sandmountainslim

I am the undisputed C5 Champion, Stanjr calls me "Papa" and Dennis Debro owes me a Dr. Pepper and a pack of cigarettes SMS

Level 99!!! Finally did it stayed at level 99 for ten minutes before a nicotine fit caused me to stop

to me it is more fun than Battlezone, though I will concede it isnt the most realistic game around. SMS

Played Robot Tank for the first time yesterday, picked it up at a thrift for two dollars and it is one awesome game! I think it is much better than Battlezone funwise anyway. Anyone else impressed with the graphics/gameplay of this gem? SMS

News Flash!! The patterns start at level 1 when you put a squirt or two of Armor All inside the cartridge! I shall be past level 99 in no time.

....and you have to be at level six before the pattern starts working, guess I should mention that.

Yip, I think I have a good pattern worked out, I go to the second level and wait for the girders of two and three to cross then I hit the button for the first time, I usually hit it twice after that never giving the ball time to move to another level, I shall give it another go tonite after dinner, hoping to reach level 99 if I can just keep it up. Yeah I only play it on Advanced I like the sound of the falling stuff. SMS

Well I finally fell into the groove on C5 tonight, made it all the way to level 55 before hitting the button at the wrong time and throwing the whole thing off. Look out Stan Jr. Slim has got your number!

Yeah, I should point out that I use periods, exclamation points and commas etc. as I see fit, they work for me not the other way round, also I NEVER misspell words however I do find new creative ways of spelling things occasionally. I dunno if those four for ten are still there or not I saw them in Hanceville, Al. a couple weeks back, however I shall be going there again probably first of Feb. if they are still around I shall pick them up and let you know. Let me state again I have nothing against Segas its just that I get tired of people trying to pass em off to me as the deal of the century when they are clearly not what I am looking for. SMS

I have been pillaging the local thrift stores, Goodwills flea mkts etc. here in Alabama looking for all the Atari and NES gear I can get for bargain prices and everywhere I go there is a friggin bushel or so of Sega Genesis machines one guy tried to sell me four of em for ten dollars I declined as I already have a Genesis and last played it when flannel was all the rage, is this the case everywhere Segas to the ceiling with no buyers or is it just where I live? I had nothing against the Sega consoles until every thrift store huckster in 14 counties tried to talk me into buying a heap of em. SMS

It will take fifty years of practice for me to equal Stan jrs score! I will be happy just to pass level ten! sms

Yes!! I got my copy of Climber 5 in this morning and it is Awesome! Dennis Debro if you read this my hat is off to you sir, I am more than impressed, most shocking thing to me was the ability to PAUSE the game on the 2600, is this the only vcs game with that ability? if not it is the only one I have seen and that is cool as the other side of the pillow. sms

which console comes to mind the Atari 2600 or the NES? I have both hooked up in my gameroom and cant make up my mind which I am most nostalgic for, The Atari was the first system I owned and I have had it since around 82 or 83, brings back memories of that era however the NES really hit big when I was around 15 or so and I have memories of staying up until three or four in the morning with my friends playing Zelda or Mario so it pops to mind when thinking bout that wonderful decade also, how about you folks, which one does it for you?

Went into a thrift store north of Bham Alabama this morning looking for Atari carts, lady said she thought there was a box of Atari stuff on a table for ten dollars, bought the box which contained no Atari anything but it did contain a NES with fourteen games seven controllers, four light guns and a PS1 with two analog controllers all working, Was it a good day or what?

for the connector at Radio Shack that replaces the box that has "computer" and "TV" written on it to connects the 2600 to the television? I tried to explain what I needed to the moron kid at Radio Shack and she looked at me like I was needing parts for a steam engine or something, called RS customer svc and they are only open monday thru friday, Any help appreciated. SMS

Look like cool games especially unknown #2, Any chance of coming out as cartridges anytime soon? SMS

does Super Breakout sound alot like Ummagumma era Pink Floyd? Anybody else make this observation or is ole SMS just hearing things? SMS

Howdy All, I ordered Climber 5 today as my first homebrew cart I liked the screenshots I saw and figured it would be a good game, Anyone played it who can tell me if I picked a goodun or not? SMS

Sounds Good!! I got my first hack (x3volux) last week which I am enjoying and looking to buy my first homebrew in the next week or so, havent made up my mind which one I want first yet, been explaining to the wife for days why I "need" these games and how they will be worth a fortune someday Parents/Wives Then/Now always somebody trying to keep a fella from owning every game he wants all at once! SMS

generally are released on cartridge form per year? I see alot of games on the "In Developement" section that I would like to own but being new to AA I dont know how many of em generally come out every year, maybe some of you folks who have been around longer could fill me in on how it usually works. SMS

I think its cool how AA and others take old carts you wouldnt look twice at and turn em into something that will actually be PLAYED and owned with pride, would be nice to see a new source of cart shells someday though for the day when Combat etc. starts getting thin and noone wants to trade em in. SMS

is the most common one recycled for making homebrews? Pacman? Combat? I would guess ET but I read where they arent accepted cuz of the silver labels, also when the carts are recycled do they have to be scrubbed individually by hand or are they dishwasher safe? Thanks for any info. SMS

I know the Vader unit came with two joysticks and no paddle controllers as I went seven or eight years without paddles when I got it and I am pretty sure the Atari Jr. only had one joystick with it and all other models had joysticks and paddles, I could be wrong on this but as I understand it thats how it went sms

I am right there with ya, not only did I get X3volux for Xmas the wife got me one of those Atari/jaxx pacific paddle game setups to boot, wonder how many folks got Atari related gifts this year?

No photos but for Christmas of 84 I got Donkey Kong, Space Jockey and Qbert for the 2600 and this year I shall get Xzvolux (if the postal svc wasnt too backed up that is) Feels like old times, Christmas and Atari an unbeatable combination. SMS