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  1. Posted

    I have no idea why, but Dragster never gets any disses. That game is the most disappointing, uncontrollable, boring piece of crap ever made. Getting that as a present when I was a 5yo kid was worse than handing me a wrapped turd. At least I would have laughed at a wrapped turd, but Dregster (sic) only made me cry. To this day, I think it's the worst game ever. Hate that game. HATE THAT GAME.

     

    -Rob

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  3. Posted

    From my River Raid disassembly:

    Section generation:

    ; The river is divided into sections which are generated by random. The random

    ; number generator can generate 57337 different sections. Each section is

    ; divided into 16 blocks. The last block is the bridge. For each other block a

    ; random Id is generated, which defines the shape of the river. The river is

    ; randomly generated with or without islands.

    ; Each block is 32 lines high...

     

    I'm not sure off the top of my head how many screens that amounts to. Does this mean all 57337 combinations get used, being "random?" Or, does it not use all 57337 and start repeating before that?

     

    -Rob

  4. Posted

    The opposite was stated.

     

    So I guess this answers the questions others have had then... is it at level 57338 that the game goes haywire?
    No, it just repeats.

     

    Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what is meant by "levels." This doesn't mean bridge to bridge, does it? Because I didn't think it took that long at all to make it repeat.

     

    -Rob

  5. Posted

    Oh snap! That is sweet! A complete map of River Raid would be HUGE! And very cool. Who would even think of such a thing! kisrael, you rock!

     

    :spidey:

     

    I remember playing River Raid back in 1998 or so on an emulator and using a hack for unlimited lives or invincibility or something. I do remember the river repeating several times before I got to !!!!!!. So, I'm a bit confused by this thread where folks are saying it is random and doesn't repeat.

     

    -Rob

  8. Posted · Edited by rbudrick

    Yet further proof that when you have to explain a joke, it's no longer funny.

     

    It was funny at some point?

     

    The funny part wasn't my joke, it's that you thought I was serious. I could quote my "yet further" statement, but I risk trolling, cuz this thread rules and I don't want to ruin it (lol, ruin it).

     

    You know, that is JVDB, right? You don't seriously think that's someone else, do you?

     

    -Rob

  9. Posted

     

    Nope, It's JVDB. Trust me.

     

    -Rob

     

    Unless you're claiming he's a member of Wintergreen, nope, it's not him. There's plenty of photos and articles on the band, such as this one, their own MySpace page, this photo of the same person in question looking more like Curt Kobain (which he's also known for):

     

    wintergreen.jpg

     

    Here's another video of theirs and their youtube channel.

     

     

    I had no idea JVDB was in Wintergreen. Hmmm. Who knew?

     

    Yet further proof that when you have to explain a joke, it's no longer funny. I could probably have stringed you along for a while, but this thread is bloated enough.

     

    -Rob

  13. Posted

    I personally have always referred to most atari games with Iron Maiden references. For example, I never say "spitfire attack" when I could say "Aces High". "No escape" has never crossed my lips, in favor of "flight of icarus", "Congo Bongo" is clearly better off as "Murders in the Rue Morgue", "Haunted House" becomes "Fear of the dark", "2 minutes to midnight" is always a better way to say "missile command" and of course when YOU might say "Custer's Revenge", I always refer to the cartridge as "Run to the hills".

     

    Speechless at the awesomeness.

     

    -Rob

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  14. Posted

    im am currently in alamagordo, nm for 2 weeks.... Someone posted on the net the address of 500 s white sands blvd. which looks like a dump from the sattellite view. is anyone in this area wanting to look around the area? I dont have transportation, or I would dig up the area myself..... Keep in mind that they couldn't possibly crush them all, not to mention I've heard its mostly defective carts since the returns center was in el paso, about 45 mins / hour away.

    I dont hhink cement would too big of a problem, unless its a parking lot, but being a bottle digger, there not too big of obsticles if you really want to find them... unless they are encased in cement =( (not just over the pile)

    my experience with bottle digging tells me that they can be found, and there should be SOME left in salvageable condition..

    not to mention what other atari treasures are there too... it was there garbage after all...

     

    anyone wanna go hunting???

     

    Though I can't condone illegal activity, I do say, avoid arrest. Also, the landfill is enormous and may have another 15-20 years of trash over it, compacted. Unless you know the exact spot to dig/drill, your dig will come up empty handed.

     

    -Rob

  15. Posted

    If you use a heavyweight carrier and ship ground, you could get a decent deal on shipping it. You might have a to wait a couple extra days, but weigh it and check out DHL, UPS, FedEx, Eagle, etc.'s heavyweight prices. You'd be surprised how reasonable they are sometimes. The only problem is that on arrival, they sometimes want you to have a loading dock, else pay for lift gate and/or inside-delivery fees. Of course, if you sign their waiver, they will let you take it off the truck yourself.

