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  4. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    Atari Flashback 1:  I know I'm in the minority here.  I never owned a 7800, so to me, those games are great.  I play them quite a bit.  The 2600 games, well, I don't play them too much.  Adventure just never grew on me (even the 'real thing) and the battlezone is BAD.  Ugh. But, for the 7800 games on it, and the price tag ($20) make it into this category.

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    I use to own an Atari 7800 back around 1986 and also like the original Flashback for those 5 games as well as its mini console/controller look!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  6. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    So I was in Toys R Us yesterday and nothing really interested me until happening upon this item. It's not that bad for a giftcard purchase, they did improve Dig Dug to include flower markers for each level and more arcade like sound effects, maybe they will release another expansion key with an improved Pac-Man!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

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    I'll answer my own question, better than what Toys R Us has:

     

    Wal-Mart Price good from November 25-December 1, 2005

     

    Special Buy

     

    $20

     

    Ms. Pac-Man 2-Pack Plug 'n Play TV Games

     

    Includes 1 controller, 2 gamekeys, for a total of 10 games

     

    One Time Offer.

     

    NAMCO MS. PAC-MAN SUPER VALUE GAMEKEY MEGA PACK

     

    Controller features:

     

    MS. PAC-MAN

    POLE POSITION

    MAPPY

    GALAGA

    XEVIOUS

     

    Orange gamekey features:

     

    DIG DUG

    NEW RALLY-X

     

    Black gamekey features:

     

    PAC-MAN

    RALLY-X

    BOSTONIAN

     

    Bosconian has voice synthesis and Pac-Man is finally complete with arcade sound, however, I do wonder why they decided to include 2 Rally-X games over Galaxian!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  7. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    The ones that I've tried that I like:

     

    Flashback 2

    Commodore 64 (The stick does take some getting used to.)

    Atari Paddle

    Ms. Pac Man Wireless

    Taito Space Invaders

    Mortal Kombat (don't like the game that much, but if you're into it, it's great)

    Street Fighter 2

    Sonic

    Sonic 2

     

    Ones that I don't like but aren't horrible:

     

    -Jakks WWE

    -Outrun 2099 (at least it's real Genesis Hardware)

    -Menacer (not a fan of light-gun games)

    -EA Spots Madden/NHL (old sports games? not so cool.  Should have done a Mutant League version instead)

    -Namco Pac-Man

    -Jakks Spider Man

    -Jakks Star Wars

     

    Abominations that should be taken off the market:

     

    -Atari Flashback 1 (I know Curt, we don't blame you)

    -Atari Joystick

    -Either of the Intellivision ones

    -Any of the Konami "Arcade" ones

     

    A special place in hell is reserved for the guy that designed:

     

    -The Coleco Head To Head  (That's nice.  Let's whore out the name "Coleco" by making a bad NES-on-a-chip sports games and then package them in replicas of the RCA Studio II controller keypad.  Everytime someone buys one of these, I lose a little more of my faith in humanity.)

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    Agreed, except for the original Atari Flashback, I'd put Namco Pac-Man under abominations in place of it, also Jakk's Activision, Sonic 1 & 2 and Street Fighter 2 would be under your second category!

     

    My favorites:

     

    Mammoth C64 DTV

    Atari Flashback 2 (2600)

    Jakk's Namco Ms. Pac-Man Super Gamekey Combo

    Atari Flashback (7800)

    Jakk's Atari Paddle

    Radica Space Invaders

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  9. Posted

    Um, wasn't that what the C64 actually was anyway?  A computer built into a keyboard?

     

    But this one will have built in games making it plug & play :)

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    Where did you read that at, can ya provide the link?

     

    I hope they make a C64 DTV-II featuring classic EA games!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  11. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    So I was in Toys R Us yesterday and nothing really interested me until happening upon this item. It's not that bad for a giftcard purchase, they did improve Dig Dug to include flower markers for each level and more arcade like sound effects, maybe they will release another expansion key with an improved Pac-Man!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  12. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    Actually, of all the games-on-a-stick, I think this one is probably the best one, with the Ms. Pac-Man stick coming in second. When I say I hacked mine into a 7800 stick, what I really mean is a bought a used one off ebay for cheap and modded that one. I still have one unmodded :)

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    No that would have to goto the Commodore 64 DTV followed by Jakk's Namco Ms. Pac-Man and then Radica Space Invaders!

