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  1. Posted

    I picked it up yesterday, and I must say, I'm very impressed. Every game that I played handled exactly the way it should, and the interface was nice as well. All in all, a quality product. It's nice to see a developer actually take some pride in a classic compiliation. Keep up the great work!

  4. Posted

    That, and they really make good conversation pieces. Everyone I show them to laughs 'cuz they're so huge and ridiculous. Oh, and they play ok too. Be warned though, the battery life is only 3 hours or so, so don't plan on any marathon sessions ;)

  5. Posted

    Todays best: 56500

     

    I had a friend over who just happened to have his camera with him, so I actually have a screenshot.

     

    I'm glad this game was picked, keilbaca. I never really gave it a second thought after popping it in once or twice. I thought it a second rate pac-man hack/clone, but the actual gameplay involves a lot more hunting and waiting in ambush, than running around the maze which makes it pretty fun, and a bit suspensful, especially when the speed ramps up. Even with the lousy flicker.

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  7. Posted

    I just got it. I like the game, but so far, the 5200 sticks don't seem to like climbing ladders much. I'm sure it would be better with a Redemption adapter. Usually I really like the 5200 sticks, but some games just don't work that well with them, and this is one.

  8. Posted

    Yeah, I know a guy who has a spare dual joystick holder. I'm trying to get in touch with him to work out a trade. I just picked up Robotron as well, so that makes it even more important. Just out of curiosity, what are you folks' high scores on this game?

  9. Posted

    Anyone else here think this game rocks? I picked up a 5200 about a year ago and now have a nice library of games, but this one took me by surprise. It's kind of like berzerk crossed with venture, with a little robotron thrown in for fun. Good stuff. I just wish I had one of those dual joystic holders :(

  10. Posted

    I've been following this debate on several posts, so I'll throw in my two cents worth. The reason I still play Atari thirty years later has nothing to do with nostalgia (ok, maybe a little ;) ), and more to do with gameplay. I play classic games because they're, umm, you know, FUN. If a copied game doesn't have the proper timing or responsiveness that the original has (and if a classic game doesn't have gameplay, it ain't got jack), then it's probably not worth much. In my book, if you are going to put atari games on nes-on-a-chip hardware, fine, but at least take the time to make sure they actually PLAY well. The problem is that Atari/Inforgrames, Jakks etc just want to make a quick buck. They figure (usually correctly) that most folks won't even notice the difference. It's only the people who care that do. Ah well. I guess I'll just have to suffer and go and play the real thing :D

  11. Posted

    Well, I'm up to 34900 now.

     

    I've found that hanging around in an out-of-the-way area of the maze (i.e no long open spaces) and waiting for the worlings to come to you works pretty well. Often you can just repeatedly fire in one direction and just wait for the worlings to run into your shot. The worlings also tend to take certain patterns through the maze, which helps as well. At least it helps when you are not having seizures from the dreadful flicker. Ye gods, but this game make Pac Man look like good on that front.

  13. Posted

    Yeah, N vs S is fun. I used to play it back in the day. If you like these kinds of games, try Desert Commander. DC really IS advanced wars. Almost the exact same gameplay, though the AI can be a bit weak at times. It's great for two players. Conflict is ok as well. Give 'em a shot.

  14. Posted

    I found a IIgs Woz edition mint awhile back, and spent a year (on and off) transferring software from the net down to actual floppies. It was a pain in the neck. I used a pc program called Transmac to transfer the disk images to a mac disk, transfer that to my ancient 68k mac, which had the Apple II disk extension installed, and then transferred it over to the apple and wrote the file to an actual disk. I now have just about everything ever made for the system. I've actually found a couple of other IIgs since, so I have a nice collection of peripherals and disk drives. It's a very sleek little classic computer, and I love using it. The only thing I am missing is a hard drive interface. Oh, and the games are great too. I guess you can call me a convert :D

  15. Posted

    Yep, that O2 needs a cart ;)

     

    I just picked one up myself, and it does that whenever the cart doesn't make contact just right.

