GoldLeader

For some reason I can totally picture that haha!...Anyhow, Best post I've read all day...

That is pretty good news! Gotta love Star Wars and Turrican games from their past! The funny part about this is, before I clicked on it and read it,...I was thinking of this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Factor-5-Video-Game-System-light-Gun-5-Games-Plays-8-Bit-NES-Nintendo-Games-/130531603900?hash=item1e644a35bc:g:MfsAAOxy2YtRv1AW

I thought I had double mono once for about two weeks....Turns out I was just really bored.

Personally I Love Thomas Jentzsch's version for all that it represents... It strikes me as the apex of 2600 programming, it brings the arcade home, it does something they say couldn't be done...And I definitely think in terms of "what ifs" and how much good this could have done if it had been released in the 80's, and the effect vs. The Crash etc. Let's just say it is the Best Atari version of the game...And I don't have a negative thing to say about it. But if I'm answering your question exactly...No version could compete with Vectrex, unless it had vector graphics like the original. I'd also say MAME makes a very nice recreation that would be second only to owning a real deal Star Castle machine, but that, too, is a different beast and is outside the scope of your question. Vectrex owner or not, I think everyone who has even the slightest interest in this game should buy Star Castle Arcade for Atari...

Awesome RT! It's a great idea...Love it! Franko ... LOL

Agreed! And I do dig the ol Coleco Flashback, but I wish someone would get the rights to [be allowed to] homebrew some sequels to some of the top games...Obviously just a fantasy, but I dream of interesting sequels to games like Venture, Omega Race, Zaxxon, even Gateway to Apshai, or Jumpman Junior...

I'd do it but I don't have millions of dollars... Hell, I don't even have a rhyming dictionary! P.S. Sobriety and sleep are overrated!

I like the Coleco name! And I see it as a lower third...a banner, which you could imagine on a TV going across the screen...Or maybe a Stock Market ticker...COLECO COLECO COLECO ... LOL ...Even if in actuality it also reminds me of ECOL I the way they've done it haha...And the "10 in one", spelled in stylish (?) lower case letters up in the upper left corner...Well that's the real travesty of the packaging... Well that and the fact it's sports games ... No thanks! I'm sticking to Wii Sports...Wii Bowling is still a Classic! Can someone Else rescue the Coleco name Please??

I read the question and gave it some thought before reading the answers,... And I kid you not, my answer has basically already been given by davyK above! I wouldn't just copy ya Davy haha! But yeah I want a Heavy Sixer (Atari or Sears, with Atari Preferred), But modded with A/V and S-Video (or hell even RGB)...Then I want 2 pair of new Paddles from BEST with those Super Pots (Whatever they call'em) and I want Medieval Mayhem so I'd have a Great 4 Player game for when friends with beer drop by...

It's crazy to think that all these games were at one point designed to take our money...I think as a kid, I put that out of my mind. From what I heard in the old days, a game was supposed to last "about" 3 minutes. But I do know where you're coming from...Even as they were designed to take our money, Many good games seemed to have been made because they were trying to create a good game, not just get your cash. I can remember when "continues" were a brand new feature... To answer the question, I just agree with everyone else above. FWIW, I once went to an arcade in the '90s that was one of those pay $10 to get in places, and then all the games were set on free play. And I really enjoyed one aspect of 2 player games. The wait in line not withstanding, they had the Fighting games and Racing games set up so if you won the fight, or won the race, you kept playing, while the loser had to leave. So once you got up there, it was based on your skill against other players...Playing games that way in general negates some of the quarter munching tendencies...

Those are pretty big and cost a ton to ship. Funny my friend was just trying to buy one of these...(Nearly made it, too). It must depend on where you're at though, because it's $108 to ship it here (WY)...

Ulala's Back! Yay!

Blasphemy or Brilliance? Fits like a glove haha!

