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Help to find this type of games gfxs and sprites...

Hi. Just to take ideas, gfxs and sprites, not 100% 'copy and paste' onto A8 but maybe for a next game I have in mind. It's a scrolling shooter with many and different levels where we can be in each one...

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Interesting reading about floppies.

I found this sitehttp://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/drive.html#325 Any one ever seen a 3.25 floppy?? James     edit. Fixed link (i hope)

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Mega st 4 European power in North America

I just picked up a Magazine ST 4. It came from Europe. I assumed that it would have specifications for voltage on the back of the machine. It doesn't, and after some web searching I wasn't able to find...

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Endless Snow 2600 limited T shirt run!

http://teespring.com/endlessnow2600   I have started a deal to sell 50 SHIRTS or more if possible ONCE these are Purchased there will be NO more shirts avail   They are high quality white shirts LOGO...

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Question about capacitors/snowy screen issue

I own an unmodified 2600 'Vader' and it has an issue where the display on my old tube TV becomes snowy after 10-20 minutes of gameplay. The power supply is fine, so is the RadioShack Universal TV...

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Are there any Jagfests here in the USA?...

I saw some video on Youtube of the recent Jagfest in Germany, and I would LOVE to know if there are any Jagfests in this country!

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The NEW High Score Club S2 ~ Week 30 ~ Never Played 2 ~ M*A*S*H* (3B/B)

~ WEEK 30 ~ M*A*S*H* Game 3 B/B 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...

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A few questions regarding the 7800

Owning a PAL Atari 7800 (With Asteroids built in to the system) I have some questions...   1. I once saw a page that said the 7800 couldn't play 2600 games that used bacnkswitching, is this true? (if...

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Sirius & plutos - where are they now?

Bit late for me, but I just discovered these fantastic looking games on the web. I was disappointed to see hat these were available only a couple of years ago but I don't see any available Are copies...

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Looking for a needle in a stack of needles...

I have a 1200xl that has a loose connection somewhere. I know it's just going to take time to find it but where else can I whine about it and have someone understand me. My wife just looks at me like...

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Baking Atari 2600 vcs motherboard

Okay, How many people have seen the video on youtube with the bald headed guy washing off a junior motherboard and then banging it in the oven to bake for some fourty minutes? Anyone had any experience...

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Are Atari 5200 games ported from the 8-bit line? can Atari 800 play 5200?

are 5200 games ported from the Atari 8-bit line? Can the 800 XL or XE play 5200 games?  I heard that many games look better on the 5200... how can this be.... (Joust for example)   thanks!!

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SPACEPONG - new game

OK fans, here we go again.  Yet another game variation, blah blah blah.  But I just had to do it.  This is Bob's SPACE DUEL stuck in bouncy-bounce mode.  I made it just bad enough that you'd have to...

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Bill & Teds Adventure - STUCK

Hello everyone,   I´ve been playing this adventure quite a while with my girlfriend together and we were having fun with it.   But now it gets annoying:   For some reason we don´t get any further,...

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Vader Series 2600 with av and s video mod plus pause switch

I am selling these systems modded by gametechus for 150 system only contact me if intersted     Attached Thumbnails

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UK Readers: On Now: How Video Games Changes The World

It is on now on Channel 4... (Sat 30th Nov 21:00-23:05)   Jeff Minter has been on, but I missed the start. They've just discussed Elite too. Adverts are on now.

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SF 314 and SF 354

If I take a double sided drive mech from a 314 and stick it into a 354 with no other changes, will the new drive be double sided?

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SDrive high speed SIO?

I have an SDrive from a batch made by a member here a few years ago.  (Identifies itself as SDrive01 20081012 Bob!k aand Raster, C.P.U.)   Is there any easy way to speed it up to high speed SIO...

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Rewiring a 7800 Controller?

Is it easy to rewire a 7800 control pad so that the second button works a la the B and C buttons of a Megadrive controller?  I think it would look really cool alongside my 2600 Jr.  I also hate the...

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Bitsofthepast.com

Hi,        Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.  Starting Monday a new website is going live.  I've been working on it for the last few weeks and I'm sure not all the bugs are worked out, but I...

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