StanJr

"Sensitive Stan" You got me there Ben. I think it just read harsher to me than was intended. No harm, no foul. Isn't the guy from Commando just a green stick man? (Not to put down your pick, I'm just trying to visualize) Stanmando

Lemmi, you are the coolest! Slide that M*A*S*H* in a bubble wrap envelope and I will send you the 7 bucks (game price + shipping $3.50)! You rock. However, I have the other two (my Warlords is mint and I have a pretty good Phoenix) Thanks anyway, sounds like you've got other takers on these though! Drop me an e-mail with your mailing address! Thankful Stan

Thanks King. M*A*S*H* is my all time fav TV series. I'm hoping to get a copy of the 2600 game sometime, I had to pass on a couple at Cinci because I had run out of funds. A jeep level could have been cool, but the chopper does feel more like the show and movie. Stan Emerson Winchester III

Take it easy on the guy, Ben. I'm sure a lot of people don't know the names of the most famous video game characters. I didn't know the Keystone Characters. As for the coolest looking (in game), that's tough. Pitfall Harry is cool, for simplicity sake. But I've always thought the YAR was a cool looking customer. He's all insecty and he moves non-stop.

Aw, Jag, I really like the Big Rig. It was cool and definitely unique. I've seen somebody else here a long time ago with the one you have now. Go back! The RIG RULES! That head thing sounds like a trip, Raccoon Lad!! Skatepunk! You are a brave fellow. How big will the tat be?

Well done, old bean.

Once upon a time there were two mono-colored tanks who hated each other....

Unfortunately, 70's, we can't blame this one on e-bay, although it IS symptomatic of why e-bay is inherently a tool of evil. Remember that e-bay is only an option and the fools that think they will get more than a handshake for COMBAT are just dillusional. There are plenty of other places to scavenge for atari relics. Be not tempted by the seemingly instant gratification that e-bay offers... e-bay, the "e" stands for "evil," Stan

Hawkeye never PILOTED a chopper in the show and/or movie. I haven't played the M*A*S*H* game for 2600 but I've seen screenshots, it looks like the best possible translation. I'd be interested in a newer version. Its a great show and deserves the best. Hot Lips Stan

What are you talking about Raccoon Lad, you look just like yer picture there. Right?

Then again, I've been having Netscape problems since they invented the stupid thing. Maybe the problem lies therein..... Thanks for taking part in my madness... Crazy Stan

That tip about trying it diagonally did the trick. I didn't remember the egg locking the game up though. Kind of makes you not want to unlock it. Imagine accidentally triggering the egg during an extra long game with a super high score! EEP! Thanks for the help Stan

So did you scoop the games from him or what? Please tell us that you beat the dreaded SUMGUY at his own nefarious game!

No, I live in the city (its almost a real city) of Louisville, but there just doesn't seem to be any flow of goods. I do suspect there is at least one other VCS collector around here, because stuff keeps coming up missing from time to time at thrifts and such. As for the door-to-door thing, then people would really think I'm nuts. I did put an add in the paper...nada

I'm serious. When I load up the MB main page from time to time there is a small gap in the orange part of the Atariage header. I guess I'm the only one... But you are also right, ROTLA has done a number on me. Only short breaks of Ms. Pac-man have kept me sane (she has a bow on her head) Now, Lemmi, what are YOU talking about? I'm going to the Vader thread now....

I doubt super-glue will hold. Its plastic on plastic and super glue sucks at that. I think I'll order a kit off that site you linked me to, just for good measure! Thanks for the help and the link!

To update, my VCS collection has had a swell. I now have 37 carts! Plus, I'm going thrifting this weekend and there is a rumor that moycon is planning on sending me a care package. Who knows, I may break the 50 cart mark! WoooHoooo! Small time Stan

What's with that gap in the orange part of the Message Board header? It only appears on the main MB page and not on other subsidiary pages? I officially need a life, that gap is starting to bug me. I'm going to give it a name, Steve, I think.... Losing it...Stan

Gee, the story behind Super Breakout must be a real page turner! Once upon a time there was a horizontal bar that really wanted to see what was on the other side of a multi-colored wall, so one day he called his friend, the Tiny Square..... What were they thinking? This is hysterical. Good find Matt! Laughing too much, Stan

Yeah, didn't somebody else mention something about this a month or so ago? Something about Atari-story books? What's the deal with these things? Who are the ad-wizards who came up with this? Story-time Stan

I'll try those things later tonight and let you know how it goes. Thanks

More with this "blarg" stuff, This baffles me...

I can't get the HSWWSH easter egg to trigger in my Yar's Revenge cart. I know it can be done on other carts, I've done it before, about a million times when I was a kid. But it will not trigger on this cart. I've done everything I know (and everything on Scott Stilphen's Digital Press Egg Page here By the way Scott, where is your YAR in the first screen shot. I can't find it. Is it that really light white blob just off the Ghost line's left side?) Could I have a cart with no egg or is there something simple I have not done. Checklist: Hit Swirl in flight: check Sit on bottom third portion of Ghost Line: check Wait for gap to close: check See egg: nada. Anybody know anything about YARS carts with no egg?? Eggless Stan

So I cracked the thing open and I think the ring thingy is cracked, but in an odd way. The white plastic ring that is a part of the actual stick has a crack, but in a weird place. Not the ring part, but one of the plastic contacts on the ring is cracked right down the middle so that it splits when you press on it. How bad is this? Should I bury the thing or can I get replacement parts?

No, we don't know how to do that because there are some "missing" points. See above for the max. point total. Even if we could hack it up, we couldn't find what triggered the "lost" points. (Listen to me say "we" like I did something.) So what this all boils down to is, there are no JD initials in my Raiders cart, I can't trigger the 2nd key, and can't get a perfect score, AND I have played more ROTLA than I ever thought I would in my whole life. That game is going into retirement real soon. Maybe I'll beat it one more time... Scott, I'm sorry this whole adventure didn't yield any positive results. It sure was fun, though, and at least you have the answers you were seeking. It will be interesting to see what the proto turns up. Thanks for the ride! Did all I could, Stan