[Controller adapters to use Jaguar or Genesis controller on Intellivision]

 

Yep, lots of PCBs. I already designed, tested it, and ordered 100 total.

 

 

Various stages of Genesis controller adapters I only had a few of the 9 pin plug and China ship is being slow with 50 more. I also need to order 50 of HD-15 ports for Jaguar controllers but that's a bit later (before that d umb 25% tax hits)

 

 

External case for adapter for use on Intellivision II system

 

 

Another view of external adapter as an example.

 

The adapter boards are also usable internally in all "fat" Intellivision systems. It has connectors so you can use original Intellivision controller, both original controller and the Genesis or Jaguar controllers can be used at the same time. The Genesis adapter also has a spot to plug in a standard 4x3 keypad if you choose to make a custom box or to hack your favorite Genesis controller to have built in keypad. Jaguar does not need keypad since it has one already.

 

The controller and 3 buttons replaces the discs and the side buttons but few games like Vectron would be hard to play with 8 direction controller. Keypad (if used) are same as original. Pause button on Jaguar and Start button on Genesis controller are functionally the same as pressing 1 + 9 on keypad, which will pause games that uses this method.

 

I have not tested every Genesis controller but the standard Sega brand 3 button and the 6 buttons both worked without any issues (X, Y, Z, and Mode button aren't used)

 

I'm still piecing them all together, the codes are 100% done so that's that. Right now I have the PCB, 100 of programmable chips, and such but not enough plugs to complete any.

 

These adapter will require mod. Specifically it needs 5v to run and 5v is not present on the controller port so you will need to tap it inside the console. Also a little hole to run the wire and plug for external adapter module.

 

The basic adapter board is probably going to be about $10 each for DIY internal mod and probably $20 for external mod. I am not taking order yet, I want to finish assembling what I got and test them to verify they work before collecting money and mailing them out.

 

Why did I make them? I loved Intellivision games but hated the non-ergonomic controllers. Jaguar controller are pretty comfortable to use. Sega Genesis are also nice but without keypad.

 

Why white PCB? I am tired of plain old green PCB and PCBWay offers many colored PCB at no additional extra cost.

[SD multicarts we desperately need]

LTO doesn't use SD card and doesn't show up on computer as removable drive. You need to download a program and maybe additional files to add ROMs to LTO. I didn't need to download any extra files on my laptop with Windows 10, worked the first time. But renaming files is a bit fiddy, it seems I need to select file, select rename 3 or 4 times before I could actually type something in.

 

7800 is #1 on my list to get but I am not paying eBay price for unobtanium Cuttle Cart, I'd have to wait for the SD cart whiz to sort out 7800's idiosyncrasies and make the new SD cart work on all variations of 7800.

 

I also need to get one for GBA and N64 (both currently available) and that would cover all of the cart based consoles I have.

[Is this mouse for the C64 or Amiga?]

Why is that mouse not marked as 1351? I have 2 Commodore mouses, both looks the same except one says 1351 on the bottom label.

[Question For AtariProtos]

So we won't have a way to play it and see how it may have looked on 2600 via emulator or on console via SD card (Flashback Portable)

[FO Atari 400/5200 Games and 2600 Convertor for 5200]

Did you have a price in mind? Also mention where you live (USA, Canada, UK, Russia, Mars, SR-388, Abydos, etc) as shipping internationally (and interplanetary) can get very expensive.

[The Official "Thrift finds" Thread]

Too bad SMSII ditched the card slot. Means without serious mod, you can't play 3D games. Most card games were reissued in cart form at one time, and if you got Everdrive you can play all card games anyway.

[Question about 555 timer chip in few 2600 consoles]

Traced it, identified 3 parts and the chip it's connected to. It seems like it triggers only once on power on to reset the CPU?

 

I wonder if there was a design variation that broke CPU when Atari redesigned the motherboard for 4 switch system that was fixed in Jr model? Perhaps a quirk of CPU variation?

[Question about 555 timer chip in few 2600 consoles]

Having taken apart many 2600 consoles for repair (all NTSC), I have seen only one from a Darth Vader console that had extra chip not in schematic, a MC1455 which is Motorola's 555 timer chip. A quick examination shows the output goes to RIOT chip, and there's no external trigger or anything so it is self-running chip. I'd have to trace it to figure out exactly which pin.

 

As I haven't seen it in any schematic I've looked, I have no idea why there's one or why it only appeared in a later 4 switch model and not in Jr. Any of you know anything about 555 timer in 2600 console?

[Systemic error in the power circuit of the 2600?]

A standard 7805 is supposed to be good up to 1A which is more than what 2600 would need. Also all of 2600 console came with its own power supply and all used same polarity so Atari never thought we'd need reverse voltage protection.

[Question about 2600 PAL TIA chip]

 

What is the purpose of PAL-I and PAL-S pin?

[1997 Pokemon Gold/Silver Protos Found]

Looks like a fire mouse? Like a Pikachu Flambe? If my Japanese skill doesn't fail, Hochu might work.

