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    Never switch! It is like cybersex versus a romp with a chick in a cheerleader outfit.

    WP

    That's just frikkin' hilarious! "...a chick in a cheerleader outfit".

     

    How about a chick in bright yellow bell-bottoms?

     

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    Seriously though: I think some arcade ports, like Asteroids and Space Invaders "feel" more like the original games when played using a keyboard, because the arcade versions used buttons instead of a joystick. It kinda makes me wish someone would rig up a "reverse Stelladapter" that lets me hook a PC keyboard up to an Atari!

     

    Also, there's something to be said for seeing vintage Atari graphics displayed on an LCD screen. It's like futuristic and retro at the same time...

     

    Oh jeez, I saw one of those at an arcade in Colorado! I'm very sure it's it because it said computer space on it (surprise ending, the game sucked)

     

    On topic: Emulation never holds up to the real thing. I guess I just need to be able to hold the actual cartridge in my hand. Whenever I play it on the computer I feel like I am cheating myself. :ponder:

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    I don't blame anyone who uses something to give them a better game experience. That's why I play in the nude. Less restraint and it gives me that edge.

     

    I also do that!!!!!1111111

     

    Okay.....

     

    I do indeed agree that the 5200 Ms. Pac-Man is messed up. Much rather play the one on the 2600 :ponder:

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    You can't use a FB2 for this specific project, it needs to be a 4-switch Atari 2600 for all the hookups.

    --Selgus

     

    One can solder a 26 (or 24?) pin connector to the flashback board and BAM! Insta atari.

     

    No, not really. There is no spot for a connector on the FB2 board, but solder pads that have the proper connections to wire a cart port to it. It takes more like a few hours, not instant at all.

     

    If one has decent soldering skills, one can easily do it in 30 minutes. And the instant atari was more of a figure of speech, not to be taken literally. :roll:

  11. Posted

    If I were to make a handheld Atari, I would just use the Atari Flashback 2. ON the board, there are small contacts that are labeled with numbers. One can hook a cartridge port up to those contacts by soldering each connection.

  13. Posted

    Could be power regulator, TIA chip going bad, or color potentiometer needing adjustment.

     

    I would try the potentiometer adjustment first. There are three holes drilled in the aluminum housing box in the center of the unit. Use a flashlight and look into the middle hole and you will see a white or green dial that you can put a small screwdriver into. Put a game in and power it up like you were playing and turn the knob left or right until you see the colors that the game normally should be.

     

    If that doesn't fix it, then you can dive into the power regulator or TIA. Ian Primus is one of the most knowledgeable techs on this forum and might even have a better idea, so you might want to give him a yell too

     

    Thanks, man. I tried your solution and it made the colors much better, and making most games playable once again in fact :) But, the trees are still mixed in with the background of pitfall!, Pitfall! 2, and other games. Once again thanks, I'll make sure to give Ian Primus a shout.

  14. Posted

    So, the picture is there undistorted, playable, steady but faint?

    Or is it snowy? Or does it sometimes show garbage, not even a playable game?

     

    Thanks for responding, and I probably should have clarified. The picture is a tad snowy (not that noticable). The colors is what the real problem is. The colors become so distorted you can hardly see them on the screen. Example: in Pitfall!, You cannot see the trees or the background, just the trunks. You cannot differentiate Pitfall harry's shirt from his pants and his hands. The gold bars are brown, matching the ground. And anything grey is not visible at all (like scorpions). Finally, the picture is very dark.

     

    --Brandon

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    Hello, my name is Brandon, and I created account to solve this problem. My atari ( a 6 switch, wood grain, manufactured in Taiwan, and manufactured on the date of may 14, 1982) has a video problem. Over the years, the image quality on the beast has been degrading. Now, the picture on my tele hardly shows up at all. I tried differant teles, different switch boxes, and I even opened it up for a cleaning (this is how I found the date). After all of that nothing worked. I dread the thought of buying a new one, for nostalgia is holding me back. If anyone knows a potential answer to my problem, please to not hesitate to post.

     

    Thanks,

    Brandon

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