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    Stick the Atari Flashback 2 in second place and I'd agree with you. :)

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    Oh, absolutely, but I thought we were only talking about "games-on-a-stick", here are my new rankings then!

     

    1. Commodore 64 DTV

    2. Atari Flashback 2 (2600)

    3. Jakk's Namco Ms. Pac-Man

    4. Radica Space Invaders

    5. Atari Flashback (7800)

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  13. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    Actually, of all the games-on-a-stick, I think this one is probably the best one, with the Ms. Pac-Man stick coming in second. When I say I hacked mine into a 7800 stick, what I really mean is a bought a used one off ebay for cheap and modded that one. I still have one unmodded :)

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    No that would have to goto the Commodore 64 DTV followed by Jakk's Namco Ms. Pac-Man and then Radica Space Invaders!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  14. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    Interesting you bring up licensing...  

     

    Ever since the announcement about the Activision titles, there has been interest in discussions from several firms about possible inclusion of old Atari licensed 3rd party games in future Atari hardware products, some hopefully in 06' there will be more licensed games on the next platform(s).

     

     

    Curt

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    I sure hope that one of those Third Party Companies is Electronic Arts because M.U.L.E. has to be included on any Atari Flashback 3 8-bit Computer Version!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  15. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    I guess you haven't looked at my signature very carefully....  :ponder:

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    I tried pushing the controller up once, down nine times, etc. and it didn't seem to do anything special. Is there some required cadence or anything?

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    I honestly think there must be units with missing hidden games... I do understand how it should be done, however when I do it nothing happens at all...

     

    I have tried over and over, different speeds, resetting the unit etc...

     

    I will just have to wait until the Quadra Run fixed voice versions hit the store..

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    I had the same problem until moving its TV TYPE switch from color to B/W, then once they're unlocked move it back so that you have color again!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  16. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    - Atari still owns the rights to many 8-Bit games.  Think Centipede, Star Raiders II, Crystal Castles, 5200 Tempest, etc.  If Atari is venturing into the whole "lets re-release these classic game titles on new machines" why would they pass all of these titles up in favor of ANYTHING else?

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    But they need to at least get EA to license out M.U.L.E. because of what it did for the Atari 800, much like what Activision did for the Atari 2600 with titles like River Raid and Pitfall!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  17. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

     

    sure sounds like a hint to me :)

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    If this isn't a hint, I'll eat a Missile Command arcade machine. The smaller, "cabaret" version, of course.

     

     

    Unfortunately there is no Atari 8-bit core in development right now.

     

    There's not? Hmmmmm.... thats not what I heard ;-)

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    I'm not really an 8-bit afficionado, but what I would like to see on such a unit would be:

     

    The Lucasfilm games (Rescue on Fractalus and Ballblazer)

    Llamasoft games (AMC, Gridrunner, Hover Bovver)

    The Dreadnaught Factor (by Activision, this game doesn't get enough attention IMHO)

    Star Raiders

     

    ... that's all I can think of that's reasonably unique to the platform. Anyone have any good review sites? I like the animated little dweebs on the left pane of this review page, any others with a good number of titles?

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    Also from Activision, The Great American Cross Country Road Race and Little Computer People, although I'd really like to see classic Electronic Arts titles on an Atari Flashback 3 8-bit Computer Console with games like

     

    Adventure Construction Set

    Archon

    Archon II: Adept

    The Bard's Tale

    D-Bug

    M.U.L.E.

