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Good point. I was thinking of console systems when I made this post. I forgot some of you guys buy arcade cabinets on Craigslist.

I've used Craigslist to purchase video game stuff on two different occassions (I'm kinda new to Craigslist). For both transactions I decided to meet the seller at a neutral location. For example, today I picked up a Sega Saturn and met the seller at a Wendy's parking lot. I figured this is the "safest" route to go for all involved. Do you guys prefer to meet the seller at their house, your house, a neutral location, or just send it through the mail (obviously if distance is a factor)? I'm assuming the majority would agree that a neutral location makes the most sense. Any crazy stories to share in regards to buying or selling on Craigslist? For example, ever agree on a purchase and upon meeting the seller the item was either totally misrepresented or the price all of a sudden is more than agreed on?

I was just a teenager, 14 or 15 at the time of the "crash". I can summarize this period of time by saying that I remember there being too many (lame) games out for the various systems like Atari 2600, Coleco, Intv, etc. I remember not only games but game systems themselves selling for real cheap prices at this time. Depending on how you want to look at it you actually could get good deals on games that were once $30 - $35 for less than $5. The systems themselves and hardware add-ons were also a good deal. The sad thing was that this time period marked the end of those classic systems. For me it really didn't matter because by early '83 I had a C64. I had no interest in the "deals" that were going on around me at that time. My attention was on the amazing C64. Unless someone disagrees with me, the C64 wasn't affected by that crash in my opinion. Although, I wish I would have jumped on those Intv music keyboards that I recall being marked down at Toys R Us.

Thanks for the replies but my problem is that the acid damage is so bad that two of the battery connectors has literally fallen/broken apart. Can I do anything with the wires that are attached to these boards (where the batteries rest against)? I wasn't sure if I could somehow wire up an ac adapter instead of batteries that I'll never be able to use.

My steering wheel battery compartment is totally rusted out from acid where the batteries rest once all four are installed. Is there any way to fix or order these metal clips that make contact for the battery or should I just look at buying another steering wheel? Thanks for any advice.

any trade interests??? Sorry, I need the cash at this time.

This is still for sale plus I wanted to include a picture showing items. If interested let me know. Thanks

Here's my sappy Intellivision memory. I remember seeing a comic book ad that talked about getting the Kool-Aid game for free (plus shipping & handling) by sending in points off the back of the Kool-Aid packages. I remember you had two options for this promotion, 1 - the game could be obtained for free by mailing in 125 proof of purchase points or 2 - Collect 75 points and the game was like $10.00. My best friend family drank Kool-Aid back then like it was water so I asked if they wouldn't mind saving the points. It took them maybe two months to save those points and they kindly gave it to me. Eight weeks later it came in the mail. My friend whose family gave me these points came to visit me this past weekend and while discussing the good ole days he mentioned this little trivial event. I had to laugh because it was so long ago but we both recalled it like it was months ago. Good times back then.

Good question. I received for the Xmas of '81 an Intellivision. At that time I was only 13 years old and I remember how I begged for the Intellivision because I knew that after seeing both Atari 2600 and Odyssey systems either at my friends or in the stores, I knew the graphics for the Intv were better. I also recall how my friends that had an Atari were jealous that I had the Intv. I swear I was the only person in seventh grade lucky enough to own this sytem so for a while I was considered the cool kid. Everyone wanted to hang out at my house. So as an Intellivsion owner at that time I had no desire to own an Atari 2600 as I was content with what I had. Besides, it's not that I hated Atari but honestly back then no one and I mean no one owned two or more systems at the same time that I knew of. Even if I could have owned an Atari a few years later I still wouldn't have because of how fast technology was changing. Even though I could have picked up an Atari fairly cheap by the mid 80's I was on to the C64 and really didn't want anything to do with my Intv at that point. Fast forward in time now and look at how people own Xbox 360's/Nintendo DS/Wii's all at once. Honestly, it isn't that strange to know people that have multiply systems all at once nowadays. Back in the late 70's early 80's it seemed everyone I knew had one and only one system at that time. I must admit now that I'm in my 40's I'm finding myself buying all of the early gaming systems that I never had. For example, Colecovision, Atari 2600, Genesis, SNES and TurboGrafx 16. I appreciate owning these systems as they bring back the memories of the times spent with friends, which is the most important thing to me.

