Posted Thu Sep 14, 2017 5:23 AM
Not sure what this one is, it's sans label. I got it a year or two ago along with a PAL rarity and a potential prototype.
PM an address and I'll send it your way, if you'd like.
Posted Thu Sep 14, 2017 5:33 AM
Would it be fair to say the best thing about the Gemini was the controllers, not included in the package in question?
Posted Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:18 AM
Edited by DrSidneyZweibel, Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:19 AM.
Posted Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:32 AM
Would it be fair to say the best thing about the Gemini was the controllers, not included in the package in question?
Posted Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:17 AM
Prices certainly have risen!
When I first started collecting in the early-1990s, I bought a Gemini (with power supply and video cable/switchbox, but no controllers) for about Cdn$5. I do not recall if it needed any repairs to fix cracked solder joints. I have subsequently purchased the combo controllers for it.
For several years, it was my main system to play 2600 games -- I really like the extremely compact size. I do not remember having any compatibility issues with games.
Posted Thu Sep 14, 2017 3:49 PM
I have never compared the RF output on these systems, so this is the first time I'm hearing that Gemini has a better RF out put then the 2600. I still prefer the controllers.
Posted Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:46 PM
I don't believe I've ever heard of this 'Gemini'. I know of the Sears system, but one made by Coleco ?
So how did that work back in the day, Coleco making a clone system intended to run 2600 carts? Wouldn't they be crossing all sorts of legal lines, or am I missing something here?
well, it did end up crossing a line. Atari ended up suing them. most of the components were "off the shelf" , except for the video chip.The VTL chip as its referred to in the gemini, was a copy of Atari's GTIA, and Atari sued. They settled out of court, for an undisclosed sum, and royalties on each gemini/Expansion Module sold.
Posted Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:32 PM
Posted Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:31 AM
Well, I ended up buying a CIB Magnavox Odyssey 2 system for $35 + shipping instead. I may see about a Gemini in the future, but the o2 spoke to me when I saw it. The Gemini I was looking at is Still available surprisingly.
Great pickup! The Odyssey 2 is a cool and underrated system, and one of my favorites.
Speaking of great RF, the O2 has the best of its generation, IMO.
Either that or the Intellivision.
Posted Thu Sep 28, 2017 12:14 PM
Speaking of great RF, the O2 has the best of its generation, IMO.
I agree, it has an amazing picture, even some of my A/V equipped consoles don't have this good a picture, My NES certainly isn't as good, or even the Retron clone, and I use A/V composite on it!
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