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  1. Posted

    How about....

     

    RealSports Sumo Wrestling

    RealSports Stickball

    RealSports Rock, Paper, Scissors

    RealSports Cornhole

    RealSports That Basketball Game You Play With Your Hands And A Quarter

    RealSports Auto Racing (yup, even more ridiculous to call that a sport than the other suggestions in this post)

    RealSports Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

    RealSports Shuffleboard

    RealSports Golf Simulator (that is, a RealSports version of those golf simulators you see in sports bars)

     

    I'm new - what is "Cornhole"?

     

    How about the most asinine: RealSports Darts

  4. Posted

    Hi,

     

    Okay, I was able to get this one done today, I have to find the rest of the files, I started this quite a long time ago, so I have to go through the directories and find the rest of the incoming files that are for these particular Atari mags:

     

     

    http://www.atarimuseum.com/ahs_archives/ar...onnection/v1n2/

     

     

     

     

    Curt

     

     

     

     

    Curt

     

    What is the significance of the date 1972-2006 on the Atarimuseum site?

     

    Also, in The Gospel According to St. Pong vol. 1 #3, how much are some of the side items from the Broken Egg? It's hard to tell how much the french toast and soft drinks are...just curious...

  6. Posted

    Gorf

    Lady Bug

    Jumpman Jr

    Tutankham

     

    Everything else is pretty painful but I may have missed a few.

     

    I now prefer to play the Kong games, Popeye, Q-bert on other systems.

     

    Hey you can even play Space Panic on the CV! :P

     

    I really like Gorf on the CV - it really feels like the real deal.

     

    Ladybug is a game I have yet to warm up to. At times I have to play a game over and over again in order to warm up to it. It surprised me how the graphics are subpar and I never played it in the arcade so maybe that's how it looked there as well. The game play is a little strange to me as well.

     

    Jumpman Jr and Tutankham are on my shopping list.

  10. Posted

    I'm still undecided about getting the add-ons, though. The roller controller, the super-action controllers, and the driving controller are bulky and seem to be of limited benefit. With space at a premium, I don't know if I'll bother with them.

     

    But the core games...definitely!

     

    I just wish the system itself had been built better, particularly the switch. I don't relish the thought of having to deal with that...

     

    The only add-on I will get is the driving controller. If I want to play VCS games, I'll play them on the 7800 or 2600.

     

    The Colecovision power thing is a pain. That's one thing you can credit the 2600 is that it was well designed for the long haul.

  11. Posted

    Magic Jack is $29. and it works with modems set at the original 1985 year baud rates lol. If you try to go fast it'll make a mess. so the experience would be 'authentic'. yes dialtone ringing but no phone bill and incredibly slow. Just like when I go my first 300 baud modem! download and take a nap!

     

    I think I will try to provide a phone line as well as telnet and internet path. should be interesting.

     

    You might want to clarify what type of BBS you are talking about... If dialup across real phone lines, I probably would not call due to $$. However since internet (telnet) bbs's are free access, I would call them.

     

    Synchronet is a freeware BBS that can be used.

     

    In response to a previous post, use Telnet over the Internet for a BBS.

     

    There is another thread regarding the use of a BBS and how it could differentiate itself from a site like AtariAge. The only thing I can think of is subscribe to Dynamic DNS (instead of purchasing a static IP) and use the freeware BBS software for a retro gaming user's group for news, mail and file storage. Although, you could also do this via a home-based WWW server.

     

    So, I'm running out of ideas as to why one would set one up anymore. It's a shame because they sure are nostalgic.

  12. Posted

    Colecovision is the ultimate home arcade out of the bunch. Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. on the 7800 are absolute disasters.

     

    Lastly, although I do not yet own any of the home brews available for the Colecovision, titles like Pac-Man, Space Invaders and the upcoming Arkanoid are certainly creates some excitement.

     

    I can't believe I forgot to add Pepper II to my previous post. I only play that game every day. But, I had to rush off to a meeting.

  13. Posted

    I have been playing the Colecovision for two weeks straight while my 2600, 5200 and 7800 are sitting on the shelf.

     

    Colecovision is the ultimate home arcade out of the bunch. Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. on the 7800 are absolute disasters.

     

    Every system has its duds, but all the Colecovision titles in my collection are better than average.

