Chris-in-NJ Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I've just noticed that there's a sliding chip protector in my 7800 Robotron cartridge, similar to the ones that all Atari-made 2600 cartridges have, only it doesn't look into place. Are they all like this or have I discovered a new cartridge variation? Certainly none of my other 7800 games has one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 My 7800 dig dug is like that. So is my waterworld, which you can see Here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Yeah, some of the '86 releases have those dust covers. Just reusing old cart casings I imagine. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-in-NJ Posted March 17, 2004 Author Share Posted March 17, 2004 Just noticed that my Dig Dug is like that too. The two halves of the cartridge case don't quite line up properly on these two games, so I'd guess that Mitch is right. Why'd they stop I wonder. Tramiel cheapness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 you will find some atari 2600 cartridges like that with 1983 copyrights on them. you will also find some atari 7800 games with that sliding/no-locking protector. my theory is that atari needed a design that would work for both 2600 and 7800 games. the original locking protector did not have enough gap to accomodate the 7800 pcb. so they designed a cartridge protector that would work for both 2600s and 7800s. they used these on both 2600 & 7800 games until they ran out of them. they were replaced with the open ended style you find for almost all 7800 games and the majority of the red label 2600 games. this was probably a cheaper production model that was designed in the post-warner, 1984, cost cutting era. i only have one or two 7800 games with this protector...pole position II is one of them i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 My Asteroids has it. Also, I've noticed my Asteroids' end label is reflective. Could that be a tell-tale sign that a cart has the dust cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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