Atari Portable

Darth Fett · Post by **Darth Fett** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:01 pm

Hi.I'm gonna try to make a Atari 2600 P for my mom for Christmas(she likes Pacman and Pong

).I'm going to try to get a atari 2600 later this week,and i have a working Psone screen.Could someone tell me how on earth to do this?(Preferably with lots of pictures.)

Post by **marshallh** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:05 pm

IIRC Ben couldn't use the Atari composite mod with the PSone screen, supposedly because the signal was too weak. That's why he uses pocket tv screens. You might check out the Atari Classics 10-in 1 things, they'd work much better (if they have the games your mom wants.)

Darth Fett · Post by **Darth Fett** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:07 pm

Could i put a cartridge slot on those?(like with those Radica/Genesis thingys)

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:10 pm

you can't put a cart slot on a 10 in one thing, though you can on a Flashback 2.0. I'd stick with a 4-switcher, though. Ben has a new video mod somewhere on his book site, which he says works with a PSOne screen.

Darth Fett · Post by **Darth Fett** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:36 am

Okay,I'm trying to semi-follow the book,so i'll use a 4 switch.What about batteries,though?What kind is easyest and cheapest?

Undisclosed · Post by **Undisclosed** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:07 am

If i were you, i would just use one of those connect to tv things....those have pac man and stuff on them

Post by **Sparkfist** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:08 pm

Undisclosed wrote:If i were you, i would just use one of those connect to tv things....those have pac man and stuff on them

Those are garbage. You cant play anyother games if you use those.

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:42 pm

Sparkfist wrote:
Undisclosed wrote:If i were you, i would just use one of those connect to tv things....those have pac man and stuff on them
Those are garbage. You cant play anyother games if you use those.

It's for his mom though. Maybe all she wants to play anyways is the Pacman and the pong and doesn't care about being able to play cartrages.

Darth Fett · Post by **Darth Fett** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:21 pm

Lets try to stay on topic.I want it to HAVE a cartridge slot,by the way

.So should i use a Rc car battery,or AAs?

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:07 pm

the psone screen composite mod on ben's site didnt work for me

i think a pocketr t-v would be way easier or even just a flashback2.0

Darth Fett · Post by **Darth Fett** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:25 pm

I've been looking around on some electronics sites and i can't find the right resistors,so i think i'll try to put a cartridge slot on a Flashback 2.0.How exactly do i do this?

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:27 pm

searcxh the atari threads its in here

Darth Fett · Post by **Darth Fett** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:38 pm

Will do.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:59 pm

Turbo Tax 1.0 wrote:the psone screen composite mod on ben's site didnt work for me i think a pocketr t-v would be way easier or even just a flashback2.0

Buy Ben's book, he has a new video mod in it that does work with a PSone screen. Also I dont know if anyone has tried to connect a Flashback 2.0 to a PSone screen or not but it should work, as the Flashback 2.0 outputs composite natively (unlike the original Ataris).

Darth Fett · Post by **Darth Fett** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:13 pm

Okay,i found the Flashback2.0-to-Cartridge mod.Where do i get a atari 2600 cartridge slot?Links,please.