OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 (edited) I know it looks the same as the Atari 2800 released in Japan but this caught my eye recently, I just think it is a cool sleek look. Edited September 26, 2008 by OldSchoolRetroGamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I know it looks the same as the Atari 2800 released in Japan but this caught my eye recently, I just think it is a cool sleek look. I think it looks cool, reminds me of the 7800 for some reason. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 The Sears boxes are the best looking of all as well. The black with colored text looks really slick when they are all lined up on a shelf.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Well I am happy to say I just one one off CTCW, looks to be in great shape too! This is my first 2600 compatible of anytype, well I have a Flashback II but this is my first with a cartridge port! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I think they are sweet. Dont actually own one, but would like to get one one day. It's 4 controller ports could have serious potential! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariman Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 They do look pretty awesome. Plus I like seeing 4 controller ports on the front... there's just something nifty about a 2600 with four controller ports I have the SVA II and would like a 2800 as well! I like the controllers pretty well, too. (Not that I've used them much) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscott27 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 That was my childhood console. My Mom is a Sears loyalist. I remember one of my friends giving me crap about how it wasnt a real Atari like his was and I was all like "yeah but I dont need to change controllers to play breakout". Honestly the controllers kinda suck for maze type games and I had thumb ache from the side buttons. It is nice looking though, love the red light on black, so Knight Rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledown Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I've got one. I think it's one of the best looking 2600s ever released! The stock controller suck though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I thought it was going to be the Sears version of the Atari 5200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I sold mine to Mimo, and kinda regreted it, but hey I really didn't need it. They look awesome. I think Mimo has it for sale somewhere in marketplace now. Plus I saw one with a few scuffs cheap on eBay from Holygrail for like $17 + shipping on a BIN. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corby Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 (edited) I have a Sears arcade 2 machine, and they are very cool. sleek looking, gotta love the power red light, 4 port system, and the power switch was so ahead of its time even cooler. like the ps2 But the controllers suck Edited September 27, 2008 by corbysatarigame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I like the controllers! No messy paddle swapping, and the damn joystick ports are on the front Which is why my VA II is currently hooked up in the game room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 i love it! i got one on ebay.com for only 16$ including a box in great shape! now i hope to be as lucky finding a 2800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 (edited) I just picked up one of these for $8.25 + shipping. Dunno why I did since it didn't have original controllers, but I do like the look of it. I'm thinkin' blue LED's would look slick, but not sure it's worth the effort of replacing the red translucent strips. Wonder if they'd look purple behind the red strip or if they'd just be some nasty dull gray-brown color. Depending on the purity of the red filter, I guess I might possibly see nothing at all. Edited October 9, 2008 by BigO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I like the Sears VA II. I picked one up in northern Georgia for $25 with Jr. Pac-Man and two really odd off brand 2600 joystcks (one was a Kraft stick and the other was a brand I can't remember--both were painful to use). I've never used the original stock controllers, but it works just fine with any 2600 joysticks. I use the standard Atari sticks, Wico sticks, and Sega Genesis pads. I really like the lights on the top, and the wide, mushy cartridge slot (much wider than my 7800s, even though they look almost identical at first glance), and the joystick ports on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 it is a wondeful design I bought one and expecting it soon and will ask to video mod it for me so I will have NTSC atari console Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 anyone done an s-video mod on the SVA2? I really need to do mine so I can keep it, my tv that said it does ntsc on rf doesn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 anyone done an s-video mod on the SVA2?I really need to do mine so I can keep it, my tv that said it does ntsc on rf doesn't I can give you the email of my friend once he has done mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 anyone done an s-video mod on the SVA2?I really need to do mine so I can keep it, my tv that said it does ntsc on rf doesn't I can give you the email of my friend once he has done mine cool, is he in Europe or the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 anyone done an s-video mod on the SVA2?I really need to do mine so I can keep it, my tv that said it does ntsc on rf doesn't I can give you the email of my friend once he has done mine cool, is he in Europe or the US? in The Netherlands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 anyone done an s-video mod on the SVA2?I really need to do mine so I can keep it, my tv that said it does ntsc on rf doesn't I can give you the email of my friend once he has done mine cool, is he in Europe or the US? in The Netherlands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliott Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 (edited) anyone done an s-video mod on the SVA2?I really need to do mine so I can keep it, my tv that said it does ntsc on rf doesn't Internally, it isn't too much different from a 4 switch, I never modded mine, but I did repair it. Any mod that works on the 4 switch should work just fine on the SVAII, I think most of the resistors are in the same basic place. Edited October 9, 2008 by elliott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 What's the story with the 4 controller ports? Are they all full-function ports identical to the two ports on a 2600? In other words, could a game access 4 joysticks using these 4 ports and 4 standard joysticks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I think they are designed for four paddles. But unlike the pair of paddles Atari sold, Sears sold individual combo joystick/paddles controllers that made it necessary to have four ports for the four paddle games. But maybe someone who knows the system well could devise a game for four joysticks or eight paddles (in pairs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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