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  1. Cobra Kai
    Just in case someone hasn't figured this out, ALWAYS SAVE YOUR GAME INSIDE THE ELEVATOR WITH THE DOOR CLOSED.
  2. Cobra Kai
    Turn them in to the Atari Age store for store credit.
  3. Cobra Kai

    Watching F.I.S.T right now. This is definitely a lesser known Sylvester Stallone flick, but really good.

  4. Cobra Kai

    Lee Van Cleef is so epic. I'm torn though, is he more or less awesome for wearing the exact same outfit in every spaghetti western? He wears a black duster with a shoulder cape. Almost every spaghetti!

    1. x=usr(1536)

      x=usr(1536)

      True, but he broke with both the role and outfits in Escape From New York, though his shirt remained black...

  5. Cobra Kai
    Shamefully, I don't come into the 2600 forum very often, even though I have over 300 unique carts for it. I'm glad I came in here today, thanks for the cool article. I figured Donkey Kong was limited because of RAM limits, but he also says he had 3 months to get it done, so that would reduce time to optimize. Although, overall Mr. Kitchen seems pleased with the results of his game, don't you guys think?
  6. Cobra Kai
    It's not a run and gun FPS, it's a role playing simulation/survival horror. AvP is a one-of-a-kind. And, it's not too big, what are you people pissing about? I don't see what's so confusing. You check doors, it says Need Keycard X, you explore and find Keycard X, run back to locked doors and there you go. Progress! Repeat. Win game. If you read the in-game computer files you can get hints about where the keycards are located.
  7. Cobra Kai

    The eye doctor told me to not consider  corrective laser surgery until after my eyes change to needing bifocals. He said if you do it before, at my age (45), you could need it again in 6 months. Makes sense. 

    1. john_q_atari

      john_q_atari

      After growing up wearing glasses, and now wearing soft contacts for decades, I can't ever see myself going the surgery route.

    2. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      My wife's uncle is a prominent ophthalmologist who still practices at age 83 and has like 55 years experience. When I first met him in 2014, I saw that he wears glasses, and I asked if he recommends corrective surgery.  He replied that he'd never get it and never recommends it because things can go wrong. Some people experience horrible pain the rest of their lives after getting it done. Of course this is just the advice of ONE eye doc -- admittedly at the end of his career.  But he's the smartest person in my family. He graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Physics and went to medical school.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I had RK done in, lessee '95.  That's Knives not Lasers.  It was Fantastic!,...Lasted for decades too, but eventually my eyesight went down a bit on its own and I wear glasses (minor "progressives").  I asked about LASIK to correct a mild astigmatism in one eye but the doc said it was too minor to worry about...

  8. Cobra Kai
    I had something rattling around inside my Trak-Ball unit for some years now, so I decided today to open it up and take a look. It turns out it was a piece of plastic from the underside part that you can wrap the cable around, one of the plastic prongs busted off at some point. Anyway, I learned a valuable lesson when taking this unit apart. -There are 5 Philips screws on the underside. Take those out first. -Next, hold the unit together and carefully flip it over to top-side up, the same as you would use it to play a game. <---Most important step! -Then carefully lift the top half off, exposing the Trak-Ball itself. From here you can examine the device and carefully remove the loose parts and do some cleaning, or whatever work you were planning. The important thing to know is that the Trak-Ball and the hardware it touches inside, are just in there loose, held in with gravity, so you do not want to take this unit apart upside down or the parts will fall out and possibly break! The rollers used inside are really cool I think, they look like Dremel saws, but they are extremely fragile, so handle them with great care if you want to clean them.
  9. Cobra Kai

    Michael Fassbender kind of looks like Peter Cushing.

  10. Cobra Kai

    So, I usually have about 5-6 game consoles hooked up at any given time. Eventually, one doesn't see much play for months, then I put it away and replace it with a different  console. Then, about 2 weeks later, I start craving to play the console that I just boxed up. It's true, you don't miss it until it's gone.

    1. masschamber

      masschamber

      makes sense, I personally have only 2 console hooked up at any time (7800 is always in, the other changes), but I have a dozen stored on a coffee table underneath my game table all ready to be swapped out the second I want something else.

    2. Rogerpoco

      Rogerpoco

      I go with Masschambers style pretty much.

      At my "other haunt", I've been Peer Choice "Most Prolific" for three years running now, which to me means "does the most different things, *pretty well*", tho they don't quite define it that way(I think it's based on..."being entertaining/enthusiastic", lol.).

