jp48 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hi all, Just wanted to ask if anyone has experience or knows otherwise if Synthcart is compatible with Atari 2600 Jr. Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Should work just fine in your 2600 Jr. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp48 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Thanks Al ! I ordered synthcart, next ordering 2600 Jr so I haven't it yet ! -Jukka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army Of 2600 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hi, Jukka, good to see you here! This is General Mike from Army Of 2600. I use Synthcarts on both regular and jr. Ataris. They work great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp48 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hi Mike, very nice that you're here too !! Yes, I have wanted this long time, today decided to order whole bunch, Synthcart from here, keyboards one place, the console from another (both still eBay). I am going to write own software as well, got 1.1 version files to Batari Basic ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Years ago I bought a refurbished 2600 Jr. and the Synthcart didn't work. I was told that this was because homebrew games are not always thoroughly tested on all hardware revisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Years ago I bought a refurbished 2600 Jr. and the Synthcart didn't work. I was told that this was because homebrew games are not always thoroughly tested on all hardware revisions. The homebrews I've produced have generally worked across all hardware, although there are always cases where some games won't run on specific consoles. There are quite a few Synthcarts out there, and I've had very few reports of them not working in specific consoles. If you still have that Synthcart and it was purchased from AtariAge, I'd be glad to swap it out for you. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Al, Thanks for the offer. That was over 10 years ago. I have since moved on to a six switch console and have not had any problems with the Synthcart. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 From this: I have an Atari 2600 Jr. and I have noticed when using the synthcart playing a tone and a beat at the same time, the tone sounds garbled? I've also noticed that when playing another game, combat, the sound effects are slightly garbled too. Whats wrong? Can I replace any chips to fix this? Thanks, Chris since Combat also had problems, the most likely explanation is the TIA in your Jr. went bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 That's great that you dug that old message up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Hadn't heard of a synthcart/Jr issue before so was curious and did an internet search on synthcart atari jr. This topic and his old post were in the top 10, none of the other results seemed pertinent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp48 Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Well, I am waiting my Atari jr. console + Synthcart, hopefully getting them soon, at least I can send my experience here. Console and keyboard pads are shipped, haven't heard of Synthcart yet (ordered from AtariAge). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 From this: since Combat also had problems, the most likely explanation is the TIA in your Jr. went bad. Wow! I didn't even remember posting this. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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