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atari2600land's Blog - I found Pong!

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:37:00 +0000

I have too much junk! I had been wondering where this game went! When I got my used PS1 a few years ago, the first games I got were Missile Command and Pong. There wasn't really anything else the store had that I was interested in. Now I have about 20 different PS1 games, but Pong was still missing. So I was looking for my Sega Saturn...

http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/168/entry-8876-i-found-pong/

Wanted: Atari 8-bit computer

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:23:42 +0000

Hi there

I'm looking to get an atari 8bit computer. i keep seeing material on them and have decided to move forward with my plan to acquire one

I'd prefer one of the xl models but the OG 400 and 800 would be ok too, I used to have a 400 actually...

In addition, I'd like to be able to use it. I'd like some games as well
If necessary a disc or tape drive too

I'd really prefer to buy a whole 'set' from someone but if not, it's all good.

Thanks for your time
Adam

F18A PRE-ORDER Open

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:30:03 +0000

See post #424 in the F18A thread.

http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/168968-f18a/page__view__findpost__p__2462894

Wanted: Bubsy for the Jaguar (CIB)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:34:31 +0000

Well, I didn't want it to come to this. But it has to.

I need Bubsy for the Jaguar.

*shudder*

CIB is a must, unless you have a cart-only (or just cart and manual) super cheap.

Not sure what to offer, but I'd like to pay by PayPal. I might have stuff to trade (can send a list), but a lot of stuff in my collection is off-limits so it might be tough to work something out.

Oh yeah, I prefer to buy from someone in the US for the sake of reliability (less chance of the package getting lost) as well as shipping speed.

A8 Leo's 'Lectric Paintbrush..

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:12:09 +0000

Not mine..

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 290667496512

A8 Atari Lab Temperature Module (with 5 others)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:08:58 +0000

Not my auction

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 230743723452

JUNIOR - Need an ATARI 2600 Jr. Case - Top Shell Only

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:07:09 +0000

I am looking for a nice, clean ATARI 2600 Junior case - - I don't need the innards!

I really only need the TOP of a Junior, more specifically, but I would be interested in complete units, too.

Appearance, condition, and funtion is important - - it needs to have the cartridge-opening tabs, for instance, and the mylar Select/Reset switches need to work. A few scuffs on the case or metal bezel are okay.

Thanks to any and all that can help!!

-a2a

SOLD!

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:12:06 +0000

I picked up a few Vic-20 Games today, here is a list (pics coming soon)

Adventure Land
Avenger
Count, The
Choplifter (Creative software)
Gorf
Mole Attack
Money Wars
Mutant Herd (Thorn / EMI)
Pin Ball
Radar Ratrace
Tooth Invaders
Voodoo Castle

Trade list in my signature, or make an offer.

Greetings!

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:01:37 +0000

Greetings to all! I have been a long term lurker here, finally created an account in 2008, and finally got around to posting an intro today. How's that for procrastination?!? (Edit: this post is a "bit" long for an intro - hopefully there will be a few readers. If not, it's been a fun exercise to write it. LOL)

I live in Suffolk, VA, US, which is one of seven cities (Norfolk and Virginia Beach are two of the most known) in the Hampton Roads area. My current employer is Tidewater Community College, and I hold the position of Programmer/Analyst. I work mostly with Oracle databases which contain the college's data - mostly relating to Student data. Our office produces reports, queries, and customized features to our Student Information System. I like to joke around my job that; if it were not for video games, I never would've gotten this job!

Like many here, I grew up in the 70's and 80's when "classic gaming" was just "video games." Unlike most of my peers at that time, I had an insatiable curiosity about how video games were made. While playing Atari VCS games, my friends would tire of my constant, "I wonder how THAT was done?" type of questions. In turn, I would tire of their "Who cares?" responses!

