You got "high" right ...

[You got "high" right ...]

 

And a few more dumped in the desert...

 

not any more. I found those last weekend. look for them next week on ebay. I already have my heading planned - "EXTREMELY RARE - LOST AND MISSING FOR 2O YEARS. E.T. BACK FROM ITS UNDERGROUND GRAVE."

[just won an auction with 15 games(a few rare)....]

I figured I would bid on it with the chance of getting something decent. there was no pics of any of it so I didn't bid much. well I won it. anyone want to place bets on if the stuff is in good/bad shape?

[is there something special about these controllers?]

31.00 is alot for 2 used Gemstick controllers, isn't it? am I missing something here?

[Rename this forum...NOW!]

If you want someone to blame for jacking up prices then you should blame AtariAge or DP for their 'rarity' guides, people treat these things like bibles, especialy eBay buyers (and sellers), and even (so I have heard), some second hand dealers.

 

I would agree on this part. I have been to a few flea markets/second hand stores and whenever I enquire about any cart the first thing they do is login to these sites and then do the(example): "WOW, thats a rarity of 3. those games are extremely hard to come by. I can't go any lower than say 15.00"(for any cart-it doesn't matter which 1).

[You got "high" right ...]

Yeah, but he paid $50 for it.

 

and he's selling it for 2.00. he's going to make a killing on this.

[a rare Atari? kidding of course...]

I wonder if he wondered why the system didn't quite look like the one on the box

[a rare Atari? kidding of course...]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...MEBWA%3AIT&rd=1

[is there something special about these controllers?]

I just came across this and it seems extremely high priced with the bidding:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...MEBWA%3AIT&rd=1

 

someone must really want those.

[wanted: to fill in my collection with some cheaper games...]

yeah, I want to add more games to my list. I posted what I already have.

I'm trying to build up my collection to try to reach as many diff. games as I can. I figure I'll start with the cheaper ones first.

[wanted: to fill in my collection with some cheaper games...]

this is currently what I have:

 

asteroids

air sea battle

amidar

astroblast

atlantis

adventures of tron

air raiders

baseball - text

battlezone

breakout

bowling

barnstorming

berzerk

carnival

circus atari

crystal castles

casino

canyon bomber

crossbow - red lable

chopper command

combat

commando raid

cosmic ark

dragster

deadly duck

donkey kong

demons to diamonds

defender

defender 2 - red lable

demon attack

e.t.

encounter at l-5

empire strikes back

frogger

fast eddie

freeway

frontline

gorf

galaxian

gunslinger

human cannonball

haunted house

indy 500

ice hockey

jungle hunt

joust

jr. pac-man

kaboom

keystone kapers

kangaroo

laserblast

lock 'n chase

missile command

ms. pac-man

mousetrap - red label

midnight magic - red label

maze craze

moon patrol

night driver

othello

pac-man

pitfall

plaque attack

phoenix

q-bert

q-bert - red label

river raid

return of the jedi

raiders of the lost ark

race

realsports baseball & tennis

space shuttle

slot racers - 2 diff. labels

star raiders

super cobra

sentinel

solaris

starmaster

surround

space chase

street racer

superman

sorcerer

speedway II

space invaders - diff. labels

sky jinks

spider fighter

super challenge baseball

super breakout

stampede

target fun

64 telegames - hyperspace & thrust control

10 telegames - capture

video chess

video olympics

video pinball

venture

vanguard

yars revenge

 

sorry the list was so long. I didn't know a better way to post this. thanks.

[very new to emulation (5 days!!) and have a few questions...]

thanks for the replies. I should also add that I am using XP Pro.

[very new to emulation (5 days!!) and have a few questions...]

I have been using StellaX v.1.1.2 for a few days and I really like how easy it is to use. I would like to use z26 because of all the extras it has(from what I've been reading here). is there a way to have this work the same way as Stella does for me now? for stella all I have to do is click the shortcut I created on my desktop and select a game. my wife also likes the simplicity of how it works. any help would be great. thanks.

[2600 Controller on PC?]

boy are YOU in luck.  Guess what JUST got developed!      

 

 

http://www.atariage.com/store/product_info...28f74a9fedc9374

 

I'm not sure about your existing port, though.  What is it originally intended for?

 

 

will this work with StellaX v.1.1.2 software?

[where can I find an atari emulator?]

one more question - when you add .bin files how do you add all the info - like the name, manufacturer, rarity?

[where can I find an atari emulator?]

Unzip and click the Atari fugi in the folder to start the emulator.

 

great. thanks. is it possible to use a controller of some sort on these? sorry if these are dumb questions but I only found out about emulators today.

[where can I find an atari emulator?]

This link Stella w/512 roms

 

Sorry but the pifall 2 rom does not work, it never works on any emulators for some reason.

 

thanks. I d/l it now before I run/install it, is there anything I should do 1st? or do I just unzip it and it's ready to go?

[where can I find an atari emulator?]

It runs under XP just fine.

 

The other link works now, sorry about that.

 

what link?

[where can I find an atari emulator?]

Stella w/512 roms

 

I found this somewhere, maybe its what your looking for

 

will this run under XP?

 

edit: the d'l link doesn't work.

[where can I find an atari emulator?]

I would like to get an emulator and try to find some of the more rare games that I will prob. never own in a cart. where can I go for this?

[my new score...]

I just picked up a Mindscape Powerplayers joystick for $7.49. it's a mint, brand new and still sealed piece. here is a link:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...MEBWN%3AIT&rd=1

[please help me stop the insanity...]

most of the stuff is or will be used. of course all 3 adam systems aren't being used. I have 1 standalone system hooked up in my spare bedroom. the other standalone is being saved as a backup. this goes the same for the Odyssey systems. some of the stuff of course is just impulse buys. all of the games will get used. I'm trying to get all the games I used to have as a kid back in my collection. and can you really ever have too many controllers? I got pretty good prices on most of this stuff. for example I only paid 35.00 for 1 of the complets adam standalone systems.

[please help me stop the insanity...]

UPDATE:

 

since my last post I have added the following to my collection:

 

2 complete ADAM standalone systems

1 ADAM Colecovision add on system

1 coleco atari adapter

3 colecovision units/controllers for parts

1 Odyssey 2 system(attached controllers) complete/boxed with 12 boxed games

1 Odyssey 2 system(removable control) complete/boxed with 15 games

1 Odyssey 2 system(removable control) complete/boxed with 12 boxed games

1 Atari 2600 system with 17 games

1 Wico command joystick with different type of stick

1 boxed Wico command bat stick

1 sealed copy of Pitfall for colecovision

1 sealed copy of a PAL sentiel for 7800

Atari XE lightgun

3 genstick controllers

1 slickstick

around 30 more loose carts

3 boxed games

 

and I'm still looking for more.

 

I really need help.

[is it still possible to find new in box 2600 controllers?]

I was wondering if you can still find brand new controllers such as the Gemstick at any local/online stores?

[Controller rarity guide [BACK ONLINE !]]

Is this at all a rare controller? I usually just see the bat style.

[lol atari 2600 no picture $500]

alright, how many of you are asking him for pics? I figured I'd ask him for some pics of this 500.00 system to see what it looked like and he told me he has to take some because he's already recieved tons of emails about pics.