Madaracs

Thanks for the compliment. As I've mentioned numerous times already its not going to be Gauntlet. Your welcome. I'm sorry. Should have read a little more rather than just scan...

Sorry for the late reply... If you get GoodReader ($.99) you can drag and drop them in iTunes. There are directions on the GoodReader site.

Any chance you can re-post pics?

The Pizza Factory in Farmington, MN (now long gone.) My dad gave me two quarters. One for the jukebox and one for Donkey Kong. I picked, "I Love a Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbit. I died on the first board in DK. That's my first real memory of playing a video game. Though I'm sure I played Asteroids or Space Invaders prior to that.

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That's great.

I like it.

Paypal sent for Turbo and Juno First.

Great work. I'm not a fan of Gauntlet on home machines. Honestly, it bores me to tears. But the work is awesome! I love the boot screen. I miss the days when every great programmer got credit on the main screen.

Heheh. Ironically, I have a Solar Fox arcade cabinet with a 48-in-1 in it which has Juno First on it as one of the games. :-) Solar Fox is pretty cool and a very good adaptation of the original arcade though it's missing a couple of things. The main thing is you can't fire at your enemies. In the arcade version, there are 3 fire buttons. One on the stick (which was the same as a Tron joystick) and one on either side of the main joystick. Unlike Donkey Kong, this game was Ambidextrous! The graphics on the cabinet are rad too. Some say that the 2600 port of the game is better than the Arcade game. (Though I'd wager they didn't play the Arcade version much.)

Good Idea. I just updated the instructions (Post #14) to include the POKEY audio fix and the resistor change. Has anyone seen these? eBay Auction -- Item Number: 300444248112 I'm wondering if they take into account the Pokey chip sound and if anyone has actually tried this kit?

I love that rag and subscribe as well. Somebody set us up the bomb. Here is another option (though I can appreciate wanting the physical copy) you can get the archive that they release which has all of the last year's subscription in PDF format. Great reading on an iPad with GoodReader. I do have a couple of complaints about the magazine though: 1. Wish they didn't pimp the Amstrad, Spectrum and BBC Micro so much... but I realize it's a UK rag. I wish I could get some backers in the U.S. to publish a competing magazine. I'd love to write for it.

Thanks to everyone who looked! You guys rock! I'm gonna throw this last one up on the eBay! So moderators, if there is a way to close this thread please feel free.

Claiming ignorance doesn't matter under the law. Recieving stolen goods is just as much a crime as stealing it yourself. This is just plain stupid. Who has friends that are gonna be impressed that you stole a prototype cartridge from AA? If I found out my "friend" had done this I'd steal the cartridge from him, punch him square on the jaw and mail it back to Al--stat. Maybe not in that order. If it by some miracle does show up on eBay--the guy is a complete idiot. Any chance it could have been a young kid? Too young to know better?

I wonder if an emulator cart could be made. Though it seems a waste of time, really. And I didn't realize that the address map would be an issue.

My brain has 'sploded. This is awesome.

Wow. Would love one of those.

Being that there is such a nicely sized homebrew community here, I was wondering if anyone has made an adapter that would allow you to play 8-bit Atari carts in a 5200 or is that just not possible?

My interest is high.

I'd bypass the RF box completely and plug directly into the Coax connector on the TV with the Coax/RCA adapter. See if that helps with the fuzz. If that's not it and upgraded cable doesn't fix it maybe mod it since you have another working machine.

I like that. :-) It improves the description while not taking a "pot shot" at the 5200. And on a side note, I love this from that page: "The first MARIA chip was numbered GCC1701. GCC's engineers were big fans of Star Trek, so with the Enterprise being NCC-1701, they made their chip the GCC-1701. The final production chip: Maria II was GCC1702B."

Not really. More like they intended to be first to the market. /HISTORY LESSON You're just responding to argue now. And that's not really what I was after. Thanks for playing. That was the point of my post, exactly. I have your opinion and I appreciate it. :-)

Oh I meant to address this too: Believe you me, Atari knew they would be competing with NES. Grab a copy of Retro Gamer Issue 78 or Issue 14 where they detail Atari's knowledge of the impending NES launch. At one point Atari had even planned to halt the release by simply hanging the NES in distribution legalities. Sneaky buggers!

The way the original description is worded oddly. It almost reads as though they used 2600 controllers rather than using new controllers that were 2600 compatible. That's the only reason I picked on that one. :-) Again. I'm just saying, I'm not trying to pick a fight. Heh heh. Yeeeeaaaahhh, but that's really not an answer... I'd say it was more of a knee-jerk reaction. Only too late did they convince Jack that they needed a console in the market to compete with Atari. Before Tramiel came along everything at Atari had been put on hold except for the 7800. That's how important it was to the company. When Jack bought the home division he literally halted the production, shelved the unit and said computers were the way and the light. It was the beginning of the end for Atari.

I'm not insulted in the least. :-) I simply think the description is inaccurate. The 7800 was created in response to the very poor sales of the Atari 5200. The 5200 was indeed revolutionary in many ways--yet it suffered from just as many (if not more) shortcomings. Anyone at Atari would tell you the very same thing. 5200 Pros: Revolutionary controls design. No one had ever attempted a thin-film button/keypad design like this. It has been argued that the 5200 controller paved the way for the modern controllers you use today. Upgraded graphics and sound: Only Coleco would be able to come close to this baby's graphics! The main goal with the 5200 was to provide a better arcade experience! It did that... mostly. 4 controller ports! 5200 Cons: Controllers were often DOA or failed very shortly after. Missed the boat on backward compatibility. In fact, the 5200 prior to its release was advertised with the feature that it would be backward compatible. The Atari VCS Cartridge Adapter didn't come out in a timely fashion and was an extra cost to the consumer. The game library. At the time the 5200 was released, the games were already becoming less popular. The other consoles offered more variety. (This was also a shortcoming of the 7800, BTW.) The Monolith factor. This thing was HUGE. Some might say, "and rightly so!" but consumers then (and now) still wonder where to store the beast. @Jetset: I certainly mean you no harm! Let it be clear I don't disrespect any console. I own a 5200. I bought the repair kits for the controllers and gave them the love they needed. In fact there are very few consoles I don't own. They all have their place in video gaming history. However, the fact remains that the 7800 was invented to supersede the 5200 and correct it's shortcomings. Atari made mistakes! *shrug* That's kinda why they don't exist today. :-)