RamrodHare

I replace the shielding any time I do a mod. Does it do anything? I don't know, but I'm not gonna throw it away. It's not that hard to take off and put back on, so throwing it away makes no sense to me.

I like the idea of that one. it covers most of the consoles I'm interested in. What front end are you using? I'm fairly sure that I'll be using Stella for my 2600 games, if I emulate them. I have 3 consoles and a Harmony Encore. I've got a Sony Vaio laptop that seems to be powerful enough to run everything except the PS2 emulator, so I may set it up as my emulation machine while I figure everything out. The only downside is it only has 512Mb of RAM. I thought I had some around here I could put in it, but I haven't found it yet. I know the desktop computer I built would be better, but it's not portable at all. I've also been reading up on what the PS3 is capable of, after doing after soft modding and it looks like it might be the best option I have. I was putting off modding my PS3, but I haven't played anything on it in probably a year now, so modding it and adding emulators would give it a purpose again. I'm mainly just trying to get by without having to invest any more cash into hardware, that's why I hadn't thought much about a Pi machine, even though they seem to be relatively cheap and very portable. I'm trying to read up on everything and get familiar with stuff again, but there's just so much out there now.

First post and you're selling something... You just joined the forums so you could advertise this auction, correct? So, you "FOUND" this on eBay? Looks to me like YOU listed it, since you used the same user name here. "SEEMS" it was built with an original 2600 shell? Of course it was, but since you are the one selling it, you should know. In the auction description, it says it's not Pi based, so what's inside of it then? You might want to have better details about something you are trying to sell for an insanely high price. I think it's rather rude of you to come here and more or less lie about something, just to get people to look at your auction.

It's extremely easy to mod a 7800. There are plenty of tutorials online and there are forum members who will do it for a lot less than people on eBay. The cheap $10 or less mods work great on the 7800. I modded mine and had no issues at all. If you aren't comfortable doing it yourself, I understand. Most of the websites and eBay sellers who offer mod service are doing it to make a profit. A very BIG profit. That's why I suggest finding a forum member who is willing to help you out if you don't think you can do it on your own. There's plenty of info on the forums about modding systems, so you should read up on it before deciding what you want to do.

I'm seeing an improvement. Sometimes the site would lag when I hit post. That's no longer happening. Also, pages do seem to be loading faster for me. Nice work Al!

You do realize that the 7800 will play 2600 games, right?

OK, the Gemsticks. I've heard that quite a few people like those. I've never owned any of them, so I can't really say anything about the quality. The next set, I'm not sure about. There were a lot of companies making sticks that looked similar to that. It looks a lot like the Quickshot. I think CCE made a few that looked like that too. Again, I can't say much about their quality either, but if they work and you like them, that's all that matters. I'm glad you found a good deal on a 7800! We all have our own opinions on which joysticks are the best, there are some interesting threads on here about them. There are a lot of cheap made joysticks out there and some of them are actually pretty good. Some will need cleaning and restoration, others were built like tanks. It really pays to do some research on the subject. Some of the old joysticks cost more now than they did when they were new, even some of the cheap ones. There are also different variations on some of the more popular joysticks, like the Competition Pro. Of course, custom joysticks can be made to order with the buttons and stick that you choose or you can save some money by building them yourself. Don't be afraid to ask questions here on the forums. 99% of us are more than happy to help.

I think your phone is doing some crazy autocorrect stuff. How bout some pics of the joysticks? It's hard to tell what they are by that description.

Ten years ago, I had a decent understanding of emulators and what specs were required to run them. Times have changed and I haven't kept up with new technology very well. So, I'd like to ask for help from some of the current emulator users. I have some consoles I'd like to emulate and I have a few different computers availible, but I'm not sure if any of them can do everything I'm interested in. What I'll do is list the consoles I want to emulate, so you can get an idea of what I'm trying to accomplish. 2600 7800 NES SNES Genesis GBA TG16 PS1 PS2 I know that PS2 is the one that will require the most to run effectively, so if you have a suggestion on what emulator works the best for PS2 and if possible, a rundown of the minimum specs for it, that would be awesome. I have a desktop computer that I'm sure will run any of them, but I'd like to keep it more portable. So, I'm hoping one of my laptops will do the job. I also have a tablet, which I'd love to use, but it's very doubtful it has the muscle to do anything newer than the 16 bit consoles. I don't have the specs for everything availible right now, but If it will help, I can see what they are and post them tomorrow. Thanks in advance for any help. Edit: I just found the specs for what seems to be the most popular PS2 emulator and it's even beyond what my desktop computer could handle. Unless there is one out there that doesn't need as much as PCSx2, I'll just have to forget about emulating anything above PS1. I'd still like recommendations on what people think works the best for the other systems, on Windows and Android. Like I said, I haven't kept up with emulation in a long time, so I'm guessing a lot has changed. Also, I'm fairly new to Android, so I can use all the help I can get if I'm going to try and use my tablet for anything.

