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I didn't think about the value of the light pen. I know loose they sometimes draw well but I don't think I've seen a boxed one for sale so didn't think about it. The way I was figuring it was $60-80 for the unit & $20 per game which comes out to around $300 - $320 + $20 for the light pen (since I got mine for less than that loose). Still well under $400. The final ended up at $545 which still seems high to me since Vec prices have been dropping for a while now.

I'm sure I'm missing something w/ this Vectrex auction. I cannot figure out why the price is so high. Vectex w/ 13 games If it was all minty fresh I might understand $425 but the games aren't even complete.

Personally I'm suprised that any of the games support stereo since a lot of them were developed prior to the Lynx II.

The Lynx II is fairly rugged but the plastic does seem cheaper so I wouldn't go throwing it around In a durability test I would have to say the Lynx I is definatly the more rugged. As far as stereo sound I'm not sure of a complete list but I know the following games have stereo sound: Blue Lightning Klax Xenophobe Basketbrawl (I think) I'm sure others do too but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.

I prefer to have the Jewel case & instructions and even the retail cardboard box if available but I won't pass up a good deal on a loose card though. If I have a game loose and come across a complete one for a decent price I'll pick up the complete one also but I won't go out of my way or spend extravagently for one. If I have my choice between complete or not I will pay a bit more for the complete copy and take this into consideration when deciding between the two. I do this for just about any system.

I don't know of any Bally game that intentionally used artifacting.

Game Swap in Cincinnati carries quite a bit of retro stuff. Mostly 2600, Genny, SegaCD, and NES with a scattering of other systems. They also have a large selection of Playstation I & II as well as the more current stuff. Some of their stuff can be a bit pricey but others are good deals. There's one in Eastgate Mall & one in Tri-County Mall.

I had to go w/ boxes also. The hardshell clam cases are nice but they are more difficult to store since they don't stack well and the curved sides make standing them on end next to impossible. Jewel cases store well but unless there's a custom holder inside the carts just slide around. They also seem a bit klugy to me also. Don't know about PSP cases. Of course I don't actually store any of my games in their boxes but I do have the boxes lined up on my selves and contain all the docs. All my games are stored in lynx cases or game wallets. Extras are ususally put in gameboy cases.

Montgomery Wards may have also sold the white version but the one that we purchased there is the standard woodgrain but the dust cover has a small Montgomery Wards logo in the corner. I have to agree, the white ones don't seem to be as rare as they were once made out to be. I've seen quite a few of them on eBay (at least one every few months) and bought mine from there about 1.5 years ago for $68 which was a really good deal then but just better than average now. Although I guess it is possilbe I keep seeing the same white ballys over and over on eBay. I know that Mcgrail has had his up quite a few times.

The original Odyssey had board games & pieces also but it sounds like this is later than that. The Atari computer line had a few games that had board games. One that comes to mind is Tankics. I believe it was also available for the C64, Apple II, and possibly others.

I'll catch up eventually currently the ones that I'm missing from your collection are (I already have Raiden & Fat Bobby) Blue Lightning Demo Dinolympics (I seem to remember having this one but it's not listed in my catalogue Now I have to go looking. ) Ninja Gaiden III - Ancient Ship of Doom Super Off Road Krazy Ace Miniture Golf (not sure if I want this one ) I know these don't count but I have to brag somewhere Additional Homebrew (Microbrews?) that I have are: CGE 5th Photocard Cybervirus Road Riot 4WD SFX S.I.M.I.S. Remnant; Planar Wars 3-D Championship Rally Sokomania Crystal Mines II: Buried Treasure (CD Version) Othello Ponx Homebrew (microbrew) that I'm still hoping to get: Aliens vs Preditor Alpine Games Loopz Centipede Eye of the Beholder (This is at the very top of my list) Pokermania Crystal Mines II: Buried Treasure (Cart version) Cybervirus (CinciClassic Edition) (#2 on my list of must haves) Driving School Theory Test (Why? I don't know ) Hyperdrome LGSS Lynx Reloaded (demo) Lynx Diagnostic (proto) Marlboro Go

Now to really go back and revive a topic Are there 40 ngage games? I didn't realize they made that many.

