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  4. Posted · Edited by RamrodHare

    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. :P

     

    I was typing my response as he was typing his. LOL

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    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.

  7. Posted

    It actually is a tire valve. :-o

    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.

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    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.

  9. Posted

    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. :P

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    Seriously though, you made some good points. I didn't know the EZ Flash IV supported those emulators. The physical size of the cart is certainly an issue as well, particularly for GBA Micro users.

     

    PSP doing GBA emulation--my question there is, exactly how well does it do it?

    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.

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    In regards to the EverDrive X5, there are other benefits to going that route. Limited lifetime warranty (versus zero support from the EZ Flash guys), no patching of ROMs required, fast loading, etc. Interesting to me is emulator support, as despite having one I didn't notice that was even an option (already have a EverDrive GB). I haven't tried it personally but based on reviews it seems support is at least decent. That could give the user a much larger library of games to mess around with on top of the GBA library (GB, GBC, Game Gear, SMS).

    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. :-D

     

    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. :P

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    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".

  14. Posted

    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.

  15. Posted

    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.

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  18. Posted

    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.

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  20. Posted

    Why that?

    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. :)

  22. Posted

    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.

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