Apollo Games is back in business.

[Apollo Games is back in business.]

As if there wasn't enough crap on the market already.

[Your guess on what OS will Ataribox be using?]

According to this it is linux based. Just went back to the email I got a few days ago, says it in the email as well.

 

https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/26/ataribox-will-be-an-open-linux-based-console-priced-starting-at-249/

 

So, Atari Lynux?

[Atari 2600 chronogaming video project: Atari Archive]

Such a great idea. Not just highlights of the games themselves, but information from the creation of the games and the inner workings of the companies making the games.

 

Great videos!

[Nes Classic Edition Back In Stock in 2018]

Probably a lot of angry hoarders.

 

Bad news for those wanting to sell their NES Classics for $400 on Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Offerup, EBay etc...

[How did you celebrate the 40th birthday of the Atari 2600?]

For Atari's birthday, I got out my NES and laughed at the bad choices Atari made.

[Worth $80?]

As has been said already, $1 per cart is a good deal. If any of these games help fill in a collection for you, even better.

 

Instead of worrying about it being a good deal to others, just ask yourself if it's a good deal for you and if you think $1 a cart is a good purchase.

[You know how I would make a modern retro gaming system?]

Is there a prototype?

[Draconian (2600)]

I blame Atari for not making the 2600 forward compatible. Lets boycott them!

[what do you think atari is going to achieve this time since they are back?]

I love Atari, but they died long ago. As near as I can figure, even their holding company has little directly to do with this, and they're simply licensed their name and possibly gaming properties to 'some schmoes.'

 

*cough* Retroblox

 

 

[Ataribox]

Maybe the AtariBox is just a rebranded Retroblox?

[What was the first video game you ever played?]

Either Pong, Sea Wolf, or Tombstone. Sometime around 75 or 76 at the guest house on Ft. Lewis, Washington. I was 8.

[Ataribox]

So it's the long-awaited Atari 10400?

[Playstation "Playman" Handheld Rumors]

They should work with Nintendo and make a handheld system together. The "Playboy"...think about the marketing!

[Someone bought the most depressing Top Gun game collection]

So suddenly my Strawberry Shortcake game collection seems cool!

[Game Idea]

Anyone ever get ideas for games and then realize you don't have the chops for programming?

 

I think you're the first.

[NES Homebrew - Arlington Apple in an interplanetary pickle]

Looks interesting. I'm gonna check this out over the weekend.

 

Thanks.

[Systems with stalled emulation projects]

CoCo and Dreamcast come to mind. While there are emulators out there for both, they aren't very good or haven't been worked on for years.

[TOP 10 IndieBox Games - Unboxing Collector's Editions]

It's too bad that you have to buy CE's these days to get goodies packed in with the games. BITD, I used to love opening up Ultima games because I knew it would be filled with interesting things, as were the Infocom games.

 

Great video as usual.

[Digital Games Make 3x As Much As Physical In US, Says Report]

 

Last I checked, all reasonably-current formats are digital... CD, DVD, BRD, UHD. Analog media hasn't had serious traction since the Laserdisc and cassette tape died, and that was the *really* early 2000s.

 

It's a pet peeve of mine. Sorry.

He did add the word "download."

[Digital Games Make 3x As Much As Physical In US, Says Report]

There probably are 12 flavors of gamers these days, 10 years from now 27, us old timers will never "get it" though.

On a similar note, I remember when there was like 12 genres of music (classical, rock, punk,easy listening) , now there is like 807 (art punk, deathbilly, techo k-pop, christian metal).

I love disco punk bluegrass!

[What is your least favorite non atari game?]

Any of the Bart Simpson games on the NES. Terrible controls and collision detection.

[Coleco Games]

The Sears in my tiny hometown had DK for the 2600 playing in a demo machine. I went there with a group of friends the day it appeared and there were about 20 of us there taking turns with the game. I never had a problem with the graphics, and to this day think that Coleco did a good enough job with the game. Having the elevator level in the game would have made it the best game on the system.

 

I don't think that Coleco gave 100% to the project, but I also don't think they made it a bad game for some ulterior purpose. They knew that a good game sells systems, but also knew that good games sell games.

[GAH! Games that Made Us RAGE QUIT!]

BITD, there were very few games that made me rage quit. The games that got me pissed off were racers and sports games with rubberband AI.

 

With current games, I don't rage quit...I boredom quit. While lengths and content of modern games have grown, they have become less engaging. Sure, there are quite a few gems in the past few years, but there's also a glut of crap.

[Digital Games Make 3x As Much As Physical In US, Says Report]

I only buy digital when there's no physical media option for the game. While there are methods to archiving and storing a downloaded game, I want a guarantee that it will be downloadable indefinitely.

[Did your arcade serve... BEER?]

Dudes...... Nolan's rodent served beer! Most bar's had video games back in those days.

 

http://www.chron.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Chuck-E-Cheese-s-has-always-served-beer-and-6555998.php

The Chuck E Cheese we had in town back in '83/'84 sold beer as well. They had one room dedicated to sports TV, and they had a good selection of beers on tap.