MegaManFan

February 11

I got a loose disc for the item below and I'm calling that good enough.

November 2, 2023

36 minutes ago, CyranoJ said:

You don't know what treasure you have, your box is MINT!

Okay I suppose compared to that one it’s not so bad. 😂 It’s still the worst box of any Jaguar cartridge I own though so a “display box” would be nice.

November 2, 2023

I'm wondering if anybody does high quality reproduction boxes? I don't want to pay $100-$200 for a complete in box copy just to upgrade it when I have a working game with manual and cart tray already, and even that upgrade will probably be imperfect with wear and tear on it. I'm looking for a "shelf candy" box. I don't even mind if it says "this is a reproduction" somewhere on it. It's for my personal collection. If I ever sold my game I'd put it back in the original box.

October 11, 2023

Here’s a PS5 set from A to Zed!

September 12, 2023

On 9/11/2023 at 9:04 AM, Thomas Jentzsch said:

My stomach feeling here is, that us older, long time members are more pessimistic than the newer ones.

I respectfully disagree Thomas. I've been here since as close to day one as possible and I'm very optimistic about this move, but as you're a developer I entirely understand the myriad number of concerns you've raised, and as a fan of your work I hope that all of them are fully addressed to your satisfaction.

September 11, 2023

What is Plaion anyway? I don't mean you can't look up the company -- it's at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaion for anyone interested -- I mean is that supposed to be a pun? Play On? Play on playa.

September 10, 2023

If it's any consolation to anyone else reading all 40 pages (and counting) of this thread, Atari's history is far less messy than that of Commodore's when it comes to who owns the brand, company, and/or intellectual property -- and I say this as someone who grew up using Commodore computers (and I still have my C128). If you think modern day Atari is dog shit, you've not seen the number of stupid things the Commodore logo gets stuck on, legally or illegally. The current iteration of Atari whatever it may be is WAYYYYYY better than that.

September 10, 2023

1 minute ago, Albert said:

I doubt Genesis controllers would work without an adapter. I can try Seagull 78 and Mega 7800 adapters, though, to see if they work fine on the 2600+.

..Al

Awesome. I look forward to hearing the results. PS: I had to hack my Firefox security settings just to be here tonight.

September 10, 2023

6 hours ago, Albert said:

Yes, they do.

..Al

So do we need an adapter for 8BitDo nine pin Genesis controllers like with the 7800, or is it just plug and play away? Because for my money, HDMI plus wireless = the best reasons for 2600+ to be a centerpiece of my retro setup.

September 8, 2023

Unwarranted two cents - emulation devices should be reviewed the way Taki Udon or Russ from Retro Game Corps does (I need to work harder at it in my own videos) in pointing out the price to performance ratio. Sometimes you can get something cheap that does way more than you'd expect, sometimes you get something expensive that does way less. It's not always "you get what you pay for" though it often seems that way when it comes to MyArcade or Arcade 1-Up products. Frankly the only time I 100% "got what I paid for" was a $10 retro handheld from Five Below. The buttons and D-pad were stiff, the emulation was crap and games crashed randomly or didn't boot at all, the roms selected were mind boggling, the only thing impressive about it was the screen -- which at that price you could harvest and put into a better device. Anyway if I want a good handheld Atari experience it's always going to be dependent on the specs, the OS, and the cores. A device could run 2600 or arcade games great and run Jag like crap if you don't optimize it. Most aren't perfect right out of the box. ANYWAY if you're looking for a cheap above average experience I recommend either the Taito or Capcom version of Evercade previously mentioned in this thread along with the Atari collections made for it. To my untrained eye it's well optimized.

September 8, 2023

So I've had 24 hours to ruminate on this (and I do live in the Midwest, so we have a lot of rumination to go around, you can throw a rock in any direction and hit a cow) and a lot of lively feedback on my YouTube video (thanks for that whether you're on the forums or not) so I'm going to add a few more cents.

1.) It appears @TrogdarRobusto is a good dude. I don't know his official title with the current version of Atari, but if he's a representative of that Atari, it gives me continued good faith in the decision @Albert made for the future of AtariAge.

2.) Speaking of "the current version of Atari" there is much hay to be mowed here. Now I've been open about this subject so it's no secret - you can watch my Atari VCS unboxing and I say it there - this Atari is not the Atari we grew up with. I don't need to lay out the whole timeline of sales, acquisitions, mergers, reverse mergers, bankruptcy, asset liquidations, restructuring and new acquisitions. This site has a wealth of knowledge about that and so does the internet at large. I think for my own sanity my dividing line is when Atari stopped making consoles with the Jaguar. That's "classic Atari" for me even if they were already very different from the company of the 1970's and early 80's by then. Others will have their own definition. I think this ultimately proves the definition of what "Atari" is to you is malleable. No two people will 100% agree.

