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  1. Posted

    I'm not sure what the appeal of these little handhelds is...you can get a uses PSP slim in great condition for under 100 bucks, hack it, and do way more than you can with one of these.

     

    Allow me to answer. I had a PSP Slim back in late 2007, and frankly I found hacking it and trying to install emulators and such to be a bit of a hassle. I ended up selling it after several months.

     

     

    Hacking it involves running an exploit from the memory stick...once that's done, you just drag the emu's and roms to the proper folders. Done.

    Yes, the hacks/exploits have GREATLY improved since '07, with custom firmware etc.

  2. Posted

    Carts rule for the dependability factor, a quality that the consoles that run them also have. Discs, on the other hand, are far easier to store with the myriad of options available. Additionally, discs can usually eventually be popped in a PC to be run on an emulator after a generation or two passes.

  3. Posted · Edited by brojamfootball

     

    I agree - unless you get a used PSP (I got a Slim for $70 recently), this looks quite intriguing. I'll still be sticking to my PSP - almost perfect 2600, 7800, Coleco, INTV, C64, NES, Genesis, TG16, and flawless PS1 and PSP games on top of that. All you need, IMO, and extremely easy and cheap to hack in order to play all those emulators and more.

     

    Yeah...The more I think about it I'm not sure what the appeal of these little handhelds is...you can get a uses PSP slim in great condition for under 100 bucks, hack it, and do way more than you can with one of these.

    Agreed. The PSP screen is fantastic and battery life is great when running emus from the memory stick. From what I've read, the pocket retro game emulator discussed here only does solid emulation of the 8 bit consoles, and the PSP does tons of additional stuff as well. With tons of cheap ones for sale on craigslist these days the price is better too, not to mention that I'm sure the build quality is far superior.

  4. Posted

    I'm surprised more people don't use Big Lot's shelves. They come from the same suppliers as Target's stuff, and it's over 50% cheaper. $40 sounds high until you go to Target and realize that would cost you over 100-200 bucks.

    I think Wal-Mart sells them at prices closer to that Big Lots price, but even the Big Lots ones are kinda high for what they are: sawdust press board that's over-heavy and under-strong/durable.

     

    I find solid wood shelves in alleyways for free, or super cheap on Craig's List.

  6. Posted

    I've had three RS irons in the past few years... simply no matter what model they are crap. The old days of RS being a good place for electronic tinkerers is long past. It's sad in this more heightened state of technology we haven't got tech stuff at our local fingertips when we need it. A good 75% of RS stores don't even sell basic electronic components anymore. There is a real need for someone to step up to the plate for at least basic parts/supplies on a local level.

     

    AX

    Agreed.

  7. Posted

    Many stores took a real hit getting stuck with 2600 carts that they had to dump for just a few bucks each. I remember seeing department stores with games coming out of their ears for $5, and they still weren't selling much. People knew most of those games were junk, and they were right. Most were third party cash-in attempts, with the occasional good game mixed in, and it was hard to tell the difference when looking at giant stacks and baskets full of them.

     

    I remember a Hills department store an a Gold Circle(I think turned into Target) that had whole areas of 2600 games being dumped at around five bucks. These sections of the store were as large as the entire electronics department in a Target or Wal-Mart today.

     

    I'm sure they were hesitant to get back in bed with the same company that, directly or indirectly, had hurt them so badly just a few years before.

  8. Posted

    Alright, so in the last lot that came in the mail and finished off my 2600 collection, I picked up King Kong and Springer. They both play, sure enough, but both games are strange in that the graphics are moved down. That is, the bottom 1/8 or so of the screen is missing because it's essentially farther down that it should be, so it's like the main screen has been moved down about 1/4 of the way. Is there a reason for this? Is it a TV issue or something simple to correct? I cleaned them in case that was the issue but it wasn't. Just so you know, I have a few other Tigervision games, like Jawbreaker and Miner 2049 Volume II, but they play just fine. Is there something about these two games? Thanks for any help!

    I don't have those games but have read several things about King Kong(reviews and stuff) that never mentioned anything like that. Have you searched for King Kong in the database here and/or on the web?

  10. Posted · Edited by brojamfootball

    I personally don't have a HERO cart, but Activision carts seem to give trouble, I think Pitfall II being the most notorious. Speculation I've read is that the PCB boards Activision used are just a micron or two thinner than most other companies used(just on later carts?), making poorer contact with the cart slot connector, which squeezes the PCB from either side to make its connections. There's a thread about that around here somewhere. I have a Pitfall II cart that will only play in one of my consoles and is problematic or totally nonfunctional on my others.

     

    However, I'm not totally clear on what you're saying here but it seems one of your consoles is "green" no matter what? I think that's a problem with the video of that console. It does that with all carts, right?

     

    The HERO issue is that your "green" console has a better cart connector in it, still squeezing the cartridge PCB tight enough to make connection. Unfortunately its video is less than perfect. That's what I think anyway. Your "good" console that displays colors correctly has a cart connector that is a little looser and not making a good connection on your HERO cart, but video portion is still working well.

     

    Search around the forums a bit and you'll see info regarding color adjustment capabilities inside the 2600. There's a potentiometer you can turn with a screwdriver for at least some level of adjustment. You'll probably also find information on replacing an easily-soldered part or two for video fixes also.

