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- Birthday 03/05/1970
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Hockey, collecting & playing classic video games, play guitar
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Why I got back into collecting ColecoVision...
acelkin replied to TPR's topic in ColecoVision / Adam
Oh wow that is eerily similar! Too funny I ended up getting Zaxxon & Smurf RIGC for my b-day, so it was worth the wait.- 461 replies
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Why I got back into collecting ColecoVision...
acelkin replied to TPR's topic in ColecoVision / Adam
Welcome back TPR! I got into the collecting scene because of my wanting to play Donkey Kong again. I had no idea about emulation, but figured there had to be a flash or downloadable version of DK on the web somewhere. That led to me to M.A.M.E. but then I started thinking about how much I loved the ColecoVision, and wouldn't it be cool to have one again. Here it is 15 years later & I've got more games than I could have ever dreamed of owning as a kid! Your story is very similar to mine, CV was my all-time favorite gaming console. Funny, I was supposed to get one for Christmas '82, but my parents couldn't locate one, so I got a 'note' from Santa explaining how they had run out, I'd need to ask my parents for one for my birthday in March. Longest 3 months of my life waiting for that birthday! PS I was twelve in 1982, the Santa note was for the benefit of my 6 year old brother who still believed! lol- 461 replies
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Well, since this post was revived, I'll go with G.I. Joe. My 21 year old son came over the other day & we played it for about an hour, got 50,000 points, which is way better than I can get solo on it. I never owned this one BITD, just got it a few weeks ago. Lots of fun, there's even a 3 player option where you can play as 'The Cobra'!
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I just picked up a Sears Tele Games Heavy Sixer S/N 59085V. Got 20 commons, 2 working controllers for $40. H6er.zip
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Q*Bert's Qubes, Crazy Climber, Up N' Down, Dice Puzzle, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre so far, it's a WIP ; )
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Buying unknown mystery cartridges... Surprise!
acelkin replied to Marcks73's topic in ColecoVision / Adam
Not a CV title, but I picked up a no label title from a local shop Gamers for only .99 cents. It turned out to be I Want My Mommy by Zimag for the 2600-so you never know. -
Oh I know-it's a great game! I am still actively seeking the CV version-I told her I would have tried to buy the 2600 version too, any game I don't already own is on my radar. The CV is just way more playable IMHO.
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If forced to pick one, it's gotta be River Raid. Robot Tank, Spider Fighter, Decathlon, Keystone Kapers all still get a lot of play time in my house!
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What size TV do you play your Atari & retro games on?
acelkin replied to sloth-machine's topic in Atari 2600
27" Emerson CRT. I hear ya BigO, for no bigger than this thing is it weighs a ton! But it works perfectly for my vintage game setup! -
Which Atari Home Console System is Your Favorite, 1st to Last?
acelkin replied to Atari~e's topic in Atari 2600
Atari 2600-because it was my first console, had the most games for it, lots of my friends had one to trade games with. Still play it almost daily! Atari 5200-I was sick with asthma in the hospital, my first experience was 5200 Centipede & I loved it! I never owned one because I was Colecovision 'Fanboy' plus I don't think I could have talked my parents into ANOTHER system-already had the 2600, Intv, CV. Spoiled brat! Atari 7800-I only picked this one up as an adult-it's a great system, a great one to collect for due to the limited # of games, but I feel it was just a re-hashed 5200 with a lot of the titles Atari put out. Chris -
So my wife, God bless her soul, decided to shop Amazon & find me some games for my birthday. She ended up getting me CV Pitstop, BMX Airmaster (TNT version-NIB) Congo Bongo 2600 & what was labeled as Q*Bert's Qubes for the Colecovision. I got it in the mail & realized it was the 2600 version! She felt bad about it until I told her it was worth a whole heck of a lot more than the $45 she paid for it! I still want the CV version, but SCORE!
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Yurkie's ColecoVision Mods RGB, VGA and HDMI May 2018
acelkin replied to Yurkie's topic in Buy, Sell, and Trade
Testimonial here for the complete system refurbishing, console and 2 controllers $99 + return shipping. Console refurbished and a/v mod board installed. Controllers refurbished and ball knobs and cords straighted if desired at no extra cost. The picture looks better than the day I got my CV for my birthday back in March of '83! Zero snow/interference, the days of trying to get the power cord & RF connections just right, zero garbage graphics. I highly recommend Yurkie's services!- 614 replies
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Speaking of Knight Rider, you know I started programming a 2600 version of this (oh God, here we go)
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I tell you, it's getting harder & harder to find anything in the wild. I never find a thing at thrift stores anymore. The Gamers chains we have here in the midwest are hit & miss, so I was pleasantly surprised to find 4 games I didn't already own. There are three of them in my immediate area. They had 2 Colecovision systems, but wanted $64 each, so they're a tad high on some things.
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I was at a local CD/Hobby store & picked up a few games for the 2600, Trick Shot $1, International Soccer $1, TacScan $2 & a Zeller's copy of Pinball for $2. I thought I was picking up a copy of Up n' Down for the Colecovision, which I already own for $28. I got it home, started comparing it to see which one I was going to use as trade bait, lo and behold it was the 2600 version! Duh! Needed it anyway, so that was a nice surprise. Anyone else accidentally do this? I went to another local store & picked up Amidar, Encounter at L-5, Secret Quest & Double Dunk for .95 cents each, so it was a good day.