Atariman Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Went down to what is now my favorite game store (ever. even beats out goodwill by far) and I got a supercharger. So I got: Supercharger (decent condition, some scratching, but it doesn't look abused) Fireball Phaser Control Escape from the Mindmaster Communist Mutants from Space and.... Party Mix How much did I pay for this, you might ask? I didn't pay $30. I didn't pay $20. Nay, I didn't even pay $10. I got it for $2.00. I also got a good deal on some SegaCD stuff there the other week (along with an assortment of controllers). I think I'm in love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariman Posted August 3, 2004 Author Share Posted August 3, 2004 ah, almost forgot to ask -- what games would people recommend for this thing anyway? I see that they don't seem to be too hard to get on ebay, but I don't want to blow money on it and find out that I bought one of the classic stinkers for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Mod it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Mod it. I personally wouldn't even though they seem easy to find on ebay they ARE very rare and modding it will reduce the value. Remember things like this were not as popular as carts so there are not many of them. Although ther are not the rarest do you really want to mod it? now that you finally got one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 While digging through some storage totes, I finally found my Stella Gets A New Brain! Supercharger CD (YES!), so with the games list in front of me, i'd have to say that the best games are: #1 - Escape From The MindMaster #2 - Dragonstomper #3 - Survival Island There's other good games, but those are my personal favorites. Starpath's version of Frogger is far better than the Parker Brothers version, Phaser Patrol outguns every other Star Raiders type space shooter, except maybe for Solaris, and Suicide Mission is what Atari's Asteroids should have been like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 By the way, congratulations on that incredible find! $2 is a fantastic deal for all the videogaming coolness you have there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 I personally wouldn't even though they seem easy to find on ebay they ARE very rare and modding it will reduce the value. But it will heavily increase the fun! IMO those are not meant for collecting only, those are meant to be used for playing the games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 I personally wouldn't even though they seem easy to find on ebay they ARE very rareand modding it will reduce the value. If you think about it, this is wrong. Any person looking for a normal supercharger to collect would pay anywhere from 20-30 dollars. And modified ones go for 45+ regularly. So how exactly is the value decreased after it is modded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 people are too lazy/can't do the mod, so they will pay more for something that is already premodded. exactly the same thing for x-boxes, ps2's, and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 I personally wouldn't even though they seem easy to find on ebay they ARE very rareand modding it will reduce the value. If you think about it, this is wrong. Any person looking for a normal supercharger to collect would pay anywhere from 20-30 dollars. And modified ones go for 45+ regularly. So how exactly is the value decreased after it is modded? Its like buying say an unopened and unassembled 1930's model toy people will pay more for untouched products in a few years (maybe 2-10 years at most) than ones that have been may I say? "ruined". Upgraded and modded it would sell for much more but in the long run its a bad idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariman Posted August 3, 2004 Author Share Posted August 3, 2004 what exactly could I do with a modded one anyway? (Not that I'm going to do it) I wish I could find a copy of Stella Gets a New Brain, but if I remember correctly, wasn't that project cut short by some copyright issues or something to that effect? Since I've had a chance to give the supercharger a try, I am very impressed. The one game that sticks out in my mind other than Escape from the Mindmaster is the Tug-o-war game on the Party Mix cassette. While it is a VERY simple idea (and one that gets old fast IMO), I was impressed by the graphics (castle in the background, the lettering of the 'get thee ready' and the other words, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 I just got a modded one from CPUWIZ, and i am going to use my computer to run it using wplaybin and play all my games that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackAtarian Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Im clueless. What are you guys talking about? In what ways should the supercharger be modified, and whats the point of doing it? -curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Im clueless. What are you guys talking about? In what ways should the supercharger be modified, and whats the point of doing it? -curious Read this carefully and you will find out everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 You can burn ROMS to CD and play them on a modded supercharger, however, all games under 6kb will play just fine on an unmodded supercharger. You do have to convert the ROM files to WAV files for them to work. As for Stella Gets a New Brain, I can't give you all the info, but if you search the web, you will find a name. Google the name and send him an e-mail. He 'still' (notice 'still' in quotes... that's your hint.) has tons of the CD's and he sells them for $5.00 a pop. My $5.00 got me two copies (he sent me one for free as a backup?) and just to be nice he sent me a video of 'Stella at 20' a great video of all the old Atari guys talking about the old days. Seek and you shall find... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 You can burn ROMS to CD and play them on a modded supercharger, however, all games under 6kb will play just fine on an unmodded supercharger. You do have to convert the ROM files to WAV files for them to work. As for Stella Gets a New Brain, I can't give you all the info, but if you search the web, you will find a name. Google the name and send him an e-mail. He 'still' (notice 'still' in quotes... that's your hint.) has tons of the CD's and he sells them for $5.00 a pop. My $5.00 got me two copies (he sent me one for free as a backup?) and just to be nice he sent me a video of 'Stella at 20' a great video of all the old Atari guys talking about the old days. Seek and you shall find... And if that hint isnt enough....'still' need another clue... hmmmmm...remember,the person that 'still' sells it....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Mod it. I personally wouldn't even though they seem easy to find on ebay they ARE very rare and modding it will reduce the value. Remember things like this were not as popular as carts so there are not many of them. Although ther are not the rarest do you really want to mod it? now that you finally got one? I flee the same way I just me a supercharger. I do not want to mod it I'll just load games that can run on a unmodded supercharger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillTX Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Thanks for the info - is there a list somewhere of all the games an unmodded supercharger can play?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Yeah and no. It's not completed yet. Here's it anyway if you really want to see it. I still say, "Mod it and have compatability with all 2K/4K games!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariman Posted August 4, 2004 Author Share Posted August 4, 2004 if I had known about all this I would have gotten a Supercharger a lot earlier than now. This has turned out to be far more entertaining than I though it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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