atari181 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Not a big contributer in the Jag forums here. I am primarily a 2600 guy. I dropped this Jag Cart today and it popped open. It looks like it may have EPROMs inside. Is this maybe a loaner cart? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 What's the game, did it have a label?. Also, are these those rom chips that get erased when subject to light? Might want to close it up again for the time being Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Rod 13 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Looks like a 16 Megabyte multigame cartridge (seen it a few times on E*ay) Maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 There's no rotary switch nor is there a PLCC chip. The cart above is nothing like the OP's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 I am guessing it is Speedster 2. It only ever came on EPROMs. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Moss Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 7 hours ago, sirlynxalot said: Also, are these those rom chips that get erased when subject to light? I would presume they are UV erasable otherwise there would be little point in having the windows in the top, but without being able to look up the manufactures part number to confirm one cannot be 100% sure. Generally it is unusual to see EEPROMs (Electrically Erasable) in windowed cases, but not impossible if the manufacture wanted to use up some windowed cases they had left after ceasing manufacture of UV erasable parts or just ran out of unwindowed cases during a production run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 It would take a LONG time for EPROMs to be naturally erased by ambient UV light. One of these days I need to leave an EPROM on my window sill in direct sunlight and check it every week. To the OP, I'd keep it if you're a Jag collector, or dump it and see if it's any different than the retail version of whatever it is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 It is a racing game. I have dabbled in Jaguar, but I really don't collect for it I did close up the cart to protect the Eproms. The game came without a label and no screws to hold it together. I was testing a Jag unit with the cart and dropped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 (edited) Well that sounds interesting, could you take a few photos of the game to show us? In any event it's hard to say that anything jag related is junk these days given the intense interest many have in the console. If you don't want to keep it I'm sure it would be easy to sell or give away to someone on the forum. Edited June 2, 2023 by sirlynxalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 22 hours ago, Mitch said: I am guessing it is Speedster 2. It only ever came on EPROMs. Mitch Might explain why it has holes at the top of cart handle, interestingly. Possibly to hold it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Here is a quick pic of my copy of Speedster2. Mitch 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+af0l Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Looks like a standard Atari cart with roms swapped out. Could be anything. People were ripping the "bad" games all the time, until repros and skunk became available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 1 hour ago, af0l said: Looks like a standard Atari cart with roms swapped out. Could be anything. People were ripping the "bad" games all the time, until repros and skunk became available. I doubt it could be anything as the OP said it's a racing game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 19 minutes ago, madman said: the OP said it's a racing game. Well, that rules out Speedster II, then. Can't be a racing game if there are no others cars to race against. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Maybe it's battle wheels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 I bet it is Redline Racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 I hooked up the Jaguar and took a couple pictures. It is in fact Speedster II not a racing game. It does not have a title screen on this version, just the developer "Carousel International Corporation " 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 I purchased a Jaguar a year or two ago and this cart was included with it. I just set it aside and figured it was Cybermorph. The interesting part was that the console had 4 holes bored into the shell. I have been wondering what they were for. This would explain the holes, It was probably pulled from a Speedster II cabinet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+af0l Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 On 6/3/2023 at 6:03 PM, madman said: I doubt it could be anything as the OP said it's a racing game. Ah, that. Reading, I'm not too good at that it seems 🤦♂️🤦♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 Does anyone have an idea on what this would fetch? I could use a few $ to add to my down-payment on a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Nice find! The handwriting is the same on both cart chips, wild. Definitely an OG hand crafted Speedster II cart. Probably a few hundred bucks if not more; I'd sell it WITH the Jag with the holes in it personally to keep it all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Do you suppose the jag system was one that was used in a speedster ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Likely yes. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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