SOUTH-AMERICAN ATARI 2600 CART COLLECTORS - HELP!

[Rom Hunter]

Thanks!

 

If you have any other cartridge not in the database, please keep me informed.

 

[Foxsolo2000]

I might have some more to add later Rom. Do you want them on this thread or another one?

[Rom Hunter]

South-America here please.

 

[Sr. Ferraz]

The consoles for Atari 2600 manufactured in Brazil basically are NTSC (Stella chip).

As example: the console manufactured for the "Polyvox" (similar to the original manufactured in U.S.A.) is NTSC.

The difference is the place of an adapting plate (board circuit) for the PAL-M (transcoder) and the replacement (exchange) of the crystal of NTSC for PAL-M.

When the plate is removed and substitutes the crystal the Polyvox console is NTSC.

The first plates of Atari 2600 from Polyvox (1983) were American or equal. They had a smaall plate and the crystal was substituted to be the PAL-M.

This work in the same way of the Video Cassette.

When the video tape is recorded in the PAL-M or NTSC the image is perfect here.

In the same way the cartridge manufactured in Brazil in PAL-M and the American in NTSC have perfect images.

The photos are courtesy of my friend Eduardo Luccas.