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This really depends quality and quantity. If homebrew artists on other sites are able to release low-volume games with quality overlays (Intellivision, ColecoVision, Atari 5200, Jaguar and others) it's clearly able to be done. The question isn't just "who" but "how"? I suspect a number of these are hand cut as opposed to die cut, but I know I've seen die cut homebrew overlays recently. You could easily print them on cardstock using a home bubblejet printer, cut them by hand and laminate them, but that wouldn't be a very effective solution. Customers would likely see those as a sloppy solution for an overlay that will likely be prone to folding, creasing, torn tabs, and wearing out prematurely. You could have them printed professionally with offset printing, but that comes at a cost, and most likely a *minimum quantity*. If you could get that minimum quantity down from something like 1,000 pcs to 100pcs with digital printing. The problem is the unique shape of overlays - they aren't straight squares or rectangles, typically they have little tabs that jut out at either end (although that's not always the case, as with Intellivision) so this would still likely require a die cut. I've worked with different print shops and marketing companies in the past that could easily manufacture quality full color overlays - but at what quantity? Some homebrew artists out here have already worked through these problems and found a solution.
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Whoever makes overlays should be capable of making them for both.
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@RickR I hope you'll share some updated pics of your game setup once you receive your Legends Pinball and get it all set up the way you want it. I can't wait for you to be able to enjoy this! ☺️
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I like your style @Sabertooth you have awesome taste
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@MaximumRD The Legends Pinball machines are in a different league than 1-Up machines, which in my opinion are made of a flimsy, nearly disposable quality. They tend to have Legends Pinball in stores for you to see in person, if you come across one, check it out and let me know what you think about the quality. I like that Legends Pinball machines have real metal bezels, real arcade buttons, and solid, sturdy metal legs. The software is pretty stable, the screens are good as is the artwork. These feel like they've been made by a different manufacturer than what you'd expect from the Flashback units. I think you would be impressed.
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OH MY GOSH @RickR I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO JOIN US!!!! LETS GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Welcome to the club!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Wouldn't it be something if Atari swept in and inked a deal to put an Earthworm Jim game on the Atari VCS - and/or just as cool, on a cartridge for the Atari 2600?
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@Jinroh We're happy to host your file if you want to attach it to your original post
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Welcome to the forums @dadisajoke we hope you enjoy your time here! This is a very welcoming community covering all Atari and classic gaming, and Club VCS is fantastic. WELCOME!
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I feel like this is the exact sort of thing the Amico guys could've put some effort into with supporting the original Intellivision user base. By comparison doing something like this would've been an easy side project to get out, and rewarding to people who love Intellivision and could play it right away. These controllers look awesome @CrossBow I hope they earn a good review from you and serve you for years to come.
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@RickR AtGames has just announced a January sale in their store at http://www.atgames.us which will run from Thursday, January 19th through Monday, January 23rd which includes Legends Pinball Micro for $349 plus shipping:
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Best wishes to @Airshack and the loved ones in his life, you are always welcome here.
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@Video 61 THANK YOU for offering this deal to our Atari I/O Members Lance! We greatly appreciate you being part of our community and so kind to our community members! -
Hugo's looks DELICIOUS @MaximumRD I love that you're posting this stuff.
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Good call!! I can see you very happy with one of these Rick!
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I'm hoping the price comes down a bit on the Pinball Micro and hopefully by Christmas 2023 we can pick them up in Costco or Sam's Club for a little less. Then again, prices on everything have gone up from eggs to pinball tables so who knows. I absolutely love my Legends Pinball. I realize its an expensive purchase but compared to a PS5 or Xbox or whatever it's not far off. It's well built, the games play well, they have wonderful customer support, you can hack and expand them in all sorts of different ways, and they have a decent warranty.
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❓Question: when’s the last time you “chatted online“ with anyone outside of this site?
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It's been Discord for me, though I'm fortunate to have had more positive experiences on that app (largely because the Discord I've joined are all video-game related as well as moderated).
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I chat with a few select folks pretty regularly in Discord or Twitter. It's nothing like in the old Yahoo or AIM days though.
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It ain't nothing like the old "Wednesday Night Chat" days. 🍕
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I think my full-size one was around $600. I have to say though, I love the build quality. It doesn't feel like a 1-Up machine, everything is solid. It feels like it could survive a decade in a pizza parlor 🍕🕹️
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Here's a cool alternative for those of you who want something a little bit smaller but still solidly built and incredibly fun, the AtGames Pinball Micro:
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Cutting The Cord - Streaming Device Information (WANTED)
Justin replied to - Ω -'s topic in Television & Movies
I LOVE Pluto TV, most of what I watch ends up being Pluto. I've especially enjoyed rewatching Halt and Catch Fire on the AMC Stories channel on Pluto especially after I learned that some people involved with the production of the show had spent time at Atari I/O -
My Arcade Announces Three New Atari Products
Justin replied to Justin's topic in Atari Dedicated Consoles
I really like the "Recharged" series! I think some of the Recharged games came out better than others, but I appreciate them making a sincere effort. Centipede was fantastic. Agreed! I would rather they find something between the current VCS "All In Bundle" and these little My Arcade products. If they had a revision of the VCS that they could price under $99 "all in" with an enticing "recharged" title or original game for under $99 (think $80 at Costco or online) I think that would go a long way to getting these into more homes. I want to see the VCS continue. I hope you can do it! I love the VCS. -
📰 After nearly 10 years, Pat & Ian's Completely Unnecessary Podcast coming to an end in current form:
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This is good to hear @Sabertooth. Feel free to pin this as a topic in Club VCS if you'd like. This land of hyped false narratives is exactly why I don't dive too deeply into this stuff outside of trusted sources who we know through Atari I/O or similar.
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I guess one good thing that came from the erroneous/incomplete news is that a lot of people bought a VCS during the holidays, thinking either it would be their last chance or would be a collector item. Couple that with the awesome holiday sale on software, and I sure hope Atari got some great financial results during December.
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@RickR Yes, let's hope! Atari has been doing a good job of listening to and respecting the hopes and dreams of their fans, and in my view when they make a sincere, authentic effort to do that they've earned our dollars. I hope they continue to do well!
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Thanks for the info @Sabertooth! This always ends up being the case. I remember Sky Fox was one of the games I was most looking forward to on Atari 7800 when it was new, and much later on was hoping for ElectroCop. Of course those are two to become infamously "lost." Even Impossible Mission, another one of my favorites and most wanted games, which was of course released and pulled, became "impossible" for me to find back in the day. Here's to hoping Food Fight doesn't become SwordQuest: Air World. In fact, if Atari is out there reading this, I want to thank them for likely taking the time they need to make the new Food Fight perfect, and get things just right, rather than rush a game out the door that could've benefitted from a little more dev time. It's possible they play tested the game and found it undercooked. I'm happy to wait, but let's not let it fall forever into the abyss.
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🤔 Idk about you but I can’t remember the last time I animated a .gif
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You know I realized I do remember the last time I created an animated web graphic - it was about 7 years ago when I created the animated emojis for this site. Like the one with E.T. moving his neck, etc. Technically I think those were saved as .png as opposed to .gif but man-oh-mannnn did I used to animate .gifs back when we first got started. I'd dial up, log the hell on line, start surfing the net and create animated .gifs which would get posted on Atari7800.com and AtariAge. Also Atari Joe's GeoCities page and Angelfire.com
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