Compact 5200 System

[PacManPlus]

Hate to bump an old thread, but I have to state again that I *WISH* this was getting made. I'm coming into a bunch of 5200 games and it would be great to have a smaller version of that system.

[Greg2600]

Sadly the OP jumped on board, posted those pictures, and then vanished. That said, I'm mostly okay with the size and the dreaded joystick, it's the mushy buttons which I can't deal with.

[toptenmaterial]

Cool necrobump, PMP. I have thoroughly enjoyed rereading this. It is really a marvel how he shrunk that huge motherboard.

[robertski]

I dont get it, This is almost too fantastic.. This guy comes up with this crazy unit, and , to me, it is too good to be true.

I am seeing him play the thing in a video, but ..I want a unit like this..

WT808, were are you....

All it is is a circuit board holding 4 original Atari chips and the rest are SMD??

and that controller board.. it is fantastic.

AT least post the design criterion, so all of us with enough monies can get together and build this

thing.. That's all I want....

Edited April 27, 2013 by robertski

[wt808]

[+doctorclu]

Welcome back WT808!

[carmel_andrews]

Any chance of a PAL version (since 5200 was NTSC only) also how about an updated version that has XL/XE like bank switching, which means bigger games and also it would be a lot easier to port XL/XE specific games to the 5200, like crownland, yoomp and similar

[walter_J64bit]

This is awesome!

[Seethransom]

That is too wicked! I'd love to see it in a scale size replicated case. Saves some Living room space!

[+Gemintronic]

Compact 5200's may be nice. Frankly, I'm satisfied with my four door model. More room for groceries in the boot.

[Gabriel]

The size of the system is part of the intangible joy for me. Wt808's stuff is still amazing, though.

 

I don't want one, but dammit Wt808, that stuff ROCKS.

[PacManPlus]

That is too wicked! I'd love to see it in a scale size replicated case. Saves some Living room space!

This.

 

wt808, I hope you're not just teasing us. I am looking forward to purchasing one of these.

 

Bob

[Lynxpro]

Very impressive!

 

Off topic but awesome 3rd Doctor avatar! Arguably the best incarnation to this day [although I'll defend McGann to the death of my internet service connection]...

[Lynxpro]

This is great. With how large the original system is, I think many Atari fans would enjoy this. This board is so small, it could probably even be used for a benheck style handheld version of the 5200 as well as a tiny consolization. Maybe at last we can get some new clones of systems that haven't been cloned yet if people do things like this enough.

 

 

I have to go to work so I can't go through the 4 thread pages right now but it would be kinda funny to put it into a 7800 case...you'd have to obviously mod further for the joystick ports but still! Maybe parting out a Flashback I would be more appropriate since nobody would cry over that...

[wt808]

[famicommander]

Is that a portable 5200?

 

IS THAT A PORTABLE 5200?

 

Man, between you and that guy consolizing the Game Gear I am going to spend all my money on this forum.

[Chuck D. Head]

You are a tease!!

[Jess Ragan]

You've given the 5200 the Ben Heckendorn treatment? Nifty. It's a really sleek design too, from what little you've revealed!

[wt808]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Cr0_c7cOk

[jetset]

Incredible!!!

[Rubio80]

Amazing work!!

 

I think a Kickstarter would be a total success!

[+TrekMD]

Wow, that is incredible!

[JadeETC]

Not that it isn't awesome, but I actually like the size of the 5200. It's defiantly a conversation starter.

[Vic George 2K3]

Great work.

[wt808]

Edited September 20, 2013 by wt808