r/Atari2600

My “Vader” model Atari2600 always had this strange buzzing noise in its signal when playing games.

When I first got it in the 2010s, I didn’t mind because it was quiet. Now, it is getting louder and louder as it ages, annoying me to no end as a result.

Atari2600 aren’t supposed to sound like that, right??

I want to fix this issue, but the only result on Google relating to my specific issue is my own post from 4 years ago, in which I am also asking for advice.

The visual signal is mostly clear, it is just the sound that seems to massively messed up. The severity of the problem varies from game to game, with stuff like “Space Invaders” having less buzzing than “Pole Position”.

I think it has something to do with the color signal, as the buzzing changes when switching between B&W and color, as seen in my video.

Any advice?

Could anyone tell me what something like this would be worth? Found in my parents attic and have no idea how rare or common they are. Not looking to sell…..just trying to get an idea on worth as to whether to keep, throw away, clean up etc etc

I am currently recapping an Atari 2600 4 switch and this capacitor has me stumped. I thought arrows pointed to the negative side and longer legs were always on the positive side. Which do I trust?

The Wisconsin Computer Club had a display set up with both a retro Atari 2600 and one of the new 2600+ machines side by side with both old games and some of the new games from Atari Age.

I'm trying to make a game with an atari 2600 art style. I just wana add a cowboy hat to him, i just can't see if i can.

edit: he's 8 by 10

Kids and wife are bored of me talk about it :) the board is in really good shape but the sockets for the controllers and so on are really funky …. How do I give them a clean? With the plastic I wasn’t sure isopropyl was safe.

Just need some time to get back in the groove lol

I wanted to share a personal project where I hand craved the marquee for Pong. It's my first wood sign ive done, I still got the hardware to add and do another coat of yellow.

Have a mich better looking replacement for Mario Bros and silver top label Ballblazer. Need to make adapter for the light phaser and get crt tv to play Sentinel.

Amazing machine. The 7" screen is so nuts. Such a blast!

Paid $120 (+tax) for everything here. Amazingly I didn't have a copy of Adventure. I did have Pitfall, but I had to get both because they mixed up the manuals (Pitfall II's manual was bundled with Pitfall and vice-versa, plus the game and manual for Pitfall are in pretty good condition). Warlords is sealed. Road Runner is CIB (box, manual, game, insert). Track & Field is CIB or mostly CIB (box, game, manual, and special controller).

How'd I do?

If you'd told me in the past that in 2026 I'd delightedly say "My Atari 2600 arrived!" I would have laughed, but here we are. 😆 Now to track down some more games! (Or get a Unocart+)

I had been looking for this game for a while and I finally found a copy