[Atari Cartridges: New Labels Continued]

I always thought it would be better if the label had actual screenshots!

 

Like this fixed version of Bridge!

[5200 with very odd keypad / fire button issues]

What brand do you recommend?

 

Also, these chips are also in the 8-bit computers!

[Fishing Derby (Activision, Atari VCS, 1980)]

This whole post smells fishy!

[Bridge (Atari VCS, 1980, Activision)]

Bridge is also the only game Activision released a fixed version. There was a bug in the way the computer made bids/plays and Activision fixed it and released it. The way to tell the fixed version is that the cart label picture is actuality a real screen shot, not a mock up like all the others! 

[Jr Pac-Man: worst Pac-Man game ever]

There's a hack of the 7800 version that adds escape tunnels!

 

Maybe the 2600 version can be hacked.

[Thoughts on 5200(or how to kill a system)]

Two things would have made the 5200 a success:

 

1) Better pack in game! Super Breakout vs. Donkey Kong??? Hard decision for the buyer? Not really. Galaxian would have been great!

 

 

2) Release new games BEFORE the 2600 version and that would push people towards the system and Atari could have retired the 2600/

 

Everybody puts Atari down for having more than one system on the market! REALLY???

 

Look at SONY, XBOX & Nintendo!

[Indy 500 (Atari)]

There's a hack of Sprintmaster that uses the driving controller!

 

Also Asteroids for turning the ship!

 

And Omega Race!

[Activision Avoid-It Anthology]

What about Dragster?

[Solo: A Star Wars Story (that nobody asked for) - Spoiler-free review]

Heard there is more Star trek on the way!

 

 

Same Star Trek, new faces, same Star Trek, new faces, same Star Trek, new faces, same Star Trek, new faces!

[Spacechase (Apollo)]

If they could hack Space Invaders to this, it would play like the arcade version with the moon in the background!

 

Too much for the 2600, maybe the 7800.

[Deadly Onion Rings]

Wasn't there bad hamburgers in Megamania?

[AMI E-80 Jukebox Project!]

I've got about 4 people who want me to come over and work on their jukebox. One is an old Rock-Ola 78 player!

 

Get on E-Bay and get some of that liquid bearings oil and oil everything BEFORE you start to work on it!

 

It displaces dried up oil that really makes things worse!

[Goodbye Toys R Us]

I was looking to get a certain Blu-Ray disc on Amazon and they only had one that was a region 4 disc that WON'T play in the US! But on E-Bay, there's a seller IN THE US that has the US VERSION and has about 5 or more for sale! Amazons head is beginning to swell! Can't get by on just your business name, you have to keep doing things right! Happened to Atari!

[Defend your Castle - Atari 2600]

Love the artwork!

[New Thoughts on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]

You're right about the late James Horners music. If you close your eyes at the opening credits, you hear the "whole" movie right there!

[New Thoughts on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]

Also, how come the planet that exploded that Kahn noted to Chekov wasn't discovered BEFORE they went into that system! The computers would have seen a change from previous visits!

[Shopping malls in danger]

Our mall used to have a nice arcade years ago, but they raised the rent on them 6 times! So they shut down.

 

Now the space is DONATED to the local library to use! Smart business people they're NOT!

[Who needs telephone booths?]

What about Superman?

[Tempest MAME 2015 - new PC]

In my Tempest cabinet I put in a computer with Typhoon 2001, Tempest update of the Jaguar version, a 24" LCD monitor, mounted horizontally, (just fit!), 2) 3-way 6x9 tri-axial speakers, and adapter to use the original spinner!

 

Now all that is left is to drill one more button hole for the "jump" option!

 

I used a doorbell button too to turn the pc on/off mounted on the back wall inside behind the coin door, about where the volume control is.

[Dreamcast Rocks!]

Just got the X-Arcade adapter for the Dreamcast. Arcade controllers! Can't wait to try it!

[Vinyl records]

Vinyl "obsolete"? Don't think so...a lot of new stuff out there on vinyl...Adele "21" comes to mind, unless you're referring to stuff that was never put on cd.

[Hat Trick - Atari 7800]

...it would be cool if this could be hacked to provide true Trak-Ball support where rolling the Trak-Ball at different speeds would translate to the player on screen!

[A Closer Look at Backgammon for the VCS!]

Hi,

Thanks for the review! I learned to play backgammon on the VCS! Nukey Shay even did a hack for me that make the computer pieces move faster. I like the set-up option and set the board to play Nackgammon, where two of each players pieces are relocated to the opposing 23 point! I picked up an eight player version of backgammon on E-Bay awhile back, I'll have to post a pick of it. One last thing, Craig Nelson was the programmer for this game, and it was the only one he did for Atari, but he went on to greater fame, he started Starpath, the company that built the SuperCharger for the 2600! Rob

[Batman!]

Here's the link to buy the set...

 

http://www.classicdvdzone.com/Batman-TV-Show-Series-NEW-DVD-set-120-Episodes-BAT1.htm?categoryId=-1