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I ran into this as well when adding files to the Gamestation Pro on a SD card. The easiest way I found is to extract the ROM package into its own folder, then using the windows command prompt in that folder type: ren *.bin *.A26 That should work for you.

Something I run into quite often at work is that couriers will deliver a package to what to them seems to be the right address, say like 123 ABC Street, but will then mix up the East/West and North/South. It might be worth looking into seeing if your town/city has another similar named street as yours and see if FedEx delivered it to that same numbered residence by mistake? But the onus is on the courier to deliver your order to you. As others have mentioned unless they are given a wrong shipping address 'We delivered it somewhere, so our work is done' is not an answer you should settle for. FedEx does have a claims page: https://www.fedex.com/en-ca/contact-us/claims.html It should be easy enough to prove it was not your residence the package was delivered to, sending them the photo they provided you as to where it was delivered and say a google street view photo of your house. Unless the two residences and yards look identical, it would be hard for them to argue they are one and the same.

I would like to see Multi-player versions of: Ladybug A Rally-X type game A Burger Time game, something very much like 'Burger Lord' (maybe even talk to the guys who made Burger Lord about a port?)

I have been fiddling with this for the last few months with no success, and thought I would ask for some suggestions on the forums here. As the topic title says, I have bought a Gamestation Pro and upgraded it to firmware 1.30 so I could add additional games via SD card. That part worked perfectly, but I just cannot get any controller other then the OEM controllers to work with this unit. I have tried an XBox controller, a PS2 controller, PS3 controller, a PS4 controller, and even an old generic USB controller I had kicking around. I have also tried multiple USB cables and ends with each controller. The XBox and PS4 controllers light up when plugged into the USB-C on the Gamestation Pro, so there is connection but no button or stick movement seems to be recognized. I have done a bit of Google and forum searching, and not finding much about this so I am stumped as to what can be the issue. I am hoping someone has an idea of what I am missing here. I do not mind the Gamestation Pro controller for playing the Atari 2600 games, but for anything requiring multiple buttons it would be much better to have a more modern controller. Thanks!

Would Pitfall Harry count as an Atari character? If so I would say he would be the most likely.

I know with the PS3 fat models, there is a circuit board on the back of the Blu ray drive that you have to remove from the old drive, and replace the one on your new drive with it. Otherwise, you get the same problem you are experiencing. The drive physically works but the console does not actually 'see' it for reading data from discs. Doing a bit of googling, it does seem with the PS3 slims, there are some models that you have to do the same. I did find you a decent youtube video that seems to explain it well, and discusses how to replace drives for various PS3 slim models.

Perhaps it is an Atari 400 cartridge? A look at the label might be more helpful in identifying what it is though.

I imagine this would be like trying to sue Google Earth/Streetmap for displaying your house. You can always ask to have it removed, but Google is not actually stealing anything from you. I am no lawyer, but I am thinking if this was a valid case, every TV show and movie would be facing hundreds of lawsuits for any identifiable product/logo/artwork being shown on screen. As this does not happen, I am thinking that an IP being incidentally shown is not considered infringement. Now if they were giving away 'Witches Brew' games with every new policy, Atari might have a case. But I cannot see this going anywhere.

I cannot be too helpful with some of the questions, as my Colecovision is still stock. However, if you are looking for s controller that is a bit more like a traditional joystick you can look into getting a 'Super Action Controller'. I have a set and they are quite nice to use! There is also the 'Wico Command Controller' though I have never tried one myself, and online comments about them I have read are not super flattering for the most part. There are a few Colecovision titles in the AtariAge store https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_list&c=41 There are multicarts available online with the classic system titles, but other then AtariAge I have never really looked for homebrews for this system. You could try https://www.teampixelboy.com/ perhaps? As for my favorite Colecovision titles, they would be: Ladybug, B.C.'s Quest for Tires, and Burgertime (Atari's 2600 version is not good!).

That many cartridges were no longer going to be available is exactly why I nabbed myself one of Venture Reloaded in the Last Chance Sale. I am wondering though if Champ Games might be interested in a collaboration with the creators in this case, and offer physical cartridges though their online catalogue? Amazing arcade ports are certainly something they excel at, and Venture Reloaded certainly would qualify as exceptional. One can always hope a physical cartridge will be available again in the future, but as others have said the game ROM is posted here in this topic and can be played on a Harmony, Retron 77 or a PC though Stella.

That the Atari 2600+ will not play Champ Games and a lot of other homebrews (as well as a handful of original Atari 2600 titles) was certainly a negative point against ever wanting one. But Champ games are amazing, and certainly worth owning and playing if you have a Retron 77 (roms) or an original 2600 (cartridges). I have physical cartridges for Ladybug, Ladybug Arcade, Wizard of Wor Arcade, Mappy and Gorf Arcade. I fully intend on buying more in the future as well. The games are all amazing and absolutely worth owning in either format.

I do agree that when reselling, you will never come close to recouping your original investment in a new item. However, the claim that Intellivisions leased items all lost a bit over 96% of their value in about a year is a figure that should still raise some eyebrows. Even considering Covid and a soft market for used furnishings, the lease company selling everything for around three cents on the dollar would have me strongly questioning if there was any backroom shenanigans going on like the lease company only having one bid/tender on the lot which happens to be a subsidiary, or something similarly dodgy. You could have listed the items on a local Kijiji or Craigslist and still managed considerably more then 3%. Part of Intellivisions problem is they had to have the best of the best. But I find it impossible to believe the resale market for high end items like a hardly used 450-600$ Bodi chair is maxed out at around 15$.

According to what information is on Playstation's PS3 webpage, you should be able to back data up to a USB thumb drive. https://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/backuputility.html From what I can see, as long as it is formatted to Fat32 then the PS3 can see and write to either a portable HD or thumb drive.

I am willing to bet the finance company will settle. Mostly as it would appear to be a lot of haircut wiggle room as Tommy/Intellivision seems to have signed up for the '600$ toilet seat' premium pricing package. If the finance company could only sell a supposedly 180K worth of leased equipment for $5,544.48, there would appear to be some merit to the claim that the value of the equipment was grossly overinflated. Absolutely there is money owed, and a signed contract. But I expect there will be a settlement made between the two for considerably less then 180K and assorted fees.

I see a lot of recommendations for a 2600+ One thing I would keep in mind however is this does not sound like someone with an existing Atari cartridge collection. In which case they will be limited to the pack-in 10-in-1 games, unless they buy additional 2600/7800 physical game cartridges. With no existing collection I would have to say the Flashback would be the most plug and play option, and the best bang for their buck for the casual gamer. ... huh, never thought I would see the day where I was actually recommending a Flashback. But there it is!