Gunther Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 So it was only the Aquaventure manual after all. Anybody who read this forum first would've thought that all of the manuals had been misprinted. Still embarassing though... 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5123409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 17 hours ago, MrZarniwoop said: Seems like today! That was a very pleasant surprise in my inbox this morning! 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5123452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Just a heads up, I just tested my Aquaventure 2600 limited edition cart on my 4 switch and it appears to be working okay. I did however have some issues trying it on my 2600 jr. Is anyone else having issues with the LE carts in 2600 jr consoles? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5123879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabertoothRetro Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 1 hour ago, swlovinist said: Just a heads up, I just tested my Aquaventure 2600 limited edition cart on my 4 switch and it appears to be working okay. I did however have some issues trying it on my 2600 jr. Is anyone else having issues with the LE carts in 2600 jr consoles? I tested my LEs in 8 consoles. No issues on 2 Jrs. It did not fit in one of my 7800s... but that's more of a 7800 issue than an XP issue. What's your specific issue? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5123915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Just thought of something different about my 7800. It has the Robot Tank mod. Wonder if that's the problem. Anyone else here with that specific configuration and Yars' Return? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5124038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 4 hours ago, nadir said: Just thought of something different about my 7800. It has the Robot Tank mod. Wonder if that's the problem. Anyone else here with that specific configuration and Yars' Return? Interesting idea and for those that have C64 removed, it is just a matter of replacing it to test. Or better, hopefully just one leg of the cap was desoldered from the board and lifted so that putting it back would be easy to do to test this. My daily driver has the extra timing circuit silkscreened on the board but has been bypassed by the factory with a zero ohm resistor and that section isn't populated on my board. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5124162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 21 hours ago, SabertoothRetro said: I tested my LEs in 8 consoles. No issues on 2 Jrs. It did not fit in one of my 7800s... but that's more of a 7800 issue than an XP issue. What's your specific issue? Rolling screen and graphic glitches. 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5124367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 17 hours ago, -^CrossBow^- said: Interesting idea and for those that have C64 removed, it is just a matter of replacing it to test. Or better, hopefully just one leg of the cap was desoldered from the board and lifted so that putting it back would be easy to do to test this. My daily driver has the extra timing circuit silkscreened on the board but has been bypassed by the factory with a zero ohm resistor and that section isn't populated on my board. If I get some time I'll have to look. I did it myself, but don't remember. Normally I'm the kind of person to make putting it back easy, so probably just lifted one end. However, at that time I was doing a lot of electronics work and may have taken it and used it elsewhere... 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5124486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 I took a video for Dennis Debro, figured I'd share it here too in case anyone wants to see the extended crash sequence. Does a crash to title on first play attempt, I hit reset, then it crashes hard on second play attempt. The more typical case is the crash delay from the first attempt, but the hard crash of the second attempt all in one shot. Note that with hard crash, reset will not bring it back. Takes a power cycle. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5126225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONEMAN Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Anyone receive their replacement cartridges yet? It's been 30 days. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5138519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 48 minutes ago, BONEMAN said: Anyone receive their replacement cartridges yet? It's been 30 days. On the facebook group I saw someone mention that they received a shipping label creation e-mail on Friday. I haven't seen anything yet myself. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5138539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoodooRaisins Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Just received mine, all work except Aquaventure. The screen rolls and glitches, and doesn’t allow me to control. Yars and Saboteur don’t have this issue, only Aquaventure. Anyone else encounter the same issue? IMG_3939.MOV 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5139609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbowl Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I got mine today. Loose cartridges, a patch and pin for each and a return label to mail back the original cartridges "for recycling". I'm happy. Get to keep the originals sealed and now I have a copy to play! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5139814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 40 minutes ago, dogbowl said: I got mine today. Loose cartridges, a patch and pin for each and a return label to mail back the original cartridges "for recycling". I'm happy. Get to keep the originals sealed and now I have a copy to play! So you aren't sending back the originals as they requested? My guess on this, is that they might try and charge for any that aren't returned. But who knows. I've already opened up the originals they sent me, so I've not problem sending them back to AtariXP. And yes, I also received mine at some point over the weekend while I was away in Portland. The patches and pins were a nice bonus and not at all expected! 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5139838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbowl Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I'd rather not. I'm a box collector and I plan to look at these lined up on my shelf with all the other Atari boxes much more often than actually playing them. I didn't interpret it as mandatory. (I'd prefer to send the pins & patches back if something had to go!) 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5139860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Got my shipping notice, looks like it should be here tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing if I just had a bad cart, or if there's a compatibility issue with my 7800! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5140013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 3:11 PM, Tempest said: They could be either male or female, there's no way of knowing with 2600 graphics. Custer's Revenge begs to differ 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5140030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Superman Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 My replacements arrived. All three are bad. Let me just stress that last point. All three of the replacement cartridges do not work. 1 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5140131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mr. Video Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 31 minutes ago, Atari Superman said: My replacements arrived. All three are bad. Let me just stress that last point. All three of the replacement cartridges do not work. Yikes! For a bunch of limited cartridge re-releases meant to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Atari, they seem to be putting more effort in the marketing than quality assurance. With limited runs, it's go big or go home. I hope you can get that resolved or at least get your money back. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5140153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Atari Superman said: My replacements arrived. All three are bad. Let me just stress that last point. All three of the replacement cartridges do not work. Bad as in "also installed upside down" or bad as in "defective even when properly oriented"? 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5140194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Atari Superman said: My replacements arrived. All three are bad. Let me just stress that last point. All three of the replacement cartridges do not work. I just tested all three of mine that arrive at some point over the weekend while I was at PRGE. They all work just fine as they should this time around. I also noticed they improved the labels on these as well. The laminate layer isn't nearly as obvious on the sides and in fact on my Saboteur cart, the original had a nasty bubbled up line showing the laminate separation across it and the new one is great. And here is where I tested them just after reading this message... 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5140296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 My replacement carts are on their way. Looking forward to testing them once they arrive. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5140305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 My replacement cart just showed up minutes ago. Works perfect. I did not revert the Robot Tank mod on my 7800, so appears I just had not only an upside down but also a defective in some manner cart the first time! 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5140571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 20 hours ago, Atari Superman said: My replacements arrived. All three are bad. Let me just stress that last point. All three of the replacement cartridges do not work. Are you trying them on an actual 2600 or a Retron77? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5140583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, KaeruYojimbo said: Are you trying them on an actual 2600 or a Retron77? This is a very valid point as I don't believe Atari XP ever stated they would work in clone consoles? You can see in my video above that they all work just fine in my 7800 so I don't anticipate any issues on actual 2600s either. Be nice to know if someone can test their replacements in a Gemini, System Changer, Exp Module 1... 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327234-atari-sa-releasing-limited-run-2600-cartridges/page/29/#findComment-5140613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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