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  1. CA governor shuts down state and in mentioning which businesses, he says arcades are also closed. Arcades? They have a lot of arcades in CA?

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    2. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      The CA governor doesn't care about Atari people! (Or maybe he does.)

    3. _The Doctor__

      _The Doctor__

      My grandmother took me to the arcade, there were no video games. It was a bunch of shops with covered walkways and arches...so large arched covered areas with adjacent shops or shops within.... this is probably why they identify what kind of arcade it is... Food arcade, fish arcade, video game arcade... etc etc...

    4. GoldenWheels

      GoldenWheels

      Ah, Doctor, good point. He's going with an even more "old school" definition. The actual one.

  2. I hadn't had a dog in 25+ years. Got one for the family this year. I had NO idea GRAPES were poison for some dogs. WOW. Close one and a big vet bill.

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    2. save2600

      save2600

      Good rule of thumb for many reasons (some not so obvious) is never feed them "human" food. Stick with that golden rule and they won't annoy and beg at dinner time too.   ;)

    3. MegaManFan

      MegaManFan

      Chocolate too.

    4. GoldenWheels

      GoldenWheels

      We've been good about no (or very little)people food, OTOH in the future I might have fed her grapes out of ignorance, so still good I found out. But this case was freakin' WILD grapes dropping into her enclosure. I didn't even know I had wild grapes!!!

  3. Left some random items at the dump a few months ago...somebody up the road a few miles scoops them up and puts them on ebay! ?

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Two-Vintage-Used-Ultimate-Superstick-Beeshu-Video-Game-Controllers-Broken-Parts/153557983902?hash=item23c0c4e29e:g:EToAAOSwbeNdEnRx:sc:USPSPriority!06031!US!-1

    1. save2600

      save2600

      Jeez, a real scavenger. Guy has 6200+ items listed!

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Dang!  Ten bucks says he won't even know what systems they're for!  He's asking too much, but on the other hand, maybe someone could use them for parts so there's that.

  4. LETS GO BUFFALO!!!!

    1. The Usotsuki

      The Usotsuki

      Bills fans are the most vocal of any sports fan outside of soccer.

       

      Sabres fans are the next-most vocal.

       

      (Source: I've lived in Western New York since 1995.)

    2. retrorussell

      retrorussell

      Nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills!

  5. GO BILLS!!!

    1. Atarian7

      Atarian7

      That should be a good game.  I guess I hope the Bills win although I don't know why.  Are they playing for home field advantage?

    2. GoldenWheels

      GoldenWheels

      Yes sir....need to win out to keep the #1 seed.

  6. Hey man, got your channel recommended on Youtube. I'm through your entire library at this point. AWESOME channel, keep it up! ESPECIALLY love the obscure NEC stuff.

    1. Charlie Cat

      Charlie Cat

      I agree Goldenwheels. Alec and his brothers do fantastic work. Always in the mood to see their Neo-Geo material for sure. :)

    2. SlidellMan
  7. LETS GO BUFFALO!!!!!

    1. Grig

      Grig

      Just don't go down the road the Cowboys paved ... it takes them straight to choke city LOL ... and I've been a Cowboys fan since the late 1970s.

  8. "Over Horizon" is a hell of a good NES shooter.

  9. A local town (Winsted) is considering replacing their old KFC with a marijuana dispensary. Just like South Park.

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    2. _The Doctor__

      _The Doctor__

      Yes because smoking is bad but smoking and getting stoned is just what the world needs

    3. Machine

      Machine

      The should combine them both. Imagine how they would feed off of each other...

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Unlike smoking (cigarettes),...You (probably) don't do it every day...So it doesn't kill your lungs unless you're excessive...And if it's legal/medicinal, there's edibles,... so no smoke at all!

  10. Almost finished with my all-in-one NES cabinet thingy...now I just need to find time to play it. And name it!

    1. Yurkie
    2. GoldenWheels

      GoldenWheels

      Will do when I finish assembly tonight! Paint is drying now so short some decals I have in the mail, that will be it.

