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Gr4ph0n

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  1. The keypads I can find fairly easy. It's the overlays that I couldn't find until now. Since StarMaster could be played without the keypad and made creative use of the console itself, I give thumbs-up to it over Star Raiders.
  2. Just picked up a keypad Friday at the local used comic/video/games store with the Star Raiders overlay for $2. From the posts I have read here the overlay sounds to be hard to find, is it?
  3. Yes, the 2600 is dead. It was a horrible console to begin with and there are MUCH better graphics on the newer systems. People who played the 2600 in the 80's never really like the system, yet they could afford nothing else. As a favor, I will soon be posting my full address, whereas you can send all your 2600 carts and systems for proper disposal at no charge.
  4. quote: Originally posted by Tempest: I found I LOVE YOU written with little stickers on the back of a Slot Racers cart. Odd stuff. I never really look at the back of the carts, I should see what else might be on them. Tempest Back in the day, the only way my girl could communicate with me was to put messages on my carts too...
  5. When I was a Atari tyke, I fried my first game on accident whan I lost my temper and smacked the console, which scrambled Video Olympics into what I thought looked like strange alien looking creatures. Of course after that I learned other techniques like jiggling the power switch and the power jack. What is your favorite fry?
  6. It is PERFECTLY legal to have ROM images of Carts you already own, no matter where you get them. The Paris Act, which was signed by 96 countries on July 24, 1979, states that the rights of the copyright owner are NOT absolute, and that the consumer may keep back-up copies of material they have legaly obtained (among other rights). This is why most sites that offer ROMs have a disclaimer that say something like "Any downloaded ROMs must be deleted after 24 hours unless you own the cartidges, under penalty of copyright law." But I know of no law that prevents you from storing your roms on a website, even tho webmasters have been successfuly sued over the intent of their sites.
  7. I have to plug this page for a local collector. His page is the Video Game Advertising Archive and it has many commercials and scans of advertising for the 2600 as well as other systems. I am kinda suprised that he hasn't posted yet...maybe he's not into shameless self-promotion
  8. After actually playing the games, my favorite part of collecting classic games is the HUNT! Try Flea Markets, Thrift Stores, Rummage Sales, Swap Meets, HAM Fests (Amature Radio Swaps), and collectable stores that deal in video games. Tell all your family and friends you collect and sometimes you'll find that they will dig out their old systems out of the basement for you. I have even found a local AM station that has air time for people looking to swap or sell things, and I have asked for people with games to sell, and also have heard others selling Atari there. I rarely pay more than a few dollars for a cart, most of my collection was donated to me from my friends and family.
  9. My Top 5: 1. River Raid 2. Yar's Revenge 3. Tennis 4. Pitfall! 5. Journey: The Escape These are the first I pull out when I play on my system. I play Journey: The Escape because deep down, don't we all wish we were Steve Perry in a mob of alien groupies??
  10. Gr4ph0n

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    At the local Flea, an old man had a PILE of trash in the corner of the building that he sold from. I guess he was like a white Sanford (Sanford & Son). Anyways he thought anything electronic was valuable. For Instance, he'd want $5 for an Atari cart (common or no), and he had a TON of old systems and carts that I wanted back when I got my second Atari wind. So instead of paying cash I would find stuff to trade him for the carts. Once I got a huge cardboard tube from work (2' diameter x 6' tall) and traded him for a clean VCS and 5 carts. Another time I traded a box full of vinyl records (45s) for a ColecoVision and 4 carts. The best thing about this guy was the farther I dug into his trash pile, the better the finds. One day while digging I found a Super Pong console, Mogul Maniac, Squeeze Box, Picnic, and an Odyssey II complete system in the box w/manuals. It was good while it lasted, I didn't go for a month or so and when I did the place was cleared out for craft booths. I heard that the old man never really payed rent there and there were people willing to pay for his spot, so they forced him to leave. He wouldn't arrange to get his stuff out, so they hauled it off to the dump. I feel sorry for the guy, but I wish I would've been there when they removed the stuff.
  11. I believe the Apple //e was the reason I strayed from my Atari, and then Nintendo tore me from the Apple, but even tho I was interested in these other systems, I never quit playing the 2600 (mainly because of my obsession with River Raid)
  12. I seem to remember my parents bought Slot Cars and Pitfall! with the system. I fondly remember my parents, my brother, and I, all playing games as a family. I remember playing Slot Cars with my Dad. Was only shortly after that when my parents began to think the Atari was rotting our brains and they never played video games again.
  13. I goto my local used book/baseball card/ used games shop, I am usually there rummaging thru carts anyway, and I buy a shoebox-sized baseball card storage box. After removing the divider it will hold 34 catrs per box. I like to arrange them by developer and keep them in alphabetical order.
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