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  1. Posted

    I recall YEARS ago at KMart (since closed) I was a young lad w/ enough ca$h for an Atari game. I wanted Donkey Kong (for $25) but the clerk, obviously taking advantage of my youth & wanting a better sale, said "Aw, I heard THAT version isn't very good" so I bought Pole Position for $32.

     

    Fast forward to about 5 years ago when I finally got DK & found out how good it really is. I still think about that jerk clerk...!

  2. Posted

    Not to worry- I think 99.9% of "trakball-compatible" games use Joystick mode...the only true "Trakball" game I'm aware of is Missile Command.

     

    Never tried it w/ Track & Field but it's good for games like Space Invaders, Galaga, etc where you shoot up. It also worked well w/ 7800 Crossbow. Of course, there's Centipede & Millipede...!

  4. Posted

    Still got my 4-switch woodgrain, tho it's changed hands a few times w/in my family. Sold, swapped & just plain LOST carts along the way, but glad to say I'm rebuilding my library!

     

    Also got a jr & a 7800 to even the 2600's workload. It don't like Activision carts no more. :? Took it to my folk's house for them to play. Dad took 1 hr+ playing Video Checkers- he's 70.

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    What system/console?

     

    2600: Atari Miniature Golf (as Moycon said)

    ATARI 8-bit: Miniature Golf by David Plotkin (ANTIC 7/85, later released commercially w/ construction set)

    PSX: Putter Golf (Agetec)

    Lynx: Krazy-Ace Mini Golf (was this ever released commercially?)

     

    All I can think of...

  13. Posted

    Didn't mean to lead everyone on but AFTER the deal didn't happen I changed my mind about selling/trading them right now- sorry! Please don't let this influence any future trade involvement!

     

    I'm not LOOKING to get rid of them; I just offered since hfdpro asked...

  14. Posted

    I'm somewhat new to the whole trading thing, although I've had several successful deals on eBay & I wonder what other people think is a decent amt of time for a deal/trade from start to end?

     

    A week or 2? Is a month too long? Do you give a grace period to good traders?

  20. Posted

    On a couple RCA cables I got w/ my8-bit(s), there's a round, about 1-inch diameter black thing about 3-4 inches from one end. It says "Chelco" (obviously the maker) & says "this end to computer". It's attached to the cable w/ a Philips head screw. Is it some sort of surge protection or what?

  23. Posted

    Using methods presented here, I cleaned my used paddles I recently bought & it seemed to work. However, my problem NOW is for plyr 1's (left)paddle to work at all, the wiring cable needs to be physically held/pushed in at the point it enters the back of the plastic paddle case. This is very awkward while playing- any ideas, short of rewiring it?

     

    Also, for seemingly irreparable shaky paddles, couldn't one just install new pots? Does Radio Shack/anyone still have them?

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