chuckwalla

About seven years ago I bought an Adam game system and a dozen or so boxed (sealed) Colecovision games. Everything was delivered quickly, well packed, and as advertised. A few months ago I ordered a new Colecovision power supply and it was of unusual size (compared to my other 'standard' power supplies - and as far as I know there are no substitutes for the standard Colecovision power brick) AND it didn't fit . I returned it and was sent a 'normal' one that worked fine. In summary, i've had good experiences with ecoleco and found that problems are resolved promptly. Hope that helps.

Nice. Here's one that provides a few manuals for the Genesis... http://www.webspawner.com/users/gamesforyo...amemanuals.html

Most of my Genesis favorites.. Gunstar Heroes NHL '94 Madden '92/'93 Sonic 1,2,3 Ms. Pac Man (use with arcade stick) Rocket Knight Adventures Contra Hard Corps Road Rash Truxton Mercs Ristar Vectorman Thunderforce III Ghouls N Ghosts I love the Genesis. It's got so many great games and i've always loved the standard controller

I very much agree - Congo Bongo was a total waste; Zaxxon, a somewhat decent game, amounted to more of a "bait 'n' switch"/"scaled down"/"sloppy remake" (like a compliment and insult combined).

When I occassionally scan throught the classic game ads on the web or my own collected literature, I wonder what those games would have looked like also. Considering that Cosmic Avenger and Super Cobra are the same in concept and that Super Cobra exists for the 2600 (and I actually like playing it sometimes), it would have only required a little tweaking with some graphics to make Cosmic Avenger a reality (probably some people would have just shrugged it off as a redundant title, but it would have been pretty cool for those of us who love collecting and playing all the classics!). Also, I like most of the Coleco titles for the 2600. Of course Donkey Kong was a bit of a disappointment at the time but atleast playing some of the screens AT HOME- AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANTED was definately welcome! Smurfs, Carnival, Mouse Trap, Mr DO!, and Venture were decent ports in their own right.

Funny you mentioned that - technically speaking my first 'video game(s)' were Electronic Quarterback and Battlestar Galactica A few years later it was the Atari 2600 with about a half-dozen games (if memory serves they were River Raid, Starmaster, Defender, Dodge 'em, Slot Racers, and Super Breakout). What was cool back then was that my neighbor had several different carts and we swapped games - he loved my River Raid and I loved his Pitfall! - AWESOME MEMORIES!

Bottom line is that i'm atleast partially satisfied with that list because it gives credit to many of the great classic arcade games for a change - because without them, most (repeat, most) of the rest of the garbage on that list wouldn't have even been conceived.

The classic arcade games (which to me, means the late 70's to mid 80's) that got me hooked for life on video games was/is the following... Phoenix Zaxxon Robotron Ms. Pac Man/Pac Man Galaga/Galaxian Joust Asteroids Stargate/Defender Donkey Kong Turbo

If you haven't seen this already you might find it interesting for the nostalgia... http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20051224/tc_pcworld/123950 ..and interesting it is in that the VCS is #7, PS2 #11, TRS-80 "notebook" #25, Gameboy #26, and C64 #27. (Personally, that Sony Walkman in '79 was a marvel - I must have dropped mine a few hundred times until the sucker dropped dead :!:

this one too.. http://www.c64gg.com/Adams_Scott_DL.html

Oooops-been sleeping at my computer: http://www.msadams.com/index.htm

For those who don't know and want to play Scott Adams' awesome classic Adventure games for the VIC-20 on a C64 emulator, here is the link: C:\c64win\Scott Adams Download Page.htm you just need CCS64 or VICE to play them (use VICE!!)

I was looking through my DP CD-Rom and decided that I want this...which as you know is/was the Expansion Module #4: Super Game Module.

Ebay does suck (mostly ). Another example of a great idea abused and beaten. I got tons of bargains about 7 - 8 years ago before it became the launching pad for shipping profiteers, scam BSers, and cheap garage sale junk.

I inquired into monitors from the 80's a while ago and it seems that you just need to locate a used/refurbished Commodore model - unfortunately those beauties are as outdated as the computers that used them (and I don't mean that in any negative sense, I love all the classic consoles and computers).

GOOD CALL! Space Dungeon would be awesome on the 7800! The hardware could definately accomodate a great port AND with double joystick support like Robotron has. Also, i'd love to finally see a great port of Zaxxon (none of the console/computer ports do it justice - IMO) and how about getting Jumpman on a cartridge and Zookeeper once and for all, not to mention Phoenix

also, Dino Eggs Bounty Bob Strikes Back Raid Over Moscow

Try: Popeye (good port, cheap, and common) Bump N Jump (best port and you can use a standard controller or wheel) Congo Bongo (best port, challenging, and addicting) It's hard to be bored with a large library of Colecovision games

That's kind of cool - I never knew it existed (?) http://cgi.ebay.com/PENGO-sega-game-gear-i...1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm pretty much a stickler for original classic hardware and carts. The exception is using MAME on the PC. The only deviation is using an original Sega Genesis controller instead of a CX-40 joystick at times, most notably for playing Galaga

Typical of ebay sellers today. From my experience, the credibility of sellers has decreased sharply on ebay in recent years (overcharging on shipping, supposedly 'tested' carts that are DOA, etc.). I got a lot of bargains on ebay in the late 90's and rarely bid anymore - but, of course, there are still some credible sellers.

1 -> PHOENIX (with a challenging mother ship screen ) 2 -> Zookeeper 3 -> Wizard of Wor [4 -> Ghouls N Ghosts as an alternate to #2 or #3]

Viewpoint for me because here was a chance to finally get a true arcade port of Zaxxon at home but of course they chose not to - pissed me off

Good topic considering I just set up my Genesis this past weekend after a few months in the closet.. ALWAYS up for playing... Rocket Knight Sonic 1,2,3 Gunstar Heroes Truxton Ghouls N Ghosts Madden '93 NHL '94 (the best sports title that ever was or will be)

Much like Activision, Imagic must have made a conscious decision to be lazy and not take advantage of the 800's graphic capabilities. They both changed next to nothing and relied on name recognition for a quick buck. Fargin Bastages. 955476[/snapback] By the way, it's a pleasure to see a Roman Moronie fan here :!: