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[pheedback]

What about creating a smaller case for the Atari Games. I am looking into doing this for my portable Atari unit using Gameboy Game Cases. I am also looking into modifying a Game Shark to load the smaller gamer. This would allow you to use both.

[Susuwatari]

You could try but keep in mind many 2600 games still uses a large ROM chip and making Gameboy sized 2600 cart wouldn't work. You'd need to build all new 2600 cart PCB and mount the ROM chip (not DIP style) on it. I know there are tiny surface mounted EPROMs and inverters.

Another disadvantage to this: the modified cart wouldn't fit many 2600 that uses dust shield. And I don't think anyone makes small EPROM for individual games, you'd probably end up with something like 1Mbit EPROM. Lastly, some larger 2600 cart uses support chip(s) to handle bankswitching and a few of them aren't even made anymore (ie Burger Time chips)

You'd probably better off trying to get a hold of Cuttle Cart schematic and shrink that to Gameboy sized cart. Or better yet integrate Cuttle Cart into a 2600 console or VCSp and add a switch to select internal cuttle cart and cart slot (for when you have a new 2600 game not released on BIN format.)

[pheedback]

I opened my copy of Star Wars Empire Strikes Back and had allready looked at the size of it. It has the shield on it or as I like to call it the Force. The cartridges would have to be about a half inch bigger all around. This would still keep them smaller than the real 2600 cartridges.

[sebastius]

Actually, with some good soldering skills and a set of pliers, you can make the normal rom fit nicely on a gameboy pcb (like a SMD part). I've seen pirate carts done that way.