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  2. Ideas for storing and organizing old video game magazines?

    in Video Game Magazines, Books & Websites

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    I’m looking for organized storage solutions for magazines. Something that looks attractive on a bookshelf, keeps magazines crisp, and is easily accessible so I can pull magazines out at any time.

    I’m adding old video game magazines to my library of books and would like to preserve them as best as possible and still have them easily available for reference. They will be catalogued on a shelf. These are old video game magazines from the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, think GamePro, Nintendo Power, etc. I don’t want to just stack them up in a loose pile or throw them in a heavy box. I will be organizing them by date and would stand them up between book ends like I do with National Geographic, but video game magazines are pretty flimsy and would probably fall down. Looking for good suggestions. Thanks!

  8. Squad Challenge - Beamrider (Intellivision)

    in High Score Squad

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    17 minutes ago, Lauren Tyler said:

    Alas, I no longer own an actual Intellivision, and I don't know heads or tails about emulators.

    That's a shame you won't be able to join us for this Squad Challenge Lauren! But don't worry, we'll have many more Squad Challenges coming up for a broad range of classic consoles. For the past few years we've basically stuck to Atari and Nintendo consoles to maximize participation and make High Score Squad as accessible to as many players as possible. This year we're going to be opening it up to more systems. That means more opportunities to play more games, but also more occasions where someone may not have a game system or emulator to play the game. We'll have another Squad Challenge on the 15th and many more to come, hope you will join us ☺️

    If you'd like to nominate a few games that you'd like to see us play in High Score Squad you can share your nominations for 2019 here: 

     

  9. What Are Your Retro Gaming Goals For 2019?

    in Classic Gaming General

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Willie! said:

    Yep, I have all my comments held for review now when I post vids.  That way they trolls dont get instant satisfaction of their posts showing up before I can delete them :)  Its a little more labor intensive, but the troll comments have started to drop off since I started doing that.

    I do the same thing, or turn comments off. Good strategy Willie. If people want to have a conversation I send them here.

  11. Sears

    in Off Topic

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    CBS Sunday Morning ran a fantastic piece called "The Fall of Sears" last week. Anybody with an affinity for Sears Roebuck & Co. or a frustration at how it's been run into the ground over the past two decades will appreciate this segment:

     

     

     

    They briefly tell the history of Sears and how they ended up where they are today. I thought I knew a lot about Sears but never knew they were a key part of Prodigy internet service in the early '90s. 

    I just made a post about some Sears items that I received for Christmas here: 

     

    Growing up, it seems like a lot of birthday and Christmas presents came from Sears. So many childhood Christmas lists came from flipping through the pages of the Sears Wish Book and marking down the toys and games I dreamed of. My first Atari came out of Sears at Lakeside Mall in suburban Detroit along with most of games. Summers I would end up there with my dad to get a garden hose and some slacks before taking the car in to the Sears Auto Center to prepare for our summer road trip with an oil change, tires and new Die Hard battery. When we got ready to sell our home we were at Sears every day "visiting Bob Vila" in the home improvement department getting paint and wallpaper. Sears was everything. Video games, socks, H&R Block to do your taxes.

    Of course we know the Sears connection to Atari history and how they were very helpful in Atari's early retail success. I have an immense fondness of Sears and hate to see them go. Although I haven't shopped at Sears as often in recent years, I go out of my way to give them my business for tools, their auto center, lawn and garden, and anywhere else where they were still offering stellar service, even if it meant paying a dollar or two more than the big box stores.

  12. What did you get for Christmas?

    in Off Topic

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    HAPPY 2019! I hope everyone had a warm, relaxing and joyous holiday season! I thought it might be fun to share any fun or interesting presents we may have received (or given!) I have a few below that I am excited to share with you.

    We ended up making this a "Sears Christmas" as it may be Sears' last. Growing up, it seems like a lot of birthday and Christmas presents came from Sears. So many childhood Christmas lists came from flipping through the Sears Wish Book and marking the toys and games I dreamed of. Of course we know the Sears connection to Atari history and how they were very helpful in Atari's early retail success. I have an immense fondness of Sears and hate to see them go. Although I haven't shopped at Sears as often in recent years, I go out of my way to give them my business for tools, their auto center, lawn and garden, and anywhere else where they were still offering stellar service, even if it meant paying a dollar or two more than the big box stores.

