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First post, by bjwil1991

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On my thrifting adventures, I purchased a Power Player Super Joy III with the second controller, minus the light gun, power adapter, A/V cable, and battery pack for a few USD.

However, last night when I tested it, there was no signs of life (no video), and the battery pack was corroded since the previous owners left them in there. However, I removed the corrosion in the battery pack, as well as the leads that the springs go onto for powering the device on, as well as the logic board for the Super Joy III main controller.

Now comes the close, but, no cigar part: after cleaning the corrosion off, the console sprang to life, but, no video (or there will be color, patterns, such as lines, dots, or bricks). I thought it was because of my 43" TV set that didn't like it, but, the Atari plug and play controller I have works with it without issues. So, once I get home, I'm going to do further testing and check for cracked/cold solder joints and fix it.

The console also has an NES cartridge slot as well. Also, malls did sell these back in 2003-2004, Nintendo found out about it, and they ceased production after the FBI compensated every kiosk around the world, but, since 2006, they are being sold at flea markets or second hand stores.

Also, some units lose the connection for the video, which might be my case, and I'm going to solder the wire to the end of the jack and onto the board (other side), as well as the audio just in case.

Sauce: http://bootleggames.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Play … r_Super_Joy_III

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Reply 1 of 2, by SW-SSG

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bjwil1991 wrote:

The console also has an NES cartridge slot as well. ...

IIRC it is a 60-pin Famicom cart slot; you would need to awkwardly hang a 60 to 72-pin adapter off the bottom for NES games and hope the whole thing doesn't slide off during play.

These are cheap (like, really cheap) junk, but at the same time I can detect some sort of nostalgic aura coming off them. Whenever I'd go to a flea market (mostly during the early 00s, but even just a few years ago) there would always be at least one seller hawking these NIB in front of their stall and offering passer-bys a play on their CRT (more recently LCD) TV.

Reply 2 of 2, by bjwil1991

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Ah. Wish the stores that sell consoles and games from the Atari 2600 to the PS4 had those adapters. Also, the light gun wasn't in the box either (sadly), and I don't know if they sell 9-pin light guns at all.

Edit: attempted to jumper a wire for the composite lead to no avail. Still the same as before, yet, the video cable plugs in nice and snug after adding solder to the stem on the jack where the cable slides into.

I think I found the issue(s):

1) The DC jack just wiggles around
2) The battery wire leads need a reflow or relocation
3) Switch is dirty

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