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  1. jatari87
    Well - Thanks all for the info on Spiders. The pic was a great help & Sly informed me that additional screws are under the Spider marquee as well {I hope/plan to get in there shortly}. Captain-my solution to that Basketball problem might be get a new game {just PM me if you want one-I got an extra that only needs its battery connector re-soldered} but, of course, that may be no fun {If you figure it out though, let me know, I've got a Tudor Football with some blown "pixels" that might be nice to fix}. And, on that note, to return to topic, mine was Football Electronic Game {apparently by Sears}. Many a night I laid there playing this thing after being sent to bed wondering what Santa Claus was thinking when he gave me this. It was lame even by the standards of the day, and its only real entertainment appeal was trying to score a touchdown in one play and trying to drain as much of a quarter as possible in said play. Fortunately, my friend {who obviously didn't buy his own batteries} would rent me his Coleco Electronic Quarterback for $1 a night. Needless to say - I don't remember who had the honor of throwing the battery away the next day.
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    Sorry to piggyback off this topic, but this is the closest topic I could find for my inquiry {I'll likely start a new ASAP} 1st- these old Entex handhelds are the "coolest". Also, a bit obscure, it seems, and they've really been distracting me from my console play. BUT - does any kind soul know how to open Entex Spiders??? I really don't want to just break it open, but I'm about ready to. Thanks. p.s. - by the way Captain, sorry I lost touch with you back there a ways, but how's that Wico Intellivision treating you?
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    I just want to add {In a non-complaining kind of way of course }, that because I read here about the right place to place want ads, I placed my want ads in the right place. 2 want ads - zero views, zero replies for the one & zero views, zero replies for the other. Granted the items I quest are quite unique and not likely to be obtainable by this means, but I can certainly understand why people may try more creative ways to pursue an item they desire.
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    I have a feeling this game does does not get the same appreciation from others that I have given it over the years. Hopefully, the O2 board has some nuts for it like me.
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    I hope you do or did get to try it over the Holidays & aren't to turned off by the random kills by the Starship or the nonsensical gun that I think puts off many a player.
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    I'd like 2 as well if it's not too late to get on board. Thanks.
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    Thanks for verifying! Somehow the two companies merged, at least in my mind over time, since Coleco named their system Gemini. Thanks again.
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    Hello - Does anyone know? Did the original Coleco Gemini system get shipped with a Coleco power supply or a Gemini power supply? I'm pretty certain it was a Coleco power supply, but I thought I'd try to confirm 100% if anyone out there has a system they bought new in the stores, etc. Thanks.
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    After seeing how easy sockets could be, I may have to dig this out to check and hopefully bump this thing up the project list. Just curious, as a diagnostic, could I pull out the player 4 chip and put it in the player 1 socket?
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    Hey, this is great guys. Thanks. I'll order them up right away {my first chip project}, and keep you posted as to outcome {may be a little while though}. Thanks again.
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    Thanks & Aarggh!!! Before I first put this out here I said, looks like a chip, please don't be a chip. May have to shelve this for the Christmas Holiday, but do tell more if you will be so kind {I've attached photo of motherboard} - My virtual guess/college/6th grader try is that it is those 1st 4 chips of the 5 to the right of that cluster of green things straight above the 1st port of the console. {I apologize for being unknowledgeable here. At a very early crossroad in life, I chose chemical instead of electrical and have been struggling to cope ever since, lol}.
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    Note: key buttons are 3, 6, 9, #, not 2, 6, 9, #.
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    Hey Folks. So, I just picked up this console. It looks great. Games display great. But, It's got this strange problem I just can't figure out. Now, the problem is not with the controllers, because I've used multiple known, functioning controllers. And the key buttons are 2,6,9,# - Everything else is perfectly great. In Berzerk when I pushed # it shot and changed levels as if you pressed *. When you pressed 9, I thought it functioned normal, but maybe it made the sound as if you pressed 7. In defender, if I pressed 3, it said "1 player EASY" as if you pressed 1. If I pressed it enough, it would give me "1 player Hard" or even "1 player Normal on occasion. Same for 6 : "2 player ...", but I could never get the hard level for 2 player. BUT, all this is meaningless now, because after all this trouble shooting, buttons 3, 6, 9 & # seem all locked up and are effectively dead. Any thoughts or help would sure be appreciated. Thanks.
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    Yeah, somehow between reading your post and re-writing the parts you had already discussed I forgot it had already been said. Tried to cover my tracks a little with the 2nd post. The brains not as sharp as it once was.