Naturally, this led to the discovery that video games were simply programs which ran on a computer. After having cut MANY lawns, I acquired my first computer, a Timex Sinclair 1000, in 1982 at the age of 11. I began learning BASIC and quickly figured out that 2KB of RAM was just not enough. The greatest accomplishments were a "guess the number" game, and a crude facsimile of the first screen of Donkey Kong using PLOT and DRAW statements.

After many additional lawn-cutting sessions, I bought my second computer - the TI-99/4A in the new beige case. Color Graphics? Sound? Arcade quality games? What an upgrade that was from the TS1000! From the built-in TI-BASIC, my memory is that creating high-res graphics required the use of CALL_CHAR to re-define character sets. I spent many hours drawing pictures on graph paper, sectioned into 8x8 groups, "reading" the HEX numbers directly off the grid and typing them into CALL_CHAR statements. Instead of re-defining the character set BEFORE printing them, I'd do the PRINT statements first, then the call_chars. That way, I could watch a bunch of random text changing into the desired image as the program ran!

Eventually I discovered TI Extended BASIC which took advantage of the TI's hardware in ways the build in BASIC did not. But by that time, I was ready to move on to the ATARI Computers!

Jesus, if I keep this story-telling-cadence up, I'm going to end up writing a novel. Suffice to say that the TS-1000, TI, and Atari computer taught me the essential basics of coding which I still use today in my work. The syntax and structures might be a bit different, but the underlying concepts are the same.

But back to the classic gaming: I have two working 2600's - A 6-switcher, a 4-switcher and about 20-30 carts for them. Recently I ordered a Harmony Cart for the consoles. I still have my 800XL along with its 1010, 1025, 1030, 1050 and SX212 accessories. It has remained boxed since 1995. It's probably high time to dig it out and see if it still works!

As for modern day gaming, I have a PS3, PS2 and Wii. I specifically got the PS3 for the Rock Band games which I still enjoy playing. The PS2 was acquired specifically for the DDR (Dance Dance Rev) games which I was heavily into in 2005-2007. The Wii is kind of a "standby" for social situations that devolve into "What are we going to do now?" questions. LOL

All in all, I can't really say I'm much of a video game collector. I *did* just order Boulder Dash though! The WOW factor of playing a brand new, high-profile game on a 30+ year old console was just too great to pass up. So, maybe that - along with the recent Harmony purchase - is merely the first steps of becoming a collector. Who knows?!

In addition to gaming, I enjoy camping, hiking, tour-cycling, all forms of travel, movie watching, music listening, working on PC's (like hardware upgrades and such) and the occasional TV series. My username here is a concatenation of three bands that I very much enjoy: Yes, Rush and Genesis (particularly Gabriel-era). I also enjoy Radiohead, The Cure, The Art of Noise, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Duran Duran, Led Zepplin, and... just too many to list. I play bass, drums and a bit of keyboard - but Bass is my natural instrument.

Being an avid space-geek, I keep up with all space-related things on a daily basis. www.nasaspaceflight.com is the site I check most frequently. spaceflightnow.com is also a decent place. I gave up on space.com - several months ago they started getting ads that contained malware, so I started avoiding that place. Finally, unmannedspaceflight.com is a great place with more of a focus on unmanned missions.

Since coming to AtariAge, I have read and learned so much about creating games for the 2600. Considering my history above, it seems only natural to "complete the cycle" and write one myself. My problem is coming up with a realistic game idea to pursue and then moving from the "thinking about it" phase to the "actually doing it" phase. I do have one idea but it may be too large in scope. In the future, I may post the idea and see if our resident experts might provide advice on how to down scope the idea into something realistic.

Well, if you are still here reading, I hope you enjoyed it!

See you... Out there...
Kelly

FS: 5200 games (lot of 15 games for $ 15)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:08:36 +0000

I received a 5200 a while back, and it came with a ton of games, so I had some duplicates and even some triplicates.
I can't be bothered Ebay'ing them, so thought I'd offer them here for what I think is a cheap price.
I don't want to have to ship them individually, so I'm offering them as a lot of 15 games for $ 15 (that's $ 1 each !) plus shipping.
Send me a PM if you're interested.

