BigO

OOOoooh,  I can picture it!   It'd be like Dodgeball, but with bonus points for hitting the pins instead of just injuring opponents! You could have circular islands on the screen containing extra balls, and maybe some small maze pieces.  Other than that, knock down opponents AND pins, and hit other balls to throw them off course so you don't get taken out.    Damn I wish I knew how to code!  ATTN:  PACMANPLUS, THOMAS JENTZSCH, ANDREW DAVIE, or DARREL SPICE, or someone else...Free BEER if you get this done!!   (Everyone reading this comment will pitch in!)

PS:  The 7800 probably has more Horsepower for this game so use that!

a charachter defends the lane, and you have to charge him and check him out of the way, long enough to take a shot down the alley

I think the show would be very ordinary, but Alan Tudyk is great at playing an alien "fish out of water" character.

Agreed. It's his acting talent that makes it work.

The voice he uses in the narration is extremely familiar, but I can't place where else I've heard it. Not sure it was him but very similar. Somewhere.

I have titanium implants in both ears-I actually have two cards I keep in my wallet, one for each, and they are "passes", so to speak, I believe my Doc said they *might* help me out, but not guaranteed.

Had cholesteotomas in both ears, they burst open, their enzymes "melted" my ear bones, ugh.

Still, the implant itself isn't a "structure", it's a "machine"(a "bell", with a pin that hits it), so I insist that I am bionic!!!

(Not too concerned with ID theft[could only help my credit...], and I don't think there's anything too revealing here).

Those tiny little bones were replaced with titanium? Interesting.

I knew a guy who had been deaf in one hear for many years. Then they fixed it by, as I understood, replacing the bones. This must have been what they did. 

Haha, yes, @BigO -

I had hearing difficulty my whole life, but the problem actually really surfaced when I was playing guitar with a Friend one day, got dizzy and tried to stand up and just fell over, my equilibrium was shot.

So it was almost, but not quite, "emergency surgery", the enzymes were gonna eat their way into my brain(my left cochlea had to be "patched"), which would have really sucked, I suspect, but yes, it destroyed my ossicles in both ears, was odd to have it bilaterally, at the same time, but is how it happened.

Yes, it's like a tiny cone, with a needle inside that vibrates, and I guess it emulates the vibrations one would get from real ear bones-TBH, I really don't notice ANY difference whatsoever, I just "don't hear that well", never did, never will, the titanium replacements are perfectly fine really, I CAN hear.

I just don't like to listen.

(Kidding).

Thanks for the support, I hope you enjoy it!  If you do and feel inspired, please consider leaving a review in the AA store, we developers love that sort of stuff.     Have fun!

I'm not particularly good at it. And I wasn't a Galaga player in the arcades. I liked playing the WIP, and was really impressed by the visuals achieved on the 2600, so it really was almost as much about supporting the homebrewers as it was a love of the game.

On the other hand, I wouldn't buy a game I didn't like just to support the cause. I mean, I'll buy multiple boxes of Thin Mints, but I'm not spending good money on those nasty coconut things.

Great game though - don't forget to check out Gorf.  That's another day one purchase!

I'm not really familiar with Gorf. I think I've played it one of my consoles but can't remember anything about it now.

Oh,  Thanks!  (Thought maybe something I said got misinterpreted for a minute)...

Had it not been for several co-workers with similar symptoms, and with timelines slightly ahead of mine testing positive at various labs, I would have learned toward the false positive theory.

While it wasn't the worst I've felt in my life, it was the worst I've felt in at least 30 years. I just don't ever feel sick. So, it was definitely something unusual.

Honestly, this is the type of outcome I suspected I'd have if I ever got it. But I have to admit that the timing, immediately following the non-trivial trauma and invasion of knee-replacement surgery did have me a bit concerned.

Surgery Monday. Covid Wednesday. It was apparently incubating but undetectable via the pre-op PCR test Friday at 5:30 PM.

Thankfully, i didn't share it with any of the surgical team or post-op care team.

Sorry to hear that. Here's to a speedy recovery!

That's funny! Hope all goes well. Will pray for a speedy recovery.

Ya know,  I'm kind of glad our species doesn't have big, fluffy neck hair!     (Or antlers)

Rad, man!   I have a Maytag Dishwasher and... yeah it Rules!

It is funny though,  when ya say 25 year old and we're all practically picturing antiques and that was only 1995 haha...

I'd rather take something that works all the time over something that's ostensibly newer but doesn't work all the time or certain parts shit the bed within a few years.

Wow, SlidellMan. For a second there I thought I must have set up a second account and replied to myself. ?

Wow.  You normally have to work hard to mangle a word that badly.  Doing it accidentally is impressive.

Must have been on an American Greetings card.  That stuff would never fly at Hallmark.

Great game.  Feels like Asteroids, but maybe with a better pace.  Dondzilla is a programming god.

Hahaha... couldn't agree more!  Raise you hand if social distancing hasn't really changed your personal life much.

I generally do not leave the house for months, this is irrelevant to me.

I started out the craziness already on medical leave after a knee replacement. Then the crazy started the first week. After two weeks, I'm back to work but was instructed not to go to the plant. Now my state is on "stay-at-home" orders. Fortunately, I work in an essential industry so I still have a job. Working from home suits me. Now I only go out for physical therapy twice a week. I don't like that I can't easily go out for lunch, though. I just realized something...I think I miss french fries more than I miss people.

Best of Luck Big O!   I hope it all goes well!

Thanks.

Doc said xray shows perfect placement of implants.

I survived. Took a short walk using a walker. Achieved 0 to 96 degree range of motion. But that was before the nerve block wore off. PT promises to be significantly more painful today.

2 to 100 degree range of motion today.

Home now.

Congratulations, and best wishes for a smooth recovery!

Get well soon! That is a tough one!

Godspeed BigO! You can do it!

They're a thing here in Chicagoland, too.

Here too

Wouldn't you get hair in your drink? And wouldn't it be too loud to chat with anyone?

Bought at the Unicorn Store from Brie Larson.

Bought at the Costco from General Mills.

If I were a unicorn fan, I'm not sure that the prospect of eating them would be an enticement to buy Lucky Charms.

I would, but money is a bit tight right know. Plenty of unexpected expenses, on top of regular ones.

We have a Secret Club, Hand-shake, uh yeah and everything!

It makes me uncomfortable!

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/253433-do-you-know-the-official-atari-handshake/

Half height 3.5" floppy drive from an IBM (PS/2?).

External SCSI drive.

TI-99 keyboard parts.

Possibly spam and virus filters react to "link" but not to "Iink".

It's like they're not even trying.

I think Carlsson knows what's up.