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  1. SabertoothRetro

    Casual gameplay of Donkey Kong on the Atari 2600+. DK - along with Mouse Trap - were the pack-in titles for my Coleco Gemini which I received for Christmas way back in 1983.

     

    Internet rumors abound regarding the quality of this port. Was it a part of a conspiracy to make the obviously superior Colecovision look...superior? Hogwash!

     

    Garry Kitchen did a solid job bringing the game to the 2600 in limited time on a 4K cart. I like it in the same way I like 2600 Pac-Man. If you're a younger GenXer (Xennial, if you will), this was probably your DK.

     

     

     

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Garry Kitchen has indicated that the missing levels were due to constraints of time and ROM size - mostly time - and that he made the best game he could within those constraints.  Here's a great interview with him on the Video Game History Hour where he gets into detail about development of the game.

      https://gamehistory.org/ep-7-donkey-kong-came-to-the-atari-2600-thanks-to-garry-kitchen/

       

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  2. SabertoothRetro

    Bringing Crystal Castles home to the 2600 was ambitious to say the least.  Some would argue that attempting a pseudo-3D, trackball controlled arcade game filled with bright castles and colorful characters to Atari's (by 1984) seven year old console was an effort in futility.  But when did that ever stop Atari? Programmed by Peter Niday, this port does an admirable job with pseudo-3D castles, a variety of enemies, between level tunes and - most importantly - Bentley Bear! The translation to the 2600 is not all gems and honey. Control with the joystick - particularly a stiff CX-40 - can be a wrist wrecking chore. Still, worth checking out if only for Atari's furry mascot!

     

     

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Thanks for sharing! I recieved my Gemini for Christmas 1983, so the silver box era is my era for 2600 games. I have a lot of nostalgia for Crystal Castles and many of the '83-'84 titles. They are what comes to mind for me when I think of Atari. I was in elementary school during the crash. All I knew was that games were now affordable for my folks. 😀

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  3. SabertoothRetro

    Currently playing IS3 on the PSOne. I was a huge fan of the Jaguar games and this takes everything developers Eclipse Software learned on the two earlier titles and cranks it to 11. Like IS2, it's a bit on the hard side but still very enjoyable. IS3 was also on the Nuon.

     

    Any fans of this or the other IS games?

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    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Yeah, Tempest X³ is not too different from Tempest 2000. I wouldn't call it a sequel as much as an "enhanced" port of 2K.

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  4. SabertoothRetro

    The original Sony PlayStation wasn't the only gaming hardware to see a September '95 North American release...

     

    Happy 25th to the Atari Jaguar CD!  Only 11 official titles were released on the platform and a meager 20,000 units are reported to have been produced. 

     

    Celebrate the launch of the doomed Atari Jaguar peripheral with this montage of the 11 official releases, Virtual Light Machine and more! 

     

     

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      @SlidellMan, I agree ?! That's the real saving grace of the platform. Although it seems that homebrew releases on CD have slowed now that carts are easier to produce. It will be interesting to see how many more CD releases come out moving forward. 

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  5. jd_1138

    If you want to amuse yourself, post an ad on CL with a "make offer" for the price. I was thinning out the collection, so I posted a mint black GameCube, 2 controllers, all connections, and a sealed copy of Lego Star Wars The Video Game, loose Mario All Stars Baseball and 5 other misc. games. A dude offered me 10 bucks. I'd pay for a premium CL account if they'd administer sanity tests to their users and weed out the nutjob loonies.

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      You mean the "save ya room" pitch isn't compelling? Damn.

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  6. frankodragon

    Went to a rummage sale held by two ladies. One of them said to me, "We're dealing...and drinking. Not necessarily in that order."

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      That's awesome!

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  7. totallyterrificpants

    Best Motley Crue album?

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Best produced: Dr. Feelgood. Favorite: Shout at the Devil

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  8. Clint Thompson

    Make a modernized Missile Command VR for the PS4/PC. Would you back me?

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Yes.

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  9. Rick Dangerous

    If I smoke a pile of Marlboros I can send away for a red Atari Lynx? Awesome! Genius cross promotion guys....video games and cigarettes. LOL

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      It was a pretty vile cross-promotion considering the target market of the Lynx.

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  10. Clint Thompson

    Make a modernized Missile Command VR for the PS4/PC. Would you back me?

