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[BigFairy321]

If theres any collectors for atari or any other gaming systems from australia, maybe this would be a good place to exchange ideas.


Maybe we could start the topic off by sharing our console collections.


SO far i have accumulated:
1xatari darth vader, 1xatari Jr, 2x atari 7800, 1xatari LYNX
3xsega megadrive, 1XSMS, 2Xsega saturns, 1X SEGA dreamcast, and 1Xgamegear
also
1 NES, 2SNES, 1N64, Gmaeboy Pocket

1 Intellivision and 1 colecovision........

So far the atari's are my personal favourites.
I'm staying out of the retro computer side of things, as to the unreliable nature of tapes and disks.( can anyone enlightem me on this? )

[nandystam]

Hello there!

Another aussie collector here. I have a fair collection of stuff including

Atari 2600s: Light Sixer, Vader, Jr (big & small rainbow)
Lynx: Lynx I & II
Atari 5200 2port
Atari 7800
NES: Original Famicom, NES (toaster & top loader)
SMS: 1 & 2
MegaDrive: 1, 2, 32x (no cables) and Mega CD II

Got a fair bit of other stuff as well, but the favourites in my collection at the moment are my Neo Geo CD and PC Engine Turbo Duo.

I know there's more australians around here, reveal yourselves!  

Cheers

[highinfidelity]

Er... I'm not australian at all, but since it's a PAL country I made great deals there now and then    Long live the australian folks!  

[Gateway]

nandystam said:

 

I know there's more australians around here, reveal yourselves!    

Cheers

Just wanted to post here too, re: the Globetrotter thread. The cart is now in the Perth, WA, Australia area.

Anybody from Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, or the other Pacific islands in the vicinity, Trotter needs your help.  

Thanks.

Weston

[Serblander]

Another Aussie Exposed!  

Listed below are the systems that i have & collect for:

  Atari Jaguar - My favourite system & the one i invest most in

  Atari Lynx - Just got back into it (due to 'work' purposes - play for pay  :wink:     )

  Atari ST - Selectively collecting the games that i want most (CIB)

  Atari 65 XEGS - (desperately) looking for a MultiJoy8 adaptor and games to go along with it (for multiplayer competitions) as well as some link-up games like Midi Maze, etc.

  Amiga 500 (1mb) - pretty much for collecting & playing AD&D / SSI RPG's only (CIB only!) as well as the legendary platformer - GODS
  
  XBOX - not really collecting for, mainly using it for Halo link-up deathmatches, and a few other titles. Eagerly anticipating the release of more multiplayer games (& looking forward to getting into on-line gaming soon)

  Playstation 1 - got it mainly for Iron Soldier 3 (to complete my Iron Soldier 'Trilogy' - with #1 on Jag cart & #2 on Jag CD  :wink:  ) as well as the Raiden type shoot'em'ups & good RPG's

I'm also looking to 're-claim' a Dreamcast! I want to get one again primarily for the exellent 4-P games:
- Fur Fighters (looks much better than the PS2 version - IMO)
- Power Stone 2 (one of my all time favourites - in multi-player mode!)
- Toy Commander (great fun with 4 players)

I would love to (& already plan to) set up multiplayer competitions (particularly on the XE, Lynx, Jaguar & ST's) in the near future!

Hope to hear from all interested gamers soon  

[leearco]

Another Aussie here from Melbourne.

These are the systems I collect for

Atari Jaguar - hard work in Aust. as are hard to come across. This is my main joy.

Atari 2600 - 2 Jr (1 big, 1 small rainbows), 40 or so games, 10 controllers(only 2 work)

PS2 - dont really collect for, but own

[flugle]

Another Aussie here, I'm from Newcastle

My collection includes:

Atari 2600 w/ 350 carts (160 boxed)
Atari 5200 w/ 30 carts (sent over from the US when a mate was there)
Atari 7800 - can't remember how many carts I think about 40, all boxed
Atari 800XL w/ about 20 boxed carts
Intellivision w/ 65 boxed carts
Colecovision w/ 20 boxed, 10 loose carts
Emerson Arcadia 2001 Mint in box
Mint NES Toploader
Philips Videopac G7000 with 10 carts
A Saturn & Dreamcast with stacks of games
SNES, NES, N64, Gamecube with tonnes of games
PS1, PS2, XBOX etc
Plus just about every Commodore computer since the Vic 20, plus numerous other vintage computers like Apple IIe, Boxed Mattel Aquarius, a Coleco Adam in box, Amstrads, you name it
A few boxed Game & Watches

Thats all I can think of for now

[nz boi]

im not an australian but i am a new zealander and i was readin and ive got a funvision atari 2600 clone console and of cource a ps2 but it runs all 2600 games the controlers look differnt tho and the console lookes more like the 5200 but just thaught it was an interesting topic

[Happy_Dude]

Cool. We need more Aussies on here. It was starting to get lonly  

[cuteycat2]

Another Aussie here! I own the Vader Atari 2600 and both jnrs. My one and only full set is all the HES games (boy that was hard). Altogether I own about 450  2600 cartridges! Sorry no pics but my camera broken

[leearco]

anyone in aust. been to the www.gametraders.com.au website? there forum looks familiar..............................

