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  4. Posted

    I'm glad that bB exists. Anything that lowers the entry level barriers into coding for the 2600 is a boon in my opinion. If space is an issue the OP could get a Jr and do an AV mod or simply grab a cheap AV cable for the SNES. That seems far easier than to hope (vainly) that coders are going to spend tons more time learning and developing ASM just so that games can run on a glorified toy. The fact the FB2 can be hacked is cool but it shouldn't be seen as a full 2600 replacement... I hope this doesn't sound to ranty or patronising - that's not my intention. I'm just not sure why the OP is so stuck on a FB2... :)

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    Everyone should own a Vectrex anyway - If I was king I'd make it law!

     

    I vote you in as king, now where's my Vectrex?

     

    It's in the post! Now, I'll be around after Christmas to pick up my taxes - since it's the first year I'll only take 10% of annual income. Thanks, Your Royal Vecrtexness. :P

     

     

     

    To labour this topic a little further; HSW never said it couldn't be done. He actually said it couldn't be done well - that it would really bad... who's to say that this new version of Star Castle isn't bad? Who's actually played it to verify it's fun and playability?? Just my tuppence worth. :)

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    I don't think the game looks that great TBH. It might be a technical marvel but it really doesn't suit the hardware that well. I'd rather someone put the same chops to work on a port of Galaga or another classic much more suited to the 2600. The Vectrex version is much cheaper, nicer and ubiquitous... Everyone should own a Vectrex anyway - If I was king I'd make it law!

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    Sorry to hijack the thread but I was curious about Rom Hunter's set as well. Will 7.0 be split into PAL and NTSC versions? I try to play the PAL versions of games so that when I buy them and play them on my real hardware I don't get a shock at the colour changes... :)

     

    Oh, and I concur. Rom Hunter's work is pretty impressive and very accurate.

  10. Posted

    From the front the black bezel should be more curved than the lighter sixer. I reckon that's probably the easiest way to tell. Also, there really is no weight to a light sixer, at all. If there's any heft to yours it's a good pointer.

     

    There are a few vids on Youtube showing you what to look for. :)

  11. Posted

    Just a dream... but wouldn't it be nice that we all give money to buy it... of course, we could not afford it! but it would be nice... say that it will be owned by all atari age members!

    I know... it is just a crazy idea!

    I wish we'd had that idea back in 1998. Considering how little Hasbro Interactive paid to pick it up from JTS ($5 million, I believe?), we probably could have found a way to pull together enough money!

     

    Well, if we wait for Infogrammes to go down the toilet maybe we could get a deal!? :P

     

    It would be cool if this place and Legacy became the official Atari though...

  14. Posted

    Wow! It doesn't look like I'll ever get Once upon Atari. I was showing my girlfriend the website and she offered to buy it for me for my birthday (three days after Christmas). I went to the checkout full of glee, created an account and then *SMACK!* It was going to cost another $50 just to ship it to the UK - that's $80 in total! Oh well... what a bummer... I really thought I had it as well. :(

     

    Still, I'm getting the book so that's good. :)

  19. Posted

    Right, Racing the Beam it is. Maybe I'll look into getting Once Upon Atari for Easter or something. :)

     

    Thanks for everybody's opinion.

     

    Dragonstomper: I'd be surprised if it wasn't available. Surely, it couldn't be too hard for him to just burn off a copy as and when orders were made? :)

  20. Posted · Edited by PFL

    Im curious about this upcoming "blarggg filter" what is supposed to do?

     

    Same here. I really like the effects in the present build and have them on so that I can have a nice blurry, colour-bleeding flashback to my childhood. Are the Blargg effects so much better? I also notice they are NTSC filters. How will that effect PAL ROMs in Stella. Sorry if that's a silly question!

     

    PS: Shame we'll lose the effects (especially the phosphor burn) for the next build. :( But I still appreciate your work!

     

    EDIT: Grammar.

  24. Posted

    Thanks guys. It's looking like the book is getting the vote so far. I don't intend to code for the 2600 as assembly is way over my head. Maybe one day I'll have a go at Batari though.

     

    Having said that I am geeky enough to follow psuedo code and general programming ideas and have an uderstanding of older TV tech (raster timing etc) so the book does really tickle my fancy.

     

    I take it the DVD doesn't really contain much more than extensions of the IGN/Youtube clips? I don't mind the gaming culture kind of thing either but I'm not sure I'll learn much more as I already know they got drunk and smoked a lot of dope! :P

  25. Posted

    We have a really big family so for Christmas we do a Secret Santa so that everyone gets one present (we're not big into masses of gifts). For the past couple of years we've had a web page/blog where each member of the family can post their 'Christmas wishes'. Everyone has put up their wishes except me. Now, my girlfriend is pressuring me as time is getting short! I've decided that I want to get either the book Racing the Beam or the Once Upon Atari DVD but I really can't make my mind up!

     

    I've watched the IGN clips of OUA on Youtube. There are 9 clips each about 4 minutes long - that's pretty short for a documentary. Is the DVD much longer and does it contain more information? Are there any extras such as a commentary??

     

    Is the Racing the Beam book worthy of my single Christmas wish? Is it biased, does it lack detail, are their lovely pictures, etc, etc?

     

    Help out a confused old fart and give me your opinions!

     

    Thanks for any feedback. :)

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