Andromeda Stardust Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Crap! Dollar General is gonna go up before it ever hits the shelf :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Dollar General isn't going anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamcon Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Dollar General isn't going anywhere. Still no CVFB at local Dollar General and they claim it might not get here until Black Friday [Nov 29]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) I love the Frenzy music! Better than the arcade voices, IMHO. I miss these little man-in-a-maze-shoot-your-way-out games. "Twin stick shooters" aren't the same. But Robotron was a "twin [joy]stick shooter", maybe it set the precident for all FPS games yet to come! Edited October 21, 2014 by stardust4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 No maze in Robotron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Yeah, obviously Robotron and Berserk/Frenzy are completely different from each other. Although I readily acknowledge Robotron's status, I personally prefer the more deliberate action of Berserk/Frenzy. It would be nice if we got a few more games like that these days rather than all of the twin stick shooters that can trace their lineage back to Robotron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 It would be nice if we got a few more games like that these days rather than all of the twin stick shooters that can trace their lineage back to Robotron. Or Crazy Climber! Okay, not a shooter, but… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onmode-ky Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Earlier today, I finally remembered that discussion from waaaaaaaaay back in this thread in which we debated whether or not we could figure out, from the final product's copyright notices, which of the CV FB's titles had to be licensed and which were apparently owned entirely by Coleco Holdings LLC. To check this out, I took a look at Flojomojo's pictures of the CV FB manual. I found that no copyright notices for any of the original third-party games were in the manual (they're not on the box, either). All the homebrew games do have copyright notes next to their titles in the manual, but as far as the games from 30 years ago go, there are lots of "" marks (including an amusing positioning in "Super Cross Force") but no copyright notices. Thus, I'm not sure what to make of what licensing actually went on behind the scenes for the CV FB. Surely this doesn't mean that Coleco Holdings LLC actually owns all of the non-homebrew copyrights? Is this ugly-ass Pac-Man plug-n-play new? $24.99. No, those were originally released in 2012 (at that same price). Jakks Pacific's Namco license had ended, and Bandai America decided to pick up the baton with their own release, though they took the odd route of only including titles which had already appeared in Jakks' releases. Bandai claims that the system "runs the original code," which sounds like it means it's emulation-based, but I was never able to confirm that for certain (parts of some games' UI are not where they were in the original games--but that kind of thing could be done via either porting or emulation). Anyway, there's a thread for it over in Dedicated Systems. onmode-ky P.S. I'm a fan of K-On! (though not quite enough to own Sega's rhythm game for it), so I rather like tremoloman2006's current avatar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Earlier today, I finally remembered that discussion from waaaaaaaaay back in this thread in which we debated whether or not we could figure out, from the final product's copyright notices, which of the CV FB's titles had to be licensed and which were apparently owned entirely by Coleco Holdings LLC. To check this out, I took a look at Flojomojo's pictures of the CV FB manual. I found that no copyright notices for any of the original third-party games were in the manual (they're not on the box, either). All the homebrew games do have copyright notes next to their titles in the manual, but as far as the games from 30 years ago go, there are lots of "" marks (including an amusing positioning in "Super Cross Force") but no copyright notices. Thus, I'm not sure what to make of what licensing actually went on behind the scenes for the CV FB. Surely this doesn't mean that Coleco Holdings LLC actually owns all of the non-homebrew copyrights? That doesn't mean much. When I wrote the game descriptions, I didn't include any copyright notices in the manual. There is a somewhat random element to them in other places, as is the norm with AtGames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I got word at my DG they were coming in this weekend. Hope so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I got word at my DG they were coming in this weekend. Hope so!I'll have to check friday then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Yeah, obviously Robotron and Berserk/Frenzy are completely different from each other. Although I readily acknowledge Robotron's status, I personally prefer the more deliberate action of Berserk/Frenzy. It would be nice if we got a few more games like that these days rather than all of the twin stick shooters that can trace their lineage back to Robotron.That twin stick bit was really a joke. FPS games are no more related to Robotron, then well... I'll admit there is one striking similarity. One stick controls the direction of your shot; the other stick controls the direction of your movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I'll have to check friday then My source told me they should be in Friday but may take a bit to get on shelves. Just FYI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 My source told me they should be in Friday but may take a bit to get on shelves. Just FYI.What area of the country are you in? I'm pretty sure people closer to distribution centers such as the west coast or up north will get them sooner. Honeslty, they couldn't have botched up the special edition launches worse than they already have. Good news if I absolutely have to fight the black friday crowds, I'll be the only one going into the store with one item in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Place Logo Here Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Dollar General's site now shows this as being "Available in early November". While I would take that with a grain of salt, this is the first time they have shown any kind of release date (even one as vague as this). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 What area of the country are you in? I'm pretty sure people closer to distribution centers such as the west coast or up north will get them sooner. Honeslty, they couldn't have botched up the special edition launches worse than they already have. Good news if I absolutely have to fight the black friday crowds, I'll be the only one going into the store with one item in mind. I'm in central IL. Small town. Don't know how many they're getting or how much they'll be in demand. May have some extras. I'll have to see when they put them out. They didn't know when they would be out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 No such luck around here either. Though a trip to the local Wal-Mart, they now have the Genesis and the Atari Flashback 5. I took a look on the DG website and it must be a typo...they mention 3D Tic-Tac-Toe. http://www.dollargeneral.com/product/index.jsp?productId=43753776 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nox Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) Question for those who have this unit... Do the CV flashback controllers work in an original Atari 2600? Strange question, I know. But I have 2600 adapter for my Wii with the ColecoVision Emulator. If the controller works on the 2600, then it should work on through the adapter. I'm not expecting the keypad to function, but the basic joystick and at least one fire button would be nice. Edited October 23, 2014 by nox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Question for those who have this unit... Do the CV flashback controllers work in an original Atari 2600? Strange question, I know. But I have 2600 adapter for my Wii with the ColecoVision Emulator. If the controller works on the 2600, then it should work on through the adapter. I'm not expecting the keypad to function, but the basic joystick and at least one fire button would be nice. No, the CV Flashback controllers are only compatible with the CV Flashback. If you get separate wired Atari Flashback joysticks or paddles, those are compatible with the classic ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Yeah AtGames dropped the ball on the controller bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 In an interesting twist, I've heard that Toys R Us have been upping the price on the flashbacks (51.99). Given the delays/shortages, I wonder if sales have exceeded AtGames' expectations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Still showing as $45 online.. although only local pickup. The ship to home option was there yesterday. Oh well. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=35350896&cp=&parentPage=search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph74 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Still $39.99 at Bed Bath 7 beyond with $7.99 shipping (or free if you spend over $49). http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/colecovision-flashback-classic-game-console/1042999812Something tells me TRU upped the price so they could claim a heavier discount percentage next month with Black Friday sales approaching. Call me skeptical. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 That's just shadey. I really despise Black Friday crowds... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_mn Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I was at the Walmart by work today and they had all four consoles on an end cap in the video game department. Price was $39.99 each. I had picked up the Coleco and Intellivision consoles at Toys R Us previously. I picked up the Atari one today. The deciding factor was that it was a variant model that had wired controllers. I read some less than positive reviews about the wireless ones so I had been holding off on buying the Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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