RickR Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 http://www.cowlitzgamers.moonfruit.com./ It's a great cause, and always a great show. I'll be there, and hopefully a few of my fellow Pacific NW'ers will be there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 From the Cowlitz FB page: One of two Cowlitz Gamers Exclusives this year! This is a special edition version of Ature, an Atari 2600 game that is an action adventure RPG. The game is reminiscent of the original Legend of Zelda. It was made on new pcbs provided by Atariage. 31 copies will be available at the show, with special packaging that will include a cloth map, bonus DVD, skeleton figure, and case.The price is $40.00 and all proceeds from this game will be given directly to CJAC at the show! https://www.facebook.com/cowlitzgamersforkidsexpo/photos/a.663856427054397.1073741829.630234113749962/807848669321838/?type=3&theater Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 If anyone would like me to try and grab a copy of this exclusive game, I can ship to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 If anyone would like me to try and grab a copy of this exclusive game, I can ship to you. So much collecting. So little money Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Just a bump. The show is this coming Saturday. I'm getting my updated spreadsheet of games on my phone. I'm signed up for a "Balloon Fight" tournament. I'll be looking for old handheld games, Atari games I don't have (good luck with that), and one of those tiny Sega Genesis ATGames things with the cartridge slot. Looking forward to this show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Just got back. Sorry everyone, i did a lousy job of taking pictures of the show. But what fun it was. The docket: An overview of the vendor area: A Lynx with VGA output! And finally, the loot that RickR came home with. Donkey Kong and Battlezone are empty boxes. Atari Super Pong A copy of Sonic for Genesis (I bought this for correagonzalez...I traded him a copy that didn't work, so this will be shipped out to him as soon as I get it tested). Coleco Gemini (hey ataribc, are you still interested in buying?) A few games. A Canadian French/English boxed copy of Night Stalker. A great show, and a really great cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Do I see a TurboGrafx-16 running OutRun in the background? :outrun: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Do I see a TurboGrafx-16 running OutRun in the background? :outrun: Indeed you do. That TB16 had a multi-cart in it. I wanted to contact you to help me pick what games to try. I tried several and had a good time with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 And just wanted to mention the "Balloon Fight" tournament was a lot of fun. I made it through a few rounds, but ended up losing a close match to a nice and gracious fellow. I skipped the Smash Bros tournament, knowing full well an old codger like me would get killed by all the kids there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Indeed you do. That TB16 had a multi-cart in it. I wanted to contact you to help me pick what games to try. I tried several and had a good time with it. Very cool! I'm wondering if it was running the Turbo Everdrive with a bunch of games. TurboGrafx-16 is region locked (for HuCards) with the PC Engine, it's Japanese counterpart. PC Engine was quite popular and had a ton of games released in Japan that we never saw in America. OutRun was one of those games. It was a fantastic port of the arcade version, and other Sega games were ported as well, including Space Harrier, After Burner, and Fantasy Zone, unfortunately we never had those games in the US. The TurboGrafx-16 certainly would have benefitted from more great games. Using the Turbo Everdrive, you can load Japanese PC Engine ROMs and play them on your TurboGrafx-16 which opens a whole new world of incredible games that we never had at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Very cool! I'm wondering if it was running the Turbo Everdrive with a bunch of games. TurboGrafx-16 is region locked (for HuCards) with the PC Engine, it's Japanese counterpart. PC Engine was quite popular and had a ton of games released in Japan that we never saw in America. OutRun was one of those games. It was a fantastic port of the arcade version, and other Sega games were ported as well, including Space Harrier, After Burner, and Fantasy Zone, unfortunately we never had those games in the US. The TurboGrafx-16 certainly would have benefitted from more great games. Using the Turbo Everdrive, you can load Japanese PC Engine ROMs and play them on your TurboGrafx-16 which opens a whole new world of incredible games that we never had at the time. Well now I wish I'd taken a picture. I was a little too busy playing. Justin, I don't know squat about the TG16. But let me describe what I saw....in the card slot, there was a bare PCB with chips and little green flashing lights. When you turned the TB16 off, then on, it came up with a menu of ROMS. First you choose A-M, N-R, S-Z, then from there a list of games. And yes, it had both USA and Japanese ROMS. So you must be right. The free play area was done by a local computer club. I will attend their next meeting and inquire more about it. They also had a Lynx with a replaced screen that made me start drooling. It was so freaking bright and nice looking. Kind of spendy, though. Same thing for the Game Gear. Super bright and nice screen. I think I need to save my money and get one (or both) of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 one already hit eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172189715992?ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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