OldSchoolRetroGamer

Please do more video reviews, I like your style and nothing beats seeing the games in play.

OK, too cool! MY friend Daniel Bienvenu aka newcoleco who I narrated the video for his Colecovision project has followed up my leed on making a Shout Out video to thank his subscribers. THIS IS REALLY COOL BECAUSE the video is showing an actual Colecovision ROM he created that plays a currently popular song I think you will recognize and displays the names of his subscribers, of course I am one of them. On top of that though he includes a download link to the ROM. This can be loaded into a Colecovision emulator or if your lucky like me to have a Colecovision 128 in 1 USB cartridge I can transfer the rom to it and load it onto my actual Colecovsion. SIMPLE TRANSLATION: my user name MAXIMUMRD displayed on a real Colecovision! THAT IS COOL! THANKS DANIEL! FYI : I AM MENTIONED AT 2:12 and 4:43 in the video!

Nice! I have an INTV II but there is something to be said for the original model! Good luck too you.

Totally agree but online backup is marketed by companies selling services based on fear to customers who do not know better. To bad for the uninformed consumer.

Hello everyone! PLEASE have a look in at my YOUTUBE CHANNEL: MaximumRD's Classic Gaming and Computing Videos. I JUST UPLOADED 4 new videos! My wife has been away and I used the time wisely, to supply you and my subscribers with more retro Computing and Gaming fun! Includes a short promo showcasing some of my systems, an 2 part unboxing vid of Atari* and Commodore computers and a Shout Out to all my current subscribers! Please tak a moment to view and as always feel free to comment, subscribe and just enjoy THANKS! http://www.youtube.com/user/MaximumRD *KINDLY SUPPLIED BY: STGuy1040

Yeah after I thought about it I agree, voice sysnth of any type back in those days was pretty cool...................

Great post! It is nice some of the lesser known consoles can give someone those feelings and memories. I felt like I was the luckiest kid in the world the Christmas I opened a Colecovision and about 10 of the best games and I think that is way today it reigns as my personal favorite classic system! I like the underdog systems too. Thanks for sharing...........

Thanks, sorry for that, I do tend to be impatiant lol!

OK, you might be surprised but I just got finished using Pro System emulator for 7800 ROMS and was really impressed, I certainly am not new to emualtion but other than the 2600 Pro System is the only other Atari emulator I have used. Soooooo I would really like to play some 5200 roms, what is the best emulator for this? I prefer if possible something as goos a Pro System, something that defintely will use my PC controller, it was a blast using a XBOX 360 PC gamepad to play old 7800 games, hell why bother with virtual console LOL!

Wow! That IS beautiful! I think might paint my SEARS VIDEO ARCADE II White with gold trim..........

Well? Anyone enjoy these? Anyone hate them? Comments, feedback, critisism?

Despite appearances the people who use such devices are the minority, trust me Nintendo makes tons of $$$$$. Sure being able to play copied games cuts into some profit (not as much as they would claim I am sure) but piracy has been around since the beginning in one form or another. The big companies will go on trying to defeat it and will continue to fail...........

Hey guys, after a couple months (damn lack of time) here finally I present MaximumRD's Intellivoice parts II AND III! That's right, ended up being three parts total but since it had been a couple month since the first and some subscribers had been waiting I decided to keep quiet until both were uploaded and ready to go ! I will post all three in order below PLEASE consider subscribing, comment and rate THANKS! MaximumRd look at Intellivoice and Games Prt. 1 (The first in case you havent seen it) MaximumRD's Intellivoice Video II The Games. MaximumRD Intellivoice Video III The Games Continued

But......aren't there enough OTHER forum sites for this sort of thing? I mean really............ Sites like this are few and far between......why infect them with talk of "other" playforms? Sure there are those that think "well what can subforums hurt?....but really can't you get your fix elsewhere?

What a great idea! In fact ANY type of gaming that originated on tape could easily be converted to DVD and likely hold the entire collections on fewer DVD's with no wear! Hopefully somebody takes on the project!

Well built, full compatibility, good cannection and output options at a price that is more attractive then hunting down a real original system on ebay, it's not rocket science really. Is it possible or likely? I don't know............

Ah I will check that thanks!

Thanks for your replies and input guys. I wont try the drop (though I thought about it lol!) I will try pushing down on all the chips and see if that helps, though I am thinking even without the bombs error message the display is still very distorted. Anyway thanks to STGuy1040 I have an 1040STf on the way which although missing a couple keys (can I use the 520 keys in their place?) DOES work, I don't have a monitor for it YET as it doesn't have RF out but as long as it works I will probably stick with the 1040, then I will decide what to do with the 520ST if I can't get it working. I will let you guys know, maybe if some of you more technically inclined fellows are interested I could sell or trade it to you and hopefully you can get it working WITH the memory upgrade, I wish I was more savy with this type of thing but I just don't have the time to learn nowadays. Ah well, at some point I just want to end up will a complete functional ST system, it's mostly just to have for my collection and make videos for my Youtube channel and Facebook group.....................

LOL! I might just try that........................

It is a sad day, after receiving the PSU for the 520ST (Thanks walter_J64bit!), I think in fact the computer is broke........... While the PSU seems fine, it powers on the 520, unfortunately it seems the 520 is broken. It displays RF to TV all distorted, and I see a graphic on the screen that appears in my mind at least to look like a row of "bombs" you know the cartoon type that looks like a big black bomb with a fuse on top, does this indicate something or am I seeing things? Sometimes this is joined by the graphic of a BUMBLEBEE? Weird I know..... Yes it's disappointing to say the least........... Too bad as I am the one who posted pics showing what several of you assumed was a homemade ram upgrade, perhaps it had gone wrong? Well, that is last time I buy a computer that is "untested" with missing PSU, I got it for just the cost of shipping, I guess you get what you pay for........DOH! Here are images if it helps?

Nice review, I subscribed too!

I sure hope that is the case and that it works, been having a bit of bad luck lately and that would certainly cheer me up! I sure couldn't perform such work so I would be very happy and thankful.................

You'll get better performance in certain applications so it'll make your overall computing experience more enjoyable. Sounds good to me...........FYI Pm'd back THANKS AGAIN.

Well hopefully when my PSU arrives I will power on! The rest will have too wait until I have caught up on some bills unfortunately, but I sure hope it works and does indeed boost the memory......... What advantage might this be for me if indeed it inceases memory?

I still am waiting to receive my PSU so I don't even know if it's actually functioning but anyways I opened my recently acquired 520STm and after removing the shielding I noticed under the keyboard to the bottom-right a strip of cardboard, slowly lifting it reveals some type of chips on the board which are wired in a fashion to more chips attached to the underside of the cardboard, this doesn't look professional or factory made to me, is this normal? The machine in question: Cover off, the cardboard is just by the keyboard connector: The unproffesional looking peice of cardboard: The chips onboard soldered to the ones underneath the cardboard: Lastly hopefully a clearer and better shot: So....is this normal? A known mod or something other? Thanks......