     

    My best educated guess there. Anyone else?

  11. Posted

    I've made what I thought were fair offers, a bit below the asking price but not too awfully much. I mean, the seller asked for offers so what's the harm right?

     

    Say the buy it now price was $25(overpriced item) and I offered $17 or 18, hoping to eventually agree to a price of $20 or so.

     

    The seller, if responding at all(someone else mentioned regular lack of response on offers and I have found the same), usually counters with something smartass like $24.75 --lame.

     

    Gee, thanks! You mean if I go back and forth with four or five messages I can maybe get you to discount it a WHOLE dollar, like four whole percent off?

     

    IF ONE DOLLAR OFF IS ALL YOU'LL MAKE A 'BARGAIN' FOR DON'T ASK FOR OFFERS!

     

    I have retired from making offers for that reason.

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    Cool. I think I will shoot him an e-mail then. $60 is still a bit high though, isn't it?

    Yes, I think sixty is high, and I noticed there's no power supply. What I've found is many people have kinda retarded ideas of what an Atari is worth. I see people who ask around that price relisting their ads over and over and over, meaning nobody ever buys the thing. Make him an offer, and if he refuses it, let him stew for a while and call him back. I would just about lay money on the fact that no one will buy that for $60.

  16. Posted

    Well I just received a Vader 2600 but broken for free. See my problem is I need help taking off the cart slot b/c it broken and I tried pushing those little tabs in and pulling but no budge. So if someone could help me that would be great so I can get this vader working again! :D

    I think you'll find it's soldered in. It's not just the tabs that hold it in place. You need to fire up a soldering gun and use desoldering braid to get it off. What makes you think the cart slot is your problem?

  17. Posted · Edited by brojamfootball

    I'd say $3 is pretty good, actually. Take into account shipping, etc and you'll find that hard to beat. People can call 'em fifty cents to a dollar in value, but you realistically won't find any for sale for that. Only thing is, if you buy those carts without having a console, you may later run into a console with games included and end up with doubles. I'd recommend at least reading some reviews to help with making selections as there are a number of 5200 titles that are very poor games, oftentimes the victims of analog vs. digital control. Frogger, for instance, is pretty much unplayable on 5200.

  19. Posted

    I'd go with the Heavy Sixer. You may not care about more games now, but I'm sure you will later on. The bug just kinda bites ya.

     

    Additionally, you will probably find that systems may be easier to find than controllers, and the extra joysticks will probably eventually come in handy, as well as the paddles and driving controllers which will free you to create programs that use those as well.

     

    I feel the paddles are more unique old-style input devices that game consoles just don't have anymore--one of the things that makes Atari special. Anybody can make a flash game that uses a keyboard's arrow keys, but a paddle game will always be more distinctive.

  21. Posted · Edited by brojamfootball

    According to TwinGalaxies, Jonathan A. Ewing got 2,161,000. Another guy, Todd Rogers, got a little over a million points. But if you're just talking about AtariAge people, IHATETHEBEARS got 95,500 when it was featured in the 2600 High Score Club (season 6)

    Sorry, I was distracted in the middle of making my post and you superseded me before I finished.

  24. Posted

    Not a great weekend for finds, but far from the worst.

     

    Yard sale had a rack of 2600 games, mostly commons, some with manuals, almost all loose. I passed on a lot of good stuff that I already had like a CIB Sears Star Raiders, and CIB Keyboard Controllers. He also had a 7800, but I have 2 already.

     

    Nice finds, how much were the CIB keyboard controllers? I don't know how rare those are boxed but I've never seen them locally. I would have nabbed them.

     

    If the 7800 was a good price I would have grabbed that too. I've got 5 and its like an addiction, I keep picking these things up.

     

    You know what, the thing is that he didn't have anything priced and I hate playing the whole "how much for this?" game. I just picked out the stuff I needed and left the rest for the next guy. When things are clearly priced, I'm usually much more in the impulse mood, especially if it's cheap! Like that PSP I got, it was marked $50, I looked it over and was actually about pass when she said to make an offer. So I offered $40 and they accepted. :) I HATE it when people don't have things priced. At least if it's priced high you have somewhere to start from.

     

    Very true and I agree. I hate the whole "make an offer" because their idea of its value and mine are usually miles apart. One guy had a black Vader with 4 common games and said make an offer, I said $10 and he looked like I shot his dog. "Its worth at least $50" he said. One, um, no its not. Two, if he thought that, why didn't he mark it as such?

    I have the same issue with tons of stuff for sale here on AtariAge. Seems most of the stuff I see for sale, especially stuff that I want, has no price. I would probably spend fifty to a hundred dollars a month on stuff from here if more sellers in the marketplace listed prices. If you want to get top market value out of your stuff, fine. Just let me know so I can save both our time with useless back and forth PMs. Of course, it's anyone's right to post stuff the way they want.

     

    I sometimes feel that a post in this thread is a bit lame without prices, as well. I can dig that people want to keep some stuff private, esp if they plan on reselling here, but then why post at all? Still, I can celebrate anything rare/old found in the wild. Congrats to all who have posted their great scores here! I celebrate your victories vicariously!

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