Retro console and games thread

Keep meaning to post in this thread pics of my old console from the 70's/80's that i used to play pong on around my Nans, its Black and orange with two wired controllers but can't remember what its called.

Only shame is the battery terminals are absolutely corroded at don't look like they could ever work and worried about what the actual inside of the thing might look like.

Whats the best way to fix the battery terminals if everything else is in order and are these machines worth much nowadays?
 
Sounds like the Binatone Pong game, that had a black top and an orange base.

You could probably buy a cheap battery holder from somewhere like Maplins, strip the terminal plates out and bodge them in somehow, that's what I'd try first. Failing that, fit a power socket and use an external adaptor.
 
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Yeah I'm thinking Binatone, you could strip the battery terminals out, find out the voltage (probably 9v DC) and solder a female DC port (on wires) to where the battery terminals connected, use an appropriate PSU/DC adapter
 
Had it of been mains powered I would have said it's a Colecovision, I have one upstairs possibly with Pong. :D

Google shows one with the controllers on the same side but on mine they are opposite each other along the front.

Don't think it has anything to do with batteries though sadly.
 
Binatone sounds about right, we're moving soon so it'll be coming down form the loft, might have a see about getting it fixed up.

These worth anything anymore or more just a collectable type item
 
Gtiracer said:
Binatone sounds about right, we're moving soon so it'll be coming down form the loft, might have a see about getting it fixed up.

These worth anything anymore or more just a collectable type item
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Last Binatone went for £15 on fleabay, I also wouldn't say they're that collectable either. I've never hankered after one despite owning one in the late 70's (well my dad did!)

Bought a Acetronic (Radofin) a while ago which wasn't out that long after the Binatone, One of the very first cartridge based consoles and it had space invaders :)
 
As I suspected, the 3rd party PS2 component cable is trash, ghosting city.

Why are official ones so ridiculously expensive?
 
Few extra bits for the collection

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mk3 was 80p delivered on the bay.....cost him £1.20 to post it lol
 
Ohh nice!

I picked up 2 GCON guns with crouch, reload pedals. Time crisis 1 & 2 on the bay for £15 to find out they don't work on 100MHz CRT TV's!
I'm binning it and picking up a new CRT now lol :D
 
It's the same one you turned me onto, the Panasonic Quantrix SR Acuity!
No way to change the frequency to less than 100Mhz I'm afraid. It's been a great TV, I've had it less than a year and it seems to be on the way out anyway, flickers like crazy when a console is connected.
God knows how long the bloke had it before me!
 
Weird as I thought you could do something in the pci settings as there are dedicated freq modes inc the 100hz but also 50 and 75..... cant check til I get home but will take some pics :)
 
Sylv said:
Ohh nice!

I picked up 2 GCON guns with crouch, reload pedals. Time crisis 1 & 2 on the bay for £15 to find out they don't work on 100MHz CRT TV's!
I'm binning it and picking up a new CRT now lol :D
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Ok here you go mate....in the picture menu (top left green button on remote) you should get the following.....
Scan mode lets you choose 75/833i / progressive / 100hz and 100hz plus
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If the picture jumps about on certain consoles its the joy of 50hz pal mate....as soon as you get it running 60hz problrms all stop. Need to region mod my megadrive so it does 60 and same with n64.

Ta

Ben
 
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phatboy said:
If the picture jumps about on certain consoles its the joy of 50hz pal mate....as soon as you get it running 60hz problrms all stop. Need to region mod my megadrive so it does 60 and same with n64.
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There is no 60Hz mod for N64. Software controlled, game sets the mode. Have to use ntsc software or a flashcart or be stuck with 50Hz.
 
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