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  3. Posted

    I got my son Frogger for Christmas. At $9.95, it really wasn't that much. Here are the pros and cons I've found:

     

    Pros:

     

    Nice Joystick - The Joystick is large, solid, and easy to grip. It makes playing the game a pleasure.

     

    True Gameplay - As far as I can tell, the gameplay elements are all intact. Of course, most of my memories come from playing Frogger on the Atari 8-Bit at my local library, so take this with a grain of salt.

     

     

    Cons:

     

    The music screams "I'm a Nintendo game!" The chinsey music-box sound was great back in 1988, but in 2006 it seems just a little on the poor side. Especially knowing that the original music was better.

     

    Only one game. I mean, couldn't they have thrown Frogger II on there as well? Cheapskates.  :P

     

    Too many logo screens. If I have to cycle through one more "Konami", "Majesco", or "Whoever" screen, I'm going to throttle someone.

     

     

    Oddities:

     

    What's with the two buttons? All they do is make you hop forward, guaranteeing that you'll kill yourself in the process. I'm guessing that this is a generic Nintendo stick, and the buttons are for other games.

     

     

    All in all, it's a nice purchase, but don't count on recreating anything more than you can get on a Nintendo.

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    I just picked up this stick at WalMart for $5. After reading the review...I'm wondering if I should take it back.

     

    Answer me one question, though...since you have one. How are the game sounds? I'm not refering to the music, I kinda gathered how you felt about that. I can live with it(I suppose) if the actual game sounds are close.

     

    I actually hate taking back opened items that have no defects. They just get ash-canned(at least, most of the time). I'll wait until I hear about the game sounds before I do anything with it.

     

    Thanks.

  4. Posted

    The "Buzztime" trivia P&P box.

     

    For those who haven't seen it, it's the home version of the NTN/Buzztime trivia games that are popular in bars and taverns across the US and Canada. K-Mart slashed the price in half($25, down from $49). Well worth it, at the discounted price. A little pricey at the full retail(at least to me, but then again, I'm poor). It comes with 2 controllers, expandable to 8(each a different colour). It keeps a record of cumulative points, and has 750 trivia questions built in. Carts can be purchased separately for additional questions. The controlers are wireless, which is a huge plus to me, and use 2 AA batteries each. The main console(which sits nicely on top of our bedroom TV) runs on 4 AA batteries. Up to 12 player records can be kept.

     

    Personally, I give it a 4.5 out of 5. If you are a trivia buff, this is a good unit to add to your collection.

  5. Posted

    I really don't mind the lunar lander screwup....I actually have the arcade machine. :D

     

    TBH, there's only 2 games on there that I play with any regularity(mostly because I can't find my damned paddles :x )...and that's Missile Command, and Pitfall. But, to me, those 2 games alone were worth it. The fact that I can hack a cart port into it just adds to the bargain. My old 2600 doesn't work....and I really don't have the time to open it up and poke around.

  6. Posted

    Today, the wife and I decided to do some re-organizing. I made the decision to pull one of my IBM computers out of duty, which freed up a piece of real estate on the desks. I had the idea of pulling out an old Commodore 1084-S monitor, and setting it up in the place of it...and having all of my PnP's available to be hooked up to it. This free'd up space under the TV on the entertainment center, so I could keep the Atari 5200 and N-64 there, without as much clutter. The 1084 is a great monitor to have for PnP devices, as is ANY C=64 compatible monitor(1702 is probably the best, but more than likely, most costly).

    I'm just wondering if anyone else is using an older PnP compatable monitor, and if so, which ones? If you're just using your TV, sound off as well. We might all learn something!

    :)

  7. Posted · Edited by [d2f]Iggy*SJB

    Hi Lord Chaos.

     

    You *SHOULD* be able to use a travel adapter to power it....the problem lies in the difference in screen sizes between PAL and NTSC. There is a chance it may work, but a chance it may not. It certainly wouldn't hurt to try it(in other words, it won't damage anything).

