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Trebor

Member Since 23 Apr 2001
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In Topic: XM Status Page...

Yesterday, 5:51 PM

Awesome to read this guys! Looking forward to all of it...Woo-hoo!

In Topic: Atari 7800 - Reignited Fire

Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:22 PM

View PostOldSchoolRetroGamer, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 3:06 PM, said:

I decided to hold onto my 7800!

Very wise decision, my friend...Very wise, indeed. I can almost guarantee you would have regretted giving up or/and selling the system.

In Topic: Atari 7800 - Reignited Fire

Wed Feb 8, 2012 9:27 AM

Over the last couple of weeks, I have spent a small fortune in recapturing what I once possessed for the 7800. Man, I missed those O'Shea 40 cents a brand new shrink wrapped game days ('97-'98 was it?)...

Anyhow, ordered an XM as well. Hopefully, we will see it this year. No biggie when placed in the bigger picture though. I mean, it has been 20-25 years since I first bought a 7800. 20-25 years from now looking back on the XM, a year or two difference in when it was finally received will seem insignifcant. Just glad we have it being worked on and the effort to bring it to the public.

More so, thanks again to all the talent and dedication out there, but especially the love for the 7800. Again, out of everything I lost, it is the choice platform to restore for me. I am only missing 15 titles, and I will have a complete NTSC 'original retail/release' collection. Woo-Hoo!

These are left to obtain:

Alien Brigade
Basketbrawl
Commando
Fatal Run
Ikari Warriors
Kung Fu Master
Mean 18 Golf
Midnight Mutants
Motor Psycho
Ninja Golf
Pete Rose Baseball
Scrapyard Dog
Summer Games
Tank Command
Water Ski

In Topic: Atari 7800 questions to people who know the system well...

Sun Feb 5, 2012 11:25 AM

View PostLendorien, on Sun Dec 4, 2011 11:39 PM, said:

1) No, it's not normal. Wear and tear can make the switches dodgy, which is what your issue is. I replaced all of the buttons on my 7800. It took a desoldering iron to remove them and a little soldering to put the new ones in, but it works like new now. I would suggest it to anyone who has a little soldering skill. It totally revamped my system. The switch is still available. You can get it from Mouser Electronics here.

THANK YOU for the above link. I just purchased a bunch of switches to fix a unit I recently bought, and for the future.

In Topic: A Different Kind Of Controller...

Sun Feb 5, 2012 5:41 AM

Excellent idea, Bob! That controller looks awesome.