Which system was your favorite as a kid? (Poll suggestion by AA user "bluejay")

[Which system was your favorite as a kid? (Poll suggestion by AA user "bluejay")]

I was born in 71 so as a kid  games were hand held / tabletop LED,VFD and LCD but my first console in the early 80`s was a good old Atari 2600 woody 6-switch so that is my vote.

[Good Dreamcast games?]

For something a little different from all the arcade action stuff look out for Stupid Invaders which is more or less a point and click 👍

 

[What's your favorite Super Mario Bros?]

It was between the original and number 3 which seems a little cliché I know but In the end I voted for SMB3 and the results showed I have brought these two titles level in the poll. I can fully understand this as I had to think for several minutes before deciding between them.

[Last 3 games you played?]

Phoenix , Astro Blaster (ARCADE) and Yie Ar Kung-Fu (C64)

[What made you 'go retro'?]

I have always played games on older systems through the years regardless of what I have owned at the time but I almost completely gave up with modern games during the PS3 era, once a game of interest did actually appear they often seemed infuriating to play and it simply was not what I would call fun.

So I U-turned to look at systems and games I had never owned or simply missed and this has been one of the best decisions I ever made, exploring old systems and games unfamiliar to me is far more interesting than trying to find or having to wait for a half decent game to arrive on modern gen.

I still do purchase the odd FPS game of interest on steam when they appear for a good price like Doom or Farcry 4 but I consider my self 95% retro .

[YOUR top 10 favorite intellivision games]

A few do sort of change every so often but currently-

Burger Time

Venture

Dreadnaught Factor

River Raid

Night Stalker

Scooby Do`s Maze Chase

Shark! Shark!

AD&D TOT

AD&D CM

Swords and Serpents

[What 2600 games are you playing right now?]

Still playing Missile Command ,not only a good port but actually better than I remember it to be.

[10 Most fun 2600 games?]

Combat

Warlords

Outlaw

Millipede

Adventure

Ms.Pacman

Haunted House

Escape From The Mindmaster

Sky Diver

Skiing

[What do you regret getting rid of from your childhood?]

As with most of us there are many things but for me I miss the VFD,LED handheld / tabletops like Galaxy Invader 1000 , Astro Wars and Missile Invader and I had an L.C.D mini munchman (Epochman)

[Games YOU want to see for the 5200]

I am leaning towards a racing game as there is not enough , Pole Position for the 5200 is okay but perhaps something could be ported like P.Position II, Sprint/Championship Sprint, or something in the style of Outrun or Victory Run

[When did you first become interested in Atari?]

It would be when I got my VCS in the very early 80`s,It had such an impact on me that I have always had a thing for both the VCS and Atari since. I liked most Atari arcade games that I saw in the arcades especially Battle Zone ,Paper Boy and X-Y bots but my interest in the home 8-bit computers came much later and mostly through emulation as I did not encounter them much where I live in the UK., The ST is the only model I am not too keen on.

[What 2600 games are you playing right now?]

Kangaroo , I think this game gets much more bad flak than it deserves.

[Favorite 2600 Model]

The heavy sixer then the Jr , I quite like the Jr from Atari Ireland with the black metal horizontal strip on the top cover instead of the regular shiny one.

[My favorite underrated game for Sega Genesis...]

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Kid Chameleon and Mazin Wars (Mazin Saga:Mutant Fighter)

[The Launch Titles]

1. Raiden

2. Trevor .McFur

3.Cybermorph

4. Humans...er sorry I mean Dino Dudes

 

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[Here's how NOT to send a brand new Zaxxon]

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Clearly the cheapest packaging option is not the best for such precious goods.

[How Many 2600's Do You Own]

90

ATARI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari-wong/CX-2600 U/s.n 548090451
ATARI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari-wong/CX-2600 U/S.N 548560132 (UNTESTED)
ATARI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari-wong/CX-2600 U/S.N 548432257 (UNTESTED)
ATATI 6-switch/wood effect/Atari/CX-2600/S.N 88106 (UNTESTED/NO RF)
ATARI 4-switch/all black /CX-2600 AP/s.n 103 A1 0011260

ATARI junior (large rainbow)/ATARI 2600/s.n X717 3 179524
ATARI junior (large rainbow)/ATARI 2600/s.n x723 3 407819
ATARI junior (large rainbow)/ATARI 2600/s.n x105 3 882157
ATARI junior (large rainbow)/ATARI 2600 JR/s.n A1 793 346865
ATARI junior (small rainbow)/CX-2600 JR/s.n AT 860350524 scrap/parts
ATARI junior (small rainbow)/CX-2600 /s.n AI 0016260 untested

 

I think one of the juniors is Irish (black stripe) It has been a while since I dug them out lol

[What 2600 game that everyone else loves, but you just don't like?]

I think we did this topic recently. Anyway, I'll second Pitfall II (topical too, since it's this week's High Score Club game). It's technically amazing but just so tedious to play. And I'll add a vote for Yars' Revenge. It's a so-so shooter at best, certainly not an all-time great.

 

Yes to both of those ,I hate Kaboom!...never liked it or any other game where you have to stop fast falling objects hitting the floor. (Astrosmash style). In this case an Activision game that looked good but did not play well.

[What 2600 games are you playing right now?]

E.T and Fathom ,I enjoyed my time playing both of them.

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[What have you actually PLAYED tracker for 2015 (Season 8)]

I have a short attention span so there will be no long duration me thinks, rough estimates are-

(Atari2600) -Jr Pacman - 7min

BerzerkWho (Homebrew) - 20min

Venture - 12min

(C64) Scramble (2105 Homebrew) - 8min

(Arcade) Scramble , Astro Fighter , Nostradamus - 8min each

(Vic 20) Cosmic Firebirds ,Cloud Burst and around a hundred other titles. - 3min each

(Intellivision) Venture - 8min

(Coleco) Venture - 5min

(Game Gear) - Wizard Pinball 10min

[R.I.P my Atari 800 XL Computer, 1983-2015.]

That is a pretty good run though you should be proud.

[Why is Rygar the way it is?]

Rygar on the Nes is a completely different game but it was not that bad,I did not mind it was not an arcade port but a new game in its own right.The Lynx version is okay but a little sparse and clunky but I agree with doctorclu and do think this could be one of the better games on the Lynx..

Out of the other 8-bit and other computer versions I have enjoyed unsurprisingly Argus no Sensji (Rygar-JPN) on the Sharp X68000 is the best and almost arcade perfect,in fact it could be.

[What 2600 games are you playing right now?]

Jr Pacman , BerzerkWho (Homebrew),Venture

[River Raid Hack (infinite lives version) Download]

Or you could just play it normally and enjoy it

[Double Dragon: Master System or NES?]

I prefer the colour palette and graphics on the Master System but the Nes version seems to play a lot better which makes the difference for me so I grudgingly vote NES