Odyssey 2 Question - Computer Intro problem

[toymailman]

This has been bugging me for a while now (few years) and I just got a couple more Computer Intro carts from eBay in a lot that I won.

 

Does anyone know why Computer Intro doesn't work on some Odyssey 2's? I've had close to 10 Computer Intro carts pass my way and none of them have worked in any of my otherwise fully functioning Odyssey 2's. All other carts work just fine, but not this one. I've tried both with and without the Voice and on three different types of consoles (Early unit with removable silver joysticks, later unit with hard wired joysticks, and a NAP version of the console).

 

Is there something specific to the operation of just this cart inside the O2 that wouldn't affect the functionality of any other cart?

 

Finally, I have cleaned all the carts that have come my way (I do this for pretty much all my vintage game stuff) so I can't believe that all of them are defective.

 

Thanks for any help.

[RickR]

You present an interesting idea here. I have a couple of Computer Intros that do not work my my O2, even though I've cleaned them and they look pristine. Hmmm. I had always just assumed they were broken.

[toymailman]

You present an interesting idea here. I have a couple of Computer Intros that do not work my my O2, even though I've cleaned them and they look pristine. Hmmm. I had always just assumed they were broken.

Do you have any that do work?

[RickR]

No. I do have a multi-cart that has every O2 game on it. I haven't ever tried Computer Intro on that. I will the next time I fire up the Odyssey 2.

[toymailman]

I have tried that as well. Although I did not try it on my latest multi-cart. It is the C7060 that has nearly all the O2 games ever made except of course games that have been released after it.

 

I didn't try the latest one because the other Computer Intros on the other multi-carts did not work. I have the 128-in-1 and the 233-in-1 carts and neither of those Computer Intros worked. I get the same glitchy gobbledy-gook as I get trying to use a regular Computer Intro cart.

 

However, I gave it a go with the C7060 and I get no flashing garbage. I think it works. I get a screen that displays the word "COMMAND". Is this what I am supposed to get?

 

If it does work then why do no other instances of this program work on any of my systems? Weird.

[BassGuitari]

I get a screen that displays the word "COMMAND". Is this what I am supposed to get?

 

 

Yes.