HSC10 Current Standings
High Score Club Season 10 Current Standings after round 1: Jet Boot Jack 1st-[1] McKong : Points 13 : Wins 1 : Total 13 2nd-[2] JK40001 : Points 12 : Total 12 3rd-[3] therealbountybob : Points...
View ArticleThe NEW High Score Club 1.21 ~ Picnic
This is Week 21 ~ Paddle Game Do not post any scores until Monday. Picnic You call this a picnic!!?? Just when you are ready to sit down and eat your juicy cheeseburgers, a swarm of nasty bugs comes...
View ArticleOkay... I live for yet another day
Hi guys, Surgery went great last week, been taking it super easy and recovering, still have to relax for a few weeks and take things slow. I have two devices now attached to my mitral valve that...
View ArticleEasy fix for dirty pot?
Hi guys, i have an 800xl that is having an issue with keeping its color. Sometimes the color is normal, but other times the color goes into black and white. I was talking with others here and they...
View ArticleHologram sticker
I was cleaning my basement and found a Vader that I didn't know I had. It has an oval hologram sticker on the front, to the left of the "Atari 2600" logo, that none of my other systems have. There's...
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Donkey Kong 2600 Graphical Overhaul
I just wanted to share with you my current project. I modified a Donkey Kong 2600 rom to look more like the arcade version. I'm fond with how it's turning out, especially Mario's sprite. I hope you...
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This is Revision by SquoQuo released at Datastorm 2013
just wanted to say that the revision party invitation was released at the Datastorm party last night. I had a nice chat with 505 while watching the partystream. and as a nice "surprise" this very nice...
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L@@K **SUPER** ULTRA RARE! : Special Ed Gorf CD on Ebay
Yup this is my listing for my Gorf CD Special Edition eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170988545985 This is a Special Edition (only 50 made) version of the game, complete and in mint condition. Any...
View ArticleSoldering station help
Right now I have one with only two setting. On and off. I'm looking at all sorts of ones online. They have temperature setting but I have no idea what a normal soldering temperature is. If it melts, it...
View ArticleWhat kind of plastic is 2600 console made of?
Google search didn't find me any answer so I was wondering what kind of plastic Atari used for the console? I'm guessing ABS? I need to glue something but some glue don't work well on certain plastic.
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Prototype heaven!
This eBay seller has been selling a lot of prototypes lately. I've seen them sell SALT prototype, and many other rare carts. They have something posted called ERIC. eBay Auction -- Item Number:...
View ArticleYou know you collect too much when....
My 7800 has one of those buggy on switches that you have work likes it's your girlfriend to get it to turn on. :-) Well I was looking through a pile on a desk trying to find a lost monitor for my Xbox,...
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Can you identify this?
I've just got my first ever Atari 800 and the very first thing I did was to take it apart (for cleaning + curiosity). While I was disassembling it a plastic piece fell off, I have no clue where it came...
View ArticleWanted: High resolution scans of Halloween and Texas Chainsaw Massacre
I need 300dpi (or better) scans of the Halloween and Texas Chainsaw Massacre cartridges. I need both the main labels and end labels. If you can help me out, please PM me. Thanks, ..Al
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Criminal Run cartridge?
Is anyone familiar with this game? I am trying to figure out the publisher, country of origin, and some indication of it's rarity. It seems to play fine on my NTSC system. I don't recognize this game...
View Article5200, 2nd generation, or 3rd?
VCS/2600 is the second generation of video games. 7800 is the third generation. 5200 is clearly more advanced than the 2600, but is it truly 2nd gen? NES/Famicom is 3rd gen and it was released in 1983,...
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Failed Modification
I read with great interest the thread about how to modify your 2600 by getting an RCA adapter with a RF cable converter on it...plugging into the board of the Atari and atttaching the cable to it. I...
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Holt security screw removal: Sears Pong / Sega EA carts
I recently acquired a Dedicated Super Pong IV system & needed to open it up. the screw in the battery compartment I discovered from reading these forums is called a "Holt" brand security screw I...
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Simpsons for the Lynx?
Going through some Syquest backups from Atari developer systems (hey, gotta keep busy sitting on the couch healing from my heart op) so while going through I found folder with Shanghai and some other...
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How to center ST video on a LCD monitor?
Just what the topics says, I'm trying to send ST High, via one of those ST to VGA hi-res monitor cables. The screen is there, no blurriness, lines, columns or anything like that, but it's not centered...
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