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Okay, okay, so it seemed like a better analogy when I was hungry.

That Space Engine one looks sweet, and the Orbiter Space Flight Simulator looks cool too, thanks for the links!

Just a friendly FYI, you aren't allowed to sell the EZ Flash with games, you'll need to remove the games before you sell the EZ Flash according to the forum rules

If people want to pay money for an acrylic box and gold-sticker from someone, hey more power to them. If they then want to go and charge $399 dollars for a common game, they can go crazy. It's part of participating in a free-market. If someone wants to pay $399 for a common game in an acrylic box, they can do it. Ultimately, it's not my money nor my concern. I mean hey, I buy whole wheat bread. Maybe you buy white bread, or even rye bread. Point is, as long as you're satisfied with the bread you make a sandwich with, does it really matter what bread other people get? (I should really wait to make analogies until after I eat lunch)

Nice setup! That is a clean-looking desk, and I like all the books in the background. Definitely an office I would have been proud to work in. Thanks for the photo!

In fairness mate, while they make their points in a really a-hole way, they do have some points. Waiting until the art was at least fully implemented in the first level would help a lot, because right now first impressions are really rough in terms of art direction. When people see mostly placeholder art, they'll have a hard time seeing past that since most folks will judge based on the first few seconds of what they see visually, not the core game-play. I think the idea is awesome, but the visuals at least for a 30 second preview video need to be spot-on, or people won't be interested. Just my humble 2-cents.

Holy shit, 3k for some screws? I didn't even think that was possible, what kind of job did you have to afford that! In fairness, you have to admit that cost-sheet is more than a little extravagant. I built a rig about 3-1/2 years ago, spent about 500 on it, and my brother now uses it and still runs current games with no problems. So you can build a solid rig for meager bucks these days. By the way, what's the name of that space simulator you're running in those pictures?

I'm not 100% sure if this belongs in the Classic Computing section, as it is not a classic computer strictly speaking, but it does recreate the classic computer experience. If I have categorized this wrongly, my apologies. To the good stuff! This is one of the neater looking things I've wanted to get my hands on lately: https://www.tindie.com/products/Propellerpowered/propellerpowered-pocket-mini-computer/ It's a little computer that looks to recreate a classic computer with hardware specs like 32k of RAM and a full BASIC interpreter, with some modern amenities such as a Wii game port connection for a classic controller and VGA out so you can use easier-on-the-eyes LCD monitors. It''s only 45$ and even comes as a solder-yourself kit, so I for one definitely am looking forward to getting my hands on one. I've known about these guys for a couple years now, but after they stopped development on the old version and went through a lengthy re-design and re-release process. I'm definitely wanting to put one together for myself and get back to writing some BASIC games and programs. What do you guys think? Cool toy or not worth it?

Bravo! Let's see some pictures of the finished unit as seen in the video! I love arcade machines, this is such a cool idea for a project I'm almost tempted to steal it and add it to my ever-growing wishlist of cool stuff. Looks really clean in the video, well done and congrats at staying under the budget.

My dad had a ZX-81, and I'll be honest perhaps it's just nostalgia but I like the machine. Sure, it was hellacious to type on that keyboard, and yeah it wasn't the fastest and was soon eclipsed by other systems, but I liked it. Sadly, it vanished somewhere along the line and all he could find from it was some literature he had and that was it. If I ever got the chance t own a ZX-81 for a reasonable price again, I'd be all over it.

Neat piece of history on this machine! It's interesting the lengths they went to in order to ensure the design of the unit was cohesive, and avoid looking like they simply slapped any old TV together with the machine. I love these kinds of stories, it really shows the ingenuity these companies had when it came to building and marketing their computers!

Damnit, missed it by a few minutes

I would have been so disappointed if you didn't post in this thread, Keatah I love vintage computers, and one of the big reasons is I feel there was less waste and laziness with vintage machines. With so little to work with in terms of hardware specs, programmers and engineers had to be meticulous, careful, and creative with everything they did. It was elegant in a sense, the tricks they used to push the hardware to its absolute limit. Today, with so much in terms of hardware resources and software packages, any hack can slop together something and fire it out onto the internet, assuming that everyone will have 16gigs of RAM and a quad-core CPU. Sure, I like modern games and I have a decent rig that I love to use for editing pictures, doing graphic design, and playing some games, but it's just not the same as firing up a classic machine and appreciating the effort that went into it. One of the things that bothers me most is I'm not quite old enough to have lived through that era, but I most certainly wish I could have experienced it first-hand.

40 bucks for this is pretty hella-cheap, someone's gotta jump on it!

What if the CRT in the machine is beyond repair, do you let the machine rot away while trying in vain to try and replace the CRT, or do you install new tech that allows the classic machine to live again? Back on topic, I've personally never seen it done. How would you convert the signal to digital to work with a modern LCD screen? Would it even display correctly? I certainly wouldn't want to try it on a working machine, but if it was a machine with a dead CRT it could be worth tinkering with.

Dwarf Fortress is one of those games where you read about it, watch YouTube videos about it, fantasize about playing, then you finally sit down to play it and go "F***, this shit is hard" and never go back.

Everybody has done shady business stuff. To participate in shady business dealings is to participate in business itself. Microsoft, Sony, Apple, Commodore, they've all pulled moves that are less than savory. It's just a part of doing business, and companies get sued all the time.

PM'ing about the Nook HD

Damn, missed it by that much.

I feel like he needs to read this: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/222489-tips-for-selling-on-atariage-and-beyond/ *shameless self-promotion*

I personally thought it was a little bland for my tastes, didn't really interest my inner vintage nerd, and I found the characters to be relatively unlikable. It felt like the characters were arrogant business guy who leads the team, punk female chick who doesn't give a damn about what the man says cause she's way to cool for that, and that rascally bearded engineer who does the grunt engineering work. Blah.

Ah, I don't believe I have any of those. Thanks anyway!

What Atari 2600 games are you looking for? I'm interested in the VGA adapter and S-Video cable

Really wish we had things like this in the city that's nearby me. Sadly, arcade culture sits at about 0 where I live, so such places are but a dream for me.

US only