off color super nintendo

MasterChieff44 · Post by **MasterChieff44** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:38 am

what's with those SNESes that are yellowish on the top half? i've been scouring ebay for a good mini, and i sometimes come across these. here's a pic of one:

Post by **bicostp** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:44 am

That happens when that plastic compound gets hit with UV radiation for a long time. Most likely, that particular unit was left in a sunny area for a long time. (The same thing happened with early Macintosh computers.) The yellowing doesn't harm the circuitry at all.

MasterChieff44 · Post by **MasterChieff44** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:47 am

yeah, i figured it's ok, i was just curious...looks kinda gross..

Post by **bicostp** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:50 am

That's why Krylon invented plastic-safe spray paint.

Lucretius · Post by **Lucretius** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:03 am

Yeah, simply, it's just aging...I'd suggest selling on eBay as being possesed. $$$

MasterChieff44 · Post by **MasterChieff44** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:05 am

lol! always a great way to make cash. did you see that one of the haunted stich doll that went for $11,100? no typo, that is Eleven thousand, one hundred dollars for a "Stitch" doll that was "haunted". The person DID put up some nice "evidence" for believers...

Lucretius · Post by **Lucretius** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:09 am

Yea, made me cry (oh wait that my oj).

Post by **bicostp** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:13 am

ooooooo. Haunted snes! Starting bid: $666

MasterChieff44 · Post by **MasterChieff44** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:15 am

nice one! in all seriousness, however, i'd clean up the eyes a bit and save that pic! you could make some nice cash on it from ebayers who believe this sort of stuff.

Doofus · Post by **Doofus** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 11:28 am

That's what my SNES looks like...

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 11:31 am

Buy it and burn it!

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:12 pm

Nintendo changed the "recipe" for the plastic that was used for the SNES halfway through the manufacturing period, which caused it to look like somebody rubbed a highlighter on it to make it look yellow. I (fortunatly) have one that doesn't have that problem, and yes, I am happy about it!

BTW MacGyver ROCKS YOUR SOCKS OFF!

Post by **gannon** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:43 pm

Any of my old nes and snes cases only turned yellow when my parents smoked. Any nes or snes I got after they stopped never turned yellow.

Doofus · Post by **Doofus** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:49 pm

Mine's all yellow like that, and our household is smokefree.

jellywerker · Post by **jellywerker** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 3:40 pm

have you looked a c64's lately? all the ones I see are yellow like that. The demon snes is actually a good idea, it could probably fetch $1500 or so