A2600 Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 I guess I dont have to hit you anymore;) Good pickup vb_master!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2600 Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 You got a top loader for $20?? I dont want to brag but I picked one up for 5.00 a year ago, I think thats as cheap as they come!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio F Software Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Ah hehe, I got a cassette of Information Society for a dollar. *shot* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 I guess I dont have to hit you anymore;) Good pickup vb_master!! The question is... what should I do with the old NES frontloader? Unfortunatly the guy forgot the RF switch, but I have an extra RF switch. If I sell the frontloader, I'd include an sound/video cable. Just a note, when you switch the toploader, you can hear a faint whirring noise on the TV, and the sound faids out soon after beginning, is there a way I can eliminate that sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameistom22000 Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Got a Dreamcast memory card, a joystick(Atari 2600, 3rd party model) and NHL 94 for Genesis for 5$ today at the thrift...it is pretty dry around here lately.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Hit First Saturday, got some EPROMs (apparently PC BIOS ROMs), a CD-I Digital Video cartridge and Litil Divil game, a box full of 40 soldertail CR-2032 batteries, and a LONG printer cable so I can run my EPROM programmer from the sofa (with the video player PC on a shelf by the TV.) It was a load of stuff purchase, so I can't say exactly how much some things cost, but the batteries were 5 bucks and the DV cart was 2 bucks. Now I need to see if my player has a DV cart slot. Also, on the way up to Dallas, for six bucks I got a bunch of crap. It included lots of milk crates (4 real, 2 store-bought); an old Supra modem with a 1 megabit flash, a 1 megabit SRAM, and a 256 byte serial EEPROM; a piece of whiteboard; some Bionicle pieces; and some satellite receiver junk. There was something that appeared to be an antenna rotator control unit, and I'd like to figure out how they got a 3 digit LED display with only two or three 16-pin chips on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidGameKing Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Today I got a box of combat carts. and five bucks. Some dude paid me to take them away! I'm very happy. Soon, I'll have my Coffee table!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari70s Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 my best finds in teh wild to date are : 1) crazy climber for 2600 . price 80 cents 2) nintendo Top loader price $35.00 3) Mogul Maniac atari 8 bit cart .price 33cents those are the biggies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidGameKing Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Counted the total # of combat carts, the total come to: 53 woo hoo!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Counted the total # of combat carts, the total come to: 53 woo hoo!!!! Nice find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidGameKing Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 I caculated it all out, and thats about half of of my coffee table, add that to my 24, and now I just need 43 and I'll have exactly enough to make my table!!!!! I'm so happy!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Picked up Crazy taxi 2 for the dc , $10. I think this os rather uncommon in Aus. Game gear and a 56 in 1 cart for it, of course there is like 20 titles. The master system cart converter is now getting used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 got 3 loose nes pirate carts on a local flea here (3 in 1, 4 in 1, 75 in 1) was lloking for atari and emerson aradia stuff but nuttin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 I went back to a store that had a TI Home Computer with joysticks in it's beaten up box for $5. I also bought an Atari 2600 compatible Super Stik joystick for $2. They had a Memorex VIS machine at that thrift, along with about a dozen games, mainly children's educational stuff. I'm debating picking it up. I don't know if it's really worth the effort. I think I need to start a thread and ask people's opinions about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulag picture radio Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Oh, I remember the Memoriex VIS. Wow. Was it compatible with the Phillips CD-I? or was it commodore's CD-TV that it worked with? Wow. I'd really dig one of those things. Maybe we can work something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Whoo Hooo! There's a thrift store that moved from the other side of town to a spot next to the store I work at. They've never had anything videogame related in the past, on the dozen visits i've made there. But today, I got two Atari 2600s, both 4-switchers, one woodgrain and one black. And sitting underneath them........... an Atari Video Music. All bought at $4.98 each. The Video Music isn't in the greatest shape, but it can be nursed back to health. The former owner snipped the electric cord off it(!), about a foot out. And the video cable looks a little frayed too. Still, it's a sweet piece of Atari retro 1970's nostalgia. They also had a few common 2600 and 5200 carts there, so I picked up Kangaroo and Berzerk for the 5200, and Chopper Command for the 2600, for 79¢ each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulag picture radio Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 COngrats, man! The Atari Video Music is wicked cool. I had to get mine from Ebay, but it was worth every penny. Don't forget to have the the audio input and video output in before you power up. There's some grounding issue with the AVM that can really screw things up good if you plug things into the unit while it's powered up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Man, every web site that i've seen with AVM info always mentions that it's unbelievably rare. Too bad mine's in lousy shape. It looks pretty scraped up and stuff. It's also got splattered paint on it and the woodgrain 2600. But at least it's still got all it's buttons. I just need to get my brother to take it apart and attach another power cable to it, so I can finally check this thing out! I hope whoever owned it last didn't screw it up or something. One of the RCA sockets on the back panel looks loose, too. He'll have to tighten that up, also. I'm probably not going to pick up that Memorex VIS player for a while. I want to go to the Oklahoma Game Expo, so i'm attempting to save my money up. Maybe I should just splurge the $10 on the player, and go back later for all the software. I doubt anyone will pick the programs up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Pardon my ignorance, but WTF is an Atari Video Music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Kat Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 This link was in an eBay auction for one(which is actually on the AA homepage Auction spotlite box). http://www.atarihq.com/dedicated/videomusic.php It looks pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Well, from Googling info for it and searching for info here at AtariAge, i've discovered that it's kind of like a visual synthesizer, along the lines of the Virtual Light Machine built into the Jag CD and Nuon. It was put out by Atari around 1978, and you hook up your stereo to it. You then plug in the AVM into your TV with a switchbox. There's a whole lot of buttons and knobs on the front of it to make it do all sorts of graphic effects. Check out this thread. There's a couple of Quicktime movies of the AVM running. It's better than I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 I knew that sounded familiar! Damn, I wish I had something like that. I am a big fan of the old style look of electronics. I love buttons and switches and dials that have a feel to them. Much like Tom Paris from Voyager, and the Enterprise from um.. Enterprise. So what did it do exactly? Sounds by the description it's like a visualizer for your stereo, powered by an Atari that displayed patterns on your TV. I would LOVE that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Edit: Wow. Those videos make me want one even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 I don't really use any stereo equiptment anymore, since my Pioneer CD Changer died. So i'm going to plug my iPod into it. There's a weird merging of technology! I used to not like shopping in thrift stores, because i'd never find anything. But since the beginning of this year, i've found more and more good stuff. I've expanded my game collection so much, i've got consoles just piled up on the floor, waiting for me to do something with them! Nowadays, I love thrifting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 I don't really use any stereo equiptment anymore, since my Pioneer CD Changer died. So i'm going to plug my iPod into it. There's a weird merging of technology! Something about that seems so damn cool. If I had an iPod and one of those things, I'd do that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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