Curt Vendel Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I have to say, this is VERY impressive work - Bob Colbert's Flashback 2 super-hack Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 That is perfect, I'm in love with the FB2 all over agian .... And I don't even have one yet, My country is left out of the fold unitll 10\04\05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Man that looks incredible!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 One pic shows the Defender cart plugged in, while the FB2 games are on the screen. I wonder how it switches from cart to the included games... great mod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 One of the switches is labeled Flashback or Cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Nice Work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purenergy Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 WOW!! Now, if only I could find that available in a retail store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 One of the switches is labeled Flashback or Cartridge. 926832[/snapback] Guess I could have looked a little closer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geosteve Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 that's awesome to see the FB2's potentials, to think jusy a few years ago Infoatari was against the idea of any Atari hardware and now we have this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 That is a great looking mod, and I was thinking of using original switches like that. *shrugs* That's what happens when you have no time. Very nice mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 (edited) If he can really do it without harming old Atari consoles and he started selling these, I would seriously think about buying one, at least until Atari finally brought out their own. Edited September 7, 2005 by Random Terrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Now THAT should have been called the "Atari VCS Jr."!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 If he can really do it without harming old Atari consoles and he started selling these, I would seriously think about buying one, at least until Atari finally brought out their own. You can get Atari switches from Best Electronics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 If he can really do it without harming old Atari consoles and he started selling these, I would seriously think about buying one, at least until Atari finally brought out their own. You can get Atari switches from Best Electronics 926960[/snapback] Oh good. Old Atari consoles will not be harmed for sure then. If he can do this so 'easily' and Atari doesn't go out of business, isn't the next step for Atari to make something like this since all they have to do is copy his work? If they refuse to take that next step, I'd like to at least buy a modified FB2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compacho Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 talk about love at first site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcrowe Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 AWESOME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcolbert Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Hi gang, Glad you enjoyed my hack. Just to clarify a couple of things, the hack was not easy, it was a ton of work (and I'm still not done - need to mount those difficulty switches on the back). I killed the original 2600 because I had some free time and couldn't wait for shipping from Best Electronics (my wife was within a week of giving birth), so I made the decision to pull the parts from a beat up 2600 I had sitting around. There was major surgery performed on the faceplate and 4 attempts at creating the board that now holds the cartridge slot, switches, power plug, joystick ports and soon the difficulty switches before everything fit right. I used the original 2600 joystick ports and created 9-pin extension cables that plug into the FB2 ports. The FB2 motherboard was moved to the belly of the unit. If I were to do it again it would be easier, but I couldn't see anyone doing this as a service and being able to make enough money to justify the time it would take. My wife thinks I'm nuts, I must have spent 10 to 15 hours literally hacking away... It was all worth it though when I got to sit down with my son and play some games. He's only 4 but he is quite the gamer, seriously, his favorite game is Star Fox on the N64, anyway he loved playing "Dad's old games"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 He's only 4 but he is quite the gamer, seriously, his favorite game is Star Fox on the N64, anyway he loved playing "Dad's old games"! 928597[/snapback] Aw, not Star Fox on the 2600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Stella Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 (edited) That's a work of art. I'm a little verklempt. Edited September 12, 2005 by Joe Stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP Atari King of Michigan Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I already have a FB2, but I'm buying another so Bob can do the same for me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillTX Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 (edited) Looks great, why cant Infoatari make and sell 'em like this? Edited September 15, 2005 by WildBillTX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Looks great, why cant Infoatari make and sell 'em like this? 931572[/snapback] Because they choose not to out of stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Looks great, why cant Infoatari make and sell 'em like this? 931572[/snapback] Because they choose not to out of stupidity. 931601[/snapback] Maybe it's because they wear suits. It seems most people who wear suits get stupid. Must be a reaction to the dry cleaning poisons in the suits. It can't just be because they're French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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