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Hello i have this Atari Jr 2600 with a issue in the video, the screen is glitched with any Game, any idea where is good point to start the teoubleshooting ?
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Today I met... Yorgle Grundle Rhindle ... and they kicked my BUTT! but I did win once!
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It is clear that Nolan Bushnell got fired from Atari back in the late 1970s. Atari certainly wasn't the same without him, that's for sure. There was the clash between the East Coast businessmen and the typically more lax West Coast devs and designers of the day at the company. Eventually, as we all know, Atari become way too corporate, and its approach to licensing games on their consoles at the time ended up allowing a glut of terrible-mediocre games (as well as some unlicensed games slipping through) to flood the market here and there. I remember from a documentary on the History Channel that I watched about 4 or 5 years ago which was about the history of video games. It of course included parts about Atari, as well as Ralph Baer's brown box. Recently, some parts from that documentary came back to the front of my mind, especially the sections where Nolan was interviewed about what happened to Atari as the years went on. In particular, there is one part where he says he regretted not raising money (how he would have tried to have done it, he doesn't say) to buy the company back. However there is also the fact that in 1984, at the height of the video game crash that started in about Spring the preceding year, Atari Inc was hemorrhaging money in the hundreds of millions, and Warner Communications decided search for a party to sell off Atari, which led to Atari Inc. being split up into Atari Corporation (the home computer and game console division), which Jack Tramiel bought. The rest, namely the arcade gaming division was kept by Warner and rebranded into Atari Games Corp. This leaves a dilemma for Mr. Bushnell had he seriously went and tried his hand at getting back control of the company, He almost certainly only would have acquired enough money to buy ONE of the 2 Ataris. Do you think he should have tried go and either bid for purchasing Atari Corporation from Tramiel, or go bidding for Atari Games Corp.?
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I have an Atari Stacy here, almost 100% disassembled that I have been tasked to reassemble and test. I'm looking for any pointers on how to get it together and what I should be looking for that may need repairs. @Darklord, your name was mentioned to me as someone who knows their way around a Stacy. I have a couple of questions... - Can I run the stacy without the screen connected, using an external monitor? - There is a green (ground?) wire with a screw lug on the end coming from the top half of the shell. Where does it normally get screwed on the bottom of the shell? - I have a bunch of screws and no idea where they go. Is there an assembly diagram for a Stacy anywhere? Thanks!
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Does anyone have an original disk of Atari Microsoft Basic they'd be willing to part with for a reasonable cost?
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SELLING ENTIRE COLLECTION FROM 1980's. I worked as a sales rep for Activision in the early 1980's and have a LOT of prototypes (14 total - 8 for 2600, 2 for 5200, 4 for Intellivision), used games in boxes (40+ and mostly Actiivision titles), a 2600 and a 400 game console and even typed original drafts of instructions for 5 games. I want to sell it ALL IN ONE LOT. According to these blogs the protos should be worth about $80 each, no idea of the value of the instruction manuals, and we all know the value of the other games and consoles (not much...). I also have two unopened, sealed ROBOT TANK by Activision for the 2600. Check out the pics. I live in San Diego and YOU will pay shipping. First $600 (plus shipping) can have it ALL, right now! Or make your best offer. and highest bidder just may get this Collection. I had trouble uploading the pics from Google so here's a link top the pics - just copy and paste... (Sorry, I am a salesman, not a tech!!!) LOL https://photos.app.goo.gl/WN5DyyNTrGApAnec7- 6 replies
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Hi, This is a cool project that enables you to play the Atari 2600 tennis using a real racket. Yes , yes , a real one ! (no joystick) The project was done using Python and OpenCV. This project can be run both : on Windows with emulator , and on original Atari 2600 console using Raspberry Pi Pretty cool The link for the video is : https://youtu.be/vbd0ShdMqYE Stay tuned for my next video that will teach with a full tutorial how to get this result Enjoy Eran
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Anyone know when in 1978 the Atari VCS "Light sixer" was introduced?
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Hello, I hope you can help! I have installed an s-video mod board from here to my pal, black label Atari jr. When I boot a game the picture looks clean and bright for about 12 seconds, before turning very dim and losing colour. The game plays fine, and there is no issues with sound, just really dark after 12 seconds. So far I have checked all my soldering for continuity, pins 9 and 13 are lifted, the bottom of the mod board is taped, and there are no visual signs of bad capacitors (my initial thoughts). Any ideas what could be going wrong or what I should check next?
