Noah98

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I turned on my Vectrex today and the display was flashing. Eventually, the display went out and now I only get sound. I turned it on again later and the same thing happened. I don't think I have the technical ability to fix this. Is there somewhere I could send this in for repair?

I would love to see remakes of Wing Commander I and II! Privateer was pretty great too!

Blazing Chrome captures the Contra vibe well. I also think GunLord is a lot like the old Turrican games.

Got mine yesterday. Great deal!

I think what Keatah is trying to say, is that if you are going to try and release a new retro style console, then you need to ditch the online, NFT's, digital media, motion controls, screens on the controllers, and all the bloat that makes it hard for your product to come to market, find an audience, be affordable, and gain the trust of the consumer. If I want a nice digital retro console I have so many cheaper, better options. I can get an old PC and tune the interface, tweak some amazing emulators, and create a great, curated experience of fun retro games with some modern quality of life improvements like save states, filters, mods, etc. I can go the more expensive, fancy route with an FPGA console. Or, I can go the affordable route (pre distribution shortage) and slap a raspberry pi in a nice case and put that together. All of those options make the Amico seem unnecessary. I can even use an old wiimote on my pc with an emulated Wii game with 4k resolution, 60 fps, and motion controlled gameplay. Why do I need an Amico? If they go the cartridge collector route, like Evercade, then the market is different. I want the box, nice manual, physical cart that doesn't need an update, install, or internet connection to work. And you differentiate from the Evercade or other homebrew/emulation options by providing the Intellivision franchises like Night Stalker and Cloudy Mountain along with reimagined classics like Missile Command and Asteroids, or even enhanced Android ports like Evel Knieval in a nice collectable, and hopefully affordable, form. That separates you from the big boys (affordability and exclusives) and even provides that curated experience with less releases where you are not competing with thousands of games say on the Nintendo eshop. Just my two cents!

Probably would take a long time for any redesign, but I don't think they can carry out the original. I would like to see the original controllers with the disc retained, but maybe put some buttons where the touch screens are. You could still hold them, either vertically or horizontally, depending on the game. If the go with an XBOX style controller, they might as well forgo the hardware and just license the software. I wonder if the Evercade Vs is powerful enough to run their games? If so, redesign the software and partner with them. Maybe make a special Intellivision themed version of the Vs. Not such a bad idea!

I'd like to see them redesign the console and make it more like the Evercade. It should absolutely be cartridge based and scrap the online shop idea. They probably don't have the resources and infrastructure right now to support an online shop, and real physical media would give consumers confidence that the product will not be a waste of money in the future. I also don't think they can afford to make the NFT part work for their previously released "physical media." They should also ditch the touchscreens in the controllers and just add a few buttons in that area. It won't make the controller too complicated if they only add two or three. These can be for secondary functions. While that will mean that some of the games they planned will not work, like the card games, that's fine. They should also ditch the motion controls. The Wii ship has already sailed! Only one pack in game should be included (probably Shark! Shark!). The system could launch with the following physical cartridges at $20 each: 1. Astrosmash 2. Biplanes 3. Breakout 4. Cloudy Mountain 5. Dynablaster 6. Evel Knievel 7. Finnigan Fox 8. Missile Command 9. Moon Patrol 10. Night Stalker 11. Rigid Force Redux 12. Shark! Shark! 13. Skiing 14. Snafoo 15. Tank Battle With Cloudy Mountain and Night Stalker, the system would launch with two must have games and a healthy starting lineup. I'd buy at least seven out of those fifteen if they were on cartridges. With those reductions in mind, the system could cost only $150 with one controller and one game. Evercade vs is doing $130 with two cartridges and two controllers, so I think it's reasonable.

Thanks for the quick response. The Magic Pixel/Zaccaria stuff is really good, so no worries!

Bill, I noticed that the Gottlieb tables run on Pinball Arcade's software. I've played around with Pinball Arcade on Steam, and they have Stern Pack 1 and Stern Pack 2 still available for purchase with tables like Star Trek and Ghostbusters. They also have an original Doctor Who table. Is it possible that these could be made available for purchase for our machines, or is the license challenging? I much prefer playing my machine stock than OTG, and I'd be willing to pay more to have this available. I'm pretty sure these would be popular with the community, and since the software is already running on the stock table, it seems like it could be possible.

Just sent the suggestion Bill, thanks!

I am super excited about Taito tables. Should be a great addition and of course a day one buy for me! Bill, I was wondering if you could pass on a simple feature request for me? Could we have a setting where the back glass displays a still image during OTG mode? I hate that the screen stays black! Even if we had a default fullscreen Legends Pinball graphic that we could toggle on while in OTG mode, that would look nicer. Ideally we could choose a single still image that would persist in OTG mode. I want to eventually get the VIBS board when it becomes available, but I understand supplies are limited. I think many owners who do not want to do the mod and install the VIBS board would still appreciate having a user selectable image to populate the backglass. Hopefully you can use your powers of influence to make it happen, lol!

I was fortunate to get an early opportunity to buy the deluxe tables. Ironically, my second box for the machine didn't come until Tuesday. Still, after setting it up and playing it, I immediately bought the deluxe tables, taking advantage of my one day early opportunity! Overall, they are very fun tables and very much so worth the price. Keep the table packs coming, and I'll gladly buy them all!

Got my machine and I love it! The pictures and videos don't do it justice. Must buy in my opinion. Especially the Zaccaria tables!

Hopefully mine is coming on Friday! Super excited to finally get one!

Wow, this is perfect! Thank you!

Although I have a physical Ti and lots of cartridges, I thought it would be fun to test out emulation through Retropie. I've got quite a few games working, but I'm struggling with games like Bigfoot, since I can only find the rom in .bin, not .ctg. Can the .bin files be converted to .ctg? Bigfoot has been my elusive physical cartridge!

Tried again tonight and got all of my joysticks working! Maybe I had bad firmware before? Anyway, all good now!

I'll see if I can try when I get home from work

Yes, I have an older Atari joystick that works fine with it. However, the Wico Boss, Flashback 2, and the Wico Atari Command Control do not. I'll check out the new firmware when I get home and try again.

So, I'm wondering why the Flashback 2 joysticks don't work if they are the same as the originals? I have four of them, and they all work with everything but the Retronic adapter.

I was talking about the newer Atari Flashback controllers, the ones that work on the Atari 2600. I know there was an original Atari Flashback that looks like a 7800 controller, but I don't have that one. For example, I have Atari 2600 joysticks that came with the Atari Flashback 2, and they work great on the Atari 2600 and even the Colecovision, but not the adapter.

I've seen this. Maybe I'm missing something, but it doesn't look like a step by step guide to me. I've modded a Colecovision and Atari 7800 before, and for both, there were guides that walked you through. I guess I just don't feel confident messing with my system based on a couple screenshots.

I have an original four port system, and I've never been able to find an easy to follow guide to mod it for av and to separate the video and power. The two port systems are nice, but I barely have room for one 5200, let alone two! I did buy a cheap adapter here to use other controllers, so that makes the system playable. I still think the original controllers are terrible, mostly because they are unreliable and require a lot of maintenance. I wish there were affordable third party controller options.

They are really bad. There's something about the console and the carts that I find very appealing, but I absolutely hate the controllers. I also hate the way the power and rf cable are combined in a stupid switchbox, but that's a whole other issue...