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They can just put my ashes in the storage compartment of a 5200 console and glue the lid shut.

IIRC a unit that was modified by Atari to bypass the encryption check showed up on auction a while ago. At any rate if it is possible to bypass in emulation it should be possible to mod a console to bypass. What I don't understand is why would you want to mod a console this way since it is possible to sign homebrews to run on unmodified consoles?

You got a sweet deal there! Thanks for sharing the pix. Maybe you will get lucky and find a cuttle cart 2 for $1.99 at that thrift. If so, be sure to also pick up a lottery ticket cause you are on a roll! I don't think there is a one cart does all flash cart solution on the market today but, maybe someday soon. Otherwise you can get a Harmony cart for 2600 games and a Mateos programmable multicart for 7800 games.

Life goal achieved! After all these years I finally beat Rainbow Walker by completing level 20. Woo hoo! Hmmmm, but what will I do now? Wait for the sequel?

You could use a 2600 cart to hack yourself an adapter or extension. First FrankEncore cart?

I am going from my memory here and it isn't as good as it used to be but, I seem to remember noticing that the cart port on one of the older 7800 I worked on had gold plated contacts. Perhaps a dirty cart port is the issue on the newer unit?

What happiness looks like. 😁

I also have difficulty getting the controllers to fit as the cords want to uncoil and push the lid slightly open. Also, I am using a masterplay interface with a Tac 2 and a rudely hacked CX-52 with tactile switches installed. So, I don't keep anything in that compartment. I just leave that nest of wires and interface hanging out the front of the console. Now if I had wireless controllers that actually worked....the storage space would be great.

Thanks Wrathchild! Rainbow Walker on 5200 is a dream come true. I am playing it with a Tac 2 joystick via the Masterplay interface and that works great. I wonder if anyone else had noticed that after a game, if you leave the game to cycle between attract and demo mode, the score will creep up? This is not a fault with the conversion but I believe was in the original since I also noticed this years ago while playing the 8bit computer version.

Mr. Do!

@InfoMan - I really liked the video and how you showed both 2600 and 800 versions at the same time. Nice job.

I have seen several units with paper and a date like that on. Just one date though. I figured it was an inspection date.

@juansolo: Nicely done! Welcome to Atari Age.

Merry Christmas all.

I had one ... in 1978 So maybe the question you are asking is has anybody recently attempted it.

I like the old hardware myself but my wife got me a Raspberry Pi 3 as an early xmas gift. I tried some 7800 games with Lakka. At first I was not thrilled until I got into the video options and turned on HW Bilinear filtering for a smoother image. Now I can tolerate it. Still prefer the original hardware though for controller options.

When I switched to a computer other than Atari it was mainly for the convenience of being able to pick up software for the PC at the local store. Also, I thought that knowing how to use a PC would help me with my career. It did.

Black is a good game on PS2. I know you didn't ask but I thought I would point it out in case you happen to see a copy.

How are those pages not dog eared and worn from handling? My Sears and Wards books, the pages fell out long before Santa arrived.

I went to a retailers website looking for the NES Classic but it was sold out. So, I bought Dishonored 2 for PS4. My wife then bought me a Raspberry Pi 3 as an early xmas gift. A lot of folks here already know what the Pi can do. I am just finding out what an amazing little device it is. I still would have liked a NES Classic but, I watched some reviews and I bet I would have been really disappointed by the short controller leads.

As Save2600 said, but I would add to set your meter to a DC voltage range nearest but greater than 5v before trying the test.