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I made the video about a year and a half ago in honor of Atari's 50th birthday. I'll admit, it may not be 100% accurate, and it may be short, but feel free to tell me what you think.
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Hello all! I've been chatting with some people on this forum and decided to start posting updates here on my project to emulate discrete game chips. There are no true emulations, and only a few simulations have been done so far due to the fact that they don't contain microprocessors and because most of the circuitry is inside a literal black box. Hopefully this will change soon. https://nerdstuffbycole.blogspot.com/2019/03/febuary-progress-update.html
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Recently, I bought At Games Atari Flashback Pong Blast on eBay. and I just thought I'd share what I thought of it. I was looking for Atari 2600 paddle games. And, you know, the OEM paddles on eBay tend to be jittery and not work very well. And this was before Atari launched the 2600+ the other day along with new CX30+ paddles brand spankin' new for sale on their website. So I picked this thing up on eBay, just hoping to have a little Atari 2600 paddle game enjoyment at home. Well, I just wanted to report that it has a big problem. You can't set the player difficulty (A or B) for either player. Both players are set at difficulty A, apparently, and it can't be changed. So for Backgammon, for example, you must roll physical dice and input your dice rolls. (Tedious!) (You can't let the computer roll the video dice for you on the screen.) And for Pong, both players will always have tiny paddles. (Too hard for me!) (You can't change to easier-to-use, larger paddles.) Not being able to set the difficulty levels really lessens the value of this product for me. Will probably never use it. Will probably just sell it. The box is pretty. It sure looks like it could be fun. But I don't recommend it. Save your money for something else. Did any of you guys buy one of these? And if so, what did you think of it?
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Ok, folks here's the thing: my son -who was discussing programming and graphics library on a dicussion group- had the thought to search about PONG and how to program it, considering issues related to graphics libraries needed and such. Fact is that as soon as he started searching "howto code PONG game in C++", he was flooded of search results in the likes of "first off, download Unity or OpenGL". I couldn't do less than start laughing, and I told him I'd have to post here the fact. May you help me commenting properly the issue? Thank you! 🙂
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Hi, just looking to see if anyone had pictures of this EXACT unit.. especially if you also have the box. Can't find anything on ebay, Google, 20thcenturyvideogames, or Pong-Story.
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Hello! I am offering for sale a UNITREX VIDEO-PRO video game console from 1977. This was one of the original "Pong" games and features 4 game options: Tennis/Practice/Squash/Hockey. This game has never been played with or even removed from the box as far as I can tell. The outer box does have wear and some creasing on it as it is over 45 years old. When I opened the box top for the inside photo, I could see that the batteries are still unused but past their shelf life, so it would likely require new batteries. Since this game has never been used, I cannot absolutely guarantee that it works, but I can't see any reason why it wouldn't. The adapter for these old games used to hook into the back of the old tv antennae, so this would also require the purchasing of an inexpensive adapter if you wanted to play it on a current tv. I believe it is called an RCA to F adapter. Please check into that before purchase if you plan on opening and playing this game. Please check all pictures carefully for further details on the condition of the game and please ask any further questions that I may be able to help with as far as the condition of the game. Asking price for this unit is $64 (along with actual shipping cost to where you are)
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Hello there, I just bought this TTL-chips only arcade pcb. It looks like a pong bootleg, but unfortunately I didn't manage to identify it. There is a weird female edge connector on a side, I absolutely don't know what it could be. It was easy to identify the +5 and ground pads on the main edge connector, so I may be able to try powering it up. I don't think that a +12v is necessary, but I remember that some old pong boards have an external reset circuit... Any idea someone ? Thanks !
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Sears Tele-games Super Pong IV
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I recently acquired a Sears Tele-Game Super Pong IV and doing some research for this I found that this isn't the standard Super Pong IV but a cross branded Atari Super Pong ProAm 10. I've tried looking into this further but have found very little information regarding this. I was wondering if anyone had any more information as well as if this is a valuable console to have. Any information would be great. Thanks! -
So while not the first coin-op commercially produced video game (Computer Space), Pong was Atari's first game and also was the first video game we know of for which a conversion kit was sold (by a third party). Not to be confused with the countless pong knockoffs that soon followed, JRW's Handicap was intended to upgrade/convert an existing Atari Pong cabinet. In the one in our collection, it actually consists of a daughter board that connects to and retains the original Pong pcb (along with an upgraded control panel)! Each player can independently set their own difficulty level (paddle size) and manually serve the balls... I thought I'd share since the JRW version isn't well known (even amongst the coin-op oriented KLOV members on my site) but its place in history as the first coin-op video game conversion and connection to Atari's first game seemed to warrant sharing here. Side note: This isn't the first arcade conversion. Arcade machine conversions have been popular since at least as far back as the late 1920s (1926 to 1929), and were quite common during World War II as new games weren't been made while factories were focused on supporting the war effort. 2 photos of control panels from machines in our collection: The first is from Pong serial #1 (ex-Curt Vendel, signed by Nolan Bushnell). The second is from our JRW conversion machine.
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I'm considering adding support to the Ami/WinArcadia Pong simulation for some or all of the official modifications that could be made to AY-3-8500-based consoles (as detailed in eg. the "GIMINI Game Circuits" book at http://amigan.1emu.net/aw/GI-Games-1978.rar ). I'm just wondering if anyone who has actually implemented these modifications on the real hardware could enlighten me about some details that are not clearly explained in the original articles. I have made some guesses that it would be good to be able to confirm: Random angle modification: Presumably there is a 25% chance of each of the following outcomes, irrespective of which part of the bat was hit: (a) 40 degrees up, (b) 20 degrees up, (c) 20 degrees down, (d) 40 degrees down. 4-player modification: Only the behaviour of the tennis game is explained. What is the behaviour in the other games? Presumably every column that has a bat in 2 player mode will have 2 bats (belonging to the same team but different players) in 4-player mode. 3-player modification: This would presumably be done by only implementing one half of the 4-player modification, left or right.
