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I was 21 in 1984. I grew up in Italy. My first arcade game was Pong (summer of '75), my first console a Pong clone, Tele-partner (Christmas '77), my first programmable console a Philips Videopac (Odyssey 2). In '84 I had the Intellivision, Colecovision and Atari. In Italy/Europe we really did not get any perception of the crisis until late spring/summer 1984. A video game magazine, Videogiochi, June 84 issue, I think, they published an article about Mattel wanting out of the video game business. I could not believe it. The Intellivision was still my favorite console, and it was incredibly popular in Italy. I had trouble locating an ECS Computer Module add-on. By September '84, games for all systems were on sale at a fraction of the price. While I was happy to buy a Colecovision Roller Controller and several games that I could not otherwise have afforded, I was quite sad that the exciting times of the home console boom, which I had fully lived, were coming to an end. By April 1985 I sort of caved in and bought a Commodore 64, the top selling home computer in Italy at the time. While I enjoyed some of the cartridge games and the Atari conversions, most of the games didn't mean much to me. Except for software that I could not otherwise have enjoyed on a console, such as Shoot'em Up Construction Kit, Pinball Construction Kit, and a few others. The Sega Master System arrived in Italy in Fall of '86 (parallel import by NBC), but it was not until April '87 when the Nintendo NES hit the Italian market that I realized that finally video games consoles were not only back, but here to stay.

Thank you, very much appreciated!

Thank you! Very much appreciated. Looking forward to playing this! Happy Holidays!

Thank you, Team Pixelboy! What a nice holiday tradition! Happy New Year. I do appreciate your work!

Thank you for your kindness. It is a truly touching tribute, and I very much appreciate it. My thoughts are with you and your family.

I see now that the box carries a serial number of 030115.

I just purchased this console with a bunch of games. Console box is Model 2609, serial is 111167. Before I add it to the database, it seems that the box and serial do not match. The owner purchased a GE protection plan. I'm trying to figure out when that box came out (sticker for Poker & Blackjack replaces the intended pack-in, NFL Football). 1980? Catalog is from 1981. Serial also seems from 1981? (Not sure). Maybe faulty console was replaced and kid kept the original box?

Thank you, Luc! I too look forward to your roms as much as (or even more so) than my actual Christmas presents!

Thank you Team Pixelboy!

Thank you for the clarification!

LOL! I just learned from (always gentlemanly) Mr. Team Pixelboy himself that I can play my Super Game Module games right away, since I do own an Adam! Proudly (ahem, NOT!) not reading game instructions since 1977! . Very excited to have a good reason to dig out my Adam.

Very glad to support the Colecovision homebrew scene. A shoutout to Team Pixelboy and partner Good Deal Games for some EXCELLENT service! Two days ago I ordered SGM Zaxxon and Buck Rogers (and also Zanac) and they arrived today, in pristine conditions! These are my first Team Pixelboy products, and I am in sheer AWE. Great job guys!

EXCELLENT service from both Team Pixelboy and Good Deal Games! I ordered Zaxxon and Buck Rogers, literally, two days ago, and I got them in the mail today! Excellent packaging, so they arrived pristine (I know all of us collectors constantly worry about that). Very happy with the boxes and paperwork. I will have to wait until my SGM arrives, but I am in awe just looking at the products. VERY happy about their partnership!

Grazie!/Thank you!

Wow, I just looked at Star Castle Arcade on youtube, what a great conversion! Congrats.

Thank you! A friend told me about Star Castle being ported to the VCS. I was not aware that there were two versions.

Star Castle on the AFP

Thank you FlojoMojo and all others who have contributed to this thread! I got my Atari Flashback Portable today at Target (finally!), and it works great. You saved me tons of time figuring out how to properly install roms. I had an old 512 Meg SD card that I was using with my Nintendo DS R4, luckily. It works great. I'm happy to report that the homebrew I was the most curious about, Star Castle, works great on my unit. I'll post a pic. I just saw that it was marked as not compatible in the list.

Thank you guys! I appreciate it!

So, is this the reason why I cannot find rom files on the CollectorVision site? I just bought an AtariMax and I read someplace else that rom files were available directly from the Collectorvision site. Either they are really well-hidden, or that is not the case anymore?

I got mine in the mail yesterday! Works like a charm, easy to set up, wonderful interface. Extra goodies in the box that more that make up for the slight delay, thank you Joe Zbiciak. I had been dreaming of playing Hover Force in 3D since CES 1983!

Has shipping resumed? It's been a month since my M.O. was shipped priority.