Best looking Black & White games
Hi guys, Apologies if this has been covered recently, but i searched and could not find a similar topic. Basically i will be taking a few Atari 2600's to upcoming video game expos and will be...
View ArticleCreating Eastern Front (1941)
I'm not sure if any of you folks have seen this photo, but I ran across it in an archive just now and thought that perhaps you might get a laugh out of it. It's just a photo of me while I was working...
View ArticleBest VCS Pac-Man Variant
Which is your favorite Pac-Man variant on the VCS? It's easy for me to decide which isn't my favorite and that's that horrible excuse for an arcade port Pac-Man. Everything sucks about that game:...
View ArticleThe Best XE Touch, longterm review
It's been almost 2 years since I've replaced my 130XE's keyboard cups with "Improved Silicone Cups" called Best XE Touch from Best Electronics. Recently my 130XE's shift keys stopped working and I...
View ArticleDriving Game Faves
Y'know, Enduro is a great game and I've logged quite a bit of time on that title. But, lately I've been getting my rocks off on Pole Position. Yes the cars aren't as sexy as those found in Enduro, but...
View ArticleLLVM and 6502 emulation
I realize this topic is a little opaque for "casual" Atari users, but if you've done any work on programming any of the Atari emulators out there, you might find this...
View ArticleVBXE hands-on
I've got my VBXE, yeah!....and mine was installed with a vga HD15 connector. I had two plans for getting this hooked to a flat panel monitor, both of which would utilize a HD15 VGA connector. Try #1...
View ArticleFlashback 2 mod help
I have it all soldered except the switch. (soldered the pin connector while waiting for switch in the mail) Went to solder the switch and knocked off one of the solder pads on J9. Is there any where...
View ArticleWhich game is this ACTIVISION overlay for?
In my collection of mismatched carts / manuals / overlays this is the only overlay I cannot ID, HELP PLEASE thanks:
View ArticleI need help with Atari related bookmarks
Hey guys, after recently "upgrading" to Win 7, I've lost all my good Atari sites. Can some of you help me out with some links to the best Atari sights, for all systems and computers. The main stuff and...
View ArticleCan I wash a FD mechnisum and PCB
Can I wash a FD Mechanism and PCB in the dishwasher machine?I found a 1050 that was oily and dirty, cob webs etc in the case, and deep into the drive. I've cleaned all the plastic parts, blown out as...
View ArticleMemory question about the Atari 400
Hi Everyone, I recently got an Atari 400 as part of my growing collection... I was wondering what the maximum amount of ram that I can have in the unit is? I see 48K a lot of places, but I know...
View ArticleMake Your Own Tiny Atari 2600
I saw this in the news thingy on my Atari 2600 Memories page: technabob.com/blog/2013/09/02/3d-printed-atari-2600-nes/
View ArticleAtari and Grey in mainstream TV reporting
As certain people know, Grey is the person running the great Silly Venture party in Poland. In this TV reporting you can watch him at home with his Atari computers. Besides, there are other interesting...
View ArticleMotivational sales video by Jack for Atari dealers?
I have seen it so it was out there on the web but can't find it now. Anybody got a link?
View ArticleList Of Games By Year/Month - Does it exist?
This is something that I have been thinking about doing. Listing every Atari 2600 game by release date. Month/Year. So it would look like this (example) 1984 - June (games released) A long time...
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