Flojomojo
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There was a fun port of DOOM on there for those of us who felt like burning a 3 megabyte file to DVD.
Oh, and Buckaroo Banzai. "Wherever you go, there you are!"
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They had a whole *two* Nuon-enhanced DVDs, too. But at least they weren't annoyingly aggressive in the lead-up to launch.
Except for the big "project X" logo stomping on a bloodied Mario hat. Maybe there's a curse on companies that make stupid claims about their strengths relative to Nintendo.
I've got a Samsung unit, Tempest 3000, Freefall, and a controller that I really need to sell off before it stops working!
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49 minutes ago, TwoShedsWilson said:I think it will serve as a fine example of how not to do a console launch right along with the Ouya, 3DO, and Virtual Boy.
Those all launched on time, under budget, with a stable of exclusive games, and were supported by the manufacturer for a while. I can think of bad examples of console launches, but they won't be things that most people have heard of. The 3 you cite are like NES or PlayStation compared to what is (not) happening here.
But yeah, it's a story to tell! And a bad example for sure. Something that no one would want to repeat.
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It's technically great -- I like the emulator and appreciate Code Mystics' work. The game lineup is a bit stale but they can only release what they have rights to. The Switch version is the best of these recent collections, because everything is in one volume.
I'm over "Atari" as a company, they're lawsuit-happy and creatively bankrupt, so this may be the last thing I buy from them with their name on it.
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On 6/16/2018 at 4:34 AM, PlaysWithWolves said:Remember the Postal museum's warning signs of fraud that Flojomojo posted?
Emphasis, mine:
"You got the bomb-diggety [Collector's Edition] that will be super-valuable one day!"
This is from 89 weeks ago (not 20 months ago!). I feel it's important not to get too worked up about "special editions" of things that don't exist yet. Why do people keep falling for the same scams, over and over again? If our brains were computers, there would be a code update to patch this exploitable flaw in our firmware.
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8 minutes ago, Tempest said:Does ESB have it's own hardware? I always thought it was a kit for Star Wars.
It was a conversion kit, with new side art and everything. You'd have to "destroy" a perfectly good Star Wars (the better game IMHO), though some people have made multi-board switching mods so the cabinet could run both games. It looks too complex for my limited skills.
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There's a port of Castlevania Symphony of the Night on Android and iOS now. Appears to be straight up emulation. Three bucks.
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I'm going to take the safe bet and say it's likely to be one of the little guys using old brand names from the 1970s.
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Overlays AND cartridges, oh my! So much to collect.
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But the bid was showing $360K for a while, then it went down.
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That auction seems like it will never end. 2 days to go, now at $280,000.
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12 minutes ago, orion1052003 said:I cant remember if one of the 2 Flashbacks was missing a power adaptor or what...looked everywhere, only found the one. I used the one I found with Colecovision Flashback last night, will try it with Intellivision Flashback. In comparison, Ive used the Intellivision Flashback much more than the Colecovision Flashback. Kind of trying out the Colecovision Flashback again last night after a long time, it seems pretty bad. Hard to control. Is Jumpman Junior normally that hard to align to and climb ladders? It was frustrating.
They're the same, it will work. I have one power adapter hooked up and would switch between them for these exact two devices. Haven't played with them for a while, but I remember that the timing on the ColecoVision emulation is wrong. It generally runs a bit too fast.
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21 minutes ago, Hwlngmad said:Sounds great Bill! Very much looking forward to seeing what all AtGames has to offer this year as I do think things are improving. Take care and best of luck!
Probably referring to Atari Flashback collections on Xbone and PS4 ...
3 minutes ago, FifthPlayer said:Keep in mind that message from Bill L. is dated 2016.
... and later on, Switch and Vita.
They seem to have moved on to big arcade machines now.
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I think it depends on how badly you feel you "need" it.
I have some stuff like that which could fetch some money on eBay if I bothered to fish it out, test it, clean it, and list it. Or actually use it. In my case, I would be better off without it. Emulation/FPGA is good enough for me, because I'd rather have nice new hardware to play the old games.
In your case, I would pick the nicer of the two for actual use, then clean/test the other one and wrap it up nicely in storage. After a reasonable amount of time, you'll have a better sense of whether or not you "need" to keep a spare. Or maybe even the first one. I think there's such a thing as getting this stuff out of your system if you want to make room for new things (either physical things, or other ways to spend limited time/attention/money).
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Thanks @nurmix
These are for using the 2014 Flashback controls on old consoles, right?
If I wanted the FB controls on USB, I'm looking for something different, correct?
Either way I appreciate you making more of these things!
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8 hours ago, orion1052003 said:Do the Intellivision Flashback and Colecovision Flashback have the same power adaptor?
Yes. Also the same as the Atari Flashback 5 from the same year. I'm pretty sure they all run on the same hardware.
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I'm glad other people are preserving old hardware, because I sure don't want to. I like looking at it, learning about it, and if I had unlimited space and time (and love for the old hardware) I would get into flash loaders and stuff.
I'm the worst.
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Oh, I'm not sure about that. CDs maybe. Floppies would need compatible hardware.
Is there something in particular you want to try, or is the goal just "run a whole bunch of stuff on my beige boxes?"
Loading stuff over a network might be easier than futzing around creating media. Old-time Mac networking is quirky but simple, especially if you have an Ethernet port.
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Yes you can (and should) use an emulator. They're just files.
This should tell you enough to get going.
https://macintoshgarden.org/guides
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Two good places for info and discussion of this kind of thing are
https://obscurehandhelds.com
https://boards.dingoonity.org/index.php
These things are getting better all the time, there's always a new variant available to buy, and they're cheap. Build quality is generally good though not quite at Nintendo levels. Tempered glass screens and better materials for cases are becoming standard. Expect to do a little setup tweaking but generally they're ready to roll out of the box. Just add your own ROMs.