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  3. Posted

    Anything that makes ET so damn special that the ET carts are currently bidding for hundreds of dollars more than the others?

     

    Also why on God's green earth are they selling them all at once? They would probably get 10x as much money if they spread them across several weeks or months. Also if someone missed an auction they would have the opportunity to bid on another instead of everything going all at once, potentially meaning a person bidding high enough to ensure a win may bid on multiple items and get stuck with more than he/she bargained for.

     

    A major part of the legend is based on the ET game itself; being the worst game ever and the whole reason for the burial. So, the legend goes. So, it makes perfect sense that ET is the most desirable for collectors. Hence, driving up the price.

     

    As far as all at once.....It was to my understanding that they have, like, 700 items or so and they were going to do them in multiple batches selling them all before xmas. If my understanding is correct, this is just the first of many "batches".

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    I'm so happy that toward the nd of the show yesterday, we mananged a 3 system jag link network of battlepshere and my jag worked was worried that after 2002 it wouldn't.

     

    I'm glad to have had the opportunity to get in on this as well :D It was fun once I figured it out. Just go easier on me next year ;)

     

    The event overall was great fun for us. Way too much to see in 2 days! Favorite parts for me was the museum and the experience we had as "The Doctor Who family" all day on Saturday. There was even a few systems I didn't even know about. I even came away w/ a VIC-20 for $10, which will go well next to my C64 (didn't plan on getting a system). Who ended up with the NIB Vectrex? I was definitely eyeing that one up -if I had more alotted to spend.

     

    Also, a big thanks to all the great, respectful, and responsible people there. My daughter noticed Saturday night before we left for the day, that she lost her purse. After some looking, it was turned into the lost & found at the desk (Ipod intact)!

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    - Tom Taylor's Open House - Play more than 300 arcade games (mostly EM pinball machines) with 100% of the proceeds going to a local charity. Only 100 tickets are available, this is a Friday activity

    Is this included with our 2-day pass already purchased? Or else, where do I buy tickets for this? (I didn't see where)

     

    Thanks

  14. Posted

    Jen and I will be bringing the whole fam down. Between the 2 of us: 18yo son, 2 10yo girls, a 7yo son, and a 19mo son -alot, to say the least. This will be our first time attending one of these, but are excited about the event and the oppurtunity to meet others from here.

     

    We will not be staying onsite, however. I have a buddy that lives and works in the area and is setting us up with a hotel.

     

    Looking forward to meeting everyone that is going.

    Allen

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    I brought a console today but I am a little concerned about a few things, the first thing is that the console doesn't have a serial number sticker and it has 2 screws underneath with washers! is this correct? I had one of these years ago but I cannot remember if it was like this!

     

    Welcome to the club. That's a nice start you have there. Lots of fun classic games to get you going.

     

    The label for the serial number, as Necron said above, probably just fell off over the years. As far as the two shiny screws w/ washers: they are there to hold the RF shielding / main board to the bottom half of the console. So, they are correct to be there.

     

    Interesting notes on the "Ingersoll" stuff. What's up with the end labels for missile command and video pinball; with the "P" in the upper-right? Are these repro labels to replace ones that fell off? Or, some UK version of these games?

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    In short; the problem was non-existent after all.

     

    In the time rush that I've been on for the last 2 months, I didn't properly test the unit when I got it in. I only bored up breakout to the screen selection menu (didn't) actually play that particular game. And games 3 & 4 actually use a paddle from either set on the screen at the same time, not from the same set.

     

    I backed up a little bit and discovered there was no problem after I swapped caps and still had the same "experience".

     

    Thanks again everyone for the always reliable help on here when needed! Gonna be on our way to family Xmas shortly to deliver said gift. I think they'll love it.

     

    Hope everyone's holiday is going great!!

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  19. Posted

    I would define 'in the wild' as being anything NOT online -- a yard sale, a thirft store, a used gaming place. Nothing from EBay, Craigslist, or the AA Marketplace.

     

    I've always considered Craigslist in the wild (I agree about ePay and online resellers/retailers). But, now I guess I'll have to rethink that. In that case, the most I've ever found up here is a Raft Rider cart loose with missing end label for $4 at a pawn shop (all carts were that price). I didn't buy, but kinda regret it -these are kinda scarce.

     

    We are pretty dry and non-existent up here for anything in the wild (if we don't have Craigslist)

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    All good info. I only have a Heavy-6, Light-6, and Video Arcade II, personally. So, giving them one of those is out, especially with their tight space situation.

     

    I did check the resitor (1800 ohm rated if memory serves), and that checked out OK last night. After sleeping on it, and with your suggestion, BigO, I think I'll warmup the ol' iron tonight when I get done with work and swap the cap and see if the problem follows. Hopefully, that'll be what the problem is and we'll be all set :-D I'll keep everyone updated. Thanks.

  21. Posted

    I am struggling 3 days to my deadline (Xmas) to get this 2600 jr. working. Everything works great on it, except the player 2 paddle pot does not respond. It reads the button fine, but not the pot. The paddles work great on my other systems (freshly rebuilt by myself), and I have tried another set of paddles on the jr with the same result (dead player 2 pot).

     

    Joystick port pins and connections to the board are all fine, and there is continuity from the pins for the pots to their respective pins on the TIA. Tomorrow I'm gonna verify player 3 & 4 paddle inputs work. I'm gonna sleep on it and look into again in the morning with a fresh mind, but any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I'm giving this as a gift.

     

    Thanks In Advance :?

  22. Posted · Edited by rasch_C

    About 3-4 years ago, when I got back into Atari I started off on the right foot. The find I got to get us back into it: heavy 6 w/ original joysticks (missing hex discs), original paddles (atari logo), and 2 original driving controllers (atari logo). Along with 2 cx40s, all 9 gatefold games cib, 5 other games cib and a couple loose. All this for $30! Sometimes craigslist can be great :-D

  25. Posted

    Yes, there is a shortage of PCBs to produce this and some other games (Stay Frosty 2 and Star Castle Arcade being the others). These games either use additional RAM (in the case of The Byte Before Christmas, it's a SARA-based game), or use the DPC+ mode of the Melody. I'm waiting on A) more Melody boards and B) some software I can use in order to test a new board I can produce myself (suitable for most bankswitch games, as well as SARA-based games).Trust me, I'd like to see this and the other games out as much as you do, but my hands are currently tied. I'm going to release all three of these games together, regardless of the holiday season, as soon as I have suitable parts...Al

    Would this shortage extend to Stella's Stocking as well? I'm not sure what board that uses. Thanks for the clarification Al!

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