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Hi, This is a cool project of controlling Atari 2600 Missile command using your hands and fingers as motion controls The hands “creates” a virtual joystick on air that can impact the movement and the shooting of the player. The link for the video is : https://youtu.be/6-gNiK2leZ8 The project is based on Python, OpenCV , and Mediapipe The goal of the project was to create a functionality that replaces the traditional Atari 2600 joystick with our hands and fingers position using a camera . The code estimate the position of each hands , and calculate the X,Y axis to simulate directions and shooting, That transforms it to an action. The project also combines : pose estimation of the hands and fingers gesture, capturing the game image and sound , and merge it into a new window as one visual game (keeping the original sound). I added a link for the code in the video description, so you can download and enjoy it. Enjoy Eran
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Hi, This is a cool project of controlling Atari 2600 Missile command using your hands and fingers as motion controls The hands “creates” a virtual joystick on air that can impact the movement and the shooting of the player. The link for the video is : https://youtu.be/6-gNiK2leZ8 The project is based on Python, OpenCV , and Mediapipe The goal of the project was to create a functionality that replaces the traditional Atari 2600 joystick with our hands and fingers position using a camera . The code estimate the position of each hands , and calculate the X,Y axis to simulate directions and shooting, That transforms it to an action. The project also combines : pose estimation of the hands and fingers gesture, capturing the game image and sound , and merge it into a new window as one visual game (keeping the original sound). I added a link for the code in the video description, so you can download and enjoy it. Enjoy Eran
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SOLD FS - Atari 800 Great Looking and Works Great!!
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SOLD but I have others. PM me for details. I have an Atari 800 for sale 48K. Really good condition. Looks and works great. I’m asking $250 + shipping within the U.S. (which is generally $65). I gave it a nice bath inside and out and lubricated the cartridge door otherwise it was in great condition. I have been using it a lot and have done all testing I know how to do. No discoloration, no cracks, no chips, no major scratches. Keyboard is in great shape, all keys work, no keys sticking or loose. I will include a power supply and BASIC cartridge. We can also talk about other items I have for sale including: 100+ cartridges, books, manuals, joysticks, great working (restored) game paddles and many other items as well. Note: I have sold several 800s in the past few years. I know how to pack them well protected and have never had an issue with breakage on the receiving end.
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Hi, This is a cool project of controlling Atari 2600 Defender game using the hands pose as a virtual joystick The project demonstrate how can we replace the traditional joystick with our hand and fingers The code estimate if the second finger is open or close for simulating “Fire” button , and the directions of the finger In order to simulate : up, down, left and right You can watch the enjoyable result here : https://youtu.be/iQGDvn3bZrI The project is based on OpenCV , Mediapipe and Python Eran
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Hi, This is a cool project of controlling Atari 2600 Defender game using the hands pose as a virtual joystick The project demonstrate how can we replace the traditional joystick with our hand and fingers The code estimate if the second finger is open or close for simulating “Fire” button , and the directions of the finger In order to simulate : up, down, left and right You can watch the enjoyable result here : https://youtu.be/iQGDvn3bZrI The project is based on OpenCV , Mediapipe and Python Eran
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Hello guys and girls Some of you might have already seen the announcement on my site, but: The Fujiama 2022 will be held from midnight from Wednesday the 7th of September on Thursday the 8th of September 2022 and end sometime after breakfast on Sunday the 11th of September 2022. Location will be the Schützenhaus, as always. Sincerely Mathy PS for more information on the Fujiama, please visite Mirko's Fujiama site and my Atari 8 bit meetings site.
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I Am a Child from the Dawn of the Video Game Age
GrizzLee posted a topic in Show Us Your Collection!
My Retro/Vintage Gaming Hobby I Am a Child from the Dawn of the Video Game Age Taking a side trip here away from my adventures here. Anyone who knows me personally, can attest that I am somewhat of a geek and so it’s no surprise that I became an mechanical/aerospace engineer by trade. With that stated, I always had an interest in building things and tinkering with electronics, etc.. As I was growing up in the 70's I was fortunate to experience and be able to participate in the dawn of a new era. It all started simple enough with my father coming back from a business trip in Texas one year with one of the first ever digital calculators. I was hooked. I loved the display, the tactile feel of the buttons and the ease of use. I was further inspired when I saw advanced calculators becoming available and even into my high school and college years where I always had to have the latest programmable calculators for my science, math and eventually engineering courses. Now this seems pretty minor in this day and age, but back then, looong before cell phones, home computers, high level object oriented programming languages, etc.. this was an exciting era for me. Read more here... http://rubikonadventures.blogspot.com... A long time friend of mine came by for a visit one day and asked if it was OK to shoot video of my old video game collection and my "man cave" where I hibernate during the winter months when I am not out exploring. Enjoy another facet of my persona here: https://youtu.be/818OZog0Y4I Me Meeting Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari and founder of the industry.
