Buck

I've been gone a long time and it's been over 10 years @Godzilla since the last bump Apologies in advance to the current folks around here who might not see the brilliance of this thread. Buck

You bring up a good point about old users returning jeremiahjt. I have gone in streaks coming here over the past few years. Early on, I feel like I was here a lot more. It does feel like for me personally, it is when something new comes out. When Cuttle Cart 2 came out years ago, I was active. And then I wasn't. And then I got a MAME arcade machine and I was active. And then I wasn't. And then the Harmony Cart first came out and I was active. And then I wasn't. And then the AtariBox AtariVCS came out and I was active. And then I wasn't. And now the Atari 2600+ is out. And here I am. lol I have got to do a better job of sticking around here. FB is fine and all, but this forum has always been awesome. Albert has always done a great job here. (Glad to see he'll be able to spend more time on it than before with the Atari/AtariAge deal) Buck

Hot dang! This is terrific! I will be checking this out soon! Thanks a million!!

I think it will work. They said it was next to the movie theater. Pizza and movie? Sounds like date night! Video games are icing on the cake!

Holy crap. That is quite the setup. You are the man for the job! Wow!

Yet. I like yet. Better than never!

I like Kickstarter. If the dollar value you choose for your time and effort is not met, the project isn't funded and you don't have to the work. Nobody is out any cash. No harm, no foul. And it would be sort of be up to the community to make this happen. Kind of like, "Hey, you said you wanted this. Here's what its going to take." It would be up to us as a community to spread the word to make this happen. If it doesn't get funded, you can legitimately say the community as a whole did not want it. Again, No harm, no foul. As others have stated, I prefer physical media whenever possible. I would love to see this happen. Thanks for at least checking out the responses here, Glenn. :-) Later Buck Edit: To get you excited for this, please view this press release! http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/199908/msg00099.html and the CyberpUNKS homepage! (thanks wayback machine.... https://web.archive.org/web/20011021163858/http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/1698/cyberpunks/

Sorry for digging up old threads, but I just looked at my dusty old Stella at 20 VHS tapes sitting on the shelf and was reminded of this. I wonder if a Kickstarter campaign for this would help? Maybe there could be enough cash raised to let Nathan take the time needed to do this and be compensated for the time involved? I don't recall Kickstarter really being a thing when this was first brought up eleven years ago. Just a thought!! Later Buck

It was $14.99. I probably would have paid more, too. I bought it because it was a wild find and truthfully it is just going sit on display anyway. Yeah, actually finding something renews the interest a bit! :-)

Found a Sears Video Arcade II at a Saver's thrift store! 5 years ago this wouldnt have been a big deal to me. Lately, I had all but given up the quest for stuff at garage sales and thrift stores. But there it was sitting next to a bunch of old VCRs. I have no idea if it works, has no controllers, has no power supply. But I was so excited to have actually found something that I bought it. The fact that I never had found a Sears Video Arcade II before helped. Sheesh. I think I was almost as excited as the time I found a boxed Sears 6 switch with 20 boxed Sears titles and original controllers. (for $20) That one was cool to find. Thanks for your time. Just felt like sharing! Buck

I totally still would make the cushion fort. Wife hates when the cushions are messed up, though. Oh well. Just blame the 11 year old son, right?

Absolutely LOVED Star Raiders! When I was young, I used to take the couch cushions and make a fort-like structure in front of the TV so I would be in my space ship. I loved the 800 version, too. Never had an 800 until I was an "adult" so I had to play that version at our local library. on topic, though: Space Shuttle absolutely needs the manual. I still havent got that down even with the manual.

Noticed that member since was displaying an incorrect date on this instance.. Shows member since 2007 when there is a posting from the member in 2001. Just thought you'd like to know since you have nothing else to do... edit: forgot the attachment!!

Thanks for posting "Metal" by Gary Numan in your Music and Noise section. Hadn't heard that one in a very long time. And, THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!! (wish I commented before Chuck, though. I thought of it on my own, too! Promise!) :-)

Very cool. Might have to make it over there sometime. On a side note, if you every get to Lakeville, Muller Family Theaters just off of I-35 has a few games,too. Galaga 3, Addams Family, a racing game. Jeez, I wish I remembered more, but I remember thinking that it sure seemed like a lot of games. For the number of games, it may rival this pizza place.

Good interview! Thanks for posting!

I may be interested in this if the photos are a wee bit bigger. I suppose they would naturally be if was coffee table style book. I'm about 100 pages into the book. I'm digging it so far! Buck

<Carol Anne> It's Heeere....... </Carol Anne> I got it!! Thanks Curt!! I posted a pic on the Atari Museum group page. Whoo!!!

Best wishes to you, sir. I'm sure all will go swimmingly! Thanks for working so hard on the preorders, especially considering the circumstances. Take care! Buck

Thanks for keeping this alive, Tim. Great interview!

Nice! Thanks for your hard work!

Kinda wondering that myself. I would like to think that if the preorders have started trickling out as Curt stated, that it shouldn't be long now? Then again, I have no idea as to how many preorders there are.

I haven't been back yet, I have some time off coming up and will probably make a couple of trips again. hopefully the machine is fixed.

Curt Vendel, on Mon Dec 3, 2012 10:05 PM, said: This is our first time doing this stuff, we had no idea Amazon would in a sense end up doing things backwards, I've ordered a bulk of books tonight to come in and I'm going to actually use them across the board to ship out to kickstarter backers and to the earliest pre-order placers and then deal with the issues, I don't like people not getting their books so I'm going to try to help a bit on my end as well... Hopefully for the next book we can find a better way to get you the cash in ahead of time. I have to believe having the cash early helps out on expenses for creating the book, so if I can be sure that next time I will be on the top of the list I will preorder again. (run-on sentences are my friends)