

I bet I could fix a broken ribbon cable. 😮

[@daqle]

Love random tech vids

[@Deja117]

That GBA was treated fine in my opinion. I'm not going to buy a console to just sit it on a shelf and gamble on it going up or down in value, if I enjoy that console, and it is portable, I am going to take that thing EVERYWHERE with me. The scratches and scrapes actually add value for me in a weird way, because I know that the last person loved it so much they played it constantly. Besides, nothing a careful coat of paint and some finish can't fix. You can match it with the old stuff, you just need to know what you're doing and not rush it. I've done this with varying degrees of success myself. ;)

[@CaptainRex332]

Would’ve been cool if Austin looked at the as of rn Japan exclusive Hori steam pad

[@EdHadder]

Great Video Austin 👍🏻✌🏻

[@MrGreendayzed]

15:52 Internet, do your thing

[@TheSuperSangan]

Wow the meiji bread stickers are rad

[@HadTooMuchToDream]

You reminded me why after my ZX 48k, I went Atari->Amiga then to 386SX + Cirrus Logic and continued to upgrade that 386SX to what I have now. The PC I am using was once a white box 386SX. I have never ever owned a console and never will.

[@RocketPup]

Just checked and here in the UK, there’s quite a few available on CeX (it’s basically a second hand tech shop)

[@andrewmaw3345]

I love how Austin dances like a REALLY Old man... lol

[@jordanmorrison100]

I'm so glad this guy was able to get a job after the Red Green show I was really worried

[@RonHarrisMe]

When I was 14, in 1977, my most prized possession was my Mattel Football game. I played that thing until it fell apart. It was a little later, we got our Atari Gaming Console to play PONG.

[@chrisschaal925]

Wow. That's insane.

[@ClericVA]

Look at Austin silently showcasing the LTT screwdriver

[@AutoYoung]

I like how he just forgot Torchik and Mudkip…

[@monkfiche9384]

If you want to play something that was also unpopular from that time - get an atari jaguar or a philips console, whatever that was called.

[@briang9581]

The number of ad breaks is ridiculous. Edit: Is this the only way to pay a large staff? I just watched a 24 minute video from a solo gig worker with just one ad break. Apparently she has a kid, but still far less mouths to feed.

[@creauspssrb627]

Man the shield portable is a nostalgia, I had one of those when I traded my Acer Predator 8 tablet to it which then I traded it to the K1 tablet with stylus, that sure was a time

[@abdulhaseeb9248]

Was waiting for your vedio ❤

[@SpencerYeager-b1o]

Austin unboxing the Neo Geo gives Drake and Josh GameSphere energy XD

[@alexb151]

Took over 6 months for Sendico to send me my package to the UK. Plus my lovely £60 import fees yay

[@daniel070487]

that Neo Geo was a steal !

[@Goos.x]

Austin always delivers!

[@ElBirdy88]

video hit me with 7 commercial breaks... WTH is going on?!

[@ayomikundavies4785]

yo guys, anyone here?

[@blazeminio5683]

Yes.

[@Mimikry-f8l]

Hey

[@cursed_inumaki7594]

Yer

[@abishek786]

Ellllllooooo

[@SonEriccs]

Nope. I’m a ghost. 👻

[@Mochi_Wan]

2 days delivery is mad fast especially from Japan

[@jivalroopnarian]

11:12 it needs to have enough voltage from the usb c

[@Belnick6666]

I would have serviced the speaker before putting it on, that old one one must be dry as #¤"# and the membrane will break/crack real easy

[@EvHervey]

That "Custom" Famicom might be an old bootleg dev kit.

[@TiltedTitanYT]

W vid ❤

[@outlierforlife]

japan also uses NTSC so most TV stuff just works..

[@trapvandal]

No rare candy card app for the Canadian Play store it seems 😢

[@googolplexfpv]

Rare Candy card app is currently iOS only. You can use the web version in the browser though, it's still in it infancy. Collectr has far more cards and is way better to use to search without scanning. Maybe the Rare Candy app will get to that point eventually but out of my 250+ Pikachu cards Rare Candy has 190ish and Collectr has around 220.

[@TargetSurvival]

Pocket Linus done well.

[@sauce777]

Im guessing that custom Super Famicom takes two power sources. One for the monitor and one for the system. It looks like you only had power plugged into the monitor.

[@demon-mi2ho]

I was expecting that boom box radio to be $2000. Cause it's from the 1980's.

[@deementia6796]

Yeah, even crap boomboxes are going for big prices now.

[@DctrGizmo]

I'm surprised at how good the condition were in some of these old consoles.

[@sauce777]

The Neo Geo CD had a 1x CD-ROM drive which is why it was so slow to load.

[@melvin_lewis]

Man sendico too Austin for a ride this time.

[@TheGeekiestGuy]

I can fix the Famicom if you folks haven't found somebody to do it yet. I have a few US NES for parts of need be. Now I wanna build one...

[@lucasbishop3409]

update the date in the settings and the nividia shield will work