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Thanks, I'll look into that

Thanks, I didn't think of that. Will do some research.

I have fixed and sold them before, but I hate the front loader on a personal level. I'm sure they can be made reliable but I'd prefer to play NES games on something else. For me having a front loader would be kind of like owning and driving a car that is hideously ugly I suppose. It will get you where you need to go but given the choice you would rather drive almost anything else.

I realize this is more of a Nintendo age question but I find this community to be more helpful and mature. Are there any NES clones that are known to support the use of ROM carts and are worth getting? I'm not interested in collecting for Nintendo, but would like to play the games on an actual console vs. emulation on a PC. The malfunctioning front loader kinda sorta raped my childhood and I want nothing to do with getting another. I would get a Top Loader if that is the only other option, but price and RF only (and not even good RF) are the obvious drawbacks. Thanks!

I recently realized what most collectors have probably known all along - PAL games will play on an NTSC Atari by using an older television with an adjustable vertical hold (I suppose they may also work on modern televisions with automatic vertical holds but I haven't tried that). So far the only PAL exclusive I own or have played is Klax. I was wondering if there are any other PAL exclusives worth getting? Also, I bought a PAL copy of Kangaroo from the same seller that is an Atari red label varient. Apparently, the only NTSC variant of this game is silver. Are there many other Atari published games that have a similar PAL only variant? Thanks!

It could have been worse... You could have Googled Nintendo. It costs a fortune to collect Nintendo. Great 'rare' Atari games like H.E.R.O., Tapper, and Pitfall 2 cost $30 or less Great 'rare' Nintendo games like Little Samson, Earthbound, and Bubble Bobble 2 cost a house, firstborn child , and wife.

I have also made the mistake of buying a Colecovision game thinking it was for the Atari VCS, and in most cases the mistake involved a Parker Brother's game. I wonder if the reason Coleco made their cartridge cases the same size as Atari so that they could use the same molds for manufacturing. For what it's worth, after a few mistakes I finally learned what to look for: For Parker Brothers, the easiest way to tell is that the Atari versions are flared near the end and Coleco isn't.

I own a few Wico "bat" controllers, and have noticed there is a similar Wico joystick that seemingly uses the same base but has a red ball and fire button instead of a bat for a handle. Was the Wico 'Ball' a different model of joystick than the bat, or was the ball handle sold to consumers as a stand alone part that could be swapped out with the bat? Thanks

I'm not jealous in any way...really...I'm not... Congrats!

Very cool looking, but it wouldn't match in my living room. Pretty much all of my living room furniture is even older then my Light Sixer - I have a mid-century theme going on and that includes my choice of video game console :-)

Thanks, I might end up building something similar out of wood, but sized to fit the space I plan on using. For some reason it seems appropriate to me that VCS games should be stored in something made of wood...or at least fake plastic wood grain. :-)

Thanks! I like the idea of something with individual slots for the cartridges, but it would have to be bought since building would be a pain. If there was something that was a wood finish and the slots were the right size for 2600 games t would be a nice idea.

I was wondering if anyone had suggestions / pictures / or plans for building storage for loose 2600 carts? I'm up to about 350 cartridges and my three shelf bookcase just isn't cutting it any more. I have games stacked 17 high which is getting awkward. My neighbor is a retired cabinet maker and is going to help me out, but the only idea that comes to my mind is a bookcase with a lot of shelves spaced slightly taller than the width of a cartridge that can hold the games horizontally without sacking anything vertically.