PotatoBox Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Has anyone tried moding an FB2 before so that it'll take real 2600 carts? I've been wanting to do this for awhile but never got around to doing it. Is it something that a person with basically no solder experience can do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 I've thought about it, but it looks a little too advanced for me. The cartridge slot connection points are really small and close together, and there are a lot of them to connect. It would be cool to have one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 There's several "how-to" guides online......I wouldn't try it personally. If I'd want one that bad, I'd just buy one already modded. Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerman Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 I also thought about it, but I already have a 2600 and plan on getting a 7800 again, so I don't see the point for me personally. I only have an FB2 to use until I get around to getting more 2600 games again, since I only have a handful now. "Slugs, he created slugs?...Is this not the work of a complete incompetent? I would have started with Lasers, 8 o'clock, day one."-Evil (Time Bandits) "...burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me..."-theme song (Firefly) "I try to respect him, I really, really do, but he's just such a Smeg-head."-Lister (about Rimmer, Red Dwarf) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 http://www.atarimuseum.com/fb2hacks/ Hope this helps! Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoAtari Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 The pads are a little small, but I think that it's not impossible. The real issue is getting the ribbon connection right. They are really close to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 And also finding a cart port. Remember, you'll have to solder on that end too. As I said, I thought about it a lot, and decided I'll probably do a composite mod on a real 2600 instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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