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  2. Posted

    I built a Soul Caliber about a year ago. What a pain in the butt. Ended up selling it at auction for like a G just to move it.

     

    In my opinion, unless you are going to work in fiberglass, a wood cabinet as a starting point is easier than a total new-from scratch. Modifying existing lines is easy; making new ones, that actually hold the monitor properly is tough.

     

    Just a suggestion.

    Cassidy

  3. Posted

    Just to clarify....

     

    I got an empty (and I mean completely empty) Star Wars cabinet for free. I already have a SW cockpit, and decided to run the emulator route because I can do it

    a: for the same money

    b: play all three SW games in one cab (Jedi is raster)

    c: games like Vapor or Stun Runner use the same controls, and might be easy to convert.

     

    I am, in no way, making any changes to the cabinet whatsoever, other than a super good scrubbing. The art is perfect, and I will spend the money for a new marquee. I honestly cannot tell the difference between playing in the cockpit (from a real board) and the emulated one. That is saying a lot (of course, I am running premium emulator stuff, not a dead old pc!).

     

     

    One day she will be converted back, maybe not by me, but by someone. Atari never dies, it just resets.

     

     

    Cassidy

  4. Posted

    Interested in why you are against an emulator. I have been working this last week on a Multi-Star Wars machine. 19 inch SVGA tube running a 900 Mhz Celeron machine behind it. I have 2 gigs worth of games; from SW, ESB, ROTJ (impossible to play in the same cabinet, although the SW cab does rock compared to the Jedi one!), and others like Spy Hunter, etc....you get the idea

     

    Bottom line on the cabinet selection, when it is complete, it will look, feel, act and be safer than an original. I chose this method because I had a nice SW cab, and was not going to invest the money in tempermental old vector stuff for it. I know it is not the REAL thing(I have a real SW cockpit) but this one should be cool too in its own regards.

     

    Cassidy

  5. Posted

    OMG! The 2600 cart is not nuts, its just a fine piece. He had a Pengo earlier this week in the box go for 80. I quit far before that. Its Pengo, I can have the real machine for 150!!!

     

    As for that Nintendo thing, good googa. Thats too much for me. And I dont think Adventurevision is overpriced!

     

    Cassidy

  6. Posted

    I think I have 600 binaries for 2600, and the entire folder is like 4 megs. The eprom that Sean uses for the vectrex multi cart is big enough to hold them all, sans the bankswitching issue.

     

    The controller hack is a slick trick I had not considered. I wonder if you could add a screen and a port for a second controller, sort of VCSJr-ish. Cool idea. Can anyone get schematics for the Activision piece? Aw, now I have ANOTHER project.

     

    Current projects:

    -Copying Quadrun for a friend.

     

    -Building a Multi-Star Wars upright (MAME Machine in a Star Wars cabinet that uses the real Star Wars controls-plays all the vector 2 button games)

     

    -Selling all my Transformers G1 collection on ebay

     

    -Now this

     

    Geehz.

     

    Cassidy

  8. Posted

    I confess, it has only been the last few years I have really been a 2600 collector. I had viewed the system as too archaic to enjoy. How wrong I was.......

     

    The play value of games like Kaboom and Space Invaders are great. Adventure, Haunted House, Warlords, Jungle Hunt and Robot Tank take me back to being on my Huffy going to Chris' house (the guy with a Coleco ADAM, a fish tank in the wall, and a BETA copy of TRON), Big Frog Ice Cream bars, and cheesy 80's music by the Jacksons and Nucleus.

     

    You don't collect for the 2600, you experience it.

     

    Cassidy

  10. Posted

    Just the place to help...

     

    I have an extra RF box for it. They are a little different configuration than the later ones, but they do the same thing. In a pinch, I have used a Coax cable and some creative wrapping to put an image on the screen.

     

    If you plug it in, and it does something, you are in good shape. That is the easiest system on earth to fix. If you have a voltmeter and a pulse, you can fix it.

