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Thanks for the reminder of Best -- I've purchased from there before but had forgotten about them! So according to the 7800 faq here on Atariage I should be able to use any RF Switch or my RCA to Coax adapter -- I have a bunch of these lying around from my 2600 collection -- that will be fine? So all I'm really lacking is a couple of Pro-Line joysticks and the power supply which I can get from Best. Correct?

Um guys...I have to make apologies here but I have a question which I know I should be able to find the answer to but can't seem to. I have a PS2 which I've been using Swapmagic on to boot my ... ahem ... PS2 game backups. If I install Free McBoot according to the tutorials on the websites listed above will I be able to boot my copies directly without the Swampmagic disc? Is that the purpose of Free McBoot? I'm sorry this question must seem painfully obvious to you guys but I want to make sure before I mess around with my system.

Well..I FINALLY found a 7800...kinda. I picked up a bare bones console today. I paid $10 which some of you may think is steep for a console, no games, no hookups but I NEVER see 7800's in the wild here. I'm wondering what I need next. I have a Flashback 1 so I do have the one (rather dinky) ProLine Joysticks that came with that. Do I need an official power supply hookup for the 7800? What about for a/v? Any reliable online sources I can look for these pieces or do any fellow Atariagers have some they'd be willing to part with? I have a couple 7800 games that I've picked up along the way -- Jordan vs. Bird, Ms. PacMan, Food Fight (all boxed) and I think Pole Position II and, of course, tons of 2600 carts. Any help is greatly appreciated...

Just wanted to let the Canadian members know that Space Invaders and Frogger tabletops by Excalibur are on sale at the Source (Radio Shack in the U.S.). Normally $35 now $4.96 -- I picked them up last week! http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.asp...product=6018642 http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.asp...product=6018643 There are also some neat mini arcade cabinets of Super Breakout, Centipede and Asteroids on sale for the same price. http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.asp...product=6018470 http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.asp...product=6018468 http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.asp...product=6018469 Hope I posted the links correctly...

I have to agree -- I love the early Nintendo games -- so simple yet hard to master. I especially love the box art from that period. In fact, this thread is quite inspiring -- think I might have to start collecting games from that era CIB.

I'm a new 360 owner but maybe my story will help. My friend's 360 broke, he bought a new one, gave me the broken one, kept his hard drive. I had to re-register his serial number to my name through Xbox to get the repair done. In order to access his downloadable content from his hard drive on his brand new 360 (or redownload, not sure) he had to contact Microsoft (800-4MY-XBOX) and give them the serial number of his old 360 and explain the situation. Hope that helps!

Picked up a Colecovision cart the other day (Turbo for $3) and was wondering what the grooves on the back of the cartridge are for. They look like they're designed for an insert. Is this to hold inserts for the controller keypad when not in use? I did a bit of a Google search and couldn't find any info on this.

It's been awhile since I used my flash card for GBA but the way it works is...(and please feel free to correct me if I'm passing along outdated information)...your GBA recognizes when you insert a cart whether it is a GBA cart or a GB/GBColor cart and runs the corresponding software to load the game. Therefore you can't just stick GB/GBColor roms onto a GBA flash cart and expect them to load as the hardware thinks you are running GBA software due to the cart size/shape. What you need to do is download Goomba, a GB/GB Color emulator, and create a ROM containing the GB/GB Color roms you want to emulate. It's fairly painless (and I'm sure the process has been streamlined further). IIRC there are two different versions of Goomba -- one for regular GB carts and one for GB Color carts -- the original Goomba was available on the website while Goomba Color was available in the website forum, although they may have since been combined into one version. The programmer is Flubba and he's done a fantastic job. Here's the link to his website: http://www.ndsretro.com/ Good luck! Here's an alternate link to Goomba Color: http://www.dwedit.org/gba/goombacolor.php

Not sure if I should've started a new thread or not for this but while we're on the topic of networking your 360 and streaming.... I was wondering if people had a preference -- Installing Windows XP Media Center on your PC or using regular Windows XP w/Media Player 11 for streaming video, etc. Is there a big difference? Is installing Media Center XP necessary? What are the big advantages to each?

Now you have another place to keep your loose carts! Not a video game find (I haven't exactly had much ability to go anywhere recently due to truck in the shop), but I went to an auction where they were closing out a comic book store (closed due to not paying rent for three months), and for 15 bucks got twelve old Warp Elfquest comics (#2-#14 missing #11 I think, some originally $1.25, some originally $1.50) and a few of something called "Brotherman". Great buy on the ElfQuest comics. I've never seen the Warp copies, just read the Marvel reprints but it's a fantastic series.

My faves are Resident Evil and Die Hard Arcade, the latter being the only reason right now that I'm holding on to my Saturn.

