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I know these aren't Donkey Kong / Pac-Man, but they're still hitting the same nostalgia feels for me. Anyone have any insight on the actual games? Who's developing them? And would anyone recommend against backing this, given the current Coleco holder's recent track record?

Nice! I won this! Great deal!

I want to say we got ours Christmas 1982, definitely with Super Breakout and Pac Man. But I also remember getting Pole Position with it as well? But I don't think that got released until later...

Yeah I saw this pop up on my subscription feed and watched it yesterday. Pretty freaking cool! It seemed from the video that the controller chip was translating to keyboard (digital) input, so I was interested in seeing how this would work with analog games. Or are all games on theback5200 just receiving digital input? I was hoping he would have modded it so that there was no need for the breakout box for power or display. Ever since someone here did the power mod and discovered that there is a separate RCA jack internal to the console, I'm interested in seeing what that looks like.

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Me and my family will be heading out to California the week of July 4th. While I am out there, I was wondering if there are any sites of interest or exhibits regarding gaming history I should visit while I'm there. I was tempted to call up Best Electronics and ask for a tour, or at least pick up some hardware I need while I'm there . From what it seems, there really isn't anything in CA of note, unless I want to visit a vacated building or warehouse, and the only museum of gaming history is in Texas. But are there any things off the beaten path or not well publicized that I should plan to visit while I'm out there? FYI, I'll be in SF and LA areas during the trip. Thanks in advance!

Wow, never new this. I need to get my 5200 modded!

Bought Ballblazer Champions for PSX. Noah120 was very accommodating as I only bought this single game which he was selling for only $2. Sale Link: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/264710-fs-assorted-games-prices-lowered-new-games-added-on-2202018/ Thanks!

If still open, I want to order an additional 2 screens. Just aquired a lot of microvision units as parts, and I'm going to try to salvage them for family and friends. That would be a total of 4 screens for me.

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Bought a Colecovision Y-Adapter from him - very fast shipping, well packaged, works like a dream. Thank you!

Same. Once these are available for purchase, I'll be in the market for two. Did EvilDragon say where we would be able to order these from?

So about 2 hours in L.A. traffic then. I'd say you have time to batten down the hatches.

Bought a modded Colecovision and two refurbed controllers. Received quickly and in great condition. Good packaging, good work done on the mod. Friendly and worked out a deal that worked for us both! http://atariage.com/forums/topic/276320-2-av-modded-refurbd-colecovisions-ball-knob-controllers-etc/ Thank you!

Damn too late. Been looking for an oval system!

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Hey nurmix! I'd like to order a Y cable. Just heard about these from a past episode of the Intellivisionaries. Black tubing if available, otherwise whatever you got. I assume you'll PM the details? Otherwise let me know what you need from me (besides payment lol). Thanks!

Whomever scored this, congrats! Looks like a beautiful system!

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The only number I have is 2N3904. Is that it? Or is it on the transistor itself?

Holy crap It works! I had to sacrifice one of my three wheels, chalking it up to soldering practice I guess. After soldering on a new Q1 transistor I still couldn't get any DC from the emitter or the collector. Plus I kinda made a mess of the PCB so I figured that wheel was a lost cause. There was probably something wrong with it that's beyond my electronics skills. But I had two more wheels, so I wanted to give the next one a try. That too seemed to be a faulty Q1 transistor, but this time I cleanly soldered on the new transistor and tested the voltage. Again, I couldn't get any signal from the emitter but the collector was showing a signal, so I was hopeful. And sure enough, I plugged it in and it worked! Just a tip for everyone else. Seems the emitter and collector on the replacement transistor is flipped from the original. Yesterday on my first wheel I did it backwards as I assumed the flat side was the same for both, which I found out afterwards was wrong according to this site: https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/techzone/2017/jun/simply-put-2n3904-npn-transistor So I had to remove the one I did yesterday and do it again, which is the reason why I screwed up the PCB. But on the second wheel, I got it right the first time. So now I'm a happy owner of a CIB working Expansion Module #2!

Bought a few Atari carts from him at a fair price. Items came quick and in great condition. Thank you!

He put up a Rubik's Magic Puzzle for shipping costs only. Item arrived quickly and at an honest shipping price. Thanks so much!

Yep, this. I've tested two Expansion #2 units and this is a problem with the overall design of the product. I noticed this when I would flip the wheel right side up to play, and the screen would glitch. That would tell me the batteries became unseated. If I carefully and slowly flipped the wheel and didn't move it (i.e., not rest in my lap) when playing, I could keep the batteries seated correctly. Once I got the wheel working, my next project would be to find an old piece of plastic to rest against the batteries before shutting the flap so that they stayed secure in place. Now it seems the more difficult task in refurbing the wheel is finding an electronic supply store that carries the transistors. I may just have to order them online.

So I brought it to work and had some of my engineer co-workers help me out with the flow chart and the multimeter. Turns out Q1 should be replaced. Next stop, the electrical supply store to get the part mentioned above. Stay tuned...