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  6. Posted

    No, this is not a gay personal ad requesting some kind of strange Atari fetish be thrown into the mix :lol:

     

    Umm... I remember a while back someone here was selling what they thought was a strange oddity. They had the rounded corners of a heavy sixer bottom, but said that the rest of their machine was just a 4-switch. I forget who it was, but they commented that they thought it looked like someone had modified/bastardized the two systems together. Well, I was looking at my 4-switch box today and noticed it too had the curved/rounded corners on the bottom, by the wood grain. This box from 1980 has the Sunnyvale address in the lower right hand corner on it, but mentions the deck was made in Taiwan. I had previously thought that by the time the system had been revised to their 4-switch standard, that they all had the sharper corners, but this box contradicts that notion. The two woodgrain 4-switches I currently have do NOT have the rounded corners. Just this odd box, which finally caught my eye after all these years.

     

    I guess my question is this: how rare are these rounded 4-switches? Who all here has one? Among the dozens of systems I've refurbished throughout the years, I can't say I recall ever seeing one. Perhaps I have the ONLY box ever released for the one system this other guy here has. What would be the odds? lmao

     

    Funny bit of memory here... only reason I have this particular box is because I was at a customers home installing their cable (yes, I was a cable/internet guy for a while) when I spied the thing sitting all alone on a shelf in their basement. Asked him about it (he happened to be a UPS driver) and he said the box was empty, just that he had been carrying it around all these years for sentimental reasons. He offhandedly mentioned he was just about to throw it away when I asked if I could have it :)

     

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    Sounds interesting. Used to play space invaders at a friends house often but don't remember if it was 4 or 6 switch. Was wood grain 4 sure is all I remember.

  7. Posted

    you could try here

    the great thing about the Stelladapters is the ability to use paddles, I don;t think any of the other adapters can do that

     

    Unfortunately, there's no "add to cart" option there. I was asking about this in one of the threads in the forum "Web Site Comments" - where someone was posting that they're happy the AtariAge store is back up. But there was no reply.

     

    I gather these are simply not available anymore, from AtariAge?

     

    Oh man, the ones that Philsan linked to don't say they work with paddles, which is the best thing. Back to square one: Anybody know if the AtariAge store will ever sell these again? :) :)

     

    Thanks for the suggestions though, fellas.

     

    Cuz if you click the box where it says 1 and hit enter it says

     

     

    There are not that many of this product in stock.

     

    So looks like they are just out of stock.

  9. Posted

    I'm rather new to these forums, having decided to sign up after I dug out my (t)rusty old VCS and discovered that it still works. Thing is, I'm sorely tempted by some of the stuff on the Store (not least of all the custom carts) but I need to ask a newbie question regarding PAL/NTSC. I have a PAL Vader connected via the hardwired (grr) RF cable to a TV which supports NTSC/60hz. While I'm aware of the translated colour palette, is it actually possible for me to play NTSC games with this setup?

     

     

    Just get a ntsc 2600 on ebay. They are cheap these days. Otherwise it is 2 different things. Pal cannot play ntsc.

  11. Posted

    LOL, that was pretty funny. Classic case of out-of-context.

     

    On the spark issue. I cannot believe that this has become a point of discussion here. It's a 100% non-issue. Plug the thing in the right way and no spark = no issue! Why is this even interesting?

    Now to me, that would only enhance a system's coolness. How many other systems can be used to light a flamethrower. Nuff said. :twisted:

    I use a 4 port with a Zippo box and a controller with it's original Rev 7 flex. It works fine. If it broke, I'd fix it or get another one because the games I like on it are that good.(to me)

     

    What is a zippo box??

  12. Posted

    1 started 9.95 and said never used.

     

    eBay Auction -- Item Number: 3504370186731?ff3=2&pub=5574883395&toolid=10001&campid=5336500554&customid=&item=350437018673&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]

     

     

     

     

    never used? :D

     

    just look at the sticker picture :roll:

     

    The sticker is faded after 20 years of storage. That doesn't mean it was never used.

