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[AtariChick]

hey guys, not very explainable. i bought this for $5 yesterday. its an attachment for a 2600 or 7800 (what i own) and it has slots for 6 games the two others are for holding, which connects with one cartridge thingy that you can push a button and play any of the 6 games. its way cool. does anyone else have one? the guy says its a "rarity" but it also needs to be cleaned to be used, help? it has narrow deep slots...any help would be greatly appreciated! -atarichick

[King Atari]

All I can say is that I remember seeing an ad for one of those somewhere.

[AtariChick]

hey guys, also, if you do have one, link a pic so i can see if its the same

[Pitfall Harry]

What you have is the Video Game Brain by RGA International.

Here's a pic of one taken from the 1998 World of Atari exhibit:



Look really hard at item #30 on the table.

Ben

[ 04-21-2002: Message edited by: Pitfall Harry ]

[Pitfall Harry]

And here's a pic of mine...



Ben

[AtariChick]

COOL! thanks guys, is it rare? or did they make a lot of these? I think its pretty cool myself. THanks for the pics, they helped a lot.

[AtariChick]

hey, pitfall harry. how can i clean this thing? its got snow all over the screen, but the games are fine, so i think its the system, any help?

[Pitfall Harry]

Clean the contacts of the plug-in module (the thingy that looks like a cartrige on a cable) really well with a Q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol. After that, plug it into your VCS's cartridge slot and follow the directions printed on the front label of your Video Game Brain to the letter.

If the label is missing on your unit, here's what it says...


IMPORTANT
WHEN SELECTING NEXT GAME, BE SURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURE AS BELOW:
1. Turn off your video game console.
2. Press one of the selector switches to your desired game.
3. Turn on your video game console.


I hope that helps.

Ben

[AtariChick]

Yes that does help a lot. one more question, the carts have been cleaned, can i air-hose the slots they go in? or would i kill it?

[Skatepunk60]

air wont hurt it , i use compressed air to clean things all the time

[Pitfall Harry]

A good way to clean the slots -- or any Atari 2600 console cartridge slot, for that matter -- is to find yourself a nice, clean rigid piece of cardboard the same thickness as an Atari 2600 circuit card. You'll need to cut your cardboard piece to the same width as the cartridge connector as well.

I found a bunch of old slide projector carousels in a thrift store once, and I bought them all for a couple of bucks. Each was loaded up with some stranger's long forgotten old slides. The pics are frightfully dull, but the cardboard which houses each slide is just the right thickness, absorptiveness and rigidity for cleaning Atari cartridge slots. If you can find some old slides, they're just perfect!

Whatever you find that fits, dip your cardboard into a shallow dish of rubbing alcohol. Then work it in and out of the cartridge slot a few times to de-gunkify it. I would use a new card for each slot you need to clean.

Be sure to give the alcohol a few minutes to dry completely before you test it out with a live cartridge.

Good luck!

Ben

[jahfish]

hey pitfall-harry. that blue cart looks like a brasilian pirate. sell it to me for 20$

[Pitfall Harry]

It's not a Basilian pirate, Fish.
Sorry to disappoint you.

Ben

[Skatepunk60]

Thats air raid by menavision

[Pitfall Harry]

Good eye, skatepunk. Next time I'll have to blur the image a little more.

Quiz: Can you tell what the other five carts are?


Ben

[King Atari]

Yeah, Thanks, Pitfall, you just HAD to throw Air Raid in there, didn't you ?

If you ever get a spare, drop me an e-mail .

[Buyatari]

Ok I see Quadrun and whats that other Atari brand game. Swordquest Waterworld???

Adam

[Pitfall Harry]

Quadrun and Waterworld are correct!

Ben

[bradjewell]

everybody else beat me to it. I was so going to mention Air Raid being in there. Just have to show off. Can't blame ya.

Brad

[Paul Slocum]

Eli's Ladder and Rescue Terra I! I'm not sure about the last one though. Looks like a Xonox case.

-Paul

[AtariChick]

Thanks for all the advice guys. You've been nothing but helpful, oh and funny, you guys crack me up. thanks for the cheer.

[Pitfall Harry]

Eli's Ladder and Rescue Terra I are correct!

Ben

[CincYnoTi]

last unidentified one looks like boing in the xonox case.

[Skatepunk60]

Its "Boing" , what do i get?

[Pitfall Harry]

You're right skatepunk. The last unidentified cartridge is Boing! But CincYnoTi did get it first.

What do you get?? Okay. A keen eye for rare games should not go unrewarded. So, here's a high resolution pic of the rarely seen backside of the Xonox style case variation of Boing! for you to enjoy!



Note: Unlike other Xonox single-enders, the Xonox name and copyright notice does NOT appear molded into flat section near the top of the plastic cartridge case for Boing! Pretty interesting, huh?

Ben