MONK MONKEY Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I have been looking forever for an Atari 800 boulder dash cart. Where can I get one or does anyone have a copy of it to sell? I have looked on eBay. Hopefully someone here can help a long life Atari player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpubba Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 You should have been watching Chase the Chuckwagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Probably a repro but Lance at Video61 has it listed http://members.tcq.net/video61/compnew.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpubba Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I bought one from there and it was indeed a repro with a low quality inkjet label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONK MONKEY Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 I bought one from there and it was indeed a repro with a low quality inkjet label. Did it play %100 true to the original? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpubba Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Oh yeah, plays just the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONK MONKEY Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Another question...is the cart and disk versions the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpubba Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Yes, but there are quite a few more variations and sequels to the game on disk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 get an sio2pc and play them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarivision Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I have been looking forever for an Atari 800 boulder dash cart. Where can I get one or does anyone have a copy of it to sell? I have looked on eBay. Hopefully someone here can help a long life Atari player. I have an Atari 8-bit Boulder Dash cartridge. Unfortunately, the circuit board is loose, it wiggles freely and therefore cannot be properly inserted into the cartridge slot. It's too bad because the cartridge is in good condition otherwise with a nice label. Is it possible for my Boulder Dash cartridge to be fixed? I know nothing of these sorts of things, but I was wondering if the cartridge could be opened without damaging the label and the PCB reseated? Or in the event that there is something broken on the inside of the cartridge shell could the PCB be placed into a donor cartridge shell? Of course, at this point there is no guarantee that this is a working cartridge. I have attached a photo of my Boulder Dash cartridge. I would love to get this repaired in some way if possible. Anybody have any helpful suggestions? Matt A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender II Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I have been looking forever for an Atari 800 boulder dash cart. Where can I get one or does anyone have a copy of it to sell? I have looked on eBay. Hopefully someone here can help a long life Atari player. I have an Atari 8-bit Boulder Dash cartridge. Unfortunately, the circuit board is loose, it wiggles freely and therefore cannot be properly inserted into the cartridge slot. It's too bad because the cartridge is in good condition otherwise with a nice label. Is it possible for my Boulder Dash cartridge to be fixed? I know nothing of these sorts of things, but I was wondering if the cartridge could be opened without damaging the label and the PCB reseated? Or in the event that there is something broken on the inside of the cartridge shell could the PCB be placed into a donor cartridge shell? Of course, at this point there is no guarantee that this is a working cartridge. I have attached a photo of my Boulder Dash cartridge. I would love to get this repaired in some way if possible. Anybody have any helpful suggestions? Matt A. You can't get it to seat once even to try it? PM if you want to sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpubba Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) I had to open mine because one of the two ROMs inside was bad (blank). The carts are glued shut. I had to crack it to get inside. I glued it back shut after modding the PCB to take EPROMs. At the time I did this, this game was undumped. I had to borrow one from a friend and dump it without opening the cart because I didn't want to ruin his cart. I made an adapter to read it as an EPROM. You can kind of see the switch I used to toggle the CS line to dump each ROM at a time. Edited January 12, 2009 by djpubba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I had to open mine because one of the two ROMs inside was bad (blank). The carts are glued shut. I had to crack it to get inside. I glued it back shut after modding the PCB to take EPROMs. At the time I did this, this game was undumped. I had to borrow one from a friend and dump it without opening the cart because I didn't want to ruin his cart. I made an adapter to read it as an EPROM. You can kind of see the switch I used to toggle the CS line to dump each ROM at a time. Wow that is some impressive spaghetti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navy09 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 (edited) There is a boxed Boulder Dash at the local flea market, but I thought it said for the Atari 1200. The top of the silver box is slanted down by design so it is pretty unique. I checked on Digital Press and don't see Boulder Dash as a release for the 1200. I'm confused, though someone might be able to enlighten me. Edited January 19, 2009 by navy09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 There is a boxed Boulder Dash at the local flea market, but I thought it said for the Atari 1200. The top of the silver box is slanted down by design so it is pretty unique. I checked on Digital Press and don't see Boulder Dash as a release for the 1200. I'm confused, though someone might be able to enlighten me. If it is something you can use I'll only charge what I pay, plus shipping. The box doesn't say which machine it's for, or whether it's a cart, tape or disk. That information is on a red circular sticker attached to the "slanted" top part of the box - it should say ""Atari home computer", and have a large letter in the centre - "C" for cart, "D" for disk and "T" for tape. It's quite common for the sticker to be missing, though. If it's a cartridge, it's a very nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navy09 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 There is a boxed Boulder Dash at the local flea market, but I thought it said for the Atari 1200. The top of the silver box is slanted down by design so it is pretty unique. I checked on Digital Press and don't see Boulder Dash as a release for the 1200. I'm confused, though someone might be able to enlighten me. If it is something you can use I'll only charge what I pay, plus shipping. The box doesn't say which machine it's for, or whether it's a cart, tape or disk. That information is on a red circular sticker attached to the "slanted" top part of the box - it should say ""Atari home computer", and have a large letter in the centre - "C" for cart, "D" for disk and "T" for tape. It's quite common for the sticker to be missing, though. If it's a cartridge, it's a very nice find. I'll be checking on that soon, thanks for the clarification. They also have/had a Spy Hunter and UpnDown for Atari, but again it is for the Atari computer and not the 2600 or otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Those are both rare-ish for the Atari computers - both are very tough to find boxed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navy09 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Those are both rare-ish for the Atari computers - both are very tough to find boxed. Thanks for the help. I did notice that Boulderdash is a rarity 7 on Digital Press, Upndown a 6, and Spy Hunter a 5. I checked once more and the Boulderdash does indeed have a sticker stating it is a cartridge. It is in great shape and still has cellophane on it, with the exception of the top where it was opened. Spy Hunter and Upndown are also carts for the Atari computer. I picked up the three boxed games needless to say. I hate to go back on my word, but I am tight monetarily at the moment with the exception of the carts I've found as of late. Not sure what to do as of yet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Congratulations on a very nice find! All three carts, and all three boxed, and in the same place at the same time - that's great! Certainly Boulder Dash is the most valuable of the three. I wouldn't place much faith in the DP rarities for Atari 8-bit stuff, because there are so many glaring errors. I would say that Boulder Dash is an 8 CIB, and the other two are 7, also CIB. These also happen to be the same as the rarity values we have for them at Atarimania. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navy09 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I put Boulder Dash on Ebay and I'll put the other two up tomorrow. Spy Hunter was purchased from the Columbia software club as it has a receipt from them. Thanks to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It looks very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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