Another River Raid II question

[scmor92]

This one's a bit different from the other recent RRII post. I got the game this past weekend, plugged it in and hit the power. The game came on, but the picture rolled, then the game would play on its own, but erratically. The plane would crash for no reason, the explosion sound wouldn't stop, and the game was generally messed up.

 

So, I cleaned it and tried it again. This time, it did the same thing, but after leaving it on for a few minutes, the rolling stopped and I was able to sort of play, although my first plane always crashed for no reason.

 

After a few games, I was able to get the first plane off the carrier -- the game now worked perfectly!

 

Has anyone heard of a game having to "warm up" before playing correctly? That seems to be what's happening here, although I've never seen that kind of behavior on an Atari 2600 game before.

 

Any thoughts?

[keilbaca]

Mine doesn't work right on my 6-switch, maybe that's why?! i'll give that a try... brb

[keilbaca]

Hmm... it rolls a little on my 6-switch but it works fine on my 4. go back to the 6, and same thing. Strange...

[scmor92]

Yeah, I'm playing it on a 6-switch, too. Since it was such a late release, maybe it was programmed specifically for the 4-switch, assuming there is some difference in the 4 and 6-switch designs...

[keilbaca]

the different stella chips? I noticed that those make a difference in modifying the atari, why not this

[Nostalgic]

RRII works fine on both my six-switch 2600 and my 7800.

 

Is your six-switcher heavy or light? Mine's a light...

[Kenwood]

I've got a RiverRaidII cart on the way. I try it in my Heavy Sixer when I get it. I hope it works

[Red 5]

I actually posted this a month or two ago and everyone said theirs worked fine. Now I see this ! ! !

 

Mine does the same thing as yours on my six switch, but works fine on my 4 switch and 7800.

 

Wonder what the deal is with that ?

 

 

Until I tried it on my 4 switch I thought it may have been PAL.

[scmor92]

I'm playing mine on a light six-switch. If leave the cart in for a few minutes with the power on, the rolling stops and the game plays perfectly. That's the really weird part!

 

I do have a Vader I could try it on...

[Kenwood]

I've got a RiverRaidII cart on the way.  I try it in my Heavy Sixer when I get it.  I hope it works  

 

Can't get it to work on my Heavy Sixer. Just black screen. No rolling.

[atarisales]

As I posted last week. mine does not work on my heavy sixer, but plays wonderfully on the 4 switch. I think the game was programmed in mind of the 4 switch. Too bad - I'm not giving up my heavy sixer for 1 game. I'll sell my RRII when the market goes back up in a few months.