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Ecoleco's carts are way overpriced,and yes whatever you try to order,its always the same story"OUT OF STOCK"even when its posted as"IN STOCK".I've aquired quite a few CV carts form E-bay,I got ATRARISOFT'S JUNGLE HUNT (loose) for the CV for under $20.00.I f you're clever enough,you can win some pretty cool"rare" carts for any classic game console on E-bay without paying a fortune.If Ecoleco is going to sell cartridges for $25-$30,at least they can sell the original games,with the ORIGINAL insructions,not cheap ass photo copy's

The funniest thing is that,first of all ,I assume the ATARI VCS made its apprearance in 1978-79?,I never,and none of my friends knew about it until this kid at school told me about it in late 1980,I just cant figure out why I didnt hear about it till then!I didnt even see commercials till late 1980,AND I was a pretty "into it" kind of kid who knew ALOT about the entertainment industry,and no,I didnt live in TRANSYLVANIA or ROMANIA,or any other isolated country I was born in,and still live in Canada,so in other words,I should have heard about it long before 1980,THAT IS if I'm correct in my assumption the 2600 or vcs came out in 78or 79,anyboby know for sure?Thanx

That is FUNNY!!!!!,i can just see someone right now spraying or dipping their cartridge in ARMOR ALL!

Dont laugh,some "NEWBIES" new to the classic gaming world will take that seriously

Man the 2600 is all about the flicker! Embrace it Yes,there are alot of great 2600 games that flicker,BUT,if there is another version available,why play the flickering one!and there are MANY versions of FROGGER that dont flicker.Flicker is something about the 2600 I always hated, however,if the game is an original or not an arcade port,and there's no other version,I can live with some flicker!

Have you never tried Frogger by Starpath? Man if not you are missing out big time for although Parker Bros did a good job the Starpath version is arcade perfect. For me there is only one, the Starpath Frogger Does the STARPATH version flicker?Parker Brothers to me flickers WAY TOO much,i dont bother with it anymore,the damn flickering ruins alot of good games

I use CONTACT cleaner ,which has NO WATER,and is more expensive,but ALOT better for electronics,and sponge tip sticks,which leave no residue like Q-TIPS,but I'm fussy.You can get the sponge tips at any pharmacy,anyway ,do whatever works for you.

Hi all,upon opening up one of my 2600's I noticed inside that there are 2 adjustment screws/dials,one is the,"COLOUR RANGE ADJUST,and the other one is "SOUND CARRIER FREQUENCY ADJUST",does anyone here know how to adjust these?or, if you should even touch them at all,since they were adjusted at factory.I figured these 2 adjusters can come out of adjustment over the years and a probable cause of sound,picture quality problems.Thanx!

This is the best thread I have SEEN IN YEARS!!!!!!!!!!.I LOVE reading and seeing pics of anything to do with the SWORDQUEST SERIES,keep it coming!!!!!!!!!!!!Especially stuff from an actual winner like MIKE RIDEOUT!!!!!!!!!!Im going to try earthworld and fireworld tonight,too bad,airworld never came out and waterworld is so hard to find

I used to play EVERYDAY and NIGHT when I was a kid back in 81-82 for like 5-6 hrs at a time!.Now I enjoy reading about classic gaming and collecting the games and consoles more than playing them.

Is the DEV UNIT worth a fortune like everyone seems to say it is?

Yep,i went back this morning and it was GONE.It will end up on ebay,or,possibly another AA member will post it as a "thrift shop find"

Was that boxed or loose? Link? It was boxed with instructions

The satisfaction i got when i successfully completed pitfall 2 with a perfect score,was indescribable!!!!!!!!!!!!!I,ve beat the game quite a few times on the 2600 version,i'll try to do the same on the CV and INTV version,that will keep me busy for a while.The hardest part of beating this game is that there is no PAUSE button,so if i had to go to washroom ,I had to place harry in a safe positon,couldnt do that with pitfall 1 though,since of course its timed.Even having to scratch an itch anywhere on your body would cause you to die or lose time.

Thanx,but what is dev unit?

I saw a modified 6-switch ,2600 at the thrift shop today.It had a blue interface coming out on the lower left side,just above the woodgrain strip,and had "textool" printed on it,and there was a toggle switch installed on the bottom of console.The interface is about 1.5 inches long and has about 20 pin holes on each side that looks like a chip or something plugs into it,i didnt buy it,as i no longer have room for consoles anymore.Anyone know what this mod is?

I remember when i first got PITFALL 2,the first thing that blew me away was the MUSIC!,3 part harmonys!THAT TIME IN MY LIFE WAS PRICELESS,i wish i could relive it!!!!!!!!!,i thought it was the best thing at that time,i couldnt believe that they were able to program that on the 2600,now i know it was because of a special chip added in the cart itself that gave it a boost.

I had to turn over DEFENDER when i got caught with it under my t-shirt at the local mall when i was 15

If YOU want it bad enough,go for it,never mind what anyone else says,you can try to find it elsewhere for less,with a little patience,but,in the end do what YOU feel is right for YOU!people can give helpful suggestions which is good,but DONT feel stupid because of what someone else SAID regarding YOUR CHOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!1

$200.00 for that loose WATERWORLD cart?i doubt the seller cares that everyone thinks he's crazy,cause he KNOWS someone WILL pay that for it,it's just a matter of time!There,s ALWAYS someone who wants something BAD enough,to some,that someone is labeled a"sucker",to that person,it was a great score,everyone has different priorities in life.Ive seen guys paying thousands for a baseball

I think the FPS games helped ruin the interest of ADVENTURE gaming,for me anyway,ever since i got into FPS's,I no-longer have patience for Adventure games where the action is slow and puzzle solving,compared to the fast,shoot everything in sight action,of FPS's.Its kind of like going from dial -up internet to lightning fast cable,you cant go back,I wish i had never gone to FPS's,cause i really enjoyed those adventure games,FPS's CAN have a negative impact on your life,i want everthing to happen and go fast in my life!!!!!!!!!,I no longer have patience for slow things!And life just doesn't WORK that way!

All this technology and updating is all a big headache to me,i dont bother im sick and tired of that stuff,guess im getting older,and have other priorities now

I love the Sierra Quest games for the pc,especially Police and King's Quest.One thing i do HATE is the earlier sierra games that used that retarded typing command thing,I understand that was the best they could do back then as the point and click thing wasnt yet invented,but,Sierra wanted to do remakes of all the type command games and modernise them with the waaaaaay better point and click.But,as you would guess,people started belly aching about it,"ohh,its ruining the nostalgic beauty of it" they said,well there was plenty copys of the old type command games around,I wish Sierra released the point and click versions and vga remakes,i have No patience typing what i want to do in a game,I wish i did,I havent played the early quest games,wish i could,cant get into them.

Has he ever seen any Werewolves and vampyres,seriously!!!!!!!!Its pretty amazing that theres any video games and systems at all in Romania!

Yes, i love cartridges also,as i beleive they are the most durable format for video games,I doubt you'll see many of those new fancy cd-rom games playable in the next 20-30 years like game carts are now playable,one deep enough scratch,thats it.In all my 300+ cartridges,none have gone bad,and ive never had a non-working cartridge!----yet,Technology is great,to bad it never works half the time,and i dont fall for everynew gadget that comes out,if i spent all my money on all the new gadgets,id have nothing left for retirement!cell phones,i-pods i this i that,its ridiculous,i still use dial up $50.00 plus for cable?,yeah right,i might just order bed springs in my coffin when i pre pay for my funeral,i want to be comfortable.