Adrian M

Honestly, I'd go with the Lynx. While the Lynx has its fair share of bad games (many of the later releases come to mind---Batman Returns....UGH!!), it does have some awesome arcade translations like Robotron, Ms. Pac-Man, Joust, Xybots, Rygar, Asteroids/Missile Command, to name a few, as well as some really cool original titles like Blue Lightning, Viking Child, Switchblade II, and Zarlor Mercenary. As for Wonderswan, take into consideration that it isn't readily avallable in the U.S. while Lynx games are easier to find via pawn shops, flea markets, and online stores. You'll be doing a lot of importing to buy games/accessories and you'll pay through the nose for the excessive shipping charges. Aside from games like Final Fantasy, the Wonderswan really doesn't have anything interesting when it comes to its game library. No, you won't find any Digimon or Pokemon games for the Lynx, but I consider that to be a good thing! If you enjoy playing Atari games, then you won't regret getting a Lynx. Emulate a few games on Handy to get a feel for how the games are.

quote: Originally posted by IceCold: I was just reading that, and I'm wondering what many other people probably are too. how many consoles do you have? and how did you get the money for all of them and still have enough time to use them? I wonder the same thing. I've seen quite a few of your posts stating that you don't have any money or a job. Did you get a job or something?

The only good NES variant of TMNT was TMNT: The Arcade Game. The other games, especially the first one, were terrible.

I have it. My mom got it for me back in 1983 because there was a special offer where you would get the game free if you sent in a certain number of "Kool Aid Points." Needless to say, I drank A LOT of Kool Aid that summer but it was worth it! I'm not sure if the 2600 version was sold in stores, but I definitely can tell you that the Intellivision version was sold at the retail level because I remember checking out the box to see what differences there were between the Intellivision and 2600 versions. The game is fun, but it gets hard really fast.

My current top 10 game systems (they change constantly...). I currently OWN or have owned these systems: 1.) XBox 2.) NES 3.) Atari 2600 4.) Sega Genesis 5.) Sega Saturn 6.) Atari 5200 7.) PC Engine/TG16 8.) Sega Dreamcast 9.) C64 10) Super NES

Christmas 1982. I was in first grade. Parents got me and my sister a 2600 (finally!) with the elusive Pacman game that I so desperately wanted! After hooking up the system, I played a very quick game of Combat and then immediately loaded up Pac-Man. The next 8 hours were spent playing that game. Even though it was a poor port, I wasn't too disappointed...I finally had my very own version of Pac-Man to play at home! I think I also got E.T. and Star Voyager, but I don't think I even opened those games until 2 days later! Great memories!

The arcade version of Missile Command (due to the weight and size of the trackball) has a greater tendency to do this (jamming flesh). I never had any major problems with the Centipede, Millipede, etc coin ops, though.

Funny that this topic came up today. I just finished resolving an issue I've had with my subscription to Imagine Media's OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE. I ordered a subscription to this fine magazine via their online ordering system and got a confirmation and my credit card was charged the correct amount. This was back in November. The required 6-8 weeks passed and still no magazines came. My little brother (who lives in a different state) had a 2 year subscription to Next Generation which has since folded. He called me a few weeks ago to inform me that he was getting issues of the XBOX Magazine with his name and address on the label. I assured him that Imagine must have switched his Next Gen sub to the XBOX mag. To be sure, I sent an email to Imagine Media's XBOX Mag division and they promptly replied by saying I was not even in their system(!!!) even though they had charged my credit card and my online order confirmation page which I printed showed my correct name and address! I fired back a reply and told them to straighten this out. Amazingly, five minutes later they admitted their error and told me that they mistakenly credited the account to my brother and this would be corrected. My brother, being a PS2 owner is going to get the PSMagazine to fill out the remainder of his Next Gen subscription. I figured the online ordering system was by far the easiest most accurate way to place a subscription, but seeing how they couldn't even credit the right person (who resides in a totally different state, no less!!) with the right magazine just goes to show that Imagine must have incompetent people working for them. To their credit, at least they admitted their mistake and will credit me with the missing issues. Good customer service on Imagine's part, but this was still a needless annoyance.

Your point is valid, but I don't currently own or intend to own any portable game systems like the GBC or GBA. I have enough game systems as it is! I carry my Palm Vx with me everywhere (thanks to my Minstrel Wireless modem!!) and its great to be able to use my Palm for work, email and gaming all in one device! More convenient and MUCH smaller and lighter than a GBA.

Has anyone else had a chance to try out these awesome games on their Palm PDA's? Someone on this messageboard surely owns a Palm PDA...just download the demo version if you don't feel like spending the $20.

I must admit that Stan Jr. is right. Just check out Jaguar Interactive II and you'll see the difference! Let's all hope it stays this way.

Guess I'll have to keep checking on ebay then.

Aside from the occasional prototype cart floating around on ebay, where is the best source for Atari 5200 prototype carts? I know that Best Electronics is famous for their 2600 Loaner cartridges, but I didn't see any 5200 ones.

