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Here's a good Dig Dug Strategy Guide by Eric Ginner. I will try to post more of these. You can click on the pages to make them a little bigger.

Here's a good Dig Dug Strategy Guide by Eric Ginner. I will try to post more of these. You can click on the pages to make them a little bigger.

Ruiner Pinball with Mike Kennedy

Christmas came early at the Jag Bar, Gunner Wright, Mr. Issac Clarke from Dead Space fame stopped by the bar for some Super Burnout.

Tell me your fantasies… Your Pinball Fantasies.

It's that time again everybody - Lynx Lounge 

Here is the first game I bought for my Lynx #mindblownin1989.  Elctrocop on the Lynx Lounge.

Vectrex Radio! EP04: Bedlam! and Clean Sweep!
 

 
In this episode we talk about Bedlam and Clean Sweep. Mike Kennedy drops by to talk about his own Vectrex collection and a Vectrex Holy Grail that he recently found.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/colecovisionspodcast/vecradioep4.mp3

Food Fight
Atari 7800
Difficulty: Advanced
High Score: 238,100
January 25th, 2016
Difficulty: Expert
High Score: 160,400
January 25th, 2016
Notes: Scores posted for both Advanced and Expert Difficulty Settings in this submission. Achieved on an Atari 7800 with a Sega Genesis controller
 

Seems like Crystal Pepsi has made a resurgence lately. Lots of people talking about it. For some reason the idea of clear Pepsi seemed really magical at the time, even though it was basically just 7-Up or Sprite. I wonder how many actually drank it at the time? It only lasted from 1992-1993 but the commercial was memorable even today:
 
 

The commercial for the new Crystal Pepsi is really really good. It's called "The 92nd Floor". It starts off with a janitor at Pepsi who is cleaning the elevator and finds a button to a secret 92nd floor. ("92" for 1992 when Crystal Pepsi is from) The elevator turns in to a sort of time machine that takes him to this hidden floor where it's still 1992. Even the video goes back to standard definition and the commercial looks like it was recorded from TV on VHS. Here it is:
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAXLD2c18Ac

Seems like Crystal Pepsi has made a resurgence lately. Lots of people talking about it. For some reason the idea of clear Pepsi seemed really magical at the time, even though it was basically just 7-Up or Sprite. I wonder how many actually drank it at the time? It only lasted from 1992-1993 but the commercial was memorable even today:
 
 

Seems like Crystal Pepsi has made a resurgence lately. Lots of people talking about it. For some reason the idea of clear Pepsi seemed really magical at the time, even though it was basically just 7-Up or Sprite. I wonder how many actually drank it at the time? It only lasted from 1992-1993 but the commercial was memorable even today:
 
 

The commercial for the new Crystal Pepsi is really really good. It's called "The 92nd Floor". It starts off with a janitor at Pepsi who is cleaning the elevator and finds a button to a secret 92nd floor. ("92" for 1992 when Crystal Pepsi is from) The elevator turns in to a sort of time machine that takes him to this hidden floor where it's still 1992. Even the video goes back to standard definition and the commercial looks like it was recorded from TV on VHS. Here it is:
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAXLD2c18Ac

Seems like Crystal Pepsi has made a resurgence lately. Lots of people talking about it. For some reason the idea of clear Pepsi seemed really magical at the time, even though it was basically just 7-Up or Sprite. I wonder how many actually drank it at the time? It only lasted from 1992-1993 but the commercial was memorable even today:
 
 

The commercial for the new Crystal Pepsi is really really good. It's called "The 92nd Floor". It starts off with a janitor at Pepsi who is cleaning the elevator and finds a button to a secret 92nd floor. ("92" for 1992 when Crystal Pepsi is from) The elevator turns in to a sort of time machine that takes him to this hidden floor where it's still 1992. Even the video goes back to standard definition and the commercial looks like it was recorded from TV on VHS. Here it is:
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAXLD2c18Ac

Seems like Crystal Pepsi has made a resurgence lately. Lots of people talking about it. For some reason the idea of clear Pepsi seemed really magical at the time, even though it was basically just 7-Up or Sprite. I wonder how many actually drank it at the time? It only lasted from 1992-1993 but the commercial was memorable even today:
 
 

