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My latest haul, storage "tower"
I found these on ebay and just had to have them. As a kid I never went in for aftermarket controllers, accesories, or even storage crates. My NES games just sat in an old cardboard box. I guess I'm...
View ArticleAlamogordo approves Atari excavation
Look at this: krqe.com/dpp/news/southeast/alamogordo-approves-atari-excavation QuoteOn Tuesday, Alamogordo's City Commission approved a deal with Canada-based film production and entertainment company...
View ArticleAtari Jaguar black screen problem
Hello everyone, Today I got a faulty Atari Jaguar. When i turn it on i got only a black screen, even the jaguar logo with red background is not showing (the indication of bad contacts in the cartridge...
View ArticleWow! Great news
Wow, really happy tonight - after a few hours of repair work I have my XM test unit back up and alive again and was doing some testing with Pokey Pac Man which is working great with the Pokey chip and...
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Thalion Intro
first little dream of mine since for ages as I wanted to recreate the Thalion Intro. As I have not much time these days I have run 290 Mio iterations in RastaConverter and did this little code... it is...
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Legacy Development Kit from Atari
Atari is awesome! Atari just shipped me this cool Nolan Bushnell era Legacy Development Kit!!! I did some recent work for them and shared my admiration for the iconoclastic VCS and the Flashback...
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Early VCS SECAM version differences
Recently, I bought a lot of two woody VCS+ joystick controllers+ a pair of paddles and 2 games (with boxes in poor condition) for a whooping 10€ price, which is a good bargain, even here where the 2600...
View ArticleWhat do the Swordquest Waterworld clues represent?
The clues are supposed to lead you to the correct page and panel in the comic book. But for the life of me, I can't figure out the connection. The seven clues and panels numbers are listed below. CLUE...
View ArticleComponent video mod
How many here have done it? Here's my dilema. I'm seeing patterns in my games. More noticable with the NES than the Atari but they are there. It's obviously interference of some sort and looks like a...
View ArticleAtari Jaguar cart variations...gray vs. dark black plastic?
I've only seen two of the Jaguar carts(Raiden and Dino Dudes) made with the darker black plastic, as opposed to the usual dark gray. But I also have the gray cartridges for each game. Does anybody know...
View ArticleSo pumped about the games I've recently picked up!
Today on Ebay the whole 7800 collection was listed I was finally able to get Fatal fury (loose, I have a sealed copy that *just* came this week but I was hesitant about opening it), Basket Brawl,...
View ArticleFILM CREW TO UNEARTH ATARI DUMPSITE IN ALMAGORDO
According to an article that can be found at pcmag.com, a gaming company just got permission from the city to open the famous dumpsite and document the event with a film crew.
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Blip the Bit: And His Adventures in Retroville -- Now Available!
Hi all, My first children's book, Blip the Bit: And His Adventures in Retroville is now available for purchase on LuLu.com. The book chronicles a day in the life of Blip, and his 3 friends, Bleep,...
View ArticleData Age Sssnake cartridge shape?
A long, long time ago, I bought several Data Age carts when they were being blown out at Sears or Pennys in the 80's for a few dollars, and they all have an "angled" end (where the title is). This is...
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Jaguar CD Games Hit AtariAge Store
AtariAge has added two new Jaguar CD titles to our online store, Jagware Collection 1.0 and Kobayashi Maru: Final. Both game feature a glass-mastered, pressed, silkscreened CD in a shrinkwrapped...
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Belkin SIO2PC RS232 / USB data switch
A while back I was trying to figure out a way to daisy chain both my sio2pc devices just because I was sick of disconnecting and reconnecting them. I do switch between the two depending on what im...
View ArticleQuestion about CRC errors
This question is more of a general computer question than just an 8-Bit question, but since I've experienced it the most there, I thought I would ask it here. Do CRC errors always equal...
View ArticleJust got my first Atari
Hello everyone, I am very new to this site and new to Atari as well, so forgive me if I am posting this question in the wrong section. I just received an Atari 2600. I plugged it in for the first time...
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The NEW High Score Club S2 ~ Week 4 ~ Turmoil (Game 1)
WEEK 4 ~ Turmoil (Game 1) CLARIFICATION: No use of CHEATS, emulation advantages, bugs, cart frying or other variables that gives you an unfair advantage is allowed in this HSC. Before you even consider...
View ArticleRedemption Adapter
I've read about Redemption adapters for the 5200, but I can't seem to find them anywhere. Are there any plans to make these again by anyone?
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