Knirps Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I found my Atari, with little to no knowledge about the system, and began Googling what I needed to get her up and running. Well, jeeze, that took freaking forever just to find a video to tell me I needed the power cord and the RF cord...well, after another HOUR of searching I finally found out that I have a European model or some such, CX-2600, which has a built in cable...so THAT'S what that black cord with no end is coming out of my Atari! ...crap, with no end... Another 20 minutes to find out that the inside of the Atari is, as expected, incredibly simple and the 'built in' RF cord is just the jack being on the inside. A PITA, yeah, but okay, I can work with that. 30 minutes to search through 15 bins to find the cable thingy part, a power supply that matched the right voltages (no original plug), and the RF cord. Now, I'm sitting with the image attached in the middle of my project room and I'm kinda wondering how safe this is. Most of this post was just to share with someone my awesome adventure, but I did have a question. Seriously, how safe is that? I want to test all my games which...eyeballing the stacks...20 some odd, oh, and the controllers...but I don't want to get electrocuted, the lid won't fit on with that RF cable, that RF goes directly into the splitter because I don't have one with an input (damn you PS2 and Madcatz!), and...I've read a lot about 'shielding' and such, so I really shouldn't leave it plugged in when I'm not using it as it's a fire hazard too, right? It works, though, so I'm super happy. The image is atrocious, but I'm not sure if that's because of my...set up and choice of available cords, or because of the visible rusting of the system and that it's going to explode any moment. Comments, thoughts? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Don't use an old switch box - use one of these: http://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 It's perfectly safe the way it is. Unless you decide to pull off the rf shielding and start jabbing at the capacitors with your fingers with the power on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 It took me a while to discover that Atari provided their consoles with a RF-box for adapting the 75 ohms Atari to the 300 ohms old-TV sets, but all modern TVs can accept directly the 75 ohms signal using a simple RCA-to-antenna adaptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knirps Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 It's perfectly safe the way it is. Unless you decide to pull off the rf shielding and start jabbing at the capacitors with your fingers with the power on. Thanks. lol So far the only issue is controller testing...feel like I'm gonna rip off the ports. And trying to figure out which system these mini-Atari-looking games go to. As for the other suggestions on parts, I'm not keeping the Atari, I just wanted it cleaned, tested, and explosion-less for selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knirps Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) Actually, while I'm here I might as well ask about this demo I found. I looked it up and the only mention I could find was another thread on here that degraded into an argument about why the guy wouldn't tell them how much he bought it for at the thrift store... Anyway, a demo of Frogs and Flies. It was an untitled, cracked cart that had a disclaimer about keeping it on your person at all time, and in purple marker is 'Furutani' on the side, if that has any significance. Since I really wanted to know what was inside, I popped it open and there was a sticker on the inside that said Frogs and Flies. So, yay for that. I tried looking it up on Gamegavel but the site won't load. Anyone know anything more about this title? Edited June 6, 2014 by Knirps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raticon Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) Frogs and flies is a really simple and silly yet fun game where one or two players control frogs that jump around on lilypads and catch flies with their tongues and get points. The game ends when the sun sets and the frog who ate most flies win. A very similar game titled Frog Pond was developed by Atari but never released as i understand it. It come on the Flashback 4 though. Check it up on the game lists here on Atariage for rarity, manual scan, reviews, screenshots and more. I would guess that demo cart could be worth some money if sold to a collector. Edited June 6, 2014 by Raticon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobracon Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) It looks like you need a more low profile RF cable. Any RF cable should work or maybe you could heat the plastic on that one and bend it over so the top will fit back on. I would clean the inside out very good fist. That way once its closed back up you will not have to open it again for quite awhile. Nice demo cart btw. Edited June 6, 2014 by cobracon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Actually, while I'm here I might as well ask about this demo I found. I looked it up and the only mention I could find was another thread on here that degraded into an argument about why the guy wouldn't tell them how much he bought it for at the thrift store... Anyway, a demo of Frogs and Flies. It was an untitled, cracked cart that had a disclaimer about keeping it on your person at all time, and in purple marker is 'Furutani' on the side, if that has any significance. Since I really wanted to know what was inside, I popped it open and there was a sticker on the inside that said Frogs and Flies. So, yay for that. I tried looking it up on Gamegavel but the site won't load. Anyone know anything more about this title? a great place to post about this would be the Prototypes board: I don't see "frogs & flies" anywhere and they'll be many interested parties would like to add this to their database did you find this in your attic as well ? very nice find ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDice2010 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 And i thought we were going to get another - "I found Air Raid thread." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 And i thought we were going to get another - "I found Air Raid thread." What we need is to find a whole box of them—one for each AtariAge member who wants one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knirps Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 What we need is to find a whole box of themone for each AtariAge member who wants one! Why air raid looks like a crap game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Why air raid looks like a crap game. Just to kill the price on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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