    I'm not a mechanic or anything, but it's a good idea for any homeowner to have a basic set of good tools around. I have that brand loyalty to Sears and have been wanting to get a set of Craftsman tools for a while. Fearing there wouldn't be any Sears' left I went to our local Sears to build a nice set of tools a few months back, only to walk in and find that my store was already closing and they were halfway through liquidating the store. Fortunately for Christmas I received the Craftsman screwdriver set I had wanted! Now I just need to get a classic red Sears Craftsman tool box! FYI Craftsman tools are now sold through ACE Hardware, Lowe's Home Improvement, and some other places, but for nostalgia and loyalty alone I wanted to have tools that would last a lifetime that I knew came from Sears. Maybe heirlooms to pass on in 50 years.

    Here is the 28-piece screwdriver set I received:

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    I also received a beautiful new pressure washer that I've been meaning to get for the longest time!

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    I also received some fun classic gaming-themed trinkets, like this Pac-Man wireless Bluetooth speaker that I'll put in my game room

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    Then on the 26th I was at Target and found just one of these babies left on the store shelf marked down to half price. This was the first time I had ever seen one of these in person and it ended up being a little present to myself 😎 Those who know me know I'm far more focused on collecting original games and bits of Atari history rather than Flashback and Mini consoles, but being marked down made this desirable for me to use in another room and would make it easier for me to join in on High Score Squad Challenges! So I bought one, no regrets.

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    And then finally I received the Retro Series version of Sorry! from Parker Brothers based on the 1958 Edition of Sorry! Do any of you like to collect and play classic board games? I've always loved board games and have wanted to do more board game stuff in the forums. I received a retro edition of Mastermind two Christmases ago and that started my new collection of classic board games. I lost a lot of my original board games during a move about ten years ago that included board games that my parents and grandparents had growing up. I think it's cool that Hasbro has made this Retro Series available en masse at a good price for all.

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    Also this shelving the Sorry! game is sitting on was actually a Christmas present too. This rack fits in my soon-to-be arcade room and will allow storage for snacks and drinks below, games above, and the middle shelf will be tall enough to accommodate a classic system or two with Sony Trinitron PVM monitors to give it that retro game room feel. 

    All in all it was a wonderful Christmas! Did any of you receive or give anything interesting this holiday season that you'd like to share? I hope 2019 is a stellar year for all! Wishing all of you a year of happiness, health, and the inspiration to follow your dreams.

  14. Squad Challenge - Beamrider (Intellivision)

    in High Score Squad

    Posted

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    Beamrider
    Intellivision
    Controller: PLAYER'S CHOICE
    Difficulty Level: Game 1
    Achieve high score to win challenge
    Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / MAME / Emulation OK! ✔
    Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST January 14th, 2019

     

     

    Objective: Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between January 1st through January 14th, 2019. Screen captures are not allowed as they are easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the competition is the victor!

     

    Eligibility: Anyone can join in. All players are welcome!

     

    Play Rules: Games may be played on real hardware or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following rules and game settings as delineated in the Squad Challenge. Enhancements, rewinds and hacked versions of this game are not allowed.

     

    Difficulty Level: Game 1.

     

    Fair Play: Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that no use of cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, Photoshop, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage is allowed. Everybody hates a cheater.

     

    More: To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: http://forums.atari.io/index.php/topic/1219-high-score-squad-how-to-play/

     

    Message: Welcome to our 50th Squad Challenge! This is our first Squad Challenge of 2019 and only our second Squad Challenge that we've done so far for Mattel Intellivision! We're kicking off the season with more games for more systems as we set out to make 2019 an exciting year in High Score Squad! This time we're playing Beamrider! An Activision classic for the Mattel Intellivision, and one of the system's best offerings. PDF Beamrider Instruction Booklet is attached below. Good luck!

     

     

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    Beamrider.pdf

  15. Squad Challenge - Barnstorming (Atari 2600)

    in High Score Squad

    Posted

    :pole_position_blimp_big: Congratulations Kid A!

