BeerGnome

August 5, 2003

Last time I was at Funcolandstop they had two more arcade controllers both for $5, I shouldve snagged them.

I just really like the feel of them.

and come to think of it.. I had a booster grip before I had a Console to use it with.. first game I got when I went out collecting again was Omega race..

shame there aren't any other games that use it

August 5, 2003

heres my two cents.. what about a two player mode that allows each gn to be controlled by a diffrent user?

August 5, 2003

the Heavy Sixer is also very good for playing flight sim games that make use of the difficulty switches for additional control

now if only someone modify the code of like say.. what was it? F-14 tomcat? to make use of the booster grip.. that would be fun

August 5, 2003

They're still making Garbage Pail Kids stickers?

I've actually seen some of the original series cards ina collectors store.. un opened.. in the original display boxes..

as for new ones.. I am Unaware.. though that card up there is obviusly recent.

My current obbsesion in non atar stuff is The Homies.. I intend to blow another five bucks today on them

August 5, 2003

Warlords!

setting 4/1, one player vs. three computers.

the Blue guy is the bane of my existance.. a very worthy opponant.. but green dude goes down immeditly, Purple guy is only difficult becouse of the angle of attack, but green and purple both have a very bad habit of killing themselves.

I need to get a warlord party going.

August 4, 2003

My fancy ass brand new 27" Apex flat screen!

and thanks to all the fancy hook ups on this damn TV I can have every console on the same tv with out having to go crazy on moving wireing around

July 31, 2003

damn galaga.. you beat me to it!

its a great site.. and it also teches you very efficiant ways to do Composite video and stereo hacks of the console.

I don't know if he makes any for sale anymore.. but he tells you how to do it yourself if yer son inclined

this is also the same guy who did the PSPortable..

July 31, 2003

Warlords all the way.. fun.. easy.. kick ass party game

were working onthe warlords tourniment for the employees after work at the pub.. but I have had quite a few folks over and we've been kicking the warlords and having a blast

July 31, 2003

I almost exclusivly use the sega arcade controller for the atari.. I just like the feal of it.. however.. when I rock the genesis.. I always plug the pads back in.

not to mention themega fire buton on the arcade stick kicks ass for astaroids, and space invaders.. just feels right. as well as pacman junior

allright.. official hijack.. lets give up the love for the sega Arcade controller!

and tantone.. if you dont have this controller.. get it.. it will change your world

July 29, 2003

Man.. I wanna tapper cart! it wont run on my unmodified super charger..

The Arcade version pretty fun too.. I wanna modify the graphics on the original to substitute the Bud Logo for a Legend Logo and replace the characters in the game to little represntations of the more.. colorful regulars...

July 29, 2003

What gives?

Sometimes when playing Tapper, I can whip two drinks down the bar in like a second. But then other times, it takes like 3 seconds to fill one mug!!! What gives with these slow taps? Is there something I am doing wrong or is this a game issue, or am I just nuts?

Tapped out Stan

just make sure that you have proper CO2 preasure.. 12p.s.i. is usually fine for a nice foam free pour. You could also consider creating a 40/60 blend of NO and CO2.. other times, for particularly long runs, you might want to use a pump...

wait.. opps.. never mind.. I think its just you being nuts..

oh..and welcome back stan

July 29, 2003

TWO for ONE! Microsoft sidewinder game pads.. TWO of them.. $3.25.. both work just fine.. now all I need is a dual port controller card..

My favorite PC pad. Are they the original, black, 10-button, game-port pads? If so flip off the cover on the back (right under where the cord attaches) and you should find a pass through to connect 'em together.

ahhhh..thats what thats for!

now do I need to do anything skrewy in set up for that to work as two indpendant game pads?

like say.. for multiple players on MAME?

July 29, 2003

Is there a way to adapt, or make Atari controllers for you PC? I have games on my emulator, but can't stand playing them because I don't have an Atari controller. Maybe if I had a controller, I could actually enjoy the games on my emulator. If anyone knows how, or if, this can be done please respond. Thanks!!

yep.. in fact.. theres a schematic for an adaptor bundled with the PCAE emulator

there are also plans that basicly use a hacked gamepad that you plug inline with the atari joystick

there was a gentleman creating adaptors for sale.. but his company and situation fell thru.. if yer handy with a soldering iron.. go to town

July 29, 2003

God...

