superdevil

Honestly, if I was to have walked into a store with both a VCS and o2 set up side by side on display in 1978, I would have went with the o2. The 2600 didn't hit its stride until later, and I prefer the o2 joysticks over the Atari's any day.

The Mega Man games are supposed to be notoriously difficult, but I never had any trouble with them. Many people claim that the NES version of Metal Gear is easy, but I never made it through the fourth or fifth screen.

That's exactly what I use, an old cutting board. Sometimes I use an old encyclopedia too.

Some consoles are known to develop problems sitting on carpet, but it's usually due to heat build-up instead of static discharge. The original Intellivision came with a warning flyer telling owners to not place the console on the carpet because it could fry the circuitboard, after numerous reports of overheating. It said to place a book or a board between the console or carpet so that heat could dissipate easier, and this is something I do to this day, whether it's a 360 or a 2600.

I have the same exact joystick, the Apple II version with the adapter. If there's any interest in it I may put it up in the marketplace since I don't have an AII anymore.

Mr. Nutz and the Mafat Conspiracy.

I've tried all the most common Famiclones on the market now, and the one that has been the most reliable and compatible for me has been the FC Twin.

I need one of those for House of the Dead.

Contra III is almost impossible to beat without a cheat, I don't care who you are. I had a friend who beat it after like six months of trying, only to get to the end screen that said something like "Sure, you finished the game, but you did it on easy mode. Try a harder difficulty, pussy." He ripped the game out of his SNES and tossed it out of his window and into the street, where it shattered into a million tiny pieces. True story.

This always bothered me. It would have made more sense if she looked like Rosanne, but Peg was a complete MILFOX compared to most TV housewives.

*Raises hand*

I beat it without the code way back in '88 or so. That was before I even knew there was a code. For the last 22 years I've played it with the code, just because I'm lazy. The Japanese version isn't that much harder than the US from what I remember. Then again, I never played it without the code.

Definitely the coolest was when they made a game based off of Mötorhead for the Amiga. You get to be Lemmy and basically go around cracking skulls with your bass. Re: Presidents in games. Remember when you saved Reagan from ninjas, then he thanked your bad ass by inviting you out for a burger? I do.

No, but change that name to Kung-future Dicksucker and you're suddenly the lousiest band on Earth.

The version I played was about 95% complete, it's the one floating around on most sites.

Nolan, thank you for helping to make the world a better place through your ingenuity. I've seen you photographed throughout the years smoking various pipes. As a fan of the Briar myself, I'm curious as to what models of pipe you prefer and what your favorite tobacco blends are.

Max Headroom actually had his own game on the C64: It sucked terribly. I always thought that the John and Lorena Bobbit story would have made a great point and click game.

Neo Geo games are emulated quite easily on the DC. That's a self-boot emu of MS2 that you can pick up most anywhere that hosts Dreamcast iso's. You can also get single disc burns that have the entire Metal Slug series, or the entire Neo Geo collection altogether. I love the Dreamcast!

Let's see, out of the top ten we have: 10. I-phone: A cellphone that happens to play some games (rather awkwardly I might add) 9. Atari 2600- The most important console of all time having barely made the list 8. Game Boy- sure, it's great, but are we talking consoles or handhelds here? 7. Neo Geo- a console that all of five people owned 6. Playstation- is it really that great? I would have had it maybe at number ten, or better yet, the PS2 instead 5. PC Engine- Citing the lack of Colecovision or Snes, the PCE/TG16 shouldn't even be on this list 4. Sega Genesis- I think it should have been up there a little higher, but that's just me 3. The fuxking XBox 360? The worst built console of all time? The most poorly engineered crap that Microsoft ever shat out? It's not even the best console of this generation, much less of all time! 2. The NES? Honestly, as stupid as the rest of the list is I'm surprised it even made the cut. 1. Dreamcast- First off, I love the Dreamcast. It's probably my favorite console. But is it the greatest? Fuck no. The SNES, the Genesis, NES, Vectrex, 2600- all of these were better, more historically important, and more successful financially (except maybe the Vectrex). I hate lists like that. The guys who write twaddle for sites like PC Mag and Yahoo strike me as being people that have absolutely no interest in the subjects they write about. Their editor says "Hey Joe, we need an article about the ten best game systems of all time." Then Joe goes on Wikipedia and takes notes about consoles that he's never heard of, making little citations next to the entries like "Neo Geo is really popular among arcade fans". These guys are the "journalistic" equivalents of The Irate Gamer- people that don't know jack shit about games pretending to be experts. Fucking hacks.

Space is also a good issue to bring up. Width is limited on my shelves, and the Intellivision is a big fat hog. The Colecovision is 15 inches wide. The INTV with Voice Synthesizer and cartridge inserted is 22 inches long. Again, if you're going to go with the INTV go for the Model 2; it's not as bulky.

Mine (Model 2) came with just one title: Sewer Shark.

I'm still waiting on a KaZaam tie-in.

The question is actually quite simple to answer- do you want to actually play the console? If so, get a Colecovision. It had better games, better joystick (which isn't saying much), and the ability to use Atari/Sega controllers if so desired. The hardwired, fragile INTV controllers are pure garbage. They make playing even the most simple of games a chore- sort of like the Power Glove except they're mandatory and not an optional diversion. I often hear that Colecovisions are crap quality, but I have to say that they hold up far better than INTV Model I's. Neither system is perfect, but unless you grew up playing an Intellivision you'll probably hate it. If you do get the Intellivision, get a Model II, even though it won't play certain games.

Apparently a few people know of his collection there, where he goes by the name backguard and has been a member since April 2006. Here's a post from that thread: That sums up my thoughts. This thread is either a : 1. Joke 2. Scam 3. A posting from someone who doesn't really want to part with his collection, so he made a half-assed attempt at it ("Honey, look- I put everything up for sale like you told me to!") (I'm guilty of this one myself). 4. A convoluted way of getting everyone to look at his collection and marvel at the sheer bulk of it. Either way, there's too much cloak and dagger bullshit associated with this sale that even if he were to part it out system by system, I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. My red flags have been up since the first post.

Yea, better than the Astrocade. I've never played the Arcadia either. Or a vectrex. I love the Astrocade, but I'd have to say the o2 is the better console as well. The Arcadia, Channel F, APX- they all had their moments but were pretty primitive compared to the 2600. The Astrocade I think was a little bit more on the level of the Odyssey 2 and the 2600, but it didn't have as many great games as it should have. Compare Muncher on the Astrocade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24NoANgkz9Q&feature=PlayList&p=A88E2476D756FCA3&playnext_from=PL&playnext=2 to Pac Man on the 2600: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL2p2ANFlQ4 to KC Munchkin on the O2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07JtE4pIq8U