Video 61, Gone?

[Video 61, Gone?]

31 minutes ago, Mclaneinc said:

I don't know how old the message is but on the main page it says he's been in an accident at some point..

 

I would not expect immediate responses after that sort of message..

 

Of course we all wish Lance the best...

Definitely. We wish him the best.

I briefly chatted with him via email last year, and he was still doing physical therapy but progressing and sounding upbeat.

[Video 61, Gone?]

I'll try the other address. Thanks gilsaluki!

[Video 61, Gone?]

9 minutes ago, Justin Payne said:

You tried THIS ([email protected])? Right?

Oh thanks!

I tried the old one.

[Video 61, Gone?]

It appears that Video61, Lance's excellent shop for all things Atari 8-bit, might be closed.

Is anyone in the area in Minnesota?

Lance had been doing physical therapy after a car accident and working intermittently.

It appears he might be closed.

The phone is giving a non-stop busy signal and the email address no longer works.

Anyone know if he's okay?

[Video 61, phone line always busy]

I tried emailing Lance and calling him this week, to see how he's doing.

The phone number doesn't seem to work and the email address is no longer valid.

Anyone know if he's okay?

[Good Games for Modern Kids?]

Jungle Hunt and Moon Patrol are two others that my kids tend to go back to again and again.

[Did your parents play video games with you as a kid?]

My answer would be somewhere in the middle, but closer to no. My mother played Air Sea Battle on the 2600 a few times and was quite good. And my father played Pong (dedicated machine) and Apple Panic (Atari 800) when we first got them. But other than that, not much. However, today my dad will play x-box 360, Game Cube, and Switch with my kids and it is quite awesome. He's a good sport, especially on the EA Sports games and in Super Smash Bros.

[Do you wear video game themed or inspired clothes?]

Pac-Man shirt and several pairs of Pac-Man socks.

[Good Games for Modern Kids?]

The paddle games do seem to appeal to my kids. They love Night Driver, Circus Atari, Warlords, SWOOPS!, and the two Breakouts. They also love H.E.R.O., Bump N' Jump, and Bowling (the variation with the ability to steer the ball).

[How Many Atari 2600 Consoles Do You Currently Own?]

Three:

One 4 switch woody, which is barely working (bad video)

One Sears Arcade II

One 7800.

[What happens after Generation Atari?]

Our children and grandchildren will hopefully keep playing Atari until there are no more working joysticks left. My son likes to play the 2600, 800, 5200, and 7800 in between runs on the ipad, NES, SNES, Gamecube, PC, Switch, and 3DS. So there's hope the Atari will outlive us old guys.

[Best Donkey Kong for Atari 2600]

Pac-Guy 26 and groundtrooper,

your ideas are great. But there's yet another:

Buy an Atari 8-bit computer and play the Donkey Kong designed for them.

They had all four boards, tight controls, and great sound.

[Congo Bongo?]

I enjoy it from time to time. I just wish it had more screens. It is better than the Atari 800 version, due to the better, more responsive control on the 2600. The Atari 800 version control scheme is way off.

[HSC Season 15 Welcome and Games List]

Happy to see this starting again!

 

My collection has dwindled, but I'd vote for:

 

Star Raiders

Preppie II

Centipede

Pac-Man

Donkey Kong

Joust

Miner 2049er

Jumpman Jr.

ET Phone Home

Donkey Kong Jr.

Qix

[Love the new coming soon book with the homebrews]

Nice. Like old times, with new games.

[HSC13 Round 17 Poll]

We did play both Froggers in one round. I think it was in 2012. They're both great.

[Bosconian for the 8-bits]

This is great. I'm looking forward to the finished version and hope there is a version for NTSC machines. I spent a lot of quarters playing this one in the arcades.

[What is your favorite "Donkey Kong" game?]

DK in the arcade was my favorite along with the Atari 800 version. Much later John Champeau made an awesome port called Champ Kong for the PC running DOS.

[HSC13 Round 16 Poll]

Joust or Pac-Man?

They're both great. And both sitting next to me on my desk.

[What Is Your Favorite Atari Home Console?]

I love the 2600 for the classics and the homebrews, but I love the funky, big 5200 the best for it's graphics, sounds, size, and general weirdness.

5200!

[Atari Flashback Portable!]

I'm looking forward to a portable Flashback. Hope it's easy to find around TN. I'll look for it at Toys R' Us, Target, Bed Bath and Beyond as suggested.

[One reason to buy a 5200...]

Seven reasons:

1. Adventure II

2. It's big and bold.

3. Miner 2049er

4. Qix (best version out there)

5. Star Raiders

6. Pac-Man

7. Best Centipede for any Atari. (Yes the 7800 version is very good, but 5200 version is great.)

[Which version of Pacman do you like most?]

I love the arcade version of Pac-Man the most, but I like all the console versions as well, as well as the collections for GameBoyAdvance. My favorite console version is the 5200. It has the intermissions and plays a lot like the arcade. Of course, the 7800 Pac-Man Collection also rocks. And Nukey Shay's 2600 Pac-Man 8k rocks.

[How often do you play your 2600?]

I try to play the 2600 on the weekend, and sometimes on Thursdays. My son loves the Nintendo Game Cube, so we play that a lot. But I like the 2600, the 800, 5200, and 7800 much more than anything modern.

[Bottom of the Bunch for 5200 - Anyone LIKE these games?]

I like Blueprint.

I like the graphics and the maze. It's like Concentration in a maze.

But it does get old faster than most other games, so I play it in small doses.