oesii Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Have any of you guys run into a cart that displays the initial Atari logo but always crashes before the game starts? I was trying to clean up an old Galaga game and did all the usual eraser, a little sandpaper, and alcohol tricks and I got it to start but it always crashes right after the logo. It's only a Galaga but I was wondering if this is more likely a rom gone bad or some other reasonable explanation. I never have run into a bad 7800 cart so I'm sure I've spent more time with this thing than it's worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 It could be a PAL format game. Or just really dirty. Mitch http://atari7800.atari.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 thanks Mitch, I'll probably go with the very dirty explanation, you should have seen the condition I rescued it from I also got a 2600 Omega Race from the same flea market vendor that was more mud than plastic, but it works now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Have any of you guys run into a cart that displays the initial Atari logo but always crashes before the game starts? I was trying to clean up an old Galaga game and did all the usual eraser, a little sandpaper, and alcohol tricks and I got it to start but it always crashes right after the logo. I had the same problem with a 5200 Space Invaders. I gave up and took it back to the store I bought it at and they gave me a boxed Sea Battle for Intellivision instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 I had the same problem with a 5200 Space Invaders. I gave up and took it back to the store I bought it at and they gave me a boxed Sea Battle for Intellivision instead. that's cool but since I never pay more than $1 for any game at flea markets I usually eat my losses and stay on the vendor's good side you know for when he has a game like Sorceror for $1, but that game is so bad I may have overpaid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 I had the same problem with a 5200 Space Invaders. I gave up and took it back to the store I bought it at and they gave me a boxed Sea Battle for Intellivision instead. that's cool but since I never pay more than $1 for any game at flea markets I usually eat my losses and stay on the vendor's good side I stay on the good side at this place by being their repeat business. I'm in two to three times a week and always eating up their old shit they can't sell to anybody else, so they don't bitch if I bring back a dead cart now and then. (Incidentally I get most for 50 cents, but sometimes less.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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