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  3. Craigslist Finds

    in Price Check!

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    Todays mail call. I didnt get rhese from Craigslist its an app called 5mile. I think its ebays version of Craigslist. Anyway i found a guy i California selling these 2.

     

    I asked if he had anu coleco mini arcades. He says he has everyone complete in box. He wven showed me a pic. He says hes not sure if hes ready to sell those yet, but im happy i got these

    sweet  :beer:

     

    play 'em by a window with direct sunlight for best results. I think the external lighting requirement help minimize battery usage.

     

    got manual scans ?  :D

  8. Hello from Memphis, TN

    in Introduce Yourself!

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    Well, I like most things Hakko and have for years, but when you buy it... you'll know it. My wife got me one of these 2 weeks ago for my birthday - and I LOVE it. I've had the Hakko version for awhile, but wanted another one wasn't prepared to drop another $1200 on another Hakko. 

     

    I'd put the desoldering braid up, it's just gonna lift the pads and make you mad. I'd use the manual pump for sure. Just make sure to flow fresh solder (60/40 tin/lead) into the joint first, then use the pump. 

    I got this fellow for Christmas ... https://www.amazon.com/Aoyue-Contained-Desoldering-Internal-Carrying/dp/B00PGFAJWS/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1488422825&sr=1-1&keywords=aoyue+8800

     

    first thing I used it on was the hex buffer chip on a heavy sixer. I was putting off doing it for a very long time cause of damage I did to other cadavers I was working on.

     

    I was getting pretty good at using the bulb iron. https://www.radioshack.com/products/radioshack-45-watt-desoldering-iron?gclid=CPeHkebnttICFQZYDQodUwMH4g

     

    but the vacuum pump was a real pleasure to use. I am still unsure how the manufacturers name is pronounced :P

     

    welcome to the site :)

  9. Squad Challenge - Xevious (Atari 7800)

    in High Score Squad

    Posted

    18790 The best I got, for now!!!!!!! B)

     

    :mac_alert: STRONG LANGUAGE!

     

    I noticed you have separate controls for bombs & missiles , assuredly a more civilized and ECO-friendly way of playing 

     

    you would THINK with 2 button capability on the 7800 you would need to use the 2 buttons but you don't

     

    basically I run through the levels with trigger down. a more scorched-Earth approach. if you read the backstory and you know the enemy eventually wins they takes the planet back, so HAMMER -DOWN !!!!!

  14. Atari 2600 loaner cart auctioned off at So Cal Retro Gaming Expo last weekend.

    in Prototypes & Vaporware

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    This one here? (eBay, $1800 BIN)

     

    There have been other third-party protos found in Atari loaner shells (Activision's Bridge and Checkers, Parker Bros' Frogger, and Imagic's Trick Shot and Demon Attack, as a few examples).

     

    I think it's legit.  The auction puts forward two theories:

     

    1) It was programmed by someone at Atari, and the rights were then sold to Mystique

    2) It's related to the lawsuit filed by Atari against Mystique

     

    I think #2 is far more likely, though it's certainly possible that it's for another reason entirely -- someone once suggested that the third-party games in Atari loaners were a result of Atari testing to make sure that another publisher's cartridge didn't damage or otherwise affect the console hardware.

    I don't see any of those titles at http://www.atariprotos.com/, not that they don't exist ....

     

    there are even some "proto's" that Best Electronics shipped out using correct parts and everything -but- not truly "the real thing"

     

    IMHO I think you used your better judgement by cancelling the bidding when you did. If it is authentic my best guess the value would be the $210.oo buyer paid but certainly not the asking price on Ebay ... perhaps all the fees & trouble guy went through to get it he might break even :P

     

    would have been interesting to see it properly disassembled & dumped though

  15. Squad Challenge - Xevious (Atari 7800)

    in High Score Squad

    Posted

    Wow...so 81,060 is the current high score.  Gee...I better drink lots of caffeine-induced sodas or LOTS of coffee.

     

    I'm going to try to capture video for this one.  My setup is kinda crude and something I believe Frankenstein himself would be proud of  :rofl:

     

    attachicon.gifDSC00059.JPG

     

    7800 is hiding in a small cubby hole, just big enough for it.  This was a LOT of work to setup but I'm going to give it a shot.  The only sounds heard will be coming from the game itself.  

     

    attachicon.gifDSC00060.JPG

     

    I hope this works. 

    wow all that looks like something out of a Mad-Max movie !!! .... I :wub: it !!!

  17. Squad Challenge - Xevious (Atari 7800)

    in High Score Squad

    Posted

    :xevious_plate: 26,360  :xevious_plate:

    gallery_823_11_23192.jpg

     

    extra guy @ 20k?  :xevious_solavou:

    First post with a 2600 controller played on a 7800.

    I played with a pro-line (ball mod on right) and noticed both guns and bombs fired at the same time.

     

    I held controller sideways with index finger hooking the fire button on the bottom. unlimited ammo unlike the guys in origonal Star Wars who didn't want to waste a shot at the escape pod holding the droids. :starwars_armor:

     

    I figured you could use any stick or pad for this if that's the case.  :atari_2600_joystick:

     

    it's also interesting to note that the difficulty settings are screen-selectable and the manual switches are only for backward-compatibility with 2600 games   :atari_2600:

  18. New to Atari 7800

    in Atari 7800

    Posted · Edited by chas10e

    I have been thinking alot about getting AAs track ball games. Has anyone tried them?

    I tried Missile Command on my Harmony cart , (think a playable demo) and it was fantastic. 

     

    there were basically 2 trak-ball models for 2600 , the cx-22 & the c-80 , the coding I guess had to be different for each model but some cx-80 needed the cx-22 ROMS , I think Albert @ AA discovered it's easier to put both ROMS on same cart. but I am not sure.

    https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=31

     

    he did at one point show a teaser of some boxes for these :wub:

     

    I would imagine other trak-ball games such as Centipede are just as responsive as their arcade counter-parts

    https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=31

  25. Squad Challenge - Cosmic Ark (Atari 2600)

    in High Score Squad

    Posted

    I'm using the CX 40. I want to try the Epyx XJ 500, or whatever it is. I kept getting killed by the horizontal guys. Like I said before, I do better at game 1 where the speed increases gradually.

    yeah I tried a special refurbished cx-40 I have, bought it from a brick & mortar place and it felt really nice. something you'd have to find locally really.

     

    it has the clicky dome contacts cx-10 board and the reinforced handle, I had just picked up some clear rubber feet replacements because it was the only thing missing from the thing. 

     

    xh7LpQP.jpg

     

    I have tried standing up , sitting down,  shifting sitting positions all kinds of stuff :rofl: 

     

     

    from your screenshot it looks like your using Stella emulator, hows your cx-40 adapted to the PC ? 

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