RamrodHare

I agree with Darien. It's crazy to spend that much money on an Everdrive. I have no problems adding roms or using the software. I keep hearing about rom compatibility issues, but I've yet to see anything that couldn't be solved with a simple patch. As far as the "flimsy" claims, I can see why some people would say that. The shell is thin and the plastic quality isn't top notch. However, I've had no issues out of mine and considering it stays in my Micro all the time, it's not like it's going to get stepped on or anything. If I were to make one complaint, it's that there's no real time clock. Games that need it can be patched though. If a real time clock is important to you, then go for the Everdrive. For me it was an easy decision to get the EZF4, because I don't have money coming out of my ears.. The Everdrive is more than 3 times what I paid for my EZ. Something important to note, is that the Everdrive sticks out of the slot quite a bit, where the EZF4 fits flush. That may not be a big deal to some people, but for me it's a deal breaker because I have a GBA Micro and Not only would it bug me aesthetically, it would also stop me from being able to use my hard shell case.

I'm no expert, so I may be wrong, but I've never heard of any fakes. The best thing to do is buy from a trusted seller. I had the EZ-3 for years and when it died, I found a seller on eBay who had excellent feedback and bought from her. I also bought mine from that seller because she was in the USA and I don't like the wait for overseas shipping.

Try reflashing it. I've seen similar posts and that was almost always the solution. Somehow the firmware can get corrupted and reflashing it will fix it.

I'm sure there are a lot of games that could be hacked to work quite well with the labels.

I'm going to be an idiot and admit that I had a Virtual Boy, and I loved it. I bought it on clearance and only had a few games for it, but I played the hell out of it. As far as I was concerned, it only had 2 flaws. The first was the small library of games and the second was that it ate batteries. I corrected the battery issue by finding a power supply that worked and wiring it to the battery connectors. I had it for years, but finally traded it for a Gameboy Advance. Since then I've thought a lot about how much fun I had with a system that everyone thought was a failure.

The Harmony Encore is an amazing thing to have. Being able to have access to almost any game ever made is just mind blowing. Of course it's the new homebrew that keeps the 2600 alive. The next bit of tech that I feel adds a lot to the 2600 is the savekey. Being able to save your high scores to a neat keychain with an LED light is just cool!

CPUWIZ made me a savekey and since I've had it, I've played the homebrews that supported it more than any of the others. I really wish more games supported it. I know everyone doesn't have a savekey, so it might be more practical to have the cart keep the high score. I just like the concept of the savekey. It's an interesting accessory. Maybe add high score support for the carts and release the binary later with savekey support for those with Harmony Carts.

I don't know about everyone else, but I would prefer savekey support.

I've ran into color issues like this on joysticks and consoles. I've had joysticks that the color was anywhere from gold to dark orange, even tan/brown. Yes, yellow too. I always figured it was due to UV exposure or other environmental factors. It's also possible that someone touched up the bezel. There's a guy on eBay who sells joysticks that he salvages and repairs and he paints the orange back on them with a really nice shade of almost neon orange.

I'm having some health issues again, so for now this thread is on hold. Once I feel like shipping things again, I'll let everyone know. Thanks.

If it came out on the NES, I had it. Of course that was my first system. When the Genesis and SNES were out, I doubled up on some games. As far as Atari goes, I have a few doubles between the 2600 and 7800.

I might have one. I'll have to check. If someone else has one, get it, since I can't guarantee I have one.

I've bounced back and forth on which one I thought looked the best and I'm not sure I have a clear favorite even now. I do like my Jr. because it's more portable. As far as modding goes, someone with decent soldering and woodworking skills could make a really nice actual wood system. Add a bit of brass and maybe some leather.... It wouldn't be hard to relocate the switches and controller ports. It's something that has crossed my mind, but I'd have to find the money to pick up a extra 2600 to mod. Maybe someday I'll get around to doing it.

I didn't do anything special this year. No candy either. I did download the Army of Darkness Defense game for Android. I ended up playing it and Stranger Things all night. So, that's kind of Halloween related I guess.

I'm not a fan of buying clothes, but I like this. My wardrobe is more or less just random clothing that hasn't completely disintegrated. I can't even remember the last time I bought a new shirt. I'm guessing it was around 2012. I stopped caring how my clothes looked 20 years ago, so while I like the "idea" of cool shirts, the only way I'll get them is if they are a gift from one of my friends.

I would tell you, but it's a SECRET... Sorry, all jokes aside, I've never seen any info leading me to think it was released sooner than that.

That's pretty cool! I really like it when they make these look like shrunken arcade cabinets. My only issue would be using the controls at that size.

There are quite a few homebrews that tend to keep my attention. The one that still gets played the most is Go Fish! Next is probably Wall Jump Ninja. I think part of the draw with those is being able to save my high scores on my save key. Pretty much any homebrew that works with the save key gets played more than the rest.

The higher resolution is the issue. The higher the resolution on the TV, the worse the picture will look. It's like the difference between watching a DVD or a Blu Ray on an HDTV. Modding the console will help the signal output, but it won't change the fact that the 2600 doesn't have HD output. If the RF signal is clean and working, there's really no need to mod it. It took me a while to get it through my head that I didn't need to mod every 2600 I got my hands on. I was under the impression that it was necessary if I wanted to play them on a HDTV. I didn't learn my lesson until I got my 2600 Jr.. The picture quality from the RF on it was far better than any of my modded 2600s or even my 7800. I did still consider modding it, since I bought it to take to friends houses and stuff. I figured it would be easier to connect with RCA cables than messing with the coax connection on other people's TVs, but I decided that if my friends wanted to play, they were going to have to deal with it. I also ran into a Vader that didn't look good with any of the mods I tried. I was going to save up and get a UAV board for it, but I never got around to it, so it's just sitting here collecting dust. It works great when connected to a CRT, so I figure I'll either sell it or pass it on to one of my friends who has a CRT to play it on.

I like the art on the silver one, but I like the black border.

Please tell me you are kidding about the ergonomics of the CX-24. They didn't earn the name "Painline" for their "great ergonomics".

I don't know about picture quality on a 6er, but the RF quality on my JR is far superior to to the composite mods on my other consoles. My 7800 has the best looking picture of all my composite mods and my JR with RF still makes it look bad.

I got mine for around $50 including shipping if I remember correctly. It even came with a bunch of games. I was going to mod it, but after seeing how good the picture quality is with just the RF, I decided not to worry about it. I still think it's just a myth that systems need to be modded to work with new TVs. Out of all the ones I've tried, they all accept RF just as well as AV.

Yeah, Isn't the Harmony and Harmony Encore really the ONLY flash cart for the 2600? I have the Encore and it's awesome!

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