What exactly is it that I have here? RVT-R came with some surprises!!

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  1. rcmadiax

    rcmadiax Spirited Member

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    I recently acquired an RVT-R reader online from someone. When looking at the pictures it look like a normal RVT-R reader loose with one menu disc. Well I receive the item today and it came with some added bonuses that I wasn't expecting. First and for most it came with a Wii remote with a cable attached to it. Very strange! Also it came with a few discs and I don't know what any of them does. I don't even know how rare some of this stuff is. I only bought it to be able to play NR and RVT-R discs with content on them. Please see pictures below and tell me what I stumbled upon here. Thanks everyone.

    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jg9xyp5kr3mz77p/aKFZrC2KBg
     
  2. leetwolf

    leetwolf Peppy Member

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    Discs are very common and at this point outdated. The controller im not sure about. How much did you pay?
     
  3. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    That's just the wired version of the rvt. It's less common, but let's be honest rvt wii systems are worth $99 at the moment.

    Historically if you look at gamecube, dolphin hardware has been on a steep decline in interest and value as well.

    You should appreciate it for what you have; if you have the desire you can now make games and demo them and get a job.
    The difference between wii games and wiiu is not that great and conversion of wii game to wiiu is equally easy.

    Showing up with some dvdrs versus a rvtr with a screen and showing a demo would have a better impact.
    Fits in a backpack easily.

    There's very little illusion that wiiu is going to be any more special than wii, It primarily going to be shovelware like the wii.
    So make some shovelware, get paid. Repeat.

    Just look at carnival games.
     
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    rcmadiax Spirited Member

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    I'm not really worried about its value as I bought it as a cool conversation piece. Just thought the wired controller was a bit odd. When I put the Wii Menu discs in the drive the system says it cant read the disc, must be used if I didnt already have the menu installed. Would be interesting to find out what the menu uninstaller would do, but Im worried Id mess up the system somehow.
     
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    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    Wired controllers are older than the wireless ones really
     
  6. rcmadiax

    rcmadiax Spirited Member

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    Since it's labeled "Wired" does that mean I can't hook up regular Wiimotes?

     
  7. splith

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    No you can't I would presume. Look at the NDEV kids, 'BT' ports on them because they didn't need the BT modules or have them ready so instead of communicating over BT it just emulates it
     
  8. rcmadiax

    rcmadiax Spirited Member

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    I did notice that on the NDEV, I have one on the way to my house that I should have by end of next week. I was told it includes a ton of files and SDK's too so I'm excited to see what I got. Also a RVT-H(blank) is also on its way. Seems like my Rev SDK is about complete. :)

     
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    I hope the seller meant they are external files, because the ndev doesn't have internal memory.
     
  10. meso

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    diskcheck: checks basics of nr disks. size, region, company, etc.

    wii menu uninstaller: uninstalls the wii menu to get to dev menu

    wii menu installer: can only be run from dev menu. allows swap between america, europe, and japan

    ncheck disk: used to check system space. mainly used in testing to view errors with memory and to check how much a game save takes up. if read error, you need to run from dev menu.

    wired wii: older rvt-r models. used to make sure the connection doesn't drop between remote and system. all newer ones are wireless.
     
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    rcmadiax Spirited Member

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    Yes, it said 3.3GB on a disk. I know it includes Codewarrior for Wii 1.0 and GameCube 3.0, also a bunch of various SDK's and WiiWare information.

     
  12. splith

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    Codewarrior 3.0 for GC? Could you take some screenshots of the folders/installer for that or post any released notes?
     
  13. rcmadiax

    rcmadiax Spirited Member

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    Yes I will, its being shipped out next week and I will share anything I can once I get it.

     
  14. Dylan

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    Rvt systems are really worth $99?
     
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    Bad_Ad84 The Tick

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    No
     
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    rcmadiax Spirited Member

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    All of the ones I have seen have been in the ballpark of $350.00.

     
  17. Dylan

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    The ones on FleaBay recently went for about $100 - $200. Anything above $300 is overpriced imo.
     
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