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  7. Posted · Edited by BIGHMW

    Well, it has become the 11th hour for me, I am flat broke with only 33 cents to my name and no gas and a lack of food in the house, so here it is:

     

    On sale here is my entire leftover stock of Atari 5200 cartridges, as you can see in the pics some are a little banged up but they all work, they just need a little cleaning.

     

    SOLD.

     

     

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    Special running right now, all carts ONLY $10 USD ($5.00 off!!!) including CONUS shipping, with a minimum of 2 carts per order, c'mon man, who's next, remember, the remaining carts that are unsold all go to Goodwill THIS FRIDAY.



    BTW, also, The remaining 4 that are complete in box (Star Raiders, RealSports Football, RealSports Soccer, and RealSports Tennis) are now only $15 USD each ($5.00 off!!!), including CONUS shipping (BTW no minimum applies on those)



    Canada costs a little extra but is doable


  17. Posted · Edited by BIGHMW

    Well, I'm letting go of more gear as I do have to downsize,

     

     

    My circa-2004 Jakks Pacific 5-in-1 TV games unit featuring

     

    Pac-Man

    Galaxian

    Dig-Dug

    Bosconian

    and

    Rally-X

     

    $25.00 incl. CONUS shipping

     

     

     

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    PM me if interested, once again all items are being sold as is, all costs include CONUS shipping.

     

    PayPal only please.

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  20. Posted · Edited by BIGHMW

    Unfortunately (for now) I am force to sell my Atarimax 5200 Ultimate SD Multicart out there.

     

    SOLD.

     

    No SD card though, as per AtariAge Marketplace rules, but there are plenty of links to get files for it.

     

    Maybe later on I will get myself another one but right now I DO need the money as I am in a bind.

     

    PayPal only please.

     

    Thanks!

     

    Ray Jackson

     

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  21. Posted

    Yes, while both are readily available on both cartridge and on .bin file (and I have had both on cart and have played both and currently own both on .bin files on my Atarimax Multicart) I do find some significant differences between the two.

     

    Meteorites (Electra Concepts, 1985, very rare to find nowadays on cart) has much better controllability than does Asteroids (Atari, 1982, unreleased, although the original box concept for it was pictured on some 5200 gaming literature in 1982) in the fact that the hyperspace option on Meteorites is operated by the alternate (top, or, the right button on the CX24 7800 stick while using Redemption 5200) fire button as opposed to the old stick-downward function on Asteroids. Also Meteorites has some room for error when it comes to the infamous non-centering functioning of the 5200 controller itself, there is actually more "center" space on Meteorites (including the entire downward area of the stick) than there is on Asteroids, which makes Meteorites more controllable than on Asteroids, in which is almost impossible to manage, especially when it comes to being able to steady the ship while either rotating left or right, or thrusting up (or avoiding to).

     

    Graphics, while yes Meteorites wins hands down when it comes to the depictions of the actual space debris itself, it actually looks more cluttered on Asteroids in later levels as there seem to be more (and bigger) rocks up on the board, especially after they get blasted, it becomes almost an incredible mess to be able to escape from, with asteroids (both namesake and literally) coming at you from all sides, it makes the original 1979 arcade version look like a walk in the park compared to it (or its 400/800/XL/XE clone, in which it is ported from).

     

    Whichever one you play, you win, when it comes to playing this blast 'em up classic, although Meteorites wins hands down both graphically and also playability-wise. I myself like both, Asteroids for old-school sake, Meteorites, for its play and its looks.

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  22. Posted

    bump.

     

    Special running right now, all carts ONLY $10 USD ($5.00 off!!!) including CONUS shipping, with a minimum of 2 carts per order, c'mon man, who's next, remember, the remaining carts that are unsold all go to Goodwill on March 1st.

    BTW, also, The remaining 4 that are complete in box (Star Raiders, RealSports Football, RealSports Soccer, and RealSports Tennis) are now only $15 USD each ($5.00 off!!!), including CONUS shipping (BTW no minimum applies on those)

    Canada costs a little extra but is doable

  23. Posted

    I can think of a couple of others you might try to look up, but I have no idea when they quit selling; They are G.A.M.E.S. and (this one's a long shot, but (where I got my ColecoVision in 1982)) Maxaron Home Entertainment. Those are just shots in the dark though :)

    I remember stopping by G.A.M.E.S. every month after school to stock up on 5200 gear in 1983 when I first got my first unit, they were located on Valjean Ave. in Van Nuys, CA, (I grew up in the San Fernando Valley, around Northridge and Sepulveda) a dream for any videogame enthusiast, coin ops, computers, and every home unit put out back then, I was a 5200 loyalist and since I owned a non-asterisk 4-port, the VCS adapter was no option for us, even though they did carry them. Most of my carts (pre-1984) came from G.A.M.E.S. before they went out of business.

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