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So I've wanted one of these for years and never got around to getting one. As a kid in the 70's, I had baseball and the Tiger Raceway version of this. Both of which I re-bought when Ebay hit the scene 20 years ago. Today, these mattel games still only go for around 20 bucks EXCEPT for auto race. They are going over $60. So I bought one in "Not Working" condition, figuring I can fix it. First thing I did was turn that adjusting pot. It woke up and ran great on batteries. But it still didn't work with an AC power pack. I cranked up that pot to the limit. Now the AC port works, but it's WAY too fast on battery. So fast, you can't play it. I tried replacing the electrolytic capacitor, but it made no difference. For the life of me, I can't figure out why it won't run the same regardless of power supply. The wall wart I'm using works fine for my other 9v games.

Save Mary is not on the list?

Hey guys. Is there a functional final version of this for Stella? When I download the main link in the first post, I get a non-functional version of the original game. If I download the portable version, it looks great. But only the middle cannon works. Thanks.

Hi Guys. I have this Scramble ROM and the ROM for SuperCobra Arcade. SuperCobra Arcade fires the same way the vintage Parker Brother cartridge did. Bombs and bullets alternating from one button, the only button the CX40 would have. But I'm using a Logitech wireless controller with extra buttons. On Scamble, two buttons are needed to fire bombs and bullets. How would this work using a Harmony or Concerto cart and a cx40 with only one button?

I've been following this thread for years. I guess this project is dead?

I don't know if you got your coupon yet. But if you ask a manager nicely at the service desk they will comp you a coupon. They punch in their code in the register, and it prints a 20% off single item coupon on a register tape. Then then you go to the cashier with it.

Hi Guys. I finally found one last unit tonight in a Bed Bath And Beyond. Over the past week or so, Ive been in a bunch of stores. They're always sold out. So I got the only unit I could find. The display and sound on mine seem weird. The display has an annoying polarized effect when looking dead on. If I hold it slightly to the left or right the screen looks good. But looking straight on, it hurts my eyes. The sound is good and loud but makes a humming noise an other noises, like ther's a short or something. Sometimes it clicks and clacks like there's a hard drive in there. Are they all like this, or did I get a beat one? Other than that, it seems great. The controls and buttons are precise. It has a quality feel to it. I read some complaints about the sound being cheap or tinny. Aside from the hum and clicks. To me, it sounds as good as my NDS.

Is there a final, or latest version ROM of this? Looks good.

I got the rom somewhere, but it's one of those game that the happenings on the screen seem kinda random. I'm not ready to dismiss it as just another crappy, barely playable game yet.

Is there a manual for this game floating around? I see pictures around the web of the cover but no scans or even text anywhere.

If they weren't in such a rush to market with so much garbage, it's amazing what could have been with the 2600 back in the day. With games like this and Space Rocks, and that other Mars game, there's no reason why Atari couldn't have competed with later consoles.

Got it! Thank You.

Hi Guys. I have no idea where to ask this question. When I go to my profile, how do I read my older posts? I don't see any setting in user control panel/dashboard. The way its set now, I only see about a year of posts. Thanks, Rocco.

Can I have a link to the final ROM for Astro Blaster? Is it post #320? Thanks

All new. never played by human hands....Nice. The other day I bought a boxed stick on ebay. It was in the last packaging atari used, silver with the red band across it. The seller assured me it was unused, and tht's how he had it listed "Vintage, Never Used". He had (0) feedback. I figured I'd take a gamble, being that Ebay now issues refunds practically no questions asked. I'm hoping it's at least the controller that belongs in the box, and it has the revised inner stick. It was only $24 with the shipping. If it's not what he says it is, I'll get a refund anyway. How do you start an Ebay business on zero feedback? For the first 250 items or so, you'll have low bidding resulting in low sale prices, or you have to give your stuff away on BuyItNow. We started an Amazon businss last year. Feedback really didn't apply to us, we went the FBA route. Almost anytime we get a bad feedback Amazon will reverse it, because they handle ordering, shipping and customer service. They also inspect our items before they're entered to inventory. 9 times out of 10, our poor FB is a postal problem, customer didn't read discripton, ordered wrong item and is pissed. or is trying to scam something.

