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  4. Posted

    Got my Lynx through the post yesterday(tenner with 3 games off ebay). I only learned about this machine recently off this site(just like the XE I bought recently). Had a dead spot for video games when both those systems were current, too interested in motorbikes and girls I guess, so never knew they existed:)

    OK some first impressions:

    1. It's huge!!

    2. It wants six batteries(rummages in draws, comes up with 2, goes to shop buys 4 more, rushes home). Bloody hell six!! What's it going to do with them, heat the house???

    3. Inserts Roadblasters card after scratching head on which way round then noticing diagram on back.

    4. OK, it's big, but surprisingly comfy and Roadblasters is excellent, the graphics and sound, well everything are much better than I thought they would be, it seems easily comparable with my sons Gameboy SP and way better than the old Gameboy Color(for a start I can see the screen).

     

    Next up I played Blue Lightning(for 2 hours), it's handheld Playstation Air Combat with an Atari logo, VERY cool! The last game I got with it is Ninja Gaiden, also great fun game, all in all I'm very impressed. Gonna cost me a fortune in batteries until I find a mains adaptor though:)

    So thanks Atari Age, thats two new systems(Lynx, XEGS) I have found out about here in a month and bought for peanuts off ebay & they have given me a ton of gaming pleasure already.

    Best regards,

    Chris

  6. Posted

    I have a universal adaptor and............................................

     

     

    IT WORKS!, I got life and sound on my televison. Still waiting for those games but they should be here tommorrow or wednesday. I'm getting

     

    -Frogger

    -Combat

    -Ms.Pac-man

    -Yar's Revenge

    -Pac-man

    -Defender

    -Asteroids

    -Missile Command

    -Video Pinball

    -Math Gran-prix

    -Warlords

    -Berzerk

    -Space Invaders

    -E.T

     

    Thanks For Your Guy's Help!

     

    Excellent stuff, had a feeling it was the power supply duff. Great set of games for starting off too!

    Don't forget to check out Random terrains stuff for E.T. should help you get some real mileage out of the game.

    http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-et.html

     

    Frogger, Ms Pacman & Berzerk are real gems too, should get loads of fun from them too.

    I personally really enjoy the Defender on 2600 too, quite often pull it out and plug away upto 500,000 points:)

    Best regards,

    Chris

  10. Posted

    When I first had this game I had no manual so wandered around, fell into pits then put it back on the shelf, and forgot about it. Later I got given a big pile of manuals including the one for ET, once I knew what I was trying to accomplish and how to go about it the game became one of my favourites. RT 's hints just made it so much better too. I can think of a huge number of games worse than ET an example on the 2600 being Shark Attack. Anyhow we are all entitled to our opinions, after all. So you either like it not.

    Best regards,

    Chris

  11. Posted

    Those are in such good condition. I used to own one of these machines in the mid eighties(my first computer) and the boxes didn't look that nice then! Burgertime and astrosmash were OK on it, playing games with the keys was the problem however.

    I think this machine was about £45 in the UK new, and the games were also cheap, around £5. Guess it was discontinued when I had.

    Best regards,

    Chris

  13. Posted · Edited by BSA Starfire

    OK here are the other two systems. First up is a Sega Master system, built in games are Safari Hunt & Super Hang-On. All works a treat. Also included are 25 games, 23 are loose and two are boxed with manuals. Looking for £50 + Shipping.

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    Right the last system is a Radofin Telesports III, this is a very rare system from what I can tell, well at least there is very little info on the 'net about it that I can find. It's all working with 2 controllers & non-original power pack. Also has the 4 game carts shown, Invaders I can't get to work however, not even sure if it right for the system? Anyhow pretty interesting old console probably about the age of the heavy sixer at a guess. Looking for £15 + shipping

     

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    OK any interest let me know! I'm after Lynx games, Atari XE carts, Supercharger games and a few 2600 games that I still need as far as trade is concerned, but if you have something cool let me know, never any harm in looking :)

    Best regards,

    Chris

  15. Posted

    Your best bet is to check out the power pack first. These usually just get a fracture in the cable near where it exits from the plug(happens when people wind the cable tight around the plug for storage). Set it up and wiggle the cable right near the mains end(slowly) while watching the screen. You'll often remake the connection in the cord when doing this and the atari will flash up a picture with either a blank screen of coloured random bars. Then you can either get a new PSU(they are about £2 here in the UK and available from the high street with ease). Or crack open the old psu on the mains end, unsolder the cord, cut off the bad end with the fracture, and solder it back up. Of course until you have a game this is no guarantee the Atari is fully functional, but it is a least a start.

    Good luck!

    Chris

  19. Posted

    Hi All,

     

    well my XE console and games arrived yesterday safe and sound and am I impressed, this is my first experience of the machine (I'm a long term 2600 owner but never had an Atari computer).

    Star Raiders is a truly awesome game, I have long been a fan of Starmaster & star raiders for the 2600 and recently got Phaser Patrol for the supercharger but XE 'raiders is in a different league.

    I only wish I knew about this system back in the day!

    Any how just wanted to share my joy!

    Oh yeah and as an additional bonus the seller of the XE included a couple of unlabeled carts he found free, they turned out to be Ms Pacman and Miner 2049'er.

    If I hadn't come down with a bloody summer cold this would have been one of the best days ever :)

  25. Posted

    Ok here's mine!

     

     

    1. Sequest

    2 Frogger

    3 Atlantis

    4 Phaser Patrol

    5 Centipede

    6 communist mutants from space

    7 Robot Tank

    8 Marine Wars

    9 Suicide Mission

    10 Starmaster

     

     

    Honourable mention goes to Venture, Defender, E.T., Reactor.

    I always used to love Star Raiders but that has deminished since my recent fines of Phaser Patrol and Starmaster.

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