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  1. ZippyRedPlumber

    The M.A.S.H. finale turned 40 yesterday, what also turned 40 was GCC's impressive port of Ms. Pac-Man for the 2600.

  2. ZippyRedPlumber

    If a game only had difficulty switch options & not game select options, would you still buy a hypothetical physical copy?

    1. DragonGrafx-16

      DragonGrafx-16

      Depends on what the game is. Most 2600 games have like way too many options IMO. I feel like game 1 should always be the standard and the fact that game 1 on Asteroids, for example, isn't even like the arcade.

    2. ZippyRedPlumber

      ZippyRedPlumber

      @DragonGrafx-16 A Single screen arcade platformer.

  3. ZippyRedPlumber

    I hate to be a grumpy ol millennial, but... Today's Cartoon Network f-ing sucks. Change my mind.

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    2. Prosystemsearch

      Prosystemsearch

      What shows give you the most ire on Today's Cartoon Network?

    3. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      I'd rather watch Mr. Pickles or King Star King over the overhyped, badly-written, badly animated, unfunny tripe that has plagued American Animation for the past ten or so years.

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I used to love Adult Swim but I now only have Boomerang,  no Cartoon Network so IDK...

  4. ZippyRedPlumber

    Always nice to see the Channel F get some love. :)

     

     

     

  5. ZippyRedPlumber

    Found Higher Quality versions of a few Atari ads from 1987, I plan on uploading them along with a restoration soon on my youtube.

  6. ZippyRedPlumber

    Is the Left hand controller the default player 1 controller for Intellivision?

  7. ZippyRedPlumber

    How so you change usernames?

    1. Kiwi

      Kiwi

      Subscriber has the ability to change their usernames once a year. 

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Don't you like ZippyRedPlumber?  I always thought it was OK.

  8. ZippyRedPlumber

    TikTok is cancer & I am the.... uh, what cures cancer?

  9. ZippyRedPlumber

    If HBO Max took off Close Enough because of tax write offs, then why is Beware The Batman on the service?

  10. ZippyRedPlumber

    Happy 40th, Colecovision!

    1. Gunstar

      Gunstar

      Happy 45th, Coleco Telstar!:ahoy:Or there abouts anyway...

  11. ZippyRedPlumber

    Thank you for making one of my favorite childhood Cartoon Network shows. RIP, Everett Peck.

    1. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      As a fan of The Real Ghostbusters, that is quite distressing.

  12. ZippyRedPlumber

    Just noticed that Puppet Boy became a tiktok meme, good to see that criminally underrated song get the attention it deserves.

     

    One of my personal favorites from Devo's Shout album. :)

  13. ZippyRedPlumber

    Would people play a game that has one hit game overs? i.e. flappy bird & kc munchkin

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      We all played Adventure!

    2. BydoEmpire

      BydoEmpire

      I like KC Munchkin, so I would.  Depends on the game, and it would very much have to be designed with that up front.

  14. ZippyRedPlumber

    Does anyone know any 2600 games that had only one life?

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Adventure.

    3. Atarian7

      Atarian7

      I think the homebrew "Lead" does.

       

       

    4. Keatah

      Keatah

      There's gotta be tons of them!

  15. ZippyRedPlumber

    Do most 2600 homebrews have game variations and or use the game select switch?

    1. doctorclu

      doctorclu

      Ha that is a tough one.   I for one don't even know all the home brews anymore there are so many.

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I'm no expert, but kinda seems like I see a lot of menus instead...

  16. ZippyRedPlumber

    Stupid question: Were 2600s still being sold in 1984 & 1985?

    1. Zoyous

      Zoyous

      In the US, I remember the games being sold at steep discounts in '84, so I guess the consoles were also? I'm not so sure about '85.

    2. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      Here's an ad from December of 1985:

       

      https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98906301/atari-2600-console-and-cheap-games/

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      And the 2600Jr came along in 1986 FWIW...

  17. ZippyRedPlumber

    Can the comic book industry please fucking implode? Am sick of Super Heroes being mainstream.

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    2. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      @Zoyous Do you have any samples of your work, or where to buy copies?

    3. doctorclu

      doctorclu

      During the 90's and up till today my alternative to the Super Hero comics was ElfQuest.  

       

      And you can read the earlier 40 years of material online for free!

       

      https://elfquest.com/read/digitalEQ.html

    4. doctorclu

      doctorclu

      Also a fan of Sam & Max, Freelance Police.   The Tick, as mentioned earlier, is a great spoof the superhero stories.   And Groo the Wanderer is a great spoof of fantasy (like Conan) stories.

  18. ZippyRedPlumber

    Would 2600 joysticks work on the Intellivision II?

  19. ZippyRedPlumber

    Programming games be likeda5.gif.38524699102b557747bdf4431d7ce852.gif

  20. ZippyRedPlumber

    Is Jetpac considered a platformer?

    1. Leonard Smith

      Leonard Smith

      I think it's more appropriately classified as a single screen puzzle/action game (similar to Bubble Bobble and Solomon's Key).

  21. ZippyRedPlumber

    Is it possible to use the Titlescreen Kernal without bankswitching?

    1. KaeruYojimbo

      KaeruYojimbo

      I've only dabbled with the titlescreen kernel so I could be way off base here, but I'm pretty sure it's not possible since it's using a completely different display kernel than the standard drawscreen routine. Even if you could, I don't think there'd be much space left for a game in 4k.

    2. freshbrood

      freshbrood

      They literally have samples showing it working in a 2k game. 

  22. ZippyRedPlumber

    Is player0 associated with left controller or right controller?

    1. bluswimmer

      bluswimmer

      If you're referring to the sprite then it technically isn't associated with either controller; that's up to you to decide.

    2. atari2600land

      atari2600land

      I think I know what he means. Player0 refers the left controller. But, bluswimmer is correct as well.

  23. ZippyRedPlumber

    Would anyone even wanna buy a game that only has one playfield screen? ?

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    2. DragonGrafx-16

      DragonGrafx-16

      And what like 90% of 2600 games?

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Dark Cavern for Atari 2600 only has one screen and it's fun as hell!

    4. Giles N

      Giles N

      Tetris … anyone… most famous video-game-puzzler throughout all time and space…??

  24. ZippyRedPlumber

    Just out of curiosity, were IntelliVisions still being sold at stores in 1985?

    1. Turbo-Torch

      Turbo-Torch

      The Intellivision II most certainly was.  The INTV III was still being sold at Toys R Us in 1987 for around $70.00.

    2. retrorussell

      retrorussell

      I don't really remember seeing Intellivisions back then.. I know that the INTV Corp. was making new games for it around 1987.  Some of them really good!

  25. ZippyRedPlumber

    What's easier to develop for,

    2600 or 7800?

    1. Keatah

      Keatah

      Yes.

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