Those lines on the left of the screen...
I know they're not a malfunction, ive seen them many times on youtube videos...but what exactly are they?...I dont really know tech stuff about the 2600 yet
View ArticleAtari Setup
I moved from a 2400 ft2 house into a 550 ft2 apartment. My Atari collection is still in boxes. Anyone have a creative compact setup I can gain inspiration from? I have a 2600, 5200, 7800 and a XEGS...
View Article2600 jr Composite mod recommendations?
So I'm now the proud owner of a functioning 2600 jr "small rainbow" console. I really do like the slick styling if the Junior, especially the small rainbow version. Never really liked the old 70's...
View ArticleIdiot of the year award - Atari 800 help please
I think I deserve some kind of award for what I just did.. I unpacked my old Atari 8bits -- a couple of 800XLs, and old 800s I also had while growing up. In the process of checking everything out, with...
View ArticleAnyone able to make a short gameplay vid for Koffi Yellow Kopter
I've chatted with some people about this game before but am not able to find a gameplay video to show them . Its a great game that most people just dont know about and I think it would benefit from...
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Atari 520ST Screen Error
I'm in the process of fixing up an early 1985 520ST. I have installed TOS, pushed in all the socketed chips and removed a touchy RAM expansion, and it has begun to show signs of life. Lately upon...
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My new addiction... Beamrider
Beautiful game. I have not played it before. But it is never too late. http://www.atariage....twareLabelID=23
View ArticleThe NEW High Score Club 1.17 ~ Coconuts
This is Week 17 Game Information Coconuts- Company:Telesys This game has NEVER been played in the HSC! (maybe there is a reason for this?) The best score will set the record! Coco the crazy cheeky...
View ArticleOriginal Sears Pong variations
This is a question for some pong collectors. I have two orginal Sears Pong units. Both have some unique subtle differences. Both units have the sound coming out of the unit itself, but one unit has...
View ArticleDoes ANYONE have an Atari PC1 ONLY (not other PCs)
I have only ever seen one for sale on ebay a long long time ago (6 years?) and I bet businesses who bought them all junked them when it was all 386+VGA+Sblaster fugly towers etc but I wonder if anyone...
View ArticleJust might enter the 5200 world...
So...been playing the 2600/VCS since Christmas 1982 (earlier if you count visiting with my cousins). I have an Atari 7800 and pretty much the expected 7800 games (Ball Blazer, Food Fight, Desert...
View ArticleMost graphically impressive 7800 title?
In your opinion, what's the best-looking 7800 game? I'm only really well-versed in the most common/popular 7800 games, and just got my system out of my parents house and played it for the first time in...
View ArticleRevival Event (Wolverhampton, UK, May 18th->19th)
A new retro event is being started up at Wolverhampton Racecourse in May this year. I've just bought a weekend ticket for £20. It will be very much retro compared to that of the other UK events....
View ArticleAtari 1050 Disk Drive woe
Hello everyone! Sorry my first post is a cry for help but I had an email off a friend the other day who is having a bit of bother, probably best if I reproduce the email as it was written, see if...
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Quick question - video problem on my PAL Jag
Hi All, Quick question. I bought a Jag from eBay a couple of years back and had it shelved for a while. The below image is what I am seeing through RF cable now. The game is working in the background...
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The last Starfighter.
I currently am selling the Last Starfighter cart and reproduction box, on e-bay. But i am willing to do a trade for it also. To do a fair and even trade. I am looking for Zaxxon cib Blaster cart and...
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AV connector damage
So last year at MGC this unit was working fine. I pulled it out of (dry, semi-sealed) storage today to inventory everything and found this: No way I can slip a composite cable over that. What would...
View Articleare there any decent MIDI Maze videos out there?
MIDI Maze was a game I never got to experience. heard it was an amazing multiplayer experience. so I go looking for vids on Youtube and nothing... not even an emulator vid. I saw a blurry cam of a...
View ArticleCost of tokens for atari games in an arcade
im working on a project for school regarding how pong was a turning point in gaming. anyone can tell me the cost of a token in an arcade for the atari games...?
View ArticleAtari 7800 homebrew scene article covered in Retromaniac
Hi, just to note an article about Atari 7800 homebrew scene has been covered in Retromaniac Magazine, a fanzine from Spain. Curt Vendel, Bob DeCrescenzo and Mark Ball are interviewed to share their...
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