Adrian M

Actually, I do like the fact that you must press the action button in order to actually jump in Q*Bert. This makes the play control a great deal more forgiving due to the non-centering sticks. I read somewhere that Frogger uses a similar "move the stick/then press the fire button to actually jump" control system. Is this true? All in all, I am very impressed with the 5200 Q*bert.

Umm...I attempted to append my last reply and I ended up posting the entire reply. It's early and I'm not awake yet. In any event, I also have Q*bert which I was surprised came out as well as it did comparing to how much of a compromise the 2600 version was.

The graphics are kinda chunky and it is hard to tell what's going on at times, but put that aside and Desert Falcon is a pretty good game. I'd give it an 85% if asked to rate it.

quote: Originally posted by Adrian M: I should be noted that I traded with a fellow Atariage board member (marialover) and that the trade went through flawlessly. To answer your question, here's what I got in my 5200 bundle: 1. 5200 console and all cables/adapters 2. 2 working joysticks 3. Wico joystick with keypad cable 4. Trackball 5. Space Invaders 6. Defender 7. Star Trek 8. Miner 2049 (awesome game by the way!!) 9. PacMan (best variant of Pacman on any Atari console!!) 10. Centipede 11. Super Breakout 12. Q*Bert There may be others, but I can't remember right now. These games are a lot of fun! It takes some time to get used to the non-centering analog controllers (although the Wico joystick does have an auto-centering mode), but I quickly got used to it. The trackball is really great as well! Needless to say, I'm enjoying my new toy!

I should be noted that I traded with a fellow Atariage board member (marialover) and that the trade went through flawlessly. To answer your question, here's what I got in my 5200 bundle: 1. 5200 console and all cables/adapters 2. 2 working joysticks 3. Wico joystick with keypad cable 4. Trackball 5. Space Invaders 6. Defender 7. Star Trek 8. Miner 2049 (awesome game by the way!!) 9. PacMan (best variant of Pacman on any Atari console!!) 10. Centipede 11. Super Breakout There may be others, but I can't remember right now. These games are a lot of fun! It takes some time to get used to the non-centering analog controllers (although the Wico joystick does have an auto-centering mode), but I quickly got used to it. The trackball is really great as well! Needless to say, I'm enjoying my new toy!

I am now the proud owner of a 2-port 5200 which I acquired via a trade for my Jaguar and some games. I played it for countless hours last night and I must say that I am pleasantly surprised at how addictive the games are. Sure beats emulating them with Jum 0.5.2. I was also surprised at how large the console is. I've heard about it being rather big, but was still surprised when actually seeing it in person for the first time in ages.

I don't have a Falcon (I plan on getting one eventually) but I do know that Best Electronics does have them in various configurations with the top-of-the-line model going for $599. These are refurbished units, so I am assuming that they will be in great working condition.

You got a GREAT deal! Congratulations!

When I was in college, one of my friends discovered that if you pulled the side panel of the cabinet closest to the controllers on the Mortal Kombat III machine, you could reach in and have full access to the dip switches on the board. Free play anyone? Interestingly enough, the operators of the game left the operator manual inside the game cabinet which basically told us what to do to manipulate the game settings in detail. The machine didn't stay in our campus arcade for very long after our "discovery". It was promptly pulled from the location never to be seen again.

I've already made my view on the state of NES arcade ports clear in an earlier post and for those who do not know, I HATE the way 99.9% of NES arcade conversions ended up as entirely different games. Double Dragon, Strider, Bionic Commando,etc,etc,etc....why they felt they needed to add adventure elements to straightforward arcade games is beyond me. These games should have been left AS IS. But enough of my ranting. Here are the versions I felt were the best: 1.) Double Dragon 1 - Sega Master System (they kept the game as close to the arcade as they could and they even left the 2player mode in). The Genesis version is OK, but it's much faster and much harder than the arcade version. 2.) Double Dragon 2 - Mega Drive. The import of DD2 by Palsoft is pretty good in every respect. It didn't come out in the U.S., but I imported it and was very happy. I guess the only other version of DD2 would have to be the Amiga/Atari ST versions. The NES version was OK, but once again, the developers couldn't help themselves to changing the game drastically. 3.) Double Dragon III: This game sucks on any platform. How this game ever made it out of the testing stages is beyond me. The NES version is too hard. The arcade version is surprisingly sloppy with terrible graphics. Not worth it!

