bumm13

ColecoVision (haven't tried the Adam yet).

Just thought I'd post something here since I'm getting a bit frustrated. Recently, I've acquired Hard Had Mack (CollectorVision) and Circus Charlie (Team PixelBoy) cartridges. Hard Hat Mack never starts; it keeps giving me the "please re-insert the cartridge" error screen (yes, I do own the SGM). Circus Charlie (which is almost unobtainium now) just shows a blank screen and makes a constant sound. I cleaned the contacts of Hard Hat Mack with 70% IPA and nothing changed. I can't imagine that these necessarily have the same issue but perhaps something is wrong with my console? I did test an older homebrew (Space Invasion) and it works fine. My recently acquired Choplifter (from the original CV era) also runs fine. Anyone have ideas of what to check? I'm especially bummed about Circus Charlie giving me problems as I paid a lot for it. Thanks!

While getting my new CoCo SDC virtual disk device working (a very nice device, BTW), I noticed that before I figured out how to properly load disk files on my CoCo 3, I'd sometimes get a "?NE ERROR" error message. I did a Google search on that message and found references to it but none that explained what the error itself means. It's not urgent but I'd like to know what the error means.

I just finished cleaning the cart's edge connector with rubbing alcohol solution, but it still isn't working. I've tried positioning it in all sorts of different ways but to no avail. I think half of the bottom of the cartridge shell has a very slight slant to it that might be causing the problem. Eventually, I should test the cart in my Coleco Adam computer just to see what happens.

Hate to re-open such an old thread (my first post, btw), but I just wanted to add that I have "Electric Adventure Classic" by Collectorvision Games that I just recently obtained off ebay. It also doesn't want to run (just absolute blackness on my TV screen). I have noticed some issues with the cartridge slot running other 1980s-era carts but ultimately, they do work most of the time. It's tricky dealing with these old game consoles and computers sometimes!