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So, I did the latest update last night and tested a few cartridges, both homebrew 7800 and 2600 as well as a few originals. I found a weird quirk. I have two copies of Jawbreaker. One works, the other doesn't. Yet they both work on original 2600's.

That's the canned response I got from them, too.

Yup, I ordered mine in August, too and am still waiting, too. It would be nice to get an update from Atari, rather than have to e-mail them to ask.

Thanks, good idea

Interested, if you want to sell it!

So, last night, I was playing some of the Atari manufactured cartridges on my 400 (the cartridges with the sliding mechanism to expose the pcb inside, like the 2600 and 5200 carts have, too). I played Donkey Kong and went to insert Centipede and it wouldn’t insert. I realized that the DK cart snapped off the one remaking prong and I cannot insert the Atari carts anymore since they can’t open, unless I rig something to try and open them manuallly, which is a pain. Does anyone know where or if I can get a replacement cartridge guide for a 400? I tried Best Electronics, but can never find anything on that mess of a website. I would try gluing the prongs back on, but I think they’ll just snap off again.

Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I just found out about this problem when I tried playing PMC on one of my 2 7800s, and it crashed after the Atari logo screen. It does it on one, but plays fine on my other 7800 which has the expansion port. Has there ever been and update or fix for this problem, or am I just out of luck on getting this to play on both 7800s?

Thanks! Wow, I wasn't aware of the compatibility issues between certain 7800 models. Too bad, I was really looking forward to playing PMC on the 7800 with the composite upgrade. I was going to leave the other 7800 with the expansion port original and keep the rf output, since I don't know if the expansion port 7800s are more valuable to collectors.

I have a strange problem with the Pac-Man Collection cart on one of my two 7800s. It crashes and doesn't boot up past the initial Atari screen, or if it does get past that screen, it'll either freeze up, and show garbage graphics. I have an older model 7800 (one with the expansion port on the side), and it works fine on that one. I don't think this would have anything to do with it, but I should note that I recently did the RCA composite upgrade on the 7800 that it crashes on, and the other 7800 that it plays fine on still uses the RF connection. All the other games- both 7800 and 2600 work fine on both 7800s, including the games with the pokey audio. Is there anybody else who has had trouble with the Pac-man Collection game crashing, or could this just be a bad cart? If so, I don't understand why it would play fine on one 7800, but not on the other. Thanks

I'm definitely interested in a complete set! I would love for my activision carts to all look like new. I'm not looking to resell them, so I would want them to look as close to the original as possible.

No response here, so I listed it on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140746424924 Thanks

Mine: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140746424924 Thanks for looking!

I'm thinking of selling my copy of the homebrew Atari Jaguar game Painter. I bought it new when it came out and only played it a handful of times. If you like Pepper II, Amidar, or Qix, you'd probably like this game. It has the original DVD-style case and is in excellent condition. I was thinking of putting it up on eBay, but thought I would entertain offers here first. I have no idea what it's worth, but if you are interested, please shoot me an offer via e-mail: joe@tillenterprises.com Thanks! Joe

Thanks Benny, but Yurkie is a no-go with me (long story). I'll probably just get the IC chip for the controller and fix it myself. I've repaired a ton of arcade games, so this shouldn't be a problem- just a matter of trying to find the time to do.it.

Thanks for your advice, everybody, but is there anybody else other than Yurkie who fixes and/or mods Colecovisions that you could recommend?. I would like to do the DIY, but I am so busy with business right now that I don't have time. If there is nobody else, where can I get this controller IC chip, and I guess I'll just do it myself. Thanks!