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Yes, I did wait before shutting off the emulator! Just in case.

Ah, the Lynx! I recommend getting McWill's LCD screen upgrade for it. Remarkable how nice the games look after the upgrade!

OK, I'm starting things off...

Hey, congrats atarilbc!

Ah, very cool. I'll see what score I can get.

I just listened to the episode. Nicely done, as always. To answer your question about the Vectrex version, yes you can play without the overlay. The system forms the walls of the city so you know how to move around and protect yourself. It does look better with the overlay, though. As for Armor Attack II two player mode, the players can't kill each other but they have separate scores. So you can choose to work together and cooperate or compete for the higher score. That's why I said it is your choice.

I'm still dealing with issues from the storm so I'm likely not going to be able to send anything on time.

I had never seen this! I'll have to check it out. Sounds well worth it.

Nice!

Nice collection of junk!

That is refreshing.

That is cool. I will have to give it a try.

Cool. We lost all the pictures we took on our trip in 1982. All the film that we sent to be developed, 24 rolls (remember those?!), got lost.

Yeah, which Transformer is that? I can't tell.

There are a number of these that I've really enjoyed. I'm going to mention just two right now: Impulse X and Protector!

Cool, cool!

Better late than never, here is my feedback for Space Duel! Space Duel was an arcade game released by Atari in 1982 as a follow up to Asteroids Deluxe. Unlike that title, Space Duel boasted color vector graphics but it replaced the asteroids with a variety of geometric shapes (cubes, diamonds, and spinning wheels). Other differences include additional enemies, bonus levels, and the ability to play with one or two ships tethered to each other. The latter could be two players competing or one player controlling both ships and was rather unique. Space Duel was never ported to any Atari system back in the 80's; however, this oversight has been corrected by Bob DeCrescenzo, who adapted the game to the Atari 7800. Bob took Atari’s Asteroids for the 7800 and extensively hacked it so it would recreate the vector-style graphics of Space Duel. This is done very well and not only is the title screen reproduced but also all the cubes, diamonds, and spinning wheels with a variety of colors. I must say that this game shows the power of the Maria chip quite well because the screen can be filled with TONS of enemies and the action keeps going just fine. The game does offer two-player cooperative and competitive modes but it does lack the tethering feature that made the arcade unique. This is something that fans of the arcade are likely to miss. Does it make the game less fun to enjoy? Heck, no! This is both a challenging and fun game to be enjoyed either by yourself or with a friend. Though the tethering is missing, the bonus round is indeed included so that aspect of the arcade is also retained. So, if you hated geometry and feel like crushing geometric shapes to bits, here is you chance!

OK, here is my feedback for Armor Attack II! Armor Attack was an arcade vector game released by Cinematronics in 1980. The game was adapted to the Vectrex but never to any Atari systems. That is, of course, until Bob DeCrescenzo set his eye on creating a very unique port of the game for the Atari 7800. Unlike the arcade, this version is not done with vectors. Instead, Bob has decided to take advantage of the system’s raster graphics to create not just the jeep, tanks and helicopters but also the structures the player must move around to destroy the enemies. In the original arcade, those structures were provided by an overlay on the monitor (much like in the Vectrex version). As in the original game, you control a jeep that is equipped with a rocket launcher and you must move about the screen, a top view of cities and roads, in order to destroy enemy helicopters, tanks and tank turrets. Tanks and their turrets take two hits to be fully destroyed (tanks can still position their turrets to fire on you after the first hit, so be careful!). Unlike the arcade, where you were always in the same city, Amor Attack II has 16 randomly selected different terrains for you to play through. This adds variety and replay value to the game. One or two players (simultaneously) can enjoy Armor Attack II either competing against each other or cooperating (that’s you choice). The graphics of the game are simple but work very well. There is plenty of variety with the terrains and the helicopter looks really cool. Sounds are pretty good as well, given they are generated by the TIA chip. Overall, this is a really fun game and a great sequel to the arcade original.

Willie, I didn't know you spoke Q*bertese!

Wow, had never heard of this console.

This is very, very appropriate to remember Ken. Here is my score:

Cool. Thanks!

Cool! It looks nice!

Welcome to Atari. IO!

RickR, I have a business trip from Sept 21-23. This just came up, sorry.