I'm thinking about selling mine for $90. I 'll pay for shipping to the US only. I have the cable and original cd. This normally sells for $130. Mine works perfectly. If interested let me know. Thanks

I should mention that this event will also be taking place tomorrow (Sunday) for those lucky enough to live near the Mall of America. I will try to get some of my pictures uploaded tomorrow.

I forgot to mention they also had set for free play a new 2010 Pac-man Battle Royale. It's four players all playing at once. I gave it shot and found it cool as you could eat the other players Pac-man. Cool game just maybe 30 years too late? I also had the opportunity to play Junior Pacman and Baby pacman. Call me crazy, but I never had the opportunity to play these back in the day as I never came across these. It was neat to play these for the first time in my life. I also forgot to mention that Mall of America also has a display for the new Xbox 360 Kinect system. I didn't get a chance to try it out but from watching others use it I would say it looks impressive. Time will tell.

I forgot to mention they also had set for free play a new 2010 Pac-man Battle Royale. It's four players all playing at once. I gave it shot and found it cool as you could eat the other players Pac-man. Cool game just maybe 30 years too late? I also had the opportunity to play Junior Pacman and Baby pacman. Call me crazy, but I never had the opportunity to play these back in the day as I never came across these. It was neat to play these for the first time in my life.

Did anyone happen to be at mall of america today? Namco representatives were on hand to talk about anything/everything Namco related. The theme was all about the 30th b-day of Pac-man. They also setup about a dozen of the old classic arcade games on free play. They were handing out coupons and drawings throughout theday. They plan on giving out to one lucky winner the Ms.Pacman/Galage edition arcade game tomorrow (need to be present). I found it very well organized and well put together. It was rather easy getting on any of the arcade games as it wasn't crazy busy. They also had a contest on a Ms pacman where you only had one life to get the highest score. I only had 18,000 and I believe the leader was at 58,000. I just happen to be on vacation and in Minneapolis and had no idea this was going to happen until I came upon it. I should try to post some pics as I took alot. Anyone else check this out?

Check out this link: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/157283-seriously-poor-donkey-kong-intellivision/ Check out post #18 as there is a link to the Donkey Kong file that should work in Nostalgia.

Would you be willing to post the version that works with the Cuttle Cart? I would also be very interested in using the file with my CC3 Here is that homebrew version of Donkey Kong for INTV. I'd be curios to hear from the Cuttle Cart owners (that end up using this rom) to see what their opinions of this game is. I can't open the zip file. It says the zip file is invalid. any thoughts? Bill Try using an application called Winrar to open it.

DKONG3.zip Would you be willing to post the version that works with the Cuttle Cart? I would also be very interested in using the file with my CC3 Here is that homebrew version of Donkey Kong for INTV. I'd be curios to hear from the Cuttle Cart owners (that end up using this rom) to see what their opinions of this game is.

Would you be willing to post the version that works with the Cuttle Cart? Bill I wouldn't mind posting it if it's ok to do so. Do I need to check with someone first? Any suggestions as to the best way to do this.

I own a Cuttle Cart 3 and CC3 from Beeslife. I didn't realize that someone named Carl R. Mueller, Jr. created a version of Donkey Kong (DKINTY) which shows what Donkey Kong for the Intellivision could have looked like. I decided to download this rom and instead of playing it on an emulator I thought it would be cool to place it on my Cuttle Cart. I didn't realize what a task this would be as I had to convert the rom from .bin file to a .rom file. After converting it and placing it on my Cuttle Cart I was amazed as to how good this game is. If Donkey Kong would have been released by Coleco the way Carl designed it this would have been a big hit for Intv. I'm still amazed at the sound and graphics. Has anyone else seen this version of Donkey Kong? I would highy recommend if you own a Cuttle Cart get this rom on your Cuttle Cart.

