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  1. Posted

    Most bang for the buck? (no mention of ethics):

     

    Baseball bat: $20

    flashlight: $3

    hired help: $50, or assorted drugs

     

    Find a well stocked classic games store (or friends home far away from me) with an accessible back window. Borrow your brother-in-laws pickup truck. Break and enter and (quickly) grab desired systems and games. Skidaddle.

     

    Use the leftover money to buy the extra cables and stuff you forgot so everything works.

    Thinking outside the box, there. :D

  2. Posted

    Well you just answered your own question with 'I don't have an Xbox 360' because playing need for speed most wanted on Wii is just a piss about party game type thing with highly innaccurate control of your car on screen, certainly not pixel perfect control, playing the same game with the 360 joypad on Xbox however becomes an art form and demonstration of pixel perfect placement of your front wheels at the corners apex to balance and steer the car PERFECTLY to 1/1920th of the width of the screen.....ipso facto not just a toy but a very satisfying feeling of 100% BEING IN CONTROL of your car on screen.

    It sounds like you're a racing fan. So am I. I've got the full GT series, as well as Dirt 1-3 for a close-to-real-life experience, MotorStorm 1-3, and a few other more arcadish racers, too. :) Where you say you like to use your "accurate" 360 controller, I like to use a wheel and pedals, because I find that setup much more accurate than the standard controller.

     

    So like I said it is junk for real gaming. Wii owners are not interested in real games, it is just a party toy like pissing about on karaoke machines in the bar. It certainly is nothing like games of skill like all gaming has been from 1977 on VCS to 2007 when Wii came out. In fact Kinect is the same rubbish as those 1987 childrens TV game shows using an Amiga 1000, realtime digitizer, genlock and video camera where the child sees themselves on a big television genlocked over a spiders web and they have to hit the fly and kick it. These are not my kind of games and require 50% luck because the control is not accurate.

     

    When we can do what they do in The Matrix let me know, until then you can flush my reserved Wiimote and Xbox Kinect down the toilet and hand me my 360 pad and a copy of Colin McRae Dirt 3 or something thanks :D

    Very generalized statement. I am a Wii owner, as well as a PS3 owner. I like games from both systems.

     

    So your definition of a "real game" is one where everything has to be perfect and as real-life as possible to the hardware it's running on, and if the controllers aren't picture-perfect accurate, they're junk?

     

    Does this mean any game that runs on any console older than 6th generation just isn't "real"? My definition of a game, any game, is something that is entertaining, enjoyable and fun to play.

     

    But going back to my original point, just because the Wii controllers aren't perfect by today's standards, doesn't mean they're not fun to play with. And I get a lot of fun out of running around the living room with my kids playing "swords".

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  3. Posted

    Seriously, all this motion control and webcam stuff is crap.

    Why is a technology that is supposed to involve more of your body than just your thumbs considered crap? I've enjoyed the Wii with its motion controls. I get to bowl, play tennis and shoot archery with my kids, right there in my living room. Not to mention, I have used the Wii-Fit board a few times. It's not perfect, but at least I'm not sitting on my ass all the time.

     

    I don't have an XBox 360, but if I did I might consider getting the camera. My kids would probably love all the dancing and other full-body games.

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  7. Posted

    I just sent a message via the Schell's Electronics Contact Form:

     

    Good evening Mr. Schell!

     

    I hale from AtariAge (www.atariage.com/forums).

     

    I'm sure you're aware that many people are proud to own your Cuttle Cart 3. And there are still more who still want one (including me). I was wondering if you would be willing/interested in providing the specifications for the design of the cart so that another person could continue to make them available? We have a lot of people with knowledge and skills sufficient to carry on your project. If you are willing to entertain this thought, please let me know and I'll see if we can find someone willing to take it on.

     

    Thank you, and hope to hear from you soon!

     

    If I receive a reply, I'll be sure to let you know.

  8. Posted · Edited by SlowCoder

    I personally won't (re-spelled as "can't") pay that kind of price for any SD cart. As much as I'd like one. The only reason I hadn't gotten one at $150 was due to price. But now that they're officially sold out people are feeling desperate. I'll just have to wait until someone else creates a new one.

