ReddMcKnight Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Okay, on my 2-Port 5200, some of my games won't start up. All the games that look like actual Atari 5200 Games work fine, but games that look different physically (Star Trek, Gorf, etc.) don't work. Is this normal, or is something wrong with my games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE5200 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Okay, on my 2-Port 5200, some of my games won't start up. All the games that look like actual Atari 5200 Games work fine, but games that look different physically (Star Trek, Gorf, etc.) don't work. Is this normal, or is something wrong with my games? Did you try cleaning the contacts of the carts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Since those dont have dust cover doors they get really dirty, clean them a few times and hopefully that does the trick . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 yea those and the parker brothers can get really dirty scrub them good it may even take a bit of 600 grit sandpaper to cut through the gunge but i had a star trek fail on me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReddMcKnight Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 I didn't have any sandpaper handy, so I used an Eraser, and that worked perfectly! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 A lot of the third party games can be very finicky to get working. I've had brand new Activision titles that I had a hard time getting to boot. You've just got to finesse them a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 A lot of the third party games can be very finicky to get working. I've had brand new Activision titles that I had a hard time getting to boot. You've just got to finesse them a little. Agreed - the Activision carts don't sit firmly in my 5200's slot,and I have to finangle them to find the sweet spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Funny you mention Star Trek and Gorf. Those are the two I have to mess with quite a bit to get 'em going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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