Osmeroid

March 22, 2003

I have been known to occaisionally indulge in the following....

Brain Games

A Game Of Concentration (or Hunt & Score if you like)

Human Cannonball

:skull: :dunce:

March 22, 2003

As a kid, it was Lord of the Rings for me. Typically it wasn't released :sad:

The only other one I got really excited about was Death Star Battle, which is pretty average gaming.

March 22, 2003

That's such a RELIEF that it arrived!

March 19, 2003

Hard to say really - I absolutely love the homebrew & repro stuff that I managed to acquire.

Out of the old lists of games? It's a 50/50 split between the CIB copies of Oink! & No Escape (the PAL versions of these are fairly unusual) I waited a few years to own these & the games are great to play

March 18, 2003

Postage for a game from Australia- UK Air-Mail is about A$7.00 (£2.70). Lots of obscure and Unlicensed Titles here, And theirs HES titles everywhere.

I've dealt with a few Aus traders & can say that they are excellent sellers & don't charge a fortune for shipping either. I think the longest I've ever waited for games to arrive from Australia was a mere 7 days - much faster than many items I've bought from UK traders!

So far I haven't found any issues with compatability.

March 18, 2003

I must admit that I missed the incorrect font use - something did strike me as odd but I couldn't put my finger on it. I really like the artwork though & the use of strong colours does add an authentic flavour to the presentation.

March 18, 2003

I'm a big fan of the 'classics' games, both Checkers games, Bridge, Othello, Backgammon (I suck at this), Video Chess etc., etc. all superbly entertaining & one of the most overlooked genres IMO.

March 17, 2003

Hmmmm... is there any 2600 game in which you do highly repetitive work and also get to drink beverages?

Fast Food?

March 16, 2003

I'm pleased to see that additional runs of SC will be made if demand is high enough, though it would be nice to get a copy signed by Bob Polaro

March 15, 2003

just trust me, Osmeroid, old friend.

No grubby Pac-Man (or otherwise) suits, I promise!!!!

March 15, 2003

GAH! PLEASE tell me you are kidding. Costumes? I mean, what screams pathetic more than a 35 year old man in a dirty Pac-man suit? Dude, THIS is why classic gamers cannot get past the stereotype of being losers (see also STAR TREK fan who dresses like and speaks Klingon).

Its sad, but last year, that one dude dressed up with the life-sized Pitfall cart get-up, and while he was perfectly fine with it and had a good time, I overheard several people having fun at his expense and being downright mean about it. I felt really bad for him, because he was a cool guy.

I'm not saying it can't be pulled off and done in a tongue-in-cheek kind of way, but I really can do without a large percentage of people dressed up like Dig Dug.

I'll be guided by your wisdom in this matter! :dunce: :lolblue:

March 14, 2003

Who's getting in to the swing of things?

I'm not asking for folks to give away what costume they'll be wearing (that would spoil the surprise!) but it would be great to know that plenty of attendees will be getting into the mood.

Anyone willing to confess???

March 14, 2003

Oh well, it's still a great game & the Anthology is just superb!

A double-helping of kudos to everyone involved

March 13, 2003

I'm just pleased to finally find out what Tempest had up his sleeve!

Nice one T!

March 13, 2003

I finally got my copy of Activision Anthology over the weekend - and for the first time I damn well got my name in the credits!!!!!!

WOOOOHOOOOO!

One question; Thwocker, what do the 'Exit' signs do, if anything?

March 13, 2003

Let's hope Mr. Slocum is feeling creative!

Hey Paul!

March 13, 2003

Sorry, can't comment on the Pengo title - I DO like you're avatar though!

Sid is a 'class' act

March 11, 2003

Another unreleased 2600 title?

What a shame!

March 10, 2003

PC4 really is something Ive got to look foreward too, Tempest dancing, in a Tutu????? I'd pay to see that alone!!!!

March 10, 2003

Actually I'll be at the AA booth demoing my new prototype.

Tempest

Which prototype would that be?

February 28, 2003

If we're talking car racing games, Enduro, but any type of racing? Then it has to be Sky Jinks

February 28, 2003

The maze would begin as being symmetrical but allowing the monsters to 'eat' parts of the maze would remove the symmetry.

I suppose the easiest way to get around that would be to simply not include that feature.

Spent more time looking through some coin-op sites & came across a few more games that might port well to the 2600. Any thoughts about 'Domino' & 'Timber'?

February 26, 2003

Thanks Uber!

*throws gauntlet down to the floor with a mighty crash*

Does anyone want to take up the gauge???

In all seriousness, I would love to see this game ported to the 2600 & like many here, IF I had the programming skills, I'd love to be the one to do it. Sadly, I code about as well as a week dead fish :roll: