Make your own ATARI 2600 cartridge
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- A video where I mumble a lot and solder a bunch of wires.
For this project I used:
- M27C512 EPROM (UV erasable)
- 74HCT02ND quad 2-input NOR gate
- dip28 socket for the EPROM
- perfboard
- generic soldering wire
- generic wires
- famiclone cartridge for the connectors (although you can probably use a broken cartridge from some other system like sega megadrive/genesis)
Optional components:
- dip14 socket
I programmed the EPROM with:
XGecu TL866 II plus programmer
Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:53 Things I'm going to use
03:08 Some cutting action
14:19 Soldering in the EPROM socket
18:11 Trying to explain how the EPROM works
24:41 Talking about how the connector will be wired to the EPROM
25:50 Soldering wires on one side
28:35 Talking about how to solder the other side
29:20 Soldering action
31:41 Talking about how to invert the chip enable signal from the 2600
34:15 Soldering socket for the NOR gate chip
37:52 Programming the EPROM
42:55 Testing the cartridge 
Игры
This is really cool! Very resourceful. Great work! Another option would be to purchase a Harmony cart (for $40-$50 USD) and put all the ROMs on that.
Nice guide to craft your own cartridge! Making hands busy indeed.
Thanks!
A little tape (preferably Kapton) covering most of the contacts will allow much larger solder beads on the end without flowing solder onto the contact area.
Fun Fact : In 1984 in Germany the Game River Raid ( seen in the Beginning of this Video ) , was on a Index of Forbidden and not (allowed by law) Games, because the Lawmakers of that time came to the conclusion, this game would bring children to a paramilitary mindset. No Joke ! Long time later, in 2003 , the Game was removed from this list by an appeal from Activision.
At least it was possible to enjoy the system and other games.
Nice work but what are you tinning the wires with that looks like a ash tray
Atariage!
Could I use broken 2600 cartridge instead of Famiclone because I like my Famiclone games lol 😂
Definetly!
Nice! But i scared if it dosent work for me.
can you also use n64 catridge for the connectores aswell?
Probably(never had an n64). As long there is about 2.5mm distance between centers of each contact plate and you don't regret ruining that cartridge, you should be good to go.
@@Memelvar ok thanks for the comment
Are these compatible with the 2600+?
In theory they should be, but I haven't tested since I don't own a 2600+
Major fail on the part of Atari for not providing an inverted A12 for a cartridge select. I suppose that meant they had to put an extra inverter chip in every cartridge.
nice, can you make a list pls?
I've updated the video's description. Hope it helps.
Sako langva...😅 Bet jau mano smegenys suprato tik fone grojančią muziką...
Sunkiausia dalis: gauti epromus ir programatorių. Na gal dar invertuoti signalą iš A12 . Visa kita, tai tik prilituoti epromo kojas prie diskės kontaktų su tais pačiais pavadinimais 🙂 Buvo toks jausmas montuojant, kad darau video apie nieką 😄