Albert Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Greetings, I am running low on Atari 7800 shells and need to replenish my stock so I can continue to sell Atari 7800 homebrew games. I will pay $4 in AtariAge Store credit plus shipping costs for every good Atari 7800 cartridge you send me I can use. Cartridges must be clean, with no permanent markings, scratches or etchings on the plastic, and for carts with no dust cover, both pegs must be present. I can also use red-label Atari 2600 carts, as well as later Atari 2600 "gray" label shells. These basically use the same shells as 7800 carts. Hopefully in the near future I'll be able to use new cart shells. Thanks in advance for your help! ..Al 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 PM incoming! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Greetings, I am running low on Atari 7800 shells and need to replenish my stock so I can continue to sell Atari 7800 homebrew games. I will pay $4 in AtariAge Store credit plus shipping costs for every good Atari 7800 cartridge you send me I can use. Cartridges must be clean, with no permanent markings, scratches or etchings on the plastic, and for carts with no dust cover, both pegs must be present. I can also use red-label Atari 2600 carts, as well as later Atari 2600 "gray" label shells. These basically use the same shells as 7800 carts. Hopefully in the near future I'll be able to use new cart shells. Thanks in advance for your help! ..Al So like, these guys? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 So like, these guys? Yes, exactly those. The later copyrights (1986+) also give them away. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Excellent. Will dig through the ol' spares box later and see if I have anything to offer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 Excellent. Will dig through the ol' spares box later and see if I have anything to offer. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I have had a few PP2 carts that I have been sitting that I got for a steal. I will go hit my local shops and see if I can find some more "commons" to help with the cause. I know that I don't need Froggie delayed any longer than it already has been because you don't have "shells" to drop the boards in. I had never thought to pick up "Red or Gray" label late carts for this option. I know there are some of those around in local shops so I will see if I can get some deals on these. Al needs shells. I need new homebrews. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 PM sent! I have a nice 8 pound box ready to go! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 PM sent! I have a nice 8 pound box ready to go! Awesome, you rock, thanks! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Clae Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Does anyone make new 7800 shells? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Does anyone make new 7800 shells? Not yet, or I'd be using them. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool80skid Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hi Albert, Would these shells work? https://www.etsy.com/listing/583667863/atari-cartridge-only -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hi Albert, Would these shells work? https://www.etsy.com/listing/583667863/atari-cartridge-only -Tom Tit says in the description that those are 2600 carts. I would assume they are the same as a standard 2600 shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hi Albert, Would these shells work? https://www.etsy.com/listing/583667863/atari-cartridge-only -Tom No, they are 3D printed and way too expensive, aside from not being 7800 shells. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) What would it cost to 3d print cart shells for the 7800? Or would they just be junk anyways? I thought some guy was going to get a mould made or something along those lines.. Some guy where are you? Edited May 19, 2018 by Jinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Not sure what it would cost, but they would be relatively expensive compared to injection-molded parts, that is, once you get beyond the very pricey molds you need to first purchase for injection molding. Even if the advertised cartridges worked with 7800 boards, I don't like the very coarse (and obviously 3D-printed) nature of the carts, or the four exposed screws on the back side of the case. And I'm curious how smooth the label surface areas are. If they are not very smooth and level, you'll easily notice these imperfections when the labels are applied. 3D printers are getting better, though. I may have to invest in a higher-end printer at some point (such as the Formlabs Form 2) to play around with. ..Al 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 3D printing is still far too expensive per cubic inch, and it still can't quite match the quality of injection-molded shells (although the newer printers are getting better). It will be a long time yet before 3D printing makes sense cost-wise. (EDIT: Never mind, Albert beat me to it!) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) Anyone ever send out a CAD file for a quote and find out how much it costs? Like thousands? Edited May 19, 2018 by Jinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) I'm actually trying one of the 3-D printing cart shells out now... (I'm printing one of those carts - the .STL was available... should be done by midnight) :-/ Just curious on how well they work. Edited May 19, 2018 by PacManPlus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Anyone ever send out a CAD file for a quote and find out how much it costs? Like thousands? Depending on where you go, it can be 5 digits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Ok, so I printed the case referenced above. Pro: It will work with a standard 7800 game Con: because of two of the screw placements, it will not fit the large Atari 7800 boards, or CPUWIZ' versa board... unless you dremel out the top two screw holes. At some point I will see if I can modify the mold to move those screw holes down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 I stopped by a local game shop this afternoon to see what their loose Atari stock was looking like. Fairly awful: not a single 7800 game, nor any gray label 2600 games. Came across two red label 2600 games: Midnight Magic and Desert Falcon. Told him I would take them both off his hands for $5. He countered at $20. I walked out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Al, Ill be sending 23 carts that fit your listed criteria within the next 10 days or so! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Al, Ill be sending 23 carts that fit your listed criteria within the next 10 days or so! Awesome, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Hi Albert, Would these shells work? https://www.etsy.com/listing/583667863/atari-cartridge-only -Tom Yes they do. I plan on converting mine into a Harmony Encore. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rWMTz3CyYeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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