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    In my opinion, you're overthinking it. The major differences are tonal differences with the sound and minor color variations across the board. Squish 'em Sam is missing the speech. The Heist runs at about half speed. Everything else is more or less what you would expect on a real ColecoVision or in emulation.

     

    The controller is also not what you'd get on a real ColecoVision. The joystick nub shaft is much shorter and the controller itself is a bit smaller. The buttons also feel different.

     

    Yeah, I tend to over think a lot of things. I honestly don't mind the controller for most of the games. I think the main problem with the joystick is that it's not high enough above the rest of the controller. I think the buttons and the rest of the controller feel just fine. But I've never used an original Colecovision controller, because I've never owned a Colecovision.

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    I would absolutely love to see an Atari 5200 flashback console! They could actually make controllers for it that have self-centering analog joysticks, unlike the original 5200 ones. It would have to come with it's own trackball, or be compatible with the 5200 trackball.

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    I have a Sega Genesis model 2, and I'd like to get a Sega CD model 2. It would need to be in excellent overall condition, and work perfectly. It would also have to come with the original power supply. It doesn't need to come with any Sega CD games.

     

    I am open as far as pricing goes, but I would like to see a few photos of any Sega CD model 2 before I buy it. I prefer to pay with Paypal.

     

    I'd LOVE to get into Sega CD gaming, so if you have one of these units that you'd like to sell, please let me know! :)

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    Ugh... I did! Was in a super funky mood after hearing about the Sharknado (2600 homebrew) cancellation last night. haha

     

    1001 apologies my friend. :)

     

    No worries! :) There weren't that many computer stores in the early 1980's, but IMO, Commodore should have bought shelf space (or whatever you had to do to get your product in computer stores back then) in those stores instead of going to Toys 'R US.

  9. Posted · Edited by newataridave

     

    Huh? What part of terra do you live?

     

    I said that Commodore's PC's were sold at Toys 'R Us in the U.S.A. And they were. I saw them with my own eyes - and naturally, laughed out loud! On the base shelf of their narrow locked glass case walls with the rest of their un-demonstrable systems of the time. Chicago suburbs to be exact. Highland Park for sure. Probably Niles, Evanston, Waukegan, Lombard, St. Charles, Elgin, etc. as well.

     

    Next sentence of yours says that you've read they sold the C64's as well Yes, of course they did. Along with the XEGS (130XE surely as well) at the very same time. To be exact, TRU also sold C64c's (128's surely) and Amiga 500's alongside their 8088 PC's. Also remember seeing 1802's, 1902's, 2002's, 1084's, etc.

     

    What I meant was "No, not in this country they weren't geniuses at marketing"; you misunderstood me.

  13. Posted · Edited by newataridave

     

    An A8 can't use the CX-53 Trak-Ball controller, doesn't have standard 2 - or more - fire button support, can't pause select or reset from the controllers away from the keyboard, doesn't have an adapter to play 2600 games, etc.

     

    The 5200 also has sockets on the mobo, the cartridge slot is ZIF, you can buy an AtariMax SD Cartridge Adapter for it, and the larger cartridges are easier to remove. I don't understand this snarky attitude about the 5200 carts being too large. The A8 cartridge design is lame compared to the 5200 carts with the exception of the very-late XEGS cartridges.

     

    Analog joysticks are real joysticks which the 5200 can handle, unlike the A8. The Redemption series of adapters even had a PC Gameport Adapter. Can A8 handle PC analog joysticks? No, but the 5200 can. With a lot of work, you can use the Jaguar JagPads with the 5200 and all of its buttons. Can't do that with A8.

     

    Is the A8 a better computer than the 5200? Yes. But the 5200 is a better console than any A8, including the XEGS.

     

    Seriously folks, enough with this A8 superiority complex any time someone mentions the 5200. It's as lame as the modern "PC master race" fanboi nonsense. I mean really, the A8 was supposed to be a console. The 5200 is the fulfillment of its originally intended purpose.

     

     

    I don't think that the 5200 carts are too big, but I do like the design of the A8 carts better, because a lot of them had those flaps that protect the connector pins. (Imagine if Nintendo had done that with NES games! :) ) I think most of the flak that the 5200 gets is for it's controllers. You can buy the Wico controller, that also has a keypad, but that'll set you back about $100.00, at least on Ebay.

     

    I don't know if the 5200 was released too late, but I did watch an old G4 Icons video on Youtube this past weekend on the video game crash. Nolan Bushnell said that he told the new Warner owners that they needed to start working on a new system, but they didn't agree with him.

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    Pretty much all of the 5200 games are either:

     

    Available in versions for the 400/800/XL/XE, or

     

    Have been hacked to run on the 400/800/XL/XE.

     

    The 5200 has enough hardware differences that the games do require some tweaking once you dump the cartridge, though.

    I don't think Gremlins ever came out for Atar computers. One thing that concerns me about the Atari 8 bit family is compatibility. When you own a 5200-assuming it works-you can play every game released for it. And you can't tell on Ebay, because even good sellers will just write the name of the game, followed by 400/800/XE.

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    So, today, I took the screws out of the bottom of my 5200, and the mother board, along with the connectors inside the cartridge slot, looked very clean. There were a few small pieces of black plastic that fell out that had been moving around inside the system. I put it back together, and am still having the same video problems.

     

    At this point, I'm wondering if it would help at all to clean out the connectors, or use some compressed air to get out any dust?

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    Because most modern clones are based on the most bare minimum spec to mostly run the platform, sometimes missing some pin or other connections, cutting every corner they can, same reason modern Genesis clones wont run 32x add-ons, they are just barely good enough to run the cartridges intended and every other feature or functionality stripped out to save on cost. THAT said very happy with my Super Retro Trio clone that not only supports NES / Snes / Genesis but works with all the Everdrives for those platforms as well, definitely one of the better clones.

     

    How's the Super Retro Trio for NES games? In terms of sound and picture quality?

  20. Posted · Edited by newataridave

    Well thanks for the review! AFIK, the only perfect, in terms of compatibility, NES clone is the $500 one made by Analogue NT-but as much as I love NES games, there's no way I'm spending that much money. Honestly, I think I'll go with the top loader NES. It's Nintendo-built hardware, it's top-loading, and it's region-free. I know that the RF picture isn't the best, but I don't mind playing games in RF. I did see an AV-modded top loader on Ebay once, but the seller was asking about $200.00 for it, and again, that's more money then I want to spend.

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    Yes, that's the NTSC model. That one's priced high because it's apparently NIB.

     

    With that said, it's still a relatively rare system to find, so it tends to sell for $70 - $100 for a used system.

    Well that's not a bad price range; top loader NES consoles sell for more then that. I'm not a game collector, I just buy games that I enjoy playing. So I'm definitely not looking to build a complete NES game library.

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