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My first impression was that they were 3 1/2 inch disk drives. They look the same size and if wikipedia is correct, 3 1/2 disk drives were launched in 1983, spot on timing considering it's a 1983 commercial.

Saw this 1983 TV Commercial for the Colecovision , towards the end of the commercial at about the 20 second mark they show the Adam Computer was to be released soon. IT has disk drives and is a completely different shape. If only they did launch the Adam with disk drives Check it below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=unpuywHanBc

Soulblazer was tremendous in helping me buy a rare handheld from an ebayer who only shipped within the US. He communicated with the seller and then bought the item and sent it to me in Australia on my behalf. Communication was fantastic and I always knew what was going on at very point. Highly recommended.

I guess Im the big ticket item man Soulblazer is reffering to. Ive got to say that SB has been amazing, I cant thank him enough for the help he provided me. I had been looking to buy a Palmtrex Super Micro for my collection for some time and when one popped on ebay, it was pretty disheartening to see the guy didn't post OS (Im in Australia) . Since there was quite a bit of money involved I was hesitant to ask SB as I have never dealt with him before . But after some lets say security questions which SB was great to provide answers for (Sorry for being Anal SB) I ended up asking SB to first ask some question for me to the seller on my behalf (The seller had blocked questions from OS people) then to proceed with the transaction. The shipping to me ended up being pretty quick and the item came to me well packed. Also I should note SB was very helpfull in choosing the right shipping method at a good price. All in all considering the amounts involved > $800 and the service SB provided , I cant thank him enough . Can honestly recommend him without question.

A lot of people over time have asked me about the guy in the gold cape, I have looked him several times and have never found any reference to him unfortunately. I Have no idea what ever happened to him. If anyone knows anything about him I would interested to know.

That is a very kind offer. Couple of things though, you should charge at least a small fee for your time and for anything unforseen that comes up. It can take a while to re-package something if it needs to be sent OS and hasn't been packed properly to start with. Also, As some one who would love to take you up on the offer, there is one problem us OS buyers also have. Basically a lot of the US auctions that dont allow international bids also block us from asking them a question. I'm guessing it's just us, it could be everyone, but I have a strong feeling that its setup to block OS questions. What this means is that people would also be asking you to ask the seller questions prior to placing the order. Are you happy to do that?

How much are you asking for that lot?

Yes the icontrolpad is $62 - $70. How much did you want to spend, it will help me work out the right one for you?. You know you can use a wii remote with mame4droid

Try the icontrolpad or make your own like I did. icontrolpad: http://www.icontrolpad.com/ The one I made:

Just finished building a micro sized cocktail arcade using a hacked Wii Remote. It runs using mame4all on a ipod touch/iphone or Android smartphone. Thought Id share the retro love with my fellow Atarians before I put the build up on BYOAC. Check it below and let me know what you think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gXQ_GwUryU

I'm after one of those recently launched Atari Arcade - Duo Powered Ipad docks. They are available in the US at Target and Toys R Us - the RRP is $59.99. The problem is, I live in Melbourne - Australia and I cannot find any retailer that will ship outside the US. Is there anyone who has one of these and is willing to sell and ship it to Australia?

Awesome job, thank you so much for posting this. I found the Sheen 104 Video Sport console my mum bought us as kids on your list, hadnt seen it since all those years back. Didnt even know what it was called until I scrolled through your list and saw the photo of it.

@SlowCoder Yeah it does suck that a lot of stores cannot sell second hand electrical equipment (in Australia) and just throw it away. Unfortunately it's the law here in Australia that states that a shop cannot sell second hand electrical equipment without it being tested and electrically certified. As you can imagine most thrift stores are run by volunteers who dont have the qualifications to do the certification. The thrift shop I work for is lucky in that in does have someone who is qualified to do it. Even though we do have someone who can test this stuff there has been cringe worthy moments, like when I arrived for a shift to find people had left a mountain of donations outside including Tv's, stereos, radios (one looked to be a new Grundig) etc. Unfortunately it had rained heavily and everything was full of water and had to be thrown out.

