Demons to Diamonds

[Demons to Diamonds]

I recently purchased a few Atari games and Demons to Diamonds stood out from the rest because I had never heard of it before. Hopefully once I get my system up and running I will understand this thread.

[Is my Atari 2600 broken?]

You can repair an old adapter, buy why go to the trouble when you can get an OEM in the marketplace here or on EBay? They are not usually that much either.

 

I didn't know I could get the OEM adapters here, thanks!

 

As far as the pics, I say it could be one of two things;

1.Voltage regulator

2.IC chips

 

Voltage regulator is the cheapest to start with. About $2 at Radio Shack. Ask for a 7805 5+/- voltage regulator.

If that does not cure the problem, next is swapping the chips on your own, or send the system in to one of the repair people here on the forums.

 

Does this seem to be the general consensus? The voltage regulator might not be a problem to swap out but I know I would probably screw up the IC chips.

[Is my Atari 2600 broken?]

On a side note, is there anyway to repair an old Atari DC adapter? When I got this it had the original adapter and it was DOA, so I tracked down another Atari DC adapter but I'm only assuming if my first one went, the second one's clock is ticking. I know there are replacements but I like to stick with OEM, makes me feel better for some reason.

[Is my Atari 2600 broken?]

A few different games give me different patterns so I took a handful of pics. I've noticed some even distort the channel and mute on the TV. Sadly, ET gives me the most hope because what is orange in the pic, turns from orange to gray and back to orange again. But a few games, including Pele's Soccer, act as if I never installed a cart at all. Hope these help!

 

This is Pac-man:

 

Space Invaders:

 

Submarine Commander:

 

ET:

 

Pele's Soccer:

[Is my Atari 2600 broken?]

I've had 2600 consoles that wouldn't play any games. The symptoms could have been described just as the OP did here (at least as I interpret what was written). The problem I had was dirty contacts on the cart and/or socket.

 

Pictures might help.

 

I can get some pics and post them up.

[Is my Atari 2600 broken?]

The 2600 should never be turned on without a cartridge inserted.

This, I have never heard before. What would be the reason for this?

 

I was going to say the exact same but I figured they wouldn't say it without reason. Now that there is more than one person in doubt of this theory...where exactly does it say that?

[Is my Atari 2600 broken?]

Atari2600A all black i take it that is a Dark Vader you have?

Sounds like a logic fault for sure more RAM related than CPU but never can be sure,something not quite right with the changing display though are you sure it has correct power supply?

 

It's an official Atari 9v DC adapter.

 

And yes, it's the Vader! I was pretty excited until I actually turned it on and found it wasn't working right.

[Is my Atari 2600 broken?]

Hello everyone! First off let me start by saying my name is Sam. I love vintage games of all kinds but of course the Atari 2600 was my first and the most important video games console I've owned. As a child I had the large 6 button Atari 2600 but it somehow got lost along the way. More recently I acquired an Atari 2600A (all black) and until even more recently, I hadn't had a chance to test it out. I bought the small RF adapter from Radio shack so it plug right into my TV, although I am running it through the antenna in on my NES'S RF adapter. I have tested it both ways, directly into the TV and through the RF adapter and that makes no difference. But when I start the system up without a game inside I see a purple line on the left of the screen and a green line on the right, everything else is black. When I turn the system on with any games inside, each game gives me a different pattern but none of the games boot to what I remember. Most of the time it's just screen roll with a buzzing. Sorry for the first post being a help needed but I didn't know where else to turn. Has anyone else ran into this and is it fixable or pretty terminal?