Names written on old games

[Names written on old games]

Several of mine have names written on them. It would be kinda cool to locate the original owner.

Imagine back in 1977, you're 8 years old. You write your name on your carts to tell your game from all your friends. Over time you lose track of your carts, and your friends. Then, 30 years later you get a call from someone who was able to track you down by name from your own cart. How awesome would that be?

 

I heard a story a while ago (can't remember where from, or all the details) about a collector who used modern internet tech to track down a guy who wrote his name on a cart (I have a feeling it was a NES cart). Anyway, this guy got all freaked out and was quite pissed that the collector had bought "HIS" game at some flea market.

[Best Classic Game Music]

Terribly underrated game that is finally getting some love in recent times

[Why was speech synthesis such a big deal?]

When a game talked back then, it was something special. I remember when I'd boot up Impossible Mission and it would greet me with "Ah, we have a visitor. Stay a while. Stay forever!" It was the coolest thing ever. Now, heaps of games talk. It's not special anymore, it's expected.

[Most overrated games in your opinion]

I also think that Strider is a pretty rubbish game.

[Yet another Craigslist hilarity $1000, made in original "garage"!]

what a rube.

[My text adventure game.]

Just to let everyone know, I've chosen the C64 as the machine for the adventure. I rummaged around my shed, and found my two poorly boxed c64's. One with a busted keyboard and covered with rat piss, and one with no output and covered with rat piss. Took them apart, and made one working c64 covered with rat piss. Works a treat!

[Game Boy Rarity guide?]

I was thinking he meant something more gameboy specific. my bad.

[Game Boy Rarity guide?]

I recently looked around within the last few months, and I couldn't find anything.

 

Here's a good article though: http://www.racketboy.com/retro/nintendo/gameboy/the-rarest-and-most-valuable-gameboy-gbc-games

[Name of this game?]

Aussie Aussie Aussie!

 

http://www.atarimani...er=1702&step=25

 

So rare it doesn't even have a rarity score, huh? Maybe we'll just call it a 10?

[Leisure Suit Larry 7 Review - Not Safe for Work]

Great video as always MJ, I've been a subscriber for a while now and look forward to many more videos.

 

Any tips for uploading to youtube? I have nothing but problems with my uploads. Artefacts over the screen, audio cuts out. Pain in the ass really.

[Name of this game?]

I've got a 2600 cart that I couldn't find on the AA rarity guide. The label reads:

 

2 PAK SPECIAL

* CAVERN BLASTER

* CITY WAR

 

Anyway, City War is Atlantis, but I don't know what Cavern Blaster is.

 

The top part of the screen is the game field. You're a ship, flying through a cavern avoiding epilepsy giving walls, missiles, gun turrets and monsters (?). The bottom half of the screen is filled with bars which represent Energy, Shield, Time, and Score.

 

Anyone know what the real name of this game is?

[Sonic CD available on iOS and other platforms]

I don't have any kind of smartphone, but I've got Sonic CD on the Mega CD. Best Sonic game there is.

[Abobo's Big Adventure]

You don't have any kind of controller for your computer?

 

Nope. I tend to stay away from gaming on my computer, unless it's an RTS.

[Other than playing games, what's your favorite part of this hobby?]

The hunt. But in my area there's only a small market for me to go to which has the same things every week, and garage sales don't normally turn up a lot of product. Really, eBay is my main option, but I hate paying the premiums.

[Abobo's Big Adventure]

I dug it's vibe, but I can't stand playing a game like this on my keyboard. If this was actually on a classic console, I'd fall in love.

[stupid Playstation question]

When the playstation was out, it was the first and there was no PS2, so it wasn't called the Playstation 1, it was just the Playstation. Sony didn't like this being shortened to just PS, so they unofficially pushed an X on the end. Now today it is commonly referred to as the "PS1" in speech.

 

Either way is fine. I'll say "PS1" but I'll write "PSX"

[Worst Game You Ever Bought?]

SNES - Stunt Race

 

Thank god I chose to hire this before buying. I really dodged a bullet there.

[Underrepresented genres]

Would be nice to see some more Point and Click adventure games! Aside from Zack and Wiki, Telltale has made every single example I can think of this generation, and while their efforts are in fact great, I'd like to see some more.

 

Damn Zack and Wiki, I still can't beat the game! I refuse to use a walkthrough.

[Worst Game You Ever Bought?]

Far from being the worst game I've ever played, but Mighty Max for the SNES is the worst game I ever bought. I usually have a pretty good nose for picking the good from the bad, but I don't know what I saw in this game. I think it's just because the show kicked ass.

[Gamecube Wavebird Controller]

$17 for a Wavebird is a damn good price, as they're a damn good controller.

[Best (and Worst) Looking Consoles?]

Best: The True SNES. Colours, man. Colours on the buttons!

 

 

Worst: Too many horrible looking systems, but I've got to go with... I dunno, I'll have a think, and then edit this.

[Eighties Into Nineties Console Poll]

Looks like NES and SNES are really dominating the pack.

[New Systems]

I'm ready for the return of a true console, the Dreamcast 2

 

WiiU really doesn't interest me in the slightest, but I haven't gotten enough information about it.

 

Time will tell with the new Xbox and PS. But I'm not excited about the thought of either.

 

Honestly, think this will be the first gen that I won't be getting a console on or close to release since the 16bit console wars of the 90's.

 

And in terms of features, I'd love it if motion controls and touch screens were dropped all together. They just piss me off a majority of the time.

 

I usually play retro, simply because it's usually cheaper than the current gen.

[Sony Vita not doing well in Japan]

I'm considering getting a PSVita after about a year after launch, ESPECIALLY if it flops. Why? Because it's backwards compatible, and it looks like it would be more suited to my hands than the PSP.

If it had a UMD drive, then I would call it backwards compatible. But it does not. I wouldn't even consider the 360 to be backwards compatible, as you have to go on their online service in order to boot up your old Xbox discs. I think that, currently, only Nintendo provides true out-of-the-box backwards compatibility.

 

Damn, did not realise it has no UMD drive. Just assumed that's what the games for it were on. I should really do some PS Vita research.

[The Wii U from Yahoo News]

I dunno if I'll be putting my money down on the WiiU, I'll wait and see.