     

    To name a few:

    Galaxian

    Defender

    Centipede (although not as good as the 7800 version)

    Carnival

    Mouse Trap (there's no way you can play this the way it was meant to be played on a 2600!)

    Donkey Kong

    Donkey Kong, Jr.

    Tapper

    BurgerTime

  14. Posted

    I meant systems designed by the original hardware manufacturers, but with revised/simplified designs. Sorry, I should have made that more clear. When the NES came out, it was a $200+ machine. The NES2 sold for $50. It's 15 years after that, isn't it possible we could make an NES3 for $30 wholesale?

    I guess it should be possible. But again, why? You can still buy a real original for less. That's the part I'm having a hard time understanding. Who would the target market be exactly?

     

    I could see QVC hawking a MAME hardware console, as described in a previous post, that plays all the biggest arcade games of the Golden Age.

     

    Most likely target consumers would not be you or I, but impulse buyers, parents that "have no idea (technically)" that want to buy their kids an affordable gaming solution and some that have played these games back in the day that for some reason have no idea how to do this stuff themselves.

  15. Posted

    While I know the answer to my question will be "money", I can't figure out why the powers that be are so reluctant to release "Limited Edition Collectible Xth Anniversary Editons" of the 2600, NES, etc. Like the clone systems, they could be made cheaply thanks to improvements in technology, but unlike the clones, the LE systems would be designed from the original specs, and be just as good as the original.
    You just contradicted yourself. Cheap clones are cheap because they aren't to original spec.

     

    What you'de be talking about here is remanufacturing the old hardware. Anything else is just going to be a non-100% clone/emulation.

     

    Not only could each system work with the old games, it could come with a mega-multicart of the biggest hits from each console. Say, 15 games. Maybe 20. Bundle the whole thing for like, $99.99.
    Selling them for more then you can currently buy the originals for doesn't sound too promising.

     

    Besides, it's not like these classic consoles don't exist anymore outside emulation or cheap clones. No. You can still buy real 2600's, real NES's, heck, even real Pong units. Don't even have to buy them sometimes. People just throw them away and you can pick them out of the trash for free. So I don't see there being a huge market for an expencive clone, as the market is already satisified with cheap originals. :ponder:

     

    This would probably something that would sell on QVC. I remember when they used to sell the PowerJoy which is funny for high profile QVC to be selling pirated material.

  16. Posted

    There is just as much a market for re released hardware (classic or otherwise) as there is for emulators (after all, if it weren't for emulation, things like software and hardware development on classic systems would be a fraction of what they are now)

     

     

    I have a strange idea! what if Atari rereleased the 2600,nostalogic people will buy them,they become popular,Nintendo,sega and microsoft will start making their own, then there is another video game crash and everything goes back to normal, The 2600 will have another chance to shine! ;)

     

    While I know the answer to my question will be "money", I can't figure out why the powers that be are so reluctant to release "Limited Edition Collectible Xth Anniversary Editons" of the 2600, NES, etc. Like the clone systems, they could be made cheaply thanks to improvements in technology, but unlike the clones, the LE systems would be designed from the original specs, and be just as good as the original.

     

    Not only could each system work with the old games, it could come with a mega-multicart of the biggest hits from each console. Say, 15 games. Maybe 20. Bundle the whole thing for like, $99.99. You won't be able to keep them on the shelves. Assuming it's $35 in parts and value the IP of the games at $15 (defining the value of IP is just silly anyway), you're looking at 50% profit.

     

    Oh well.

     

    I think you make a good point - however, I think you would have to come down in price to make it attractive perhaps $35-$50 which may require dumbing down the hardware. I think cash strapped consumers would find this to be a nice alternative to the $300+ for a top of the line system.

  19. Posted

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    Satanshollow.gif

     

    You have taken it upon yourself cross the intra-dimensional barrier to penetrate the darkened depths of the lower abyss. Alone in your "firebase" machine you face malevolent denizens of this realm. Enraged by your presence they unfold their leathery wings and with shrieking cry come at you intent to turn you into dust. Pull down on your "control grip" to activate your shields in order to repel their attack. But be wise in its use since it only has 15 seconds of energy before it needs to recharge.

