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Justin reacted to Atari 5200 Guy in The Atari 5200 gives the Intellivision and the ColecoVision a run for their money. November 27, 2023

I can’t believe I missed this post.

At one point I had all three systems in my collection about a decade ago. I will give my biased opinion.
I understand why people loved the Intellivision. I get it. But I’m a single child and it felt like most of the Intv games were aimed at two players at first. I did enjoy Lock n Chase, Beauty and the Beast, Snafu, and Auto Racing but I couldn’t use the controllers for very long. I absolutely hated those side fire buttons.
Colecovision I had more fun with discovering games that my 5200 didn’t get. Space Fury and Pepper II were my favorites. The controllers were more comfortable than the INtV controllers so I could do an endurance run if I chose to. I actually enjoyed the CV and should have held on to it.
Now we come to the 5200. As much as I love my 5200 it is not without its fair share of issues. I agree the controllers are the breaking point of the entire system. I got use to the controllers as a kid. It was an Atari and I wasn’t going to ask to exchange it for fear I wouldn’t get one at all. So I learned the system. It grew on and up with me.

Now…if all three would have continued to support themselves and each other they all might have survived the game crash. A game crash that went by me unnoticed. There were prototypes for the 5200 that appear complete that should have been released. I’m sure those with 5200 systems would have loved Jr PAC-Man, Super Pac-Man, Sinistar, Millipede (mom was actually expecting that one), and others. Those would have been huge sellers, game crash or not. I’m sure there were unfinished games for the other two as well. But all three companies, even if they hated each other, made games for one another. And you don’t see that these days. I know the 5200 didn’t get games from Mattel or Coleco but those two did support the 2600 and Atari developed games for both competitors.
Bottomline: I agree. All three should have just continued to make games for themselves and each other. In doing so they might have survived the crash.
As it is today each one could not be here without the others. Their games fill blanks the other guys didn’t fill. I don’t like the intellivision controllers but I liked the games. I enjoyed the Cv more but at times the controllers seemed sloppy. The 5200 I do enjoy most but I can honestly say that my hands have grown and make the controllers a bit uncomfortable…and that’s something I don’t remember experiencing before.
id love to see the 5100 get a release and id love to add the Video System X to my collection as the holy grail item.

Justin got a reaction from Boris in OutRun! The ST port for Atari Jaguar! November 28, 2023

I've always wanted to see Out Run on the Jaguar. I have one of the highest scores of all time on the arcade version performed in public. I hope to see this make some progress, this looks like a direct port of the Atari ST version which isn't as appealing as the Genesis version. With some more time this could be be excellent. If it's simply the ST version I'll pass on this but encourage them to keep working on it.

Justin reacted to Atari 5200 Guy in Squad Challenge - Ultimate Yars' (Atari 2600) November 27, 2023

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Justin reacted to RickR in Squad Challenge - Ultimate Yars' (Atari 2600) November 27, 2023

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Justin reacted to TrekMD in Announcing NOVAWOLF for Atari 7800 - AVAILABLE NOW! November 27, 2023

Very cool. Will order this!

Justin reacted to Video 61 in Announcing NOVAWOLF for Atari 7800 - AVAILABLE NOW! November 27, 2023

Announcing
NOVAWOLF
A New Action Game for Atari 7800
Available NOW!

• 1 or 2 Players • Space Action • Simultaneous 2-Player Option
• For Use With 2-Button Joystick or Control Pad

hi everyone,
NovaWolf is now available for the Atari 7800 video game system!
NovaWolf is a very fun and addicting action game with a simultaneous 2-Player action option.
NovaWolf is now available. currently we are taking orders via e-mail only at video61@atarisales.com, or video61atarisales@gmail.com
when inquiring about NovaWolf or any other item from @Video 61 please let us know if you live in the u.s.a., or another country due to shipping.
at this time we are only accepting payment via paypal, checks or money orders. to mail in a check or money order, please go here for instructions: http://www.atarisales.com/ordering.html
price will be $39.95 and includes free shipping if you live in the u.s.a.
NovaWolf is not listed on our website yet. we are constantly busy and will get it listed A.S.A.P.
NovaWolf requires the Atari 7800 ProLine Joystick, or 7800 ProLine Control Pad for two button play options.
to inquire or purchase please include where you live, and email us with your order at video61@atarisales.com, or video61atarisales@gmail.com

thanks again everyone! without you, we would never be able to bring new stuff to the atari community.

thanks!
Lance
www.atarisales.com

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Justin reacted to RickR in Ms. Pac-Man on Atari 5200 - what went wrong with this version? November 26, 2023

7800 version is indeed much better. But it's due to the hardware itself. MARIA chip in the 7800 allowed unlimited sprites. You won't ever see flicker in a 7800 game due to that. Atari 8-bit was limited to 4 player (8 pixels wide) and 4 missile (2 pixels wide) graphics as mentioned above.

Justin got a reaction from socrates63 in Movie Deals November 28, 2023

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Justin got a reaction from socrates63 in Movie Deals November 28, 2023

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Justin got a reaction from socrates63 in Movie Deals November 28, 2023

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Justin got a reaction from TrekMD in New NES Homebrew - 8 BIT XMAS 2023 November 26, 2023

NES Pinball is one of my favorite games ever 🙂🎄❄️

Justin reacted to Boris in The Hunt - Atari Jaguar Port November 26, 2023

Will really did a nice job on this one. The music fits excellent and the game is surprisingly fun, despite (or maybe even because of) the 8-bit optics. Graphics aren't everything, that's for sure... 👍

Justin reacted to TrekMD in New NES Homebrew - 8 BIT XMAS 2023 November 26, 2023

RetroUSB is back at it this year and they are releasing a new Xmas game for the NES as has been the norm for them for the last 15 years or so. This time the 8-Bit Xmas title is a pinball game. The game can be ordered here: 8 BIT XMAS 2023. One of the cool things about these carts is that they have LED's that light up as the game is played.

Here's a video of the gameplay...