I actually volunteer at a thrift shop 2 days a week. I sort all the stuff people donate to determine what goes into the shop and what gets tossed in the dumpster. It's amazing how generous people are with stuff they donate - gameboys in there case with games, mobile phones, brand new stuff etc. It's also amazing what people donate (Like boxes on condoms or my fav: a colostomy bag) I volunteer for one of the few thrift shops in my state (Victoria, Australia) that actually except electronic/electrical goods as these need to be electrically certified. Fortunately we have someone who is trained to test this stuff and tag it. That said , most thrift shops do not accept electronic//electrical goods, and when they receive this stuff (usually waiting for the sorter in the dignified manner of one major pile at the front of the shop) , are you ready to cringe, they throw it away.

I use the AGS-101 which has the backlit screen for these.

Thanks , I appreciate that

The Classic arcade games that I know of for the GBA include the following , there are probably more though: Gauntlet, Pac-Man (Plus all its variations) , Metal Slug, Bubble Bobble, Marble Madness, Mortal Kombat, Donkey Kong, Pong, Asteroids, Yars Revenge, Xevious, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig Dug, Pole Position, Millipede, Space Invaders, Lunar Lander, Break out, Defender, SinStar, Robotron, Joust, Bionic Commando, Strider , Mighty Final Fight, Rush'n Attack, Gyruss, Scramble, Yie Ar Kung~Fu, Time Pilot, , Frogger, After Burner, OutRun, Super Hang On, Space Harrier , Battlezone, Centipede, Missile Command, Super Breakout, Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros and Tempest. As for changing carts , as per the video its very easy to change them via the back.

The Joysticks are purchased, they are about $25 US each delivered, you can get them from a few online electronic stores .

Thanks , appreciate that

I have enough orders to make a 2nd and last batch of these so I am no longer selling them, however, if you would like to make one yourself email me for some details. my email is [email protected] Mortal Kombat and others: Desktop of Micro Arcades. Ah the sounds of the 80's .

I noticed the same thing about how they were using their thumb to move the controller??? I've heard other people say that this is how they used the controller as well and could never imagine why anyone would ever attempt to use it this way... especially for a competition. To each his own, I guess. I know my first inkling when I got a CV on X-Mas '82 was to hold the controller knob with my right index finger and thumb... as if I was using an arcade ball-knob. I'm one of those Thumbies, i.e. I hold the controller in the palm of my left hand and place my right thumb on top of the joystick to push it. I would rest the top of the controller in the palm of my right hand. Fire buttons would be pushed using my left thumb (left fire button) and left middle finger (right fire button). This just became the natural way to me to use the controller when I first got it back in '82. I will be the first to admit that I still found it uncomfortable to use in long sessions and my thumb would kill me afterwards. Thank goodness for the ball top mods!!!!! Hmm, I hold the controller in my right hand and grab the joystick with my left index finger and thumb (sometime just the thumb) . Im right handed . I often here people from the US mention they hold the joystick with there right hand, I wonder why that is? In Australia all arcade machines had the joystick on the left and the buttons on the right. So it would be really alien for me and any Aussie and most others to hold the joystick in the right hand.

I have a video from when I went sky diving for the first time. I looked like this huge nerd in it.

Forgot to mention that there was meant to be a World Colecovision Championship. I was told it would be in New York and that they would fly me there for it to represent Australia. Was sooo looking forward to it, but then the video game crash happened, and it all fell through.

Cant remember the skill level played, but the score was the aggregate of 3 games which were each played for 8 minutes - Competition rules. The first game was Donkey Kong then Zaxxon and finally Time Pilot. I remember I top scored on Donkey Kong, bombed a bit on Zaxxon then kicked ass on Time Pilot. Time Pilot was actually a mystery game which was just released and none off us had practiced it or knew it would be in the comp. Lucky for me I used to play Time Pilot a lot in the arcades.

I recently completed building a micro Space Invaders Arcade Machine (possibly the worlds smallest) and have posted a video on it which includes some details on how to make one.