Hey all -- found the answer. In case there are other interested Resident Evil fans, Wesker's Report is not available on the 5th Anniv. edition of Resident Evil Code: Veronica X for PS2. It was only available as an extra on Japanese copies which came in a collector's briefcase or as a pre-order bonus on a seperate CD (not the second disc found in packaging with the Devil May Cry demo) from various game shops when you ordered RECVX PS2.

Hello all -- sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong place...it's about Resident Evil Code: Veronica X for PS2, which is, I guess, modern gaming. If I'm in the wrong place, feel free to move, mods. What I'm wondering, for all you Resident Evil fans out there, is does the 5th Anniversary copy of Resident Evil Code: Veronica X for PS2 come with the additional Wesker's Notes material. I know it comes with a second disc with a demo of Devil May Cry but I'm wondering if Wesker's Notes is on the second disc.

Hey Tara -- I'm a huge fan of the Pirates! series. Used to love the original Pirates! on my Tandy 1000. You should check out the newest version (if you haven't allready) that came out last year. Stays faithful to the original but has some GREAT advancements. I find it just as addictive as the original! Pick up the PC version or the XBOX version, if you have one.

It does? I have a game.com and was thinking about picking up the web link but I had no idea if it would actually do anything... so..what does it do?

ValueVillage: Boxed 7800 games: Food Fight & One-On-One Basketball both w/Instuctions + Warranty Card Ms. Pac-Man (missing Instructions + Warranty Card) 4.99 each.

Gotcha is meant to be played co-op as far as I'm concerned. I can't imagine being able to play it alone -- way too much multi-tasking, as you say!

Any Gotcha!theVideoGame fans here? I bought it recently after discovering that is was co-op and my curiousity got the better of me. Broke it out at a party and we had a blast. Great fun!

Cool -- I may have to check out an SD Supercart myself!! Upgrade from my X-ROM!

Hey all -- I just picked up two light sixers and realized my 2600 console collection has grown considerably. I have three Jr.'s (one not working), a woody and now the two light sixers. I usually leave one set-up at my place and one at my parents for visits. Getting ready to move again in the next few months and I was wondering which console I should take with me. I won't bother with the woody but I'm conflicted about the coolness factor of finally owning a six-switch and the futuristic look of the JR. (that and the fact that it takes up less space and with the number of other consoles I have, that is an issue). I'm not looking for anyone to solve my dilemma but I was thinking there must be a lot of people on these forums with multiple 2600's and I was wondering what version do people have hooked up?

It depends really. Early GBA games you can probably cram five - six I would imagine. Later GBA games take a lot more space. For example, Star Wars Lego takes at least half the cart! I find it hard to judge as I usually load my cart up with emulators. It's quick enough to reflash and change your line-up. What do you have? GB, GBA, GBM or DS?

thanks for the info! i am glad to hear it does work, but...i am and will always be a mac person...will it work on my computer? I'm not sure but I would imagine there are Mac versions of Littlewriter -- check the site I mentioned above and you should find all your answers. I was poking around there the other day and I noticed that with the X-ROM flash cart you can play on a DS no problem but you actually need an SP to flash the cart. Do some research and you'll find the cart that's right for your situation.

I saw the Zaxxon board game at the local Sally Anne a few years ago and it was 25 cents!! I literally did not have a penny on my person and when I came by the next day (small town -- I didn't expect it to be...) it was gone!

I have an X-ROM 512MB Flash cart that I purchased from EasyBuy2000 if I remember correctly. I got all of my information from www.gameboy-advance.net and found the people there REALLY helpful. There are links to trust-worthy dealers there as well (including EasyBuy2000). I couldn't be happier with my flash cart. I can flash GBA roms to the cart for playing and can also load it up with emulators. There are NES and SMS emulators that work fantastic (although the NES sound is a little off when played through the Gamecube + Gameboy Player on a regular TV). Apparently there is an SNES emulator being toyed with but I haven't given that a try yet. You can also play Gameboy and Gameboy Color ROM's as well. For those you need to download an emulator (Goomba and Gooma Color) in order to play them but they work fine. The Rom and software (LittleWriter) are very easy to use. I can't say enough good things about the setup. Here's my math: GBA + Flash cart + Gamecube w/Gameboy Player = AWESOME. I can play the Dragon Warrior 1-3 Gameboy Color remakes on my big screen TV using my Gamecube w/Gameboy Player then take the cart out and pop it in my GBA to take it on the road. If you have a GBA, I would recommend picking one up. Check that site out and be sure to do your research before buying -- I bought my cart over a year ago so I'm sure there are better ones out there by now. As well, I do know that you need special carts for the Micro and I'm sure the same applies to the DS.

I got both of mine (FB1 & FB2) at EB Games.