Here's what's in the lot:

Games with boxes:

Pole Position (NIB - still sealed)

Atari Real Sports Tennis (NIB – still sealed)

2 of: QIX (game, box, instructions, two keypad overlays)

Pac-Man (game, box, instructions, two keypad overlays)

Super Breakout (game, box, instructions, two keypad overlays)

Star Raiders (game, box, instructions, two keypad overlays)

Centipede (game, box, instructions, two keypad overlays)

Ballblazer (game, box)

Loose games:

Galaxian (game, two keypad overlays)

Defender (game, instructions, two keypad overlays)

Super Breakout (game, instructions, two keypad overlays)

2 of: Centipede (game, two keypad overlays)

Pac-Man (game, instructions, two keypad overlays)

WTS: Modded A/V Colecovision w/19 games, Expansion Module

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:23:59 +0000

I am selling a Colecovision modded by a user from this forum (it has been awhile, I think it was someone named Yukie?)

The system was modded for A/V output, and the controllers were modded to have knob joystics rather than the original discs.

The biggest problem the system had for me, which is NOT why i am selling it, was similar to other Colecos. Simply put, the PSU seems a bit sensitive, if it is not plugged in properly, artifacting will occur on screen.

The Expansion Module #1 is more of a bonus than anything; it is very fickle, and from what I remember, works but with some pretty lousy graphics. It seems like this might be a connection error, as the problems were alleviated some once I cleaned the connectors. I have only ever tested Halo 2600 on this system, but it worked alright apart from the problems mentioned.

The games it comes with are all Coleco games. They are:

Donkey Kong, Gorf, Frogger, Pitfall, Ladybug, Pac Man Collection (cart only, like all the games in the pile, black cartridge), Q-bert, Carnival, Turbo (doesn't work), Space Panic, Buck Rogers, Space Fury, Pepper 2, Venture, Burgertime, Donkey Kong Junior, Zaxxon, Subroc.

I am in Canada, will ship to Canada and US only, with tracking. Looking for 180 shipped.

Watch out for cosmic commuter NIB- not from a collection

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:23:50 +0000

Just want to give a heads up on this auction, Not sure if anyone else noticed, but this seller is a Venezuala seller and has sold at least another copy of this game. He is a NOS seller but, e is smart and isn't flooding the market all at once, I assume a cache of these has been found. So dont go too crazy on the bids.

As stated in his auction:
"The item is brand new and it has never been used. It has been in my collection for about 25 years. Very hard to find and scarce. Sold as is due its age. Good luck and happy bidding!"

Not his personal collection unless he keeps multiples of new games in his collection
Unfortunately I am the high bidder at $62 right now, and just noticed he is a reseller not a collector, but wont be bidding any higher as I may be able to get it for $10 in a few months

If this was posted somewhere else sorry guys. Just

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140696007292

Atari 2800 Breakout, box only (japanese)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:33 +0000

Not my auction

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 260953178178

For Sale: Atari 2600 Deluxe Switching Power Supply

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:11:50 +0000

Description:

Quote

Both Original and Compatible Power Supplies made back in the day for the Atari 2600 were mere Unregulated AC/DC Power Adapters.

This means that their voltage was not stabilized and, in order to obtain a current as close as possible to 9VDC (the voltage rating of an A2600) the Adapter had to be carefully chosen depending on its Amperage.

The result was that the poor Atari being feeded from a voltage fluctuating between 9,8 and 10,4V. Not to mention the fact that the provided current was unclean and badly filtered, which stressed the regulator placed inside the Atari 2600.

The Deluxe Atari 2600 Switching is an efficient item which has a 9VDC current which is not only stable, but more clean and highly filtered.

This SMPS is not only a High Quality Retro Innovation: being it tiny and light, Shipping is obviously cheaper than a heavy and old AC/DC Adaptor.

