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You know, in 30 years, we're all going to be sorry we didnt get one. Since it failed so miserably it *might* be worth a lot later......

Sweet! Even the joysticks still have the little stickers on them

sorry for accident double post.....

CONGO BONGO!!!!!!!!!

CONGO BONGO!!!!!!!!!

That's just frikkin' hilarious! "...a chick in a cheerleader outfit". How about a chick in bright yellow bell-bottoms? 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.

Easily Demon Attack. Playing that is like baking a delicious nostalgia cake. With razorblades baked in. Okay, mabye not razor blades.

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

I was able to play one at my friend's house, and all I was able to mutter was: "Meh"

Wow just wow.

Ghostbusters is an okay game, but I haven't played the other two. They look fairly interesting though

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.

I enjoy the better graphics, but I still think the fighting is clunky. All we really need is a decent homebrew guy with some time and we would be set....

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.

After talking with Ian Primus, It appears that the TIA switch needs replacing. Thanks to all who helped. --Brandon

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.

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

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

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