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    This console has caught my attention recently, not sure why but something about it is intriguing, its almost like if Sony today made their own version of the Switch, which doesnt seem to far off from the story of the Gemini? What crazy and rebellious times in video game history back then!

     

    Anybody out there a proud owner or have any history, thoughts, advice, tips, or opinions on the hardware? I know little and would to love to hear from the great minds of Atari Age!

     

    On a side note, I also thought it would be fun to go for a Coleco sub-set of games to accompany this console! :-)

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    Honestly, I really didn't care for the Swordquest games much. I discovered them long after the contest for done and over with. And judging by the reviews here on Atariage I'm not the only one. I think my most favorite had to be Fireworld and that was kind of stretch. I had a chance to get Waterworld at a yard sale about 20 years ago for $1. So, don't feel too bad.

    Earthworld has a charm to it to me, especially with the accompanying comic and manual. I like to play it and pretend the contest is still going lol. And like AGVN said in his Swordquest episode, with Atari even something as simple as going thru a door, is an EVENT 😯🕹👍🏻

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    I have a PAL CDi that I connect to any NTSC TV I have via an el-cheapo converter (my CDi does not have SVideo or RGB, just composite and yet it is still very acceptable).

    My converter was like 30US$ or something .... so give it a whirl. My CDi unit is a 490.

    Hey there could you tell me what brand converter youre using? I got the MINI brand converter for $15 and although it does work and the color looks great, its sort of displaying this weird wavy/ripple affect with the graphics. It only does it when the CDi is on not when the converter is on its boot up menu screen or whatever you want to call it. Dont know if its the converter itself or it has something to do with the model of CDi-450?...

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    I suggest to people unaware of consoles like the Acan go to sites like Video Game Console Library and check out their master list or timeline of consoles. Ultimate Console database is a good one too. It will amaze you how many consoles actually existed, you think might know, but no not even close lol its insane.

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    A few years ago after stumbling upon David Winters PONG STORY website (highly recommended!) and browsing thru his rarity guide Ive discovered sooo many Pong units I never knew existed. Even though its generally the same game, what makes Home Pong consoles so fun to me is the endless variety of looks and astetics they had!

     

    Some of my personal favorites are the Wonder Wizard (which has an interesting history) for that lovely wood grain, the Ricochet, and the Unisonic tournament 1000.

     

    What are some of your favorites?

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  13. Posted · Edited by FOX2600

    Anybody remember those?

     

    Did you liked/hated them?

     

    I grew up in a lower income family. I had everything I needed, but when it came to toys and all that stuff. Most of the time my parents bought second hand or low tier toys.

     

    I remember all the rich kids had the gameboy, but my parents couldn't afford it, so they bought me several Tiger Electronics handhelds (street fighter, ninja gaiden, power rangers, double dragon) in several occasions not all at once.

     

    I wonder if there is any interest from the retro gaming community on those?

     

    I recently picked up Home Alone for 2 bucks at the flea market.

    There is definitely a scene for tiger handheld collectors, but its a niche market within an even nicher market, but Damn do some of them take it seriously, ive seen insane prices for tiger handhelds on eBay especially when sealed but even loose. I dont think anything compares to the Nintendo game & watch collecting community though, get ready to throw down some ca$h if youre interested in those, but they can all be emulated and theres been various re releases and game boy and DS with the game & watch collections.

     

    I have a few of them, my favorite being Ace Ventura pet detective (I really want the When nature calls one though!) and I got beauty and the beast which actually is kinda fun, and American Gladiators.

     

    My favorites are the ones based on movies & TV like the home alone one you got. But I love the Full House, Waynes World, Congo, and Dennis the Menace ones too. The weirdest yet coolest one, and also rare and expensive has to be the MC Hammer tiger handheld!

     

    But if youre into the LCD handhelds I recommend googling and checking out handheld empire and handheld museum, because there were LOADS of other companies besides Tiger who made fun little handhelds, great resources. Oh and theres a tiger handheld emulator online that looks fun too, and a microvision one.

     

    Also check out handheldgamefan89 on YouTube, big time collector and reviewer of tiger & Konami handhelds, hes cool.

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    If it's a CRT TV recent enough to have a menu for settings, like this :

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    Then you can try to find how to get into the service mode. For older TV you'll find how to do it on Internet. But if you have a converter on the way, you might not want to fool into the service menu of your TV ;)

    Thank you for your help! My CRT is actually a Philips which is funny being that Im hooking up a Philips CDi to it, Im glad it worked out that way lol seems fitting. I forgot to mention to you as well after watching some videos I noticed the rolling affect you were talking about, grateful mine isnt doing that just black and white. Going to fiddle with these settings and converter box now, thanks again for your picture for reference!

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    I have a PAL CDi that I connect to any NTSC TV I have via an el-cheapo converter (my CDi does not have SVideo or RGB, just composite and yet it is still very acceptable).

    My converter was like 30US$ or something .... so give it a whirl. My CDi unit is a 490.

    Awesome thank you, brings me peace of mind knowing the converter is the way to go and should correct it 🙂

  24. Posted · Edited by FOX2600

    If your picture doesn't roll, it's a good start, and yes, a PAL to NTSC converter will do the trick.

    If your TV is a modern display, tr poking in the menus to find if there is a color selection somewhere. Or maybe try to find the factory menu.

    I wa able to unlock NTSC-N on my European TV like that... Not that it helped me making a NTSC -M system work on it, but, I was able to add a standard choice.

    🙂Thank you so much for the reply!!! I forgot to mention its a CRT TV if that makes a difference, maybe I should look thru the menu settings on it... If that doesnt work, thanks for verifying that the converter box will correct the issue, gonna order one soon.
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