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The bass of the rebellion...

Rich Whitehouse @DickWhitehouse

You're killin' it, man! Thanks for all the awesome ads you've posted, they were exactly what I had in mind, had to skim thorugh them all just to make sure this one had not already been done!

I think METROID was about the only NES game I completed in a single sitting, crazy enough, rented it back in the day, and a friend stayed over who eventually fell asleep while I kept playing 😝I was obsessed, oh I took breaks to pee and eat, I don't know how many hours passed but I finished it. Those days are long gone lol. One of my favorite's for NES along with Legend of Zelda.

Welcome to just a taste of what we go through every summer 😬 It happens, though we have more than enough wildfires and poor air quality ourselves there have been occasions when smoke and poor air quality I assumed were from fires here in B.C. when in actual fact it had all drifted in from fires in the U.S. for example in 2022 we experienced hazy skies and wildfire smoke here in B.C. that drifted over from Washington and Idaho. 🤷‍♂️Just has to be the right weather and wind conditions. Massive out-of-control wildfires are often a problem for places many miles away affecting air quality, imagine how bad it is closer to the source, there were times here when it literally looked liked Silent Hill so thick with smoke and burnt wood smell I could have believed a fire was nearby only to find out it drifted in from elsewhere often many miles away, just a taste of what we go through every summer it seems and we stay indoors as much as possible during these times. Yeah, it's no fun 🤷‍♂️ Anyway as far as Canada affecting the U.S. just this past July when we had 100's of wildfires burning here the air quality and visibility put around 70 million U.S. residents under alert, including residents of Chicago, and Detroit, New York, St. Louis and Cleveland. Just look at the video thumbnail and images to compare here: https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/16/weather/canada-wildfires-us-air-quality-alerts-sunday/index.html But having had wildfires as close to us this summer to the point of pending evacuation, I'm really hoping for no repeat of it for at least another 20 years 😬I don't need that stress in my life.

They been seen at Costco apparently....

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I recall back in the day thinking what an amazing idea to have a double-ended game cart, I never got any and were any of the games worthwhile? The dream of course was to have two great games in a single cart but were any of these even as good as having one good single game? 😛🤔

Or the old dependable stand by

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Atari was always calculating their next moves. Check out these vintage Atari calculators from the late 1980s and/or early 1990s. This was new to me.

Thanks for that, great reply, I even had a saved login for RVG ! 👍

Well, not me personally trying all the games but I came across this recent video I found interesting. As touched on in my GameBoy thread I was never much of a handheld gamer especially back in the day, mostly consoles and AMIGA computers. Still, of course, I followed everything, if I didn't see it in person I read about it in gaming magazine articles. I don't recall ever personally holding or using any version of the Atari Lynx, it certainly seemed interesting especially compared to other options. I did not know anyone who ever owned one back then either. Over the years I dabbled a tiny bit in emulation of course, watched many videos, and read many articles. It's still somewhat of an oddity to me so this video was of great interest to me, looks like it had some great tiles for sure. I am certainly no authority on the Lynx but I know some love it and some here own and actively collect for it. I do look forward to emulating it more in future since I am not really actively collecting anymore I don't think it's something I want to get into at this point BUT THAT SAID happy to read anyone's own history, opinions, experiences, recommendations etc. regarding the Lynx. 🤷‍♂️😎😁

I "borrowed" this literally identical thread recently created on Atariage as I often do with threads I am enjoying or feel would be appreciated here as well so you might be thinking of that, if it had been done here already recently I don't recall but it's possible, my memory is not the greatest these days. 🤷‍♂️😁

I've no doubt they could, like my own 2600 adaptor for the 5200 which still works as an adaptor as well as a standalone, I don't have the tech knowledge to do it myself but I have definitely seen this done with the ColecoVision add-on as well.

Yeah "sensor touch" was big in the 80's, stereo and other electronics often referred to it as "feather touch" controls, fine for regular on/off button presses not so great for movement generally. That said I have at least one of the controllers shown I think for Genesis but also a similar type controller by SUNCOM for my Colecovision. They definitely take some practice but can be interesting to try depending on the type of game you are playing.

Current Desktop Main PC (Lenovo Legion T5) 😁

This is a topic from elsewhere I thought could work here. Pertaining to all the original 2600 and compatibles from back in the day (Heavy Sixer, 4 Switch, Jr., Sears Telegames Video Arcade etc) this was my reply. I think I love the original heavy Sixer overall though admittedly it is about the only version I don't own so not sure if it's just a "The grass is greener" type thing or not but my light Sixer and 4 switches are nice but there are times I just love my black "Vader" model, it's in such great shape too so that helps. I think about every other original option (Gemini, Jr etc.) just looks kind of cheap but I love them. Now I have something that would probably be considered the ugly duckling or "Crazy Uncle Larry" of the bunch, a 2600 adaptor for the 5200 which has been modded, it can work with the 5200 as designed but also as its own standalone unit with it's own PSU and composite and S-video output, it ain't pretty but a neat novelty for sure.