Despina83 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) Picked up this lot at the flea market today: 20 bucks. Did I make out okay? The only games are Pac-man and Combat. It sounded pretty decent to me since everything Atari that I ever see is so outrageously overpriced and I never find stuff in the wild. They were absolutely filthy but I cleaned them up the best I could. The Vader works nicely but I can't get the six switch to fire up-just a gray/black screen. The guy said someone dug them out of their attic and they "both worked the last time he tried them". Oh well, that's the risk you take I guess. From what I've read on here, I gather that a dark screen likely indicates a dead TIA chip? I would have no clue how to fix the thing. Edited September 24, 2012 by Despina83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Your photos didn't make it through the posting process. $20 isn't bad for a working 2600 console. Consider the other one a bonus. If the non working one is a heavy sixer, it's definitely worth fixing. You can tell by comparing the lower front corners of both consoles--if they are the same shape, you have a Vader and a light sixer. If the six switch console's corners are more of a round shape with the sides vertical, then congratulations on acquiring a heavy sixer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Despina83 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 Huh, the photo's showing up for me...Sadly it's not a heavy sixer, I checked immediately. Nothing like a girl who can spot a heavy sixer "woody" to give a guy a woody, right? Just a little Atari humor. But I'm glad to hear I didn't pay TOO much. I'm still going to use my 7800 as my main console, since it's the one we had in our house when I was a wee 'un. Nostalgia and all that. But I always wanted a Vader, so at least that works. The guy selling them was pretty clueless about them, he thought the "one with all the switches" was the newer system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I think you found a great deal. Working Vader in box is worth more than $20. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Musta been something with my laptop. You got quite a bit of stuff there. Keyboard controllers aren't something you see every day either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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