phaxda #1 Posted December 12, 2005 I have an opportunity to buy a 2600 from a guy who also has some "original" (his words) EPROMS and reader for sale. Are these something that I want to pick up, or are they not really worth it? The seller seems to think that they are quite valuable, but I kind of doubt it. Tempted to pick them up, just to see what he is talking about--is there anything in particular that I should look for on them? He says they are just the chips, and you plug the reader into the card slot and then the EPROM into the reader to play. I feel as though I am a little out of my league on this--the dude says his brother used to work for Atari, etc., etc. Any help appreciated--I am curious about this these things, but far from an expert! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MoonlightKnight #2 Posted December 12, 2005 I have an opportunity to buy a 2600 from a guy who also has some "original" (his words) EPROMS and reader for sale. Are these something that I want to pick up, or are they not really worth it? The seller seems to think that they are quite valuable, but I kind of doubt it. Tempted to pick them up, just to see what he is talking about--is there anything in particular that I should look for on them? He says they are just the chips, and you plug the reader into the card slot and then the EPROM into the reader to play. I feel as though I am a little out of my league on this--the dude says his brother used to work for Atari, etc., etc. Any help appreciated--I am curious about this these things, but far from an expert! 981130[/snapback] I have one of these. Basically the reader looks like the circuit board of a game cartridge with a place to put a chip on it. The chips slide into place and (on mine) get locked into place with a little arm. As for the chips he's offering... chances are the chips are common games. The set I picked up I got for real cheap, and none of the games were anything rare... Basically the same games you could find on E-Bay as an actual cartridge. Simply put, anyone with a little knowledge could probably create a reader and tear open a few games and remove the chips. Unless he's willing to prove he's got something rare in there, I wouldn't offer him much for the whole set. Pull out a 2600 and test all the chips... then start dealing if you're still interested. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phaxda #3 Posted December 12, 2005 Yet another reason I will never be a true video game wheeler-dealer. Went to see the guy, and gave him some money for his items. Not as much as he wanted, but I still think I paid him a bit too much. OK, maybe more than a bit. Here is his ad. Note that the "first run" console is not a heavy--we had a fun discussion where I tried to explain the difference to the seller. The other console is a very nice Vader. I don't have one of these, so will hang on to it. I like how the Star Raider touchpad is rare, but the Game Storage case is what really swayed me. The top has a crack in it, but I need a better place to store my games. Plus, this item is "very rare." Well, they are usually inflated on eBay, anyway. This was on craigslist, BTW. 1 Original first production run Atari Video Computer System console, with wood grain front 1 Atari 2600 video game console 1 Official Atari Game Center storage case, with plastic cover (very rare) 1 Star Raider touchpad (rare) 1 jet fighter style control stick 3 joystick controls 2 rotating paddles 2 AC power adapters Game Cartridge: Freeway Wall Ball Berzerk Asteroids ET extraterrestrial California Games Moon Patrol Swordquest EarthWorld Demons to Diamonds Defender Vanguard Missile Command Soccer Warloards Barnstorming Skiiing Tapeworm Yar’s revenge Demon Attack Cosmic Ark Ice Hockey MASH Star Raiders Super Breakout Keystone Kapers Laser Blast Missile Command Armor Ambush Space Attach My brother used to work at Atari, when they first start producing the video game. I got from him some games in EPROM’s which may not be available on the market: The EPROM goes into a special adapter module which replace the cartridge. 2 adapters are included. Space Invader Cambat Dodge’em Pac-Man Circus Golf Superman Adventure ABM Othello Night Drive Space War Soccer Indy 500 Breakout 3D Tic-Tac-Toe Chess I have one of these. Basically the reader looks like the circuit board of a game cartridge with a place to put a chip on it. The chips slide into place and (on mine) get locked into place with a little arm. As for the chips he's offering... chances are the chips are common games. The set I picked up I got for real cheap, and none of the games were anything rare... Basically the same games you could find on E-Bay as an actual cartridge. Simply put, anyone with a little knowledge could probably create a reader and tear open a few games and remove the chips. Unless he's willing to prove he's got something rare in there, I wouldn't offer him much for the whole set. Pull out a 2600 and test all the chips... then start dealing if you're still interested. 981210[/snapback] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moondoggie1968 #4 Posted December 17, 2005 (edited) The video touch pad was the last controller I needed before I had all of them. Got this little gem. http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...Q%3ACA%3A1&rd=1 Box wasn't it good shape but it was there and the controller and star raiders keypad overlay were mint. had a copy of star raiders in a box of atari's I bought and had to see what it was all about. as far as the carts and eproms It wouldn't be hard to solder a ZIF socket onto a cart and burn a couple of eproms with common roms and even demonstrate them in the cart. Edited December 17, 2005 by Moondoggie1968 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supercat #5 Posted December 17, 2005 ABM 981242[/snapback] What's ABM? Is it identical to Missile Command, or something else? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atari Rescue Group #6 Posted December 17, 2005 Those adapter things aren't common (my brother has found two hacked up cartridges with them in the wild) but the story of the seller's brother working at Atari and having one makes sense. Employees who had sources to get the game chips and a reader contraption didn't have to pay retail price or even the employee discounted price. And I'll second "what is that ABM one?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjk7382 #7 Posted December 17, 2005 I have always liked ROM chips. I have a few (I think just over 80 different games) And a few readers. I think they are only rare if they are the ROM chips made by the company making them for atari, activision, ect... If they are on EPROM and not on a proto board (see tempest's site to see one of those) they are more than likely junk. I have a few interesting ones Like the atlantis that was put in a chip 4 pins too large. (the chip still works) And the 2 that are marked "Internal Use Only" have to be worth something. Not to mention the 3 that are marked "Prototype" The only down side to collecting these, is you have no proof of where they came from (especially if they are EPROMs) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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