Necron99 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 This! I was at a CGE Expo years ago (2007 I think?) when this came out. I had my money ready, and walked around, looking for good deals and cool homebrews. At one of the first places I stopped, they had 2 new homebrews-- N.E.R.D.S. and "The Last Ninja". They were both limited edition, and homebrews had traditionally sold out too quickly, so I made time to look at the games. I tried out N.E.R.D.S. on the 2600 they had there. Frankly, it didn't look too polished to me, so I wasn't interested. However, the Last Ninja was sitting there, and the graphics looked ok to me. So, I tried it out on the 2600 that was sitting there. "Hey-- it's a pretty cool game", I thought to myself. I didn't do much, but ran through maybe 8 rooms or so. It had a "Secret Quest" feel to it-- sold! I was so disappointed when I got home to realize that I was one room away from beating the game. In total, the game only has 16 rooms, and no randomization. I even found my old review here for others to read, if they're interested: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/111089-the-last-ninja-is-as-short-as-airlock/ This game had so much promise, and I have no idea what happened. I don't know who the author is, but if they went back and added randomization and a bigger map, they'd have something interesting on their hands. -John Ya, mine is not the "special edition"....but I believe the only difference is a yellow banner on the box and it sold for more money? I could be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Yeah, I've sometimes wondered just what ARE you missing heh? If he can afford a CIB Air Raid, I'm pretty sure he can get whatever game he wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) Wish we could see his (wonder007) collection, it's obviously in some secret vault (the one in Norway pretending to collect plants) Edited September 21, 2016 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 If he can afford a CIB Air Raid, I'm pretty sure he can get whatever game he wants. That must be pretty boring. Bargains are so much more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 That must be pretty boring. Bargains are so much more fun. Sometimes I pay a lot for a game if I have to. Until recently I have never spent a lot of money on collecting, and it is true that getting a good deal whether I can afford it or not is always a lot more fun. It's sad that eBay is really the only option for this now days. Mainly because I live in a very rural area. At least my collection is safe. If someone from my area broke in to steal something they would have no idea how much those old Atari games on my bookshelf are worth . They would probably try and steal my 36" trinitron, until they realized they couldn't get it up the stairs without 2 really strong guys and a hand truck. If someone was able to get it by there self they totally deserve it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew954 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) I only have two homebrews at the moment. I currently own Juno First for the 2600 and Star Versus for the NES. Both are bar none my favorite go to titles for both platforms. I do have plans on buying Flappy and Fall Down for 2600, Scramble for 7800, and Germ Squashers for NES (I love how buying the game is donating to Childrens Miracle Network, and getting a free game to boot). I've gone as far as making some UGC box covers for both games to match the rest of my Nintendo and Atari collections. Edited September 22, 2016 by matthew954 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 (edited) few more for me Edited September 29, 2016 by high voltage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I was gonna say "that's more than 2", but you changed italready! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Yeah, the others I had a while already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Nice pickups. Congrats on expanding your collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Soon I'm hoping to have a GIGANTIC collection to show. Prolly not as perfect as some of the above, but I'll be trying to snag up new titles for Jaguar, VCS, 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 If you haven't already done so, you may want to consider picking up an AtariVox. The link below provides a list of supported games. https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1045 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Speech games are amazing with it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 Speech games are amazing with it! 100% agree. Juno First, Omicron and Dungeon Stalker all sound great! One of the best purchases I ever made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 My latest additions. Expect to add more, once the new batch of hombrews become available for purchase. -Thanks to all of the people responsible for creating these wonderful games and their associated materials. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 My few homebrews - just started collecting in 2015: Atari 2600 Stella's Stocking (cart and manual autographed by Darrell Spice Jr.) Stay Frosty 2: Stay Frostier #172 (cart and manual autographed by Darrell Spice Jr.) Halo 2600 (w/ manual) Lady Bug LE #72 (CIB) Spies in the Night (only 1 made) INTV Copter Command LE (w/ 2 overlays, 4 manuals, patch, cut-out, toy helicopter) Vectrex none 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Nice collection I'd like get a copy made of Spies in the Night. I really like the text label, seems appropriate for this game. Your INTY Copter Command is really cool CIB. I recently purchased an INTY II from AA member Rowsdower70 (excellent customer service - highly recommmend). I also picked up the following homebrews for it (will post pics a later time). Boulder Dash DK Arcade D2K Arcade GOSUB Missile Domination *On Order: Copter Command and Ultimate Pong Edited December 12, 2016 by sramirez2008 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Got me a couple: Ature, Boulder Dash 2600, Boulder Dash 5200. I put Adventure II and a few others on carts, but I don't know if they count as homebrews. I would really like Another Adventure. It looks great! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Got me a couple: Ature, Boulder Dash 2600, Boulder Dash 5200. I put Adventure II and a few others on carts, but I don't know if they count as homebrews. I would really like Another Adventure. It looks great! If you ever want to sell your 5200 Bouler Dash, please let me know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Got me a couple: ...Boulder Dash 2600...Did you get that one recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Did you get that one recently? Last spring/summer, if memory serves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I hope you didn't overpay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I hope you didn't overpay. Unless one stumbled into a flea market, I seriously doubt it was obtained for less than $100. I sold mine for $125 years ago, and people thought I was being generous... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Nice collection I'd like get a copy made of Spies in the Night. I really like the text label, seems appropriate for this game. Thanks! I actually designed that label for it. But there was a typo on it which was my mistake. Your INTY Copter Command is really cool CIB. I recently purchased an INTY II from AA member Rowsdower70 (excellent customer service - highly recommmend). I also picked up the following homebrews for it (will post pics a later time). Thanks! I won it thru "The Official 2016 COPTER COMMANDOS High Score Competition" here in the AA forums. Yeah I know Row, I met him for the first time at the 2015 Houston ArcadeExpo. I was the one who told him about that convention. We go way back on Atari.IO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLe Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hi there, I only collect the ones I like to play. See picture for the carts I own (+Hacks) ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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