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I recently took apart a PS2 and cleaned up the drive rails so the eye could move easily and read discs. I also cleaned up a ton of dust and then accidentally pulled the cable for the on/off switch out. It was a bit delicate to get the cable plugged back in, but it is in there now and working. I also replaced the voltage regulator on a 7800 with a DC/DC converter. I actually had to try two different converters as the first one didn't get the job done. Kind of an expensive fix in the end considering I had to order multiple parts, but the 7805 was coming loose, and I wasn't sure I could re-seat the heatsync quite right again. Next up is to install my GDEMU in my Dreamcast.

I know the OP has already answered his question and has purchased a 7800, so answering him now is pointless. I'm going to weigh in anyway - LOL I've been reading this thread and am thoroughly enjoying the responses. I personally love the 7800. I have 3 working ones in my house . . . BUT I would say there is a scenario where I would recommend that a collector skip it. For example, if a younger retro-gamer who has never purchased a pre-crash system wanted to experience the era for the first time, I would say s/he doesn't need a 7800. There are just enough problems with the 7800 to make it something to avoid. The power supply is kind of hard to find, there is no readily available flashcart, some units don't play specific 2600 games or homebrews, and almost all 7800s don't accept some of the 3rd party carts. So if someone is new to Atari completely and is going to use their 7800 to mostly play 2600 games then I think you can safely skip the 7800. Besides, you are probably going to buy a Harmony cart anyway, and you can still easily see what you are missing in emulation. Or in the case of Rikki and Vikki, you can just buy it on Steam. OTOH - the OP is already a deeply experienced collector of Atari stuff. He's probably already seen what the 2600 has to offer. In that case, the 7800 becomes a no-brainer. The positives of the console are impossible to miss: relatively cheap original library, great homebrew scene that probably has yet to even peak, and as a bonus - it will play your 2600 games. When it is just a bonus then the 2600 compatibility is great. When you are counting on it and you can't fit Demon Attack in the slot - it sucks.

11 hundred pages later and it is still the exact same conversation Taco

Well, I'll give you credit for at least writing an interesting intro for your shameless plug for your own YouTube vid. But . . . I'm still not clicking that.

What if I denounce emulation?

Do you have a supply of these things already? This is me just talking out of my backside, but wouldn't it be easier to use the shell of any other modern controller? It seems like the clone controller biz would make shells with even more buttons somewhat available, and if you are going to completely re-design the inside, you might as well use something actively being produced. Edit - something like this is what I was thinking: https://www.dhgate.com/product/replacement-housing-wireless-controller-full/533864696.html?d1_page_num=1&dspm=pcen.sp.LIST.7.bqiRJQTOHsMGJSwuPTzb&resource_id=533864696#s1-3-1;searl|0925631367:7

Hey Jase, did you ever pop C64 C42 and see if it got Space Rocks, Star Castle, and Scramble working? *Edited reference per PAL schematic

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ZX Spectrum Jetpack 20 I had a thought about trying to get through all 16 levels of Jetpack without using a cheat/trainer. Maybe someday . . .

PS4 Resident Evil VII 124 WiiU Super Mario 3d World 47 X360 Jetpac Refuelled 29 Portal 53 Team Fortress II 3 XOne Jackbox Party Pack 3 60 Minecraft 267 Minecraft: Xbox One Edition 232 Minecraft Dungeons 485 Pac Man CE II 51 Totally Reliable Delivery Service 114 I discovered something VERY strange this weekend which is that my physical copy of Minecraft for Xbox One (called the Xbox One edition) is not the same as the more recent digital edition. There are a lot of differences and apparently cross-play between the two is not supported. That's weird. In this day and age why isn't there some patch that simply updates my version to the latest? I do have access to the most recent version through GamePass, so I can play the other one too (with my niece and nephew), but I was just floored when I found out they were different games. The funny thing is that I just haven't played Minecraft very much, so I actually found the older version a bit more friendly for a sophomore. It had extensive tutorials and in-game messages about the items and blocks.

I actually have a 7800 where the 210 Transistor is bad, but I haven't replaced it yet. Unfortunately there is a lot more going wrong on that board. BUT Sort of related question for this thread - when testing for input voltage on a Voltage Regulator like this, do you measure the "Voltage In" and "Voltage Out" pins (Pin 1 and Pin 3) OR do you measure the Voltage In and Ground pins (Pin 1 and Pin 2). I was recently probing around and every time I measured voltages on Pin 1 and Pin 2, I got a short and the 7800 essentially restarted. By contrast, I can test voltage output easily by reading Ground and Voltage Out (Pin 2 and Pin 3). I never even tried measuring P1 and P3.