     

    I would run PAL software on my Amiga, and it would work fine, except that the bottom of the screen was cut off.

     

    On yours, it may show up shrunk on the screen(which would be fine)...or it might flicker like crazy(because it's putting the next frames data at the bottom).

     

    Something else to consider, the travel adapters tend to get hot fairly quickly(within 10-15 minutes)...Do you have a "Saturn" store near you? It might be possible to find a European power supply that will work with it.

  8. Posted

    Does anyone know if Atari did any advertising at all for this thing? The only reason I ended up hearing about it, was because of a Vintage Computer forum I belong to, and someone posted a link to Curt's "Hack" page. That was the first I heard of it.

     

    I can actually visualize a 15-20 second commercial on TV....(I mean...I have a neat idea for one.....)

    Damn shame it's probably too late to use it. Although, it could be used for the FB3(HINT HINT).

  10. Posted

    We have 2 local WalMarts(I do hit both).....the closer one was down to 2 units when I bought mine. Went to 0 when I had to make the exchange.

     

    Went back a week later, and they had more. I was there the other day, and saw some woman looking at them, along with the other PNP games. I told her about how neat the FB2 was, and she ended up buying it. I think they had....maybe 3 left after that?

     

    I haven't had a chance to check out the other WalMart yet.

     

    At least Atari didn't over-hype and massively under-deliver....like another company *COUGH*Microsoft*COUGH* did.......

  11. Posted

    I'm not sure if mine is the heavy or not....has the hard angle front plastic.

     

    Here's the info:

     

    Manufactured for Atari, Inc. by TRW Electronic Components Company in Taiwan. Model No. CX-2600.

    FCC Type Approval No TV-363

    SN: 81417989

     

    I just spotted something while looking at that sticker......

    Above it(from this angle), is "191" stamped in the plastic under the controllers/power adapter plugs. It's on the bottom of the case, on that little lip around the base.

     

    It does have the channel select, and open holes for speakers(which I thought were vent holes).

  15. Posted

    I'm kind of wondering about the "sort of" cartridge comment.  Instead of a cartridge slot, maybe there will be some kind of USB/serial port so that games could be downloaded from a PC..?

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    I think Curt indicated that it would be a slot that is pin-compatible with the original cartridge slot, but in a different form factor. I imagine it will be something smaller, cheaper, and easier to carry around with you than the original cartridges, but also something that would allow an (unauthorized) adapter so you could play original cartridges if you want to. I don't care too much if they use a 5200-looking case, which would probably be "retro" enough to suit the product even though it isn't as recognizable as the 2600, as long as it is a 400/800 clone internally and not a 5200.

     

    As for games that should be included, one of my points in pushing the 8-bit computer idea for FB3 is the richness of its library of titles. Almost all of the major arcade games of the era had ports on the Atari 400/800 or 5200, many of them of high quality, and they could easily assemble a recognizable collection of core pack-in games by tapping into these, as well as some of Atari's 400/800 titles like Star Raiders, Star Raiders II, Caverns of Mars, and some APX games.

     

    Other titles they could tap into to create a really nice mix include the most popular games from EA, Broderbund, and Lucasfilm (I'm thinking mostly of Archon/Adept, Ballblazer, and Lode Runner), as well as some games from Synapse (Necromancer and Pharaoh's Curse would work great in a handheld, IMHO) and some others like Spindizzy, the Boulder Dash games, Flip and Flop, Jumpman Junior, etc. A lot of these are third-party games that would have to be licensed, though, so they might make better "sold seperately" titles instead of pack-ins.

     

    Of course, I wouldn't mind seeing some new games, either, as long as they aren't rushed like some of the FB2 games seemed to be.

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    Jumpman JR was on the C=64 stick. And a perfect port, IIMSS. Boulder Dash would be a neat idea. As would a miriad of games. I'd love to see a 2600 compatable or even 5200 compatible cart port. I have lots of both carts. If we can at least plug some of our old games in, I'll be happy.

