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First post, by SirNickity

Posted on 2019-10-24, 20:28

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Found this on Ebay and it gave me a good chuckle.

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The ad states:

"Vintage Creative game blaster cd 16 mk4023 box not complete"

"Looks like the cd rom was switched out [...]"

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Switched out? No kidding. 🤣

"Some of the games are there and new." Some? Oh, right, "not complete."

"The controller is there. Unsure about the sound card if its original or not."

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I'm thinking it may not be original. 😁

"No speakers but i do have done creative speakers not pictured." I can't help but wonder...

"Some software disk." The suspense is killing me.

"The box has some wear but steardy. Sold as is Thank you" No, thank you!

Reply 1 of 10, by Vynix

Posted on 2019-10-24, 20:42

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I wonder what kind of stuff they smoked while posting this listing 😁

If anything I'd just buy it for the 5¼-inch FDD alone, these aren't getting any easier to find.

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Reply 2 of 10, by Jo22

Posted on 2019-10-24, 21:55

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The Aztech sound card is also nice, I think. It's 8-Bit ISA (or PC/XT bus ?). Makes me wonder if it has internal/external OPL2 or OPL3 compatibility..
Possibly it's just a modern Aztech chip that is running in 8-Bit "mode" or has its CD-ROM interface part being removed, who knows.

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Reply 3 of 10, by Tiido

Posted on 2019-10-24, 22:08

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That Aztech card is pretty ok, it does OPL2 + SB 2.0 and that's about it. I have it used in a 286 machine.

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Reply 4 of 10, by gdjacobs

Posted on 2019-10-25, 01:05

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Shame it's not an NX. No Covox on this one.

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Reply 5 of 10, by maxtherabbit

Posted on 2019-10-25, 01:07

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Vynix wrote:
I wonder what kind of stuff they smoked while posting this listing 😁

If anything I'd just buy it for the 5¼-inch FDD alone, these aren't getting any easier to find.

bold of you to assume it works

Reply 6 of 10, by cyclone3d

Posted on 2019-10-25, 04:41

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I wonder what disk is still in that 5.25" drive.

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Reply 7 of 10, by leileilol

Posted on 2019-10-25, 11:43

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I have a feeling this box was thrown out from the previous owner forgetting they had left their replaced parts in.

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Reply 8 of 10, by root42

Posted on 2019-10-25, 13:25

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leileilol wrote:
I have a feeling this box was thrown out from the previous owner forgetting they had left their replaced parts in.

Exactly this. Someone upgraded their machine back in the day, and put all the replaced stuff in the box. Pretty nice still!

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Reply 9 of 10, by SirNickity

Posted on 2019-10-25, 18:11

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I would consider it, but I don't feel like sourcing those thin black plastic sleeve caddies for all my CDs. 😁

So turns out, not a Game Blaster, not even a Sound Blaster, not 16-bit, not a CD upgrade kit, pretty much just a box and a potpourri of old computer parts.

Reply 10 of 10, by cyclone3d

Posted on 2019-10-25, 18:16

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SirNickity wrote:
I would consider it, but I don't feel like sourcing those thin black plastic sleeve caddies for all my CDs. 😁

So turns out, not a Game Blaster, not even a Sound Blaster, not 16-bit, not a CD upgrade kit, pretty much just a box and a potpourri of old computer parts.

Yep.. but depending on how much they are asking for it, it is worth it just for that sound card and the floppy drive. The 8-bit Aztech cards tend to be hard-ish to find

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