[Is this over the top?]

Looks good!

[How long do you plan on playing and collecting atari games?]

I hope to keep playing for a long time. I still enjoy the games and buying homebrews and games in the wild. And my son enjoys playing some of the games from time to time as well. It's getting more difficult to find good games in the wild, but they are still out there. And there are so many homebrews at the Atari Age Store that look appealing. So I can still buy a new game now and then, and keep enjoying the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, and 800.

[How do you store your games?]

I keep mine in tubs by company or style of cartridge. And then I have one small tub with the most rare ones and newest homebrews.

[SEASON 15 ~ Starts January 11, 2024 ~ Suggestions]

some of these overlap into two categories

 

Arcade Games

Moon Patrol

Phoenix

Jungle Hunt

Crystal Castles

Centipede

Berzerk

Dig Dug

Tutankham

Donkey Kong

Gravitar

 

Rarely Played Games

Targ

Kabobber

Mouse Trap

Fast Eddie

Human Cannonball

 

Paddle Games

Night Driver

Astroblast

Circus Atari

 

Favorite Games

H.E.R.O.

Bump 'n Jump

Pac-Man 8k hacked version by Nukey Shay

Midnight Magic

Yars' Revenge

Wolfenstein VCS (Hack of Venture)

 

Company Spotlight

M-Network

Coleco

 

Other Games

Miner 2049er II

Dark Cavern

Lock 'n Chase

 

Homebrews

Seawolf

Qb

Space Treat Deluxe

Zippy the Porcupine

 

 

 

[HSC20 Round 19: IXION]

my son just gave it a try

littleman jr----  56,700

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2nd try a lot better.

156,320

 

 

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76,830

 

[Preferred Monochrome Color?]

Green is nicest for me. I remember using green with Atari 800s and Apple IIs at summer camp. Oh, the memories of Choplifter in green!

[HSC20 Round 19 POLL]

Ixion is one of my all-time Atari 800 favorites. I wish I had bought the 2600 version here at Atari Age before it got pulled from the store. Oh well, the 800 version is enough. It's fantastic.

[TI-99 for TRADE or SELL]

That looks great. You should put it on ebay. I think you would get some offers.

[Which model of the Atari VCS/2600 do people usually prefer ?]

I prefer the 4 switch woodgrain model or the vader. Although using a 7800 isn't all that bad either.

[HSC20 Round 16: ROF & Season Catch-Up ** JOIN IN! **]

Very late to the party.

Thanks for doing a catch-up round.

Catching up on Maniac Miner.

31,690 for littleman jack

9,050 for littleman jr.

 

 

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6 minutes ago, carlsson said:

Thus this one: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-maniac-miner_3135.html

That's the one!

[HSC20 Welcome and Games Suggestion List]

1. original disk version of Choplifter

2. Preppie or Preppie II

3. King Tut's Tomb

4. Montezuma's Revenge (cartridge version)

5. Pac-Man Arcade

6. Frogger

7. Adventure II

8. Jumpman Jr.

9. Jawbreaker/Crossfire

10. Maniac Miner (Not the Manic Miner of British lore, but a game with a similar name)

[Atari 2600 in movies or TV shows]

On 8/23/2020 at 7:24 PM, WolfAmongWolves said:

I think I found one of the examples you are referring to. In Season 1, episode 25 of Shaun the Sheep "Shaun the Farmer" there is a very short scene of the farm dog playing video games. You can't see the screen, but the sound effects are clearly 2600 Donkey Kong. It's at the 5:53 mark.

 

 

That's the first one I thought of: the dog playing Donkey Kong while Shaun was doing the dog's job and the farmer was in bed sick.

[HSC19 R15: CANYON CLIMBER]

Sorry to be so late to the party. We were out of town. But happy to get a chance to join in for the final two days.

 

littleman jack----- 23,000

 

littleman jr.----------9,000

 

 

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The joystick issue happened with me too. I thought it was the joystick, but now you've made me wonder. It wouldn't go left several times. But sometimes it works just fine. Either way, this is a difficult game. But a good one.

[HSC19 R10: SUMMER OF FUN!]

On 8/1/2022 at 3:59 PM, 8BIT 1337 said:

I'm grateful we played Star League Baseball though as I know it's not a popular one but it's absolutely one of my faves of all time.

 

Think I'll hack it again. Pick a new home team, new trivia, and move Astros back to the AL ?

 

Yes! I am also so grateful that we played Star League Baseball. It is one of my favorite games for Atari and one of the best video game baseball games.

And I appreciate the comment about the Astros. It is still jarring to see the Astros and Brewers in their new leagues. I am still not used to it. I will always think of them where they were when I was a kid, playing the teams they used to play in the 1970s and 80s.

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16 minutes ago, therealbountybob said:

Rounders is not a big thing here but cricket is: not sure we need an 8bit atari game of it though! 

 

How do you guys manage to steal bases on slb? I get caught every time I try.  

You can steal when the pitcher throws a very slow pitch. If it's a fast or medium pitch, then always return to the base. But if you leave at the first possible moment and the pitch is slow you can just keep going. It looks like you'll be out, but you won't. You just sort of turn the corner.

[Atari paddles not working]

22 hours ago, chas10e said:

 

A more complete list of games here: https://atariage.com/controller_page.php?SystemID=2600&ControllerID=2

 

most undoubtedly the controller will have "the jitters" ... a good guid to clean them here:

 

Thanks for the link to the guide. It will come in handy.

[Inquiry into repair for Wico 5200 keypad.]

On 11/18/2021 at 11:42 AM, Rob Mitchell said:

 

I would be happy to take a look.  I have both the Wico Keypad and joysticks .. and can replace the cord if necessary.  PM me.

Rob, do you fix 2600 joysticks as well? I have several of the CX-40 sticks plus a Wico bat 2600 stick that are no longer fully functioning (up/down/sideways), but otherwise are in great shape. I cannot find anyone who fixes them.

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Second go today. Slight improvement.

 

Preppie! Challenge bumped up to 1770.

Preppie! final score: 11,320 Level 6 (alligator mouths!)

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Preppie! challenge.

Highest score so far on first two levels using only one man=1750.

Also scored a 1690, but that was with a sketchy joystick that wouldn't go up sometimes.

 

Preppie highest score yet again is 11,100. Level 6.

Those alligator tails keep getting me.

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PS--

*My cat is not helping me with any of these games, nor coming anywhere near the Atari 800 for some reason. He seems perfectly content to stay on the bed or in the bathtub.

*Stealing bases does seem to be the way to beat the computer in Star League Baseball. It seems to upset the pitcher and definitely gets your runners closer to scoring position.

*UK players, has anyone created a Rounders game for the Atari? I seem to remember seeing XBox and PS2 games of Cricket in England and Hurling in Ireland when visiting relatives in the early 2000s, but never any Rounders. Isn't baseball an offshoot of Rounders.

 

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Okay, so here's some scores to banish those embarrassing 0-99s.

 

littleman jack on Starleague Baseball:

1st game loss 0-14

2nd game loss 1-14

3rd game win 9-6

 

littleman jr.

Starleague Baseball loss 1-14

 

The winning score 9-6 is attached.