jaybird3rd

Cheers!

Definately!

And a Happy Thanksgiving to you as well! =)

I didn't think anybody liked James Franco. He always looks like a sleepy stoner. I haven't seen many of his movies, but he was pretty bad in "Oz: The Great and Powerful."

James Franco is a James Dean wannabe who has an IQ that is just high enough to keep him wading chest deep in mediocrity.

I like James Franco....But that wasn't remotely my point...To put James Franco and Tommy Wiseau in the same article calls into question your point immediately. The writer seems like a troll with a slightly better vocabulary and a bigger platform to me.

A short video of the CoCo version:

(Game begins at 0:55)

Have you tried accessing it via the Wayback Machine? https://web.archive.org/web/20100801021330/http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/javase/index-142890.html

It's frustrating. In some cases too, as more information gets on the web, it gets trickier to cut through the fat.

I actually get really annoyed when you ask a specific question about something and someone makes the passive aggressive comment "just google it?".

(Psst ... the reason why I'm asking is because I've tried a bunch of different searches and haven't found what I wanted)

Thanks! I checked the Wayback Machine, but unfortunately, the file doesn't seem to have been cached.

I ended up recreating it myself using the code fragments given in the article. As it happens, having to rebuild the missing pieces helped me to understand it better, so it's all good.

I see what you did their.

UH-OH! The truck have started to move!

THERE IS NO CONTEXT THIS MAKES NO SENSE!

I don't have time for that; I've LEGO of my own that need sorting!

It launched the then-new Paramount first-run syndication "network." In retrospect, that seems a heck of a lot more innovative than Star Trek Discovery's effort to get people to sign up for CBS All Access. I like Star Trek but I don't need another subscription.

Glad STTNG got better after that first year! I liked the Q craziness of Farpoint though.

Wow! Has it been that long? Although we didn't get a FOX station right away...I mainly remember the show from watching it with my GF in college ('92 or so) and later in syndication.

@Flojo: Agreed about the first year. If anyone reading this is new to ST:TNG, *please* start with Season 3. Season 2 has its ups and downs, and Season 1 is pretty bad overall.

I'm not getting a 2600 handheld until they put a 19" CRT in it.

It can't beat the experience of playing on a real CRT TV, and I'm disappointed that the emulation isn't better ... but it was cheap, and it's a lot easier to carry around.

The prequels were entertaining. The new Disney movies are just uninteresting endurance tests.

Despite a long list of criticisms, I didn't actually Hate the prequels, but...

To each his own, of course, but the last 2 had cool storylines, visuals, and battles you could settle into and scenes that played out...The prequels, OTOH, felt like rushed plot points complete w/ Binks, Buzz droids, and Jedi that wouldn't fire their weapons...

I am out.

gooooooodddddbbbbyyyyeeeeee

I'm going to sing the Doom song! Doom, doom, doom doom, doomy doomy doom...

Jezzball? Chip's Challenge?

I'm still rocking a heavily modified version of XP. Fight the power.

I probably would have kept him on XP, but he's almost 90 years old and was worried about using the computer anymore because it doesn't have any current antivirus software, so I didn't mind doing the upgrade if it helped to put his mind at ease. Win10 also has some accessibility features which made the computer easier for him to use than it would have been with XP.

@masschamber: The marquee is a little funky. It seems to be a reprint that was cut to size; part of the Namco logo (in the upper-left) is chopped off.

They did have some original Soul Calibur III artwork (which presumably came with the kit), but it wasn't applied to the cabinet because it didn't fit.

The original art as an extra is actually better since you cab do something else with it

I'll have to see how much of it there is; I know I saw a controller overlay, but I don't think there was a replacement marquee or cabinet art.

Since I'm planning to convert the cab, I'll eventually resell the original board and other hardware, so I'll keep the original art and service manual with it.

I think you could get almost any cabinet you want (Made New) for $500. But I see your point, you'd have to ship it and here you can do biz locally, plus get a free monitor and maybe you could sell the boards for some dough as well...Decisions, decisions...

Yeah, I'm weighing all these options. Selling the original boards would help to recoup some of the cost, and might also help someone else restore a non-working cabinet.

Or might add some extra weight to your "pile", ...LOL

If you want a newly made arcade cab (which could be MAME too I'm sure) maybe check out these guys...I've been to the factory and they do Great work!

http://boulderarcadefactory.com/Cabinet_List.php

Mine is an XTension cabinet. Built for the X-Arcade tank stick but cheaper since there's no PC.

Made my own from plans on arcadecab.com

Microsoft really needs 2 versions of Windows. One version would be the OEM/free version with all the automatic crap and telemetry, and the other one would be regular paid software that you can totally configure to your tastes. I'd pay extra for software I can trust.

+11

I'm surprised business embrace these sorts of time-wasting operating systems. And home consumers too.

I have yet to get into the game beyond a handful of levels.

So, play some Atari today ... I think the Founders would approve.

(And yes, I'm aware that Adams was originally thinking of July 2nd rather than July 4th. Big deal.)

I have to work.

Thanks for the suggestions! Another good one that I can't believe I forgot: Dodge-Em!

Fall Down is an excellent two-player game. Quick sessions. Easy to pick-up-and-play. Competitive.

Thanks again for the suggestions! One more to add to the list ... Steeplechase!

Anyone want to buy a pet rock?

Remember Alf? He's back, in Pog form.

Nintendo Power also sold Pogs.

Wife's Kindle Fire HD 8 just died last week. It's a year old. It quit charging probably due to the micro USB connector. She's a Kindle fan so we had to get another one.

..amazing how that planned obsolescence works. Uggghhh..

Yes, I've lost TWO tablets the exact same way! That's why I got a cheap Android phone instead with a protective case.

Thanks! It's nice to finally see one in person. It's a bit dusty, but that shouldn't be hard to fix.

Always wanted an Unicorn model. One chip + Harmony gut + controller port shoehorned into portable 7" LCD panel makes for great 2600 portable.

I've read that there are compatibility issues with the Harmony cart, but I've never owned one and have no idea how I might get one, so I'm not worried about that. I'm reluctant to even A/V mod this console, though, for fear of breaking it. I think I'll leave it stock for now.

Should I be a nitpicker and point out that A/V of that type didn't exist 35 years ago?

Point taken. I was referring more to the mistake of the combined Power/TV switchbox. Separating the two is a huge improvement. I used a N64 Composite/S-Video cable that is about the same diameter as the original RF cable, so it even fits into the old cable guide.

Kewel..