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Hi! I made an Atari adapter for use on my colecovision. Just wired female adapters to a singular male controller cable. It works just fine on my 2600daptor but, I am hesitant to use it on my colecovision console. I just wired all the same wires to the same wires so my thought was both controllers have a common GND and the dpads matched but I can use an Atari stick rather than the colecovision? is this safe? Did I do something silly/not recommended?
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Morning all, poster from Ireland here, TLDR version: I am utterly clueless when it comes to AV hook-ups for the original Odyssey (and also when it comes power networking more generally). Would really appreciate if someone could review my Youtube/Wikipedia research, so I don't destroy a vintage console. The Console: I have an original Magnavox Odyssey (1972) that I picked up from another guy living in Ireland. I don't know much about Magnavox's distribution history (was the idea of PAL consoles even a thing back in 1972? ) but I'm assuming it's a standard NTSC unit that was imported, as there's a sticker on the bottom saying 120V/60Hz. The guy I bought it from just had it out on display, so there's no game power cord or antenna game switch with it, and I'm just trying to figure out what my best options are to power it on (without wearing out the battery compartment), and connecting it to a CRT. Power (Problem): In Ireland, we run the UK-style "Type G" electrical sockets, that output a standard supply of 230 volts AC (frequency 50Hz). I do have a step-down transformer but would prefer not to use it if possible, as it heats up very quickly. So I guess what I'm looking for is a) a modern power supply that can accept an input range of 100-240V, 50/60 HZ), b) that's well suited to the MA1 console, and c) that has those Irish/UK style pins. Like I said, I don't have one of the original power supplies that Magnavox manufactured for the Odyssey (I have been waiting for a few months for one to pop up on eBay with no joy...), but in an earlier thread linked below, @Clong80 notes that the specs on the original power supply are: INPUT 117 VAC 50/60HZ OUTPUT 9 volts 400ma 3.5mm mono headphone jack Tip positive for polarity Power (Solution?) So after a bit of online browsing, I found this website that sells modern power supply adapters for the Atari 2600. The specs on this unit are: 9V DC 1A Tip: 3.5mm jack (Centre tip positive) https://www.retrosales.com.au/collections/atari-power/products/accessory-power-supply-atari-2600-power-supply-adaptor-pack-9v So that will supply more current than the console needs; I know these numbers don't need to match exactly, but is the difference (9V, 1A vs 9V, 400ma) reasonable enough? I'd also need a standard travel adapter to convert the Australian plug to UK pin-style. Found this unit on Amazon ("This Adapter does not convert Voltage. Please make sure your device supports 220-240 Voltage.") Per Jakob Schuler on YouTube, it looks like the Magnavox Odyssey needs a 2.5mm tip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzXlJSa_VP4&t=6m22s), so I found this 3.5mm-to-2.5mm adapter on Amazon AV Hookup: I don't have one of the original antenna game switches with the hanging hooks, but my CRT doesn't accept NTSC RF anyway, so I don't think that would be the best option for me. However, it will accept NTSC through the composite ports. And I have an NTSC RF-to-composite conversion box, which works great either on its own or with composite switches. I've had no luck finding an original MA1 video cable like this one https://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_06_2016/post-32949-0-81329000-1466475134.jpg On the TV end, the little RF adapters are obviously no problem to get from Amazon, but I understand that the other end which connects to the console is proprietary? (I'm not 100% sure about this). End of an entirely-too-long post Would be super grateful if anyone could advise me on 1) whether I've made any huge screw-ups in my choice of power accessories, and 2) how to find a video cable that will connect to the console Many thanks if you stuck through to the end of this post -
I ended up with my daughter this weekend so she was along for Black Friday this year. My town has several thrift stores including a very large Salvation Army, and some odd pawn shops run by odder characters. I thought lets throw in a dash of Wally World to see if anything was left too, we went around noon this year. Smaller thrift stores were a bust. They usually are here unless you need cheap work clothes or old Nat Geo mags going back to the 70's. Worth a look though. Odd pawn shops were closed for some reason, I like to at least look at their overpriced games on offer. Plus they're the true one stop shop. Porn, guns, videogames, clothes, and you get a hotdog if you buyover $50 ?. Wally World was a bust too except we snagged the last 2 game related ornaments they had there. Sonic for me and Minecraft pig for the daughter was all they had. I figured all Switch and on sale games would be picked over, it was almost noon after all. One plaza over was the giant Salvation Army store. They have old Atari games and cool old electronics in there from time to time. Sure enough, 3 2600 games. They were only a couple dollars. I don't own an old Atari except the Lynx and Jaguar right now but I'll ask my friend if he needs them for his collection. Now one more plaza over is a pet store. Not on my radar at all. Like a Youtube video rabbit hole I ended up in there with my daughter holding a baby guinea pig. The pet store lady trying to sell me all kinds of extras and talking my ear off since the second I walked into the store. We already have 2 so what's 1 more I guess. Plus if I take them and set them on the couch while playing a game, they sit and watch me play. I think they like the colors on the screen. I went looking for cheap games or anything still left to buy on sale, and ended up with another guinea pig. It reminds me of Peter Griffin goes to the store to buy cheese but comes home with a retarded horse instead.