     

    WOOSH!! Congratulations to Kid A on another win! This is the second High Score Squad Challenge win in a row for Kid A. Way to go! It's always a thrill getting to play another Activision classic for the 2600. Barnstorming was a fun distraction during the holidays and as we wrapped up our year, it was great to see everyone turn out for Barnstorming and to watch everybody's game improve in the thread. Kid A won the Squad Challenge with a score of 1:13.19 and chas10e was right on his tail at 1:13.74. Congrats to everyone who played! kamakazi20012, RickR, nosweargamer, TrekMD, Atari Creep, and atarifan95 all challenged us with their best! All of you showed how it was done, a huge congratulations to everybody who turned out for this Squad Challenge and posting absolutely incredible scores! I'd encourage Kid A to post his new high score on the Scoreboard, and maybe this Challenge can continue on! 

    2019 will be changing it up in High Score Squad with new challenges for Lynx, SNES, Genesis, Master System, Atari ST, Jaguar, TurboGrafx-16, Intellivision, ColecoVision, and much much more, in addition to the usual lineup of video game systems. We may even have an Arcade challenge! Be ready to play all of these game systems, we'll be breaking new ground with more interesting Squad Challenges coming up very soon and throughout the year, and we hope to see you there. Way to go everybody!

     

     

    BARNSTORMING FINAL STANDINGS

     

    1   KID A                              1:13.19

    2   CHAS10E                       1:13.74

    3   KAMAKAZI20012         1:14.34

    4   RICKR                             1:14.45

    5   NOSWEARGAMER       1:14.60

    6   TREKMD                        1:26.23

    7   ATARI CREEP               1:39.66

    8   ATARIFAN95                2:00.64

     

     

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  25. I never really liked Mario 64 and I think it's because of Cybermorph

    in Atari Jaguar

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    I never really liked Mario 64 and I think it's because of Cybermorph. I'm not arguing that Mario 64 is a bad game. I understand, clinically, that it's a terrific game because the majority says so. But it never did much to excite me. It's made the top of "Best Video Games Ever" lists, both today and back when it was new. It bores me. And I remain unmoved.

    Part of the reason for this may be because I've always viewed "Mario games" from Donkey Kong onward as 2-D platformers. It felt like an odd choice to place Mario in a 3-D environment, much in the same way that it felt like an odd choice to make a dark, live-action Mario movie with Bob Hoskins as Mario and Dennis Hopper as King Koopa. I saw Mario 64's 3-D world as a gimmick or a party trick intended to showcase Nintendo's new hardware. I can't blame them for that choice, but I feel the same now as I did then that I would've enjoyed a N64 Mario game with really beautiful 2-D graphics, as opposed to the 3-D environment we were given. Super Mario Bros. U is a more contemporary example of this idea. I'm not here to throw shade at Mario 64. It's interesting to me that I was mostly alone in my ambivalence toward this game and am now realizing why. I like Nintendo 64. I thought GoldenEye was an incredible game when it first came out and view it as a must-have classic today. But Mario 64 to me is like Combat on the Atari 2600. It's a donor cart.

    Ultimately though, I blame Cybermorph for my Mario 64 boredom. Skylar did Mario in. I'm just coming to this realization tonight. Mario running around in circles collecting coins bored me TO DEATH. Maybe because by the time Mario 64 was released I had already been running around 3-D worlds collecting gold pods in Cybermorph. I was graduating into my 4th year of this 3-D nonsense when the rest of the normie-world experienced it for the first time with Mario 64. So I understand their reaction. I had long lost my 3-D virginity by then and Mario 64 couldn't excite me. Blast you, Skylar!

    I was one of the fortunate few who had the Jaguar in November, 1993 before most anyone else outside of Atari had laid their paws on it. I really enjoyed Cybermorph when it first came out. It was a different kind of game and felt like a more mature step up from what I was playing on SNES and Genesis. It's also the first game I ever had with a fully-realized 3-D world where we could fly anywhere and do anything. Going from 16-Bit 2-D games into a 3-D landscape like Cybermorph, you could see how that would be really, really attractive. We could not have games like Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid and Mario 64 without games like Cybermorph. You have to start somewhere. 

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