     

    If Schell isn't making any more, I wonder if another party would be interested in obtaining the specifications and resuming the build and sales.

  9. Posted

    thinking of selling my cuttle cart III for INTELLIVISION

    if you are interested

    make me A GOOD PRICE PROPOSITION and it is yours

    i will ship anywhere

    for $315 (registered with tracking number)

    paypal (no fees)

     

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    $315? Really? Weren't they being sold new (until they sold out) for about $150?

  10. Posted · Edited by SlowCoder

    Stupid question, but have you hit up CMart and Revolutionika for any of this stuff?

     

    Games for trade or sale

    I'd be willing to trade a Vader 2600 or an Atari Jr.2600 for either a Intv Super Pro system or a Atari 5200 system.

    Maybe it's just me, but I'd estimate you'd have to trade both the Vader and Jr. for just one or the other of the Super Pro or 5200. The 2600 systems you have listed just aren't worth that much unless they're CIB.

  11. Posted · Edited by SlowCoder

    Now I wont say they have all been played a lot. Most of them for about 10 min, some of them I get hooked on and play for hours.

    If you define testing the game for functionality as "playing", then I've played every single game I have, too. But I think he really wants to know which games we've spent time enjoying, not just testing.

     

    Edited: because I'm a moron.

  12. Posted

    Oh, oops. I missed the part about starting with nothing ...

    In that case, I would definitely start with a Heavy 2600 with a full complement of controllers, and a Harmony cart. The total for that should be around $120. Then I'd take my wife out to a nice dinner and movie with the remaining $80, thanking her all the while for letting me blow the first $120!

     

    Going the most economical route, I might get a ColecoVision with a few CV games, and 2600 expansion module. That'd probably be about $100-120. Then spend the other $80 on the Harmony.

  13. Posted

    I have quite a few systems, bxut really a very small library of gsmes for them. I think I'd try to fill out my SD carts for them. I already have carts for my 2600, CV and Genesis. I may try to invest in SNES and N64. As much as I'd like to get one for my Intv, I'm afraid that ship has sailed, at least for a while. :(

  14. Posted

    LOL! I genuinely don't know how to take a pic of them all. I figure I have over 50 CIB systems right now, and over 80 units total.....it all started so innocently. :-o Most of them are actually quite neatly displayed/piled. :-D I just need to figure out how to display the rest. I'll see what I can come up with....maybe a sample or two. ;)

    Still have my address? Just mail them to me and I'll take pics of 'em for you!

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  18. Posted

    This does indeed look very cool, and I'm in support of the project. I wouldn't mind playing Angry Birds on the big TV every now and then, or even Mahjongg, and I'm sure emulators will be all over this thing! Top that off with NetFlix and other online services, and it's definitely worth the buy. And I'm all for open-source and hacking.

     

    However, as I tend to be a late adopter, I will probably wait until I get feedback from the world on how well it actually works, and let them work out some of the kinks.

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  19. Posted

    Facing the cold hard facts, my gaming items are just a collection at this point. I used to be a gamer. It was a significant part of my life. With age and more responsibilites (work, married life, etc.) my time to play anything in my collection is pretty much gone. I will still find a little time every few weeks or so for newer games on the xbox or Wii, but sadly, all my vintage items are just showpieces. :(

    I'm actually in the same boat as you. Married, kids, with things to do that fill up my time. But I do manage to squeak in 15-30 minutes before dinner usually to hit a classic game or two.

  20. Posted

    I primarily collect games and consoles to play. However, just because I got a game in a lot doesn't mean I'll play it. Sports games get very little attention from me. I have SD carts for many of my systems, so the actual carts for those systems will be stored. But I'll still try to receive games for those consoles, especially if they're games I like.

  23. Posted

    I don't have a Jr., but I've played with one before. The thing about push-button switches is that they generally just set 2 contacts together to make the connection. If there is any oxidation on either contact, the connection can't be made.

     

    On the other hand, the slide switches that make up the original model 2600s, are heavy duty. I mean, you'd have to run them over with a car to hurt them. And because they are slides, oxidation won't affect them as readily because the slide action will rub it away.

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