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    Hey all, I was perusing my old issues of Odyssey Adventure tonight {I've got 2}, and I couldn't help but return to something I discovered some time ago, but haven't had a chance to explore further. {More on this in a second} Now, at the outset, at risk of ridicule, I always thought, and still think {within reason of course}, all things considered, .... That U.F.O. is the Greatest game of all time!!! OK, let's move on from that. I've fared pretty well on this game over the years, and I finally conquered my childhood high score {it's now 901}. But, with my strategy I find it to be more a test of patience and focus, trying to always be ready to flee that unexpected death ray that could come at any moment, and I have always found that the one thing holding it back from the echelons of greatness in many other peoples' minds is the lack of the ability {or a trick if you will} to aggressively and consistently go on the attack against that dreaded and sometimes wholly unfair Starship. Well, back to the discovery, there was a guy name Shawn Watson {High Score - 11,090} who clearly must have discovered that trick. I just can't believe someone could get a score like that without being able to confidently go on the attack against that starship. I may not have the reflexes of a kid, but I've tried to figure this ship out, and I can do it 5 or 10 times or so, but that thing will always win in short order. Well, if there is anybody else out here {and I'll go to the Videopac.nl site soon as well} who likes this game too, and thinks they know the "trick" {Note: A video would be worth a 1000 words} or knows this Shawn Watson guy , then me and perhaps 1,2 or many others will be most interested in hearing. I've also attached some tips from Odyssey Adventure in case it helps someone enjoy this game more {that one from Krista Cugno could maybe stand some explaining or further investigation though}. Sorry for the length, but I'm too tired to proofread it down. Thanks for any thoughts.
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    After reading back through some of the other posts again, I think it is safe to say that if someone is having problems with their keypad, the wires/cable may be a good place to start the troubleshooting.
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    Hey all - I too just stumbled on this. If anyone wants an update, this keypad has found its way to me. Can't remember what price Tombstone and I came to, but I was more than satisfied. The problem itself was with the wires {the parts inside the box seem about as solid as one gets for the era}. One other thing I do remember about the inside of the box is thinking that, if you're gonna start popping Start/Pause/Reset buttons off, you better be prepared for what you are getting into. It was everything a nube like me could do to get those buttons back together without having them stuck or otherwise non-functioning. Besides, I suspect it will be rare that they are ever the problem with the functionality of these things. Anyway, after destroying the original cable/harness, I tested the keypad out with a known to be working cable. And, voila. All worked great. Well, It's since been shoved to a project box, but I've just recently gotten a multimeter. So, it should be back in action soon. Relatedly, I had another one that only had one bad wire. So, I just used the original cable and reconnected just the end piece of the harness with no extension from the keypad. I kind of like having it free of the cable for storage, etc.
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    Yikes! I hope this doesn't bode poorly {for me} regarding the one you already bought from me that I shipped yesterday? I almost want to PM Chris too to see if he has an extra. New is always nice.
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    Atari Lynx Everon Console in Box. PM me, Call me, Stop on by anytime if you have one.
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    All's well that ends well maybe. {1st I'll admit that I almost posted my want listing in the wrong place too [cheap plug here for those - (1.)WICO keypad in Box OR just the box & (2.) An Atari Lynx Everon Console], but was saved by Jaybirds post}: Anyway - I may have one - I bought an extra when I was getting into playing Meteorites through the Masterplay - I don't even think I've taken the rubber band off it yet that sellers always tightly wrap around the cables - BUT, I did buy it on E-bay, and digitalpress, etc. weren't budging on price. So, keep that in mind if you are interested in it. Feel free to PM though.
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    Hello All - I was looking to locate and buy a WICO Command Control Keypad with Box {and Instructions hopefully}. Actually, I would even be happy to buy just the box and any instructions/manual, etc. if you prefer to hold onto the keypad. {Note: This is the keypad solo in a box without the controller}. Please PM me if you've got one to spare, I think we can find an agreeable price point to meet. THANKS!
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    Thanks for the info. Sounds like instinct prevailed wisely with storage away from light in the basement. I might worry the desiccant could contribute to drying the glue, but as I imagine it is not water based, I guess that's not a problem. Thanks again.
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    Hey-this is good info to be here. In light of this, today I decided to "really" play pinball to see if what you all say about it is true {I had convinced myself it was an alright game}. Yup, it really does blow. Probably the icing on the cake was when I knocked the ball at an angle to liven things up. Nope-denied!!! That top rail straightened it right back up. ANYWAY- maybe I'll start a new topic on this someday, but until then thought I'd see if anyone may have thoughts on this question: In trying to save my screens I bought desiccants to keep moisture levels down in their storage container, Is this a waste of time? A possible help? Or a possible contributor to screen degradation {aka rot}? My intuition falls somewhere between no effect to a little bit of humidity reduction never hurt, but these screens are so touchy that I could see just the opposite being the case. Thanks.
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    Thanks all - I'll be keeping my eye's open for what develops here in the real world. But, in the mean time, being partial to racing games, I'll continue to dream of a room dedicated to my VR Racing roll cage set-up. AND, for relaxation after a day at the track I'll break out {along with my true retro consoles of course & in my dedicated game room} my state of the art consoles with advanced graphics, but retained gameplay, for all of my favorite classics. And, to display these advanced systems, some wise person will have dug up the specs of the Atari 5200, Odyssey 2, Sears Telegames INTV, and the Colecovision {probably the most visually appealing consoles of all time IMHO} and placed the systems in these housings {or in close and equally stunning renditions of the same}.
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    Already put one in with the wife's tuna casserole. Mystery solved {again}. Now to get that proprietary tool.
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