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That would be the Wii, in my opinion. It has a nice selection of SNES, Genesis, TG-16, and now Sega Master System!

I'm still down, I've just been away for the last month, out in the Mojave Desert with the Army for yearly training, and there was no internet, but I am still interested!

Well, this last week has seen the direct deposit of my stimulus check. I had planned to use part of it to buy a rather large Atari 5200 lot, but, alas, Uncle Sam took HALF! With my vehicle needing repairs, I have very little to use for my collection. During a trip to Taylor Town Trade Center, I asked one of the game dealers if he had anything new in, to which he replyed "Yeah, I just brought in a whole Rubbermaid tub full of stuff in!" I was ecstatic, as he charges a flat rate of $2 for 2600 games! I started digging away, through the various Combats, Pac-Mans, E.T.s, Space Invaders, and all the carts that we all wind up with when we first get our 2600 systems. After a few minutes, I noticed a pattern: they were ALL commons! Sure enough, the entire container held nothing but them, hundreds of them! Disappointed, I checked the other dealers and found nothing, returning home defeated once again.

I remember enjoying Sonic CD, Vay (a nice RPG), and Rise Of The Dragon (a point-and-click game with some side-scroller levels as well).

I had (not sure where it is now) a book/cassette combo from when I was a kid. It was a little story based on Yars' Revenge, made for some kid's "Learn to Read" learning aid I had when I was pre-Kindergarten. I remember seeing it somewhere in my house a couple years ago.

Oh, don't worry, my interest is still peaked!

For you Detroit-area AtariAgers, I would not recommend searching the Taylor Town Trade Center for a little while, as I visited the few vendors inside that carry 2600 games and picked them clean, save a Space Invaders here and a Combat there.

Well, with my stimulus check coming soon, and my collection beginning to take shape, I believe it's nigh time I expanded into new territory. I'm looking for a 5200 to add to the trophy room that is my den. It won't be an immediate buy, as I need to wait for that stimulus money, but if you're looking to sell, give me a price and we'll chat. Also, I'm not looking for a ginormous lot, as I just can't spend a ton.

I might be newer to the forums, but I know enough to say I'm not touching that debauchle with a 10-foot pole.

I see these in my area all the time, they've been around for a few years. I even owned them all, at one point!

Well, as some may know, my collection is under major construction, as I just recently started collecting again. This weekend brought some decent finds, for a start. By Sunday night, I had found the following in various places: R-Type (Sega Master System) And for 2600: Popeye Super Cobra Bowling Maze Craze Gorf Centipede Joust Grand Prix Not a bad haul at $1 apiece, especially as this only brings my 2600 library up to 43 cartridges! I found some others, but unfortunately, I had already spent what I had for this week's game search on beer and gas. However, next week there's a Porky's with my name on it!

Looks to me like a Famiclone cartridge

Sir, that is the BEST plan yet! Anyone here from the northern burbs of Detroit? On a sad note, mom and pop didn't find the boxed one So, I have 1 loose PI cartridge. Anyone interested in making #3 come true for me? How much $$ is it worth?? I'm from the southern burbs of Detroit, and if you buy liquor, cigars, and vinyl and spin it up, I'll bring my UK Hardcore vinyl and spin a tag set with ya! Lol

Sir, that is the BEST plan yet! Anyone here from the northern burbs of Detroit? On a sad note, mom and pop didn't find the boxed one So, I have 1 loose PI cartridge. Anyone interested in making #3 come true for me? How much $$ is it worth?? I'm from the southern burbs of Detroit, and if you buy liquor, cigar, and vinyl and spin, I'll bring my UK Hardcore vinyl and spin a tag set with ya!

I particularly like my Flashbacks, C64 DTV, and Arcade Gold units. I'd LOVE to get ahold of a Coleco 20-in-1 SMS unit, can't find them anywhere for a decent price though.

If that's the case, I'd be down, sounds like a great time, just hang out, meet some other retrogamers, play some classic games, eat some pizza, and all kinds of groovy things. Datewise, I know that June 1st and 8th are both a no-go for me, as I'll be in the Mojave Desert with the Army, and won't return until the 10th. I'll see if my fiance wants to come too, she's a big retrogamer too, she just doesn't collect (she just plays all of mine!). P.S. Also, Saturdays are grey-area, as I have a weekly Airsoft event that my team hosts in the evening, and being the team Commanding Officer, I cannot miss those unless absolutely necessary.

I heard Pinball Pete's is a blast for us retrogamers, is that true? I'm in Dearborn Heights, so it appears we're all somewhat local here.

* Atari 2600 * Atari 5200 * Atari 7800 * Colecovision * Commodore 64 * Dreamcast * DS * Game Boy * Game Boy Advance * GameGear * Genesis * Intellivision * Jaguar * Jaguar CD * Lynx * NeoGeo * NES * Nintendo 64 * Odyssey2 * Panasonic 3DO * PlayStation * PlayStation 2 * Saturn * Sega 32X * Sega CD * Sega Master System * SNES * TurboGrafx-16 * Vectrex * VIC-20 * VirtualBoy * Wii * Xbox That is his full list of consoles that he physically owns, and he's still looking for those not on the list!

As long as I'm not working or on military duty the day of, I'd be down, depending on where it is, though I'm assuming we're all Detroit Metro area

Go to the Atariage.com Store and they sell an adapter, which will fit right on the end of the RF cable of your 2600. The other end is a coaxial output, which screws directly into your cable/antenna input on your TV. If you do not wish to pay for shipping and wait for it to arrive, and you have a Radio Shack nearby, they also sell these adapters. You're looking for a Gold-Plated "F" Jack Connector to Phono Plug, foind in the Cables, Parts, and Connectors section. I use one of the gold-plated Radio Shack connectors, and I've never seen a 2600 game with such a great picture outside of emulation.

Yes it is, the Atari 2600 Spy Hunter box was white

Well, I was actually speaking more along the lines of a system, I've exausted every other source in my arsenal and cannot seem to find one. Those sites are actually part of my list of dealers.

You mean XLR8 Game Shop, right? I've been in there, actually went to school with the girl that works there. I actually wouldn't mind a 5200, but I don't have the cash, otherwise I'd be scooting down there right now to grip it up!

Well, I've been a collector for some time now, and I am finally looking to venture beyond the 2600 again. The problem is, when I bought a 5200 some 7 years ago, they were easier to find online. Now, I can only find high-priced eBay items. Any ideas on other places to check? Price is an issue to an extent (I'm not exactly in the Fortune 500).

I was actually referring to the future of the Playstation brand. I am still a rather devoted PS2 user, and do see the console lasting for awhile longer.