     

    And the 750 got relisted to 700 bin and starting of 95 dollars with a reserve. But doesn't make sense. Why put a reserve. I mean if it didn't sell last time it won't if you are still expecting 700 in return. Only 50 is not much.

  14. Posted

    I know 2600 did not allow pause without a mode like you guys have here. But 7800 did. However I read somwewhere that it only worked for new 7800 games coded for it at the time. Is this true? 2600 games will not pause even if I get a 7800?

  15. Posted

    LOL, that was pretty funny. Classic case of out-of-context.

     

    On the spark issue. I cannot believe that this has become a point of discussion here. It's a 100% non-issue. Plug the thing in the right way and no spark = no issue! Why is this even interesting?

     

     

    Fine, "despite its flaws it was a great system" , end of story. Now, next argument.

  16. Posted

    Except that;it was a failure,

     

    There were over 60 games in NA released for it. And most are well worth owning & playing, unlike the ratio for 2600. Or , IMHO, Colecovision. It was no more a "failure" than other systems which couldn't get solid market share, like Sega Master System in NA, 3DO, or Jaguar.

    the controllers broke out of the box,

     

    Maybe for you. Sorry if that happened. Mine lasted YEARS with no mechanical problems. So did my 2 best friends' controllers.

     

    people really actually gave a shit about the lack of backwards compatibility,

     

    It did seem that this was viewed as important, as though people just couldn't own 2 systems at one time. Didn't appeal to me though.

    the games were just upgrades of existing games,

     

    For one thing, the big arcade hits were what gamers DEMANDED. With the exception of Super Breakout, I welcomed the upgrades of my favorite games. 2600 couldn't deliver the arcade sounds & visuals, and 5200 could. I loved the 5200 versions of Pac-Man, Ms Pac-Man, Joust, Pole Position, Dig Dug, and even the Activision games - loved the upgrades to HERO, Megamania, and especially River Raid. ALso, it is incorrect to say that these upgrades were of 'existing games'. The 2600 and 5200 versions started to come out simultaneously, and the 5200 versions were much more advanced.

    the computer line was better because it played the same games and was only $600-$800 bucks

     

    Okay but not everybody could go out and buy an $800+ Atari computer. I do agree that the atari computer line was better .. but at double the cost as the console. For its $200 or so price range when we bought it, 5200 delivered. And it was beautiful sitting on the carpeting in front of the TV, and had awesome looking cartridges , unlike the drabby little brown computer line carts.

     

    the switch box sparked.

     

    Mine didn't. 2-port.

     

    And here's a squirrel for ya. :P

     

    To borrow a quote from Up! ... "I hate squirrels!"

     

    2 port don't spark. Only 4 port versions do. You just have to plug in the rf cable first. It says in the manual. Don't remember where I downloaded it form but that is how it is. But again only 4 port versions not 2.

  17. Posted

    Well nothing lasts forever so it is not like you can just goto toysrus and buy another one. So it is hard to find a working one these days. But it was great back in the day. Better graphics and sound. But 2600 was much better. It was smaller and used standard power without a switchbox for power. And it felt more sturdy.

  18. Posted

    I would try another switch box before changing the RF in the system.

     

    Does your switch box make a CLICK sound when you power on the system?

     

    I think there was a click when plug into the wall while system off. But I don't remember clicking when I press power. Seems odd that it will power but not show video. Problem is that the boxes are hard to find. I'm not paying 38 for another box from amazon. Unless somebody knows how to fix one. Or somebody is willing to trade for a 2 port version.

  20. Posted

    Well, hey, at least we can agree it's a great system, if nothing else! :thumbsup:

     

    Yes great if you can still find a working system. (One that does not use that ugly switch box or one that does not spark.)

     

    :roll:

     

     

    Sorry for being harsh. But I find it hard to like a system that does not work and had many problems. It was good back in the day. But the one I got off ebay is not working. And no 2 port versions working for less than 100.

  21. Posted

    Just out of curiosity would this work. If I use the switch box just to get power. And the connect the rca cable comming out of the 5200 to a rca to f adapter like the 2 port would use.

     

    Or do I have to use the switch box.

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