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  1. Downloaded EmuDeck for my Steamdeck.  It rocks!  It's so strange playing Jaguar homebrews in bed on a handheld. 

    1. Albert

      Albert

      Yeah, I definitely need to that!

    2. Machine

      Machine

      My son did this to his and I really want one now. Got Jaguar working along with PS2, GC, GB. NES and Lynx are next. Gameboy looks surprisingly nice on a big screen.

  2. I used ChatGPT to write my Christmas thank you letters this year.  Hope I don't get on the naughty list for it. 

    1. thanatos

      thanatos

      I was debating using it for my annual self review for work.  I hate those things.

  3. Hooked up a brand new Onkyo DX-C390 six-disc changer in my office today.  Probably the last component disc changer anyone reputable will ever make!  We'll see!  My Harmon-Kardon five-disc changer from 2000 is alive and well doing living room duty.  Love listening to an album in its entirety. 

    1. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Yep it's great to be able to buy these quality hi-fi components for like next to nothing at yard sales, thrift stores and such. And no, deluded people, those tiny little TV speakers that cost like 26 cents from a Chinese sweat shop are not as good -- not even close.

       

      Sure modern music purchasing is convenient, but I miss the days of going to the mall and spending my hard earned allowance (dish duty, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping) on the latest Ratt album (Invasion of Your Privacy, for example) in 1985.

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Let it be known that I Love 6 Disc changers!!

       

      I have a Pioneer in my bedroom with a another Pioneer (thrift shop find) as back up if this one ever dies...

       

      But I don't (usually) have the time/patience/mental fortitude these days to get through a Whole album.  I loved them for RANDOM,  so I Never knew what was coming next...Then and now...But now even more so as I make CD comps with lots of variety.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      PS  In the living room,  I have a Kenwood 200 Disc changer!  Now that is a Random Beast!  Also it reads CD Text so it (to a point) can tell me what the songs are...

  4. Got a Commodore64 Mini finally.  What are the "must play" games on here, not overly familiar with the library.  TY. 

    1. wongojack

      wongojack

      Impossible Mission is on there.  If you've never played it then give it a shot.  Who Dares Wins is a nice Commando clone, and if you update then you get Galencia which is a nice Galaga-like homebrew.  Someone will probably recommend the Epyx mult-event games.  Try the C64 version of World Games.  It has unique songs for each of the events that take advantage of the C64 specs nicely.

    2. BydoEmpire

      BydoEmpire

      Random list off the top of my head: Jumpman & Jumpman Jr, Realms of Impossibility, Lazarian, Raid Over Moscow, Racing Destruction Set, Bruce Lee, Ultimate Wizard...  https://www.lemon64.com/ has a rated list if you click on "Games" on the top, but a lot of the best once aren't as good without a keyboard and saving (Pool of Radiance, etc).

  5. The Steam deck has been a game changer for me. Probably the only next gen console I need. 

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    2. Albert

      Albert

      This really should be a thread if there isn't one already.  :)

    3. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      @Albert there is a Steam deck thread! :)  I will get another Nintendo if it's backwards compatible with the Switch Cartridges, but I really think i'm all set with the Xbox's and Playstation's at this point.  No more walled gardens, I can wait for games to trickle down. 

    4. Albert

      Albert

      Thanks, I'll go find the Steam Deck thread.  :)

  6. YESSSS!! Status updates are back!!

  7. Happy Veterans Day to any fellow Vets on AA! 

  8. Come play Ms. Pac-Man in the Lynx High Score Club!  Who doesn't like Ms. Pac-Man!?  They said the best of the best were going to be back in town....prove it! (CHOMP) 

  9. Come play in the Jaguar and Lynx High Score Clubs!  New rounds recently posted!

  10. New Lynx HSC round is up!  Come play Hard Drivin' and On Duty with us! 

  11. Laid off again. FML. 

  12. Atari Jaguar High Score Club is BACK!!  Do the Math, and come down to The Cave to play and post some scores! 

  13. Anyone happen to have a manual for Road Rash for the original Gameboy?  In desperate need of a scan if anyone is willing to hook me up. 

  14. I have received two Eon Super 64's from Amazon now; neither would put out a video signal.  About to give up on this thing.  For $160 you think it would work properly! 

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    2. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      I'm debating sending it back for a 3rd one...or just returning it and being done with it.   

    3. ClassicGMR

      ClassicGMR

      It is an expensive option but still easier - and more accessible - than a mod. I believe I bought mine from the Stone Age Gamer site. 