[leearco]

anyone in aust. been to the www.gametraders.com.au website? there forum looks familiar..............................

[leearco]

anyone in aust. been to the www.gametraders.com.au website? there forum looks familiar..............................

[nz boi]

yes i have been its a great site

[flugle]

Ok, trying to keep this thread alive

If anyone in Australia wants to trade, please email me your lists to flugle@gmail.com


I have a largish box full of Atari doubles and would like to offload some of them. Some are loose, quite a few are boxed. There's also some boxed Intellivision stuff and a few Atari 7800 carts

[Gargamel_of_oz]

How convenient

Just came back to the scene and I see Aussies are harping on as usual! :-)

I'm on the Eastern side of our land down under and have the following

My holy grail is...

1 x System X - the Atari 5200 prototype CONSOLE (purchased from Curt Vendel a while back)

Other Ataris I got

2 x 7800 with about 20 or so games
1 x 5200 (4 port) - boxed with a tonne of games, a handful of loaner carts and a multicart (that doesnt work very well hmmm)
3 x 2600 (those cheap darth vaders - only one is boxed) and about a zillion carts - many boxed and some still unopened (but dont get too excited I know they're just the common ones)

Others

Computers
2 x BBC Model B & disc drive (yes both have DFS)
1 x BBC Master with 3.5" drive
1 x Sinclair ZX-81 Boxed (with ram expansion)
1 x Sinclair ZX (with one of those funny drives, printer, joytick splitter etc)
2 x Commodore 64 with DD etc etc with 5 drawers of games on tape & disc
1 x Vic 20 with about 20 carts
1 x VZ-200 with a few games etc

Consoles
Colecovision with the add-on devices (like the converter & steering wheel)
Phillips TVG Pong like console

Oh and a PS2

I have a few arcade machines too - an 80s drag racer thing and a few mame cabinets.

I also collect old computer mags - my fav being CU (Commodore User) - I've even got the first 8 of them :-) - C+VG is also another classic. I have a library of computer mags - numbering about 300 (at a guess) with the oldest being late 70s...

I am sure I've missed a few as I'm at work sitting in my lunch break at this and trying to recall what's in my games room.

And yes... I AM *considering* hiving off some of this stuff cuz I am thinking I need the dough... Will have to take a few picks of my games room first though! (It's great in winter - really warm!)

And please dont ask to buy the System X for 50 bucks!

[Serblander]

Are there any aussies here who own & collect for Atari Jaguars? (apart from you Dr Lee    )

[ozatariprincess]

I am from Sydney and have a variety of consoles they are:

Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System 2, Sega Mega Drive, Super Nintendo, Nintendo Game Cube, Atari 2600, Game Boy, X box and Play Station 2. Although at the moment I am focusing on collecting for the Atari 2600.

[Serblander]

ozatariprincess wrote:

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I am from Sydney and have a variety of consoles they are:  

Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System 2, Sega Mega Drive, Super Nintendo, Nintendo Game Cube, Atari 2600, Game Boy, X box and Play Station 2. Although at the moment I am focusing on collecting for the Atari 2600.

Ohh... no Atari Jaguar    Why does everyone here collect primarily for the 2600    Maybe i should be checking some of them 2600 games out - i do remember playing SW: Empire Strikes Back and Enduro and having much fun with 'em    But i must say, now that i also have a Nintendo GameCube with SW: Rebel Assault III i much prefer playing this over the 2600 Star Wars games  

[leearco]

Hello all Aussies and NZ people looking at this site. I have a quick question regarding my US Jag and US jag CD unit. where in Australia can you get a power supply that will run these??? i tried one from dick smiths and they dont have what i need. what do other people use....i heard an aussie snes power pack will work but not sure???

thanks Lee

[Serblander]

Aussie SNES    The one i've got is an Aussie MegaDrive power supply - 50/60 Hz - Input: 110/220 - Output: 9V

[doncleth]

Hi guys,

I'm from Sydney. My collection includes:

Atari 8-bit:
Atari 130XE (2)
Atari XEGS (2)
Atari 800XL
Atari 1050 Disk Drive
Atari XC12 Program Recorder
Atari 1010 Program Recorder
Atari XF551 Disk Drive - broken
About 60 carts and various diskettes, tapes, books, magazines and manuals.

Atari ST:
Atari 1040STe (4MB)
Atari SC1435 Monitor
About 25 original disks and various diskettes, books, magazines and manuals.

[leearco]

FYI - dont buy the SNES power adaptor for the Jag. it doesnt work. you can get a power supply from dicksmiths.
my jag collections is up to 35 games now.
2600 games is 60 different carts
7800 games is 4 - this is slow as i dont see many on ebay and when i do they go for too much.

[Serblander]

Hi doncleth  

Nice Atari collection you have there. I'm in Melbourne - if you ever want to sell/swap/trade PM me, as i too have lots of goodies (and spares)  


Aleks

[doncleth]

Serblander

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