[Questions Super Everdrive China]

Another reason they are inferior: some of them don't support all games.

[The Official "Thrift finds" Thread]

 

P/U only.

 

Not surprising, shipping to plant Zebes won't be cheap.

[Wyvern Tales]

Send PM to the guy in the very first post. He'll put you in the line and when you're up next, he'll let you know.

[Bad Trader Alert]

ID unknown, is he specific to international site or something?

[sega master Demo's not for resales]

Interesting kiosk, never knew about SMS version. I saw from the picture it could have 16 games plus there's space on the PCB for 16 more. So 32 games kiosk somewhere?

[So you like eating grilled BBQ food between gaming breaks you say?]

portable charcoal grill? I can see a jump in accidental car fire in the near future because people were putting still-hot grill in the car after they were done cooking.

[The Official "Thrift finds" Thread]

Early bird got the worm. I was dropping stuff off for a charity sale this weekend. We were allowed to shop for anything that's priced and put out so I looked around. Ended up with a Wii set, the older model with Gamecube support with all wires, sensor bar, 2 wiimotes (older model), 1 motion plus, 2 nunchuks, 23 games (some good ones), and the icky exercise board. The board's the only one no good due to battery leakage inside.

 

$10 for the whole lot. Easily more than $100 worth. I'd take picture and post it but I am tired from cleaning stuff and moving minivan full of old stuff, mostly puzzle and board games and some art & craft stuff plus few older electronics that weren't worth eBay.

[What's the hardest type of nostalgia to recreate?]

There is. Contract some sort of memory disorder or brain disease. And what's old is new again!

 

Unfortunately a lot of diseases aren't selective in what to forget. I'd rather forget what I knew about the games I loved to play, not forget my own family that I still love!

[Colecovision A/V mod kit]

either is fine. I prefer solid for small work because stranded wire can unintentionally have stray strand causing shorts.

[What's the hardest type of nostalgia to recreate?]

Experiencing (or figuring out) something for the first time is almost impossible to recreate.

 

This many times over. I Still enjoy playing original Zelda or Super Metroid but there isn't any new mystery for me to find having done 100% run on both levels and even tried a difficult 3-hearts wooden sword only clear on both level or no extra energy tanks on Super Metroid. The first 6 Ultima games (well except for U2, it sucked) were the same way. Spent many hours on my C64 (about half of those just waiting for the damn game to load) and checking every NPC, getting every clue, drawing map, and solving it. Not too long ago I played U5 for the first time in a few years and it was finished in just a few hours because I already knew everything I needed to know.

 

I can still remember the first time I played the game. Having to figure out the riddle (which was often poorly translated and confusing back in the day), no internet to get clue or help, and I had lots of fun solving them.

 

I wish there was a way to selectively forget one entire game completely so I could actually re-discover all the secrets there are to find.

[The Official "Thrift finds" Thread]

$25 got me lot of 14 Atari games (11 2600 and 3 7800), manuals, and unknown brand 8 cart holder.

 

 

The games in the cart holder has the original manuals. I have extra manuals that didn't go with games I got. I'll probably put most of them up for trade.

 

I got it mostly because Ballblazer 7800 is pretty pricey and because of red label Yars' Revenge. I didn't realize at the time but Sears Arcade Golf was worth a lot more than $25 I spent.

 

I also got a 1000 series PSP with ugly flame stickers on it + USB cable for free. No games though, and the battery sucked at about 15 minutes from full charge. But it works and it's free! Any advice on removing ugly PSP decals, both sides? I thought decals were supposed to be easy remove but this one has Gorilla-esque adhesive.

[Are the ROM's here legal?]

That's gray area. Some ROMs are considered abandoned but Atari brand name and many of Atari owned games are still being made available in Flashback. So far the rights holder have not taken interest in ordering ROMs removed.

 

Activision and Imagic ROMs are actively protected and AA does not offer them on their site.

 

You should be fine downloading any of them, FBI aren't going to bust the door down for downloading a protected ROM. Just don't share them if you don't want to deal with legal mess.

[What a deal!]

 

 

the auction starts at the price of an Air-Raid cartridge, plus one cent.

 

Claims $33.433.30 but the current amount is $32,637.01 so he's losing almost a thousand because of currency conversion and shitty Canada dollars.

[Hot Glue Gun Reccomendations?]

I'm using a hot mini glue gun that I got from Walmart for a few dollars plus a 50-pack of mini sticks. They do take a few minutes to warm up but usually they can provide enough at a time to hold PCB board or wire. The lower temp version is also available but it's more for kids and for clumsy adults since it takes longer to heat up and can only provide less liquid glue at a time. I don't know how old it is but I think I got it back in mid 90s when things were still built to last. (like my first DVD player I got in 2001 also from Walmart, it still works today)

 

If you need to put out a lot of melted glue, you need to use a bigger (regular sized) glue gun. But I rarely use it since I don't need to coat everything in melted glue. Just a drop or 2 to hold wires and a bit more for mod boards.