horseradish Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Hey all. Long time lurker. Got back into atari after listening to Ferg's fantastic podcast which, as one might imagine, lead me to Phil's excellent 7800 one (I also love Shinto's Jag one). Anyway, for the longest time I believed that I grew up with a 2600. Upon listening to the 7800 podcast and doing some research, I now think that I may have actually had a 7800 with a lot of 2600 games. Sadly my dad has no idea where it went and he can't confirm which system it was. Anyway, my question is this. I'm starting to look around to get one but I wanted to know what a good price for one is. I see a lot floating around 100-150 and I just wanted some feedback. Also, is there a "general system question" thread? If so, and I missed it, just point the way and I'll repost that there. Thanks in advance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 First of all welcome to Atariage!! You have come to the right place for any questions and info about systems, accessories, and games. For a 7800 the best price for a bare system with controllers and hookups alone should go for around $50 to $60. And a little more than that if the system comes with the expansion interface port, these are the original and early manufactured systems. There is an XM peripheral being manufactured. So far it's currently a long work in progress. 7800's are going up in prices these days. There is the original 59 games of course. I highly reccommend checking out sime of the homebrews from Bob DeCrescenzo who is PacManPlus on here. He does amazing work on the arcade ports. K.C. Munchkin, Moon Cresta, Astro Blaster, Frenzy, and Pac-Man Collection to name a few. Also post in the marketplace threads or browse for a 7800 in there. More often than not you will come across a better deal than on ebay. You will enjoy the 7800 and is a must own for your gaming library. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Nothing plugs into the expansion port, the XM is going to sit in the cart slot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Nothing plugs into the expansion port, the XM is going to sit in the cart slot. LaserDisc Player Adapter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 LaserDisc Player Adapter. Show it to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseradish Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks! Follow up then. Everywhere I look I'm finding them in that hundred plus range. Where would you suggest looking? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 You can post a wanted ad in the marketplace saying WTB an Atari 7800 etc, etc. Here is the link for the marketplace and good luck on getting one. Marketplace is Here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks! Follow up then. Everywhere I look I'm finding them in that hundred plus range. Where would you suggest looking? Try a wanted post in the marketplace\wanted forum first. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseradish Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks, guys! I'll do that when I get my taxes back or something! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) Show it to me. Got a TARDIS? *Edit: Assuming such a LaserDisc Adapter was actually completed, of course. Edited January 26, 2016 by Lynxpro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Got a TARDIS? Out in the back. But I was told never to use it. Something about paradoxes, the end of the universe and cheesecake. And since I have cheesecake in the fridge, I think I can resist the temptation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Nothing plugs into the expansion port, the XM is going to sit in the cart slot. But ones with it are less likely to have incompatibility issues with some 2600 games and the Supercharger. For years I thought my copy of Robot Tank was broke. That was until it worked on an earlier 7800. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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