I started programming in Basic on a Bally Astrocade (still the most fun IMHO) then moved on to an Atari 800. Wrote quite a few games & programs on both. In my high school computer classes we had Commodore Pets & TRS-80 Model IIs. My last year of high school they replaced all the Pets & TRS-80s w/ Vic-20s & a single C64. The TRS-80s went to the Jr. High. I have no idea of what ever happened to the Pets. In college I didn't have any classes for Basic (Pascal, Fortran, COBOL, 8088 Assembler, etc but no Basic) but we did pick up an Atari ST which I did a little programing for using GFX (gfa?) Basic. I didn't get back into basic programming until my company started developing software for windows where we primarily use Visual Basic (VB.NET now) which is a different beast from the Tiny Basic on the Bally. I still have quite a few of the Bally & Atari programs which are interesting to look at sometimes. Some of it is laughable but there are also spots where I have to go "I wrote that when?" especially where memory saving tricks come into play. With current Window PCs we don't worry too much about memory limitations anymore. There is a lot of bloated code for this reason. Some of the programs have some fairly complex coding that I cannot recognize what it is or why I did it, but it looks impressive

Unlike quite a few others here I had to go w/ Code Veronica on the DC first followed closely by RE4. The reason I picked Code Veronica was that it seemed more emersive to me and made me jump more than the other versions. I love the controls, AI, and environment interaction in RE4 but I thought code Veronica was better scripted as a horror game. I have all of them (not on all systems though) except for the game.com version, Survivor, and the 2 outbreaks.

I wouldn't recommend it. Some of the best retro titles are either GB or GBC cartridges. (e.g. Space Invaders, Galaga, Joust/Defender, etc.) The problem is that the Micro doesn't play any of those titles. So in general, you're better off with an SP. it doesn't bummer. I just picked mine up yesterday and didn't try any GB games on it. I just assumed it would play them also like my GBA. C'est la vie I guess I'll be keeping my SP handy (or at least one of the 6 GBs I have laying around) it's still cool though.

If you're looking at an SP you may want to look into the Gamboy Micro also. I just picked up one of these and I absolutely love it. The screen seems a smidge small but it's crisp & bright and the whole thing is just so darn cute. The Kmart near me is selling them for $49.

If you like this type of game Military Madness is an excellent port of the TG-16 game although the AI seems a bit dumbed down and you don't get to replay on harder levels after completing the game.

A lot of times I'll skip bidding on an item out of courtesy of other bidders (such as fellow AA members) or I'll know not to bother once I see wonder007 or a few other bidders here because my wallet doesn't seem to go nearly as deep as theirs I won't be able to tell anymore and will be jacking up their final price for no reason.

I apologize if this has already been posted but I thought it was funny. First spawncamp ever

The system did not come w/ the original box but did have all paperwork and a cardboard standup display card like you see at a store listing the features. The game was Ballistic which I think may have come w/ the unit when new. I bought it on eBay in 2003. Didn't realize it was that long ago but I keep all of my ebay emails archived.

$100 is the top end but, yeah, they normally go for $70+. I bought mine for $46 + $21 shipping/insurance w/ 1 game and that was a really good deal.

I actually have "Turn the Terrible Tank" sitting in a closet at home. I had almost forgotten that one. I think you might be right that it was Tomy, I'll verify when I get home. I also have the original Simon but not the box or anything The thing that suprises me today about the simon is the number of batteries it takes (4 Cs & 1 9v) at the time it didn't seem like more than any other game but looking at it today I cannot figure out why it would require that much power. I can only assume the 9v powers the "computer" and the 4 Cs power the lights and sounds.

I was at an anime convention in Columbus, OH this weekend and they had a couple of them there which I was severely tempted to pick up. The costs seemed a little high (not by much though) to me and I figured I'd look around before I bought one.

I don't sell much on eBay but this is the reason I always write down the original serial numbers. It doesn't always work since one time I sold a laptop which the buyer then stated did not work. When I got it back the serial numbers matched and it didn't work like he said so I went ahead and refunded the money. But when I opened it up to see if I could figure out why it died I found that the insides had been replaced and the video controller was completely missing. Unfortunally I had already left a positive feedback and I didn't know you could add messages after the fact. I should have been suspicious of the fact that he was emailing me about everyday to get his refund so he could get a new one. After being ignored by the buyer for about a 2 months and going through squaretrade and paypal w/ no results I finally chalked it up as a lesson learned. The seal idea mentioned by trade-n-games sounds like a good one. I could even get my own "seal" stickers and put them on if the unit does not have one.

I was 14 in 1980 (no need to do the math ) and played at my friends house, Adventure & Space Invaders were the primary games we played. We had a Bally then also so we had lots of arguments as to which space invaders was better. I didn't actually own a 2600 until early 2000, which I bought just to play Adventure again. That was the beginning of the end for me