Just a thought on my above topic. In defense of Toys'R'Us I could see how their return policy with Commodore 64 software was laxed. Considering in the early 80's they sold cartridges for Atari, Coleco and Intv and wasn't until maybe '82 or '83 that they started to carry disk based games like Commodore 64. Toys'R'Us probably didn't have a huge flood of returns on the cartridges because back then who or how was anyone copying them. They probably didn't start to see the flood gates open on returns with games until the C64 became more available. Just my thoughts. I wonder when they actually started to change their return policy on games? Anyone work for Toys'R'Us back in the early 80's?

Since I started this thread I'll add my trip down memory lane. It was around '84 or '85 a friend of mine had a C64 and his dad came up with the idea of going to Toys'R'Us and each of us purchasing as many games as we could. He gave us each something like $300 plus dollars to spend. The goal was to take them home, copy them and return them. Keep in mind this was at a time when Toys'R'Us had a return policy where you could actually open a game and return it for a full refund no questions asked. As dumb as this sounds we ended up returning all of the software to various Toys'R'Us stores throughout the Chicagoland area to make it look less suspicious rather than returning it all to one store. LOL. Try to buy a game today, open it, and return it even a few hours later and the best you will get is store credit. I swear we must have just squeezed in this trick before they wised up. For the record that was the only time we did that as it was a hassle. If I remember correctly one or two of the games wouldn't allow us to copy it due to better copy protection. I wish I could remember the program we had for copying games back then. Do you guys remember when store return policies were laxed?

My first gaming system was an Intellivsion (my friends had an Atari 2600). Obviously these systems used cartridges and back then I never heard or knew of a concept of anyone copying cartridges. Sometime around '83 I received a C64 and months later finally got a 1541 drive. I don't think I learned about pirated C64 games until one day in high school this guy was actually handing out a typed list of copied C64 games that he was selling. He had everything listed in alphabetical order and had what seamed like 100's of games. His pricing scheme was something like $5 for the first game then it went down in price as you purchased more. You also had to provide your own disks so he could copy what you wanted. Yes, looking back that was stupid/illegal but I must admit I recall buying Ms.Pacman from him for $5. I never knew until then you could copy games. I also was not familiar with BBS's where apparently this was going on?? What stories do you guys have or recall of pirated software?

I have both an Atari 2600 and a PC (Windows XP with s-video out to tv) hooked up to the same 32" CRT tv. Although I prefer playing on the real deal I have to be honest but most people probably wouldn't know which system their playing (real Atari 2600 or emulation). I say that because before I owned a real Atari I wanted to get as close to the real thing so I did the following: 1. Purchased a video card that allows me to hook my PC up to my CRT tv. 2. Purchased two stella adaptors so I could use the real controllers 3. Downloaded the emulator and roms and there you have it. As close to the real thing that I could come up with. Honestly, if I handed someone the controller and had a game on the tv ready to go I don't see how you could tell the difference. Obviously, I realize you have to start the PC, watch Windows load and start the emulator vs. turn on an Atari and instantely your ready to play. Kinda reminds me of the Coke vs. Pepsi taste challenge. I'd be surprised to see how many people actually pick the correct system.

Here's a thought. Look how CD players replaced record players years ago. Correct me if I'm wrong but now you can buy a new record player that utilizes USB connectivity. Who saw that coming? When USB technology first came out who would of thought that it would be applied to a record player? Look at how you can hook up real atari 2600 controllers via USB. My point is that maybe in ten years someone re-releases the Atari 2600 hardware with better video connectivity (Hdmi). I'm not referring to that current Atari system that has x amount of built in games but I'm talking about the actual hardware re-released. Another thing I see happening in the future is more flash carts for the various systems hitting the market. For example, I never purchased a Cuttle Cart years back and when those stopped selling the prices went sky high. I thought I'd never have the ability to play all of the games on an Atari 2600 for a reasonable price until now (thanks Batari for the Harmony cart). I could also see that as us gamers in their 30 and 40's grow older the desire for the younger generation to have an Atari 2600 will probably go down. Will my son who is now six and playing Wii/Xbox360 want much to do with an Atari 2600 ten years from now? I doubt it.