Csonicgo Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Yep. Dead as a hammer. that's FOUR carts now. FOUR! I need a new one. I got 6.01 on my last run. yay, sorta. then, :fshh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Did it just suddenly stop working or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Hi there! Activision again. There's no other company with so many cartridges dying Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepnut24 Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Hi there! Activision again. There's no other company with so many cartridges dying Greetings, Manuel I have to disagree. I have never recieved a dead activision cart. Always atari carts for me. And one M networks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 I've had terrible luck with Fishing Derby and Air Raiders carts. You're the second person I've seen post about a Dragster cart dying unexpectedly. I wonder if there's something in the engineering of that cart that causes it to die? You could always take the cart apart and check the solder joints, assuming you've already given the contacts a thorough cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 It stinks when you have a game that you enjoy a lot and have it konk out on you like that. Hopefully you will be able to get a working copy soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
povlok1 Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 send me your dead carts.. let me see what i can do;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 You can always send the dead carts to Atariage and get paid for them. Also the carts will be recycled and used to make homebrew games so you can feel good about helping out someone getting their game released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuddy Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 But you can't send Activision carts to AtariAge... they only accept Atari's shells. =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scogey Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 well...drag racing IS a dangerous sport...try taking up "golf" or "tennis" or "bowling"...these lifetime sport carts should live longer. p.s. 6.01 is a lot better than my best at that one (6.74) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 But you can't send Activision carts to AtariAge... they only accept Atari's shells. =( Oh. I did not know that. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 this is truly sad, now there are only 999,999 Dragster carts left alive So when are the funeral services for the beloved Dragster cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 It stinks when you have a game that you enjoy a lot and have it konk out on you like that. Hopefully you will be able to get a working copy soon. This is why I always keep two copies of my favorites, Crystal Castles, Yars' Revenge, Kaboom, etc., on hand. --Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 That is weird, except for a cart coming to me were you can see its not going to work, I have never had a dead cart and I have a ok size collection to check from. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I've never had one that couldn't be resurected with a good cleaning. Knock on wood(grain) I don't have any dead carts. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 You should all consider yourself lucky... I have 3 carts dead: One Atari, one Spectravision and one Bomb! Personally I think I'd rather just have a dead Acti cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 My copy of Dragster died a couple of months ago, and I'm not sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I know what it is... it's that Actiplaque. It's actually a virulent fungus. Think Dutch Elm Disease but for carts... and it's spreading through your collection now!![1] [1] This is pure fiction and would make a good screenplay for Atari fans, hence anyone making the motion picture would they please give me royalites? Ta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Are you sure it is totally dead without any chance for resussitation? I've had really finnicky carts (especially Activision), but I've never had one totally die on me. Never give up untill you have exhausted all attempts at saving it. I once had an M-Network game who's PCB fell right out. I was tempted to just plug it straight in to the VCS, but I've been too afraid to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csonicgo Posted April 21, 2004 Author Share Posted April 21, 2004 Well... I took it on a trip with me to the mountains.... could that be the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I had a bad spectravision cart, and when I got my ROM chips there were a lot of bad mask roms in there also (which I knew about before I bought them). So maybe it has something to do with the silicon that doesn't last on some chips. It may just be a matter of time before all cartriges die. All of these rom chips are worthless. Looks like I take the cake for the most bad games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Well... I took it on a trip with me to the mountains.... could that be the problem? I don't think that could have been a problem but maybe. Something about the higher areas and the change in air pressure could have had some effect. I don't know if any research has been done on the effect of higher altitudes on cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
povlok1 Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 You should all consider yourself lucky... I have 3 carts dead:One Atari, one Spectravision and one Bomb! Personally I think I'd rather just have a dead Acti cart. one of a very few dead cart I've had is a NTSC Bomb however,, I've probably cycled 6000 carts threw my hands in the last 2 years,, and out of all those I've prob only had 8-10 bad carts.. thats why Id be more than happy to take a peak at one of these dead carts.. have you tried em on more than just one machine? Your 2600 may have a real sensitive pin.. lots of things can be your prob.. just sounds weird to loose four carts in a row like that.. have you ever cleaned a cart with a emery board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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