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Yeah, mine are RF only. Although I think I'm finally gonna do a composite and S-Video mod to at least one of them.

I've been thinking about trying one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Hyperkin-Premium ... 08227NQ3Z/

opa wrote:RF only for my wood sixer. Not looking for any audio/visual improvements. Trying to keep it as classic as I can.

Why don't you like paddles now, stickem? Can you be more specific?

Re-reading that I mistook paddles for joysticks. My bad!

A very needed thank you is in order for certain racketfolk.


o.pwuaioc and Anapan hooked me up with some goodies. Very much appreciated, guys! My 2600 setup is getting more and more awesome!

Update time. Here's my current collection (in alphabetical order, too! Edit - crap, dig dug needs to be higher up lol)

That Jungle Hunt cart must be from some rare edition. ;P

Nice collection, opa. Have you been playing them much these days? Any favorites rising to the top?

o.pwuaioc wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 2:45 pm That Jungle Hunt cart must be from some rare edition. ;P

Yes, the very rare crayola edition. lol

Nice collection, opa. Have you been playing them much these days? Any favorites rising to the top?

I don't currently have my crt since I've moved but I plan to go back and get it as soon as possible to rectify the tragedy that is my 2600 collecting dust. However, I have still been playing 2600 games on my Atari Gamestation Pro to scratch the itch and I do tend to keep coming back to my favorites.

In no particular order I tend to play:

• -Dragonfire
  -Dig Dug
  -Joust
  -Space Invaders
  -Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
  -RealSports: Volleyball
  -Yars' Revenge

I have really cooled on a lot of the more "in-depth" titles (e.g. Adventure, Haunted House, Pitfall 1/2, Venture). The quick, pick-up-and-play titles are just easier to get into and some of them I have been keeping track of my high scores to keep challenging myself. Some of the arcade ports (like Wizard of Wor) I have access to playing the arcade version which I vastly prefer. Not that I don't pop in the 2600 port from time to time, but some arcade ports are just not as good as their original counterpart.

Conversely, there are some 2600 ports I enjoy like Dig Dug and Joust. While graphically they're inferior to the arcade, they still hold up in the gameplay department and are quite enjoyable. And, I believe I've said this before, I prefer 2600 Joust to the arcade. The different mechanics make it more enjoyable to me.

I have since been gifted a copy of Kaboom so now I sit at 40 titles. However, now the stack is uneven... now I need to get two more to make things right again. Lol

opa wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 12:56 pm I have really cooled on a lot of the more "in-depth" titles (e.g. Adventure, Haunted House, Pitfall 1/2, Venture). The quick, pick-up-and-play titles are just easier to get into and some of them I have been keeping track of my high scores to keep challenging myself.

I know what you mean. If I wanted to play a lengthy, complicated game (no) I'd try one of the many well-regarded RPGs I have at my disposal (no)

I've been playing a lot of Battlezone and Robot Tank lately. Both are raster takes on the vector graphics Battlezone arcade machine, and tbh I prefer the 2600 titles to the original. Just great pick-up-and-play action. I think I like Robot Tank best, but I love them both.