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Hi all I have recently finished my Atari Flashback Raspberry Pi conversion. I have based it on the look of the Atari 2600 Vader edition. This is an Atari Flashback 6 with a Raspberry Pi 3b+ inside with Retropie. I removed the Flashback buttons and replaced them with arcade style buttons. I used black snakeskin style vinyl wrap to cover the brown wood effect front panel. I removed the old Joystick ports and added USB ports. I cut a hole in the back to add an HDMI port. Another hole was cut to add a Micro SD card reader so I can easily remove the SD card without opening up the whole case. I wired the Pi board to the power button and a white power LED. Hot glue, super glue and lots of filing was used for the project. The Pi board is currently sitting loose in the case as not a lot of room to bolt it in, but it is very secure as it is. I have converted an Atari Flashback 7800 joystick to work via USB by using a convertor. Also connected, an 8Bitdo wireless controller. Just for effect......I messed around with a couple of "free" retro wallpaper backgrounds and stuck my Flashback in the middle, which came out well.
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Hi all I have recently finished my Atari Flashback Raspberry Pi conversion. I have based it on the look of the Atari 2600 Vader edition. This is an Atari Flashback 6 with a Raspberry Pi 3b+ inside with Retropie. I removed the Flashback buttons and replaced them with arcade style buttons. I used black snakeskin style vinyl wrap to cover the brown wood effect front panel. I removed the old Joystick ports and added USB ports. I cut a hole in the back to add an HDMI port. Another hole was cut to add a Micro SD card reader so I can easily remove the SD card without opening up the whole case. I wired the Pi board to the power button and a white power LED. Hot glue, super glue and lots of filing was used for the project. The Pi board is currently sitting loose in the case as not a lot of room to bolt it in, but it is very secure as it is. I have converted an Atari Flashback 7800 joystick to work via USB by using a convertor. Also connected, an 8Bitdo wireless controller. Just for effect......I messed around with a couple of "free" retro wallpaper backgrounds and stuck my Flashback in the middle, which came out well.
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Hi, Did you ever think that the Atari joystick can be a wireless one ? This video is demo of a project that transforms and original Atari joystick to wireless Joystick The joystick signals are captured using an Adafruit 433 Arduino , with a lipo battery and On/Off switch. The Arduino transmit radio signal for each position of the joystick and for the button as well Another 433 Arduino "listens" to the radio signals , and transfer it a another Arduino micro that simulates signals of a joystick, connected to a raspberry Pi with an Atari emulator This cool and functionality gives us a smooth and fun and modern experience using an original joystick You can watch the video in this link : https://youtu.be/5quNEPNrHyw Enjoy Eran
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Hi, Did you ever think that the Atari joystick can be a wireless one ? This video is demo of a project that transforms and original Atari joystick to wireless Joystick The joystick signals are captured using an Adafruit 433 Arduino , with a lipo battery and On/Off switch. The Arduino transmit radio signal for each position of the joystick and for the button as well Another 433 Arduino "listens" to the radio signals , and transfer it a another Arduino micro that simulates signals of a joystick, connected to a raspberry Pi with an Atari emulator This cool and functionality gives us a smooth and fun and modern experience using an original joystick You can watch the video in this link : https://youtu.be/5quNEPNrHyw Enjoy Eran
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