Atari-Jess

my bowling ball likes to go to the RIGHT (although today it was going even more right than before BOO) I prefer boxing, better workout.

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Nintendo never said the virtual console games were free... NEVER. and you can look it up all you want, you'll never find a direct quote from any executive or PR rep at Nintendo claiming it would be.

Yes, but in Joystick mode. No game for the 2600 works in true trackball mode (except for the aforementioned hack) the 2600 is a very delicate machine and it takes a lot to ask for more control command on a complex game. So Joystick mode, definitely every game.

stop.... please stop your casual visits to japan talk... so depressing!

Perhaps, but many of the programmers were probably from pre-warner Atari or at least hired by people who were. It's only when we get into Tramiel Atari that the original Atari was removed entirely from the company.

Yes, I know. I'm just saying that Atari forced him to rush the first one, which is why it wasn't appreciated.

Atari was founded by a man who himself enjoyed video games. He hired people who loved electronics and later on hired more people who loved programming and of course games. As a result of that love for their product, the early products of the Atari company are loved by millions across the globe. When Atari was sold to a company who simply looked to make money selling product, the love that was in Atari was gone, and without it products that were questionable had all failed in the market place by about the mid 80s. But the love of the consumer tried to keep the company afloat, but it takes two in a relationship and as a result we had the Atari brand and history juggled around by numerous companies before finally settling into what we see today. When you introduced the Flashback line of products, people were very excited. Upon the release of the first Flashback device people were upset, why? To the best of my judgement and understanding, it was the desire of the new Atari to have a product ready. The key phrase here is product. The Atari community did not want a product, they wanted a good quality electronic containing picture perfect memories and interesting design. But despite the reaction to the first one, you made a brilliant decision to allow the development and release of the critically acclaimed Flashback 2. This device was what not only the community, but the consumer had in mind when news about the line first came to public attention. The success of the second flashback was due to a group of people who were not only dedicated to designing a great piece of electronic magic, but have the same "love" that helped the original Atari flourish. Thus, It is a very shared opinion and hope that not only should their be a Flashback 3, but that it be designed by the same individuals behind the Flashback 2. To have a product designed by another possibly "cheaper" team would no doubt create a product to become infamous, even compared to the "rush-job" the Atari Flashback 1 was. Same team, new product. This is what we the community, and we the consumer, want. Sincerely, Jesse LaFleur Consumer, Purchaser, and Community member.

I have the table top version, I had hoped this system was a lot better than I remembered it A kid in my school had the eye patch version and I recall it being much better than it was. How disappointed I became to see that no, it just is an lcd game machine.

If and when this project continues, perhaps limiting it to merely first capture go (also known as "atari go" (how convenient)) would make the programming effort a lot easier.

Perfect scores Only six games so far have received perfect scores. They are listed in chronological order: 1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo, for Nintendo 64) 2. Soul Calibur (Namco, for Dreamcast) 3. Vagrant Story (Squaresoft, for PlayStation) 4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo, for Nintendo GameCube) 5. Nintendogs (Nintendo, for Nintendo DS) 6. Final Fantasy XII (Square Enix, for PlayStation 2) Games that received a near-perfect score of 39 include: 1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo, for Super Famicom) 2. Virtua Fighter 2 (Sega, for Saturn) 3. Ridge Racer Revolution (Namco, for PlayStation) 4. Super Mario 64 (Nintendo, for Nintendo 64) 5. Tekken 3 (Namco, for PlayStation) 6. Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram (Sega, for Dreamcast) 7. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (Sony Computer Entertainment, for PlayStation 2) 8. Final Fantasy X (Square Co., Ltd., for PlayStation 2) 9. Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, for Nintendo GameCube) 10. Dragon Quest VIII (Square Enix, for PlayStation 2) 11. Gran Turismo 4 (Sony Computer Entertainment, for PlayStation 2) 12. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (Konami, for PlayStation 2) 13. Kingdom Hearts II (Square Enix and Buena Vista Games, for PlayStation 2) 14. Dead or Alive 4 (Tecmo, for Xbox 360) 15. Ōkami (Capcom, for PlayStation 2) Now, if by famitsu, you meant the READERS of the magazine, then its a little different. Mind you this doesn't validate your argument because at the same rate, when you check gamefaqs "greatest games of all time" often enough they happen to have been made all in the past 5 years. anyway, here is the reader list: 1. Final Fantasy X (2001) 2. Final Fantasy VII (1997) 3. Dragon Quest III (1988) 4. Dragon Quest VIII (2004) 5. Machi (1998) 6. Final Fantasy IV (1991) 7. Tactics Ogre (1995) 8. Final Fantasy III (1990) 9. Dragon Quest VII (2000) 10. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) 11. Dragon Quest V (1992) 12. Far East of Eden 2 (1992) 13. Sakura Taisen (1996) 14. Dragn Quest IV (1990) 15. Final Fantasy V (1992) 16. Xenogears (1998) 17. Dragon Quest II (1987) 18. Sakura Taisen III (2002) 19. Kingdom Hearts (2002) 20. Streetfighter II (1992) So if you looked, Famitsu itself invalidates your claim, but the readers of famitsu are pretty close. Your argument still fails.

common practice. you're still holding a piece of merchandise, its the same reason why you can't have something sent to you, then pay later.

...apply directly to forehead?

A former tempest machine converted into a Street Fighter II ...at least it looks cool?

You fool! Now the thrifts will be dry!

The good ol' days when you didn't just get two controllers, but also a game! EGADS. Where have we gone.

ORLY?

Why do I get the feeling that whenever an attractive lady comes in he pulls her aside, takes her photo then allows her to do whatever it was she was doing? The first photo isn't so suspicious, but the second one was... He seems like a cool enough guy though.

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FF3 isn't really fair to put into a compilation. The game probably fills a good sized cart because its entirely 3d. ...andI bought starfox the other day

Alice in wonderland anyone?

This is the most entertaining thread ive seen for a while

hmm.. donut holes... ohh, he must mean timbits.

I "get" how hard Go AI is, I understand that the game is literally orders of magnitude more indepth of difficulty in comparison to games like Chess Regardess, I feel a 9x9 grid (the smallest "serious" grid) should still be possible to employ on the VCS especially now that we no longer have worries over cartridge size for the most part. Besides, Video Chess was a FIRST GENERATION 2600 game, it has a text label variation! So even if we date it at merely 1980, we're 25+ years ahead of this game, not only has VCS programming gone a long way, but so has gameboard programming. I still think its more than possible.

Bleh, I would be very against going with Ataxx for the VCS versus an actual Go 2600 game Very against it.