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looking over the games, i would probably get volume 2 over 1, since the arcade games i like are on there. also, hoping some kind of achievement lists come out. later -1

whats the rush, just start the downloads at nightime, and they should be ready the next day. you do know that you can schedule downloads right? unless its a huge download patch when you first get it, most of the updates are small and don't take long. i don't care for this method either, but thats the price of modern gaming. later -1

i don't play online games. so most of the new games released don't impact me. same with first person shooters, etc. mostly play retro games, arcade classics, and puzzle games, with a few shooters and fighting games in there. this has been the best generation yet for me now, with the xbox 360 leading the way. i will never get an xbox one, or anything from sony or nintendo, so i don't really care what they are releasing. later -1

i am an avid retro game collector, and have been getting them since the first standalone emulators came out for the macs. (borrowed one just to play them). those were joust , defender and robotron 2084: and all the pc emulators from microsoft, and mame, etc, etc. i have all them for the genesis, super nintendo, psx, ps2, dreamcast, xbox, so i am just getting it to keep up with the releases. since i have an xbox 360. i actually own an arcade blasteroids, so i am very interested in seeing it emulated for the home. along with a few of the other exclusives to this. i don't care about real life lego, or lego games, i played star wars lego collection, and it was a grind, and that's pretty much all the lego gaming i need, since they haven't changed anything about gameplay except collecting studs. so there's nothing new to be found there. i will probably just never use the lego pieces, and stick the tags on the pad when needed just to get past those parts. it would be nice if there were leaderboards or something like that, but i doubt they would have those. (thats another reason why i keep getting game compilations to compete). later -1

i went ahead and finally dove in, for the 360 versions. got the starter pack off ebay for $40, and midway arcade expansion for $20. will be cool to try out some of the games, and see how they've incorporated them. i could care less about the lego, so will skip all the lego stuff, but do just enough to unlock the games. later -1

some games that disappeared from the xbox 360 store, are now coming back since they compatible on the xbox 1. xbox 360 - joust, is now back in the store for $4.99 after it disappeared. maybe midway has some new contracts coming out, and maybe their other games will return. later -1

the last system i bought at launch, well, the only one, was the sega saturn. and it came out early. i don't think any system since then has interested me as much, and in fact, i usually wait 4 or 5 years if i ever do buy a new one. i think the xbox 360 is the last console i will get. all the recent ones (not including nintendo), require online to game, so i haven't bothered with them. later -1

i would never buy a ps3 or a ps4. since i already have an xbox 360. however i would consider playing some of the exclusive games on a PC. (although there isnt much of choice games now) unfortunately the high price of the subscription, is a big part of the problem. if it was kind of like steam, it would have been better. later -1

i had the same problem. Well, i've been trying some games in MAME again, and using the latest 170 and up versions. for some reason a lot of the old namco games don't work anymore for me. galaga, dig dug, etc.... after looking around found out that you need namco BIOS files to make them work correctly, which you didn't need before. https://forums.emulator-zone.com/showthread.php?t=14069 Basically, look for namcoXX.zip files, and place them in the ROMS directory, and then they work. later -1

just buy a third party add on like xim or cronus max, and it will allow scripting and turbo features, including remapping for all buttons. later -1

qbert rebooted for the xbox one will be on sale for $7.50 on july 5th for their summer sale: https://store.xbox.com/en-US/Xbox-One/Games/Q-bert-REBOOTED-The-XBOX-One-Edition/a1351fb0-3f00-412c-8496-4c07dcb0dc08?cid=majornelson later -1

although it might be nice to have a smaller sized computer to play games on. the biggest problem with this is the controls, i can't see how you are going hold this thing for hours, without worrying about batteries, or trying to hit buttons, it's just awkward. plugging in your own controllers would be better. however, if you're going to do that, you might as well buy a mini laptop or a small tablet. i have been using a surface pro 1, for a few years now. it was used, so i got it for around $300 at the time, and it's much less now. it can play every emulator i tried, and a lot of modern games (though i don't play that many, only retrogames). it has a kickstand, but even docked, i can hook up anything from arcade controllers, to just usb gamepads. the graphics are 1080p, and it is touchscreen compatible. it's more powerful than most of my desktops, since it's an i5, and it runs unthrottled most of the time. although it's size is much larger than the ones mentioned here, i would prefer this size compared to a smaller one like this size. later -1

i love shooters, and i love raiden. this was an instant buy. the cost doesn't matter, because there are hardly any shooters, and it won't likely ever come down in price. it's a fun and challenging game with excellent graphics, and gameplay, if you don't like the commentary, turn down the volume. later -1

the worries abourt qbert are overblown. the arcade version has problems, yes - wrong number of extra men - but that makes it more competitive - wrong sound effects - doesn't impact gameplay - slick and sam don't always work properly other than that, there aren't any issues i know of. controls are rock solid - my friend rbr arcade has the high score at over 350k i myself have 310k, and many other high scores. qbert emulation is fine as it is. yes, the sony ps3 version is better, but it's not available anywhere else. later -1

