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  1. Seems like the Raspberry Pi 400 is our modern day equivalent of the Commodore 64. A capable computer for you or your kids for $99

     

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      I use an 8GB RPi4 for KODI and it works quite well hooked up to a 8TB hard drive, but the 400's limited memory (so far) gives me pause.  But honestly, I'd be willing to buy one tomorrow if they came in black.  That red & white styling just looks cheap and does not go with my decor.

  2. 🏈 Hope everybody enjoyed the Superbowl! Today is the last day for 10-Yard Fight! Tomorrow we begin a new Squad Challenge for TG16

    1. RickR

      RickR

      I did enjoy the Superbowl.  When I was a kid, the LA Rams were my team.  I switched allegiance when they moved to St. Louis.  It just feels right to have them back in LA.  It was a great game, and both teams deserved to win. 

  3. 🍄 I never understood the hate against resurrecting old topics. If you have something new & interesting to add to the conversation, I welcome it! We can only have so many different threads about the same topics. After 40 years there can only be so many duplicate E.T. threads, so many Pac-Man threads, etc. I say go for it!

  4. 🎳 I miss Bowling already haha

    1. RickR

      RickR

      You ever do the 100 pin bowling on Wii Sports Resort?  It is hilarious. 

       

    2. Justin

      Justin

      Just bought that for @Gianna for Christmas 🙂

  5. 🕹️ WELCOME all our new members joining Club VCS! We're glad you're here 

     

  6. 🎳 Only a few more days left in our BOWLING Squad Challenge! Let's get those Strikes in by Tuesday, Jan 31st! 

     

  7. 🤔 Tasha Yar, in spirit, was a Bajoran freedom fighter

    1. Justin

      Justin

      And Will Riker & Troi the Betazoid were clearly a reimagining of Will Decker & Ilia the Deltan

    2. RickR

      RickR

      Data was Spock if Spock tried to be human instead of Vulcan.

       

    3. RickR

      RickR

      I just read a fascinating set of books about Star Trek (The Fifty Year Mission / Marc Altman) with all kinds of juicy gossip and behind-the-scenes info.  Examples:  Bob Justman came up with and pushed for Patrick Stewart as Jean Luc Picard.  Gene Roddenberry HATED the idea but eventually gave in due to not finding his ideal.  He figured that Will Riker would take on that action/Kirk role, which is something you see a lot of in season 1. 

      Anyway, I highly recommend those two books.  I checked them out at the library.

       

  8. I always loved that Intellivision used the Mary Tyler Moore font. All this hate w/ the Amico - but love is all around, no need to waste it!

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    2. Justin

      Justin

      Absolutely! I noticed that in 1994 when Nick-at-Nite started airing The Mary Tyler Moore Show in reruns. I never had Intellivision, but my friend Jon grew up with it in their house (they were definitely the George Plimpton types and enjoyed a good game of cards on the Intv). It was a rainy evening at his house in the 90s, we had the Intellivision out (they still had the box, which I thought was awesome) and as we finished up a few rounds of Astrosmash, we turned it off just as Mary Tyler Moore was coming on, and I thought - Oh look! Intellivision used the MTM font! How 70s of them! 😀

    3. Justin
    4. Marco1019

      Marco1019

      I started watching that show on Hulu. What an amazing cast!

       

      Not having followed the Amico much, I will say that I don't see a lot of hate for it. Rather, I believe that gamers just want it available to the public. Anyone would get tired of hearing 'Coming Soon' for any product or service that doesn't arrive.

       

      (Unless it's actually out; I've been out of pocket for most of this week.)

  9. Congrats to @RickR for getting the Gold Key! The Gold Key is the highest rank a Member can achieve in Atari I/O. It’s taken Rick 7 years of dedication to get there. Thanks for being a special part of our community Rick!

    1. RickR

      RickR

      Thank you, but you should really congratulate everyone else on Atari.io for putting up with RickR for seven years. 

       

    2. Sabertooth
  10. 🍺🕹️🔥 We've launched our first two Clubs in the Atari I/O Forums: Club VCS, and the I/O Beer Tasting Club! Be sure to stop by & check them out, join if you'd like, and maybe create a Club of your own! https://forums.atari.io/clubs/ 

    1. Marco1019

      Marco1019

      I'm far from a food/beverage critic (outside of "Yeah, it's good"), but I'll share whatever I'm drinking on occasion.

  11. 🕹️ PRO-TIP: Did you know MAME is the best Neo•Geo emulator? We're going to be hosting at least one Neo•Geo game this year, so be ready!

    1. RickR

      RickR

      I am ready.  Hopefully, it's a game on the "mini".  But MAME is fine too.

       

    2. Justin

      Justin

      @RickR There will be one or two titles that we will get to that I don't believe are on the "mini", but we will always try to choose games available on the "mini" when doing a Neo•Geo Squad Challenge. The other title or two will be played in a slot we had lined up for a MAME Squad Challenge 😀

  12. 📰 Microsoft has acquired Activision for $70B+

    1. RickR
    2. Atari 5200 Guy

      Atari 5200 Guy

      There goes the neighborhood.  At least it went to someone who might take care of those games.  But, yes, didn't see this coming.

