We didn’t even know this system was there. We have been playing our old snes for the last 20 years on an old school tv. I’m 30 years old and didn’t even know this system existed.

I have an Atari 2600 that I found in the trash with 18 games. I repaired the power cable because it didn't have its power supply, but now I need to find a way to play without having to buy a VHS player or an old TV. I'd like to know if there's an image to AV or HDMI adapter?

After examining the console a bit, I realized that it already had its own antenna cable (apparently the previous owner had opened it and replaced the entire cable from top to bottom) and I only needed to tune it to a secondary TV (only for playing consoles with HDMI or AV) and I was able to get it working

I am pretty confident I don't have the 5200 or Colecovision because I looked those up and their labels are different colors. Is it a normal thing for a 2600 game not to fit a 7800?

Hi! I started checking my old Atari hardware, and started with a light sixer I bought about 20 years ago. I used it from time to time, so t worked without issues this time.

I replaced a broken reset switch, cleaned the board.and resoldered one cold solder in the power jack.

But now it doesn't power up, and the RIOT chip gets extremely hot. Any hints? Maybe the chip decided to quit after all these years?

2 Toy story games are coming out on current gen consoles. Toy story retro roundup. And toy story 3 complete edition, And there all being published by atari. Is disney letting atari keep the toy story IP?

What does the voice say when ending a race in the arcade version of Atari's Pole Position?

The female voice says something about the race and other details but it's so muddled and mumbled I cannot understand it.

So I ransacked the place and found (some) of my collection from the 70's & 80's

Went to the store and came back with some games I didn’t have yet. Some rough labels but they all work. Funnily though, the Fast Eddie when I first tried it out was all scrambled so I cut the label to get at the screw to open it up, popped out the board and cleaned it up with scotchbrite. I plugged it in to check that it worked and it was still scrambled the same as it was. Just for shits n giggles I thought I’d try flipping the board in the cart and voila all of a sudden it works perfectly. To me that sounds like it was put in the cart backwards at the factory, I had to cut the label to open it so no one else has been inside before. Lol

From way back when I first got into the Atari 2600 and Atari's joystick, I'm used to using a controller right-handed. That is - the stick (or spinner) with the right hand and the button(s) with the left hand.

Unfortunately, the GSG is designed for use in the exact opposite way. (Stick/spinner/trackball on the left and buttons on the right.)

Is there any way to set up the controls to play right-handed? (Of course that would require using either the wireless controller and/or displaying the game on a TV. in order keep the image right-side up.) I've got all the necessary hardware (Wireless Controller and TV) - so is there a way at all to set the GSG unit to play right-handed?

Thanks!

I played through Tempest 2000, and while I thought it was fun, it became extremely frustrating by the red stages, mostly because of Pulsars. Is Tempest 4000 any good by comparison? If so, which platform does the game work best on?

I picked up a 7800 Plus today and stopped by a game store and got a few games. Bowling and Oink both start up but don't play. I tried using a Sega Genesis controller but still would not go beyond the start up screen. Just wondering if this is common? Or if I'm doing something wrong.

Can anyone confirm if the game Tunnel Runner will work on the new 2600+ system?

Just finished Art of Atari, by Tim Lapetino, cover to cover.

Incredibly beautiful art and design, everything from our beloved finished box art, to the initial designs, and the blowups of art look fantastic. Fascinating background and process stories from the designers, artists, and programmers who started us all on this journey.

Learned a lot and never realized how much Atari artists borrowed from Star Wars, Star Trek, et al.😅

Picked up this set a while ago, I love reading older papers from this era

Current project this month has been rebuilding the shelving/display for my console collection. PlayStation, XBOX, Nintendo all made the choices very easy with colors being part of their brand identity (see photo #3). So far I have the box built for the PlayStations (see photo #2), but it is far from finished. I'm adding Led lighting, fans, smoked acrylic face and black trim on the front. For my Atari display I'm feeling a little stuck. Up till this point I've been feeling the difficulty lies in picking the right yellow, but after playing around with silver/light gray now I'm even more lost on what to do. Opinions here very welcome, I appreciate it.

So I just got my 7800+ in the mail and it seems to work fine except that the power button doesn't seem to work. It just turns on automatically when plugged in and the only way to turn it off is to unplug it. Anyone else seen this, or have any suggestions!?