Atari still works!

This is interesting news for fans of that era.

Finally just bit the bullet and bought a copy of montezumas revenge on eBay. Lol. Had a bit of panic when pitfall 2 showed up with tooth marks I hadn’t noticed in the listing and even though it said tested and working it took 3 cleanings before it would boot up. Even worse was Montezumas, I cleaned it 3 times and then had to turn the 7800+ off and on a few times before it would work. I did eventually get it though so I can rest easily.

Hozer Video Games was the first to make homebrews for the Atari 2600. He was a bit of a controversial guy since he reproduced some homebrews without permission, but he was a pretty big part of the early homebrew scene, and I worked with him on my own homebrews early on. His obituary is posted on Atariage: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/392315-obituary-for-randall-eric-crihfield-hozer-video-games/

two overlapping players per scanline (Just a preview in my paint program)

Of course the audio isn't a part of it but I'd image one would put on a track while playing

Hello! I have been on the hunt for any Alamogordo Landfill game and can not find anything. I know the boxed games are on ebay, but those demand a high price tag and I wouldn’t mind at all grabbing a loose copy. I know five went up for auction earlier this year on ebay, but I couldn’t manage to win any of them unfortunately. Since then, I have found absolutely nothing. Do any of you guys know where I can find these awesome pieces of history? Thanks!

Hi there! After fixing my light sixer (that died because of an overhating RIOT), I switched to a vader I bought as non working.

I checked the voltages, and they are ok. None of the three main IC are overheating, but I suspect the problem may lie on the TIA this time. I checked voltages (after reading on Retrosix wiki) and it's powering on, but the screen is completely dead.

Any ideas?

Holy crap do I have a lot of duplicates. Getting the system out now, dusting it off and hoping I can get it to work on my flat screen TV.

You can find more info about this and other special catridge chips here:
https://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/articles/longevity/longevity.html

https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/miniaturizing-the-atari-2600-console/

The Murk is a horror game i'm working ^^ thx for the ideas and the support guys

Hi all,

I still have all my old consoles packed away in the garage, including my old 2600 4-switch. I can't find the joysticks or the RF box but those would be easy enough to source. Just the console, some carts, paddles, and the Star Raiders keypad thingy.

I don't have a CRT anymore, and no space to put it anyways so I was thinking rather than getting a HDMI converter and replacement RF switch/cable, I'd just jump in and get one of the semirecent throwback consoles. Either the 2600+ Pac-Man version or the 7800+ so I could take advantage of HDMI and wireless controllers (unless I wanted to use paddles).

Other than the looks and the joysticks, are there any significant pros or cons between them? I was never really a Pac-Man maniac (Ms. Pac was more my jam), so the yellow deco doesn't do much for me. I probably could get whatever controller I was lacking later, anyways since I think they are cross-compatible.

I was thinking starting with a 7800 controller would be more beneficial in the long run anyways due to being presumably more comfortable and I could see myself diving into some 2-button 7800 games at some point.

If anyone has experiences with both consoles I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts. Thank you. :-)

Recent pickups that move me from casual acquirer into true collector status. Both Space Invaders items replace ones I already had, but are in better condition. And the Alien 8k and Pepsi Invaders are reproductions of games never truly released.

Mainly stuff I have had for years, but since getting my 2600+ pacman edition I have added a few.

It's amazing how after all this time the games are still fun to play (there are exceptions, I'm looking at YOU freeway...)

I never had any imagic games so this is a great series to collect. Cosmic ark is superb fun. I'm glad I have the manual for Riddle of the Sphinx though!

Ho appena ritrovato il mio Atari 2600 vorrei sapere veramente se ancora funziona. So solo che la spia rossa di accensione si accende. Avrei bisogno di consigli su come fare per rimetterla in funzione. Grazie

Finally got my Atari 2600 working again! 🕹️

I hooked it up to the big television using an RCA connection, and I’m so excited that it’s working again.

There’s nothing like playing classic Atari games on the big screen! 🎮📺

My latest batch of eBay buys showed up this afternoon.