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I’d like some advice. I seem to have bad luck with 2600 carts not working. I have three that will not work. Most recently, I was very excited to find Frankenstein’s Monster for a decent price at a retro shop I frequent and it won’t boot up. I cleaned it very well as I always do to my cartridges and even took the board out and polished the pins. Still nothing. How common is this? I’ve asked other collectors and most say they’ve rarely, or never, had a 2600 game they couldn’t get to work. Is there anything else I can try? Thanks so much. Duke
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After watching High Score on Netflix I wanted to revisit E.T. for the Atari 2600. This is a charming and decent game with nice looking graphics. In the video I explain how to play because I read the manual and that it is not the worst game ever made. It's only 6 minutes long so check it out!- 20 replies
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I've got some spare OEM Atari power supplies, as pictured. Tested and working. Atari 2600 x4 SOLD Atari 5200 x1 SOLD $10 per Atari 2600 PSU and $20 for the Atari 5200 PSU. Prices include shipping. If you need more than one, I can cut the prices a bit. Thanks.
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Looking to unload a bunch of Atari 2600/8-bit/Commodore-compatible joysticks. Note the two lists below, one with the grouping of joysticks that work as they should and the other with the grouping of joysticks that could use some TLC to perhaps get back to playable condition. Tested and Working - Sears Video Arcade II joystick - I don't have a Video Arcade II so I couldn't test the built-in paddle functionality but regular games worked fine. SOLD - Power Stick by Amiga (label peeling) - Kraft Mazemaster w/4-way/8-way switch (stick broke off but I still managed to beat the first level of DK. Repair project?) - Epyx 500XJ - Two Driving Controllers + Indy 500 Game + Indy 500XE manual (homebrew) SOLD - Slik Stik SOLD - Quickshot IX by Spectravideo (SVI) SOLD - Modded NES controller SOLD - Video Touch Pad w/Star Raiders Overlay - Two (2) Atari CX-40s - Two (2) Suncom brand joystick extension cables SOLD Tested and NOT Working - Two (2) Prostick IIs by Newport Controls (fire buttons work and one stick is semi-responsive directionally but it's a struggle) SOLD - PointMaster - Two (2) Atari CX-40s SOLD - One set of paddle controllers (one is missing the top disc. Appears to be from Mexico due to "Chaparral" written on top of disc) - Modded Atari Plug-n-Play. Someone didn't do the best job with the mod. Semi-responsive. - Some unidentified Sears paddle SOLD The first picture below shows the joysticks that work (any flaws noted below) and the second picture below shows the joysticks that do not work as they should. Most of the flawed joysticks could also use a good cleaning. I would be happy to take additional pictures upon request and also discuss pricing and answer any questions you may have via PM. The more joysticks you want, the greater the discount. Thanks!
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Looking to unload the last of my 2600 extras. Pins have been cleaned on all carts and everything is fully gameplay tested. Would be happy to sell as a lot or individually. The more you purchase, the greater the discount. Please shoot me a PM with interest and I can get pics your way and we can discuss pricing. Here's what I've got available: 20th Century Fox Fast Eddie SOLD M.A.S.H. SOLD Turmoil SOLD Activision Freeway (but was mislabeled at the factory - plays Ghostbusters!) SOLD Stampede SOLD Atari Asteroids SOLD Adventure SOLD Combat SOLD Donkey Kong (red label) SOLD Human Cannonball (w/manual!) SOLD Journey Escape (Data Age) SOLD Mario Bros SOLD Phoenix SOLD RealSports Football SOLD Coleco Donkey Kong Mouse Trap x2 SOLD Venture SOLD Imagic Cosmic Ark Demon Attack (picture label) SOLD Demon Attack (text label) Dragonfire SOLD Fire Fighter Shootin' Gallery SOLD Mythicon Fire Fly SOLD Sorcerer SOLD Parker Bros Frogger (poor label) SOLD G.I. Joe Cobra Strike SOLD Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back SOLD Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (missing label) SOLD Random Third Parties Cosmic Creeps (Telesys) - works but PCB is loose inside SOLD Skeet Shoot (Games by Apollo) SOLD Space Jockey x2 (Vidtec) Sears Tele-Games Pac-Man (missing end label) SOLD Space Combat SOLD Space Invaders x2 SOLD Speedway II SOLD Star Raiders SOLD PAL Format H.E.R.O. - works fine on NTSC consoles but the colors are off SOLD Mario Bros. Atari 7800 Broken Carnival (FREE if you buy something and express interest) Decathlon (FREE if you buy something and express interest)
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Here we've got an "ugly duckling" Atari 2600 cartridge lot (15 games total). Pins have been fully cleaned and all are in working order but all are missing at least an end label and in some instances both labels. If what you care about is playing games, this lot is for you. Here's what you get: Championship Soccer Dodge 'Em Football Haunted House Indy 500 (but a prior owner swapped out the PCB for Star Raiders, so it's actually Star Raiders) Outlaw Phoenix Pole Position Sky Diver Space Invaders Space War Star Raiders Street Racer (x3). Only asking $20 INCLUDING SHIPPING (USA only). Shoot me a PM to finalize. Thanks!