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Mint-condition. Coin-operated Pong Cocktail Table. Barely used. No scratches in glass; no scratches on cabinet. Open to reasonable offers.
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There's no excuse for how bad these games are on a 16 bit generation console. They could and SHOULD have been done much better.
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I would like to start a thread about the current state of paddles, in the world of HD playing. Here is what I know about the state of paddles as of Nov 3, 2018: I would be really great if someone would report on the paddle functionality of the Retron77. AtGames manufactured paddles, wired: AtGames sells Atari replica paddles on their web site for $29.95 plus shipping. I own these paddles, they feel great and work perfectly with the 2600 and Flashback 8. As per the AtGAmes website they are compatible with many other flashbacks, but not the Flashback 9. AtGames manufactured paddles, for Atari Bast vol 3, wireless: These paddles will only sync to the enclosed dongle. They feel and work very nice. Unfortunately this dongle game system has many problems. I owned one, then returned it to Walmart. Problems: Sound: sometimes there would be no sound Sound: when the sound worked is was horrible. Pong with bad sound is not worth playing. Play: this system lacks difficulty left, and difficulty right switches. According to the AtGamesBlast web site the controller has difficulty switches, but in truth it does not! Game selection: there are only 13 cartridges emulated on the dongle, not 20 as advertised. 3 and 4 player games, according to my correspondence with AtGames if you want to play simultaneous 3 or 4 player games (black jack, video Olympics, warlords) a special set of paddles, made by AtGames, must be used, unfortunately AtGames sells no such paddles. Flashback 8 Pros: Paddle games on this system work great, no lag, nice game selection Flashback 8 works with original Atari paddles and the AtGames paddles Cons: The Flashback 8 system can not play cartridges or additional games via SD card slot. Flashback 9 (Paddles will not work with this system) Problems: According to a Youtube video posted by, "John Hancock" paddles do not work with this system. John Hancock states in this video that AtGames will release special compatible paddles. There is no mention of this on the AtGames website or in the intructions included with the Flashback 9 system. Flashback 9 Gold (Paddles will not work with this system) This system has a dedicated paddle games menu! I own this system here are the Problems I found: Original Atari paddles do not work on this system. AtGames Atari replica paddles do not work on this system. The enclosed paper instructions simply state, "Please plug your paddle controllers into each controller port on the game console." This does not work. SD card paddle games do not work Before playing a paddle game there are instructions on the screen to plug the paddles into the console after the game starts, still the paddles do not work. This is a big disappointment, the paddle games worked great on the Flashback 8. Hopefully AtGames will release download to fix this problem. There is no mention of special compatible paddles on the AtGames website. There is no mention of special compatible paddles on the Flashback 9 Gold instruction sheet.
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I just got in a Pong C-202 console that will need some work. On the board parts J1 is missing and R21 is, well I am posting pictures so you will see. R21 I need to know what the value of the resistor is. If anyone has the schematics or a photo of a working one that would be great.
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Just posted at AtariOnline.pl: http://translate.google.com/translate?client=tmpg&hl=pl&u=http%3A//atarionline.pl/v01/index.php%3Fct%3Dnowinki%26ucat%3D1%26subaction%3Dshowfull%26id%3D1578586217&langpair=pl|en really nice. ?
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Just as the title states, what are your favorite/top pong consoles? I ask this, for I have been ever increasingly interested in purchasing a pong console- and while an Atari branded one is nice in terms of "authenticness", there are a vast amount of other consoles varying from look, design, games etc. As pong museum says, "and the ball was square . . ." haha
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I've decided to try to collect all atari pong systems before the new decade but I don't have a good idea on the prices of each system. So if anyone can give me a price guide (and some tips) that would be awesome. Thanks in advance.
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UPDATED 6/15/19 11:51 AM EDT: Rare ColecoVision Homebrews For Sale A couple of rarities remaining from my collection that I no longer need/want for various reasons. Asking prices are generally the same as what I paid for them. Both games are complete, in the original box, and in MINT/NM condition unless otherwise stated. CS/PONG comes in a plastic game box protector. Please see photos. Computer Space / PONG (CollectorVision) - Limited edition numbered #143 of 150; BLACK cartridges ... $160.00 USD **SOLD** Steamroller (Retrotopia) - Cardboard box; 2000 release; some discoloration on cart label ... $80.00 USD **SOLD** Prices INCLUDE USPS/Canada Post standard ground shipping anywhere in Canada or continental United States. If you wish me to ship via air or some other carrier, or if you need me to ship outside North America, please contact me. Payment via PayPal accepted at algonquin2034 (at) gmail (dot) com Will ship well protected in strong shipping box within 2 days of receiving payment.
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Was it 1983/1984 severe or was it just a burnout?
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I'm trying to get samples of all the different ICs inside 1st generation consoles. Working systems are fine, but I'd rather scrap a junk system than junk a good one. You can keep the shell, all I need is the chips and pics of the PCB. If you have a system you're willing to send, tell what it is so we can figure out what chip it has in it.
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....mine broke & I'm still kicking myself over it