  16. Posted

    As an Amiga owner, I know well how that battery damage can affect a PC board.

    Something you CAN do, which will protect it in the future(assuming there is no damage to the board already), is to run wires from the spot on the board where the battery goes, to the battery, and place it into a medicine bottle. Any cheap wire will work. Just solder the wires to the board, then onto the battery at the appropriate spot, then cap it in the bottle, and you're protected from anymore leakage.

  18. Posted

    Greetings to Bavaria!!!

     

    I would imagine that because they previously had a liscence for those games, that they could re-up that. I'm sure it would add some to the cost of the units, but I don't really see a major problem with that. Of course, that could be avoided by just adding the cart port....those other games would then be available to anyone who has the cart.

    I, for one, would have paid an extra $10-$15 for a built in cart port.

  20. Posted

    Iggy*SJB,Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:40 AM]Y'all suck.  :D

     

    Seriously, I only have 3 of the PNP games....I want them all, but $$$$$ is a major problem.  :x

     

    Someone mentioned Defender and Stargate......I would KILL to see Stargate ported over. I have never seen it ever ported to any platform. I've got a host of vintage computer hardware, too...

     

    About 22-23 years ago, or so(I really can't remember which grade I did it in....I'm guessing 8th or 9th grade?) I made a miniature Stargate cabinet out of clay. My best friend's parents owned the pool hall/arcade across the street from my house, so the paint-job is pretty accurate. I'll have to take some pictures and post them.

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    Unfortunately, you're not going to see Stargate on anything except MAME. What you can get is "Defender II," which is Stargate with a new name badge. It's as close as you can get. I think the Atari 2600 was the only platform that got it with both names. You can play Defender II it online for free here or you can buy it for any of the zillion home platforms it's on as a "Williams Arcade Classic" or a "Midway Arcade Treasure" (Genesis, Super Nintendo, Playstation, Saturn, Playstation 2, XBOX, Cube -- and probably others, including a mini standup "arcade" version.

     

    There's more about Defender II/Stargate here.

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    Well, the shockwave version plays pretty well. I've heard of MAME, but I've never used it. Does it cost anything? I'm rather strapped at the moment, but I'd love to be able to play this game!

  24. Posted

    Ok....you guys seem to know your stuff about the rarity of carts, and I happen to have an "Adventure" cart that I looked high and low around here for some information on....I'm coming up empty.

     

    I'll grab a picture of it, and edit it to this post, but for the moment, the label reads:

     

    3

    Tele-Games

    3 skill levels

     

    for 1 player

     

    Program contents c 1980 Atari, inc.

     

    Use with Joystick Controllers

     

    sears, roebuch and co. 49_75154

     

     

    That's the "main" label. The # in the lower right corner actually has the 49 with the underscore below the 49(which is about half the size of the rest)...but that's the best I could do to represent it.

     

    The end label simply reads: "ADVENTURE"

     

     

    It's been so long since I got this thing, that I'm not sure if I got it new with a box, or as part of a package deal at a HamFest. I'll have to go looking through my closet with all those boxes to find out.

    Any info on this would be appreciated.

     

    Like I said, I'll take a pic of it and add it to this post.

  25. Posted

    This isn't your typical thread on the subject.....I'm not looking for any game themes......

     

    I'm just wondering if anyone has, or has at least HEARD of, the Pac Man Fever album put out by Buckner and Garcia??

     

    For those who haven't, the track list is as follows(well, not in this order....but you can find out if you want)

     

    Pac Man Fever

    Ode to a Centipede

    Go Froggy Go

    I'm the Defender

    Mousetrap

    Hyperspace

    Do the Donkey Kong

    Goin' Berzerk

     

    8 Songs....Pac Man Fever was very popular(yes, on the radio!) back in the day. I have the 45, and the full album. Each song contains authentic sounds from the arcade game the song is about.

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