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  1. Posted

    Hey all,

     

    Can someone try Midnight Magic on theirs? For some reason I was thinking it played fine before, but maybe I just checked it quickly and moved on, and now I am getting a graphical glitch. I tried replacing the ROM too, but I'm still seeing a glitch. It seems to play OK, but one of the lanes is missing on the right side and there is some additional garbage at the top of the screen. The ball doesn't seem to be impeded by these glitchy graphics, so I guess it's only a matter of aesthetics...

     

    Thanks!

  2. Posted

     

    Dunno, you tell us. Load up this demo and let me know if you can see the text on the bottom of the screen scroll by. And by see I mean see all the text.

     

    One thing I've been noticing is on this demo, and Omega Race the bottom of the screen is kinda clipped off.

     

    All right. Will do...As I wrote that, I was thinking more in terms of some people have had D-Pad issues, I've had no problems...Some people have sound issues. Although I seemed to remember a little buzzing when I first got it, as of late I don't hear a peep out of it, unless I crank it all the way up...

     

    And I didn't realize there was a screen difference until now...

     

    Anyhow, [On my Pre-Production unit] ...

     

    I see all the text as far as I can tell and Omega Race looks fine (this is the Driving Controller (DC) Version)...

     

    And my camera has a way of making things look worse than they really are...Man I didn't even see those smudges until my camera flash caught them LOL...Anyway...Hope these help!

     

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  7. Posted

    Here's something I wrote/quoted from the other topic...

     

    For some reason (I'm going to go with lack of sleep...That's my catch-all) I thought I was on this thread... :)

     

    gambler172, on 16 Dec 2016 - 12:42 PM, said:snapback.png

    and next I want a 7800 flashback handheld

     

     

    HELL YEAH!!

     

     

    Delmoko, on 13 Dec 2016 - 1:10 PM, said:snapback.png

    I just got mine today at Toys R Us for $29.95.

     

    It works great, and I really appreciate the rom zip list!

    It appears i have a dead pixel on my screen.

    That's gonna drive me crazy. Anybody else have this issue with theirs??

     

    I think if you've got a dead pixel and it bothers you, you might have to return it.

     

    Mine arrived safely in its box and it stayed in its compartment...I mention this only because someone else said theirs got bounced around...

     

    And At First, I thought I saw what could only be described as a "video tear", maybe 10 pixels long or so...(Yes like something you'd see in a VHS tape!)

     

    But when I took off the adhesive screen protector, it totally went away...So I guess it was just that protective plastic causing the illusion of a video tear...

     

  9. Posted

    I think it's good to take someone's perspective into account...

     

    And I don't think too many of us here want to stand up for Retro-Bit either...

     

     

    We know Kosmic already bought one, and as Austin said, he's looking on the bright side...

     

    That said, I don't recall him really pimpin' it, or telling everyone they should get one...Or even saying it's great.

     

    And I could be wrong here, but I think he was just saying amidst all the bad news HE found some things he also liked about it...

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  10. Posted

    and next I want a 7800 flashback handheld

     

     

    HELL YEAH!!

     

     

    I just got mine today at Toys R Us for $29.95.

     

    It works great, and I really appreciate the rom zip list!

    It appears i have a dead pixel on my screen.

    That's gonna drive me crazy. Anybody else have this issue with theirs??

     

    I think if you've got a dead pixel and it bothers you, you might have to return it.

     

    Mine arrived safely in its box and it stayed in its compartment...I mention this only because someone else said theirs got bounced around...

     

    And At First, I thought I saw what could only be described as a "video tear", maybe 10 pixels long or so...(Yes like something you'd see in a VHS tape!)

     

    But when I took off the adhesive screen protector, it totally went away...So I guess it was just that protective plastic causing the illusion of a video tear...

  11. Posted

    Kosmic Stardust, on 15 Dec 2016 - 10:53 PM, said:

    Agreed GoldLeader. It takes a special kind of person to look for the good in things. Maybe I'm a rare breed. Either way, it's a cool novelty for sure... :)

     

    Nothing wrong with taking a chance...

     

    You know the risks,...

     

    It's your money.

     

    You're a big boy.

     

    I mean In the end...you either like it or you don't...Or I suppose you might like some things about it...But, Life will probably go on even if it's not as cool as you were hoping.

     

    Sometimes you gotta roll the die. You only live once!*

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Or maybe multiple times depending on your belief system... :lolblue:

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  12. Posted

    My quick take...

     

    Nintendo will continue to sell Minis...Living happily with the shortage headlines as a marketing ploy (Whether or not that was the initial intent...Perhaps they got their numbers by looking at VC sales and analyzing trends?...Hence getting Japan more Famicom Minis?...Just my guess ...)...And when March rolls around, while they continue to sell Minis, there will be more headlines...

     

    This time they will be talking about The Switch being delayed, while Nintendo will claim they underestimated demand for the console, and they are now "Ramping up production to meet possible shortages..."

     

    People, fearing a shortage, will be sure to line up to get The Switch when it does come out...Nintendo will have gotten lots of Free Press...Saved on their advertising budget...

     

    And, behind closed doors will be patting themselves on the back for a job well done ...

