RamrodHare

Never had to do it before, but I'm sure it's either in the instructions or on this site somewhere.

My suggestion is to plug the cord into the Atari before plugging it into the wall.

The power supply is pretty important. I'm not familiar with the Gemini, but it's possible that the tip you are using isn't the right one. It's important to know where positive and ground are on the tip and if that matches the port. There are people on the forums who would probably work on it for you, they just have to see this thread and reply. If you want to try and troubleshoot it on your own, then posting plenty of pics will make it easier for us to help you along. I know there are a couple of members here who have worked on Geminis before, I just can't recall who they are... The good news is, with a voltmeter, you can track down a power issue really quick.

The RETRO2600 sticks are pure garbage. They are extremely flimsy and have been known to break the first time you use them. If you don't want to spend the money on the Best Gold Joysticks (which I highly recommend), then get some used originals in working condition ($20-25 a set). If you really want to go cheap and don't care about the shape, buy a couple of generic Genesis controllers ($5 each) and use them. There's also the Flashback joysticks ($20 a set). They work and are much better than the RETRO2600 ones. If you are dead set on buying the RETRO2600 ones, at least shop around. They shouldn't cost more than $6 each, which is $6 more than they are worth. I know the Best Gold joysticks are expensive, but if you upgrade an old set of joysticks with the GOLD PCBs, you can save some money. I rebuilt a set of originals from the ground up, replaced everything but the housings. I haven't used any of my other joysticks since then.

In my opinion, it's always worth my time to repair something, as long as the cost of parts doesn't exceed the value of the item. I've repaired a lot of joysticks and controllers. Even though I rarely use most of them, I'm still glad I got them working again. There's also the option of salvaging parts from them to repair others. If you don't want to fix them, you should post some pics and see if anyone here might take them off your hands before you throw them away.

I put the ferrite at the end closest to the Atari (Jr.) Works great for me.

I've never been one to buy into something without knowing what it is and what it does. So far, I've seen nothing that makes me even remotely interested. Financially, I can't afford it, even if it were something I wanted. "IF" it turns out to be a video game system of some kind, it won't be very high on my list of things to purchase. The way things are going right now, I'm probably going to have to sell my Vader and my 7800 just to make it through this month. Naturally, I choose Tacos.

Well, there's a lot of weird ideas when it comes to putting reproduction labels on carts. My advice is to do whatever you want. I'm all for replacing worn or damaged labels. As long as you aren't trying to pass it off as an original label and sell the cart, it's not an issue. "Collectors" will no doubt swarm this thread and have a stroke.

I would like to have Assembloids, a Slik-Stik and a Tac-2 joystick for the 2600. That's really all that would be on my wishlist.

I was told there were free tacos in this thread.. Where are the free tacos? I would like my free tacos now.

I had a similar problem with one of my TVs. It's an HDTV, so not the same thing, but it was clearly the TV that had the issue in my case. If I were to guess, I'd say that the RF output on your light sixer was weak. That's just a guess, since you said other consoles are working, that leads me to believe that it's not the TV, although it still could be.

I don't have anything useful to add, I just had to quote you. "Problems emulating my own cod"

What's a Fruadster? Is it like a Fraudster?

I agree that it's a light sixer and probably from 1981. The chances of it being repaired and needing 3 new chips is very slim, unless Charley's mother remembers it being being repaired in 1981, I'd say she just got the purchase year mixed up. I'd also like to take the time to say I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. I'm 39 and I've lost a few friends my age, it's never easy. My suggestion on the 2600 is to just get as much enjoyment out of it as you can and not worry too much about the conflicting dates. x=urs(1536) beat me to the post. I was typing my response as he was typing his. LOL

Just wanted to check in and see if there was any news on an updated PSP version of Handy.

It sounds to me like the pins for the joystick port may be broken. I had a Vader that was always going left and that turned out to be the issue. If you have a tester, check the continuity of all the pins from the joystick side of the connector to the board. If the pins all check out, then you'll have to wait on an answer from someone familiar with the 6er board.

It actually is a tire valve. I've saw a blog a few months ago where a guy had been searching for parts to repair some Suncom joysticks. He found a number on the rubber part and after some searching, it turned out it was the part number for a tire valve. I think it's a longer one than the Slik Stik uses. I don't have one on hand to work with, but I'm sure I could fabricate the needed metal parts, anyone with decent tools and some DIY skills could probably do it just as well. Once I get my hands on a Tac-2 I'll tear it apart and see how hard it would be to make some spare parts for them.

I'm not familiar with this console, so I can't really help you out there. The best advice I can give you is just buy a working 2600. They aren't that expensive and there are plenty of members here who will sell you a nice working one. There's also the option of getting the Atari Flashback 8 console. My local Walmart carries them in the electronics dept. The flashback doesn't accept cartridges, but it has over 100 2600 games on it.

id like to help but your post is hard to read since theres no capital letters or punctuation at all so i dont know where sentences begin and end making it very hard to follow im guessing you posted this with your phone and just couldnt be bothered to try and make it actually readable after trying for a while to decipher your post ive gathered that the joystick is always moving down this has been discussed before on the forums so taking the time to use the search function would probably find you the answer you are looking for quicker than your post will Honestly, it was extremely hard for me to write that without any capital letters or punctuation.

