shadow460 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Imagic, Subterranea (yes, that one hurt) Playaround, Gigolo (the Gigolo side of the Gigolo/Bachelor Party double-ender) (how many more times can I write Gigolo?) Subterranea mentioned above has a Dead ROM IC, but could be revived with an EEPROM placed on a board that'll fit into its case. Since it's both rare and fun to play, the label and shell have been preserved for this purpose. The IC is a VTi unit, I think. I've never seen one of these die, but I suppose it could happen. It's worse when the cart you have that's dead is in excellent shape. Until the other day, all my dead carts have been pretty ratty looking. Oh, yeah, one I forgot to mention is a Communist Mutants prototype that I attempted to dump earlier this year. Side A had too many audio drop outs for either of my Superchargers to load it. I don't think it was able to be converted to .bin format, either. Side B worked, but two of the games in that entire group of protos had different stuff on each side of the tape, so it is possible that an unknown version of the game has been lost. There was another Communist Mutants in the bunch, but I found out that I have to be smarter than the tape to load it. I haven't got it loaded yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I say they should make an EXACT copy of the 2600 hardware and games then sell it. i think they would make lots of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Ks Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Adventure, Atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Mogno Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Atari Phoenix (...after a frying session ) And a 128-in-1 taiwan 2600 clone (well, it's not a cart but it has some rom inside...) after only one or two fryings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky412 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Atari Krull Most of the Dactar 4 in 1 cartridges that I have. Some I can get 2 games to work ,others are DOA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Yet ANOTHER Jungle Hunt is dead (works for 1 minute then nothin') AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughGirl Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Yet ANOTHER Jungle Hunt is dead (works for 1 minute then nothin') AX Well technically it makes it past the vine swings, then dives in the water for about 5-10 seconds, then goes black. We've tried it again and again, sometimes it dies just when you hit the water, sometimes it lets you stab a few gators then blacks out. The faster you make it through the vines, the more time you get in the water. Very strange... Usually they work or don't, I've never seen another game do this 'time limit' thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I've got over 300 different titles and the only one of those that I've never gotten to work is Subterranea by Imagic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Yet ANOTHER Jungle Hunt is dead (works for 1 minute then nothin') AX Well technically it makes it past the vine swings, then dives in the water for about 5-10 seconds, then goes black. We've tried it again and again, sometimes it dies just when you hit the water, sometimes it lets you stab a few gators then blacks out. The faster you make it through the vines, the more time you get in the water. Very strange... Usually they work or don't, I've never seen another game do this 'time limit' thing. Ring cracks, pure and simple. As it warms up, it has to be separating pins from the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughGirl Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Yet ANOTHER Jungle Hunt is dead (works for 1 minute then nothin') AX Well technically it makes it past the vine swings, then dives in the water for about 5-10 seconds, then goes black. We've tried it again and again, sometimes it dies just when you hit the water, sometimes it lets you stab a few gators then blacks out. The faster you make it through the vines, the more time you get in the water. Very strange... Usually they work or don't, I've never seen another game do this 'time limit' thing. Ring cracks, pure and simple. As it warms up, it has to be separating pins from the board. So is there anything I could do to fix it? I'm not an engineer, but I have fair technical knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I just went through about 120 cartridge to see if they turn on. Dead cartridges - Crossbow - I even took it apart and fully cleaned it Solaris. Star Voyager by Imagic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I just went through about 120 cartridge to see if they turn on. Dead cartridges - Crossbow - I even took it apart and fully cleaned it Solaris. Star Voyager by Imagic I stopped by a used game store today and picked up another copy of Crossbow, Solaris, and Star Voyager among others. Crossbow and Star Voyager work, but Solaris does not. Were there any problems wit ther the run of Solaris cartridges? I just get a black screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Yet ANOTHER Jungle Hunt is dead (works for 1 minute then nothin') AX Well technically it makes it past the vine swings, then dives in the water for about 5-10 seconds, then goes black. We've tried it again and again, sometimes it dies just when you hit the water, sometimes it lets you stab a few gators then blacks out. The faster you make it through the vines, the more time you get in the water. Very strange... Usually they work or don't, I've never seen another game do this 'time limit' thing. Ring cracks, pure and simple. As it warms up, it has to be separating pins from the board. So is there anything I could do to fix it? I'm not an engineer, but I have fair technical knowledge. Could you open the cartridge and resolder the pins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericwierson Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Custers Revenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Custers Revenge Guess Custer can't get it on anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Custers Revenge Guess Custer can't get it on anymore. @ Atari Dogs. Must've been Custridge's Last Stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericwierson Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Custers Revenge Guess Custer can't get it on anymore. @ Atari Dogs. Must've been Custridge's Last Stand. Do you have any idea on how to fix the cart? It is just a bunch of lines when I put it in. No sound either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjaukifa Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 No Escape! from Imagic. Its the only game I got that I can't get working and from reading this thread, the Imagics seem to have a high failure rate . . . kind of depressing. -Disjaukifa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Custers Revenge Guess Custer can't get it on anymore. @ Atari Dogs. Must've been Custridge's Last Stand. Do you have any idea on how to fix the cart? It is just a bunch of lines when I put it in. No sound either. Try the old rubbing alcohol on a qtip first, if that doesn't work, try a very light, fine grit sandpaper to get some of the oxidation off. I resurrected an old reactor cart using sandpaper when nothing else worked and it appeared dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglyclone Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Pitfall II...the only cart I've had that won't work. It's strange but I've held onto it even though it's totally not going to work. Maybe I'm waiting for it to come back from the dead? Zombie Atari, now that sounds like fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjaukifa Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Try the old rubbing alcohol on a qtip first, if that doesn't work, try a very light, fine grit sandpaper to get some of the oxidation off. I resurrected an old reactor cart using sandpaper when nothing else worked and it appeared dead. I tried all that and my No Escape is still dead guess I just need to see if I can find another copy. The weird thing is that the connectors looked really good good, no oxidation, it looks great. It seems like the PROM just failed. -Disjaukifa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 (edited) If this if referring to dead,as in dead game Eprom,prom, chips,I'm shocked at the numerous folks here who have dead games.I haven't seen a dead cartridge yet in my 30+ years of gaming!Cant say the same for games on cassettes,PC floppies and CD-Roms though!All my games bought in the early eighties new,still work like new.I wonder what factors determine if you're cartridges will fail.I haven't been babying my games either.They've always been stored out in the open air,not bagged or anything.They probably have had humid exposure,i'm sure of that,and they still work! I must be lucky as all heck!I've had games dead because they're dirty,cleaned them up and they worked right away,that's it. Edited September 27, 2009 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericwierson Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 If this if referring to dead,as in dead game Eprom,prom, chips,I'm shocked at the numerous folks here who have dead games.I haven't seen a dead cartridge yet in my 30+ years of gaming!Cant say the same for games on cassettes,PC floppies and CD-Roms though!All my games bought in the early eighties new,still work like new.I wonder what factors determine if you're cartridges will fail.I haven't been babying my games either.They've always been stored out in the open air,not bagged or anything.They probably have had humid exposure,i'm sure of that,and they still work! I must be lucky as all heck!I've had games dead because they're dirty,cleaned them up and they worked right away,that's it. I have owned probably close to a thousand different games from one system or another and have only had one single game ever fail me (Custers Revenge). So your experience is not out of the norm at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chriswhit Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Mash by 20th century fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangest Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 just found a small pile of games that i put away a while ago because i could not get them to work no matter what. i'm happy to send them off to whomever may want the cases. 41 surround night driver hunt & score encounter at L-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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