That sounds like them. Unfortunately these days I view them as corporate as anything...I hate to say it, but I don't think they care much about games, they are only there to turn a profit. Back in the Playstation 1 and 2 days, stores like Gamestop or E.B. before that, or the toy stores next to them didn't seem to be that way. Or maybe I was just blinded by the fact they carried a lot of good games I really wanted. But in those days it seemed to me that I'd check out their games and they'd sell me what I wanted, not whatever product they were pushing that day. And they seemed to hire employees who liked games and could even tell you a little about them if you needed that... It was only a bit earlier that I realized big "corporate" stores existed. I'd been in Denver at a big game shop and this store actually had a lot of older stuff, too. I'm thinking it was the year 2000 and this store had everything from NES to Playstation 1 games...Maybe even had a handful of Atari games. But when I went in that day every screen in the place was showing Need For Speed Porsche Unleashed for Playstation. I walked in and before I had a chance to really look around, they said "Can I help you?". "Sure." I said, and began to ask for some games I wanted..."Do you guys have Skullmonkeys, or Pandemonium 2, or a copy of Namco Museum Volume 3 in the original packaging?" I swear they looked at me like I was an alien from another world and simply said "Don't you want a copy of Need For Speed Porsche Unleashed?" "No That's OK" I said. At this point they nearly stuttered like a robot in a movie, "But, but,.. but...Porsche!....This just came out Today!" ..."Thanks"...and I walked around the store without any help from them... It reminded me of Blockbuster video from some years back, when they looked at you weird if you asked for an older movie, or asked if they had any Golden Age sci-fi movies in black and white....You were generally met with a blank stare from an employee who slowly pointed toward the "New Releases" as if to say nothing older than two weeks is worth your time. Now I'm not saying Gamestop is quite that bad, but that is how they strike me. I'd be willing to bet older games were never on their radar until the day the Nintendo Mini came out. Now they're like sharks smelling blood, or guys in suits smelling money. So who knows? They might jump on the retro bandwagon...

Gamestop! It's so funny I never think of them when I think of videogames! I'm not even trying to be funny...Once you stop following modern consoles, they become a nonentity. Maybe when I'm ready for an additional Mini controller or extension cables I'll drop by...Probably before getting one on eBay (sold by Best Buy) ...Or seeing who's cheap on Amazon.

It was so great to see him play it... The other time it was just shown near the TV for sharp eyed viewers. There's a pic in the Walking Dead thread...IIRC it was when Negan shows the room to Daryl saying it could be his.

While I didn't read the full instructions for that game... I'm thinking, Robots and Keynesian Economics...What's not to love? LOL...Sometimes it's just neat to theme a game after something no one understands... Well I don't mean no one understands...I mean if you were playing that game as a 12 year old (or so), You're probably just playing the game, not talking about economic factors. It's kind of like a lot of things where if you dig deeper you find hidden meanings, or at least references...I noticed on an anime called Eureka 7 for instance that they seem to love rave culture, naming mechs after drum machines and synthesizers...Or on another anime, the race car drivers were all named after heavy metal singers...Or you might have seen a Final Fantasy 7 character based on Mr. T....OK That one wasn't really hidden... I'm all for weird combinations....Like naming a Coleco SNES Jaguar a Chameleon.

Controller length was less of an issue than I thought it would be. I just use a long HDMI cable and put the Mini on the coffee table. Although if I get another controller (or 2) I might also spring for some cable extenders...

BTW, In case I'm not being clear enough...Scalpers, etc., might be exacerbating the problem, but there wouldn't be a problem if Nintendo had just made enough in the first place.

Finally a voice of reason... I don't see Ebay or "scalpers" as the issue. Sure there might be some people who are buying up "all" of the Minis and making a few bucks, but more than likely there's a lot more average Joes out there getting lucky, taking the initiative, and making a little dough. Seriously why would you have any hatred towards Ebay? How many times have you found something you really wanted on Ebay? Especially with regards to the classic video games we are so fond of on this site...Sure, we've all overpaid in the heat of the moment, and sure we've also gotten Great deals on something we couldn't find anywhere else...Is anything better than sniping something at the last second that you've always wanted for your collection? And though I am loathe to admit it, there have been times in the past where I have sold video games from my collection as well as guitars to buy groceries or pay the rent... When you think of the amount of money moving through Ebay at any given point, the money Ebay is getting from the sale of Minis is miniscule,...Like a drop in the ocean. If you want to bemoan their fees, be my guest. But like Retro-Z said above, nobody's forcing you to buy anything. I think we know who the culprit behind the shortages is, and it's not Ebay...

Ya sure you're not playing QUAKE? OK Sorry, couldn't resist. I haven't played that game in ages TBH, but No I don't remember any shaking...My first thought was try some different games and see if anything weird happens...Another idea is see if your TV has a "Game Mode", just in case it's some weird TV effect, though SONYs are usually awesome... IIRC, I think that was the game that took up a Huge chunk of memory (card) and I had bought an unlicensed memory card at one point...Needless to say It lost my game save and I got mad and took it back to EB (?) and they gave me a refund, but I said you know a refund doesn't replace my game save...That situation that you guys said wouldn't happen. I then politely said maybe you shouldn't tell people "These work just as good", when they Don't! Best of luck man, I hope you figure it out!