Beeblebrox Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Couldn't resist this bundle which I just literally picked up. Was a bargain and drive is confirmed working: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 6 hours ago, Beeblebrox said: Couldn't resist this bundle which I just literally picked up. Was a bargain and drive is confirmed working: Very nice haul! Ha, saw a video the other day where a guy had 4x 1050s with happy upgrades... if I actually collected physical stuff, would love to have a similar setup. As it is I want fujinets on everything! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 There's a seller on eBay and etsy called pkrah who sells covers for retro consoles. I've previously bought his cover for my old Intellivision and really liked it. I ordered a cover for my Sears Video Arcade II and it fits well, and looks fine I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 few more games: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 4:30 PM, BillC said: The stock NTSC 600XL doesn't have a monitor port, only RF output. If you do the video mod, you will get great S-Video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Been after a mint condition copy of this classic game for a while. Just arrived. Cassette and inlay is in mint condition. I played this game so much in the 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Carter Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 A complete copy of Insta-Ledger, including dongle and instructions. Have tested the C64 side but Atari will be tested at the weekend. Also have a copy of Ultima IV and Temple of Apshai inbound as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Carter Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 On 4/24/2023 at 11:03 PM, Beeblebrox said: Been after a mint condition copy of this classic game for a while. Just arrived. Cassette and inlay is in mint condition. I played this game so much in the 90's. Loved this game as well - first multi screen adventure style game I ever finished. And this was pre-Internet so I actually had to do all the hard work myself! Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusfalkirk Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 My latest purchase was The Dragon joystick to use on my 800xl in place of the standard Atari joystick that came with my Atari FlashBack console. All of $26 Canadian. Got it in the mail the other day and have checked it out on a FlashBack console, works well. I have it plugged into 800xl and will give it a try tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 hour ago, magnusfalkirk said: My latest purchase was The Dragon joystick to use on my 800xl in place of the standard Atari joystick that came with my Atari FlashBack console. All of $26 Canadian. Got it in the mail the other day and have checked it out on a FlashBack console, works well. I have it plugged into 800xl and will give it a try tomorrow. Is that a Quickshot clone or does it have some better mechanics? I recall how everyone wanted a Quickshot for the cool looks, paid a month’s allowance to get one but found the handling rather disappointing myself. Nowadays they seem to be in every other lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) I love my old Quickshot II joystick which I still have from the 90s. Works just as good today. Afaik even with copies of the quickshot joysticks it comes down to whether they come with decent spring microswitches or not. Decent ones are bomb proof. Over the last couple of years I've come across some truly awful copies of quickshots. My original quickshot II and also zipstik are my go to controllers, alongside my SNACK/SNES controller of course. 😁 Edited April 27, 2023 by Beeblebrox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matej Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 My first 800XL (I have only 130XE) and 1050 floppy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, Matej said: My first 800XL (I have only 130XE) and 1050 floppy cool, upload some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusfalkirk Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 16 hours ago, slx said: Is that a Quickshot clone or does it have some better mechanics? I recall how everyone wanted a Quickshot for the cool looks, paid a month’s allowance to get one but found the handling rather disappointing myself. Nowadays they seem to be in every other lot. I have no idea if it's a Quickshot clone or not. I can't find any information anywhere online about it. The closest thing I could find that it looks exactly like is something called the Competition Pro 300X. Tried it with Ace of Aces on the 800xl and it works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, magnusfalkirk said: I have no idea if it's a Quickshot clone or not. I can't find any information anywhere online about it. The closest thing I could find that it looks exactly like is something called the Competition Pro 300X. Tried it with Ace of Aces on the 800xl and it works well. There were lots of clones of many of the main brands. If it works and feels solid and responsive great. Ultimate test to see how it handles a good gaming session with the likes of shoot em up games like The Last Squadron or Arcade/platformers like Alley Cat, Flob or Albert and Prince of Persia. Edited April 27, 2023 by Beeblebrox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Badger Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Eric Badger said: Congrats! Would be great if you could give a description and post some pictures of the „custom“ support that‘s mentioned in the ad (and if the packaging quality was commensurate with the shipping cost). I wonder if that’s two 1064s or power bricks or something more elaborate. One must give the seller credit for the 1450XLD lookalike idea, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 I thought the two back support units might be 3d printed. Bargain though. I paid near £300 including shipping from the states to the UK for my ntsc 1200xl. It was in mint condition. Need to convert it to PAL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Beeblebrox said: I thought the two back support units might be 3d printed. Bargain though. I paid near £300 including shipping from the states to the UK for my ntsc 1200xl. It was in mint condition. Need to convert it to PAL. I used wooden blocks I got off Amazon to do mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, Tillek said: I used wooden blocks I got off Amazon to do mine. That display has been nagging at me - it looks oddly-familiar, but I can't put a finger on it. Any ideas as to who makes it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 8 hours ago, Eric Badger said: Once you get it and get everything working, we expect to see some great things from you. Whether it's programming, game playing/video making, archiving, or whatever. You can't spend all that money and have it sit there as life passes you by. Congrats on your purchase. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 2 hours ago, slx said: I wonder if that’s two 1064s or power bricks or something more elaborate. According to the auction, the machine comes with two PSUs. They'd be my guess for what's hiding back there. FWIW, 1064s don't come up to the full height of the case, so it's definitely not them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/26/2023 at 4:31 PM, Simon Carter said: A complete copy of Insta-Ledger, including dongle and instructions. Have tested the C64 side but Atari will be tested at the weekend. Also have a copy of Ultima IV and Temple of Apshai inbound as well. I think this one is not on AtariMania etc. so a dump and schematic of dongles attached as a text file might be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deffroe Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 19 hours ago, magnusfalkirk said: I have no idea if it's a Quickshot clone or not. I can't find any information anywhere online about it. The closest thing I could find that it looks exactly like is something called the Competition Pro 300X. Tried it with Ace of Aces on the 800xl and it works well. 18 hours ago, Beeblebrox said: There were lots of clones of many of the main brands. If it works and feels solid and responsive great. Ultimate test to see how it handles a good gaming session with the likes of shoot em up games like The Last Squadron or Arcade/platformers like Alley Cat, Flob or Albert and Prince of Persia. I found this site while I was looking for a joystick I used to have. https://www.ataricompendium.com/game_library/controllers/controllers.html Not complete but lists lots variations of well known and not so well known sticks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 7 hours ago, Beeblebrox said: I thought the two back support units might be 3d printed. Bargain though. I paid near £300 including shipping from the states to the UK for my ntsc 1200xl. It was in mint condition. Need to convert it to PAL. I converted mine using an all-in-one board (by Dropcheck?) that‘s no longer available but made it very easy. These days I‘d be tempted to install a Sophia with digital output and use it to play games in NTSC and see the colors asJay Miner wanted me to see them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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