That's an interesting concept, but I don't think Asteroids was the best way to show it off. There was a one handed controller for the original Playstation. I bought one when I bought Riven. I don't think I used it much and have no idea what ever happened to it. I'm thinking it might work better for this type of mod.

You might want to change the entire description of this game. Probably going to need to remove anything that's political about it.

I'm not going to get into how I feel about the website, since doing so seems to cause the villagers to storm the castle with torches and pitchforks in hand. Brad is a great guy and his customer service is above and beyond what would be expected. There is a personal touch added to the experience by doing the ordering through emails. He shipped my order extremely fast and even helped me troubleshoot a small issue I was having. If I recall correctly, he even checked back with me a few days later to make sure the issue was fixed. His Lifetime Gold PCBs are amazing. I've said it elsewhere, but I'll say it here anyway, "My rebuilt CX-40s with Gold PCBs are my favorite joysticks." I have no complaints about Brad or the items he sells. I would recommend him to anyone looking for Atari parts..

A Big Thank You from me too! It's an awesome game and I'm excited to have it on my Harmony Encore.

Ok, I did some digging. I have all the Supercharger games on my Harmony Encore and they all play. The largest is Escape from the Mindmaster at 33kb. All the rest 8kb, with the exception of a couple of 24kb games. ( I rounded off the numbers to remove the decimal points.) That means that all the supercharger games can be run on the regular Harmony, except for Escape from the Mindmaster.

I have a 7800 a Vader 2600 and a 2600 Jr. I also have a Harmony Encore, so my 7800 plays everything the other two do. I composite modded my 7800 and my Vader. I'm still using RF on the Jr, since it has excellent picture quality. I'm using one of the mentioned adapters, with the standard RF cable. The 7800 joysticks are something that you may find to be annoying. They can be very uncomfortable to use. You can mod controllers from multiple other systems to have 2 button functionality on the 7800. I did the mods on a Genesis, NES and Sega Master System gamepad. The Genesis seems to be the crowd favorite. Edladen makes adapters that allow you to use the Genesis gamepads without modding them. I also found that shortening the sticks on the 7800 joysticks makes them feel more responsive, but it doesn't change the fact that they make most people's hands cramp up due to their horrible shape and button positioning. Of course you can also make or buy arcade quality controls. There are members here who sell them, including Edladen. When you buy a 7800, be sure it comes with a good power adapter, since they can be rather expensive. As mentioned earlier, some 2600 carts don't fit well in the 7800, but it is an easy fix, especially if you have a small rotary tool, like a dremel. Of course 2600 joysticks do work fine with the 7800 on 2600 games and on quite a few of the 7800 games. If you just want to play 2600 games, you will be happy with any 2600 system that works. The number of games is insane for the 2600. If you want to collect the games, you're in luck, because the common ones are really cheap, but some of the rare one may be to expensive. If you aren't a collector and just want to play the games, then getting a Harmony Encore is your best bet. It will play all the official games, the hacks and the homebrews. You just fill an SD card with roms, put it in the Harmony and bam! Off you go with all the games you could ever want on one cart. If you want to get into 7800 games, they are more expensive, but there were only around 60 official games. Most are affordable, but a few aren't. There are some nice homebrews for it also. Right now there isn't a Flash cart (like the Harmony) for the 7800, but it's in the works. For now, Mateos makes a nice Multicart that will allow you to play 7800 games that you might otherwise not be able to find or afford. Depending on the size of the roms, it can hold either 8 or 16 games at a time. If you are on a budget, study up on the Harmony Encore and the Mateos Multicart. While the initial investment seems high, it's much cheaper in the long run than buying a bunch of carts, unless you want to collect them. I do suggest that you show support for the guys making the awesome homebrews we have, by purchasing the carts in the Atariage store. So, Hopefully I answered some questions, without rambling on too much. Welcome to AtariAge!

Those do look nice. If I had more things to connect, I'd probably get one of those.

