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Would someone please be kind enough to explain why I can't sent PM's to certain members while I can to others?? Thank you.

Excellent!! Thanks folks!!

Dos anyone know if this a good game? Where can I find screenshots?

I have had a few offers on this item now. At first, I was not looking to get rid of it, just determine the value. Now I have decided to entertain offers. I am looking for 8 bit carts so if you have any and you need this item - let me know. Thanks.

Does anyone know the value of this (if any at all)?

Yes. I looked at that site last night. I would not doubt that the power supply is dead. Thanks for the suggestion.

I bought C64 Gyruss for the same reason and I haven't even tried it yet. I will let you know if I find another. I have tonnes of other stuff to trade so feel free to PM me if you are looking to trade. I am in Ontario as well.

Me too!! This is so strange. I have the exact same symptoms. Resocketing did not help either. Are you able to play carts games?? PM me if you figure this out. I have Gyruss and Frogger II that I just picked up and no console to play them on.

Considering Montreal is 5 hours away, I will likely never go there. Ottawa and Toronto are closer and I go there when I can. There is tonnes of stuff where I am - it just sits in people's closets and basements and probably gets chucked away more regularly - and sometimes I find what I want. There really is no official classic gaming outlet around these parts. There doesn't seem to be much of an appreciation for "Classic Gaming" around here either. I just plain out never see 8 bit stuff here at all. People laugh when I ask for Atari or Commodore 64. It's kind of hillarious actually. I suspect that maybe a few years ago it would have been easier to find 8 bit stuff but not now. Just Nintendo and the occasional Atari 2600 item. BTW - Anyone here with 8 bit duplicates they want to unload are free to PM me (please.. I am almost begging at this point).

So far.. I am not having much luck getting my hands on any 8 bit carts or disk games. Afew commons through trades and that is about it. People really seem to want to hold onto their 8 bit stuff for some reason. Not only that, but thrift and flea market hunting gets me nowhere with this particular type of computer. Is this stuff any more rare than say Atari 2600 or NES?? Even ebay kind of stinks for finding games for the 8 bit line. A nice little collection of say 20 or 30 games is all I am looking for. I think one of those multi carts may be what I am going to have to do if I can't score anything. SIO2PC looks like a good option too.

I have been reading about the SIO2PC cable and I am thinking that I would like to access games from my PC. I still need to find a drive for this beast. Considering I am totally new to this, I know that getting a Owner's Manual is a big first on my list of things to get. Could anyone recommend a suitable disk drive for this system?

HELP!! I am attempting to expand my collection. I have a few questions for the experienced 8-bit computer whiz - if anyone could be of any assistance please: -What games (cartridge or whatever else from the line of 8-bit games) are compatible w/ 65XE? -Does anyone have any recommendations for good games to get? -Did I pick the right system to play 8-bit games on or is there something better? Thanks a million.

Hi. My name is Captain Spam-Dork and I would to know what the Mac system requirements are for the Activision Anthology. I guess I will never know unless I see it in a store sometime.

What are the Mac system requirements? It looks amazing so far.

There are a few reasons: - Minimalism. Seeing the big in the small. - Perfection. Everything after Pong is a derivative and not as pure. - Nostalgia. It is a part of who I used to be and still am - even more so. - Marketing. I do not match the demographic. - My kids. I would like them to see where it all came from and learn to appreciate the technology. - Violence. Glorified violence in video games conflicts with my beliefs.

I don't think I will ever seriously persue one of those. If I find one for dirt cheap - yeah, why not? Otherwise.. as my 1 year old son says: PPLBPLBPLBPLBPBSSSTT!!!

Could somebody please tell me what they are? Thank you.

OHHH YEAH!!!!

Any auction that a person has ever won a game that I need where the price was reasonable.

JB: What does that mean? I am using a Game Genie to get it to fit into my machine. Is this messing up the code??

Wait a minute. Now are you saying that I can't play FDS games because the NES wont play FDS games due to the regional lockout or are you saying that I actually am able to play the FDS games on the NES?? I am not usuing the NES to Famicom coverter that you see in that picture. I am just using a pirated 60 to 72 pin converter that came with a multicart I bought. I am just trying to find out is this will work or if I actually need a Famicom to get this thing to work.

A-Ha!!!!

Here's the scoop. The FDS works. I have a power adaptor and it powers the system well. The disks seem to be dead or there is still something wrong. Now I get a "disk err 022" but the head still moves to read the disks and the belt is okay too. Now I am thinking that the disks are toast. Has anyone that has one of these ever seen this kind of error message?? Could it be that the Genie won't let me play these types of games on thye NES??

The regional lock is not coming into play here as far as I can tell because I am now getting the system to power up and show me the "insert disk card" screen. BTW - the Game Genie coupled with the NES to Famicon converter allows the FDS to work like a charm Now I get a "battery err 002" message which either means that the batteries are dead or the belt is messed up. I opened the system to see if the belt was gone and it actually looked like it was okay. The batteries are fairly new as well. I don't really know what to look for interms of a faulty belt but it looked okay. Does anyone have any other thoughts or suggestions?? Thanks for the response thus far people.

I have the adaptor. Everything plugs in fine but it doesn't seem to be connecting or something isn't right. Now we are getting somewhere. I know what a ribbon cable is but can you explain to me what I would need to do because it is not quite as apparant to me. Is that even possible??