How to verify a true legitimate factory sealed atari 2600 game?
Hello Guys, Not sure if this is the right place to post as Im new to the forums and am thinking of starting a small set of VGA graded atari 2600 games. I was wondering how to tell if a sealed atari...
View ArticleModern wireless joysticks for the 2600
Has anyone ever built modern wireless joysticks for the 2600? I was looking at the commerical Sega Genesis ones but they must have their controller ports in certain places.
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One Adventure Leads to Another
I've lurked here for ages and figured I should join, especially with this cool story to tell. Today I purchased the best lot of vintage games I've ever found locally. I spent 90 minutes soaking up the...
View ArticleHandling Atari ST mouse on 130xe
Is it possible? If so, which registers are used for storing button pressed/cursor delta, etc.?
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P O N G (caps on purpose - 'cause its big) :)
You guys seen this? http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/04/19/skyscraper-check-giant-joystick-check-game-pong-will-be-writ-large-in/?intcmp=features Wow.
View ArticleHow to make Boulderdash levels
Hi Ive seen bucketloads of Boulderdash games which are self complete executables. Great - i have the construction kit which of course is limited in many ways. The C64 boasts the self executable...
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NEW conversions for the 5200
Amazing times for the 5200 !! to start the year we got the trackball friendly version of Tempest Venture is still coming and also Detective powers. Missile Command + is almost ready Sudoku 2013 is...
View ArticleRampage - help needed!
Been playing it with my girlfriend quite often now, we´re having a lot of fun together with it. There´s only one problem - she´s dying way too quickly. I finally found out why - there are some...
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Lynx II Disassembly Guide
I didn't see any guide on this forum and I don't like Youtube guide, it's hard to print them out. I did find a guide on the internet but it's not quite clear. So I posted one. Tools required:...
View ArticleMoonshine Racers: D-bug 030 ULS version HELP!
I am having a problem with the Moonshine racers. It works fine until I make it to the first delivery/checkpoint and then it asks for disk 2 to be inserted, and won't continue after that, I thought just...
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LED / HDD Disable Circuit
This should be easy for anyone who knows the first thing about electronics. Having fitted an IDEa interface in my 1200XL, I've wired the IDEa's 2-pin "OFF" header to 2 pins of the old channel selector...
View ArticleUsing the new Turbo Freezer (Q&A)
Here's a thread (mostly) for the many new users. I'm sure there will be lots of questions, and probaly better to "start fresh" rather than bury it in the old pre-order thread. Here's my first question...
View ArticleBoulder Dash -- some programmer interaction, a historical record
Thomas and I worked through the final push to get Boulder Dash™ out the door by noting bugs and thoughts in a "dolist" file, and commenting to each other on specific aspects of the game. Now we're a...
View Articleever have a game break its color?
I just received a Robin Hood / Sir Lancelot cart from ebay. it is currently the only atari game I have that won't play in color... WHY?! I was just wondering, is this something that happens sometimes,...
View ArticleIs my atari 2600 working?
I just recently bought an atari 2600 online that the seller claimed was working. Here is a picture of it http://i.imgur.com/MoBA8Yy.jpg. The plug that connects to the tv is one of these...
View ArticleVideo Reflex ROM
I recently won a boxed Video Jogger/Reflex and fired it up. For Video Reflex I noticed there is no roman numeral countdown when a game is started whereas my other cart has this. Is one version more...
View ArticleWhen Should a Memory Test Occur?
I just wanted to know when a memory test should occur, or how I can run one. I want to make sure my 1040STfm really does have 1 MB of memory, just in case I ever buy a game that requires a whole...
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High Score Club - Join in and catch up
If anyone missed the start of the season, or more likely has sneaked off now the sun is threatening to come out, it's time to plug in the joystick and join in in in in the High Score Club The current...
View ArticleEasy Assembly tutorials?
Do you know of any tutorials (I always had troubles with comprehending dry documentation) on 6502 assembly? Should assume user don't know anything about assembly and preferably anything about...
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HSC10 Round 7 Poll
Links to the games below, checkout atarimania for instructions. Feel free to add any others (link above is to the top 100 rated games) to the Season 10 Games List Xevious Fandal nice V-scrolling...
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