Was looking for a 7800 but found this

[edweird13]

Went to a local antique shop wanting to find some atari stuff and came across this. I doesnt have any games of the RF adapter but the power comes on for the computer, disk drive and printer. Maybe I could find somebody here to trade for a 7800 and some games. the computer and printer has the original price tag from Montgomery Ward's. C-64 sold for 229.23 printer was 249.99.

[2600Lives]

Nice find. I love my Commodore and Vic-20. Helluva great system for games, and many times it could easily outdo anything the NES was putting out in it's heyday.

[rockman_x_2002]

Nice setup there. I've been searching for a replacement C64 User's Manual as well as the Programmer's Reference Guide, but I can't seem to track one down.

 

At any rate, I'd personally keep the C64 and order an XM1541 cable (or equivalent) off eBay so you can download games and stuff. There's a lot of good titles for the C64. I'd say you have a better find anyway.

[pocketmego]

Went to a local antique shop wanting to find some atari stuff and came across this. I doesnt have any games of the RF adapter but the power comes on for the computer, disk drive and printer. Maybe I could find somebody here to trade for a 7800 and some games. the computer and printer has the original price tag from Montgomery Ward's. C-64 sold for 229.23 printer was 249.99.

 

Holy CRAP, DUDE!!!

 

You found my childhood, Koala Pad and all.

 

A treasure of a find to be sure. You'll enjoy many hours of fun with that stuff, I can assure you.

 

-Ray

[Classic Pac]

You want to trade that for a 7800? I keep it if I were you, some of those games for the C64 were amazing it is without a doubt the best gaming computer ever!!

[edweird13]

I already have a C-64 I just couldnt pass this one up. And I dont have any Atari systems now

[christianscott27]

The koala pad is a sweet find, as a rule there arent many old computer things I feel excited to find but thats an exception. I remember using on of those on ancient apples and it really seemed for a long time like the bleeding edge of high tech. I'd say keep at least that. 7800s are a pain in the butt, I swear the value of that console would drop by half if the frigging power supply wasnt one of a kind.

[marcfrick2112]

Wow, nice find. Personally I wouldn't give up either my C-64 or C-128 systems for anything.

On certain games, the C-64 absolutely blew away the NES....Ghostbusters anyone?

 

@rockman_x_2002:

 

Try www.oldsoftware.com for those manuals, they didn't have the programmer's guide when I last checked, but maybe you'll get lucky

[pocketmego]

Wow, nice find. Personally I wouldn't give up either my C-64 or C-128 systems for anything.

On certain games, the C-64 absolutely blew away the NES....Ghostbusters anyone?

 

@rockman_x_2002:

 

Try www.oldsoftware.com for those manuals, they didn't have the programmer's guide when I last checked, but maybe you'll get lucky

 

The C64 blew away the NES on a LOT of games. But, the NES was cheaper and easier to use. Computers were still a novelty. If more people had been open to the C64 it would have clobbered the NES. The thing was going against the Genesis by 1990 with many of those games being made for it like Strider, Forgotten Worlds, and Eswat.

 

I still love the C64 and play it (at least emulated every day).

 

-Ray

[jaybird3rd]

7800s are a pain in the butt, I swear the value of that console would drop by half if the frigging power supply wasnt one of a kind.

Yeah, I'm not sure what they were thinking with the power supply, but it's VERY easy to modify the console to accept a more standard third-party power supply (I've done it to two of mine).

 

Anyway, great find! I'd be totally stoked to find anything that nice in a local shop (even though I'm not a Commodore guy and would probably resell it).

[keilbaca]

I have a mint 7800 at home in PA... unfortunately I don't think I could get them to ship it to you, that's including two fully working joysticks and power supply.

 

Sorry I couldn't help...

[2600lover]

Very nice find!! I'd hold on to that if I were you, Im a TI guy but still a outstanding find!!

[+HatNJ]

Dont part with any of it set it up and enjoy and DEF look into the XE or XM 1541 cable

 

I have Boxed Koala Pads with all contents for Apple, C64 and Atari Still searching for the IBM vers. and love to play around with all 3.

 

C64 w/Box and Manuals HARD to find KEEP EM!!! ENJOY

Took me years to find both Users guide and Programmers Ref. Guide in decent shape you have a great setup there