Schizophretard Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Lol, that's what I had for my PacMan as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Does anyone have the newer version, whoever made them, such as Frogger? What was good and bad about those versions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Tarzilla Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Does anyone have the newer version, whoever made them, such as Frogger? What was good and bad about those versions? This one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 This one? Yep, I think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Tarzilla Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Yep, I think so. http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Misc/ExcaliburFrogger.htm No back light, has a window on top to let sunlight back light the LCD screen, can't play in the dark, I had one for about a week and gave it to a relative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Does anyone have the newer version, whoever made them, such as Frogger? What was good and bad about those versions? I found one for $3 at a Savers a couple months ago, but it was DOA. So I guess that could be bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) How about ONE console unit that accepts cartridges? Only have one big payout of cash to get the main unit and then buy carts of different games? Could have led lights around it to change it to green for Frogger, Pink for Ms Pac-Man, Yellow for Galaxian, Blue for Donkey Kong, Orange for Donkey Kong Jr. and so forth. I can see the set up now at stores next to all the newer next gen systems. The unit in the middle of the display with all the carts around it! Call it Personal Arcade Machine! Edited March 16, 2016 by SoundGammon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberpunk Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 bringing these back and not emulating the original VFD games would be an injustice to the whole movement, so do both: for example a Ms. Pac-Man machine could have the original arcade version as the main selling point and the VFD version as one of the bonus games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 With LCD it is very easy to simulate old VFD so I would be disappointed as well if there isn't VFD version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 mini trackball! And a Mini Tempest with Rotary PIC_0638.JPG11992282_10203515390684547_1790231392_n.jpg I second the Tempest mini arcade movement. I want this on my desk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 mini trackball! And a Mini Tempest with Rotary PIC_0638.JPG11992282_10203515390684547_1790231392_n.jpg Do you have a link to those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 ^^ Dat's dope, Dawg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+xucaen Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Looks like Atari may have the right idea - a devise that attaches to your iPhone and lets you play Atari games. Maybe Coleco can make a device shaped like the old mini cabinets and let me insert my Android phone to play Coleco games. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154201553186159&set=gm.10153845095945255&type=3&theater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Looks like Atari may have the right idea - a devise that attaches to your iPhone and lets you play Atari games. Maybe Coleco can make a device shaped like the old mini cabinets and let me insert my Android phone to play Coleco games. You mean something like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzje8tQlVik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+xucaen Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Yes! I have 2 spare Galaxy S3s that would make excellent mini arcades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Problem with phones is they are all different sizes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Problem with phones is they are all different sizes. This. With the exception of iPhone/iPad, there is no "one size fits all." Worse that Apple changed their dock interface when they went from analog to digital, making all those millions of boomboxes and other tech gadgets out there with the old generation iPod docks obsolete. And there's no guarantees the next gen iPad will fit in your existing fancy pants iCade or other docks either. But if you've got Android, there is no "one size fits all" dock, unless you go with one of those modular pieces of crap with adjustable bracket for phone/tablet/phablet and anything in between. Usually such solutions have flimsy plastic arms that break easily. That's one reason why I love the Pi. Any "B" model Pi will fit any device designed for it, for instance, and there's no app store with evil overlords controlling what you can and cannot install on it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 signal to noise in here is really bad, so let me make it worse I love the Pi. Any "B" model Pi will fit any device designed for it that negates your entire argument, any model A pi crap will fit any device designed for model A, just like Ipod gens 1-X and I phone, oops, yea just like anything the form factor will fit the form factor until the form factor changes, no one in the history of man has gotten this right cause no one can predict the future what the hell all this has to do with a niche toy I have no clue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Yes, all that. And in general stuffing your phone inside one of these is.. just.. wrong.. You can't display the mini-cabs on a shelf and then have guests and visitors instantly and casually play them. And if you keep your phone in a semi-sealed case, it's a pain in the ass to be taking it out all the time. Going through the phone-swapping gymnastics is just ughh.. AND as phones evolve, the connector style and geometry is going to change. This'll make the phones themselves not suitable and not compatible at some point in time. And what happens if you get a call when you're 2,000 points away from your hi-score? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Looks like Atari may have the right idea - a devise that attaches to your iPhone and lets you play Atari games. Maybe Coleco can make a device shaped like the old mini cabinets and let me insert my Android phone to play Coleco games. Right idea for a different class of product. The iCade and Atari Arcade phone-stand are what they are. I think Coleco wants these to be mini-cab replicas and not phone accessories. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 "I want them to have wheels and wings so I can use my 6 channel transmitter to drive it around and fly it high in the sky!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 The original mini arcade for iPad and compatible tablet: http://www.ionaudio.com/products/details/icade Got two from Khol's on clearance sale 90% off, been meaning to convert it to proper MAME type cab. One assembled and sitting around, one still sealed in box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Coleco should make a one size fits all phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdee Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I'm not sure if there is a standard connector for phone-style LCD screens, but I reckon they could make an enclosure with a slot to slide one mounted in a tiny bezel. Then later on, depending on what LCDs are available you can just adapt the bezel and manufacture another run. Or if the screen breaks they are not too difficult to replace with an OEM piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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