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dittos on this one- to this day, after playing for awhile, it does seem almost 3D-like in it's appearance!

Sneak N' Peek was a total surpise- I picked it up in the bargain bin at an electronics show at State Fair Park back in '83, and couldn't believe how "realistic" the graphics of the rooms of the house were! I also loved the bomb graphics of Kaboom! (the "shine" on the bombs and sparkling fuse). I love the car graphics (moving tires) of Grand Prix, and the alien detail of Demon Attack. Keystone Kapers and Pitfall also were impressive. However, Pitfall II was a total jaw-dropper with the many elements that I didn't expect (waterfalls, balloons, etc.)

Congrats- now be careful... When you get your first coinop, the addiction is worse than crack! All of a sudden, you start thinking about all the other games you dreamed of having as a kid, and magically they seem to show up, just as your bank account empties out... I speak from experience- I got my first game- a Pac-Man at an auction in May 2004, and I now have 11 games. Thank God He blessed us with a bigger house this summer! Seriously, nice game and welcome to the club! I'm in the Milwaukee area, if you ever want to stop by and check out my arcade and console collection.

Here's another point- what if you're buying the game as a gift for someone else... They're going to think it was a used game, instead of new.

Like has been mentioned before, I think that they fell out of favor with many of the locations they used to be in. I never would see cocktail games at arcades in the early 80's, only full-size standup cabinets. However, Pizza Hut always had one or two cocktail games. Now, I don't see any games at all at Pizza Hut.

I have one! I was thinking of selling it last year

1) Thief (would be a great one in keeping with Coleco's more-obscure arcade game library tradition- plus, it's a fun game, and I don't believe there's ever been a home version made) 2)Crystal Castles- would be fun to try with the Roller Controller 3)Pooyan (could be arcade-perfect on the CV!)

I love Breakout-style games, so it's Off the Wall!

I love Crystal Castles, Jr. Pac-Man, Millipede, Stargate and Joust for the 2600, but I have to go with Moon Patrol for sentimental reasons. I wanted this game so bad when it came out, and I got it for that Christmas (1983?), and was so excited I had to take a picture of it under the tree (I apparently got Bowling Spider-Man and a competition pro joystick that year, too)

plus... Lets Go Bowling on some versions

I was surprised to see one of these DK combo units right next to a Ms. Pac/Galaga inside Southridge Mall (in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin suburbs) by the food court. It is nice, but the monitor is so huge, it is fitted in on an angle, which gives it a different "feel" than the original DK machine. Also, it has Mario Bros playing on a vertical monitor, instead of the original horizontal, so it doesn't really look authentic. Don't get me wrong, I'd still love to have one of these, but would prefer the original machines

I've never seen one yet, but I think Taito released a Space Invaders/Qix combo a couple years ago. It looks like a Space Invaders cabinet with some Qix graphics on it, as well.

I have a problem with the bars as it caused burn-in on the screen of my 55" Samsung projection TV. I can't say this was from the Atari, as I had it set for widescreen when I plugged my 2600 in (I love the widescreen "stretch" effect for Megamania- even better when it's set to "panorama"- it gives you kind of a wraparound effect). The burn in was most likely from using my digital cablebox, which automatically shows 4:3 programming with the black bars on the sides, and widescreen broadcasts without the bars. Too much programming is still in 4:3 pan and scan format.

This was tough- I love Adventure, but get a few people together for a round of Warlords- I can't think of one other classic or new game that is as much multiplayer fun

Get the paddle version instead! It's great

I pretty much agree with everything you said- it's good to see somebody else who likes the Space Invaders stick. I would put the CORDLESS Ms. Pac as a must have since they fixed the control issues on Bosconian and Rally-X from the Pac-Man stick and included them on that stick, so you get 2 more games than the corded version of Ms. Pac, plus the freedom of no cords! I have the first Genesis one, and it's really hard to tell the games from the original games, so it's also a good one to have.

Where are they being released this week? I check the websites for Target, K-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, EBgames, and there's no mention at all of the Flashback 2. Gamestop has it listed, but says 10/24 release date. What stores are you finding the FB2 in (besides Walmart)?

I've always felt the same way- when it looked too complicated (and usually 50 cents a play), I figured I would just waste my money trying to figure out the controls and what to do, so I stopped and admired the game, and then moved on to Pac-Man and Galaga. I had to try Dragon's Lair when it came out, because everyone was trying it. After I lost my 50 cents in like 3 seconds flat, that was the end of it for me.

Recently I won an auction for a Battlezone, but only needed the parts to help restore my Battlezone, so I drove out to the seller's house and gutted the cabinet. The cabinet is in great shape, and I still hope I did the right thing by just taking the parts and not the whole thing. Anyway, I drove out to the sellers house this weekend, since I also ended up buying a jukebox from him, and noticed the gutted BZ cabinet still there. He said it would probably just end up being burned. I can't stand the thought of this nice cabinet, an essential part of Atari history being destroyed. I know it's probably not an ideal cabinet for a MAME, but it would be a great replacement cabinet if you have a Battlezone in a crappy cabinet. Anyway, if anybody's interested in rescueing it from the bonfire, please call Tyler at (608)335-2579 He lives in Columbus, Wisconsin, near Beaver Dam, not too far from Milwaukee, Madison, or the Fox cities. Be sure to tell him Joe told you to call

SO... you're the reason for all the arcades going out of business...

I agree- but that could be because I've always preferred joysticks to directional pads. As for the prolines, I have more problems with the fire buttons not being responsive enough, than using the joystick. I have the 7800 "nes" style pads, but they don't seem as responsive to movement as my prolines. So... if I could combine the joystick from the prolines with the better fire buttons on the pads, I would be happier.

What an incredible project! I can't imagine how long this took you! Nice Job!

Am I the only one who likes the Space Invaders joystick? I think Space Invaders, Phoenix, and Colony 7 are pretty good. I didn't play Qix enough to comment on it, but from what I tried, it didn't seem that bad. Now the Konami stick... that's a whole 'nother story...

Lexus by Songbird Productions is fun, but do you count that as a homebrew?

I actually like the 2600 version better than the arcade version. I prefer the one missile base to having three.