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Man fixes broken Atari 2600 Jr with glue, random stuff

Rob Beschizza
Jan 31, 2025
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Leaded Solder's filthy Atari

Mike, author of the Leaded Solder blog, fixed a decrepit Atari 2600 Jr—the final revision of the classic game console—with whatever he could get his hands on: "this 2600 Jr is sad, and it needs our help," he wrote.

Although I was happy the system worked, I was disappointed to find that the power switch was really hard to move.…

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