Justin

Who has one?
The are a small form factor portable game device that include 20 Taito or Capcom games (depending on which version you buy) AND they play Evercade cardridges!  At only $60, they seem like a great deal.  I don't have one yet.  But reviews are starting to come in now. 
What do you think?
Here's a review from genxgrownup:
 

Thank YOU @RickR! I'm happy to hear that you recieved it! Enjoy!

Got mine today!

That was much faster than I thought it would be! Glad it arrived @TrekMD!

Yes it was!  But so works our unpredictable USPS!  LOL  I won't forget one time I shipped a package to South Korea and a package to Puerto Rico.  Both at exactly the same time.  The package going to South Korea got there BEFORE the package to Puerto Rico!  Go figure!  LOL

PSA: there are 17 copies left as of this morning. If you've already PM'd me, your copy is set aside (so no worries).
Thanks to everyone who ordered a copy so far!
 

Received my copy yesterday - as others have said, super high quality!  Very, very cool piece to have and page through 🙂.  Thanks again for sharing the fruits of your work, @Sabertooth!

The good news is that there seems to be a big supply of all the Atari carts for Evercade on ebay and other sites.  Still, grab em now if you want them.
 
 

I hope Atari has plans for the Lynx. The Atari cartridges are a big part of what draws my interest to Evercade. I understand the situation, it's a shame though for Evercade players.

BOOM!  I got mine in the mail today.  It looks so dang good!  Professional.  Really nice work, @Sabertooth.  Thanks so much!!!
 

I shared it to our Instagram 🙂🕹️

A little decor to the nerd cave...
I've been wanting to get the Indy cartridge holder for a long time. I think I bought the loose cart last year. I finally pulled the trigger on the cartridge holder when Etsy recently offered a $5 coupon. I bought it from thetdshop. I'm a fan of the cartridge holders.
 
 
A local gamer sells among other things dioramas. She 3D printed the cartridge shells and game elements.
 
 

A slightly different kind of non-gaming pick-up here... 🐔 🦃
There's Chicken Run the claymation movie from 2000 which I love (I heard there's a sequel in the works), and then there's my Chick Run 2023.
My mission was to secure 10 Costco rotisserie chicken for the annual church Thanksgiving lunch (another 10 to be secured by someone else). A few years ago, the church decided to switch to Costco's rotisserie chicken after too many years of dry roasted turkey from those-who-shall-not-be-named-here.
I started waiting in the Costco parking lot around 9:15am yesterday in the hopes that it would open early. I often see it opening around 9:30am although the posted sign has 10am as the opening time. This time, the door opened at 9:52am. I dashed as quickly as I could with my bad back and all, and I saw one lady making a beeline for the chicken. Oh no! See beat to it, but luckily, she only took a measly one. Whew! There were around thirty available, but I wasn't sure how many she was going to grab as she could have been another Chicken Run competitor. Why else head directly to the rotisserie chicken section from the entrance if not to grab a dozen more for a party?
My car smelled like rotisserie chicken all day. Coffee or fake pine tree scent I could take, but rotisserie chicken smell in the car is a bit much for me. I am hoping the smell is out by now, but with it raining off and on, I didn't leave the car windows open.
And for the astute observers out there, yes, I got 12 and not 10. Having more than enough is what it means to have "enough" in my book.

 

Also, any orders that were paid by 11:00 PM PST last night were just dropped off at the post office.

I just closed my paypal account recently. Can I still order a copy?

I shared it to our Instagram 🙂🕹️

I just received mine in the mail! This is amazing that our first Club has turned into something this vibrant! 

This is happening because the 7800 emulation has the buttons reversed on 7800 games. As the Starplex is wired as a 2600 controller, the 7800 emulation is treating it as a single fire button controller. Because single fire button controllers should register as button 1 or the Left fire button on the 7800 controller, but it is reversed on the 7800 emulation, that means it is only going to treat it as button 2 and not 1.
This has really thrown me off on quite a few games. Similar to how I complained about how ARTI testing was fine with an actual controllers, but the buttons get reversed in the game when using the Mega78...
Although I don't know that I've seen Ben from Pliaon mention it specifically, I'm hoping they correct the reversed button functions on 7800 games in the first major FW update.
 

I shared it to our Instagram 🙂🕹️

Awesome! I'm glad that you received it! (and thank you!)

I just received mine in the mail! This is amazing that our first Club has turned into something this vibrant! 

I just received mine in the mail! This is amazing that our first Club has turned into something this vibrant! 

Just a quick update that there are 20 copies remaining. Thanks to all who ordered so far!

Here's my update.
I don't have lots of time to test today, however I have tested 2600 Asteroids and it works as expected with the CX40+ and with the Starplex controller. I tested 7800 Asteroids and it works with my OG CX-24 and OG CX-78, however it does not work correctly with the Starplex controller.☹️ The Fire button on the Starplex triggers warp/hyperspace and the hyperspace button does nothing when pressed. As I stated, 2600 Asteroids works as expected with the Starplex, so I'm guessing that the 7800 Asteroids/Starplex controller behavior issue, may have to due with the 7800 emulation. Can anyone else test 7800 Asteroids with a Starplex, just to re-confirm my finding?
I also tested the folling:
- 10 in 1 Cart. Played Missile Command, Video Pinball and Yars'
- 4 in 1 Paddle games. Played Breakout. I like the paddles. I'm looking forward to testing them on one of my 2600s or 7800's.
- Berzerk Enhanced.
    Pro - Robots ability to shoot diagnally.
    Con - Speech. I know, it pains me to call the Speech a con, but the volume is pretty low and hard to make out. The rest of the SFX are fine and quite audible.
- Space Invaders with CX-40+ and Starplex and the game plays as expected.
By the way, each of these carts worked on the first try, each time I loaded them. So far I'm treating the 2600+ like a 2600 (e.g., turning off the unit, and replacing carts). I probably won't hot swap, unless I use my 7800 Dragon Fly multicart. 
That all for now. So far I'm liking the unit and looking forward to the firmware update.🙂

Absolutely.
 
I can’t say Desert Falcon is for everybody but it’s far more interesting to play on the Atari 7800 than the 2600. It’s an isometric shooter like Zaxxon with an Egyptian theme featuring Sphinxes, Pyramids, hieroglyphs, jewels, etc. For sure part of a good 7800 collection.
 
Ballblazer is cool! I wasn’t able to find Ballblazer until 1995 just before I got the first PlayStation. It may sound silly today, but at the time I was totally blown away by how good a 10 year old Atari 7800 game looked and played. With its pseudo polygons and Super Nintendo Mode 7-like gameplay, I thought it was incredible.
 
These are huge reasons to even get an Atari 7800. That’s the point. When it was set for release in 1984 it was like the Neo-Geo of its time, an arcade machine for the home.
 
Absolutely! Check out our Swapmeet page which aggregates the latest of what’s for sale and trade in the forums. There’s been a ton of good stuff recently from other members and vendors. It’s a good place to start your journey into the world of Atari 7800.
As you build your collection you can share it with us in our Recent Pickups thread!