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I just updated my system list: http://www.rolentapress.com/rolenta/collection/systems.htm And I also own, although it's not listed, a reproduction Brown Box built by Ralph Baer. Since the original Brown Box is in the Smithsonian, Since 2001 Ralph built 15 or so reproductions, so smaller museums could also display a Brown Box. Mine was the first of the reproductions.

Actually, my preferred usage for the genre is either Ball & Paddle games, or Pong-type games. In fact the name of the article is simply "BALL & PADDLE CONSOLES"

I just recently completed an article about early ball & paddle games for a new book that Mark J. Wolf will be publishing next year. This led to an argument between the two of us because he's fixed on calling the game PONG, while I refer to it as Pong. My reasoning is that it is not an acronym and there should be no reason for the caps. Just because it appears on the marquee as PONG, that's no reason to refer to it. After all when we refer to Missile Command, we don't call it MISSILE COMMAND. Mark asked Nolan Bushnell and Bushnell simply responded "PONG". However I found a 1996 article that Bushnell wrote and in several places he refers to the game as 'Pong'. I asked Ted Dabney, Marty Goldberg, and Curt Vendel. Curt didn't have an answer one way or another but Marty sent me loads of fliers which referred to it as PONG. Marty also explained that the name has fallen into the public domain so PONG refers to the actual game while Pong refers to the generic. My argument is that the fliers show the name in all caps because it was a new game and Atari natually wanted people to notice it. Wikipedia, which Marty told me he was involved in a discussion with concerning this subject, refers to it as "Pong (marketed as PONG)". I sent Marty a copy of the instruction manual for the 2600's Video Olympics, which refers to it as Pong. Finally, Ted Dabney wrote to me: "As I recall, all of the PONG brochures have it spelt with all caps. I have always written it as "Pong" but I think "PONG" is probably the proper way. I personally like "Pong" and will stay with it. After all, Pong is a name not an acronym. I'm with you on this one." So my question to all of you: which way do you prefer?

All 4 were released on the same day.

Nope it's long gone. I believe the last official PhillyClassic was back in 2004. Tempest 2004 is correct.

I had trouble posting the photos on Atari Age for some reason. So here's the link to see them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150639602565203.691666.688490202&l=9ffb77d40a

LOL - No. That's only the software. But I also have around 130 systems and they were written off. Pictures will come soon. We just built a new room in the basement to house this stuff. Unfortunately, the room's not big enough so nothing is organized yet. I do have photos posted on Facebook, however.

No pictures to post but here's my collection: http://www.rolentapress.com/rolenta/collection/games.htm

Super Breakout was a Sears exclusive for a short time.

The Telsys carts are the same ones that Telesys gave out to the press (including me). When is someone going to find The Impossible Game?

It was not shown at CES either.

I guess my rarest would be an original Magicard, complete with manual and keyboard controller overlays

My 2600 collection

PILGRIM in the Microworld

___________________________________________ #BC0100005328 (No box or manual - PAL) - Amstari #BC0100014722 (CIB - keyboard not working) - Gorfy #BC0100016019 (CIB - PAL - Quelle Universum) - nofrills100 #BC0100017397 (CIB - PAL - Quelle Universum) - Mister VCS #BC0100027313 (CIB - NTSC) - Ze_ro #BC0100027372 (CIB - NTSC) - Rolenta #BC0100027418 (CIB - NTSC) - bennybingo #BC0100028443 (CIB - NTSC) - nofrills100 ___________________________________________

The service worked fine but I already had all of the games that were offered on it. And since the major companies like Atari, Activision, Parker Brothers, etc weren't involved with the service, the smaller companies offered their games. But since these were the first companies to begin discounting their games when the crash hit, it was cheaper to buy the physical games instead of subscribing to the service. Now if there were unreleased games such as Save The Whales offered, then it would be another story. But I still cannot find any evidence that it was offered despite the rumors that I read.

You do know that you need to use the right controller jack for this game, correct?

This only points to AtariProtos.com which states that there is a rumor that the game was on Gameline. I for one would like to know where this rumor came from. I'll reiterate that the game was never available, or mentioned, while I belonged to the service.

I still have the original binder and the 47 pages for the games that were originally available. I only have the first two issues of GameLiner: September and October 1983 I just found this site http://www.revrob.com/sci-a-tech-topmenu-52/38-a-complete-history-of-online-console-gaming-in-the-united-states which says that these were the only two issues of GameLiner published.

I had a free subscription that lasted around 3-4 months. I have the binder that is listed and all of the instruction manuals that came with it, and that were added to it. There is talk that Save The Whales was offered on the service, but I never saw it, unless it was added at the 11th hour after CVC discontinued my free service. This is the first time I heard about Save Mary.

Mine came today. Thanks!

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I didn't get any instructions!

It has been on our site for ages: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-power-lords_19591.html The only breaking news is that CPU made a repro of it. Exclellent work, btw. It's also been included in both editions of ABC To The VCS. Here is the description: The object of Powerlords is to get your ship into a long underground cave and shoot down the robots that descend upon you. Unfortunately there is only one way into the cave, and an angry dinosaur that will do everything in its power to keep you away guards that entrance. The cave is presented in the center of the screen and looks like a crater with the dinosaur’s head sticking out from the opening. Your ship can travel anywhere and can fire bullets in the direction it is traveling. However, if you get too close, the dinosaur will send out blasts that will destroy your ship. If you try to fly around so you can get a clear shot at the dinosaur, an enemy ship will constantly fly across the top of the screen. As long as you stay out of this ship’s way, you will be safe. However the enemy ship also sends out missiles that will destroy your own ship if you get in its line of fire. To destroy the dinosaur, you must shoot it in the head five times. Each time you hit it, the outline of the creature will become fainter and display less of a target. If you succeed, the monster will disappear entirely and you can then enter the cave. Once you enter the cave the playfield will display your ship at the bottom of the screen, and a group of robots descend the top while shooting. As in Zaxxon, your ship can now only be moved horizontally. The object here is to accumulate points by destroying the robots before they reach the bottom of the screen. You must also avoid the shots that the robots fire. If you succeed through this wave the game will return to the first screen where you must again enter the cave after destroying the dinosaur - however the speed of the alien ships will be faster.

Unfortunately, no. what is phoenix 3, is that the updated version that continues after 1996 Phoenix 3 goes up to the year 2000 and was first published in 2001.