The commercial for the new Crystal Pepsi is really really good. It's called "The 92nd Floor". It starts off with a janitor at Pepsi who is cleaning the elevator and finds a button to a secret 92nd floor. ("92" for 1992 when Crystal Pepsi is from) The elevator turns in to a sort of time machine that takes him to this hidden floor where it's still 1992. Even the video goes back to standard definition and the commercial looks like it was recorded from TV on VHS. Here it is:
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAXLD2c18Ac

I was not speaking about file-sizes   , I was speaking about the versions - Example MAME  V 0.169, ROM V.147 etc. When you mix versions you get errors like yours because even though all the files are present the version of MAME does not recognize all the rom files because the version numbers are mismatched. This is why MAME and the ROMSETS are upgraded for changes in compatibility. You start with a fairly recent version of MAME and use a ROM SET with the same version number OR you upgrade the ROM version using a tool like Clrmamepro to update / merge / rebuild the ROMS, honestly I suck at using the utility so I always just downloaded matching versions so everything was ready to go. 

For those that don't know...the Amiga is the true successor to the Atari 2600 -> 8 bit hardware. It was designed by former Atari engineers (led by Jay Miner) and was originally designed to be a game console.

I wish I could add to this topic, but unfortunately the Amiga was always just out of reach for me growing up.   By the time I was in high school, I had so many friends who were Apple junkies, and thought the Apple II G/S was the bee's knees.    I knew the Amiga would be a better machine if I could just get my paws on one!

I can still remember the first time I saw graphic renderings from the Amiga.  I was blown away by the realism.   I specifically remember the picture of King Tut's sarcophagus. 

Please post a comment answering the following: 
1. Your first exposure / introduction to THE COMMODORE AMIGA.
2. What attracted you to the AMIGA platform.
3. How did you use your AMIGA computer?
 
 
Let's kick off the new AMIGA Forum with a celebration of our favorite Amiga memories!
 
With this new category I really wish I could post images or talk about my own AMIGA hardware as it has always been my personal favorite classic computer. The sad fact is I just do not have any (other than possibly a mouse and a few floppies and CD's of software) but I wanted to kick off this section in a great way, celebrating our best memories of the Commodore Amiga!
 
Let's start with an "open tag" video I made on YouTube when a viewer invited me to respond with a video on my best Amiga memories and the 3 questions above. Of course for posting here nobody is expected or obligated to respond with a video but if any of you have personal history with the wonderful AMIGA platform please fell free to comment and share.
 
Thanks in advance to all who participate!  
 
 
 

 
Original Video Description
Your AMIGA RELATED MEMORIES GIVE THEM TO ME!
This is an OPEN TAG calling upon any and all AMIGA fans! PLEASE comment or better yet do a Video Response and share YOUR AMIGA related memories.
 
 
 

 
Please Stay On Topic To Sharing Your AMIGA Memories
 
Please stay on topic to sharing your Amiga memories. This is not a discussion about specs, dates, or a roster of engineer names. Remember we welcome and support all retro and classic platforms here. Old rivalries between Atari / Amiga must be left at the door and are not part of this discussion.  Feel free to respond in your own way to the 3 questions posted above.
 
 
 

We have had more snow for a couple days since I started this so here are some additional pictures for fun - 
 
DESCRIPTION - Winter Wonderland at our Condo 2015
Just a few quick shots from neighbours, our bedroom and the outer hall windows.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Will add a couple short videos once uploaded as well...............

I had mentioned an outing Melissa and I would be doing for Christmas Eve in our small Canadian City of Kelowna in THIS thread - http://forums.atari.io/index.php/topic/1374-happy-holidays-to-all/?do=findComment&comment=13186
 
Candy Cane Lane was something started by one East Indian fellow for his son but the rest of the community soon joined in turning it into a charity event (you donate canned food items) and is nice for families to peruse the Christmas decor. Here I share a couple short videos (I mentioned our humble little site  ) and images with you all. 
 
 
I don't have the best camera for night shots but here you go - 
 
https://youtu.be/MLnB44Ih_9c
 
https://youtu.be/IjLaI9_Up44
 

 

 

 

 

Dinky Do
Atari 8-Bit Computers
Difficulty: Default
High Score: 2,010
January 3rd, 2016