+atari2600land Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I have become enthralled in this. There is no rarity info in either AtariAge or AtariMania, maybe someone knows how rare this is? Also, would this work in an NTSC 2600? Cuz I want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) Are you talking about the cartridge or the handheld? According to Marco: There's two versions of the MegaBoy cart, the pack-in and one that was sold separately. Of the latter, dozens (maybe even 100-200) of these were found and sold a couple of years ago, all brand new (shrinkwrapped) in box. That one's worth $50, a complete system (boxed with all pack-in goodies) is worth around $200. Edited July 2, 2008 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I believe that they are rare even in Brazil, also Brazil used PAL M tv standard (PAL 60HZ) so I doubt that it will work on any standard NTSC set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I believe that they are rare even in Brazil, also Brazil used PAL M tv standard (PAL 60HZ) so I doubt that it will work on any standard NTSC set up I think it will work. It counts 262 scanlines during play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 There's two versions of the MegaBoy cart, the pack-in and one that was sold separately. What's the difference between the two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 CART Console Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I believe that they are rare even in Brazil, also Brazil used PAL M tv standard (PAL 60HZ) so I doubt that it will work on any standard NTSC set up I think it will work. It counts 262 scanlines during play. oh OK, my bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 I am talking about the cart. I didn't know what you meant by console (I didn't know there was a console that went with it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS_Dracon Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) The carts are ntsc, run fine in ntsc consoles, but the console (handheld) is PAL-M, 262 scanlines with pal colors, so will work in ntsc tv with wrong colors information (like a PAL game in NTSC tv) but no screen roll, probably. Edited July 2, 2008 by LS_Dracon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 So, can you burn 64k ROMs onto a cart? Cuz I'd pay to have a repro of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 The carts are ntsc, run fine in ntsc consoles, but the console (handheld) is PAL-M, 262 scanlines with pal colors, so will work in ntsc tv with wrong colors information (like a PAL game in NTSC tv) but no screen roll, probably. This is an excellent point that I think a lot of people don't realize. PAL-M 2600 consoles are designed to play NTSC carts. When people talk about PAL-M 2600 carts I don't think they realize that there is no such thing. For the 2600 you have NTSC and PAL (OK and a handful of SECAM) carts, that's it. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Too bad these SECAM titles are still not dumped, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Megaboy ROM, not sure which one, don't really do emulation http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=43024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Beard Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Not sure if it's worth your while to pay someone to make a repro (if it's even possible) as these show up on eBay a couple times a year and don't usually sell for all that much. I think I paid around $40 for mine and I don't recall there being too much action in the auction (try saying that 10 times really fast!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 I don't do eBay. Plus, I don't want the hassle of dealing with someone who'd probably live in Brazil, seeing as how I'm in the United States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Beard Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I don't do eBay. Plus, I don't want the hassle of dealing with someone who'd probably live in Brazil, seeing as how I'm in the United States. Fair enough on both counts, although I can't say I've ever had any trouble dealing with the good folks in Brazil. Slow shipping, to be sure, but otherwise, no hassles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 So, can you burn 64k ROMs onto a cart? Cuz I'd pay to have a repro of this. It should be fairly simple to convert it to run on the X07 boards, then maybe Al could make you a copy (assuming he still has some of the boards.) I'll look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 One of the most undervalued titles IMHO. Would be worth x5 at least if it were a North American release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 So, can you burn 64k ROMs onto a cart? Cuz I'd pay to have a repro of this. It should be fairly simple to convert it to run on the X07 boards, then maybe Al could make you a copy (assuming he still has some of the boards.) I'll look into it. Converted to X07. It works in Stella, however, it does not detect the bankswitch type properly and must be manually set, and the screen height is wrong (I set it to 220, otherwise you get some glitching.)megaboy_x07.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 So, can you burn 64k ROMs onto a cart? Cuz I'd pay to have a repro of this. It should be fairly simple to convert it to run on the X07 boards, then maybe Al could make you a copy (assuming he still has some of the boards.) I'll look into it. Converted to X07. It works in Stella, however, it does not detect the bankswitch type properly and must be manually set, and the screen height is wrong (I set it to 220, otherwise you get some glitching.) Thanks. How would this look on an actual TV, though? Would it have that flashing dark blue under it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 So, can you burn 64k ROMs onto a cart? Cuz I'd pay to have a repro of this. It should be fairly simple to convert it to run on the X07 boards, then maybe Al could make you a copy (assuming he still has some of the boards.) I'll look into it. Converted to X07. It works in Stella, however, it does not detect the bankswitch type properly and must be manually set, and the screen height is wrong (I set it to 220, otherwise you get some glitching.) Thanks. How would this look on an actual TV, though? Would it have that flashing dark blue under it? No, I think that flashing is from Stella incorrectly detecting the screen height, and you wouldn't see it on a TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 It occurred to be that Kroko cart users might like to play this on real hardware, so I've also converted it to EF. Enjoy. Oh, and in case anyone is interested, Megaboy appears to do a CRC-8 check of the entire cart ROM to see if it's been hacked, which I think it pretty unique (but easy to disable, otherwise you wouldn't be playing it ) megaboyEF.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stephena Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 So, can you burn 64k ROMs onto a cart? Cuz I'd pay to have a repro of this. It should be fairly simple to convert it to run on the X07 boards, then maybe Al could make you a copy (assuming he still has some of the boards.) I'll look into it. Converted to X07. It works in Stella, however, it does not detect the bankswitch type properly and must be manually set, and the screen height is wrong (I set it to 220, otherwise you get some glitching.) It isn't autodetected since there's currently no autodetection code at all for X07 ROMs. In fact, this is the first X07 ROM I've had a chance to play with. Can you/anyone provide info on how to uniquely determine an X07 cart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 It occurred to be that Kroko cart users might like to play this on real hardware, so I've also converted it to EF. Enjoy. Thanks. Oh, and in case anyone is interested, Megaboy appears to do a CRC-8 check of the entire cart ROM to see if it's been hacked, which I think it pretty unique (but easy to disable, otherwise you wouldn't be playing it ) IIRC some Video Gems games do the same. At least they use a checksum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 anyone know if this will work on a CC2, and the settings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.