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Well, you have to be one hell of a mindmaster to create a fake cart like this. Ok, let's earn some quick money, shall we? 1) Let's program a complete Atari 2600 game. 2) Let's call it... Crossing The Red Sea, starring Moses. 3) Let's put it on a ROM. 3) Let's get an old looking casing from 1983. 4) Let's create a genuine, old looking, home made label. 5) Let's put a 1983 copyright on it and a model number that means nothing special. 6) Let's also put some outdated information from a friend of mine (who happens to be a programmer from the eighties) on it too. 7) Let's inform him about this, so that if a buyer calls him, he can act like an old era programmer. 8 ) Let's create a story of how I found this cart and let's also create a story for my friend of how he made this cart back in 1983. 9) Let my friend tell the buyer that he sold 100 copies of the game back then (just to boost up the value of this cart). 10) Let's now put it on AtariAge, act innocent and face the critics and hardcore Atari 2600 cart collectors. Easy money. Okay, item 1 is difficult. That's a given. Items 2 and 4 through 10 aren't too difficult, although a few skills and resources are required regarding the label, and of course finding a programmer friend. As far as a ROM goes, there's no positive indication that it is a ROM. The programmer states that a manufacturer made everything beyond the prototypes. He later talks about a ROM, but that could easily be a convenient term to mean either a PROM or EPROM. The programmer probably doesn't even know exactly what's inside, assuming the manufacturer assembled the unit. As far as the casing goes, I have no opinion/clue. I wonder if cases were fairly readily available or not, from the same sources as other game companies used? An x-ray machine (like one at an electronics manufacturer) could give a pretty good view of the board, and likely determine the part(s) inside. I'm not sure if this would have an effect on the memory chip, though. I'm not saying it is a hoax, but it could be. Either way, this is lots of fun. Gotta go! Thanks, 5-11under

I'm very curious as to exactly how many were made/distributed. If there were hundreds, why have no others surfaced? It surprises me that 99% of them would be thrown out or still "undiscovered". Are there other homebrews this old? Fascinated by this find, 5-11under

Wave Race 64 is my favourite N64 game... out of the four I have... including (the) two classic arcade collections. I love the simplicity & responsiveness of the controls (joystick plus one button), the random nature of the waves, and the decent variety of courses. Given that, what's the next N64 racing game I should purchase, and why? I'm not too particular about vehicle types. Thanks, 5-11under

mos6507, here's another option... Thanks, 5-11under

Thanks, 5-11under edit: P.S. I'm looking forward to the next label contest. It should be interesting to see all of the entries... .

I won a N64 a few months ago. I love racing games, and WaveRace 64 is my favourite of all time. I also love the fact that it runs cartridges. I don't think I'll ever buy a system that uses discs. Thanks, 5-11under

That was beautiful! 5-11under

This is your lucky day! Fortunately for you, the correct tools and reference materials (plus training materials) for programming Atari 2600 (and several other consoles) are readily available, either from AtariAge or other sources that can be reached from Google. All or most are available for free, so no funding is required. I look forward to seeing your creations. Feel free to post links to them here. Thanks, 5-11under

I'm not 100% clear on what you're trying to accomplish... Do you want to be able to program games from scratch, "hack" games (modify the look of them, etc.), or do you want to be able to just make boards/cartridges with existing games, or all of that (or other)? Also, what game consoles are you interested in pursuing? Welcome to AtariAge! 5-11under

Hello there, Someone asked for pictures, so here they are: Notes: Yes, the console and controllers are a bit dusty. There is a second controller, not in the picture. The controller shown is the one with the "bites" out of the two upper black buttons. Not shown are the cartridge inserts. Thanks, 5-11under

I'm hoping someone will take the lot. If not, I'll get back to those interested in individual games in a couple of days. I'm still hoping the lot sells within the next 6 hours and 14 minutes, and counting. By the way, payment method either way will be PayPal. Thanks, 5-11under

Hi there, I've got a working Jaguar for sale, with 5 games. Included is: Jaguar console Jaguar power supply Two standard controllers (note: one of the controllers has a couple of the buttons "bitten" into. The keys work, but they're not as tall as they should be) Five games, all with instructions and box with white insert. Games include: Val d'Isere Skiing and Snowboarding Tempest 2000 Rayman Super Burnout Evolution: Dino Dudes All of the manuals are in good condition. The boxes for Rayman, Tempest, and Dino Dudes each have a price or barcode sticker on them, which I don't want to remove. Pictures are in a post below. I'm thinking $130 U.S. for the lot (including shipping to U.S.A. or Canada). Feel free to make an offer. Thanks, 5-11under

If you don't like the word "homebrew", you could use the phrase, "independent release". Thanks, 5-11under

1. Star Castle (arcade) 2. Mine Storm (Vectrex) Thanks, 5-11under

I realize your board is done, but there may be others interested... I've only designed one board with it, but FreePCB seemed to work fairly well. For me, it was a lot easier to learn than Eagle. Gerber and drill file outputs are included. http://www.freepcb.com/ Thanks, 5-11under

The one I had used 2 standard 9V batteries... . 5-11under

Squares! is for sale here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=105496 A demo can be found here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=105495 In the future, AA may have some for sale. Thanks, 5-11under

Some hang out here: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/colecoprogramming/ Not too much traffic usually, but if you post, people will usually reply. Thanks, 5-11uner

To anyone who has purchased Squares!, there is (at least -heh, heh) one "cheat" available. On the start-up screen, hold the joystick up, then press the fire button. The number of lives will increase up to 25 maximum. The letters "CHT" will also appear near the top right of the screen. This will help, especially for beginners. Also, you'll see that the difficulty increases over time. There are, however, bonus-type sections, when you have 15K, 30K, and 45K points, where the icon bonuses appear one after the other. This is a good time to keep the invincibility feature enabled, to grab as many of the icon bonuses as possible. Enjoy, 5-11under

As stated earlier, this release is considered "cartridge only", although a printout of the instructions is included (I assume it might get a bit creased through the mail system). Anyway, if you'd like to print another copy, here's the file. Thanks, 5-11under Squares__instructions_20Apr07.pdf

This is just a heads up that all current orders have been mailed out over the last few days. Also, if you haven't ordered yet, but would like to, feel free to order anytime. I've got more ready to go. I'll be uploading the instruction sheet soon, in case you'd like to print it yourself on higher quality paper. Thanks, 5-11under

I was able to finish the instructions on time. It's not the greatest quality (printed double-sided on a laser printer with regular paper), but it's something. When I get a chance, I'll upload the document in a common format. Thanks, 5-11under

Hi Bill, I've got this nearly complete, and hope to finish tonight before shipping out the first batch tomorrow. Thanks, 5-11under

Hi Jim, I've got a bunch ready to ship out anytime. Thanks, 5-11under

Hi Pixelboy, You were too fast! I just created the thread in Marketplace, and updated the top post with this: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=105496 Thanks, 5-11under