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Unlike originals, repros (counterfeits) have no collectability value. If you just want to play the games without going the emulation route, you're better off investing in an Everdrive or similar and loading it up with the games that interest you.

15% off isn't very appealing since they started collecting 10% sales tax on shipments to WA state.

Although the unit worked fine when last powered up, I think I should replace the corroded screws (you can see some in the photos) and clean out the flakes that are coming off them just in case those flakes are conductive before trying it again. I'm not familiar with what sort of corrosion that might be given the odd yellow-green color. It's only on about half the screws and no other components.

I've been contacted by someone local who wants to use his LTO flash to read the ROM, but it'll be at least a few weeks before we can try that. Meanwhile, here's some more pix to try to fill in the missing info. The contrast of the writing on some of these chips is very poor so let me know if I need to read off any of them for you.

Agreed. I've posted the kiosk pics here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/275715-retail-kiosk-feature-summary/?p=4236209

I mentioned in another thread that I have one of the switchboxes from the guts of a kiosk, and decle asked for photos. I notice that mine has fewer and different stickers than the one in the video. The attached games were in the unit when I picked it up at a church sale several (16?) years ago.

Good news: I was able to excavate the switchbox and take a bunch of photos and will post those in the kiosk thread decle linked above.

I'll answer the easy question first. I found the switcher along with a keyboard component and a number of other non-intellivision computer related bits at a church rummage sale in 2003. There was an entire room full of computer stuff all donated by the estate of a recently passed church member. Most of the items still had goodwill price stickers so I assume that's where the donor picked them up. They were marked at $5 each but I got both the switcher and KC for $5 total because they had sat ignored all day (had to go after work) and the sale was closing up. I'm happy to help with better pictures but you'll need to be patient with me as I'm going to be otherwise occupied for a few weeks. Then there's the logistical problem of putting my hands on the unit as it's in a closet with, quite literally, about half a ton of stuff that'll need to be moved to get to it.

I have one of the multicart switchboxes that's inside one of those display units and which, when connected to a console, cycles thru whatever games are plugged in. Not knowing what it was when I found it, I contacted BSR and was told it came from a kiosk like the one shown.

Sold Matt a 7800. Deal went perfectly. Highly recommended.

I've got a spare NTSC machine and am also in the Seattle area. Pm me with an offer if interested.

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There are light detecting sensors of some sort that register when a page is turned and the corresponding sensor is uncovered. Look at the notches at the top of each page.

It's a printer interface.

I'll take one!

Yeah, the VIS is easily the worst console I've played, makes the CD-i look like a masterpiece. I only have one because it popped up on Craigslist years ago for, I think, $40 including about 30 games. Weirdly, just a few weeks later I got a bunch more disks brand new for $1 each at a thrift, apparently dumped there by a local Radio Shack. Never saw VIS stuff in the wild before or since.

By your logic, only Atari 800 games released on cartridge count, as those are the only ones playable on the base configuration. Tape & disk games don't count?

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Ha-ha. Fun read, and a nice follow-up to your Supervision work. If you really want to torture yourself and explore the true glory of Tiger's prowess, make the R-Zone your next project. I've always said that anybody who thinks the game.com is the worst handheld of all time has never played an R-Zone. Happy headaches!

I've had nothing but good experiences in the stores. Bought an Elite Pro membership there just to fill in some WiiU and 3DS games and by utilizing the Pro discount, B2G1 sales, and rebates I've managed to get most of what I want for less than half what the same games would have cost buying one at a time on ebay at average prices. They're even cheaper compared to the independent used game stores around here who all charge above ebay prices, never have sales, run limited hours, keep everything locked up so you can't handle the games without getting an employee involved, and treat every customer as a potential thief. I did try the online route during one B2G1 sale and it was a mixed bag as 3 of the 6 GameCube games I ordered came without the boxes/manuals which I would have preferred.

The design was probably changed to reduce costs. Telesys, First Star, Sega, and probably some others also released 2600 games in different case styles.

Thanks for the info. Spent an hour today inside the model 4 and got 'er working! Amazing how much unused space there is in that big ol' case.

What do you recommend as a lube for the drive rails? I need to do some refurb work on my Model 4.

As a reference point, the even-rarer Atari 2500 sold at open auction on ebay recently for a bit over $10K https://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-Prototype-2500-Game-console-unreleased-Unit-is-working/263961648071?hash=item3d75571bc7:g:hSgAAOSwvZFbrVBV

Done.