Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Off topic: My puppy, Lassie, is one-year-old today! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 SO WHAT ARE THE BARE BOARDS???? C'mon, I'm hoping for a Spiker prototype here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+the1hatman Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 SO WHAT ARE THE BARE BOARDS???? C'mon, I'm hoping for a Spiker prototype here! I love how freewheel swings for the fences! People love to say "Don't get your hopes up!" but where's the fun in that? It'd be cool even if one of them turns out to be Thunder Castle or something on that level 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 As I mentioned before, I tested all the games and they work.But I haven't tested the circuit boards because I don't want to short them out or anything. Do I need to put them in the shell to test?Also, one has a sticker that says "j-pac". What does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Groovybee post said you can insert them with the circuit board ROMs facing the ceiling. And congratulations on getting the job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 And congratulations on getting the job. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Insert them with the Intellivision off and don't touch them when the Intellivision is on. It might be physically easier with a shell but not necessary. Don't put them in upside down. Curious what the part numbers and date codes are. Are you sure the one with j-pac sticker is an Intellivision cartridge? Don't put it in if its not. Post a good picture of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Curious what the part numbers and date codes are. The "j-pac" ROM chip has no numbers. It only says "1983 Atari". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 The "j-pac" ROM chip has no numbers. It only says "1983 Atari". Post a photo of that one, and the part numbers and date codes of the other ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) I am testing the boards. A few are just common games (Poker & Blackjack, MLB Baseball, Tron Maze-A-Tron, and Space Battle). One is kind of rare (Triple Action). And two of the boards don't work. The one that says "j-pac" must be for a Commodore 64 or a computer... because it doesn't work. Edited October 15, 2016 by Eric7100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 The "j-pac" ROM chip has no numbers. It only says "1983 Atari". I think it would be Atarisoft pacman or Jr.Pacman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Post a photo of that one, and the part numbers and date codes of the other ones. The little sticker says in full: "J-pac test '84 atari". And the "black rom thing" only says "1983 atari korea" and some faded numbers that I can't see. And the back says "atari 1983" and "43". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 I will inventory all of my games, and I will be posting any spares that people need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 I have a friend that may have a C64, and I am going to his house to test the "j-pac". Just in case it's a computer game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Post a photo of that one, and the part numbers and date codes of the other ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I have a friend that may have a C64, and I am going to his house to test the "j-pac". Just in case it's a computer game. Is that safe? I've heard putting a C64 cart into an Intellivision can fry it. Not sure about the other way around though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) It looks like an Intellivision cartridge, the way some of the pins on the left connect to each other. edit: probably pac-man like kiwi suggested Edited October 15, 2016 by mr_me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 I took the sticker off to see if anything was under it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) Well, I am back from my friend's house... and testing it on a C64 didn't work.Any suggestions? Edited October 15, 2016 by Eric7100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I assume you've cleaned it really well? Try that and carefully insert it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I assume you've cleaned it really well? Try that and carefully insert it again We are talking about a game cart. Not one of your midnight truck stop encounters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) Off topic: My puppy, Lassie, is one-year-old today! So... nobody caught my post earlier? We're heading out to the dog park... NOW. Edited October 15, 2016 by Eric7100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) I assume you've cleaned it really well? Try that and carefully insert it again I'm not stupid, you know. Edited October 15, 2016 by Eric7100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) OK... so, I cleaned it with alcohol. And the screen flickered, and then it came on. Now it's working. And you guys WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS... I think it is an unreleased game! I am in utter shock that it's working. It seems to be... JR. PAC-MAN!!!!!! I'm making a YouTube video right now. PLEASE STAND BY.Again, I am in shock. I mean... is it... could it be... REAL??? Edited October 15, 2016 by Eric7100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) Congratulations. Thats quite a find!!! Mike Winans was the last programmer remaining in that office. Would make sense that he was working on it. What about the other unknown cartridge you have. Edit: There are other Atarsoft titles that have yet to be discovered. Edited October 16, 2016 by mr_me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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