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1. Yes, it would work, but unless you have a TV that can accept/display NTSC signals it wouldn't be very useful. Just buy a CBS PAL version. 2. USA Colecovision systems only had RF output. I believe the PAL CV has SCART output. 3. There is no such thing as PAL/UK/Europe/SECAM/USA/NTSC cartridges with the CV. All the carts are the same, in every country. Only the console itself determines the video output, North American consoles output NTSC, UK=PAL. So if you buy all your CV games in France or the UK and play them on a USA CV they'll be NTSC. If you play those same carts on a UK/CBS CV the video will be PAL.

I remember seeing those and thinking, why would anyone buy that? That's like paying full retail for a copy of 2600 Combat. However many of these they made, I bet most of them were still unsold at the end of the 1980's.

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I wonder if anyone can cut and paste the code from Atari's Galaxian into GORF and finally satisfy those who miss the extra level? GORF is only 16k, so there might be room to squeeze it in.

Probably because Atari attracted and hired the top notch talent. The guys making CV conversions had experience working on coin-op games and/or could pick the brains/notes of other Atari programmers from the coin-op side. I don't think Coleco had many programmers on staff and they mostly just contracted out game development to outside programmers. Some were clearly better than others. Also, the later CV games showed they were getting better with more experience. A lot of the later games are pretty slick and compare well with the arcade versions(Tapper, Spy Hunter, Congo Bongo, Nova Blast, Illusions, Mr. Do's Castle).

You should buy systems half as frequently, then every system you buy will come with both controllers.

I give you credit for trying to fix your CV. Most of the turds I've tried to help over the years just toss their CV into the garbage the second you mention they might have to use a screwdriver to fix it. Don't dare bring up any mention of a soldering iron or they'll run away in terror.

Which Oct. 1982 Billboard issue do you need? It was published weekly, not monthly. What copyright controversy are you referring to? Copyrights to what? Music? Video games?

It can't be said enough - try a different power supply(s) before doing anything else. I've had dozens of CV's and the ones I often thought were dead(yes, black screen) ended up working perfectly when tried with a different PS. They're super finicky about PS's. No, it doesn't mean the PS you have is defective, your CV just might not like it.

I know. I was just showing it as more of a 'proof of concept' example of what a CV version could look & sound like since they both use the same graphics/sound chips. Also, I would think if you had the TI-99 source code, the fact the graphics/sound chips are the same would as least make a CV version somewhat easier to do instead of doing it all from scratch.

I third Kickman! There's a TON of cool and obscure arcade games on the TI-99 just ripe for porting to CV. Check out this killer port of Scramble on the TI-99. I would've killed for this game back in the day!

You're probably right.

I had an old 80's book about videogame systems/computers and it had a picture of Coleco's HQ's. The building didn't look like the one pictured here at all. It was a large one story office building, like you see in industrial corridors, with a COLECO sign outside.

I don't have an AtariMax. Built in would be awesome!

This is kinda interesting, heavily NES focused but does (barely) touch on the earlier arcade days. http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/enhanced/diggin-in-the-carts

No. You could have wires run from the jacks to the pcb, allowing you to position them wherever you want. The Coleco way of soldering them right to the board doesn't allow for flexing and can be a source of problems. The repeated pushing/pulling on the jacks can break the solder joints on the connectors. The plugs should really be mounted to the case, not the pcb.

I'd be happy with a new CV pcb, with front mounted controller plugs, AV/component out. I wouldn't care if there was no exp. port. I never used that anyway and have no plans to.

Please don't hardwire the controller plug sockets to the pcb. I would want to install mine in a new, small, modern case with the input jacks on the front like every other game system. Not facing the left so they're continually being tugged on by players sitting to the front of the system. That was such a stupid design decision by the CV designers, please don't repeat it.

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Looking for a deal on a new/used Atarimax CV multicart.

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Semi-hard. It starts off rigid, then becomes soft.

CV systems were considered a children's toy and were made to toy standards by a toy company( COLECO ). It was most likely intended to be used for 2-3 years tops and discarded, like most toys. Do you really think Coleco planned to make it so video game collectors in 2015 could still be using it? What other electronics/appliances from 1982 are you still using daily? It's ludicrous that video game collectors expect a 33 year old CV that was sitting in someones dusty, damp basement or scorching hot attic for decades to perform like it's brand new and if it doesn't it's "junk".