Kuddy Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Yeah, I just got my Atari 7800 yesterday, and it seems I can't fit any 2600 carts made by Atari (or homebrew games fitted with Atari shells) into the console, because the built-in dust shield on the cartridges won't open. The right plastic tab on the system's connector appears to be broken off, perhaps being the reason why it's not opening the shields. Is there some way to remedy this problem, or am I out of luck until my CC2 arrives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jetset Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 ..a couple of taps with one of these would get that little sumbitch in there. Sorry...couldn't resist! I think your screwed...maybe check ebay or post in the marketplace to see if someone has an otherwise non-working unit and just swap the casing. With the amount of people here who tinker with these units, there's bound to be a few who have something laying around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 You can buy a replacement from Best Electronics for $9.95. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 My 7800 is the one with no expansion port and it seems to be able to support all shapes & brands of carts 2600 & 7800 with no problems at all. Here are some games I play regualrly. Demon Attack - IMAGIC Ice Hockey - Activision Frogger 2 - Parker Bros. Astroblast - M-Network Ms. Pacman - ATARI Spider Maze - K-Tel Smurfs - Coleco I think that covers near all the different companies of games I play and they all work fine on my system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuddy Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 Heh... my M Network carts pop out of the 7800 whenever I try to put them in. Of course, that doesn't really mean anything, since my copy of Frogs and Flies pops out of my woodgrain all the time. Man I hate M Network carts. Anyway, the console I have supports all the "trouble" games by Activision with no problems, so I'm not interested in replacing it with another one. I'll be attempting to order a catalog from Best Electronics shortly, though I loathe their disorganized website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 If all else fails you could aways try sandpaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 I've expanded a few quite nicely using a heat gun from the inside of the shell. You have to have a lot of patience and caution though otherwise youll melt the shell or warp it beyond repair. Benefit is if you pull it off you wont be able to tell that you modified it in any way i.e. sandpaper, cutting, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 I'll be attempting to order a catalog from Best Electronics shortly, though I loathe their disorganized website. I would suggest posting in the marketplace forum here first.. Maybe someone has a knackered 7800 mobo with a good cart slot they could sell you for cheap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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