TheVgaTv Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Hey everyone, I just uploaded several hundred 2600 manuals to my site. It is the archive that was given to me by Philfound on here. I just wanted to post it to my site so that everyone had easy access to it. It is by no means perfect, but hopefully some of you will enjoy scrolling through all the manuals and checking them out (they are viewable in browser). Let me know what you all think! http://www.thevgatv.com/styled-3/ 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 That is awesome!! Thank you for doing this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Really cool, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfriendly Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I have never scrolled down a webpage as beautiful. It looks like what Google Images would look like if it actually provided me with the results I asked it to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVgaTv Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Thanks everyone, glad y'all are liking the page. If you could do me a favor though, as you are clicking through please let me know if any of the links are broken or if it links to the wrong manual. With that many manuals and pdfs to link together it wouldn't surprise me if there is an error or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Awesome! Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 That is a great collection. Thank you for doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Nicely laid out. I approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVgaTv Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Nicely laid out. I approve. Thanks, I appreciate it. When laying it out I tried to make all the manuals roughly the same size, which was tough given that they are all from different sources and are all different sized to begin with. I had to go back and resize the first hundred manuals or so because they gradually got larger and larger as i scrolled down. Next time I buy web design software I'm checking to make sure they have auto resizing for images! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-in-the-Belfry Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 This is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'll be working on my variation site and adding manuals over the next few months. I'm moving to Florida at the end of this week to start a new job. My wife is staying in NJ to continue packing. You can't imagine the amount of stuff we have. Not sure how many trips it will take. Anyway, since I'll be down there by myself with no wife to hound me to drive her places, I can spend much time with the website. Also, I found my Microsoft 2000, so I may go back to my Front Page to do the web pages. I found it much easier, especially with the links. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I remember this collection from YEARS ago, and last year some fine fellow on here helped me find a download for it again. Good to know these have a new home! Side note: Will you ever be updating your youtube channel? I really enjoyed the first twelve eps, and ven thought I understand doing EVERY game would be quite the undertaking it would be nice to see some more. Edited January 18, 2016 by Torr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVgaTv Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 I remember this collection from YEARS ago, and last year some fine fellow on here helped me find a download for it again. Good to know these have a new home! Side note: Will you ever be updating your youtube channel? I really enjoyed the first twelve eps, and ven thought I understand doing EVERY game would be quite the undertaking it would be nice to see some more. Hey Torr, as fate would have it I uploaded 2 new episodes yesterday. Assault and Asteroids. My work schedule unfortunately hasn't slowed down quite as much as I would have liked yet so it's taking me a little longer than I thought to get these out. Hopefully I will be able to get a good sized batch of them done before things really pick up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVgaTv Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 The covers, now in video form! 30 minutes of 2600 manuals, with no music so you can have it playing in the background somewhere or add your own soundtrack. I figured that was a better option than having a repetitive generic track playing over it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjameslv Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Very cool, i enjoyed browsing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Not bad at all! As a quick test I tried to think up some obscure or rare titles that might be missing. There they are. Well done, and thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVgaTv Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Not bad at all! As a quick test I tried to think up some obscure or rare titles that might be missing. There they are. Well done, and thanks! Sure thing! I'm glad everything seems to be working well at the moment and that people are enjoying them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Is there no manual for Frontline (by coleco)? The cover is there, but it's not a link.... just a jpeg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVgaTv Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 Is there no manual for Frontline (by coleco)? The cover is there, but it's not a link.... just a jpeg. D'oh! Thanks for pointing that out. I'm feeling pretty good that I got halfway through the F's without messing up the linking! I just corrected it so the manual should be up now. Please let me know if you find any other mistakes like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 As a side I always hoped someone would make an Atari manual creator like the label creator. Fill in the blanks and add images. It'd go a long way towards standardizing homebrew instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 As a side I always hoped someone would make an Atari manual creator like the label creator. Fill in the blanks and add images. It'd go a long way towards standardizing homebrew instructions. That's a great idea! Wish I was creative enough to put it together myself. For that matter, how 'bout a "box creator"?! I can envision a Word template; more accessible than Photoshop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVgaTv Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 As a side I always hoped someone would make an Atari manual creator like the label creator. Fill in the blanks and add images. It'd go a long way towards standardizing homebrew instructions. I don't know, does homebrew really need to be standardized? I mean maybe if the manual creator emulated different company styles. For me I really enjoy the variety of style choices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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