But do you have Beefstake Tomatoes (and box)?

Had to refresh my memory on what the Milton Bradley games were. No price here, but there is an apparently vaporware game and controller "Tank Blitz." Has that ever been found? Link to same on Atarimania

Yeah, I forgot that there is only one button on this thing. Adding the button will probably take the most trial and error to get it mounted etc. Very tight fit too. I would just build my own controller with a project box and arcade parts. When this thing was announced, my immediate reaction was that it was a huge missed opportunity to not have 7800 compatibility.

You can find the schematic for the 7800 controller here on AtariAge. Its in the now seldomly visited info section and not on the forums. I'll edit this post with a link. Its been a while, but basically, the 7800 uses both of the pot pins and it has pull up (or down I get those confused) resistors on both buttons so that it still works on 2600 games. The schematic is pretty easy to read even if you aren't used to that kind of thing. I'm guessing that your biggest problem is going to be the tight fit inside the case. You'll likely need some teeny tiny resistors to fit in there and some very small gauge wires. Joystick Pinouts 2600 pinouts: _________________ \ o5 o4 o3 o2 o1/ \ o9 o8 o7 o6 / \___________/ pin # 2600 control 7800 control 1 WHT- Up WHT- Up 2 BLU- Down BLU- Down 3 GRN- Left GRN- Left 4 BRN- Right BRN- Right 5 unused RED- Button (R)ight (-) 6 ORG- Button ORG- Both buttons (+) 7 unused unused 8 BLK- Ground(-) BLK- Ground(-) 9 unused YLW- Button (L)eft (-) 2600 control (button) pin 6 ORG(+) --------------()------------BLK(-) pin 8 Button 7800 control (buttons) /----------YLW(-) pin 9 Button L / /---------()---| YLW splits / \----/\/\/-----\ pin 6 ORG(+) -------| ORG splits 520 ohm |---BLK(-) pin 8 \ /----/\/\/-----/ \---------()---| 520 ohm Button R \ RED splits \----------RED(-) pin 5 Note that some controllers have 620 ohm resistors rather than 520 ohm ones.

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I know this is an old thread, but I just wanted to compliment David on a great post that effectively describes the game and gives all the details you might need when making a decision to purchase it. It is surprising how often something so simple gets overlooked and definitely helps to raise awareness about the product. It makes me more interested in buying this game compared to some other homebrews.

I finally got to test out my Lock-On this weekend, and it worked great. I'd actually been thinking about building something like this for myself with wires and a donor cart(s). I'd also looked at getting one of those Game Brains to serve the same purpose, but buying this was simply cheaper and easier. I love it. The community was probably overdue for something like this being widely available.

Never seen a Turtles. I honestly didn't know about Turtles at all until I discovered it within the O2 library post internet. Then of course I went and played it in MAME only to find out that the O2 version is pretty great.

PC Re-Volt GL 272 PS4 Resident Evil VII 115 WiiU Zelda Breath of the Wild 128 X360 Jetpack Refuelled 90 XOne Moving Out 32

Atari 2600 Space Invaders 6 Atari 7800 Alien Brigade 6 Asteroids 8 This week, I replaced the voltage regulator on my AV modded 7800 with a DC/DC converter, but it didn't work quite right, so I need to try a different part. Times above are me testing the console when I actually did get it working for a few rounds of each game.

I played Jetpack Refuelled this week

Well that's a great price. Just maybe clean up this sentence and you could get more interest: I have a PS2 two controllers AC adapter AV cables that they have a video but I don't have to ask me if he needs to try out the S video component with tested and working $30 plus shipping Is this a fair way to re-phrase: I have a PS2, two controllers, AC adapter, and AV cables. Tested and working with composite (component and S Video untested) $30 plus shipping

To the uninitiated, the C64 can be a little . . . hard to get into. I'd recommend just using VICE which is an excellent and very popular emulator. You can search and usually get individual game files right from GB64: http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=8295&d=18&h=0. Quite a few cracks and hacks are usually indexed and stored on CSDB.

I thought this thread might be about the highest production cost. I wonder what that was? ET for the license? Didn't they pay for Pac Man exclusivity too?