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Entombed (1982) - first video game with zombies as enemies

One of my favorite PS3 games, but I have no need to purchase it again. I'm getting really tired of last-gen games getting rehashed on newer consoles. It's just so lazy. Besides, what is there to "remaster"? It was already a beautiful, well-made game.

We really, really enjoyed Rayman Legends at our house on the Wii U (on other platforms now too). We're playing Earth Defense Force V and Iron Rain now. My stepson freakin' loves EDF games - I don't love them as much as he does, but I'd much rather blast giant alien insects than suffer through his Minecraft phase again! As far as best local mp games ever, man that's a tall order! I'd have to throw a few of the 80's and 90's arcade titles in the mix: Golden Axe, Smash TV, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Gauntlet to name a few. This would make a great Top 100 list actually!

Love to see so many nods to Alien: Isolation. Loved that game! The tension was unbearably delicious at times, something that can really be hard to pull off well in a video game. I thought it was neat that you could turn on mic input so that any noise you made in real life could be potentially heard by the Xenomorphs. Very clever and cool, but I kept it off because we have 3 dogs that love to randomly bark. Like other said, the RE's (particularly RE7) and SH's and Dead Spaces are up there too.

I don't see why it should be a major problem, since any disc game should be playable and complete unpatched. I think a bigger concern for Wii U down the line is simply the lack of units sold. I draw a comparison with Jaguar (and others) in that it didn't sell well, so it will cause the value of the consoles to go up many years later. On top of that, the Wii U Gamepad wasn't available as a solo purchase at retail (afaik) so as more and more Gamepads break, it will make complete working consoles even rarer. There are many games that require the Gamepad to function properly, so that will be the biggest bottleneck in the long-term future.

I thought it was a fascinating article as well, though I'm not sure I believe the "sneaky technician" bit either. Whatever the truth, I'm happy it's out there now. Let me just append Akka Arrh to my backlog of games I need to get around to playing. There we go: #11,421 - should be any day now.

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Strawberry Shortcake Musical Match-Ups.. hell YEA! Just kidding. Parker Bros. released some great ones, but I can't agree that overall they were better than Activision who imo only put out one turd: Dragster.

I've found GameValueNow to be a much better resource over PriceCharting. And forget Rarity Guide - as others have said, that site is out of date. https://gamevaluenow.com/atari-7800

You know, until reading this thread I hadn't really stopped to consider just how weird some of these games are. They've been a part of my life since childhood, so a clown digging around underground in search of cherries (Mr. Do) never seemed any more or less weird than a guy digging around underground looking to inflate alligators to death with a bike pump (Dig Dug). And yea, wth was up with Amidar??

$40 isn't unreasonable but I decided against buying it because I already purchased it for Switch. Plus, I feel like LRG have lost their way and I just don't really want to support them anymore. After they're done milking Wii U collectors with this release, I expect them to put Yooka-Laylee out for Wii U eventually also. Just gonna let that train head out without me. No need, as those aren't games and don't count towards a full set*. *as determined by me

Wasn't trolling about the Genesis controller, but yes, I'm a second-tier Atarian. Shun me, scorn me, I don't care. I love playing 2600 games with the Genesis controller. Once I realized they would work on the Atari, I've never looked back. They allow me to actually play the games, rather than fight against hand cramps, and I get much better scores than I ever got in the 80's. I paid my dues on the CX40's back in the day, so I have no regrets! Those joysticks are just horrible. Iconic, but horrible.

I don't see any wording in that email in which IGG is asking for a response from you. /confused

I hope we are all better at classic games now class than we were bitd. We have more overall knowledge of the workings of each game, strategies, walkthroughs, years of forum discussions, and YT videos. But perhaps most importantly: Genesis controllers with D-pads!

I sent you a pm for a few games, thanks!

D'oh you are right Flojo. Much to my chagrin, my little sister got the N64 that Xmas, so I wasn't the one to open the box. I guess I've just always wrongly assumed it came with, my mistake

Altered Beast may not have aged to perfection, but at launch in 1989 - it was simply mind blowing. I personally think it's more fun to play than any Sonic game. Yea, I said it. Other great pack-ins that are responsible for some of my favorite Xmas memories are Super Mario World and of course, Super Mario 64. Though Atari Combat and Game Boy Tetris were certainly influential, I don't know of any pack-in that changed the world more than Mario 64. It's still one of the greatest video games ever made.

That's exactly right, since they already have 3 million dollars for doing absolutely nothing.

“John Phelan” tries to sound like a child of the 80’s from the US, but it seems more likely he is a paid shill or fake account from France/Europe because he uses the British spelling of “favourite”. The A-Team wasn't really shown on tv in the 80’s in Europe, was it? Correct me if I am wrong, but that seemed like a solely US kinda show.

I also had trouble unpacking on my Mac using RAR Extractor, but it did extract when I tried using Dr. Unarchiver. Edit: I would also suggest using .zip to archive in the future

Agreed! Thanks for making your collection available and for all the work you've put into it! It is truly appreciated.

Just a quick reminder that the Atari 5200 controller did not have paddle functionality.

I have no info to help you, but just wanted to comment that the artwork is awesome!

Are you plugging your thread which plugs your auction for these games?

Yeah, you've mentioned that. Though I'm sorry you lost money, I can't help but feel you are complicit in the Gameband scam by keeping silent this whole time. Love that the "truly, truly sorry" email went out on a Friday. Has all the stinky aroma of getting fired. Every boss knows to fire on a Friday to give people time to cool off over the weekend.