the atari vault is having competition in some games, with the chance to win a t-shirt. would be nice to have competitions with this also, to keep up the interest once its released. later -1

the atari vault collection is on sale for $9.99 which is 50% off. fixes and patches are up to 1.0.2 for controllers and other issues. later -1

i bought a USB spinner off ebay for $30 several years ago. there are some up now, but just the parts: -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Arcade-Rotary-Spinner-Control-Tron-Arknoid-Tempest-MAME-build-/172231750872?hash=item2819cff4d8:g:nVYAAOSwt7pXL8YT http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-Atari-TEMPEST-SPINNER-A036794-Original-Arcade-Machine-Video-Game-Part-/122011841985?hash=item1c6878f5c1:g:MiYAAOSwqBJXWuw3 it's basically a mouse taken apart, and attached to a spinner control on top. if you are good with tools you can make one: http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade_spinners.shtml http://arcadecontrols.com/files/Miscellaneous/spinner.pdf or buy a professional one, and just interface it with USB. https://www.ultimarc.com/SpinTrak.html it works well for racing games, and many others that need precision control. later -1

microsoft has announced keyboard and mouse support coming to the xbox one in a few months, however, support would have to be built into the games http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/06/microsoft-xbox-one-mouse-and-keyboard-support-is-months-away/ there are currently many, many solutions to using keyboards, mice, and every controller you could probably think of for the xbox 1, xbox 360, ps3, ps4 and more: i am currently use a mouse and keyboard, also a trackball, and a spinner for tempest, crystal castles, centipede, millipede, and missile command. For the last several years, there have been USB converters, that allow: 1) any controller to work with any console : PS3, xbox 360, PS4, and xbox one 2) allow remapping controls to keyboard and mouse 3) allow preprogrammed combo's and macros 4) allow you to script controls 5) allow you to record and playback your moves I use the Cronus Max pro plus: http://cronusmax.com/precision-mouse-keyboard-control/ You can also use : XIM4 http://xim4.com/ or the Titan one: http://www.consoletuner.com/products/titan-one/ Microsoft is slowly catching up, but these offer much better features for cost. later -1

looking forward to this. but wondering what versions they will be. don't have or want a steam controller, i have plenty of my own. later -1

it's been awhile.. i have the top scores on joust, joust 2, and marble madness and stargate (i think). later -1

first off, i think it's a great collection. about $30 for 31 games, or almost $1 per game. 2nd i have an xbox 360, and i think the leaderboards are great. good for competition. most of the achievements are pretty easy, but there's a few tough ones in there. i'm using a custom arcade stick, and also have an x-arcade stick. i guess if you had a fighting stick, you wouldn't have as many control issues. that, and the fact you can remap most of the controls make it feels like the arcade. also, the analog stick for sinistar works pretty well compared to the arcade version. later -1

a new version of breakout is out... but only for iphone/ipad... it's pretty much arkanoid.. with powerups and new bricks, etc.. but check it out: ==================== Enjoy the official Atari brick breaking game on your iPad, iPhone, & iPod Touch! This arcade classic is now ENHANCED with improved graphics and deeper gameplay features such as power ups (Fire, Acid, Splitting, and Grenade Balls), unique brick types (Exploding, Mystery, x4, and Metal bricks), and Boost Control! The faster your ball goes, the more points you’ll get! later -1

i'm a huge fan of both millipede and centipede.. and i think millipede is an awesome port on the 2600... (haven't tried out the gcc proto yet).. does anyone know if there is a bug (haha) in the 2600 version of centipede when you reach 880k? i've played it on the gameroom emulator on the xbox 360... what happens is there is some extra graphics at the upper left, and the scorpion comes out, but stays stuck on the screen.. here's a video of the issue.. (gameplay up to 1 million) ======================================== also here's some video of millipede near 1 million it's a very challenging version! ======================================= no issues with that version of the game.. later -1

i don't know if this is possible for the 7800.. working on a pc version is tough, but i have all the resources... you can get them converted from the mobile versions (ios, android, java etc)... the game logic is simple, but can get a little tricky later on... the ghost ai is not that clever, and the gameplay is more about speed, and a time limit... i don't know about programming for atari systems, but a friend and i have been porting a lot of arcade games using the gamemaker program for pc's.. i have a 360 and play this on there.. and on my cellphone, but this game needs to be on other systems, and platforms.. later -1

this would be cool to play.. i've been going through what few ports of these there are (2600), pc, commodore 6400. and i've played the regular 5200 versions.. all through emulators.. having a bug that is causing major issues though... if you die, when the fruit/bonus blows up your energizer, it becomes permanent and you can't finish the maze... check out the upper left weird looking sprite for the energizer =============================================== has anybody run into this? other than that it's a very hard version.. put up a decent replay over at HARP (home action replay) 55k ============================== http://www.homeactio...=5941&tourney=8 later -1