+Random Terrain Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 For those who haven't seen it, this is from The Logical Gamer (October 1983). 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I think I saw one of these at the Video Game museum during PRGE last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) Interesting, I don't know if I've ever heard of that. Stuff like the Yoko Game Copier and the like, but not a cartridge --> tape transfer device. I'm not sure how much of a benefit it would have been in practice, though. Even just having one tape full of games, you still have to FF/RW through it to find the one you want (heaven help you if you didn't write down the tape marker positions), wait for them to load (however short the load times might be, they're still longer than the time it takes to swap out and boot a cartridge), and you still need a tape recorder and that monstrosity sticking out of your Atari, which immediately cancels out the benefit of not having to keep actual carts handy. And if you had a cart go bad (why else would you need to back it up, right?), it can't have been that hard to get it replaced. I guess maybe if you didn't care what the actual media format was, and didn't care about having a really clunky setup, it might have been possible to buy carts, copy them onto tape, return or sell the carts, and make/save a little bit of money. Don't get me wrong, I'd still buy one if I found it in a Goodwill or someplace. But it does seem like...how to put it diplomatically?...a solution to a problem no one had. Edited March 28, 2018 by BassGuitari 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 I thought it was a "hey kids, make free copies of expensive cartridges that your rich friends have, oops, we mean make backup copies of games that you own." Then the expensive games soon dropped to 7 dollars or less, so nobody needed it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Never heard of this one. Thanks for sharing!There was a similar device released in Brazil called the "Copy Game"(http://atariage.com/forums/topic/83572-items-for-atari-2600-manufactured-in-brazil/page-12?do=findComment&comment=1085650)It was made of two parts: the "copier" and the "cartridge simulator" (a double ender cart: one side plugged into the console, the other one in the copier). To copy a game to tape, the copier worked as a standalone device, while to play a game from tape it was connected to the console through the cartrdige simulator.Another one that needs to be mentioned is the "Atari Game Recorder", which was a DIY project published in 3 part on the "Radio Electronics" magazine from December 1984 to February 1985. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-game-brain_31507.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhite2600 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I'm going to guess that the system only supported 4K games. Does anyone know? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 That must be one extremely rare t-shirt. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I have seen this in person and know of a person who owns one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I have seen this in person and know of a person who owns one. The shirt, or the SuperCharger clone? I know at least 4 people who have one of those. I think I have a broken one somewhere. I don't know anyone with the shirt though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 IIRC Rick owns a shirt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Here is the picture of the one I saw at the Video Game Museum during PRGE. The T-shirt is there too... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I'm going to guess that the system only supported 4K games. Does anyone know? up to 4K games. I used mine a lot waaaay back when, love stuff like this. Rick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 up to 4K games. I used mine a lot waaaay back when, love stuff like this. Rick Rick, do you have any better quality pictures of it? Would be great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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