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Atari 2600 Bar Top Cab
ChadTower:
Keep us updated! Love my 2600 and still play it regularly.
alfonzotan:
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--- Quote from: thefearsomefearful on May 12, 2011, 08:23:43 pm ---I'm actually loving the idea of re-purposing old consoles. I have a PSX bartop, would love to do a 2-player bartop with a Genesis at heart for my daughter (with its bizarre 2 player Ms Pac Man port), and have even considered a 5200 one based around what remains my favorite version of (old school) Space Invaders. I would certainly consider emulation (I am using MAME for my current full-size cab project), but if a console makes sense for your build, and plays well with other components you want to use, I say go for it. Just be sure to post lots of pics here and document it!
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Thanks! I was starting to feel like the outcast here with all the pro-emulator stuff I was reading. LOL This is a first try, and is simply for me to have a fun little project. I am still learning about MAME and emulators and such, so until I feel more comfortable with all that, I think this is the route to go for now.
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In that case, you might want to try and track down one of the mid-80's "2600 Jr" consoles... they're smaller than the original "VCS" boxes, and might be easier to integrate in a bartop build:
http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/2600/atari2600jr.html
ChadTower:
Having fixed an awful lot of 2600s over the years I don't really think the hardware version is going to make much difference. They're all pretty much just a couple things on a huge board, a cartridge port, a few oversized switches, and a power supply connector.