mobile phones and emulation

[mobile phones and emulation]

im considering moving from virgin mobile prepay to a monthly fee provider. one of my considerations for a provider is the ability to download emulated games into the phone. the websites for most providers are not forthcoming with lists of available games . t mobile has the PDA type devices like sideckick II but cant find any info on using it as a playing machine . games im interested in for playing on the phone is clasic arcade like tetris and burgertime. any suggestions

[Systems that just arnt worth it]

for me it would have to be the TG16.I remember wanting one so bad back in 90-91 to play bonks revenge and splatterhouse but cant think of a single cool game to play now.

[Saludos a todos los Atarianos desde México]

donde estan los paisanos. no e tenido la oportunidad de buscar en los tiraderos de Nuevo laredo ultimamente pero lo que e visto la ultima ves que fuy es que atari esta muy escaso . casi es mas facil hallar nintendo i famicom. me gustaria dar con una maquina de fichas que se hallavan por toda la republica en los 80's i buena parte de los 90's que solo eran una consola con una tele blanco i negro i una delgadisima palanca. creo que las fabricaban en guadalajara . en my ultimo viaje este diciembre a michoacan . no vi ni una . puro game cube i play station

[My Atari is alot of fun to play]

not too confortable opening the vcs. no prob . get a can of keyboard cleaner aerosol. very safe on electronics . its always beter if you take it apart and runt it in the dishwasher as previously advised . i like balsting compresed air on the board to get rid off all the hair and dirt . clean vcs is an everlasting vcs

[Super Joy question]

Thanks for the info Senor Huevo, I looked at my box of assorted power supplies and ALL of em are 9volt so I might make a trip to Radio Shack and try to find one that is 6 I am really curious about what games are built into this thing.

 

Señor Huevo , i ike that may change my name to that some day . dont recomend geting adapters at radio shack . they only carry 300ma units and are very expensive . thrift around . if not make a power pack using an RS 4 AA battery holder part number 270-409. they go for about 2 bucks and has a nice on off switch .

[Real NES or Famiclone????]

NES is still plentifull . $50 bucks is a little steep unles sis a good bundle with a coupe of games and advantage joysticks . have you tried the game crasyes . the carry them for $40 with 2 controllers around these parts. in comparison with famiclones . you canot beat madein japan quality . replace the cart conector and you will l have NES forever

[Good nes games any ideas?]

i like some obscure titles as well . with the NES there is always something to like

 

burgertime,of course

qix

astyanax

astrocade

gradius (not obscure but who does not like it)

bionic commando

tiger shark

guardian legend

bump and jump

matchbox motor city

[New Atari plug and play unit ... better than Flashback?]

the c64 DTV made its money form QVC alone . kay bee sold them for 10 simply because they are closing a bunch of stores and need to clear inventories. its no reflection on the c64 DTV unit. the jacks units also sold like pancakes. they were just priced rigth . $40 is not really aimed at impulse retro buyers

[Super Joy question]

NES suply is 9v and will fry your power joy. power joy runs on 6v . most of these super joys run from 4 AA bateries . the amp requirements are minimal so just get a 6 volt power adapter. most aswering machines and cordless phoes at thrifts use 6volt adapters so its a good source

[Ending of Half Life 2]

now that you finished it it time to play with cheats . my fave is spawning antlion guards or fast zombies in the middle of combine soldiers . well known cheats but for those who dont know here is a few of my faves;

 

first thing first is to enable cheats in console ;

sv_cheats 1

 

to spawn a guerrila that will follow you with the rocket launcher :

npc_create_equipment weapon_rpg

npc_create npc_citizen

 

you can bind this to a specific ke like the F1 by typoing in console

bind F1 npc_create_equipment weapon_rpg; npc_create npc_citizen

 

to create citizens with diferent weapons just change the weapon_rpg line to these other weapons

to make the submachinegun

weapon_smg1

to make the shotgun

weapon_shotgun

to make the combine assault rifle

weapon_ar2

 

the ravenholm episode becomes really enyoyable when you got a trusty cityzen covering your 6

you can spawn vortigaunts that are ultra cool . they wont follow you but will own the battlefield with electroatacks

 

npc_create npc_vortigaunt

 

to create the antlion queen to really mix it up with the combine . although it wont be friendly

npc_create npc_antlionguard

 

and finally the uber evill fast snarling zombie

npc_create npc_fastzombie

 

there are lots more . why not try spawning a fazt zombie at the train station at the begining of the game . watch the metro cops run like hell

[New Atari plug and play unit ... better than Flashback?]

i know it aint going to hapwn cause atari doesnt really need the flashback . but i do feel the success of the C64DTV really got these companies thinking to our advantage . if you must release some nostalgia hardware , it must be the real deal

[Is it just me has the 32 bit generation aged really poorly?]

i find titles of the PSX and N64 era have not aged as well as the 16 bit generation due to the fact the they where trying to do things that was beyond the technology of the day . specially with all the 3d games with very low triangle counts and ugly 320 by 240 resolution while 2d sidescrollers wich would have been unstopable in those systems ,with a few exceptions ,where nearly forgotten. the 16 bit machines didnt even try to go beyond their ability and succeded in the games that the technology could handle very well; 2d sidescrollers , with the ultimate expresion IMHO "flashback" for the genesis and the megaman series for SNES. forays into 3d where limited and not overambitious . some standouts would be M1 abrams and Mig 29 for the genesis and of course starfox for the snes . but even then it was simple poligons and not overly complicated . anything more complex was left to the pc market . i do still enjoy some PSX games. the colony wars series. bushido blade 2 , G police, and the original Gran turismo. anithing else looks really dated

[New Atari plug and play unit ... better than Flashback?]

im sure by now they got a look at how well the commodore stick did and realise that people will wait and pay a premium ($30) for genuine hardware, software , and expandability , not NES on a chip crap that has more in comon with flea market famiclones . they should hire C64 uberbabe jeri elsworth to make a a succesor for the flashback . you know she is into atari . look at her shirt for crying out loud.

