GoldLeader

I wonder if it will have VOLFIED?

Got my package yesterday! WOOO HOO!!!!

Boyeee! I must have been tired that day! Or thought it was 2018

Yeah I never had a problem! You got me curious so I broke it all out. Haven't had the ol Roller Controller hooked up in years. It was dusty and I forgot what a pain it was to hook up...Could they have maybe given us a tiny bit of room to plug the controllers in? Jesus! Now, I was wrong on one thing. After seeing the sale tags I think I bought Victory later than I was initially thinking. This was probably around the time some games were being clearanced or put on sale...~The start of the Crash. Anyway after dusting it off, and taking some really crummy pics with my phone...Well here ya go! (Nope, not CBS) Victory! (Heh) Needless to say it looks a lot better in person. PS: That said, even when everything's working right,...It's, ummm, not the most playable game anyway, if you take my meaning.

Cool! I love Jinks! It's a very unique game. Not sure why more people don't get the understated brilliance of it...

I bought a Roller Controller BITD, and a week or two later, Victory. I haven't played it in years (and my memory sucks I will admit haha), but I don't recall any problems...

I don't know if anyone's mentioned this, but The NES felt like the hot new system to have, with a company that supported it (nevermind their monopolistic ways). I vaguely remember seeing an Atari 7800 on a store shelf somewhere and (even as a big Atari fan generally), with no advertising presence, no knowledge of what it was...The whole thing just felt like an afterthought back then. Like something that had been on the backburner way too long...Now, don't get me wrong because I love it now, as much for what it is, as for the potential it represents, with homebrews and new games from the minds of people like PacMan Plus and many others, but at the time it looked like the company wouldn't be there to give it support. To clarify, I don't think it sold well because it didn't look like the company cared enough even to advertise it or get some cool games made for it...And products that don't sell well... are often discontinued.

Now, in my tired state, my sarcasm detector malfunctioning again, I was about to refute this with my usual GameStop comment about them selling everything except what people want (like when I wanted a Flashback, but wanted Paddles and HD,..Or BITDO controllers, etc....) and then I re-read it, This time not skipping half of the words...And saw Funko pops and then novelty footbaths. When I hit Novelty Footbaths, I nearly spurted chocolate malt Ovaltine right out my Goddanged nose! And while I'm still 100% sure it'll kick Nutari's sorry asses, the legions of rabid fanboys and a certain head man who doesn't seem to allow discussion (sometimes at all) before spouting market research and family friendly couch co-op blah blah repeat...have dampened my enthusiasm for it. (Don't worry..Not really talking about it here)...Also, well...Kudos Labrat! You often put into words what I cannot... Sure, you say that now, but it's probably gonna bring in tens of people!

I think I want the regular edition, mainly because it will match the handheld I already own Either looks cool...It's a shame they couldn't have done multiple colors like the NeoGeo Pocket did.

Couldn't agree more!! Once you view your character, the clown, as a serial killer of monsters, it becomes even more fun! I'm reminded of this..."I'm not trapped in here with You! You're trapped in here with Me!!" 😉

Then why do you use him as your avatar? 🐵

I thought of another one...Well at least maybe. I Love Ultimate Qix on the Genesis and it is based on the arcade game VOLFIED from Japan, (Also known as Qix Neo (on PS1)). I believe it only got an arcade release in Japan...So "unheard of" instead of "underrated" would probably be a better description. Now, thanks mainly to Ultimate Qix on Genesis and the Taito Legends release on PS2, I think some people have heard of it... Still, I thought it bore mentioning as many people reading this are looking for cool games to play...Arcade or otherwise. FWIW, Ultimate Qix is my Absolute Favorite game on the Genesis! It's one of those rare games, filled with depth, strategy, and fun that I can pop in anytime and come back to again and again. For the record, I don't play to beat it, I play to try for 99.9% on a screen for massive points before moving on...Which is tricky because filling in 80% or more will cause you to move on; So you need to get close but not connect a lot of pieces, then trap the boss in a tiny section, before closing him off...It's so much more fun than it sounds.

Love the reasoning. (It may be why I bought Astro Blaster). Our Safeway had Stratovox ...And Now I play it on my VCS (2600)!! Nice! I had one of those as a kid too! You push his head and he screeches and bares his teeth. Anyhow, from what I can tell, TOKI looks great! And I like the music too! (Well Like may be a bit strong, but it has a certain character...) Looking forward to a release.

I wanted to answer this one straight away, off the cuff, with whatever popped into my head; But without a quick note I thought it might seem insincere. I thought my answer made me kind of sound like an ironic hipster dickbastard... So, being honest... I think for what was out there at that time, This seemed the most Retro-Y, Video Game-y thing I could get... and it seemed relatable, like some of the choices might be the ones I would make (I liked the mix of Good Games and Obscure games...So stuff I like and stuff I might like). Even if I can play a lot of these games other ways, I just thought it looked cool, Games are licensed (including helping the little guy sometimes), Price was good Great...And Cartridges!!! I look forward to the VS. as I'm generally more of a console guy than a handheld guy... Oh One more thought now that I've owned it (and had very little time to play it, but...). I like playing a game I've never tried before and finding a hidden gem. After that happens I find myself checking Everdrives for ROMs I already have, buying the games for the consoles (Or in some cases a different version of the game for a different console), and have even looked up (The ROMs for) English translations of stuff I never knew about before now)...

This make me happy too! Think about it; It's not some asshole thieves and liars dragging our beloved 'Atari" name through the mud,...And it's not some CEO of an old brand (which BTW, on its own is fine) looking to argue at every point and bringing up market research, backed by a legion of rabid fanboys, who will basically claim that Couch Co-op and Family Friendly will sell their system over the Switch. Blaze seem very decent with a passion for games, from what I can tell...

Oops! I was skimming quickly and somehow Totally missed the CIB part of it...Well...It's a good price (at a glance anyway) for a loose cart.

Thought ya might want this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/254989223964?epid=1402&hash=item3b5e8ac81c:g:PFgAAOSw8xRgqgVs

Ryan! Welcome aboard! We are lucky to have you.

Sounds like fun. I'm in. Thanks!!!

Pretty Cool! The Atari is a must because of Asteroids Deluxe, plus Centipede/Millipede etc. Data East has BreakThru, a game I always liked...The others will have some interesting games too. It might be neat to see Tumble Pop since I too had it on Game Boy BITD. That was the first time I remember a magazine calling something a "Platform" game; The term "Platformer" came later as I recall... Overall: A neat lineup with (and this is good) some obscurities (to me anyway), not quite enough classics, too many beat 'em ups, not enough space shooters,... but enough "I'm intrigued" games to pretty much want them all.

I really like my Retro Tink 2X Pro, but sorry I haven't tried it out with my Atari yet. Unless I'm mistaken the Pro has Component Ins and the Mini does not, so if you can use the Component input for any other system, I'd get the Pro.

Straight up Unofficial. I bought an "Atari" clock off eBay many years ago. And I remember clearly the auction said, "This is not some junk, This is a high quality Promo Item!", so I knew it was gonna be junk. Remember when some eBay auctions would outright lie like that? I think the guy just bought the cheapest POS clock possible, probably from Wal Mart or something and made a laminated sticker with an Atari logo on it. But it was cheap. It served its purpose as a clock in my Atari room for many years and quit working when it became impossible to change the batteries without the sticker needing repositioned and the hands getting bent and tangled up in one another...Every once in a while I waste a bunch of time and get it working again, but I'm not sure if that's still possible now... Here it is looking more sinister with lighting underneath...