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I have two but no balls (that is to say, no balls on the sticks. What did you think I meant?!)

OK, my dumbass questions-- 1. When one takes said photo playing Combat and/or showing Combat the local tourist traps, do you have to include photos with the package that you're mailing to the next person, or do you email photos into AA? 2: The arguements above made this a little confusing--who do I contact at this point to confirm that I want in?

They're a trio and they're pretty good--I saw them open for Blue Man Group's rock tour this past spring. The music is sort of Bjork-like, but not nearly so annoying as the ex-Sugarcuber herself. Their show was supplemented by what appeared to be a powerpoint-based animated slide show behind them while they played--that's what must be behind her. Clive

I don't know--blocky graphics or not, a game based around raping a squaw isn't necessarily tame. All that said, I believe that Mystique was based on Long Island where I live, somewhere out in Suffolk County (you'd think it'd be really EASY to find some of their games here as a result...and you'd be wrong!). I'd guess accordingly that the programmer(s) are somewhere out there on the Island.

Oh yeah, and the manuals were written by Dame's Choice, better known as the author of the classics "Portrait of the Artist as a Hung Man" and "You'll Lick These."

I'll take care of New York City for you--I work right next to the Empire State Building, and would be more than happy to take Lil' Combat's portrait here (I did the same thing for the ipod photo collection at ipodlounge.com) Clive

Yeah, I'm sure he's really proud of his work and wants the world to recognize him for it.

If they complain, I tell them, but frankly, most people who are overseas and buy on ebay know about the waits. If they are still mad and want to leave me negative feedback, they can go right ahead. I have nearly 1400 positive feedbacks and have been selling on ebay for over 5 years; if they whine in a neg feedback, it just makes them look like a crank in the face of overwhelmingly positive reactions to my items and service.

I send stuff via surface all the time for international stuff. So long as it gets there, to be honest, I don't especially care how long it takes to get there.

This is an excellent idea! Everyone has more than enough Pac Mans and Laser Blasts kicking around that they could easily give a few away and not miss 'em. The trick is getting the gumption to give away a deck too. In the past, I gave one to a good friend (a great idea) and one to my wife's friend's fiance (who turned out to be a flaming a**hole--it kills me that I gave him a deck, 16 games and 2 game binders; what was I thinking?). For now, I have a big box of extra games and I have a co-worker whose 9-year-old nephew recently uncovered the family Atari system in a basement. I think a donation to the kid is in order--thanks for the idea, Cassidy.

It's true--Multimedia 1.0 is really the only game in town for Atari (so to speak). There's a place called Game Express on 32nd between Broadway and 7th that has a bunch of Atari games on top of a cabinet--BUT THEY WON'T SELL THEM TO YOU! Every time I ask, they say that I have to buy them from their website only and they'll ship them to me. I've even offered to buy 'em on the net and stop by the store since I walk by it to and from work and they won't do it. Grrrrrr.... The only other Atari spots I know are on Long Island, and I'd doubt you're getting out there if you're hanging in NYC--the city is much more fun.

As a long time subscriber, I keep all my issues in three binders that are broken up into sets of 25 (ie. 1-25, 26-50, 51-present). I think you could leave off at 75 issues and that'd be a very respectable stopping point. After all, 2600C was a very necessary purchase back before the net (and even in the earlier days of the net) when there was no other way to network with other collectors and nowhere else to get news. These days, sites like AA and DP have, for better or worse, taken that mantle and carry it well, with important news spread amongst collectors within minutes instead of months. I'll always gladly subscribe if you put them out, but I wouldn't think any less of you, the great job you've been doing with the zine, or the zine itself if you called it a day. Everyoe's personal life changes, and projects like a zine take a lot of time. With jobs, spouses and in some cases kids, zine publishers have to make hard decisions (I know from whence I speak, as I had to eventually kill off a few zines I did because of those reasons and because the net made them redundant). Give yourself permission to end it if that's what you want; I suspect that somewhere inside, that's the case. Clive

Well, It's rare enough that I don't have it but yeah, I know what you mean.

Just claim to sell something you're not actually selling: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...0&category=3537 What a jerk.

Now that I've finally started collecting boxes and boxed 2600 games, I was happy to find 5 boxed commons for $25--and then the guy threw in 5 empty boxes and 2 manuals I didn't have for the hell of it. $5 for a boxed common may sound steep to some, but here on Long Island, that's a steal. Living in a big metro area has its plusses and minuses, for sure.

