RampantOctopus

Yeah, I love the notion that they might put the lcd games in there (Easter eggs or just straight up)... as much as I’d love to see new lcd games, who am I kidding, I’m totally going to buy this. So long as it doesn’t involve camping out. Again.

I mean, don't get me wrong-- this is quite pretty-- but am I the only one who's disappointed it's not a LCD game? https://gameandwatch.nintendo.com/?cid=N1049-01:ch=eid&eid=Direct09032020&crmid=FE7A6DAB-257B-4530-8470-D1A2E827D56B

I’d like to buy one as well, thanks for doing this!

I’d like to update my request to two screens. Man, it’s been a minute since feb 2018— so glad to see this morning again!

Sorry, don’t know why this isn’t working. Here it is again. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000116113721.html?&srcSns=sns_Copy&tid=white_backgroup_101&mb=D9NGxXglm2eG8yz&businessType=ProductDetail&spreadType=socialShare

Um, not much info here— kinda curious what I’m even looking at. Is this thing a known quantity to anyone here? US $189.00 | RGB-FC V4B FC BOX CONSOLE Family Computer FCBOX work with 9P Gamepad Joypad Game Joystick Stereo audio RGBS / VGA Video output https://a.aliexpress.com/_dWl2Y4p Takes considerable cojones to try to sell something alixpress for this kinda money without really providing much info. Lower on the page, that seller is also “recommending” some interesting looking stuff... maybe an MVS clone?

I’m listening right now, which inspired me to visit this thread for the first time in a long time. Thanks for the informative listen; I had no idea about the Studio IV! I’ve had an Studio II in my collection just kinda collecting dust for years and this has inspired me to get it back out and give it a little love.

I don’t have many but I certainly love these two!

@Flojomojo I dig your Tesla. I'm sure the Star Wars acquisition will be fun-- I hope you will share your experience about the controller with us, I've been eyeing that and having thoughts of Spy Hunter and Stun Runner and some other games my homemade cabinet really can't do justice too... But I digress. I also desperately want the Arcade1Up Burger Time and MVS cabs if those are for real. That's neither here nor there.

buh-buh-but they're not. You'd never see one in an arcade... edit: that's not what you said. Sorry. never mind. Clearly they're actually Tardis(es, tardisi?) I'm back to them being plug-n-play. just plug into the wall and not a tv.

Oh man, I didn't even think to count my tiny arcade toys in my collection... Nice! Honestly though, that's a good distinction. Thanks... I keep coming back to the thought that maybe famiclones shouldn't count either... it's not like they're their own thing, but then again, I wouldn't be so harsh about an x'eye. hmm. Big questions that effect nothing here.

So, here's the single most important question anyone has ever asked in the history of humanity: Are Arcade1Up "cabinets" consoles? If so, are the dedicated consoles? If not, are they plug-n-plays? It's very important for me to know as with the addition of my latest acquisition (a Memorex VIS, thanks for asking), I need to know if I now have 100 game consoles or 99 and a giant plug and play? Thank you in advance for making way more out of this question than it deserves.

Id be pretty surprised if the final product looks anything like the rendering. I mean, as if now, all we have is an animation to look at. Sure, theyre taking preorders, but I bet theres some final product may differ language in there somewhere. Im imagining/hoping for a first class version of a 3A games box which, if adequately powered and easily hackable, would be immensely attractive to me.

Sorry if this double-posts, my connection is being weird. Just wanted to share Capcom's announcement-- they're getting into the retro craze with their own Pandora's Box looking device: http://www.capcomhomearcade.com/ If nothing else, at least they seem to be handling things right-- using Sanwa sticks and being up front about using FB Alpha seems like they're putting the right face on this. Decent list of games too, most of their hits that I'd really want are on there. Thoughts?

Zillion

Flash forward 10 years... Google announces Stadia. Like OnLive, but without the hardware.

DK Jr drives me to drink; therefore, DK Jr is better. The summer camp where I used to go as a kid and eventually worked at as a teen had DK III in their game room (along with Asteroids, Time Pilot '89, Mario Bros, Bump N Jump, and a couple other gems). Loved DK III, but I don't feel like it's a true successor in the franchise. Am I crazy for thinking that?

So much respect and gratitude toward Jay Smith for that one. Not just a great system, but making all his IP public domain, a great ethos too. 35 years seems good to me-- there's still a lot of fun to be had playing those games; most of the commercially viable stuff is available in one way or another, and it's not so long that the obscure stuff with no real retail potential has been totally forgotten.

Completely unscientifically asking here-- what would be a fair amount of time for a game to exist before entering the public domain; just your gut reaction? 30 years? 35?

If I were handed a free Astrocade, I'd assume it was broken... I might have to pass because I just can't handle that kind of heartache. (again.)

There was an interesting ep of Retonauts recently (I'm guessing it was "The History of Video Game Piracy") that explored some things I didn't know about how the business culture in Japan; specifically, they discussed how undocumented handshake agreements may have obfuscated IP ownership over time. I'm no expert, but I'd imagine that it would be next to impossible to ever sort out the who-owns-what rights related confusion-- particularly in Japan-- for business to ever license half the games that were published even for mainstream consoles. How much do I care about this-- almost not at all, and please don't tell interpol about my MAME cab-- but I do find it an empirically interesting quandary.

Added a .pdf to the original post

File under, "I'm just going to leave this here..." Beau Brunson has penned a op-ed for the Washington Post regarding the need to modernize copyright protection for video games vis a vie ROMs... Nothing new to us, but interesting to see this in mainstream news media: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/03/12/how-keep-classic-video-games-getting-lost-forever/?utm_term=.8bcd2880f820 How to keep classic video games from getting lost forever - The Washington Post.pdf

In the words of The Onion, This truly is the golden age of rehashing previous golden ages.

Thank you all for your insight. Its one thing to see randoms in the wild say nice things about these sticks, its entirely different to know that they play like happ controls and are good with RetroPie (I mean, of course theyre compatible but knowing they they seem right...). Ok, Im sold. Thanks all.