Specifications:
• 9VDC@500mA
• OVP (OverVoltage Protection)
• Highly Filtered SMPS
• 110~220V Universal

Gallery:

Price: €12,99
Shipping: €6,30 (EU), €7,20 (Outside EU)

Cheers,
Oge

Hi. Nice to meet you.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:31:08 +0000

This is an awesome website! I currently own 4 different systems (Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox, Atari 7800). I mainly play current gen games, but I regularly fire up my 7800 and play classics (food fight for the 7800 is probably my favorite). I also enjoy horror/sci-fi movies, working out at 24 hr fitness (it's right across the street from where I live), and spending time on my laptop.

power base converter

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:54:50 +0000

This was for sale a while ago with games. All the games have been sold, this is for the Power Base Converter only. It works, I tested it before I sold the games. If someone is really interested in the Genesis I will sell that too (Genesis works, reset button is sticky). Prices include shipping to lower 48.

Power Base Converter - $25
Genesis w/ pictured cords and controllers - $15 (barely covers shipping)

Also if someone wanted controllers and cords w/o the Genesis I would do that too.

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iBook G4 14"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:25:59 +0000

Apple iBook 14", PowerPC G4 1.33 GHz, 1.24 GB Ram, DVDRW, AirPort Extreme, 60 GB HD, OS X 10.5. Manuals, .

Two batteries and power cords. One battery have pretty good life, got around 3 1/2 hours with it and wireless on. The other battery holds less charge, was around 2 hours. Would vary depending on use of course. Overall in good working condition.

Asking $150 Shipped if anyone is interested.

FS-one vectrex controller.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:26:00 +0000

i have one clean and tested working vectrex controller,i personally tested it and it works
very good, i dont have a camera but if there is anything to know about it please ask)
would like to sell as i have a bill to pay that needs my atention asap. any interest please let me know
thanks ahead...

WANTED: Atari Lynx Model One

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:20:57 +0000

Cancelled. Please delete thread.

Amiga games complete in box, OCS/ECS NTSC preferred

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:07:56 +0000

Cash paid or have lots of other Amiga stuff for trade.

Alien III
Amazing Spiderman
Another World
Apache Flight
Aracnophobia
Archon
Arena
Bar Games
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Blades of Steel
Body Blows
Bram Stokers Dracula
Brutal Sports Football
Buggy Boy
Butcher Hill
California Games
Cannon Fodder
Carthage box and manual only
Castlevania
Chase H.Q.
Chuck Rock
Civilization manual only
Conan the Cimmerian
Crazy Cars
Creature
Double Dragon 1, 2 and 3
Double Dribble
D-Generation
Dark Castle
Desert Strike
EPIC
Escape from Planet of Robot Monsters
Face Off
Fast Break
First Person Pinball
Flashback
Frontier
Frontier: Elite II
Future Shock
Gauntlet III
Ghosts n Goblins
Ghouls n Ghosts
Golden Axe
Hardball
Hook
Home Alone
Horror Zombies from the Crypt
Hudson Hawk
Hydra
Ikari Warriors
Indy Heat
INTL Championship Athletics
Invasion
Ivan's Super Off Road
James Pond
James Pond II
Joe and Mac
Judge Dread
Jungle Strike
Karting Grand Prix
Kingpin Bowling
Klax
Last Battle
Leander
Licence to Kill
Lionheart
Little Computer People
Lost Duthman Mine
Marble Madness box and manual
Matrix Marauders
Mercs
Micro Machines
Monopoly
Moonfall
Mortal Kombat 1 and 2
New York Warriors box and manual only
Night Breed
Nitro
One on One box
On the Road
Over the Net
Pang
Paperboy
Pinball Magic
Pinball Fantasies box and manual only
Pinball Wizard
Pirates
Pizza Connection
Platoon
Power Drift
Power Drive disks only
Predator
Project-X
RBI Baseball
R-Type
R-Type II
Rampart
Rick Dangerous
STUN Runner
Seven Cities of Gold
Shadow of the Beast 1 & 2 boxes only
Shadowgate disk only
Shadow Warriors
Shinobi
Silkworm
Smash TV
Star Wars I, ESB and RotJ
Starflight II
Stunt Car Racer
Superfrog
Supremacy
SWIV
T2: Arcade
The Humans
The Vikings
TMNT: Arcade
Thundercats
Tom & Jerry
Total Carnage
Ultimate Ride
UN Squadron
Vector Champtionship Run
Vroom
Walker
Zool 2

