How to get a Atari 7800 running?

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Pretty much any Atari 2600 games can be found dirt cheap. The most I paid for my Atari games were new sealed copies of Defender and Dig Dug on the 7800 for 5 and 7 respectively. My personal favorites on the 2600 are River Raid, Vanguard, and Berzerk. If you have a local game shop near you they will probably be a buck or two. Another fun game is Maze Craze but its more of a two person game. Other games that are fun (and cheap!) for two people are Combat! and Outlaw. But you need another person though.
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Re: Proud Owner of a New(Old) Atari 7800-Need some recs

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Hey I have a problem, how do I get the thing to turn on?
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Push the power button. :lol:
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The light is not turning on.

Is the power supposed to work here?
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How to get a Atari 7800 running?

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First of all, is the power light supposed to be on?
Because mine doesnt turn on. Can anyone help?
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Yes, the light should be on. You probably have a faulty AC adapter - they are notoriously bad. You can find new ones for less than $10 on eBay, though.
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The one I just got from Golgo14 had a very finicky power switch too. I'm still working on making it work better myself.
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dsheinem wrote:Yes, the light should be on. You probably have a faulty AC adapter - they are notoriously bad. You can find new ones for less than $10 on eBay, though.
Yep, I had same issue when I was repairing an Atari 7800.
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Re: How to get a Atari 7800 running?

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Sometimes the power button itself is bad. Easy fix however, It's probably the power adapter though.
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