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just played Tempest!

Fun! I've never been there, but plan on going soon enough!

@SB - we're only 3 hours away! You should make a weekend out of it! Plenty of motels to stay at. Mine's 3-4 times a year with the timeshares our family has.

They're splitting from Infogrames!

I'll pray to every god, and even to Cthulu, that it will succeed.

Let's pass the hat and buy them out.

Nice deal dude!

Really good deal.

Yes, with the switch box...system works great...controllers are dodgy, but I expected that.

Wife just got me one for xmas

These will be marked down huge within a month or so. I'll take a look at them then.

Nice blog. Well done.

Thanks!

Just got the FB2 today. I liked reading this. Wishing Curt all the best and a speedy recovery. Thanks!

Thanks...I made some updates and added a picture!

Good flashback reviews too.

Added Hangly-Man!

Surprised you didn't at least shove a screenshot on there.

Plenty available here... http://www.atariprotos.com/5200/software/tempest/tempest.htm

added a link to atariprotos for Tempest 5200

Perhaps mention Frenzy?

Next time I go to Funspot, I will get a photo of the Frenzy unit and add it to the blog...

I just wrote about Mike's Berzerk VE and, then, I see this: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/03/dad-hacks-donkey-kong-for-his-daughter-princess-pauline-now-saves-mario/

VERY cool! LOVE that they have so many retro system on display to play! Also LOVE that Atari 2600 Kiosk. I remember playing on those back in the day.

Check my gallery here on AA to see some of my trip a while back. Also, did you check under the mattress in the bedroom? lol http://atariage.com/forums/gallery/album/1698-national-videogame-museum/

Cool stuff!

FUNSPOT!!! My happy place!

Just got back. Got to watch Robbie do a DK 'kill screen' and also met Brian Kuh!

Hope you have fun! I love it there.

that place is awesome !!!!

I used to buy from them when they were in Hillsboro. Excellent shop. How much did Gravitar go for and did they have any more?

$7, but it was their last copy...they have several mint 2600 and 7800 games!

Great pics Mark!

I gotta go to that one of these years! Looks fun.

Grrrr......

Who cares.

You guys rock. Just know all the homebrew folk having things demo'd there this weekend really appreciate your work!

Bring me something!

Cool; I'll be there Sunday!

Bring me something!

I always enjoy your blog posts. Thanks!

PS - I didn't know the CX40 single button works on the 7800 version either. I need to go give that a try.

Very good. But you should review the CV version of Frenzy. It is really good.

^ Didn't mean to be negative, Your articles are great.

Interesting thing about Burger Time is that it might be owned by SNK/Playmore now.

Most of Data East's intellectual properties are now owned by G-Mode

Nice!

Your blog rules.

Or...I should say one of their classic games...

Thanks for the heads up- just switched over!

nice!

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Obviously, I am looking for someone with a 5200 and access to all four games!

Don't have all four, but I'll take this opportunity to say how great the 5200 port of Pac Man is - looks great, sounds great, and most important, PLAYS great!

Want to acquire Super Mario Bros.? Just go down to the nearest used video game store, I'm sure there are many in NYC.

Well, you could say anything is art really. Certainly demoscene stuff is art.

Got mine today

Love Dig Dug