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I was the user who sent the PM to RocketFan asking about the Pico games on the flashback 9. I did a little bit more investigating. I tried JETPACK, CENTIPEDE, and AMIDAR. All 3 of these games played fine. I was able to exit by pressing the MENU button ( the left most on the front of the joystick ) However, when I tried some other games... for example PICO FROGGER and SPACE INVADERS ... I cannot exit. I press MENU button but it does not exit. In fact, when I first choose either game ( PICO FROGGER or SPACE INVADERS ) a message comes up before gameplay that says that the START, SELECT, and REWIND features are not compatible with this game Could it be that the MENU button is not compatible either?

Hi DaveB! Yes, I hope you will come by! I am a fan of your work! I will bring my Nintendo DSi! I'm right handed so this handheld console is kind of awkward for me. I will also bring an SD card. Maybe you can show it to me and load the latest and greatest on it and others at the gathering can try it out! Tim

I have good news! Caleb and Eduardo and myself are resurrecting the New England Classing Gaming User Group! The first meeting will be on: Saturday, April 27 from 11:00am - 2:00pm Norfolk Public Library, in the large meeting room 2 Liberty Lane Norfolk, MA 02056 We agreed on the location because it is central to the Boston area, Rhode Island, and the Southcoast of Mass. And they agreed to allow us to utilize the facility. I will be giving a presentation about the homebrew game I created and published. "MEAN SANTA: from an idea to a finished product" Caleb will be giving a demonstration of his ADAM computer and the various tricked-out peripherals for it. Come and join us! let's plan on bringing a bag or box of some items to swap / sell at the meeting as well. thanks, and hope to see you there! -Tim Duarte

Hi everyone, I have a Nintendo Dsi with box and original instruction manual. I wanted to try this out , but since I am a right-handed game player, I don't think this is going to be a good option for me. I would like to sell or trade this Nintendo Dsi console system to someone who may be interested in this Colecovision emulator / Colecovision portable gaming system! If anyone is interested, please let me know. Send me a private message. thank you, Tim

I too would like to see a simulateous two-player version of Frogger. If you recall, FREEWAY ( by Activision ) had two-player simultaneous action. 2 chickens crossing the freeway... Would this be possible? The Atari 8-bit computer version you are think of is Chuck Benton's version, published by Sierra On-Line: https://www.atarimania.com/pgesoft.awp?version=12181

For sale: Fallpit! for the ATARI 2600, a homebrew video game that pays homage to PITFALL! Programmed by: Cisano here on AA Price: $35 Comes with a game cartridge with a color printed label, a 4-page color printed manual, and a a durable black plastic storage box with color printed insert. More details at: https://timduarte.blogspot.com/2024/03/fallpit-for-atari-2600.html If you live outside the USA, please send me a PM and I will provide a quote for international shipping. If you think you would rather not purchase the box, and would just want to purchase the game cartridge and the manual, please let me know. thanks, Tim D.

WOW... an amazing find "in the wild!" https://timduarte.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-prototype-of-pepper-ii-for-odyssey2.html

Hi everyone, we worked out an agreement with Cisano to publish FALLPIT! on cartridge. Comes with a game cartridge with a color printed label, a 4-page color printed manual, and a a durable black plastic storage box with color printed insert. More details at: https://timduarte.blogspot.com/2024/03/fallpit-for-atari-2600.html

No, not the case... I have a dedicated web page with ordering infotmation on it for Mean Santa https://timduarte.blogspot.com/2021/10/mean-santa-for-atari-2600.html

Hi guys As for the trees being in random places or static places on each level... I'm re-watching Willie's video: He plays the game twice. On his first game try and his second game try ( around 5 minutes in ) , it appears as though the the layout of the trees is always the same in each level. So they are not random. It is a "static" layout for the trees. Not sure what that means for the Intellivision... I know we don't have as much "real estate" to place the trees on the screen. So adjustments will need to be made to the number of trees that will be on the screen... I think this is minor and will not effect gameplay. What are your thoughts here? Should the Intellivision version be random or static tree placement on each level? thanks, Tim

This past Saturday, March 23, 2024, I met Eduardo Mello, the mastermind behind Opcode Games. Turns out he does not live far from me. He expressed interest in reacquiring some of the 2600 CONNECTION newsletters that I published. I still offer the issues in printed book form, so I hooked him up with all 4 volumes ( issues #1 - 100 ) We decided to meet up in person in Mansfield, Massachusetts. I had already met Caleb Garner, who runs 8-bit widgets. I asked him to join us as well so he could meet Eduardo. We met and chatted for 3 hours. I am amazed by the talents and skills that these gentlemen have. Eduardo is a creative programmer who has found an amazing technique to push the Colecovision to heights I have never seen before. Caleb is an energetic inventor / creator of things with a 3-D printer. He is not afraid to try and tweak and perfect. These guys are so smart. I enjoyed the time spent with them because I learned a lot. We are going to meet up again in April. If anyone is in the Boston / Mansfield, Massachusetts or Providence, Rhode Island area and you would like to join us, please let me know! I had the idea of resurrecting the New England Classing Gaming User Group name. It has been dormant for some time. Both Ed and Caleb liked the idea... Perhaps we can pick a Saturday in April and agree to meet up and trade items. Sort of like a swap meet. Your thoughts? Would you like to join us? Caleb is taking the picture. Eduardo is on the left, Tim on the right.

This past Saturday, I met Eduardo Mello, the mastermind behind Opcode Games. Turns out he does not live far from me. He expressed interest in reacquiring some of the 2600 CONNECTION newsletters that I published. I still offer the issues in printed book form, so I hooked him up with all 4 volumes ( issues #1 - 100 ) We decided to meet up in person in Mansfield, Massachusetts. I had already met Caleb Garner, who runs 8-bit widgets. I asked him to join us as well so he could meet Eduardo. We met and chatted for 3 hours. I am amazed by the talents and skills that these gentlemen have. Eduardo is a creative programmer who has found an amazing technique to push the Colecovision to heights I have never seen before. Caleb is an energetic inventor / creator of things with a 3-D printer. He is not afraid to try and tweak and perfect. These guys are so smart. I enjoyed the time spent with them because I learned a lot. We are going to meet up again in April. If anyone is in the Boston / Mansfield, Massachusetts or Providence, Rhode Island area and you would like to join us, please let me know! Caleb's taking the picture. Eduardo is on the left, myself on the right. -Tim Duarte

100 were made in the latter months of 2020. Made by request if you would like one send me a P.M.

100 were made for the holiday season of 2020. They all sold. I still make the cartridges, by request, if someone is interested.

Amazing! thank you for posting this! Going to try the game out with my ATARIMAX COLECOVISION flash cartridge on real hardware! I hope you are planning and working on your next book Programming Games for Colecovision !!! This should be included in it! thanks again, Tim D.