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  2. Posted · Edited by Blackjack

    Thanks for all the replies, even the sarcastic ones.

     

    Good stuff in there, especially glad to hear Harmony 7800 is in the works. And yay for Halo. Firing up Stella now.

     

    I'm crushed that Knight Rider hasn't been released yet, I thought this was the year for sure ;)

     

    Man, I loved Star Castle in the arcades, 2600 looks fun, but $32k? I won't hold my breath. If I win the lotto, I'll buy it for the community.

  3. Posted · Edited by Blackjack

    Hello,

     

    I used to be very active on the forums (member since '04), and for the last 2 years I haven't been able to keep up. I've only been able to "poke my nose in" briefly, but I still collect and play some(any system, but mostly 2600 and Mame), and I'm always interested in significant finds/developments in the community.

     

    So I was hoping that someone would be kind enough to catch me up on the really significant headlines from the last 2 years. I did some searching, but with so much missing time, it's a little inadequate.

     

    Like:

    Swordquest Airworld been found yet?

    Status of the Red Sea Crossing thing

    Status of Pink Panther

    I have a Krokodile Cart, and I see that the Harmony Cart has released. How's that going, and are there any more flashcarts done now? (any system)

    Stelladapter - I've got 2. Anything new and significant like that.

    Other super-rare, interesting unreleased prototypes, previously only rumored games that surfaced.

    Amazing new homebrews.

    Anything else that an "out of the loop" Atariphile like me might really like to know.

     

    Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help.

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  4. Posted

    David Crane for the masterpiece of simplicity that is "Dragster". Add Pitfall, Fishing Derby, Freeway, and Gunslinger and it's a lock.

     

    Close tie in second to Steve Cartwright for Frostbite and Seaquest,

    and Howard Scott Warshaw for Yar's Revenge and Raiders of the Lost Ark. All 4 titles were just amazing.

     

    Honorable mention to Bob Whitehead for Boxing and Stampede.

  5. Posted

    But from 1979 until like 1986, there were arcade machines everywhere. They were huge money makers.

     

    That was the golden age for video games IMO, never to be matched again. Every small town around my area had its own arcade springing up. Only place I ever saw Make Trax was in a small town arcade that had a cocktail table version. Awesome game.

     

    I played a cocktail Make Trax in a topless bar about 6 years ago... seriously.

  6. Posted

    I was 17 in 1985 (hs class of 86). I grew up in a small town though, so our arcade didn't have many current games. They were mostly a little older.

     

    From what I can remember:

    Frogger

    Galaga

    Track & Field

    Ms. Pac-Man

    Frontline

    Haunted House (Pinball)

    Punch-Out

    Asteroids

    Centipede

    Joust

    Donkey Kong

    Kangaroo

    Popeye

    and a pool table

     

     

    After High School, I'd say '88/'89, some more good stuff came around:

    Double Dragon

    Golden Axe

    Rastan

    Green Beret

    Chelnov

    Paperboy

    R-Type

    Shinobi

    Ghouls 'n' Ghosts

    Super Mario

  7. Posted

    "Back in the day" I really liked the slik stiks, but as someone else mentioned, they didn't seem to last long enough. Now I just stick to the original CX40's. They're tough to beat really, but I'll admit to not having tried a TAC2, and I never really did like the Wico sticks at all.

  14. Posted

    I was thinking a version of excitebike for the 2600 would be pretty cool. I'm not a programmer, so I have no Idea if it's within the 2600's "range". I was just kinda curious. I'm pretty amazed by what some of the homebrewers on here are capable of.

     

    I'm not sure how a good control scheme could be worked out for a joystick though. The game seems to need to use 2-buttons pretty badly. So maybe it would have to be a 7800 thing.

  16. Posted

    I might add that support for the plug-in adapters is in a very early stage. Only yesterday, I fixed a rather serious N64/GBA size detection bug, and I'm sure that there must still be lots of open issues for A2600 carts as well. I will try to fix them gradually as I receive more and more user reports.

     

     

    Well cool. Thanks Matthias.

  20. Posted

    You can buy a Videogame Collector magazine, they have a price guide in each issue. http://www.vgcollector.com/index.htm

     

    From the magazine...

     

    Malagai 500

    X-Man 165

    Stronghold 175

    Cake Walk 150

    Vulture Attack 175

    Condor Attack 175

    Spider Maze 175

    Swordquest: Waterworld 85

    Berenstain Bears 50

    Romox ECPC Cartridges ?

    Video Life 1000

    Lochjaw 300

    BMX Airmaster, Atari's release 300

    Tooth Protectors 165

    Mangia 750

    Eli's Ladder 1400

     

    All prices are USD and for loose carts, no box. Keep in mind that those are just the "book" values, and depending on the selling platform could vary widely.

  23. Posted · Edited by Blackjack

    I've been out of PC gaming for the last couple years and I was wanting some recommendations so I can get a few new ones.

    Genre doesn't really matter that much, I like really good games of almost any style...... except....

     

    I will not play anything that requires being online, like multiplayer only, mmorpg, or anything that requires a connection like the steam engine did for half life 2. I hated that!

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