The first Double Dragon for the NES did suck. It seemed that developers for the NES went out of their way to "enhance" or "add" features, new levels, etc to games instead of making them as faithful to the arcade as possible! Personally I HATED this! What kid back in the 80's didn't want their Double Dragon to play like the arcade version? Where did all this moving platform jumping crap come from? Why did they speed up the music? Why did your weapons "disappear" from your hands when you moved on to a new section? What was up with all those weird Bruce Lee guys? Ugh...I could go on and on! My brother got the SMS version and he laughed at how poor the NES version turned out! Double Dragon II was a much better game, but again they felt the need to stray from what made the coin-op version so great by adding in different stages and objectives. IMO, the only game that was enhanced above and beyond the arcade original was Bionic COmmando.

Even if you charged a subscription fee for the knowledge, I'm sure many would gladly pay to learn how to program the 6502. Knowledge is power. Share your knowledge with others.

You can't go wrong with Ms. PacMan, Adventure, Dark Chambers, Joust, Berzerk, Circus Atari (paddle game), Super Breakout, Pitfall, River Raid, etc. Check the 2600 page on Atariage which gives a decent starting point for some great games to get.

Hold on a second. Your problem may not be as severe as everyone is making it out to be. It sounds like your NES may just need to have its contacts cleaned. I had a NES since 1987 and in about 2 years after I got it, I was having the same problems (flashing screen, glitching, freezes, etc). Once I got the official NES cleaning kit and after cleaning the system's contacts AND the all of my games (you'd be surprised at how much dirt, dust and grime collects on the contacts, even when you take care of your items like I do). But the important thing was, that after the cleaning, my NES worked as if it was a new unit. Try this before you go and begin the process of replacing your connectors. There's a 90% chance that it's just some dirty connectors.

You're right...I remember Stan Jr mentioning something about having found a 2600 adapter...thanks for reminding me. I'll send an email his way.

Great news indeed! I'm sold. I'll definitely buy one once my 5200 arrives. Thanks! You've been very helpful!

Wow, what a surprise! I finally got around to installing the Williams Collection onto my Palm Vx and I am very impressed! Usually when you think of the Palm OS and games, great gameplay doesn't come to mind. Not so with this collection! I was pleasantly surprised. The games are as follows: Joust: Absolutely AWESOME! The gameplay and graphics are SMOOTH and very faithful to the arcade version! The sprites are actually a decent size and the play control and mechanics all seem pretty close! The auto-flap is great since most Palm devices have mushy control buttons. The best of the bunch and you can play it anywhere!! Defender: Again, another pleasant surprise! The graphics and scrolling are smooth with generous sprite sizes and good particle effects. Even on a grayscale device, this is pretty good, although up/down movement is a little difficult with the Palm's rocker switch. Handspring Visors have that cool "gameface" snap on thing that could potentially make this a non-issue. Root Beer Tapper: Not bad, but I really didn't like this game in the arcade to begin with. It is fun and from what I've played, it looks to be pretty faithful to the coin-op with large sprites that show emotion and a great control system. Spy Hunter: AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!!! I was skeptical as to how well this would translate to the Palm, but wow, I am shocked! Folks, if Palm games are done right, they are fantastic! Don't base your expectations solely on shareware efforts! Spy Hunter for Palm is great..the shifting is handled with the up/down rocker, and the weapons, van, enemies....they're all here! Sinistar: Seems like the most-scaled down version of all the games. The ship is really small and somewhat hard to control, but the enemies including the large flying head that hurls insults at you is here! Ineed to invest more time in Sinistar to get a better idea of how it measures up to the coin-op. Overall, this is a great games collection for the Palm OS. Amazon has it for only $20. If you buy any Palm application this year, make it the Williams Arcade Collection! You won't be sorry!!

That's great to hear! Since my 2600 isn't working anymore, these adapter aren't that expensive (about $10 - $20 on ebay and $30 on 4jays.com) and will be a convenient and cost-effective way for me to play my existing 2600 games once my 5200 arrives!! One final question...does the adapter require any external power source (ie: separate power adapter) or does the 5200 provide it with the power it needs to run?

Oh, I almost forgot...GRAVITAR and PAC-MAN JR! These are two of the better games released late in the 2600's life. Both games, IMO, play better on the 2600 than they do in their arcade forms due to a simpler, more efficient control scheme. Definitely check these games out. Emulate them first if you need convincing!!

quote: Originally posted by TheBrassMonkey: Does anyone know where I can buy atari karts, and also can anyone give me a link to some screen shots Check ebay. Look for a seller called Goatari. From time to time, this dude sells brand new copies of Atari Karts on ebay for like $49.99. He should have a new shipment of new Jag stuff because I just got an email informing me that a lot of Jag stuff just got posted to ebay. This is the best company when it comes to buying new Jag stuff.

1. Bionic Commando 2. Legend of Zelda 3. Super Mario Bros 3 4. Ikari Warriors 5. Shatterhand 6. Ninja Gaiden 1 7. Tecmo Bowl 8. Super Mario Bros. 9. Zelda 2 10. Ghosts N' Goblins

ResEdit for the Mac sort of lets you create "low tech" artwork, specifically if you create an ICON resource. Very old versions of MacPaint (which you can find for free on the net and run through the VMac emulator directly on your Mac) will allow you to work on bitmapped images as chunky as you want to make them. I'm sure there are others out there, but that's all that comes to mind at the moment.