I could have gave you a WarLords! lol

yeah.. I should've throw up a query around here when I first set off to acquire this common game...

But tiss always the danger of Fleabaying at 3 am after well.. quite a few Barley pops.

I have however been having some renewed success with the thrifting.

However.. the majority of my collection has come from vintage stores, freinds.. and the prenial dumpster diving

the biggest problem I've noticed with the common carts is the horrable states they tend to be in.. I had to completly disect space invaders to get it to work as the caseing had been mutilated.. so I have to play it by just inserting the PCB into the console.. I'm thinking of sacraficing a Pacman cart for the restoration purposes,

Donkey kong is just DEAD but the Atari card will not fit inthe coleco case

July 29, 2003

Allright.. I have the simple solution to everyones problem..

we kill Philly classic all together.. then start up a new cnvention in richmond that will include all concepts of electronic gaming from classic consoles and arcades, to modern... now we move it fromthe north east to the central south east..

thats right.. we move it to Richmond Virginia.. where yer able to travel in on I-95 and its less than 24 hours driving time from the furthest point north, or south along this interstate.

of course.. this is most convient for me, trey, yarsrevengefan, and cassidy nolan. now the rest of y'all will have to travel.. and I'll make it so the event incompasses all facets, in a unbiased and equal way.. loads of resturants in richmond.. fun stuff to see and doo.. and the hotel rates will numb you with thier prices

July 29, 2003

allright.. to you its monday night.. to me.. its saturday night.. all right. its after midnight. so its technicaly sunady morning. to you tuesday..

confused yet?

in any case.. today was my day to hit all my vintage store contacts around town..

so heres todays haul..

Warlords.. $4.75 I've ben rabid about getting this game for a couple of weeks and I find it in the wild.. I could've talked sharron down on it.. unfortunatly.. sharron wasn't there.. the ironic thing is.. I had just sent off my money order out to the dude on flea bay for the exact same cart.. for the exact same price.. please.. kick me now.. in either case.. I now have two copies... I was rabid on account the kids at the pub wanted to throw down some warlords action after hours.. and my god. I forgot how FUN this game is!

allright.. next couple of hits.. not atari.. but fun none the less...

TWO for ONE! Microsoft sidewinder game pads.. TWO of them.. $3.25.. both work just fine.. now all I need is a dual port controller card..

now the indulgence of the beerness of my life.. I picked up a character mug for $2.. its a pretty low key character mug.. basicly molded to look like a tapered barel with a facade of a clipper ship.. and over that.. it says BEER.. nothing too fancy.. but fun none the less.

now for antiquated computer stuff.. a very old gravis joystick.. with very odd looking connectors.. it looks like the controller goes in line of a PS2 type connector.. I'm thinking its macintosh.. I need to do some research on this one.. it was a gift so I gotta play and figure it out

July 29, 2003

common carts going down? HA! I lost a 1 cent auction by .5 the other day..

allright.. one cent auction.. no bidders.. an hour left.. so I threw down for 50 cents.. pretty saticfied I had it, turns out the next day I was out bid by 5 cents at the last second..

but.. I had to have this really damn common game so I was still able to snag it for 1.99, with shipping. $4.75.. me and the buyer agreed on a round $5 for all the trouble..

so.. I'm out thrifting today.. I find the exact cart I had just got on Ebay for the round $5 for $4.75

lord.. I was upset..

the game in question is warlords by the way.. so now.. i have two copies..

but just so you people know..atari carts are basicly the highest traded item on Ebay in that catagory.. no wonder prices are soaring.. how many of y'all check out the other auction sites.. like say..yahoo?

ebay has the best selection.. but.. y'know..theres something about going to the dirt mall

July 22, 2003

Yes Zenji was released for the 400/800, 5200, Colecovision and (I think) the C64. The original 400/800 version was done by Matt "Dolphin" Hubbard who is an amazing programmer.

theres also apperntly a 2600 version..

No I think this is just a rumor. Matt said that he definetly did NOT do a 2600 version, and doesn't remember there ever being one.

Tempest

that stands to reason.. the ST version he has is a review copy..

the gentleman also confides that the 2600 cart he has never fired up in his sears console.. so even if it is real it's most likely dead anyways.

it gets interesting....

July 22, 2003

Zenji 800/400 version

this apperntly is a prototype from a sell out form creative computing..

theres also apperntly a 2600 version..

was this game commercially released?

