Mr. Bland's Handhelds

[Michael David Morsette]

MYTHICON:

 

[Michael David Morsette]

TELESYS:

 

[Michael David Morsette]

Well thanks for looking. I have a number more but they are not complete so I'll wait on them. Which reminds me, for those starting out, check your boxes right away! I dilly dallied getting around to checking some games I bought and it turned out they weren't all complete like advertised. Mistakes are easily made, for instance I had an Indy 500 with standard paddles packed in them instead of driver paddles, and boxes with catalogs but no manual. Once everything gets unpacked it can be a real pain figuring out which seller sent which, I ended up not feeling like it was worth it (cash value of mistakes was low). So long story short, CHECK YOUR BOXES RIGHT AWAY. Well lesson learned for me anyway. Can't wait to flesh out my collection more and have another round of pics for you!

[Michael David Morsette]

The best part of my collection!

 

[Troy_Whelan]

That is a cool picture, even has the little one playing on the Vectrex!

[9ElevenGamer]

Is Championship RALLY good / worth picking up?

[Michael David Morsette]

I'm not a huge fan of racing games, but Championship Rally is fun. When I first played it, it reminded me of OffRoad. It's smooth, decent graphics and pretty good gameplay. For racing games I like Checkered Flag better but Rally is worth checking out.

Edited July 26, 2014 by MrBland

[Michael David Morsette]

That is a cool picture, even has the little one playing on the Vectrex!

Thanks I was cleaning house when I noticed all my boys vegging out on Atari and Vectrex. Their retro skills rival my own!

[9ElevenGamer]

Here is my GAMEBOY Collection.

 

[Michael David Morsette]

Pretty cool, I have a few Game Boy games but not near that many! So what games do you like the best? Right now I am playing Pokemon Yellow, my youngsters just discovered the Pokemon cartoons on Netflix and it has been fun to play and watch. I need to get Pokemon Stadium for the N64 to round out the experience!

[9ElevenGamer]

Pretty cool, I have a few Game Boy games but not near that many! So what games do you like the best? Right now I am playing Pokemon Yellow, my youngsters just discovered the Pokemon cartoons on Netflix and it has been fun to play and watch. I need to get Pokemon Stadium for the N64 to round out the experience!

I am currently playing a bunch of different stuff, I played STEEL TALONS (LYNX) in bed last night, Everybodys Golf 2 (PS1) when I got up this morning, followed by CHASE H.Q. on the GAMEBOY and finally continued my career on Pro Evolution Soccer on the (PS3)

 

As for GAMEBOY games I like best:

 

[Michael David Morsette]

Thanks for sharing, I saw one or two on there I haven't played before. Time to head down to the local Play N Trade to hunt down some gameboy titles.

[9ElevenGamer]

Thanks for sharing, I saw one or two on there I haven't played before. Time to head down to the local Play N Trade to hunt down some gameboy titles.

If your interested in a trade for any of the below, let me know.

 

[Michael David Morsette]

Thanks for the offer, but not at this time

[Michael David Morsette]

It has been a while since I posted an update on my collection. For a bit there I really got the 2600 fever but a financial slump slowed me down. I've still been adding items here and there and I recently aquired some carts through trades that I am pretty excited about. So with out further ado:
I posted this video in the Lynx forum a while back, I figured it was about time to post it here too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWRiXfUxNT0

If your dying to know more about this game look here:

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/227956-what-is-this/?hl=%2Bquadromania&do=findComment&comment=3042546

Edited March 29, 2015 by MrBland

[Michael David Morsette]

First here is a neat little cart I mentioned in an earlier post but never pictured:

This actually a copy made from a publicly available ROM. Here are a few pics from the game:

Fun little emulator, a bit choppy but neat to play with.

[Michael David Morsette]

Now this is a really fun acquisition:


Now everyone already knows about and many have the test cart for the Lynx II:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS9UIqC2DvQ

But here is the test cart for the Lynx I:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfWtK-doXJ8

Edited March 29, 2015 by MrBland

[Michael David Morsette]

Now for some real excitement!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgrAhFsGPns

This demo is pretty awesome, I am pretty excited to add it to my collection. If only it had been finished......

[Michael David Morsette]

Now if only there was a way to play have this demo on a bigger screen...

 

 

Cool emulators are pretty convenient for when you want to through ROMs up on a larger screen..

 

 

wait... WHAT!!!

Edited March 29, 2015 by MrBland

[Michael David Morsette]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lvFQd15S-s

 

If this didn't just blow your mind nothing will!

Edited March 29, 2015 by MrBland

[Michael David Morsette]

So now to take this mod to its proper and logical end:

In case your wondering, VGA out to the TV and audio out from the headphone jack to the sound bar. Talk about Lynx in style!

[Michael David Morsette]

I had a request for information on Championship Rally for the Atari Lynx. So here we are, first a review:
http://www.ataritimes.com/index.php?ArticleIDX=612

And here is a video of some gameplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mShzaT5XC5k

Now no busting an my poor gaming abilities I never was much of a racer lol.

[Tombstone]

That is a simply AWESOME collection. Really makes me rethink my decision not to add handhelds to my collecting endeavors. Maybe I could just do the Lynx. As for the Atari 2600, you have entered the point of no return. For me it is the ultimate because it represents my childhood gaming console, but there is SO much there to collect it can overwhelm u at times. Not necessarily a bad thing though.

Where did you get the 2600 handheld? I have seen it on eBay from some seller in Turkey but it is always listed at a pretty steep price.

Well dome sir, i am entirely impressed.

 

Sean

[Tombstone]

Oh, and forgot to mention that the pic with your 4 boys is what it is all about. Keeping these old games and consoles in the minds and consciousness of the next generation is huge. My daughter is 9 and she plays Atari pretty much daily. Not certain, but she may be the only one in her school that does. Her friends love it when they are over so i know there is appreciation for it from these little ones growing up in this monstrous age of technology.

[Michael David Morsette]

It is that seller in , I paid less than the advertised price but it was still expensive. He hand crafts them, you can have them custom made with the features you want. For instance I wanted to have A/V out and be able to plug in controllers. Mine can be used as a home console or a portable with two players. He stands by his work, I had to return my system twice to fix issues and while the time it took him was rather inconvenient it was nice to know he would fix what ever issues come up. I have purchased several custom portables and the portable 2600 was the most expensive, but it was also by far the highest quality and had the best service. Some would say it is way over paying, and it was expensive, but you get what you pay for. He mentioned in our correspondence that he also does other systems, and at some point down the line (when I've saved up a nice chunk of hobby money) I will probably buy another system from him.

 

That is very cool that your daughter enjoys playing. My boys go in spurts, they will see me playing a game and they will get into it for a while then eventually move on to something else. We come back to the multiplayer games like Rampage on the Lynx and Warlords on the 2600 a lot. Nothing like some group play!

Edited April 4, 2015 by MrBland