    4. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      I returned it, Amazon wouldn't let me do another exchange.  I'm going to give it a few months and try again with SAG.  At least they'll pack it properly. 

  15. Just moved to the Charelston SC area (Summerville).  Any AAer's down in this area?!

    1. Zoyous

      Zoyous

      I'm in NC but I do go to the beach down there (Folly Beach)! It's a really nice area.

  16. I have been doing nothing but packing for weeks and will be packing for the next two until closing.  I think packing a house forever would be my own personal hell.  My advice:  Don't move ever unless you really really need to! LOL.  Also my collection seems obscene now that i'm trying to fit it all in boxes. 

    1. Chris+++

      Chris+++

      Yeah, but it sounds from recent news like you're moving into something of a dream house. Congratulations on doing so well. That's awesome!

       

    2. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      Thanks; we got really lucky finding a nice place down in South Carolina.  Need a good long (possibly forever) break from New England weather and taxes.  I don't mean to complain; i'm really lucky, but packing and moving definitely sucks royally.  

    3. Chris+++

      Chris+++

      Oh, yeah, it's a pain in the ass -- no argument there. But yeah, I went all the way from New England to New Mexico to get away from the blizzards, so I read ya. :)

       

  17. Come play some NBA Jam TE in the Jaguar High Score Club!  New round posted today! 

  18. Come play Painter in the Jaguar High Score Club!  New round posted today!

  19. Does anyone make a high quality grip attachment for the PSP?  I love playing mine; but my hands are too big for it and cramp up after a while. 

  20. Did status updates go away? 

  21. I think i have finally talked my wife into moving down south (coastal SC, GA, or FL) Just sick and tired of being freezing cold for half the year.  We like warm weather so why punish ourselves! 

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    2. Rogerpoco

      Rogerpoco

      Mmm. Keaton Beach, Florida.

      Not a "beach", like in your mind, the armpit of Florida is quite different than anywhere else.

      What you lack in "nice beaches", you make up for in sustinance living, scallops, stone crab...

      You really eat like a king there, and the temps are never really all that bad.

       

    3. BydoEmpire

      BydoEmpire

      @Random Terrain - isn't that southern California?  The problem is that it's so overcrowded and ridiculously expensive I don't know who'd want to live there. Georgia and Florida both have a wide range of good weather.  FL is pretty broad, like Rogerpoco said, the northern part of Florida isn't tropical per se, but still beautiful and winters are mild. Central FL (Orlando-ish) does get pretty hot (mid-90s+ in summer), but it bounces off freezing every year for a week or two in Jan/Feb.

    4. Cebus Capucinis

      Cebus Capucinis

      I love you guys but whatever you do don't come to AZ. We're full, thanks. :D

  22. Centipede: Recharged and Black Widow: Recharged are free on the Epic Games Store right now! 

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    2. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      I think Epic pays Atari per download right?  Seems like a win-win. 

    3. Leonard Smith

      Leonard Smith

      No idea. 

       

      Not sure how the revenue distribution happens with Epic whatever store. To me, that seems very quick for some newer flagship titles to be offered up for free.  

       

      Then again, Xbox Gamepass offers up new indie games for free on a regular basis, but how they comp the developers is a mystery to me.  Per download, per use, or just as a method of free widespread exposure?  Who knows.  Welcome to the new world of digital games, I guess. 

    4. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      Yeah if they release these games on cart for Switch; i'll pick them up.  In the meantime it's just nice to have them somewhere for free.  Any run-o-the mill laptop should be able to handle these. 

  23. Back from 8 internet free days in the Caribbean.  Good times on nice beaches with many rum punches consumed.  Will get HSC things updated shortly! (aka by tomorrow) 

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    2. thanatos

      thanatos

      I start to twitch with internet-free days.  (I'm talking the good stuff like AtariAge and such). 

      It's no work email checking that is the relief of vacations.  :D

       

    3. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      It was my longest stretch in a while, I did get a bit twitchy at times. It was good for me though I needed to unplug for a bit!  Visited Puerto Rico, Aruba, St. Maarten, Curacao and Bonaire. Good times and thankfully warm and sunny compared to New England right now. 

    4. Charlie Cat

      Charlie Cat

      @Rick Dangerous Glad you had fun Rick :D

       

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  24. Opening NOS is one of the great small pleasures in life.  Cracked open a Panasonic SL-SV590 today that had been waiting since 2006 just for me. 

    1. Leonard Smith

      Leonard Smith

      It certainly is, for most items.

       

      Nothing like being the first to see and use an item.  No gross fingerprints, scratches, or signs of mistreatment from an uncaring previous owner.


       

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