    The ebon citadel sits high upon the blasted mountainside. It is home to the dark lord himself. To get your chance against him you must first defeat enough of his minions in order to construct a bridge over the roiling waters of the river Styx. Only then can you confront his infernal majesty and have any chance of ending his necromantic reign.

     

     

    Emulators are fine as is whatever controller you feel the most comfortable with. Screenshots are great but not mandatory.

     

    Here is the bin for those who need it: stnh5200.bin

     

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    Was this game ever ported to the 5200? I have seen it mentioned a few times but I do not have it listed in my price guide.

  20. Posted

    About $7-$12 for that 31in1 cart is the usual rate around here.

     

    I fail to see how anyone can expect a person to pay $25 for a common boxed 2600 game.

     

    The retro market has become a joke. I'm just glad I don't have the collecting bug because once sensibility takes over again and people realise the real worth of these things, a lot of collectors will find they've invested double or more of what they should have in their recent purchases.

     

    I think there are still some good deals out there. A lot of good deals are on the Chuck and in some game lots on eBay as long as you're not buying ten carts when you only need three of them.

     

    $383 for Colecovision Pac-Man Collection takes the cake. I could get a new vanity for my bathroom for that amount of money. I hope the person that won it has plenty of disposable income.

  21. Posted

    I'll be hitting two arcades this summer - the one at Hersheypark and the one on the boardwalk in Ocean City, MD. I'll jot down a list of classic games that may still be in service at the respective arcade. At one time there were at least two arcades on the boardwalk at Ocean City and I don't recall if there is one at the Jolly Roger out there but I will check on our obligatory annual visit for the kids.

     

    Also, I will be at the TMG expo soon and I'll grab some photos. There's a classic arcade about ten minutes away that I'm going to visit in between our early morning extravaganza and the Warlords Tournament.

     

    I was at City Island in Harrisburg last Saturday night for the USL Div 2 City Islanders game. They have a puny arcade on the island and much to my delight they had at least one classic arcade cabinet. It was one of those that had multiple games in one cabinet.

     

    On it was Sinistar (which was the first time I ever played this game and hadn't a clue as to what I was doing), the entire Defender series including Stargate and Robotron:2084, Joust and a few others I have never played (the names were vaguely familiar but not so that I can even remember what they were).

     

    Although it was not of the Golden Age, they also had Daytona USA which I had to cough up 8 tokens for my kid to play two games. I was playing Joust at the time so I didn't see how badly he did that prompted him to ask me for all those tokens in a matter of two minutes. Of course, I was not doing so hot myself. It's interesting how much more tough the actual arcade game is compared to their home console counterparts.

     

    A few pinball machines, skeeball, one of those rip-off claw games and a few other uninteresting games rounded out one's gaming pleasure.

     

    Someone mentioned about the luxury of playing games in their own home versus the crowds at the arcade and the like. I had quite a few tokens to spend on that cabinet until some old fart was looking over my shoulder to play Robotron. I didn't want to Bogart the machine so I in the interest of good sportsmanship I relinquished control. I'll have to spend the rest of my tokens on my next visit to the Island.

     

    The Too Many Games expo is less than a week away and I am really excited as it will be my first expo after returning to the fray of classic gaming. I have a grocery list of games compiled to finish up my Colecovision, 7800 and 5200 collections. These are not complete collections, mind you, just a collection of games I enjoy playing. I will post a separate thread in this forum next Monday with pix and what I was able to pick up.

     

    Inquiring minds want to know, so the final score of the game was the Islanders 3, Western Mass 1 in front of a decent crowd considering that Mayor Reed refuses to upgrade the complex and regards it as the drunken Uncle in the basement that no one talks about.

  24. Posted

    I thought that arcade style PC monitors were produced that were the same size as the monitor I would need?

     

    An arcade monitor and a PC monitor are roughly the same size. The real problem is the lack of a mounting bracket on a PC monitor. On my MAME cab, I just created an internal horizontal shelf to hold the PC monitor in place. In your case, the monitor was meant to be bolted on at an angle, so you'll have to be a bit more creative about how to mount it, if you want the monitor mounted at the angle that your cabinet intended it to be.

     

    Hmmm...I'm scratching my head because I've seen several sites online that sell the arcade style (PC compatible) monitor either with the mount kit included or sold separately for that respective model.

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