Cool. If you want a really good firing spring. try to find the the pyramid shaped one. I don't know exactly where I got it from. It either came out of a vintage Gemini or one of those cheap modern retrobit sticks they sell on Ebay. I don't now what makes it work so much better than the atari straight springs, but it does. I rebuilt two. one with an atari spring, one with the other. It seems to me, a big difference. I would have really liked to get one of those upgraded handles though. Oh well. maybe eventually somebody will repro them. I also have another thread, trying to get a better picture. I did a composite job. It made no difference. And now, reading through the threads. It seems composite is really just for convenience, and not much of an upgrade. It definitely isn't worth 2 hours of my time. I'm now looking into s-video. I would like to get a decent picture so I can get an Harmony cart. But if the picture I'm getting is as good as it gets, I'll stick with emulation. To be honest, I really don't see any difference in emulation. than real hardware.

A) When I said "relocate", I should have said reposition. As in: When the domes gradually slide out of proper location under the tape. Sorry for using a less precise term. (but I think you knew exactly what I meant) B) I got the old ones on the left, I WANTED the ones on the right. As I previously stated, Brad told me he was out of the LAST ORIGINAL ATARI REVISION (one one the right). C) Please don't start your responses with "Ummm". It's obnoxious. I'm an adult, and I feel like I'm talking to petulant 12-year old girl. I can actually see your eyes rolling when I read it. And to top it all off you added nothing to the thread.

got that right. the sound is much better. Maybe you're right and I'm remembering wrong. Maybe it was RF and composit were close, and S-video was the big step up. It's been a few years since I've handled anything other than HDMI. I'm not into any other consoles. I play a few emulators when the mood hits me.

Yeah, that mod looks great, Stereo and brightness and contrast adjustments. That's my complaints with the mod I got. the picture is too dark

Actually, component video is usually completely adequate. If you still have any VCRs around. RF is terrible on a big screen. But if you use composite or S-Video, there is nearly no difference. And either is a huge improvement. That's why I don't really understand what went wrong. Could I have overheated any of the components during soldering? Should I have left the metal covers off, lie some people? Is there other resistors that should be chopped out? IDK, I wish the guy I bought it from answered my email.

They all use the same two resistosrs and one transistor. The guy i got it from actually had his own board manufactured with his name on it. Like I said, one guy that posted a tutorial had chopped out some stuff. And he was still the same three parts I got. And I read someplace else that if you don't cut some stuff out, the mod doesn't make a difference. So I don't know. My seller has not responded, and not really getting any answers here. So far I've wasted $30 on a console, $25 on the mod. $40 on two joystic rebuild kits, and I was going to get a Harmony Encore Cart. But if this is the end result, I'd rather just keep playing the emulator on my PC. There is a component RGB mod, but it's a lot of work and very expensive. And I haven't seen much about S-video. I've seen some articles, but don't now where to buy a kit.

After calling and speaking to Brad, my parts came today. It's the gold board and regular inner handle. No more upgraded ones with the stress relief. It's a very nice board with a very positive click. He said those upgraded handles were original atari old stock, last revision, not many made. I'm surprised nobody has made reproduction top quality handles. To spend all that time and effort on many revisions and upgrades on the PCB board. The weakest link is still the inner handle, and when it breaks, the controller is unusable. When the original PCB fails, it can be fixed by bending and relocating the domes and cleaning the contacts.

Yeah, I figured it had been seen. I never saw it, thought it was hysterical. I knew it was fake. It's a photoshop of an old print ad for a keyboard attachment. Hey, if one person clicks on the link who never saw it, and laughs at it. My job is done.

It's wrong on every level. Wrong is FUNNY.

Hi guys. I got a composite mod (red, white Yellow) from VintageGamingAndMore.com. on ebay. I installed it in a 2600 I got at at a flea market last week. I actually ordered it for my 7800, but figured I'd risk a $30 2600 first. If it worked I'd get a second for the 7800. It was a pretty easy job, so I don't think I did anything wrong. But I'm disappointed in the results. I'm comparing quality from the modded 2600 and a 7800 with a 75ohm plug and a cleaned and lubed TV/Comp switchbox. The modded unit is dark, has color bleed and looks out of focus. Compared to the 7800 with 35 year old connection which aside from a little fuzzyness at the bottom of the screen looks fine. The unaltered 7800 has brighter, sharper colors, minimal bleed, and the sprites are more defined. There is another Modder called Brighty83 that has a DIY tutorial online. He recommends removing a few resistors that my kit doesn't mention cutting. My kit just says to cut out the 3-legged transistor. To the guys that have done this mod, what was your result? Thanks. Oh, BTW I finally got the cx40 rebuild kits from Brad at Best Elect. He had no more upgraded inner handles so I got the standard ones. But the PCB is really nice. It has a positive click to it that feels like microswitches instead of foil contacts. Really nice.