  11. Beat the Simpsons arcade game last night with my son--great fun!

  12. Best home version of Gorf? My limited experience says Colecovision.

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    2. Yurkie

      Yurkie

      I have a Gorf arcade machine too. Other than the arcade the CV version is the only one I have played. The cv is a decent port and a fun game.

    3. atarian63

      atarian63

      it does on my "fixed" SD version,otherwise you would be correct 800 not xl

    4. atarian63

      atarian63

      fired up the coleco, looks for colorful but plays like a different game,nice but different. Heres a comparison of a bunch of systems

  13. Bills win baby. Chew on the New Jersey!

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    2. GoldenWheels

      GoldenWheels

      yes we do....I thought we were going to hand them the game on the bad snap/punt.

    3. retrorussell

      retrorussell

      Luckily, we are all to aware of what Fitz is capable of, and sure enough, he ended the game with a pick.

    4. GoldenWheels

      GoldenWheels

      ha! If their TE turns around and realizes he is the target it might have been different though!

  14. Blizzard coming, work will be closed tomorrow... I think this calls for bourbon and Atari. In that order.

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      The Good Life!

    3. Gorfy

      Gorfy

      I'm envious

    4. Austin

      Austin

      Man.. wish I could do the same. Storm is coming this way too, but even though I get to stay home, I still have to work. Doh!

  15. Came home to find an AtariAge box on the counter...SGM has arrived!

    1. ColecoGamer

      ColecoGamer

      Congrats! You’ll love it!

    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      How did it get into your house and climb onto the counter?? I would be suspicious of opening that package!

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Awesome!!! Does anyone know if those work with an A/V Modded Coleco? (Simple Ben Heck style mod). Hell I need one either way, besides I'm sure it would work with my ADAM in any case...

  16. Chipped in on an HDTV for my sister for Xmas, their family's first...I was like "yeah I can get rid of that 32 Sony Wega CRT for you no sweat". So now it's in my basement.

    1. SpiceWare

      SpiceWare

      I'm sure there was a little sweat involved after lugging that heavy 32" CRT away ;)

    2. GoldenWheels

      GoldenWheels

      Haha well it is a smartly designed one...kind of has handholds built into the sides, two guys moved it ok.

    3. adam242

      adam242

      Nice! My Wega was a hand-me-down, too... all 210 pounds of it.

  17. Does anyone sell replacement faceplates for 5200s?

    1. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      Or controller storage covers for that matter?

    2. BassGuitari

      BassGuitari

      I could use a controller storage cover, myself. Matte, not glossy.

    3. GoldenWheels

      GoldenWheels

      Haha not looking good here fellows!

  18. Doing research on arcade sticks....my god it makes me feel like a noob. Here I thought a stick was a stick and buttons were buttons. Apparently NOT!

    1. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      Odd that I don't see any notifications on eBay. If they're going to preemptively reset everyone's passwords, as the article says, I think I'll wait until then to choose a new one.

    2. GoldenWheels

      GoldenWheels

      Yeah that seemed weird to me as well. I reset mine anyway and figure I can always do it again.

    3. Master Phruby

      Master Phruby

      Why did they wait two months?

  19. Finally bit the bullet and ponied up for NES Contra...was as much fun beating it last night as it was 25 years ago.

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      One of the defining NES moments for me, Along with Deadly Towers, Dragon Warrior, Tetris, Arkanoid and Faxanadu...All of which I had in college...

  20. Finally got Colecovision....fun weekend! Wish my damn steering wheel worked though!

    1. retroillucid

      retroillucid

      Welcome in the CV club! :)

    2. GoldenWheels

      GoldenWheels

      Hmm...I have to use a Sega controller as all my units are shoddy. I see I can select the difficulty to start games with the pad, but what directions correspond to 1-8?

  21. Finally got extension cables for my new arcade stick....I can sit on the couch to play again and not the floor right in front of the system! Yay!

  22. Finally ordered Beef Drop and B*nQ! I'm not actually THAT big a Q-bert fan, but it's a classic. Beef Drop is the one I'm really looking forward to...

    1. Cobra Kai

      Cobra Kai

      especially with the bonus stages :) Beef Drop is a great choice.

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