     

    -Rob

  16. Posted

    Well, for his own sake, I would hope he'd back up whatever might be in the PGP-1. Once the goods in there are gone, they're kind of irreplaceable. Haven't only two ended up in collector's hands? My understanding was Answer made 6 PAL and 6 NTSC. Also, I think the two units I did see looked quite different, if memory serves.

     

    -Rob

     

     

    What would be really cool is to take apart a PGP-1 and clone it so everyone could buy one :grin:

     

    Yes, definitely. I'd still just rest better knowing the known copies have been backed up and/or their internal logic made into a schematic, even if only the owners had these.

     

    -Rob

  17. Posted · Edited by rbudrick

    So, if the mold turns out to be what we're thinking it might, I would interject that while there were 25.5 shells made, the boxes are likely much more plentiful, at least when they were made (hell, what kids saved boxes then?), since most companies wouldn't just make 25 of them. Also, if Men-A-Vision didn't pay up, then it could explain why they disappeared...to avoid creditors. If I were a ripoff artist, I'd ask for 25 sample cases, then have another company make me 25 sample boxes. Of course, I'd *intend* to make thousands more carts, but when they found out I was a crook, I'd skip town and go back to Taiwan. However, I don't know how the printing companies work, but would anyone actually make 25 sample boxes of something?

     

    I wonder if the mold owner's dad chose the blue color, and if not, why Men-A-Vision did.

     

    Also, I don't think it's come up, but the box is certainly one of the coolest VCS boxes ever...hell it's at least in the top 50 for the category of "coolest box for all systems ever," really.

     

    -Rob

  18. Posted

    Well, for his own sake, I would hope he'd back up whatever might be in the PGP-1. Once the goods in there are gone, they're kind of irreplaceable. Haven't only two ended up in collector's hands? My understanding was Answer made 6 PAL and 6 NTSC. Also, I think the two units I did see looked quite different, if memory serves.

     

    -Rob

  19. Posted · Edited by rbudrick

    I would definitely buy one. I've always wanted one. I don't use GG-like devices to beat game, so much as mess with them and explore areas not meant to be seen. I would love to have one.

     

    Speaking of which, has anyone ever dumped the rom(s) in the PGP-1? It would be nice to see it preserved.

     

    -Rob

  21. Posted

    Pitfall II for the VCS was the first game I ever beat, I think. Actually, I'm pretty sure I'd beaten ET before that, but Pitfall II was the first game I ever realized "Hey, I just beat this game!!" It was a pretty crazy feeling. The second game I (realized I) beat was Pitfall II for the Commodore 64 at a friend's house. I wanted to show him how it was done.

     

    The second quest in 5200 Pitfall II is HARD. Great ending, though. You didn't see real endings barely ever in games back then.

     

    -Rob

  22. Posted

    heyhey there, im a lurker but came out of the woodwork after years of reading and wanted to just say congrats to both tanman and wonder, you guys both made history here with this and its truly heartwarming to see. knowing that this piece of history will go to someone who appreciates it, as well as has an idea and a plan to do something so beautiful as open a museum if it can happen is great and i hope that wonder can follow through with that. i think atari is an incredible prospect to do in this right, i'd be more interested in going and seeing a museum of atari stuff then any other system. you guys did a great thing here and i hope you can recoup some of the cost from your loose copy, as well as maybe with the prospect of the museum.

     

    also, one thing i'd like to clear up: the $40k stadium events did not sell at $40k, it eventually sold for a significant amount less. that would make this in my eyes one of, if not the true holy grail of video game collecting.

    Do you know what the Stadium Events eventually did sell for? Was it more than $31,600, or is Air Raid the highest price ever paid for a game. I know there were a lot of false bidders at the end of that auction.

     

    Wait, didn't the Powerfest '94 SNES cart sell for like $50k or something? Crap, I can't remember.

     

    -Rob

  23. Posted

    In the first auction, he mentioned it was the unique shape of the cart that caught his eye. I ask, how could he see through the box? Well, he mentioned it might have had a window in it. But here, we see no window. I was hoping the OP could explain this.

     

    -Rob

    He already explained that he was confusing it with the insert inside the box, which is what he was remembering. The game wasn't sealed, so he was apparently able to remove it and look at the cartridge.

     

     

    Ok gotcha. I must have misunderstood. I figured it was something simple. What kind of store is Tuesday Morning? They didn't keep games behind the counter?

     

    Who was it that made the original "Gatefold Statement?" It was from an early game magazine, right?

     

    -Rob

  24. Posted

    In the first auction, he mentioned it was the unique shape of the cart that caught his eye. I ask, how could he see through the box? Well, he mentioned it might have had a window in it. But here, we see no window. I was hoping the OP could explain this.

     

    -Rob

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