I suppose the demand will be as heavy as you say. I'll put my preorder in tonight.

I too am looking for a heavy-sixer. If anyone has one, please take care of Cassidy's request first. I will gladly pay $$$ for one if anyone has an extra.

I had a Pac-Man board game back in 1984 that I got at a yard sale. It was ok, except that all those white marbles were easily lost. I believe they had board game versions of a lot of early 80's video games. I recall there were Frogger, Ms Pacman, Zaxxon, Donkey Kong board games. I also happen to know that there was a Donkey Kong card game because I had that. I didn't so much like the card game, but the artwork on the cards because I loved the Donkey Kong arcade game when I was a kid in the early 80's. Anyone remember Donkey Kong Cereal? It was pretty tasty and the cereal pieces all resembled little barrels! Plus, they had a contest where you could win all kinds of Donkey Kong-related merchandise, the grand prize being an actual Donkey Kong coin-op!!!

Exactly. While I don't mind someone trying to make a profit, but please, do some research first before setting an insanely high price. I'm sure most of the members on this board are knowledgeable enough to know what this game goes for regularly and will refuse to pay $75 for it.

$75 is too much. Wait until www.goatari.com has one of their ebay batch sales and you can get Atari Karts brand new/sealed for $49.99 (using the buy it now option).

The current asking price may have something to do with the fact that many were used for Jag development and the homebrew Jag developers may have created a small demand for them. Either that or they only produced a small number of these systems.

Pinball machines are still being made, at least until fairly recently I think. Remember that Star Wars Episode 1 mini-pinball machine? And then there's that alien abductors one. They all feature small tables and much of the game is played through the LED/LCD display and I've seen these in numerous arcades in my area. I forget who makes them, but they are quite fun to play.

I'm really looking forward to this game. Cafeman, how's the game progressing? You've been rather quiet these past few days....

An easy way to tell if your Dreamcast will play CD-R's is to look at which box yours came in. If your Dreamcast came in the older-style white/black/orange heavy cardboard box, then you're all set. All of those models can play bleem discs, CD-R's, etc. If you bought your DC and it came in the newer style black/blue box thin cardboard box, MOST of these WILL NOT play bleem discs, CD-rs, etc. There are a few that were made around January 2001 that will still play CD-R's but these are very rare. This Christmas I went out and bought 2 sealed Dreamcasts in the older style box for specifically this reason. When I decide to sell these unopened units, I'll be able to charge a premium for guaranteed emulator and CD-R compatibility! It pays to know these things.

What games does it play? How big is the display? Judging by how few control buttons the picture shows, it looks like only the simplest of games may be playable (breakout, warlords, pitfall). Still looks cool though! I want one!!!

quote: Originally posted by Albert: How much do Falcon 030's normally go for? I wouldn't mind picking one up, although I'm not sure I'd want to bid on this particular auction. I suppose I could think of some questions to ask the seller in an attempt to verify the authenticity of the machine, but then, how many people would go through the trouble to create a fake Falcon030 from a normal ST? If you're going to rip someone off, there are much more profitible ways to do it. It would have been nice if he took a picture of the label underneath the computer, as I'm sure that would also say Falcon 030 on it, and be a bit harder to fudge. The prospect of a prototype machine is interesting, but I bet it's something simpler than that, such as Atari just being cheap and using normal ST keyboards for whatever reason. ..Al I've been looking to pick up a Falcon as well. From what I've seen, they go for an average of about $400 - $500. Best Electronics has various refurbished Falcon configurations with the high-end model going for $599, which isn't too bad.

Personally, the Lynx version of APB just didn't turn out very well. The graphics are too small, the game is too fast and it quickly becomes frustrating figuring out what to do next. The game has some great voice and sound, though! Slime world is ok. Nothing groundbreaking, but its a solid 2D exploration game, sort of in the spirit of Metroid and Kid Icarus on the NES. If it was my choice, I'd go with Slimeworld.

Sweet! I live just outside of Boston and I'll definitely be there!

While this game came out much later after Sky Skipper's debut, I'm still surprised that the suberb Sega baseball game, CLUTCH HITTER still hasn't been dumped for Mame... I've sent several requests and the answer I get is to find someone who has the game so the roms can be dumped.

The Gottlieb company folded recently. I remember reading about this somewhere, but where exactly I can't remember. I believe they were a subsidiary of Williams and focused mostly on pinball machines.