w3dal Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 So finally after looking for a half decent 7800 in my local area i stumbled across one which I'm due to pick up tomorrow. Anything i should look out for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Congratulations on getting an Atari 7800!! Now you need to pick up some great homebrews here. Bob DeCrescenzo (PacManPlus on here) has made some amazing homebrews. K.C. Munchkin, Pac-Man Collection, Frenzy, Jr. Pac-Man, Astro Blaster, and Moon Cresta to name a few. And many of the original games are great and affordable. Especially the arcade ports. Don't forget you can play the 2600 library as well. With the exception of a few games, depending the motherboard revision. It is Robot Tank, Decathlon, and Kool-Aid Man. The earlier manufactured consoles from 1984-1987 will play them. After 1987 won't. I hope you enjoy the 7800. It is a great system and one of the most underrated and underappreciated. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Anything i should look out for? Cockroaches 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w3dal Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Congratulations on getting an Atari 7800!! Now you need to pick up some great homebrews here. Bob DeCrescenzo (PacManPlus on here) has made some amazing homebrews. K.C. Munchkin, Pac-Man Collection, Frenzy, Jr. Pac-Man, Astro Blaster, and Moon Cresta to name a few. And many of the original games are great and affordable. Especially the arcade ports. Don't forget you can play the 2600 library as well. With the exception of a few games, depending the motherboard revision. It is Robot Tank, Decathlon, and Kool-Aid Man. The earlier manufactured consoles from 1984-1987 will play them. After 1987 won't. I hope you enjoy the 7800. It is a great system and one of the most underrated and underappreciated. thanks for the info - do you know if they the carts are region locked. being in the UK its a PAL unit - but I'm off to the states in April so was hoping to pick some carts up for the 2600 and 7800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w3dal Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Cockroaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 thanks for the info - do you know if they the carts are region locked. being in the UK its a PAL unit - but I'm off to the states in April so was hoping to pick some carts up for the 2600 and 7800 PAL consoles are not region locked so you are good to go. NTSC consoles are region locked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Not region locked but generally the carts from the wrong region do not work properly. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartfox Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Congrats on getting a 7800 console. I'm a new owner as well and the members here will definitely have great advice for you to get you started. If it's a PAL console I'm guessing it came with the CX-78 controllers (which are much better than the American released controllers). You may also want to pick a joystick controller- Atari 2600 controllers work in the 7800 console. For Ms. Pac-Man and games of that nature, you'll want the precision that a joystick provides. Since you're coming to the USA here's a list of NTSC games that work on PAL consoles, it's useful to read- http://atariage.com/forums/topic/65424-ntsc-games-that-work-on-pal-machines/ Hopes that helps! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w3dal Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Congrats on getting a 7800 console. I'm a new owner as well and the members here will definitely have great advice for you to get you started. If it's a PAL console I'm guessing it came with the CX-78 controllers (which are much better than the American released controllers). You may also want to pick a joystick controller- Atari 2600 controllers work in the 7800 console. For Ms. Pac-Man and games of that nature, you'll want the precision that a joystick provides. Since you're coming to the USA here's a list of NTSC games that work on PAL consoles, it's useful to read- http://atariage.com/forums/topic/65424-ntsc-games-that-work-on-pal-machines/ Hopes that helps! Thanks for the information - yes it comes with the controllers than the joystick the US version got - my atari 2600 joysticks are OK but hoping to replace them also at some point will check the link out, much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Congrats! Don't forget to add your serial number to the list. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/177987-7800-serial-number-list-updated-08182015/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Welcome to the 7800! There are tons of excellent homebrews for the system, so you're in for a treat! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w3dal Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Picked up and really happy so far - just need to order some carts this one if borrowed from a friend of mine. Console is in really good condition and still has the protector over the silver strip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Wow...really nice system! Cool that it still has the protective film over the silver strip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w3dal Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Wow...really nice system! Cool that it still has the protective film over the silver strip. i can't find a single mark on it - well chuffed for the age of the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeJunker Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 The power cord is pretty proprietary and a baby with no teeth could chew through it lol. Mine was patched but it wasn't a deal breaker. Keep your cat and any kind of furniture leg away from that cord. Nice looking one you got, I envy the thicker color strip on the metal PAL regions got, looks nicer imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Very nice system and congratulations!! The system is mint! Now you need to get some games for it . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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