I have a line on a couple of protos.. here.. if any one knows any thing.. please drop a line

July 9, 2003

I've been having some pretty decent luck lately.. the thrifts have yielded some +3's and commons I don't have..

I know a dud operates a vintage console booth at the super flea.. but they're only open on the weekends.. And I'm usually working at that time..

but thatnks to some changes going on here on the home front.. its starting to look more promising to get out there before my sunday shifts.

I also have some vintage store owners on the look out for me.. so I check in about once a month.

a great deal of my collection has come from the garbage men, bums picking trash.. and apartment manager buddies that have to pick thru leftover trash from abandoned apartments.

theres something to be said about dumpster diving.. especially if you can get some one else to do it for you

July 9, 2003

did a little thrifting today.. they didnt have much.. four over priced bare sega's and a handfull of carts..

however.. I did find Space Cavern by apolloI also grabbed space invaders I actually didnt have that one.. I havent cleaned it yet.. but its looklike.. I still don't have it

I also grabbed Outrunners for the sega.. never heard of it.. But I'm suspecting its a outrun clone.

but space cavern works.. and its a rarity3.. price...75 cents!

I passed up on the Pacman cart

tottal haul was 2.38

July 9, 2003

lets see.. an unmodified 2600..

hook your RF switch into the antenna in of a VCR, prefibaly a Hi-fi VCR.

next you run the two RCA audio outs of the VCR into the Auxilery input of stereo reciever.. tune VCR to channel three.. power up everything.. and now you should have big booming Atari blipping goodness.

of course.. you could also do the AV mod on your atari, and completly bypass the RF switch and signal and run directly with the RCA in's and outs like say a playstation.

now the atari is not a stereo device persay.. but there are two audio channels implemented in programing.. this gives some interesting aural effects, just keep in mind.. they're not intentional.

However some homebrews like skeleton actually take advantage of this programing quirk for "true" stereo.. like the approaching footsteps of your enimy is actually directional and with the stereo mod you can actually use the sound to anticipate and react.. the synth cart is a music machine that releys heavily on a stereo mod

hope all that helps ya

July 7, 2003

Reactor! Scary as hell industrial riff from following the explosion!

freaked me out as a kid.. then I was forced to start wearing all black and hanging out with moody women.

that game is in my top ten

May 22, 2003

Thanks for the info!

BTW, are there any sites out there that have a kind of step-by-step guide (with pics?) describing how to repair common console problems, or joysticks and paddles?

I'm in the midst of exploring this site, so I may yet stumble across this info.

Brad

welcome to AA brad.. the donuts and coffee are to the back of the room....

AHHAHHAHAHA!

allright.. sorry

step by step with pictures would be nice.. but there are a lot of how to guides around.. a lot of links and what not..

most things are fairly common sence.. the biggest step by step guides around here will be the AV mods.. basicly, they teach you how to extract a composite signal from the unit instead of useing the RF cable and switch box.. rather usefull..

as for your power problem.. the spring for the negitive side of your power plug is worn.. it helps hold the plug in place.. so that would explain having to keep the plug taped in to maintain contact.

a simple fix.. if possible would be to open up the 2600 look at the power plug, find the little spring looking doohicky in there, and use something that will fit in there to bend that spring in closer to the middle..

if that doesnt work..

desolder the contacts of the power plug and take it to radioshack and find the closest match.. and replace it.

other people on these forums will probably help you with actuall part numbers, or you could make up your own little modification to make the same thing happen with what you can find.. the power plug is basicly just a mono type mini phono jack.

the cart in question is probably fine.. just dirty.. clean the contacts before you do anything else.. the shaking could be a lot of things.. I dont know what type of cart it is.. if its an original atari cart.. it could be one of the kind that has a spring loaded dust cover inside it.. and that mechinism is whats doing the rattaling..

but if its working intermittidly.. that sounds like more of a case of the contacts simply being dirty than anything else

I use a VCR cleaning kit.. yeah..from radio shack.. the kit comes with a jar of cleaning solution and five cleaning wands.. little right angle plastic sticks with chamoise material wrapped around the end.. you soak the cleaning end with the cleaning solution and rub the contacts of the carts with these sticks untill clean.. badda bing badda bomb..clean atari carts

hope that helps

May 22, 2003

and of course.. if you're more used to pad type controller.. you could just use the genesis controlers and use the B button for firing..

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