GBA emulation on the PSP is perfect, in my opinion. I can't recall ever having an issue with it. I've played a LOT of GBA games on my PSP and it plays just as well as it does on my GBA Micro, but with a bigger screen. When it comes to other emulators, almost everything runs nice. NES and Genesis work great, as do 2600 and TG16. On the flip side, Nintendo 64 doesn't work well and a few SNES games have issues. Starfox being the worst. For SNES emulation, most require some settings tweaks to get them performing well. I blame this on the emulator, since the hardware is clearly capable. There's even nice PS1 emulation. I've played quite a few PS1 games on my PSP and the only issue I've found is the lack of a second analog stick for games that use both. I've tried to keep up with all the availible emulators for the GBA and the PSP over the years, but I haven't tried them all. It's possible that some good emulators might have slipped past me, so it's probably time for me to do some research again to see if some of the ones I use have been updated or if there are better ones out there. Overall, the PSP covers most of the bases when it comes to retro system emulation. My biggest complaint with emulation on the GBA is with one specific NES game, PinBot. I've ran into quite a few emulators that have problems running it correctly, on PC, PSP and GBA. Most of the time the graphics are garbled, but earlier today I found an updated NES emulator for the GBA that claimed to have fixed the issue with Pinbot. It almost did, but in the process, it caused another issue. As I said, it's garbled on some emulators, this one corrected the graphics, but caused a freeze and loss of sound during the speech clips. So while it LOOKS playable, the freeze is too much of an issue and screws up your timing on the flippers.

A lifetime warranty does sound nice, but there's still the issue of it not fitting flush. I can't speak for everyone, but for some of us, that alone is enough to keep us from getting one. Especially those of us with the GBA Micro. My EZF4 uses standard micro SD cards and I've had no issue using up to a 32Gb card. Yes, some games do need to be patched, but not all. As I stated earlier, I haven't ran into a rom that didn't work with the EZ. Granted, there are some I haven't tried, but I have the complete library and I've loaded most of them at one time or another with no issues yet. The patcher is basically drag and drop now, so all you do is set the location of your card (drive letter) and drop the roms into the patcher and hit send. Done. It puts them right on the card, ready to go. For people who don't want to do it every time, it's just as simple to patch the entire library and keep it in a folder on your computer to move games whenever, without the need to run the patcher. As for emulators, they all run just fine on the EZF4. I use the GB and GBC emulators quite often, along with the NES, Game Gear/SMS, and sometimes others. There are quite a few emulators I have downloaded, but never got around to trying, since I use my PSP for emulating most consoles. My GBA Micro is my "hang it around my neck and go" system, since I have it in a hard shell case with a neck lanyard and my PSP is more for when I'm going to be stuck somewhere for hours or possibly longer and don't mind the added size and weight. For people who already have a PSP, there are soft mods now, which require little to no skill and are 100% reversible, so you don't need to risk bricking it by installing custom firmware. The PSP can emulate almost every retro console, including the GBA. There are also component and composite cables which allow you to connect it to your TV and play. It all comes down to personal preference as to which one you want to play on and what you want to play. You can easily find a PSP for less than the price of the Everdrive. I'd also like to point out, there are people who are on a budget, fixed income, or just plain poor. Everyone can't wipe their ass with $100 bills.

After watching the trailer, I'm interested. Like other people have said, the monsters should have been mutated people, but I'm not going to be picky about it. I'm just hoping that it doesn't end badly for George.

My local Walmart is known for being horribly behind when it comes to toys and games. most of the time, their stock is 6 months to a year behind the Walmart 30 minutes from here. They also tend to skip waves when it comes to toys, making it really annoying to collectors and children. On to why I'm posting... I went to Walmart today and as I was passing the electronics, I happened to look down the video game isle and something caught my eye. They had the Atari Flashback portable, the Genesis Portable and Genesis Flashback, along with the Atari Flashback 8. I was amazed that they had these, since I've NEVER seen any of the retro systems here. I know the Atari Flashback Portable has been around for a while, but I'm not sure about the others. I know this doesn't seem like something really important, but knowing how horrible this Walmart is, I was really surprised. What makes this Walmart such a horrible store is the fact that we have a Distribution Center right here in town, yet nothing is ever stocked when it gets released. I'll give you an example, I collect Transformers. Like most other toy lines, they get released in waves. Let's say wave1 gets released in January in the next town. It may be May or June before it shows up here and that may be the only wave that ever shows up, since the next line starts before this Walmart ever gets the second wave in. This isn't just an issue in the toys, it's also the same in the electronics and games. The only thing they seem to stay up to date on are the Blue-rays. Even the PS4 games are late. So, I just wanted to share my amazement that something fairly interesting had shown up at "the Walmart that time forgot".