I'm fairly certain all the games have been converted to work on the Harmony (Encore), I'm not sure if they are too big for the regular Harmony or not. I know I have 3 or more of the Supercharger games on my Harmony (Encore). They all play great. I don't recall the names of all the Supercharger games, so I may have all of them, but I've got over 800 games on mine, so it's hard to keep track of what's there. I know I have Escape the Mindmaster, Phaser Patrol and Commie Mutants on it. If I'm not mistaken, there were/are 12 games for the supercharger. Don't quote me on that, because I'm just going from memory without looking it up.

That's something I wasn't aware of. I hadn't kept up with PS2 stuff, even when it was new. I had one for a while, but I sold it to fund some other hobbies. I had around 30 games for it at the time, but I only played a few of them. I'm glad you mentioned that it can have a Hard drive with roms added.. I might look into that, since there were a couple of games on the PS2 that I really liked which weren't availible on other systems..

There's a thread somewhere on the forums that has a link in it, but it's old and probably not worth searching for unless you are just really bored. The trick to the searches is to use the advanced settings to keep it from limiting the results. I didn't realize it for the longest time, until Albert pointed it out to me. It's probably going to be time consuming, no matter how you do it. I've downloaded more than a few different libraries full of 2600 games and I'm still sorting through them to find the games I want and get rid of duplicates. Homebrews are worse to deal with, since there are different versions and bug fixes. I'm also still finding out about homebrews that I'd never heard of, which leads to more searching and downloading every couple of days. If I ever get my collection of roms to a point I feel like it would be of help to other members, I'll post it. Right now it's all NTSC, but it's a mess.

I agree. I was selling some of my GC games a while back and while checking to see what they were selling for, I found out that most were selling for retail or in one case, much higher. One of the games I kept is Alien Hominid, since The creator was a friend of mine. Turns out it's worth over $60. I was able to find full library downloads for most of the systems I wanted the roms for, so it was just a matter of clicking "download" and storing it on my Hard Drive. When I said I "hacked" my PSP, I should have said that I loaded 3rd party software, which only took a minute or so, allowing it to play roms and assorted emulators. It really wasn't anything hard or time consuming. It was also totally free. I'm not saying that I'm against having physical copies of games, but it's cheaper and easier for me not to have them. I do think that companies are cheating their customers when they sell them a digital copy, but then stop providing a way to get or use the digital copy. In my eyes, that's like selling someone a car, then sealing it in a container and dropping it in the middle of the ocean. As far as the "Switch" goes, I don't know anything about it and really have no interest in it, but when I was talking about flash carts, I didn't mean for consoles that use discs, like the PS2. I was referring to consoles that use carts or have some type of hard drive or media slot, like for an SD card. I know some systems require some fancy work to "mod", but not all. Some are extremely simple and free to mod or hack. So going that route, with the systems that support it, then downloading the games, is a no brainer.

My Jr works great and it's RF. I use one of those adapters instead of an RF switch box and the picture is great. If you are still using a switch box, toss it and get one of the adapters.

I can't deny that a supercharger would be an awesome thing to have. It's got some history and it's something that even today, has a cool factory because of what it does. If I had the money and found one I could afford, I'd buy it. I'm not a fan of cassettes, since I remember what it was like to have them eaten by even the best of my cassette players. While the Harmony does make the supercharger unnecessary, the Harmony is modern technology, so it doesn't have the same "Magic", if you know what I mean.

The adapters I posted are quite a bit better than a switch box, but it all comes down to where the snow is being introduced. More than likely it's the switch box, but the same noise can happen in the RF cable. I bought the adapters and use one on my Jr. I feel it has a better picture than either of my modded systems, but the fan in my bedroom would cause some interference if it was running. I added a ferrite clamp about 4 inches from the Jr, on the RF cable and it cleared right up. In my opinion, replacing the switch box with one of the adapters will probably fix the snow. Something I want to note, is that only one very cheap fan caused any interference, so I'm going to say that's probably a rare occurrence.

There's not anyone printing them, but there is a website where you can view the manuals online. http://www.digitpress.com/library/manuals/atari2600/

OK, just like in the other thread, you are linking people to the wrong adapter. The one you are linking to would plug into the back of a Jr. and allow you to connect coax cable to it. That's not what most people need. This is the correct one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/10x-Atari-2600-7800-TV-RF-adapter-adaptor-COLECO-INTELLIVISION-NES-Coaxial-/162525476351?hash=item25d745f5ff:g:q6AAAOSwImRYLfQk Your instructions are even wrong on how it connects. You wouldn't happen to be the eBay seller of the ones you keep posting about would you? Sure looks that way.