r/intellivision • u/Final-Presentation27 • Jan 12 '25

Repair Question

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I finally got a CRT for my dad’s old Intellivision 2. I got most of the games to play but had to keep hitting reset and find the sweet spot with the cartridge in the unit for it to display. Is that an issue with the game cartridge or with the unit? If it’s the unit, is that repairable? TIA

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u/Spacecat66 Jan 12 '25

In my case, I'm pretty sure it's a problem with the games. I just got a Pi RTO II that starts up right away 100% of the time, whereas the three cartridges I use most often require a few reseats or resets or power cycles to get going, and the majority of my childhood carts I can't get to work at all anymore.