Author Topic: KUN backup unit?? by Koei  (Read 459 times)

cavein2000

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KUN backup unit?? by Koei
« on: July 11, 2006, 02:18:22 PM »
Anyone recognize this?

KUN backup unit
What a horrible night to have a curse...

esteban

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KUN backup unit?? by Koei
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2006, 03:34:58 PM »
Kaminari knows better than I, but I remember him confirming that Save Kun is similar to Memory Bank 128 and other peripherals that provided RAM for saving your games (i.e. BB1/BB2 Backup Boosters).

IIRC, Save Kun was most similar to MB128, because it only works with specific games (i.e. Brandish), unlike the Backup Booster /Tennokoe Bank 2 (which work universally).

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DragonmasterDan

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« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2006, 03:58:48 PM »
That seller just recently screwed me over so ... just as a word of advice don't buy from him.
--DragonmasterDan

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« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2006, 04:15:29 PM »
What'd he do?  I've never had a problem with hit-japan although many complain about his condition rating system (it's very variable).

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ebay id: merriman_bk --> 100% positive

DragonmasterDan

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« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2006, 04:39:44 PM »
Quote from: "merriman_bk"
What'd he do?  I've never had a problem with hit-japan although many complain about his condition rating system (it's very variable).


He backed out on a sale.

I bought this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320005666986

A few hours later when I checked my email I noticed he had refunded my money with a note
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thanks, but sorry, there are mistake at listing. Price should be $60 not
$0.01. my staff made mistake.
I'll refund you. really sorry.


Considering he was already charging quite a bit for shipping 60.00 seems quite unreasonable  a quick look at the http://www.neo-geo.com/guides/aesguide.html Neo Geo AES price guide shows the game itself is only worth 20-40 complete.  

While he did refund my money it stil pissed me off, I definitely wouldn't buy from him ever again.
--DragonmasterDan

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KUN backup unit?? by Koei
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2006, 05:46:31 PM »
If I were you, I'd report him to ebay. The auction is a legal contract, and he backed out of it.  Sure, it won't get you your game, but at least ebay will probably reprimand him for it in some way.  A few years ago I had won an auction for a Neo Geo AES system for $180 (a fair price for an unmodded system with no games) and the guy did the same thing, and sent me an email that if I wanted a cheap system I should stick with the Dreamcast.  Forwarded the email to ebay and the dude got kicked off.  I then proceeded to get a better deal on an AES about a week later.

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« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2006, 05:49:06 PM »
I'm not too fond of Hit-Japan, but one cent for a brand new AES cart...c'mon, that's a believable mistake. :) The price for EMS shipping doesn't seem that out of line given the size and weight of an AES game.

An aside, can anyone think of any other system that had as many add-ons, peripherals, and permutations as the PC Engine line? Honestly, after fifteen plus years of following the Turbo/PC Engine, I'm still surprised now and then by new gear for the system that I haven't seen before. Virtual Cushion still takes the cake though. :P

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KUN backup unit?? by Koei
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2006, 06:04:23 PM »
Just so you know, I've done a fair amount of business with this gent and never had a single problem. Shit can happen, but his feedback score speaks for itself. In doubt, PM him before jumping on a 1 cent auction.

As for the Save-kun, indeed it's a Memory Base 128 clone.

Quote from: "stevek666"
IIRC, Save Kun was most similar to MB128, because it only works with specific games (i.e. Brandish), unlike the Backup Booster /Tennokoe Bank 2 (which work universally).


A useful precision here: the Memory Base is not an external back-up unit like the Back-Up Boosters or the Ten no Koe 2, it's a storage device like the Ten no Koe Bank. It works exactly like a TnKB actually, except it has 128 kB instead of 8. You can store up to 64 back-up RAMs instead of 4.

The only difference between the TnKB and the MB128 is that the TnKB has its own built-in bank management utility (which starts when you power up the console with the card inserted), while the MB128 needs a CD game with a dedicated (and often hidden) MB128 utility, such as Linda Cube, Emerald Dragon and a couple others.

Moreover, I seem to remember that a handful of games allow you to directly save onto the MB128. I'm not positively certain of how it works, but I believe Vasteel 2 is one of them.

DragonmasterDan

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« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2006, 06:58:11 PM »
Quote from: "PC Gaijin"
I'm not too fond of Hit-Japan, but one cent for a brand new AES cart...c'mon, that's a believable mistake. :) The price for EMS shipping doesn't seem that out of line given the size and weight of an AES game.

An aside, can anyone think of any other system that had as many add-ons, peripherals, and permutations as the PC Engine line? Honestly, after fifteen plus years of following the Turbo/PC Engine, I'm still surprised now and then by new gear for the system that I haven't seen before. Virtual Cushion still takes the cake though. :P


NES/Famicom has a LOT of weird stuff obviously, from a robot that plays with you to the power glove to the power pad, to the U-force. Let alone all the clones and various other weird things out there.
--DragonmasterDan

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KUN backup unit?? by Koei
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2006, 02:21:26 AM »
hit_japan rules. Never had any problems with them whatsoever.

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« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2006, 04:54:25 PM »
Quote from: "PC Gaijin"

An aside, can anyone think of any other system that had as many add-ons, peripherals, and permutations as the PC Engine line? Honestly, after fifteen plus years of following the Turbo/PC Engine, I'm still surprised now and then by new gear for the system that I haven't seen before. Virtual Cushion still takes the cake though. :P


and it is mighty comfy too! ;p

also never had any issue with hit-japan though haven't used eG@y for a year now...

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« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2006, 05:06:16 PM »
Hit-Japan is ok - But safj(superb_articles_from_ japan) is a much better-

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« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2006, 01:15:02 AM »
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If I were you, I'd report him to ebay. The auction is a legal contract, and he backed out of it.


Or somebody could be just, I don't know, cool, and just like...not do that.

I wouldn't boycott a good seller just because I couldn't manage to take advatage of an obvious mistake and weasel a 1 cent game.

Besides, I'm sure that since the shipping was so high, a guy could easily find that game for a lower total cost anyway.

People need to be more cool more often.

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More crap from Hit-Japan
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2006, 06:34:28 AM »
Just as a follow up to the post I had earlier. I just got this email today.

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Date:       Mon Jul 17 01:52:38 2006
From:      eBay Member: hit-japan <sm-member@ebay.com>
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To:      <dragonmasterdan@excite.com>
Subject:      Payment reminder for eBay item #320005666986 Samurai Showdown 2 NEO GEO AES Brand New Import JAPAN

Dear danbailey,

You are the winning buyer for the Samurai Showdown 2 NEO GEO AES Brand New
Import JAPAN.  Thank you for your business.

Your payment for this item hasn't been received yet. If you haven't sent
payment, please follow the instructions below.

Item title: Samurai Showdown 2 NEO GEO AES Brand New Import JAPAN
Web Address: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320005666986
Item number: 320005666986
Buyer User ID: danbailey
Seller User ID: hit-japan

Your total is:
$0.01 per item
$0.00 insurance
(not offered)
$0.00 Sales discounts (-) or charges (+)
$25.00 shipping/handling

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$25.01 = Total


Please send me your shipping address and payment. The following payment methods
are accepted: PayPal, Other


If you want to mail your payment, please send it and include a copy of this
page to:



Yoshiko Hasegawa
2-11-8 East Hiraoka Park
SAPPORO, Kiyota KU 004-0882

Again, thank you for your business.


I was nice enough to reply again pasting the earlier email and refund the seller sent me despite the fact that it's THEIR fault the transaction didn't go through and also THEIR fault for not deleting my order from their late payment queue after that!
--DragonmasterDan