easier 7800 Composite video mod

[easier 7800 Composite video mod]

Well... crap. I guess it's time to pull out the magnifying glass and fluorescent lamp. Good thing I only put the RF shield back on one of the two systems I modded. Isn't it funny, though, that two systems with this mod are showing the same graphical problems on two different TVs? The only bit that looks better than RF are the nice solid interference-free colors, until you get to the edge & it bleeds onto the next color.

 

I'll check this when I get home, but what're the chances of faulty resistors in my mod causing this? I didn't actually test them before soldering, just assumed the color codes were accurate. Maybe I've got off-brand transistors? I'd like to post the parts I used & a photo maybe, if anybody could take a look later.

[easier 7800 Composite video mod]

LCD, or CRT TV?

 

Both, actually. 25" CRT and 42" LCD.

[easier 7800 Composite video mod]

Man, I just completed (the revised version of) this mod and I've got mixed results. Solid colors look great, nice and solid and consistent, but edges between colors are pretty ghost-like. Also, the picture seems extremely motion-blurred. Ballblazer exhibits the blurring and ghosting pretty badly. Pixel colors seem to bleed over 2 to 3 pixels to the right. I can post a photo of my solderwork later, but does anybody have any ideas as to what's going on?

[7800 video mod - Which One?]

I just modded two last night, and the metal shielding makes no difference.

[Safe Frying]

Would it be possible to rig something up through a 7800's expansion port?

[6 Switchers vs. 4 Switchers]

We all know the original versions had 6 nice chrome switches on the front. Then Atari decided, for some reason, to move the difficulty switches to the much less accessible rear of the unit. I suppose this was to update and streamline the looks. They kept with the wood grain for another edition, but eventually went to black, futher decreasing the characteristic differences from competitive systems.

 

In my opinion the older models had a lot more glamor and appeal.

 

What are your opinions?

 

Well, in general I can't stand fake woodgrain (looks tacky as hell), but I agree the woodgrain ones looked better than the Vader. It just looks like an older VCS whose woodgrain sticker or whatever has come loose. I'd probably prefer the Vader if it had come out first, though.

 

I do prefer the look of the Jr model, the 2800/Sears II, or most any of the clones to any of the "classic" shaped VCS systems.

[7800 video mod - Which One?]

This 'un.

[Bulk roms]

usenet or BT

[Best USB controller for emulated games?]

Here's my vote for the USB Sega Saturn-styled pads. Work great on the PS3 too, by the way. Far better than those crappy Mad Catz SF4 pads for SF4.

[The Lynx and what could have been]

The problem with European developers, however, is that they tend to make European games. Yikes.

[What game is most sought after among everyone here?]

@#$%^& Mr. Do!, for months now. I'm not paying $20 for this thing.

 

Halfsies:

 

https://www.atari2600.com/item--Mr-Do!--PROD644.html

 

 

or $8 on eBay.

 

 

Add shipping and it's still around $15

[Marking your carts]

What, you mean my one-of-a-kind limited-edition KRANTZ Donkey Kong isn't worth more than a few bucks?

 

 

Yeah, I get a kick out of the writing found on old carts. I know there's a Bubble Bobble (NES) out there somewhere with my last name on it. Personally, I think it's part of the charm of collecting thirty-year old games. I do try to remove it if it seems like it can be done without harming the plastic or label, but if not, no big deal.

[What game is most sought after among everyone here?]

@#$%^& Mr. Do!, for months now. I'm not paying $20 for this thing.

[This controller...]

You got some pink light bulbs in your house?

[Neo Classic Systems and Surround Sound (DC, SAT, etc.)]

Pretty sure nothing pre-PS2 had actual surround sound. Definitely not SNES-era.

[easier 7800 Composite video mod]

Got a multitester/voltmeter?

[Atari 7800 vs. Atari Lynx]

I don't know if they're all like this, but my Lynx's screen is so washed-out that it's hardly playable. I doubt they're all like this, but you could very well wind up with one as lousy as mine.

[Montezuma's Revenge for the 2600]

Damn, wish I could find it for $20. Local game store wants $100!

Just be patient and get it on Ebay, you can find it for 10-15 pretty easily.

 

The manual, maybe

[Select/Reset switch controller mod instructions]

 

Hey P4&4. Of course I credited you. You came up with the idea to use the joystick. As for connecting all the wires... That's not a bad idea. For me though, the joystick works fine, since I have more than 2 laying around.

 

 

 

Funny, I thought that was me

[The official name of the game system is not XEGS]

Do you know ANYBODY -not being an atari user before- who bought this system?

So I was wondering: where there people back in the late 80's who bought this thing as their (first) game computer...

 

I remember back in the mid eighties, my cousins had one. I had no idea you could play video games at home until that point, and I remember pestering my parents for one until they got us an NES a few years later. I don't believe my cousins had owned any previous Atari systems.

[Houston Arcade Expo - October 8th/9th]

Same weekend as the Greek Festival? There must be some Houston-orchestrated attempt to bankrupt me...

[Favorite FPS on the Jag?]

I-War for me. Don't own the ones in your poll.

[The Lynx and what could have been]

A visible display would've gone a long way, too.

[Thoughts on Entombed?]

The controls make it pretty unplayable for me, and the graphics (ARE those graphics?) don't do it any favors either.

[One-on-One & Karateka]

Yep, whatever you do, don't get the atari-made 7800 proline controllers. They're bigger pieces of shit than Karateka. Karateka's horridness only spoils one game, but those controllers are good for nothing.