How many places carry Atari games in your town?

[How many places carry Atari games in your town?]

We have a franchise in Oz called Game Traders that is pretty wide spread and the owners usually have a lot of older stuff (including Atari gear) out the back or at home which they never list but will drag out if you ask.

 

The one near me always has 2600 carts on display for AUD$9.95 but mostly really common stuff, but I did pick up arcade sticks for my SNES and Mega Drive for $30 total yesterday which I was pretty pleased about.

 

Now that eBay is getting crazy the store prices seem more reasonable.

[What's Your Holy Grail?]

What can I say, I like the white controllers over the black ones

[TI-99/4a]

Ah yes, I have a reasonable collection of the catalogues and brochures for the TI that feature Bill and those tremendous '80s fashions.

[What's Your Holy Grail?]

Good list, I've been looking for a complete Adam system for years but they just never seem to come up in Oz. They are out there as I used to sell them in the '80s but were bloody expensive!

 

I had to pass on a complete Intellivision hardware collection last year due to no cash, it went for under AUD$150, I could have cried.

[buying flashback 2 in the UK?]

No such luck so far, Amazon does not let any of it's marketplace vendors ship electronics out of the USA and it's territories.

 

I might try to contact some of the stores directly to see if they will ship to Oz. If anyone know of a store that will, I'd love to know.

[TI-99/4a]

I've had my TI since new and it is pretty much bullet proof and gets duted off every once in a while for a bout of Parsec and Munch Man. I still use the original joysticks which are a pain, so I might add to my TI playing pleasure by seeking out an adaptor and use my Wico sticks.

 

Keying programs in to the undersized keyboard is a pain but the carts are foolproof and the use of additinal memory wihtin the actual carts made for some great quality games for the system.

 

Wasn't the biggest claim to faim for the TI, hardware-wise, that it was the first home computer with a 16-bit processor and used technology from the space program?

[TI-99/4a]

The link is great, I had no idea such a store existed, now to try their export service and order some desperately needed expansion stuff.

[60,000 Rev C's on the water...]

Tomorrow is "D-Day" for the Flashback 2.5/3, has there been any update as to whether or not Atari have given it the go-ahead?

[What's Your Holy Grail?]

 

 

My holy grail is probably any one of the several special Dreamcast packages they made for Japan. The Hello Kitty one is kind of common but I still want one. The really late D-Direct systems that came in silver and gold and a couple other colors are REALLY rare. I'd kill for one of those. I've seen these sell for $1,000 the very few times I've seen them for auction even in Japan, but I don't know what the price is today and it's almost impossible to get one of these in the US for any price.

 

Arrgggh, so the orange, boxed DC I saw in a second hand shop in Hong Kong last month for HK$950 was a bit of a bargain then?!?!? Or was it simply a re-cased unit?

[Atari Shodown: Week VII - Atari Lynx]

Klax is the main reason my Lynx is used and is what finally dragged my wife kicking and screaming into gaming addiction. She now has a DS with heaps of games but still turns on the Lynx for a Klax fix every now and then. A great game.

 

I'm going to have to add STUN Runner to the collection though, judging by the voting so far.

[buying flashback 2 in the UK?]

Where did you import it from? I cannot find a US vendor who will ship to Oz and am guessing that one who will ship to the UK will ship to here.

[E.T. and Pac-Man]

One of the journos from the new Retro Gamer lists ET as his favourite game of all time.

[What's Your Holy Grail?]

For some reason Atari Lynx II come up regularly on eBay.com.au, usually with games and for between AUD$20 to AUD$30.

[DS Appreciation Thread]

Our DS and Lite are keeping us going in grand style whilst everything else is packed away to keep out the dust from our renovations.

 

We are gaming more than ever before and my wife, who was not a gamer at all before she got a DS, is playing more than me, so this is truly a good thing (helps justify the purchases of all things retro gaming related ).

 

I could not imagine playing Bomberman on one screen as it would be too cramped, there is a fair bit of info on the second screen.

[What's Your Holy Grail?]

Right now it is a mint condition Vectrex with games in boxes all complete.

 

After that it will be a complete and all working Apple IIc.

[New Acquisition: Colecovision]

I was going to recommend Ladybug, but after seeing it only scored a “C” on the list, maybe not. It’s still one of my favourite CV games though.

 

Thanks for the link Jess, it’s great.

[2600 Vader Boxed in Australia for $0.99 !]

Hi there, please PM me the list of your other items as I cannot access eBay at work but would like to see what's on offer.

 

Thanks.

[shops in BEIJING and SHANGHAI?]

Not that it helps, but Shenzen is the best place I reckon. Beware of all the multicarts you will see for the GBA as the games shown on the box (how can you fit 120 GBA games onto one GBA cartridge?!?) are not those on the cart. The carts for any of the Nintendo systems usually contain NES games, which is fine sometimes.

 

Most of the retro gaming stuff I have found in China is dodgy apart from the great bargains you can get for second hand original games.

 

Have fun and don't forget to haggle

[Whats your favorite Pac-man Inspired game for the 2600?]

Jawbreaker, but that would be quickly replaced by a PAL version of Ladybug.

[whats your favorite undersea game?]

I did like Atlantis back in the day so will go for that, although I'll have to dig it out and play it again after reading some of the posted comments.

 

I prefer Shark Shark overall on the old systems and am having fun with my newly acquired fishing rod controller and Sega Bass Fishing on my DC.

 

Now to search for a copy of Fathom for my TI99/4A.

[Whats your favorite console?]

I voted "other" as it is the N64 for me, followed by the 2600, Colecovision and then Intellivision.

[Whats your favorite game for the Atari 2600?]

I bought River Raid when it was first released and it has been my favourite since that day.

[Atari Shodown: Week VI - Atari 7800]

This was a tough one, I went for Galaga because, at the time, I thought it was closest to the arcade version. Joust, Ms PacMan and Motor Psycho are my runner ups.

[best games ever made?]

2600 - River Raid

7800 - Joust

Lynx - Klax

Colecovision - Lady Bug

Intellivision - Burgertime

Nes - Super Mario Bros 3

SNES - Super Mario Kart

N64 - Goldeneye (although Perfect Dark is giving it a nudge)

GBC - Colour Bomberman

GBA SP - Metal Slug Advance

DS - New Super Mario Bros

SMS - Alex Kidd

Mega Drive - nothing much

Game Gear - Super Columns

Saturn - Rayman

Dreamcast - Worms Armaggedon

Mame - Galaga & Elevator Action

TI99/4A - Parsec

C64 - Impossible Mission

Vic 20 - Video Vermin

Apple II - Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy

Amiga - Too many great games but not one that really sticks out

ST - Same as for the Amiga

PC - Sim City & Half Life

[Atari Shodown: Week V - Atari ST]

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