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  1. Car Wars, up until recently I thought it was an entirely unique TI99 game. Haha well it always will be for me now, still love playing it on the TI today.
  2. Let's add my recently acquired 800 to this list. UK machine, has a nice even khaki green like patina, or was that the colour some of these machines were ogiginally? My Atari 400 is pretty much the exact same colour. I always expected they'd be more beige coloured. Anyway here is the sticker from the bottom which I assume means week 11 '83?
  3. I ordered the one Beeblebrox suggested in the end anyway, that will go with the 400 when I sell it(sadly can't keep both). I've just finalised rejigging the retro room to accommodate the 800 so the old 400 power pack is now in use with no plans to move it(took me ages getting everything wired back up). Thanks to those links @Beeblebrox it actually sounds like I did just perfect getting the Myler keyboard also, I was initially disappointed to discover it wasn't mechanical as I know some were, but ready a couple of those threads it seems the typically hated membrane is actually a good bet here assuming I can bring it back to life(I better not sing victory yet) but that will be a mission for another day. I'm in no hurry to tackle that as I will only use this for playing games so as long as the spacebar works for Defender(one of my all time favourite games) I'm content for now. Cheers again for the help.
  4. Thanks Beeblebrox, very helpful. A friend of mine found these but suspect it's the same as what you showed there, but yours works out a little cheaper.. https://atarigiant.com/online-shop/ols/products/atari-400-ac-slash-ac-9v-power-supply Will check out your keyboard link now.
  5. Hi all, Just received an Atari800 which I bought after deciding to upgrade my Atari400. It has two issues, the first is it came with incorrect power brick, it has one of those multipin connectors on one end which I assume means it belongs with an Atari XL. I'm using my Atari 400 power supply at the moment to test but obviously will need a suitable replacement. I assume those multivoltage jobbies from the likes of Argos/Amazon would be too easy a solution to be viable for either the 400 or 800? Like this https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9829701?istCompanyId=a74d8886-5df9-4baa-b776-166b3bf9111c&istFeedId=c290d9a9-b5d6-423c-841d-2a559621874c&istItemId=ixilqlqxt&istBid=t&&cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59157|acid:534-693-8244|cid:20296143496|agid:|tid:|crid:|nw:x|rnd:1513852656853340514|dvc:c|adp:|mt:|loc:9045348&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20296143496&utm_term=9829701&utm_content=shopping&utm_custom1=&utm_custom2=534-693-8244&GPDP=true&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhL6pBhDjARIsAGx8D5--k1ZbT5vcl5v8K23JhhA_VJGS_PRHr5Qj-KofmwJaSuQr_na8nbUaAi5GEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds If anybody could help with that I'd really appreciate it as I've read the other threads but they're old and couldn't find any valid links to UK items. Aside from this the keyboard almost entirely doesn't work, must numbers work, a couple symbols and space bar but the rest nothing. I guess with this it's safe to assume it's a membrane one(was so crossing my fingers it would be mechanical to save that nightmare) and it's knackered. So yep, excitement sadly turned to disappointment pretty quickly after unboxing, I never seem to properly strike lucky with stuff like this.
  6. I worked in a hotel at the time and a workmate was trying to sell his SNES together with a bunch of games for £30. Nobody wanted it so I bit his hand off. Still have the thing and back to playing it again after having it recapped. It's battered and bruised from all the post pub staff room seasons we all used to enjoy. All adds character though, it looks the way it should after the rough treatment it had. So many happy memories, post pub/club back then was staff room SNES time! Stupidly I sold the more valuable games for it a few years back but I'm gradually trying to pick some of those back up if I see half decent prices. Some are just crazy asking prices now though.
  7. To the OP, I recently picked up Kirby's Dream Course on the cheap which I never played back in the day and really enjoy playing it. It's more a top down crazy golf game than a Kirby game you'd expect. Highly recommended for something different. I still play Super Off Road alot on my SNES, such a great game.
  8. Haha, think I'm done now, been playing it alot and never manged to get anywhere near my to score again.
  9. Bugger, I got so close but knew you'd get me in the end, haha. Well played.
  10. Joystick for me, I can't get on with keyboard any more these days. I've tried plenty since my last high score but can't get anywhere near it, guess I just can't recapture the frustrations of that loss to drive me on?
  11. I don't blame you mate, if it had gone the other way I wouldn't have had that score, or any score tbh, would be still celebrating! Congrats buddy, your team were superb throughout and deserved winners.
  12. This is a rare occasion I really don't want a physical version?
  13. 59500 Took out my frustration of England being knocked out at the final hurdle. It worked, feel much better after some frantic cornering on this game.
  14. Don't know how the hell I managed my best score a couple days ago, haven't managed to get anywhere near close to that since. Using the doorways is a death wish, the amount of times it brings you back out exactly where an ape is emerging.
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