CannibalCat

Hi everyone, I'm selling a loose Atlantis II cart up on EBay. I was given this gem by a friend's father as a gift who was one of the original 250 contest semi-finalists. I wanted to thank those who a few months back gave me some advice on how to sell this item, I appreciate the assistance. There are pics and video links in the auction text. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 190418594555 Thanks for looking!

I may just do the digital scale this weekend (if I can find one) and alot of pics of the cart and the game being played. I also found this vid on youtube showing the surgical process, doesn't look so bad...

No box, no paperwork, just the flippers which he wanted to keep for some reason...

My PS3 died a couple of months back... overheated. My 360 also runs extremely hot all the time, so that will be next I'm sure. My gaming laptop also performs thermal shutdown quite often because of the heat put out in that crammed internal space. So as these things are frying themselves, I'll walk back over to my Jag or 7800 and just enjoy simple worry free gaming again!

Yeah when he showed me them I didn't see any distinguishing markings on them really that stood out. I wouldn't feel comfortable selling them even if I had them, since they did just look like cheap toy ones! But I do know they are the real deal, he was one of the original 250 top scorers.

Agreed, but that is why you practice on a couple carts beforehand. CannibalCat will know exactly what his comfort level is after that. While weighing isn't a bad idea, to get maximum value you have to open it. Reverse the situation -- if you wanted to get an authentic Atlantis II cart and pay big buck$, would you feel comfortable with only a picture of a scale weight? It would be like buying a collectible, used automobile and not be able to check under the hood. Maybe I will try on a practice cart, if it goes smoothly then I'll try it for real.

Yeah, I'm not going to chance it. I'll get a photo of the flippers hopefully this weekend from him. Thanks guys for your input.

Haha, I'll see what I can do. I'll definately take some more pics.

The kinda money he could get for those flippers might convince him otherwise. True! I'll run it by him...

That's difficult. The only other thing you can do is to make a video of the cart being popped into a VCS and showing the startup screen and game in play. But I don't know if that would convince a collector to buy it without a look at the inner works of the cart. A good quality picture of the flippers would be awesome. Could very well be that these are even rarer then the cart itself. I don't mind opening it up... as long as I don't damage it in the process... you guys have a sure fire method of opening Imagic carts? I have some dupes I could practice on I suppose!

Unfortunately, he kept the flippers!

Has anyone ever shown a picture of the actual flippers/snorkel set? It's funny, I should've taken a picture of the flippers while I was there! He no longer had the snorkel or mask though. Cool He still has em. Go back and take pictures, right now. Yeah, I think I'll do that!

Has anyone ever shown a picture of the actual flippers/snorkel set? It's funny, I should've taken a picture of the flippers while I was there! He no longer had the snorkel or mask though.

Hey guys, Just wondering how you guys would suggest selling the Atlantis II cart. I recently got one from a friend's father (he even still had the flippers that came with it). I mean, how can you prove to someone that it is legit (*I* know it is) without opening it up, etc. Also, I know it's worth quite a bit, but what is a fair average price? The cart itself is in very good condition. I can provide better pics when I get home later (it's the cart in the foreground in the attached pic). Thanks.

If it is a DevOS cartridge you want, with 32K and a POKEY, if you spring for the parts and shipping, I could make one for you. How quickly do you need it, as I am kind of booked right now. --Selgus Yes, the DevOS one... I tried to do it with a Ballblazer cart as per the instructions, but I can't seem to get it to work. If I post a pic maybe you guys can see something obvious?? When I get home tonight I can elaborate...

The Skunkboard is a circuit board that connects the Jaguar's cartridge slot to a USB port on your PC. This allows you to download public Jaguar releases on your PC for play on the Jaguar. It's also great for developing your own Jaguar games. There are a handful of public releases now, including some homebrew and demos, ready to download for the Skunkboard. Unfortunately, the Skunkboard is sold out, but there are hundreds in circulation, so you might be able to buy one used. Another approach to playing homebrew is to build a cable called a BJL cable and buy one of the commercial games that includes BJL cable support. That's a topic for another post, but it's a popular alternative. - KS I have a BJL modded Jaguar I'd be willing to sell... with the parallel cable. Also has a PAL/NTSC switch mod. PM me if interested.

Arrgh! I give up trying to make one of these... just can't seem to get it to work. Does anyone have a 7800 SRAM "development cart" with a Pokey chip? Let me know...

Cheers to both Tursi and KSkunk for making all this possible! You can see it is done purely as a labor of love... and it is appreciated greatly. Thanks again guys...

Tursi... lol... I need one of those (JagCD) as well! Do you think you guys will produce more than 150 Rev.2's?

Order #158 (crosses fingers)! Or if the orders don't go that high, if anyone is willing to sell their Rev.1 board... let me know!

UGH! Speaking as someone who can program in 680x0, Z80, Z180/HD64180, 8088/x86, 6502, 6809, 65816, Signetics 2650, PIC, ARM, and PowerPC assembler, I can safely say that 8088 is not a good choice simply because it is so utterly horrible. 68000 really is one of the nicest form of Assembler there is. Admittedly, my main computer is 68060 based (an Amiga), but there are plenty of 68000 development environments, including emulators with step-over etc. available for windows. There are also many tutorials on the internet. Yeah I agree too... I hate when people make this statement that you should "start on ___________ (<- insert random 8-bit CPU here)". If that was the true case, then start with a 6502 or 6809, not 8088 (laughs in head)! Assembly language with the 680x0 family is very well balanced and easy to learn with, even absolute beginners should have no problem.