Wrong rom in cart!
So I've had a copy of Freeway with an Activision Tennis as the rom inside the Cart. I owned the cart since I got it at the store (K-Mart). I know it came from the factory this way has anyone ever come...
View ArticleWouldn't it be great?
With all the hardware development, I was wondering if anyone has considered or started working on a device similar to the MIO or BlackBox? I know MetalGuy also redeveloped the MIO and I have several...
View ArticleClassic Computing/Retrogaming Club in St. Louis, MO
I'm looking to start a group for 8-bit computer and console fans here in St. Louis, Missouri. If you live here and have an interest, please speak up! I'm a C64 and Atari 2600 guy mainly, but due to...
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What on Earth is This?
I've had this for probably 20 years and I've never known what it is. Can anyone identify this?
View ArticleIn Atari Videoland
In doing some Google searches, I stumbled across a song written in 1982 called "In Atari Videoland", by Alicia Stone and Jonathon Larson. Has anyone ever heard this song? It appears the Jonathon...
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Andrew Krieg
we've all seen and know the list, does anybody know if he's still around and if the list has been updated. The page is still hosted for some reason and shows the last update as 2002?...
View Articleshould I get a Lynx I or II?
I noticed that best-electronics-ca.com is selling refurbished Lynx decks for around $45, which seems pretty straight to me. They offer both the Lynx I and II. Does anyone have an opinion as it which...
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Spider Quake on 800XL? Loading problem
First I would like to thank our resident Coleco Hitman ( Thanks Brett ) for the Atari 410 cassette player and a copy of Spider Quake that he graciously gave me Now, the player seems to work. I turned...
View ArticleInfiltrate supposed to be licenced game or something?
Hey, For all I know this has been brought up here a million times, but was Infiltrate supposed to be a licenced game that got switched or something? Because, even for a 2600 game, this one has stuff...
View ArticleBBS guide for dummies?
Hi I would like try to connect a real atari to a BBS but I don't find clear info to starters. Sorry if this is too novice, but the first question would be about hardware needed: can I connect an 800XL...
View ArticleStarpath awesomeness
I just set up The Official Frogger so a friend of mine could play it. He was totally absorbed for a couple of games. I showed him the very respectable Parker Brothers version after that to illustrate...
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The "it's time to focus" thread!
Well, I've been thinking. Since I've spent some time in the chat room here and looking around the site, I've decided I need to focus on one system to collect for. I really can't afford to collect for 3...
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GOAT Store sent out emails yesterday: not Skunkboard, but...
Yesterday, I sent out emails to our mailing lists both on the GOAT Store site and the GOAT Store Publishing site. If you signed up for either of these mailing lists, please check to make sure that you...
View ArticleINTV HSC holding a "catch-up" week with Burgertime!
This week's INTV HSC game, BurgerTime!, is a great way to get right back into the HSC hunt with the catch-up week! Details on the HSC thread on the INTV forum! Come see what inspired the VCS Burgertime...
View ArticleWhat do you pay for loose carts?
I've seen numbers ranging all over the place..so I'm curious.. What do you typically pay per cart? I'm not talking ultra rare from other collectors..I'm talking about buying from flea markets, yard...
View Article2600Gurus HighScore Club: Round 03 "Lock 'n' Chase
Rules 1. When you are done post your score, pictures would be great but they are not required. 2. No unnecessary posts (Fighting, double posts, spamming, etc.) 3. Once you enter a score you can not try...
View Article4 port rf box
I have a rf box that wont switch to game, power is on so its working and I can watch tv through it. Does the standy/normal switch just need desoldered and cleaned and greased? I think one of my other...
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Lynx I in a shop window in Sannomiya, Japan
Next to a comic book store in Sannomiya (Kobe, Japan) central building I found a small computer shop that still had a Lynx I in good shape in the window. Nostalgic feeling... -- Karri
View ArticleNew Commercial Featuring the Atari 2600
You'll love this one from Digtriad.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkbs1JBg284 Well, it's not new. It's 3 weeks old, but I just saw it, so it's new to me.
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