ClassicGMR

Ooh Commodore64 build with a rebuilt keyboard so it works as a USB keyboard. I like it!

Would love to see some pictures if you ever document them. I think someone here linked this project some time back and I REALLY want to try it with a Samsung GX (for maximum geek-ness!!) :

Whaaaaa?? I like this one and the "woody" kit they sell as well! These N64 cases look really cool! Affordable too. Etsy TinyTendo N64 case

This is still one of my favorite builds even though it is 4 years old. BenHeck of course.

Bah... technical blah blah arf woof blah jargon... PLAY THE HEAVY SIXER. It's the best console ever. $5.00 to replace that difficulty switch if you're into it.

This is actually why you could play Atari 2600 games on an Intellivision or ColecoVision. It's also why the Coleco Gemini first hit the market. The 2600 could easily be built using off the shelf parts from any Radio Shack at the time with the exception of the TIA chip. That was the only part that was proprietary and Coleco had Motorola engineers working on their clone that worked on the 2600. It was such a grey area that Atari and Coleco settled out of court because - in my opinion - neither company was on solid ground. Did Coleco infringe on the patent or did Atari build such a simple, basic machine that anyone could put it together by writing their own code to simulate the TIA chip? All academic as they settled the case, Coleco paid Atari some pittance royalties and both companies made a ton of cash for another year before everything crashed. Mattel went one step further and designed their own circuits - lawsuits threatened but nothing was even filed by Atari. No leg to stand on - again my opinion.

*cough* *cough* Seriously though - Glad you got it figured out and, hey.... we all learned a few things along the way! This was a great ride. Sixers (whether Sunnyvale or light) are always preferred in my opinion. Seeing all the switches standing tall ready for use is just awesome. Also, try using a Space Shuttle overlay on a 4-switch - it sucks. Or - even worse - playing your Atari games on an *GASP* Intellivision!!! P.S. - Peter Cullen was the Morgan Freeman of the 80's wasn't he? His voice was everywhere!

All gamers are welcome here!

We're talking 14 years ago here. I did own one of the Rev 5 series he made though yes. I got out of collecting for a while and sold it off. It was an awesome little piece of kit at the time. Had a built-in paddle as well at the D-Pad. The cart plugged in at the top and made a natural sun shade. Sounded great and ran off a rechargeable camera battery. I do miss that thing. I also miss PhillyClassic. =P AWESOME EDIT!: OOH OOH! I found a page that has PhillyClassic 2001 pictures! About 2/3 of the way down the page you'll see a picture of the VCSp Rev 3(blue handheld with Jr. Pac-Man in it). The geek wearing the black Atari shirt and 80's glasses behind the TV and in the next picture is me.

Well you've gone beyond anything else I can help with. Keep me informed though. I didn't even know about the PAL/NTSC bridge. Ben Heck is awesome. I wish I still had the VCSp 5 he made for me for PhillyClassic. Some ^%$#ing idiot(me) sold it.

Nice catch on that short. Not sure where that came from but, yeah, I'm pretty sure it doesn't belong there. Time for a solder braid! Only thing I can think of is maybe a power surge hit the TIA which lead to the solder bridge. That's one weird place for a short though. Also explains why it may have been donated to Goodwill.

http://www.classicarcademuseum.org/ http://www.funspotnh.com My personal favorites(Yes same places).

When you had the system torn down did you reseat the RF cable inside on the main board? Was it loose or frayed? Mine needed replacement as it did output video but was getting a lot of static. Turns out the connector was coming loose from the wiring itself. (You probably know this part but just in case) When you connect to the tv using the switchbox are you on the correct station? The Atari has a 3-4 switch. If you're in an area that transmits on 3 then you may want to try channel 4. Also - these are AWESOME. Switchboxes can easily be bypassed now. Just FYI. https://www.ebay.com/p/Atari-2600-RF-TV-Coaxial-F-Plug-Female-Adapter-Third-Party/691164204

Last time I tore down a 2600 I bought a can of this for $4.77 to clean/lubricate the switches and they're beautiful now: https://www.walmart.com/ip/CRC-Electronic-Cleaner-11-Oz/16817418 EDIT 1: FYI the adapter does need to be 9v however, unless you're playing the Supercharger add-on or plan to do a video mod which may require the amperage, the 500mA rating can go as low as 300mA. Anything below that and you'll see color distortion. My adapter is actually an aftermarket that is 9v 300mA. I didn't realize this until tonight and will probably opt to replace it because I like my wireless controllers and THAT uses the original PSU. Might be the source of interference/sporadic fluctuations I'm getting. EDIT 2: I was reading up on power adapters. According to the techies on AtariAge the Atari power supply (or ANY power supply) not under load will read significantly higher output. So there may actually be nothing wrong with your adapter there. Check out post #13(BigO) and #14(Benzman66) specifically. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/180566-2600-power-supply-n-stuff/?p=2260553

