7800 owners..... Am I to understand?

[7800 owners..... Am I to understand?]

There's really no judging from outward appearance. I have three 7800s and outwardly they are all late-model releases. Granted, I don't own Kool-Aid Man, Time Pilot, or a Supercharger, but all the other games that I've seen mentions of incompatibilities work fine on all three of them.

 

Seems like I've read in another thread that the only way to know for sure what version 7800 you have is to take it apart and look at the date on the board.

 

The only thing I have that won't play, because it doesn't physically fit is Tigervision's Threshold. But that's not really an issue for me since I always keep a 2600 hooked up, and IMHO Threshold isn't exactly an outstanding game.

["someguy" beating you to a find at a sale...]

I missed a 2600 and about 40 games a couple months ago at a yard sale by 5 minutes. Later that evening, low and behold an ebay auction out of windsor for a 2600 with about 40 games!    

At least they were all dirt common Atari and Activision titles so I didn't really miss out.

 

Except that he probably swapped out all the rares he needed for commons before he put them on ebay. Sorry, had to say it.

 

I feel your pain. About a month ago I passed up a huge garage sale I saw after work because I had to meet up with my wife and her family at a restaurant. I probably would have had time but I decided not to stop because it was on a busy road and turning would have been a pain in the butt.

 

The worst part of this story is that I'd stopped at this house when they had a garage sale the year before and asked if they had any video games. They told me they had some Atari stuff but that it was in storage. Anyway, (returning to the present) when I stopped in the next day and asked about video games I got the familiar old line "Oh yeah, we had a great big box of Atari stuff, sold it earlier today."

[Atari Philosphy]

**Tries valiantly to steer thread back on topic and merge it with off-topic subject matter**

 

My Atari philosophy is that if the Energizer bunny had been around in the 2600's heyday there might have been a game based on it and it would probably be as rare as Chase the Chuckwagon. *whew!*

[Acclaim's doing what they do best!]

Acclaim isn't that bad...

 

I thought you were going to follow that up with "....for me to poop on!!!"

[should I collect or sell?]

Sounds like you found the rarity guide so now you know what you have.

 

Maybe sell the rare stuff and keep the system and more common games for your kids since they seem to have some interest in it. When dealing with Atari the general rule seems to be that the rarer it is, the less fun it is. There are some exceptions, but for the most part you'll get the best gameplay out of the common titles. Your kids may want their Atari later on and kick themselves for letting all of it go.

[Going Old School: Members Only]

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[Atari Philosphy]

I'll let you know what I think of your column when I've finished reading it. This may take awhile....

[this will be the stupidest question]

Welcome to AtariAge!

 

Here you go. The adapter, available here at AtariAge or at Radio Shack, will give you the best picture because it goes straight into your TV but an old school switchbox can be handy because it allows you to switch easily between game/TV. Stick around, AA is a fun website.

[Nasty Lot 'O 2600 games]

ooh, I take that back, I hadn't been looking at the supersize pictures, a lot of them are worse than average.

[Nasty Lot 'O 2600 games]

Maybe going across the state to St. Louis makes a difference? Granted, some of those are real dogs, but for the most part they're pretty average compared to what I find.

 

My standards for wild finds aren't particularly high, but I do love to find a batch of games where you can tell someone actually took care of their stuff. I still don't have Popeye or Crystal Castles (the only R2s I still need) because the only copies I've ever found were absolutely trashed and still overpriced.

[my find in the wilds]

Technically, yes it was stealing. Although if it were in danger of being damaged by the rain I would probably have done the same just to rescue it, then make a donation to the SA later on.

[Wireless controllers]

I believe Genesis has an actual Sega produced wireless system. Seems like I've seen 3rd-party wireless setups as well.

[Intellivision system]

IMO, provided everything works, that's not a bad deal. If you sell it on ebay don't expect to make a substantial profit on it, but you should certainly break even.

[Acrylic Display Case for an Atari Cart?]

Maybe try looking in the picture frame section? You can find frames that are basically just clear plastic boxes. They come in different sizes and are about 1" deep.

[BCPRS1'S 900TH POST CONTEST]

Q*Bert

[BCPRS1'S 900TH POST CONTEST]

lock n chase

[n00b atari problems]

You've probably already done this, but it never hurts to ask. Have you tried both settings of the channel switch on the Atari? They usually have 2 and 3. My TV/Atari works better on 2 than 3 but it just depends on where you live.

 

I know some people have reported getting a better picture hooking up their Atari through a VCR.

 

It's also possible you have a bum switchbox, in that case the adapter you speak of would help.

[How do you arrange you Atari Carts?]

I put them in the interlocking cartidge holders. Like most I separate by company and then alphabetize by title. For boxed games I usually take out the cart and put it with my other loose games and keep the boxes elsewhere.

 

My duplicates just go in a milk crate in the closet. Label variations go in another milk crate.

[Boy did I hit the Motherload today!!]

Dang, congratulations on that find! Any one of those would about make my month collecting-wise, but to find them all together.....joygasm indeed.

[Strange Games]

The games that use the switches for something other then difficultly or pause/ black-white.  

Tomcat F-14 flight simulator

 

Games with more then one name. (excluding Sears)

I think Pelé's Soccer and Championship soccer are the same.

[Codebreaker error label-What's it say under the tape?]

Thanks for all the replies. It's finding out funny little things like this that keep the hobby interesting to me. So is this variation pretty much as equally common as any of the other picture label Codebreakers?

 

Hell yes, especially back then. Many companies and many products offered the fun of blacked-out or overstuck labels. You still see it occasionally today.

 

Now that you mention it, seems like I've noticed something like this on the box of my Sega 32x. I think I've got one of the later releases after they decided it wasn't compatible with the CDX so they put a sticker over parts of it.

[Codebreaker error label-What's it say under the tape?]

I got a picture label Codebreaker over the weekend. It's the '86 release "Code Breaker" spelling variation with black tape over the "use with...." line. I didn't notice the tape until I got home and at first was disappointed because I thought the previous owner had stuck something to the label. It wasn't until I checked the big list of label variations that I discovered I had a kind of cool find.

 

So has anyone ever checked underneath the tape? I figure they probably just goofed and put joystick controllers instead of keyboard. If it's just something boring like that I'll leave it on, but if some disgruntled employee managed to slip in something like "Tramiel is a Jackass" ---I'm peeling that sucker off!

[Problems With Classic Gaming?]

It got me to thinking and I thought I would ask.... any old (like me) classic gamers here recall any organized efforts against video game systems (like the 2600, Intellivision, arcades, etc) when they first started coming out?

I found this transcript really interesting - it's very much related.

 

Heh, thanks for the link. That reminds me a lot of the old Saturday Night Live documentary about kids becoming dependent on arcades and being sent to rehabilitation centers.

[Trakball question]

I saw a Wico Trak-ball this past weekend and I couldn't find a joystick switch on it.  Does it have one?

AFAIK, the Wico only works in joystick mode.

[how often...]

Probably 3 to 4 times a week on average. Strangely enough as my collection gets bigger it almost seems like I find myself playing less. Maybe it's because it gets harder to acquire new games so it's less often that I have new games to play. I like to think of myself as more player than collector, but I did inherit the collector/packrat gene from both parents so I guess it's inevitable.