 

[Ending of Half Life 2]

i felt the ending was very weak as well. reminded me of the also ultra lame ending from blue shift, if anyone ever played that . . there is no excuse for the game being so short and the ending so lame . with halo 2 they can make up the excuse that development time was short (if 3 years is to be considered short) HL2 has been in the works way longer than that

[Commodore 64 30-in-1 on sale at KB Toys for 10 dollars]

there are alot of easter eggs on this stick . the site to find out about them is

http://www.jbrain.com/vicug/gallery

 

one of the eggis is a pic of the development team including the mastermind behind the stick jeri ellsworth

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[Commodore 64 30-in-1 on sale at KB Toys for 10 dollars]

i just got 3 of them for $10 each . i dont think its a flop since the tv games ones are now priced at $14.99 so it a competitive price . im willing t sell one for $15 and that includes USPS shipping, wich means absolutely no profit for me in the interest of helping an unlucky AAer who doensnt have a kb nearby . i take paypal. that is US only . foreign orders i would have to find out about shipping

[Commodore 64 30-in-1 on sale at KB Toys for 10 dollars]

we got several kb here in houston , im picking up a stick tomorrow

[The Pong experience, what was it REALLY like?]

the firs video game system i ever had as a kid was pong . it was about 1982 or 83 ( i grew up in Mexico so we where always a little behind the times ) is dont remeber the brans bu i believe it was a magnavox or an emmerson . it was just magical to be able to move objects on the tv. played up until 1984 when we finally got the atari 2600 . last i remeber of that pong system was in 1988 when i was left behind in the house in the same box my 2600 was when we moved to the US . i never saw it again

[Impressions of Half-Life 2]

the good:awesome graphics . incredibly smart enemy AI. i love the whole premise of a very near future technology in decay world. configurable to run in the most anemic of systems like mine ati radeon 9200, amd athlon xp 2500 1.8Ghz 512mb ram . i only noticed frame drop in the very last chapter. very intriguing story line . SDK released soon after game release like in HL1 guaranteeing a new wave of addons and mods

 

the bad. the stutering problem , nuff said . the weapons are not very balanced .the most usefull weapon in the game is the shotgun but it only has 6 shells and the ammo you can carry is very limited. the combine overwatch rifle is a joke . very small ammo capacity and very little diference in lethality from the smg. the captured land mines are totally usseles they inpair your field of view and dont have long range and the ai is smart enough to dodge them. not enough variety in enemies . HL1 had more variety in critters and smart enemies . just 3 types of combine soldiers are not enough and i could not notice the diference in overwatch and the white elites . and again the ending leaves much to be desired . no spoilers from me but i would have liked more information at the end like HL1

 

conclusion. with its flaws the game still great .everyone must experience it

[Your games of the month...]

halflife 2 (PC)

halo2 (XBOX)

Battlefield 1942. forgotten hope mod(PC)

 

like most around here i have been blown away by halflife 2 ina am geting a litile bit of carpal tunnel sindrome form playing 5 hours straigth . just finished Halo 2 and like everyone else love the game hate the ending . battlefield 1942 is an older game by now and does not offer too much in its stock form not like call off duty, the forgotten hope Mod is the answer to keep this game going . tons of historical weapons, vehicles , and maps tha compete with more recent games of the genre , showing this game engine still has a lot off life left in it

[Your games of the month...]

halflife 2 (PC)

halo2 (XBOX)

Battlefield 1942. forgotten hope mod(PC)

 

like most around here i have been blown away by halflife 2 ina am geting a litile bit of carpal tunnel sindrome form playing 5 hours straigth . just finished Halo 2 and like everyone else love the game hate the ending . battlefield 1942 is an older game by now and does not offer too much in its stock form not like call off duty, the forgotten hope Mod is the answer to keep this game going . tons of historical weapons, vehicles , and maps tha compete with more recent games of the genre , showing this game engine still has a lot off life left in it

[First impressions of Halo 2]

i loved halo 2 as well and my complaint is everyones major complaint , the lame as ending . the better end this series with stile. i dont want to play Halo 37

[Resident Evil 4 Playable Demo= Amazing]

i migth just pick up a used GC just to play this game. tell me has any music form codename veronica been imported to this game . that was one of my favorite things from codename veronica. specially the theme from alfred ashford's assistant office . that game has tons of athmosphere

[Game of the year]

im behind the times as well so i go with battlefield 1942 but only with the forgotten hope mod for multiplayer and Battlegroup 42 for single player

[Fallout fans?]

lots of rumors going around about that but the fact remais any future fallouts wont have the input of the original creators , it just wont be the same