3.) As someone who started collecting Atari after the Jaguar ceased production, met both of the Als at CGExpo in Vegas, and became a forum poster from the very earliest days of the website, I could easily be skeptical of the current Atari buying AtariAge. But I think that's where I refer back to #2 - what is Atari to you? To me it's classic consoles, computers, and games. I'm not saying this Atari is our 1265 Borregas Avenue Atari, but here's what I like about this Atari -- they are respecting the legacy of those classic consoles, computers, and games. It's not perfect. It can't be, because of #2, but I see a good faith effort in things like the Atari 50th Anniversary on Switch, Xbox, PS5. The games play well. The interviews and behind the scenes footage are well preserved and fascinating to watch. The timeline lays it out for people who weren't there. It's hard to look at it and go "man this Atari is taking a dump on everything we love." They're not.

4.) You can love or hate the current Atari's products, but even as someone who collects all things Atari, my rose colored glasses aren't so tinted that I think "everything Atari did in the 70's, 80's, or 90's was good." Man they made some colossal blunders, some very questionable decisions, and some incredibly poor choices. Even when they made better products than the competition they didn't go about marketing or supporting them the right way, dooming them to failure from launch. Whatever the current Atari is, let's judge them for what they do now, because they deserve to succeed or fail on their own merits. Call them Atari 2.0 if you like, I think it fits. They're not the old Atari, but they acknowledge their predecessors, and even if their respect for history is out of financial interest it's better than having no respect for history at all.

5.) There are obvious downsides to a corporate overlord. I'm not predicting doom and gloom, but I can certainly understand all the concerns raised here and elsewhere. I can tell you this much though -- if AtariAge were to be crushed by the new regime, the community here wouldn't disappear, they'd just form AtariAge 2.0 somewhere else. That's why I'm not going to be pessimistic. We will thrive regardless. I'm happy for @Albert though and I think he made this decision very carefully and very thoughtfully. He didn't rush it. That to me is the best indicator things will go well for everyone. Look at the possibilities this opens up -- digital rom sales, homebrew games licensed for wider distribution, and new products or consoles we can't even currently imagine. I'm excited to see how it plays out.

September 8, 2023

17 hours ago, uglyclone said:

tacos, right?

September 8, 2023

17 hours ago, waynel said:

FYI, for a thumbnail picture you accidentally chose to use an image of yourself having a stroke. Might want to change that to something more sensible. Hope you're doing better.

I chose the thumbnail almost entirely at random. I looked up "shocked reaction" and that was the first free image.

September 7, 2023

Just dropped a video about this linked to the site and announcement.

September 7, 2023

Just now, Breakpack said:

Will some of the Last Chance games make a return officially licensed? If everyone got on the same page, I'd love to see the better versions of the Pac-Man games (among other games) with an official Namco license with Atari!

I asked the same thing. Al said he's hopeful that some could return in the future.

September 7, 2023

26 minutes ago, Raiu said:

Okay, the other thing I want to know... TrogdarRobusto, is that supposed to be TrogdorRobusto? Do you have the skills of an artist?

Consummate V's! I said consummate! 🐉

September 7, 2023

(I'm just joking with this question. It's not serious.)

Anybody reach out to Soulja Boy for a comment?

September 7, 2023

Will any of the de-listed games that were in the store be making a return as licensed Atari games?

September 6, 2023

42 minutes ago, John Stamos Mullet said:

You were directly comparing them assuming the specs are the same and suggesting the 2600+ won’t have custom firmware before it’s even released.

Let’s go through this step by step:

”I think at this point whatever it does or doesn't support,”

I’m saying I don’t know what that specs of the 2600+ are. I haven’t the foggiest idea of what’s under the hood.

“it can't be more of a pile than Hyperkin's Retron 77,”

I’m saying that even if it wasn’t good, it would STILL be better than Retron, because it simply couldn’t not be.

“which without the community making custom firmware for it might as well be an expensive paperweight.”

I can’t even conceive how this could be misinterpreted. How could I be talking about custom firmware for something that hasn’t been released yet? I’m clearly saying the community had to fix the Retron with CFW. Since the 2600+ can play both 2600 and 7800 games out of the box, it is ALREADY better than Retron, and not the expensive paperweight the Retron is without the AtariAge community making it usable.

“Maybe this will turn out the same way but I'm willing to take a shot in the dark and see how it turns out.”

Why would I be saying I’m willing to “take a shot in the dark” on the 2600+, putting down the full pre order price, and then 💩 on it? I’m EXPECTING it to be better but ACKNOWLEDGING that I could be wrong.

September 6, 2023

12 hours ago, John Stamos Mullet said:

That seems a bit harsh. It will play 99% of commercially released 2600 and 7800 games. Honestly, that's all they are required to do with this thing.

It would be... if I was talking about the 2600+? I was talking about the Retron 77.

September 5, 2023

I think at this point whatever it does or doesn't support, it can't be more of a pile than Hyperkin's Retron 77, which without the community making custom firmware for it might as well be an expensive paperweight. Maybe this will turn out the same way but I'm willing to take a shot in the dark and see how it turns out.