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      As a wise man once said, "I'd buy that for a dollar!"

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  11. Professor Gull

    Not sure how I feel about the British independence. Is it more hype for both sides?

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Just don't look at your retirement accounts for awhile. On the bright side, with the pound tanking it might be time to take that trip to England.

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  12. roadrunner

    No Bill Ward, No Black Sabbath

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Its a shame that they couldn't work through their issues for the final tour. I think that Vinny Appice should have got the call as a stand-in.

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  13. xucaen

    Alice's Mom's Rescue ordered! #Jaguar B-)

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Just sent my payment in for the LE! Damnable currency exchange rate.

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  14. GameGirl420

    Finally getting to my Megadeth interviews. I'm gonna have Chris Poland on my next show! Listening to plenty of Megadeth this morning! \m/ Gonna ask him what kind of arcade games did Dave Mustaine play while drunk.

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Poland!!!! Killing Is My Business... has become my go to MD album in the last few years. Obviously Peace Sells is a classic too. Plus, now Poland is working with Menza in OHM. I'll have to tune in.

  15. SabertoothRetro

    Well, it looks like I have to turn my gameroom/office into a nursery. I never thought that I'd be happy to pack up my Atari stuff. :)

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Thanks all! We're really excited. Maybe I'll pitch the "daddy corner" idea @bomberpunk. ;)

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  16. Rick Dangerous

    Just found PacLand for the Lynx for $25 from the Netherlands. Thats a pricey one i've been trying to track down for a while!! Score!!

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Pacland is still available from Video61 for $25 and from Best for $29. I got it from one of them awhile back. Once you get to Lemmings and the Telegames releases, the Lynx starts feeling like a Jaguar.

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  17. save2600

    This just in... another Jaguar topic locked! lol

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      You could see that coming from post No. 1. I'm glad that received an inoculation for the fumes. It lets me enjoy the Jaguar AND maintain my grip on reality.

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  18. SabertoothRetro

    My wife is having surgery today and I'm in the waiting room. If all goes well, I'll be here for eight hours. How does an Atari fan kill time and keep his mind off of worry? By bringing his Lynx, 10 games and two sets of batteries. Wish us luck!

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Thanks again for all of the positivity! The wife is doing ok and should be discharged in a few more hours.

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  19. SabertoothRetro

    My wife is having surgery today and I'm in the waiting room. If all goes well, I'll be here for eight hours. How does an Atari fan kill time and keep his mind off of worry? By bringing his Lynx, 10 games and two sets of batteries. Wish us luck!

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      LOL. I've been using these Li-ion batteries lately and get a lot more play time than I used too. I doubt that I'll tap into the second set today.

       

      Surgery went well but they're keeping her overnight. I won't get to see her for another 45 minutes.

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  20. SabertoothRetro

    My wife is having surgery today and I'm in the waiting room. If all goes well, I'll be here for eight hours. How does an Atari fan kill time and keep his mind off of worry? By bringing his Lynx, 10 games and two sets of batteries. Wish us luck!

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Thanks everyone for the positivity!

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  21. Stephen

    Just got back from Judas Priest concert - Halford is amazing. King Diamond tomorow night!!

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Nice! I think Richie Faulkner has injected some energy into Priest. Did they play anything off of Stained Class?

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  22. SabertoothRetro

    Wings of silver, nerves of steel...

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Thundercats was tons better but there was a certain intangible quality to Silverhawks that I always enjoyed.

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  23. BDW

    BDW

    I'M NOT A FISH - I'M A MAN!

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      HOOK IN MOUTH!

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  24. SabertoothRetro

    Test drove the BMW i3 at the local National Electric Drive event. I love my LEAF, and I wouldn't splurge on the BMW, but damn was it a cool car. It felt like how I thought driving in the future would feel like, except without the flying. :)

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      LOL. I guess I opened myself up for that. If you see me, please say hello. :)

       

      There are actually more than 135,000 LEAFs sold globally as of this month; 60,000 in the U.S. A drop in the global car market bucket but not bad for new tech and better than several conventional models. One more model year and there will be more LEAFs than Atari Jaguars. :)

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  25. BDW

    BDW

    Covered my copy of master of puppets in wood glue. This is probably one of the more questionable things i've done

    1. SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Yikes. You'd think they would have better quality control. I hope that this technique works for you.

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