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  13. Posted

    $203 for a flashback with a cherry picked ROM collection (that AA members helped curate) preinstalled on SD card. Been following the auction for a while it was teetering at ~$60 USD, then slammed with last minute snipe.

    Un-freakking real: :???:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/262750669177

     

     

    I am in the wrong line of work!

     

     

    Then again, more power to him/her...Ya know?

     

    You can't be mad because you didn't think of it first...

     

    If we ignore the obvious (ROMs) and consider it work for clever wording and doing the ummm "Pre-Configuring" then who are we to judge? If nobody bid then he'd be stuck with it...So maybe people shouldn't have bid....Then again...Victimless crime as far as I'm concerned...It's not like he started at $200...

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  14. Posted

    Odd that the primary response to the NES Classic is "A Pi is way better!", yet the primary response to the RBG is "Oh, it's not that bad, and it's hard to go wrong for $60."

     

    People are weird.

     

    The way I see it...The NES Classic is Awesome, but for those that didn't get one "A Pi is way better..."...And I'm not disagreeing that Nintendo really messed up with those shortages. A lot of people would have bought one if they were available. Of course around Here, there are plenty of computer literate folk who really would prefer a Pi I suppose...

     

    The Retro-Bit is a different animal. It seems almost Universally loathed at this point...However part of that hating comes from it being such a good idea, IF They'd pulled it off properly...(Proper emulation speeds, more honesty as to which version of which game was being used, better controllers or the ability to use something else, etc.

     

    As for the few who bought one and are now saying "It isn't that bad...", Well I understand that better than most, because if I'd had any extra money when this thing first came out I'm sure I'd be one of them. 9 times out of 10, I'd rather jump into untested waters and not pay any attention to reviews or videos or other people's opinions....I'd rather make my own, and sometimes seeing something for the first time (and with no preconceived notions) is half the fun for me....I know other people who'd rather watch a video of someone else playing a game, while trying to decide if they're going to like it, or ask other people, "Well, do You like it?", "What do You think?"

     

    I'm not saying I'm immune to other people's opinions and that I don't care what other people think, but to me finding out what other people think is like a nice discussion, it's not a "be all end all" basis for buying something...I guess this is the exception that proves the rule however, because I am in fact Not Buying one based solely on what others have said...

     

    But if I had bought one, I'd be trying to look for the positives, too...Some of the games might be fun Even If they're the wrong speed or wrong sound, etc....And there's some cool games to test...But I think deep down I'd be disappointed the product hadn't been better from the get go.

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  15. Posted

    nintendo of 2016 is a company with a decade of being a pain in the ass trying to march to their own drum

     

    they missed CD

    they missed DVD

    they missed HD

     

    we got fog and ram expansions, and a wonky controller

    we got 4 discs for 1 dvd game and a wonky controller

    we got motion controls and limited software due to low horsepower

    we got tablets like 5 years after tablets peaked

    we got something we wanted, hyped to hell and back like madmen on the internet, and no stock

     

    switch? we are promised a already released nvidia gaming device playing last gen games ... let me line up for that

     

    Nintendo should hire a company analyst...

     

    I'm thinking Osgeld!

  20. Posted

    No, actually I do not own a Harmony Cart. Wish I did..........

     

    I have thousands of homebrew/hack ROMs on an external hard drive all separated in individual folders - its part of my "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." spreadsheet. That list has been an ongoing project for me since 2013, as there is no list of non-produced Atari homebrew games anywhere. It will never be "finished" as I update it usually on a daily basis. Currently, I'm still digging into the 1998-2003 era of homebrews and hacks.

     

    Thanks so much Arenafoot! Now it's back to searching the old fashioned way...It's no problem, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't taking the long way around...Sometimes there's an easy solution, and I'm often the last to know for some reason...

  21. Posted

    Adventure Plus is on my list. It seems well regarded. Do you like it? I'm going to be hitting the store for a small batch here before the new year.

     

    I like it! I recommend it, but, TBH I haven't played it much...I think it's one of those things where if you liked the description, then you'll probably like the game.

     

    I like the excitement of firing up a game for the first time with no expectations, but some people watch videos and read reviews (which I do too sometimes, if I'm bored), but I rarely put that much thought into it...Or maybe I don't like to know all about a game before I get it...Discovering it is half the fun...I think I was probably destined to like it given it's based off of Adventure :-D

  23. Posted

    It also seems like a lot of people have a history with that game so are probably looking to buy it, if they don't have it.

     

    Myself, That was a game I never had BITD, but 3 friends had it and I played it (Loved it) ...Then around the late 80's or early 90's, I got it loose at a garage sale for 50 cents...Then I loaned it to my old locker partner from Junior High of all things, who I ran into once in 15 years, and I never saw it or him again haha...

     

    FWIW, I just now looked at a box of games a friend gave me and sure enough I have it again!...Also I Do have that hack called Adventure Plus from the AA Store...

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  24. Posted

    I'm going to guess that a whole lot of you have Harmony Carts, and therefore have a bunch of homebrew ROMs (bins) already on your computer...I really need to get one of those someday.

     

    Anyway I was wondering if there is a place where there are a whole bunch of homebrew ROMs? ... So far I've had to search AtariAge...But I was wondering if there is an easier way? Or if they're all in one spot somewhere?

     

    Thanks in advance!

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