      I really only started playing the classic systems again about 5 years ago, but I have well over a couple dozen now.

      I'll get on one primary system, and kinda make a list of things I want to accomplish before "putting it up for a while", but in the meantime I'll occasionally distract myself with another system to break up the monotony.

      When I complete or give up on my goals(lol), I'll put the primary towards "the back of the line", pick a new primary, and keep cycling thru, eventually getting back to everything.

      Except NES. Christ, I can't score on that system. Really my "main" system, as far as becoming a "gamer"(I remember being "too young" for Atari, but others my Age were good, so I think I was just..."slow".), but it friggin hates me...

    3. bluejay

      bluejay

      I just have everything set up next to my 1702. But then again I don't have that much stuff to hook up. Only  VIC-20, 128, NES, SNES, and N64. I just plug in whatever I want to play whenever I want to play.

  11. Cobra Kai
    Why does everyone keep caveating that they know Todd Rogers is the ultimate gamer and can destroy most games, even after admitting that 'tons' of his Twin Galaxies scores were illegitimate, faked, made up and lied about? I mean, I don't know the guy personally, but what gives him this magical aura that he's an utterly fantastic gamer behind all the fake scores? That doesn't make any sense. He sounds more like a Baron Munchausen to me.
  12. Cobra Kai
    Looks interesting! I like the character designs.
  13. Cobra Kai

    Just bought The Herculoids dvd set.

    1. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      I grew up on a lot of Wildey/Toth HB cartoons when I first started watching Cartoon Network. Both men, however, deserved to be paired with writers that were better than what HB, Ruby-Spears, etc. hired.

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      The Classic!   I used to love that on Saturday mornings!  (I didn't even know or care that they were reruns in the 70's...)

  14. Cobra Kai
    That link also says Defender lays claim to the first smart bomb. Maybe that's what it is then. I had the year wrong, 1980. (I said 1981)
  15. Cobra Kai
    Definitely not Centipede. That doesn't even have the DDT found in Millipede.
  16. Cobra Kai
    What do you think it is? Defender is the earliest I can think of, but at 1981, it seems like there would be other games before that with a screen-clearing weapon of some sort.
  17. Cobra Kai
    Make sure to give some love to PacManPlus's 7800 version fellas.
  18. Cobra Kai
    I like the graphics.
  19. Cobra Kai
    My personal favorite Pac-Man game.
  20. Cobra Kai
    "Run From The Forest, Run" LOL. That is a goof on Forrest Gump right?
  21. Cobra Kai

    Ned Flanders: “If it’s clear and yella, you’ve got juice there, fella; if it’s tangy and brown, you’re in cider town!”

  22. Cobra Kai
    Swords and Serpents Horse Racing
  23. Cobra Kai

    Is Patrick Swayze's hair in Roadhouse a mullet or not? Is it just big hair?

    1. Zoyous

      Zoyous

      I'm gonna go with not-a-mullet. It looks like he's had it short and he's just starting to grow it out.

    2. Cobra Kai

      Cobra Kai

      Interesting answers. I've had the same confusion about Mel Gibson's Lethal Weapon 'do. Not sure if it's a mullet or big hair. Now, Van Damme in Hard Target, that's a mullet!

    3. joeatari1

      joeatari1

      I keep telling my wife that I'm going to have a mullet one of these days.  She said the only way you're going to have that is if you buy a time travelling DeLorean.:rolling:

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  24. Cobra Kai
    I really like Pitfall TMA. It really takes some getting used to the controls, especially on the first level. I can't really describe it other than Harry has very awkward movements and wild jumping ability, plus the screen scrolls very quickly and it's easy to miss platforms and interactive objects. The graphics are excellent, but many items and pathways get obscured by the many foreground and background drawings. This is probably deliberate, but is confusing at the same time. It's a fun game to play if you can get the hang of the controls, but it's nowhere near as refined a platformer as Rayman.
  25. Cobra Kai
    Definitely fully test the controller before the mod. Also, as grips suggested, read through the installation instructions before you begin, as you will get an idea of the appropriate tools and supplies recommended for the job (various drill bits). And be extra careful with the soldering. edit: The problem I encountered during installation was I accidentally fused two of the pins together on the microchip pin 10 on 74HC244E IC While soldering the black wire to Pin 10, some solder also ended up connecting pin 9 with it, so it caused a D-Pad malfunction.
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