Wait until the vader comes in. Use that PSU to test this Atari. These things are indeed tanks and very rarely fail. You may have to clean the switches for better contact but the boards themselves - and most of the chips - don't care if it's been in a barn for 30 years... Best guide for cleaning a 2600: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/184296-slowcoders-guide-to-cleaning-up-your-2600/

I've seen these. Kind of reminds me of the 5200. Wireless controllers felt flimsy to me but, then again, they weren't production controllers either. It's a cool piece of kit for a museum or collector. Nice find for the seller too.

Sweet! Mixed reviews but I will definitely try it. Free games always go on my lists

Will take a look thank you That's a lot of switches!

I ordered some contact switches online but at 22mm depth they are too short for where I want to mount them in my arcade cabinet. I need something almost double that depth. Searching the internet gets me so many results but nothing definitive. It's weird. It seems like all the results omit the measurement I want. You guys do all sorts of projects so - anyone here use a deep contact switch and can shoot me a link? Thanks in advance.

One of the things I miss about being married to my ex-wife: We lived in my grandmother's old house. She left my mother a duplex and mom refused to rent to anyone so while we lived on the first floor the upstairs apartment was vacant. I approached her and said I wanted to use the upstairs as well. Just had to turn on the electric in my name. For 3 years I had an entire apartment dedicated to gaming. I watched the Patriots win their first Super Bowl up there. I had friends that spent the weekend - didn't even have to go home. It wasn't decorated like the rooms you linked BUT it was the place to be on the weekends. I had posters on the wall depending on which room we were in. The double parlor was split. One side was the LAN where we played EverQuest, Unreal and StarCraft together. We all had barebones PCs with drives (like $300) and left them up there. All told we had 4 player spots. The 2nd room was set up with (then) current systems(SNES, N64, Dreamcast, Playstation), the stereo system and large screen tv. We also splurged on a new foldout couch for friends staying over. The kitchen had all our board and card games like Space Hulk, Scrabble and Magic the Gathering. The stove and fridge were also connected. (I remember one time we had a pizza building party! The entire kitchen had tv trays set up with toppings. That was so much fun.) One bedroom had all the classic systems connected (Atari, Intellivision, ColecoVision and NES). The 2nd bedroom was my library. Probably had 8 bookcases full of books lining the walls with a couple of recliners. I miss that place so much. I may still have some pics someplace. Not sure anymore. Was 2004 when I got divorced and my mother sold the house. (I agreed to it - she didn't just sell it out from under me.)

The red racer at 2:17 especially. Now that I have seen it I can't unsee it!

Pfft after PayPal and eBay take their cut it's more like $2.50... At least the 2 things I did sell got me $700 so I'm 1/4 of the way there. Back on topic: Good stick... driver works... oog aag...

OK so according to all the reviews online this stick is crap for long-term use. Having said that I have had one new in box for years now. My wife's son bought it for me for Christmas thinking a geeky controller for your video games. He found it at a Job Lot for $5 and grabbed it for me. Good kid. I plugged it in once to my PC and since it didn't work as a USB controller I put it away. I have had a PS3 all along but I like the stock PS3 controllers. Fast forward to yesterday. I was trying to clean out my closet so I can get some cash to pay for the oil tank I had to go waaaaaaay into debt to replace. (Tank's in the house but now I still owe a ton of money on it. Bleh.) Sold off my PSOne collection and an Arcadia Quest Kickstarter I ordered that I never opened. I found this stick in the back of the closet and thought I'd look it up on eBay. Only one for sale and it's $45. Looking at the history it has been $45 for many relists now so I assume it has no real value. I was about to toss it into the Closet of Holding again and figured I'd see if anything had been done about using it for a PC. I found this article which led me to this site. It took me 5 minutes to download the tool and install. It took 5 minutes only because I didn't notice that there are drop down menus during install and you actually have to pick "PS3 Dual Shock controller" under "Choose DualShock 3 Controllers to Install" before you tell it to install... so I had to uninstall and do it again. It works. I played Atari, MAME, Nintendo... the stick works well. I can see what all the bad press is about but as a casual controller I really like it! It is by no means perfect - the joystick could be stiffer (hurrhurr) and it's obviously not an X-Arcade Tankstick - but, as I said, I like it. I have it working on Windows 7 and 10. I now have a good arcade stick to take with me on vacation or just to mess around with on my laptop. Just some info for anyone that may have picked up one of these and it's now sitting in their Closet of No Return!

I'd pay for that feature