Indrid Cold

Thanks RB, sent you a PM.

Thank you very much Mr. x=usr(1536) (Ms.?)

Howdy folks, it's been a while since I've been here, and I truly appreciate everyone who can chime in here in this thread. I have two concerns. 1) The trak-ball itself is very "thick" or "sludgey". By that, I mean that the ball itself moves very slowly. I'd like to open it up and put some kind of oil on the bearings so that the ball moves more freely and faster. My question is, what would be the best kind of lubricant - would it be something as thick as 3-in-1 oil, or something thinner like WD-40? If anyone has any experience with this, I'd truly appreciate some reliable info. Thank you!!! 2) The red buttons on the track-ball unit (all four of them) are very difficult to get to work. I have to really press down HARD on them to get them to work which really, really sucks. I'd like to get all new button "inlays" or whatever you call them, but I've never seen them available anywhere. The CONTROLLER button inlays are all over the place, even eBay, but I've never seen any button fixes for the trak-ball. If anyone knows where to get the button silicon inlays, once again I'd be grateful to here from you. Thank you again!

I imagine you'd have to have a NTSC TV, yes? Too bad it was not released in Europe, it was (and still is) a great system. People always bark about it's size, but I think it's a sexy looking system.

Yeah, the carts are in good condition, I make sure of that when I'm purchasing them (mostly from eBay) so long as I can help it.

I've got Montezuma's Revenge on the way, but Moon Patrol was a great arcade game. I'll check it out, thanks for the suggestion!

Wonderful system, unlike any other on earth. It looks to be in pristine condition. I envy you!!! XD

Good LORD dude, that is an AMAZING collection!!! DEMON ATTACK!!! That was one of my favorite games on the 2600!!! My brother, who was 4 years older than me, he loved it too, but he called it "Guano Attack"...lol. Haunted House, Yar's Revenge, Adventure, Custer's Revenge (sorry, that's a joke) and Asteroids round out the list of my fav's on the 2600. Great stuff dude!!!

All of them work just fine. I had a "hiccup" with Mountain King that I had to replace, and the original cart purchased was refunded. I'm waiting for MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE to arrive, so that'll bring me up to 22 carts. I recently acquired DONKEY KONG for the 5200, and, as both a 5200 and a ColecoVision, the homebrew 5200 reigns supreme for a multitude of reasons and observations. Here is my original post when I joined this community. Lots of fun, and the condition of the 5200 that I got is more or less brand new (I lucked out on that one!!!) Additionally, I've been very, VERY CAREFUL to purchase carts, the trak-ball, and whatnot for this system that are in pristine condition. Look at the condition this 5200 is in (in the quoted thread below). I've never seen ONE 5200 that looks this good on eBay, Amazon, or if you want to sell your soul, HELL. It is a privilege to be a part of this community. While I've not been here in quite some time, I intend to stick around, and hope to make some good friends. Ok, so, I'll shut my trap and let you cats have a say.

Not the best collection, but I'd say 2/3rds of that collection was mine when I owned this 5200 in the seventh grade. Feel free to comment.

Oh wow, that's beautiful. Al, if you see this post, don't worry about the pics of the labels....

Whoops, just saw this! Beautiful!!!

Thank you very much!!!

Thank you!!!

Thank you!