wierd small space invader cartridge atari 2600

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:27:48 +0000

can anyone tell me anything about this cartridge i just picked up

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FT / FS newly made RAINBOW VISION and SUNTEK boxes

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:26:32 +0000

for trade
boxes for atari 2600 RAINBOW VISION and SUNTEK games
newly made (repros) by M Oberhauser

only boxes, no carts
from RAINBOW VISION
TIME RACE
GALACTIC
PAC-KONG
PYRAMID WAR
TOM BOY
NETMAKER
SPACE RAID
THE YEAR 1999
BERMUDA
MAFIA
SUPER-FERRARI
CURTISS
HEY! STOP!
BI! BI!
CATCH TIME
BOOM BANG
MARIANA
TUBY BIRD

from SUNTEK
GALACTIC
SPACE RAID
BERMUDA
MAFIA
CURTISS
HEY! STOP!
BI! BI!
CATCH TIME
BOOM BANG
FIREBUG
SKYDIVER

looking for a lot of items
colecovision games

AMERICAN SYSTEMS
CHANNEL F games all except n 8,15 MICROVISION games
BLOCKBUSTER
MINDBUSTER
PINBALL
STAR TREK PHASER STRIKE
VEGAS SLOTS
BASEBALL
SEA DUEL
COSMIC HUNTERS

MATTEL AQUARIUS games
MELODY CHASE
SNAFU
TREASURE OF TARMIN
TRON DEADLY DISCS

VECTREX games
HYPER CHASE box
STAR CASTLE box

ATARI XE games

SPECTRAVIDEO 328 games
SECTOR ALPHA
FRANTIC FREDDY
FLIPPER SLIPPER
SUPER CROSS FORCE

TI 99-4A games
4A FLYER
ANGLER DANGLER
ANT COLONY
ANTEATER
ASTROBLITZ
ASTROCHASE
BARRAGE
BUCK ROGERS
DONKEY KONG
ESPIAL
ET
FANTASY
FROGGER
HEN PECKED
JUNKMAN JR
LASSO
MINER 2049ER
MOON PATROL
MOONSWEEPER
MUNCHMOBILE
PICNIC PARANOIA
POPEYE
PRINCESS AND FROG
ROBOTRON 2084
ROTOR RAIDERS
SCHNOZ-OLA
SHAMUS
SPOT SHOT
SPY'S DEMISE
ST NICK
SUPER STORM
TREASURE ISLAND
WING WAR
ZERO ZAP

TANDY COLOR COMPUTER games

VIC 20 games

Atari 2600 Mean Santa Limited Edition Homebrew- 90/100...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:25:19 +0000

This has been on Ebay without selling, so I will offer it here. This is a Atari 2600 Mean Santa Limited Edition Homebrew Complete- 90/100. Cartridge and Instructions are in mint condition with glossy label on cartridge. Game is in working condition having been played a few times. Any questions please ask me here at AA. Thank you!

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Asking $40 plus shipping

N64 CIB w case and 8 games

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:20 +0000

Details and pictures here:
http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/374/entry-7504-nintendo-64-cib/

atari2600land's Blog - The perfect movie (part 2)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:14:00 +0000

So I got the urge to work on my movie script again. It's at 12 pages so far. My goal is 70 pages since I want it to be about an hour long. Only problem is I don't know what movie studio would want to produce a movie that's only an hour long. They sure didn't have a problem with it back in the 1960s with all those horror films I see...

http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/168/entry-8874-the-perfect-movie-part-2/