Personally I think the space ships look better in OCD.

Believe me, I would. NSCA is probably going to be the site of the release party of my book (advertised at the left there), so I gotta be there. I mean, I could release it at PC5, but somehow I don't thing there'll be that many sound reinforcement engineers there to buy copies. :wink: Oh well, I guess there's always PC6; either than or I organize a New York event, and I don't think I have the talent/ingeniousness/cajones to put something like that together.

Bidding on your own stuff is not only obnoxious, it can be dangerous to your wallet too. I've never done it myself, but my friend Pat once had a sealed Rocky & Bullwinkle LP from the early 60s that blasted off when he put it on ebay. It plateued around $150 and then he tried to edge it up by bidding on his own item. Then he accidentally overshot and became his own high bidder. He was starting to sweat when the end of the auction was 30 seconds away and he was now going to have to pay all these fees to ebay for nothing. Luckily someone outbid him at the last second, but he learned his lesson and preached the gospel about it to everyone he knew who sold on ebay (like me for instance). It's a dumbass thing to do.

#$%*@!! Every freakin' year, PhillyClassic is held the same weekend as NSCA (National Systems Contractor Association convention). It's just amazing. Doesn't matter if the date bounces around a bit; the two always coincide, and because I have to cover NSCA for my job, I never get to go to Philly. This suuuuucks.

PS--WTF is a SNAP console?

Actually, I took the line "Guests are to bid at online kiosks located at the event for coveted items including..." to mean that the auctions will be online at eBay and that they will close during the party. Thus people at the party can bid at these kiosks against lowly plebians like you and me.

I got sent a press release at work that notes Wired is doing a charity auction on ebay for a bunch of stuff including "a SNAP gaming console, which is not yet available on the market. The unit is autographed by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell who also will join the top SNAP bidder for a night of gaming." Here's the full release WIRED Magazine Launches Charity Auction on eBay Auction Items Include Lance Armstrong Biking Event, One-Carat Yellow Diamond And Uma Thurman's Dior Jacket NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- WIRED magazine has launched its seventh annual online charity auction to benefit the STARBRIGHT Foundation. The auction showcases the latest show-stopping gadgets, gear and memorabilia, plus first-class travel, luxury getaways and activities to benefit the organization that helps seriously ill children to combat their medical and emotional challenges. Featured items include a private bicycle ride with five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and a one-carat vivid yellow-orange diamond. All bidding is taking place online at eBay (www.ebay.com/wiredauction) through Nov. 5, with proceeds benefiting the foundation. Site registration is required prior to participating. The auction culminates on Nov. 5 with an exclusive, invitation-only party and silent auction in New York City. Hollywood producer David Hoberman, former president of the Walt Disney Motion Picture group and co-founder of Hyde Park Entertainment, will appear on behalf of the foundation. Guests are to bid at online kiosks located at the event for coveted items including the Dior jacket worn by Uma Thurman on WIRED's December cover, a Piaggio BV 200 scooter, passes to a final-season taping of Friends and a SNAP gaming console, which is not yet available on the market. The unit is autographed by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell who also will join the top SNAP bidder for a night of gaming. "The STARBRIGHT Foundation is an incredibly wired organization, in that it keeps coming up with new and innovative programs to improve the quality of life for children dealing with serious illness," says WIRED Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson, who co-chairs the evening event with filmmaker Steven Spielberg. "We're delighted that we can support STARBRIGHT through the auction." In addition to eBay, auction sponsors include Jaguar, which will display a 2004 Jaguar XJ-R in front of the event location, Crown Royal, FedEx, Fila, Stolichnaya and Tag Heuer sport vision. About the STARBRIGHT Foundation The STARBRIGHT Foundation (www.starbright.org) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to empowering children and teens living with a serious illness through the use of media and technology. STARBRIGHT's innovative programs help children overcome the challenges they face every day, including fear, anxiety, pain, loneliness and depression. STARBRIGHT enables seriously ill children to connect online to a community of their peers, provides access to medical information in kid-friendly terms, and motivates kids to take control of their illness. Source: WIRED magazine

They were short on toilet paper that day. The scratches were created by the un-bent wire coathanger used to pull out the thing that was clogging the john that day.

Beagle Bros. made Atari carts?! Wow, I remember typing all the little programs that were in the margins of their Creative Computing ads into the Apple IIes at school and then marveling at the cool graphics that came up. What did BB make? I can't find anything in the database here at AA.

Creative? I think it's plain funny as hell!