     

    LMK if you need that RF box. 10 bucks and shipping and its yours; or trade you for some obscure 2600 title I will never go out and buy otherwise!

     

    Cassidy

  12. Posted

    I recently found 25 plus boxed 2600 games in the wild. Three were Sears gatefolds from 1977. Incredible condition, and one was still sealed in the plastic. I went through a feast last year (several big number hauls for under 30 bucks) and then months of nothing. The boxed ones were two days before Christmas. It was the best gift I could have found (for myself, that is ).

     

    I usually buy the commons in the wild, because I need donors to make other games with. I like to use commons of course, because who wants to destroy a rare label or uncommon cart?

     

    I just refuse to pay three bucks for Combat. Something in me just says its wrong.

    Besides, Combat boards only support 2K games!

     

    Cassidy

  14. Posted

    I believe there are two models for the Mindlink. One is operational, the other is not.

     

    IIRC, there is a story that the one that works was the one shown at the CES show, and it fell off of the demonstration table and broke at the show. It did not really appeal to people who do not like migraine headaches; ie. most of the world.

     

    When I inquired as to how much for one about a year ago, price seems to be in line with other rare protos; more than my Corvette. Alas, I will just have to imagine the headaches......

     

    Cassidy

  15. Posted

    Use the spray contact cleaner from Radio Shack. Its the one with the spray brush, and it works great. I use it on arcade parts, too.

     

    My best score (with good paddles) is 5400. I was happy with that, until I saw the scores in Vegas, and they were saying "oh yeah, at 10,000 the bomber gets an Oh face!" How do you find that out?

     

    Cassidy

  16. Posted

    Just for the record:

     

    I started reading this board because I love Atari. I kept reading this board because you all rock. I would have any of you in my home for game night, and not worry about some sarcastic jerk ruining it for me. I have made new friends all over the globe, and learned years worth of knowledge in a few months.

     

    As for cleaner, I bought a cartridge cleaning kit at EB, and use it for carts of all makes, sizes, etc. I think it uses alcohol. I use Fantastic on the systems outside.

     

    Good luck, and welcome to the group!

     

    Cassidy

  17. Posted

    1 package chicken breasts

    1 can Cream of mushroom soup

    1 cup white rice

     

    Pour rice into cassarole dish, add chicken breasts on top. Cover with mushroom soup and add a can of water to the mix. Cover and cook at 400 for 45 mins to 1 hour. Feeds three if you use a pound of chicken. Basically three meals for one person out of 6 bucks worth of stuff. Its easy, and you can play while its cooking.

     

    There is a brand called Washington Biscuit mix. Its like 60 cents, makes like 6 biscuits by adding a cup of water. Goes great wit the chicken. Get a can of green beans or corn (generic, of course) and you are good to go.

     

    That hamburger helper stuff always was nasty to me, so I had to come up with alternates. This is one that is presentable to others, too.

     

    Cassidy

     

    Next time, cheap green chile enchiladas!!

  20. Posted

    Drop by for a brew, and you can play mine

     

    Game play is bad, graphics are not that bad for its age. It would be at least another 7 or 8 years before the graphics got that complex again. Pong is actually quite primitive by comparison.

     

    Cassidy

     

    BTW, CS one players go for around 1500-2500 working, 2 players are in the 3-5000 range.

  21. Posted

    Pole 1 had one track, Fugi. Pole 2 has the same track and three others. They all say Prepare to Qualify, and have identical sounds/cars, etc.

     

    There were dedicated Pole 2's, and the side art is people laughing in race gear. Strange. I have three Pole 1's in my garage right now. Anybody interested in one?

     

    Cassidy

  22. Posted

    My goal for next year is to write a game for 2600. I do not intend to learn how to program everything on earth, just a simple game that is addictive to play. Concept is a picnic lunch being attacked by bears. Called the Booga Bear Picnic.

     

    Ah yes, the extra time; when I am not planning a wedding or teaching full time...

     

    Cassidy

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