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Which short lived system would you like to see be remade?
Ransom replied to simbalion's topic in Classic Console Discussion
Vectrex for sure, but an Astrocade would also be most welcome. -
A loud bang and smoke are far more exciting than just a beep, but I hope you get that sweet, sweet Apple ][ beep! Post pics when you have the machine.
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It's so cute when New Yorkers insist their pizza is the best in the world even though they haven't visited more than a few US States, let alone the world.
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I'd have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for you meddling kids!
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There are so many great ones. I love Asteroids, Lunar Lander, and Night Driver. Avalanche and Space Invaders are both awesome, and underneath the overlays they're B&W. Canyon Bomber and Skydiver are a lot of fun. But you know what I play a lot of? Amazing Maze!
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Come to think of it, I'll have a Heineken. And a shot of Cuervo. Make it a double. On second thought, skip the Heineken.
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Is it true that "most" collections sprawl out of control? Sure, it happens, but in my experience that doesn't seem to be the case most of the time, just as most oenophiles aren't alcoholics. The people I've known who collect something -- and I've known collectors of all sorts of different things over the decades -- haven't let it take over their lives.
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I've been ordering from Brad since 1990. I still have a copy of his big catalog with the addenda. He's always been friendly, he packs stuff for shipment like everyone should but no one else does, and he's always been there for the community.
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Just the right size. Or so my wife tells me.
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I remember paying more per hour of access to CompuServe than I was making at the time. I think I was making $5/hour and it was $6/hour. Something like that. This was around 1990, when I was in college. Fortunately, they had a special deal for the CB Simulator (chat room), which is where I was spending most of my time (Channel 14 represent!). It was something like $100/month for unlimited CB Simulator usage. Depending on where you were, you could tack on long-distance charges and/or a fee to a third-party service you'd dial into to get to CompuServe if they didn't have a bank of modems in your area. The good old days, when only the well-off could be online. Kept the riff-raff out! Later on, I migrated to GEnie, then to Delphi ($20/month with free access to the Internet, including Gopher and WAIS!). Throughout college and for several years after, I was also running a WWIVNet BBS. All the ANSI art on it was made by my then-future wife, using TheDraw. Good times.
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Dear AtariAge, you'll never believe what happened to me the other day!
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What I miss is the Internet before the Web. And especially before eternal September.
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Oh, how horrible! What a shock. RIP, Kenfused.
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Tennessee Tuxedo will not fail!
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How You Survived the AA Forum Outage of 8.25.17
Ransom replied to VectorGamer's topic in Site and Forum Feedback
I imagined the posts I'd be reading if AA were up. That Random Terrain guy posted a doozy! And Albert's selfie...well, let's just say I didn't know he and John Holmes had so much in common. -
Switching banks is such a pain, thanks to automatic payments. Every payee has a different set of hoops to jump through.
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What are your favorite obscure Atari 8-bit games?
Ransom replied to Lord Thag's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
Gemstone Warrior was a favorite of mine back in the 80s. Lots of fun, and I've seen nothing quite like it since.
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