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Hello everyone, It has been quite a while since I have posted on this forum, and I am glad to be back. My collection of vintage computers, consoles, and other electronics has increased significantly. With this, I purchased an official Sunnyvale heavy sixer with two paddles and CX-10 joysticks in addition to my other defective heavy sixer. The most recent one I got with the included paddles and joysticks at first has no snowy picture, no problems with peripherals working, and perfect sound. However, with that being said, there is a small problem of some colors randomly changing hues on different games (not all of them, as far as I can tell). Also, when I first received it, the games would start normally, but after a while the screen became a fuzzy grey. It hasn't happened recently, but it worries me that something is wrong inside the Atari. I read up on other posts that this can happen as a result of a faulty av cable, a faulty capacitor, or the power regulator failing. Is it possible that either of them are nonfunctional, if not all? If I need to repair a part of the console, how much would it cost and what materials would I need to use? Thank you for replying, Matt S.
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This unusual baseball cartridge is a Taiwan Cooper variant that I found at Digital Press in Springfield, NJ for $1.99! I had to clean it and jiggle it around in the system for it to work. On the back of the cartridge it says made in Taiwan and since the text font is Cooper Black they've been known as Taiwan Cooper releases. From what I've read online no one knows who actually made these. ⚾
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I just discovered this double fire cheat and love it!
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If you're hungry for a humorous game with fast flying pizza, french fries, hot dog's, pickles, and more, then check out my video of Fast Food for Atari 2600! I don't have the instruction manual but I read through it thanks to it being here on Atari Age.
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I am looking for the 2600 Homerun 1986 label variations that have the “use with paddle controllers” and “use with joystick controller” sticker versions. Loose is fine. Anyone have these available?
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Yes! Episode 185 of The Atari 2600 Game by Game Podcast dropped on iTunes today.?
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Here's an Atari 2600 stack for pridemonth. Let's continue to encourage inclusiveness. I'm just showing off this stack of games I own while showing support for some friends out there. ?
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Hi Everyone, Yet another question, because as previously stated I am 100% new to working on electronics. So I have another Atari VCS that is displaying very strange behavior: It only plays some cartridges, but not others. The ones it does play it plays repeatedly - that is, with repeated re-seating of the cartridge. This is only about 1/3rd of all carts that are seated in the loading slot - the rest simply show blank screen or occasionally wide vertical lines. Does anyone have experience with a picky cart-playing Atari VCS 2600? Thanks! Evan
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Hello Everyone, I am brand - new to fixing electronics, specifically Atari VCS boards. I’ve had some success and some abject failures, so I thought I’d as the community before ruining another one. I have a 2600 VCS where the left joystick port does not register an “up” signal from the controller. For example, no thrust in Asteroids. The solder joints look OK, but before I reflow or even replace the part, if the joints ARE ok, what else could this be? Any recommendations of the order in which I should try things to repair the issue? Thanks everyone! Evan
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At the end of this episode from 1987, Alf plays Space Invaders. Awesome! He says "easy shot, that's exactly why the martians are extinct".
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Hey everyone! As you have heard me talk about on the show a number of times, my RGB light-sixer has been down for the count for a few months now. I've done all I can with the knowledge and skills I have, which consist of poor soldering skills that didn't help anything. Thankfully @Nathan Strum has graciously offered his help to see if he's able to diagnose the issue and get it up and running again! In the mean time @Albert has sent me his S-Video modded four switch that we used for the first time on the most recent show, which was a HUGE step up in quality of the composite Atari Jr we've been using for a while now. Thank you so much Al!! Here's the VCS all packed up nicely and ready to be shipped to Nathan, it was sent on May 22 and just arrived to Nathan today, hooray! I'll let Nathan take over from here on the incredible saga of the RGB Light-Sixer repair. Thank you so much Nathan!! - James
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I talk about Mental Health Awareness Month for 2 minutes before playing Donkey Kong Jr. on my Retron 77.
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Dear all, I am confused of how to manage multiple objects in one games? Here we talk aboout Atari 2600. For game, space invader, it has 30 enemies, and one agent. I am very curious about how to manage those objects in Just 128 byte RAM. It seems each one should take two bytes to record the positions(X, Y). But I did't see many changes of ram in stella when the enemies are moving. How to implement that? Could anyone tell me the logic of that? Thanks in advance.
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Pics below - Accepting trade or cash offers - PM me if interested in anything - Kevin NO LONGER AVAILABLE NTSC Panda Space Canyon (full white label) Panda Sea Hawk (Red End Label Only) Froggo Spiderdroid Froggo Task Force Zellers Laser Volley Sears Arcade Pinball (Text Label) Sears Adventure (Text Label) Sears Asteroids (Text Label) Sears Baseball (Text Label) Sears Basketball (Text Label) Sears Canyon Bomber (Text Label) Sears Chgase (Text Label) Sears Dodger Cars (Text Label) Sears Football (Text Label) Sears Gunslinger (Text Label) Sears Night Driver (Text Label) Sears Pong Sports (Text Label) Sears Race (Text Label) Sears Superman (Text Label) Sears Target Fun (Text Label) Atari Codebreaker (Text Label) Activision Plaque Attack Activision Spider Fighter Activition Stampede Activision Laser Blast Activision Skiing PAL Ubisoft/Salu Pick & Pile Atari 32 in 1 Cartridge
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