  13. 📺 Added a cool ‘YouTube’ dropdown menu at the top of the page, hope you’ll check it out and enjoy‼️

    1. Gianna
    2. MaximumRD
    3. Justin

      Justin

      @MaximumRD I'm glad you like what I did! Do you remember Rob, back when we were actively communicating on YouTube, tagging everyone in our videos and filming responses to Steve Benway, AtariLeaf, Mr. Intellivision etc.? This would've been around 2009-2010. I created a small website, it was like a little experiment called "The Daily Bomb" at getdevious.com/thebomb (it's long gone now) It was partially "The Onion / The Babylon Bee for Classic Gaming" with parody headlines etc, but the homepage had dropdown menus and hyperlinks to everything and everywhere interesting on line that had to do with classic gaming. There was even a page called "The Bomb Sixteen" with 16 of our favorite and most active Twitter feeds, all shown on one page. I really liked that "hub" idea, that someone could set us as their default home page whenever they open their browser and quickly link to everything interesting within the world of classic gaming. I'd like to incorporate more of that idea into Atari I/O moving forward. Maybe in some very big ways. I'm glad after all these years you're still out there creating content and that you're still you 😉🍻

  14. 🕹️ Earn the Activision Megamaniacs Patch as an Achievement Badge by posting a score of 45,000+ points in our MEGAMANIA High Score Squad Challenge! ENDS TONIGHT

     

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  15. 🥳 Happy Birthday @HDN!

    1. DegasElite

      DegasElite

      Sorry. I didn't see this. Happy B-Day, HDN! :O)

    2. HDN

      HDN

      Thank you guys!

  16. Shocked to hear about Robert Durst's passing. Limp Bizkit wasn't my cup of tea but hard to argue with the impact they had on music

    1. DegasElite

      DegasElite

      Don't you mean Fred Durst? He's still alive. Don't worry, Justin. A lot of people made that mistake. :O)

  17. 🍄 What’s behind the 1st door in Super Mario Bros. 2?

     

  18. 🥳🎉🍾 Happy Half-Century to our favorite Mayor, @greenween‼️

    1. RickR

      RickR

      Welcome to the 50s and have a great year!!!

    2. Sabertooth

      Sabertooth

      Happy birthday! I hope it's a milestone year for you!

       

    3. greenween

      greenween

      Thank you!! 🙂

  19. In 2022 I’d rather have a GameCube than PS2

    1. RickR

      RickR

      Gamecube is pretty dang awesome. 

       

    2. Justin

      Justin

      @RickR and aside from the Wii U the most under appreciated Nintendo system in its time.

  20. 🏎️ Inspired by my love of TG16 Victory Run, I'm very much looking forward to the 44th Edition of the Dakar Rally which begins tomorrow and runs Jan 1 - 14 

     

  21. 🌃 MUTE CITY OR BUST!!!

  22. 🎧 Currently listening to Vennu Mallesh - It’s My Life Whatever I Wanna Do

     

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    2. Gianna
    3. RickR

      RickR

      Hey, he's a ton better than that song about "Friday". 

       

    4. Justin

      Justin

      @RickR haha I totally agree. Over 26+ Million views! I hope the YouTube revenue has been life changing money for him and his family

  23. 🌃 I'll see you guys in Mute City III! 

     

  24. 🕹️ Tonight we wrap up Cybermorph & tomorrow we begin our 2021 F-ZERO Christmas Challenge on SNES!

    1. RickR

      RickR

      I've had so much fun with Cybermorph!  Now that I have real hardware, it's been a blast.  That moment I figured out it's more of an exploration game is the moment I really appreciated how great the game is.  I'll try to give it one more run this afternoon after work.

      And F-Zero is a blast!  I can already hear the theme music in my mind.  Looking forward to this.

       

    2. Justin

      Justin

      It's so great to hear that @RickR! Contrary to the popular perception that's out there, the Jaguar has a few gems! Cybermorph is a misunderstood game in some ways. People like to compare both Cybermorph and Trevor McFur to Star Fox because of the polygon ships and the cat theming, but it's not a good comparison. Cybermorph was the first 3-D exploration game I ever experienced, and it just blew me away. My whole family enjoyed it. I saw it as 3-D Pac-Man with the yellow diamond shaped pods as the Pac-Man pellets. 

      Looking forward to seeing you in Mute City tomorrow!

    3. Gianna
  25. 🎧 Currently listening to Tony Clifton - Man On The Moon. Tony Clifton, an absolute CLASS ACT! To come out and funeralize that dead kid after he spent so many years using Tony Clifton's good name to get places. Absolute king. 

     

    1. greenween

      greenween

      Love it!! Andy was the greatest of all time IMO. Good to see Tony still doing him justice.

    2. Justin

      Justin

      @greenween I duno about that Kaufman. Many people say a lot of things. I don't believe it you don't believe it, I don't see it you don't see it, mean it clean it be it. Where is Kaufman today, huh? Tony Clifton is still a working performer: 

       

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