    Hard Hat Mack

    Heart Of Africa

    Legacy of the Ancients

    Lords Of Conquest

    Mail Order Monsters

    Murder on the Zinderneuf

    One-On-One Basketball

    Pinball Construction Set

    Racing Destruction Set

    Realm Of Impossibility

    The Seven Cities Of Gold

    Skate Or Die

    Skyfox

    Ultimate Wizard

     

    much like that C64 DTV had Epyx ones or have another one of those as some were Commodore specific releases!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  20. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    I own several of these sticks (I'm a sucker for cool packaging),

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    Me too.

     

    and out of the ones I own, here's how I would rank them:

     

    Must owns (in no particular order):

     

    Ms. Pac-man wireless (wireless, and a fixed Bosconian and Rally-X)

    Ms. Pac-Man wired

    Space Invaders (great control, good emulation, and some obscure titles)

    Atari Paddle (2 or 1 player)

    Commodore 64 (very authentic play- uses C64 hardware)

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    Agreed, except I'd add both of Atari's Flashbacks when 2 comes out, then Jakk's Activision and Radica's Sega Genesis Volume 1.

     

    Not bad, but not great, either- for collectibility purposes:

     

    Atari Joystick (games are kind of off, but nice replica joystick)

    Pac-Man (no diagonal movement on Bosconian, and sound is off)

    Tetris (controllers are unique, but kind of awkward to use)

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    I'd add Sega Genesis Volume 2, then place Jakk's Atari Joystick and Namco Pac-Man under your next category.

     

    Avoid at all costs:

     

    Konami Arcade (these aren't even the arcade versions- they look like the NES versions!)

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    Totally agree with you on this one!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  21. Posted

    Fourth maze: Is there one?

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    It's dark blue and has an intermission between it and the third maze that shows Jr. Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and Pac-Man.

     

    The Atari 7800 version and best classic console conversion has this as well!

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  22. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    Hi all,

     

    Query about the 5200 Controller, and the printing on the box.

     

    Are there variations on the box of the 5200 Controller.  The one I have shows © 1987, Atari Corporation.  I am assuming then that either Atari Corp continued to manufacture these for a few more years (support?) for the 5200, or there were still unsold, unboxed units left after the sale in '84 and the packaging was updated (re-issued) with the new ATC copy.

     

    Any feedback appreciated.

     

    Karl

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    I grew up in SoCal from 1980-90, around 1987, Atari bought out Federated, an electronics superstore that predates Circuit City and Best Buy, they sold brand new Atari 5200s, 2600s, 7800s, XE Game/Computers, STs along with their respective cartridges, disks, accessories et al dated 1987 or 88 on each box!

     

    Hope this helps,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  23. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

    Joysticks and compatible with the old systems and all of the original controllers all work on the new FB 2.

     

    Curt

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    Yeah, but doesn't making it that way bring up the same issues a cartridge port would, ie: consumers calling up Atari Customer Service asking why an older controller no longer works just like those old cartridges with dirty connectors issue?

     

    Just curious,

     

    Rick Vendl II

  25. Posted · Edited by TrekkiELO

        * 3D Tic-Tac-Toe

        * Adventure, Adventure II, Aquaventure, Arcade Asteroids, Arcade Pong, Asteroids Deluxe, Atari Climber

        * Caverns Of Mars, Centipede, Combat, Combat 2

        * Dodge'm

        * Fatal Run, Frog Pond

        * Hangman, Haunted House, Human Cannonball

        * Lunar Lander

        * Maze Craze, Millipede, Missile Command

        * Off the Wall, Outlaw

        * Pitfall

        * Quadrun

        * Radar Lock, Return To Haunted House, River Raid

        * Saboteur, Save Mary, Secret Quest, Space Duel, Space War

        * Thrust

        * Video Checkers, Video Chess

        * Wizard

        * Yars' Return, Yars' Revenge

     

    Quadrun?!?!?!?! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

     

    I see a bunch of unknown games on there, like Atari climber, Asteroids Deluxe, Return to haunted house. Arcade asteroids is just the vector hack. Which is cool, don't get me wrong.

     

    But... Quadrun... YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

     

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    To sum it up in one word, "awesome", I cannot wait to get my hands on one!

     

    :lust:

     

    Signed,

     

    Rick Vendl II

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