     

    Fun system though. Pick up 'Pick Axe Pete' and any of the K.C. Munchkin games. Good fun. A lot more so than I was expecting, actually.

     

    As to thrift finds, I found a box of 35 Intelliviosion games with all manuals, overllays, boxes etc. that included one of ther rarest games on the system: Stadium Mud Buggies. For 10$. One of the few really good finds up here.

  16. Posted

    I have an Intellivision II, as well as an original model. The controllers are not crap, but the odd placement of the discs and fire buttons makes them a bit awkward at first. Most classic 8-bit systems have somewhat 'ergonomically challenged' joysticks, but the Intellivision is not the worst of the lot. I think they work fine. I never had an Intelliviosion when I was a kid, and only stumbled on to the whole INTV scene a few years back by accident and a lucky thrift find. It's one of my favorite systems now, and I have over 70 games for it. If you are thinking of picking on up then go for it, the controllers worn't slow you down. In my opinion, though, the original model is MUCH sturdier than the II, so I would go with one of those. Just my two cents.

  17. Posted

    I loved this game back in the day, and was really happy to find it in the wild a few months ago. It's kind of a Super Mario meets Crossbow kind of deal, and yeah, it's hard as heck. I seem to remember breaking my original lightgun over it :D I did eventually beat it, but YE GODS that last boss is a pain.

     

    I've learned a lot since then. Instead of breaking perfectly innocent lightguns, I just throw the offending cart at any annoying yappy dogs that happen to be handy. It makes a nice THWACK sound, shuts the dog up (they're easy to replace, much cheaper than carts, and you don't have to order of ebay even), and the throw usually does no long term damage to the game :P

     

    Seriously, I do like Gumshoe. I think it's the only lightgun game that ever really grabbed me. Fun stuff.

  18. Posted

    Well, when the purple monkey isn't distracting me, I usually pick two or three games to focus on (usually at random) and just go with it. One of the perks of having so many games is that you kind of get to 're-discover' games you haven't played in awhile. It's almost as good as actually finding some new carts in the wild. I popped in crystal castles awhile back and it was like 'yikes, I forgot how fun this was'. Ditto Berzerk, which got instantly moived over to the 'why the hell am I not playing this!?' stack. I have found that I tend not to play a single game quite as long though. Ten years ago, I'd sit and play a single game for hours. Now, seeing that I have a vast pile of atari stuff that has consumed my soul, as well as the afore-mentioned annoying purple monkey, I tend to play three or four games in the same amount of time. Lately it's been HERO and Jawbreaker.

     

    Anyways, nice meeting you all! Good to know that ther are other luna... err enthusisats out there with the same condition. I hear the only cure is a nice long River Patrol followed by a relaxing vacation in an, ah, Air Raid shelter ;)

  19. Posted

    First off, a big hello to y'all! Or a small one. Dunno. Not sure how big a hello actually is. Probably llama-sized, I'd guess..... :P

     

    Anyway, I've been lurking around here on and off for years. I've been collecting Atari since I got a 2600 and 13(!) games back in 82. Thank you fire sale! I'm particularly partial to Activision and Imagic (who isn't), and have amassed a collection of over 300 VCS games, as well as a nice chunk of 5200 and 7800 titles, as well as some Odyssey2 and Colecovision stuff. Don't even ask about the NES.

     

    Which brings me to the point (I have one, really!) Do any of you notice that, the bigger your collection gets, the harder it seems to actually pick out a title and play it? It's not that I don't enjoy my games anymore -far from it-, but it just seems harder to actually pick one and give it the time it deserves when 400+ other titles are staring back at me from the shelf. Any of you have this problem? Anyone have a cure? Or should I just give in, go nuts, and listen to the purple monkey on my shoulder telling me to buy fruit? ;)

     

    Cheers! :D

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