Atari 2600 Heavy Sixer issue. Graphical and switch problem

[Saneless]

I just picked up a heavy sixer Atari 2600. Seems in good condition aside from a couple issues.

 

First is graphics, and I've attached a photo. Pitfalls graphics are fine in the playfield but the score and timer are garbled, as is the word Activision at the bottom.

 

Hitting reset seems to change what is garbled. Sometimes the timer is then visible, sometimes it's all garbled.

 

In space invaders, the ship I just shot had the explosion show to its left, not in the space it actually was.

 

In joust an enemy completely disappeared.

 

In Pac man the walls and background sometimes changed color really fast then were fine.

 

The final issue, even though I could reset a current game that started, hitting reset would not start a game like asteroids. I could also not select a game variation.

 

Thanks everyone.

[Dennis88]

Maybe an option to do:

 

You can clean the game cartridges with some alcohol or degreaser.

First i polish the print of the cartridge ( car polish ) and cleaning it with some alcohol or something else for degreasing.

Also you can clean the game slot with a credit card and a cloth.

It did solved some of my problems related to dirty contacts.

 

Hopefully this will helps.

 

Greetings,

 

Dennis