MaximumRD
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It was a fun game and good sequel to the Out Of This world game.
Funny thing that, while many assumed Flashback was the sequel to OUT OF THIS WORLD (it was so more in spirit only) the TRUE sequel was a SegaCD / MegaCD exclusive called Heart of the Alien, literally the true sequel as you can see. Just forward this video to the 4 min 34 sec mark to avoid lots of babble before that. The SegaCD contained the original game and the sequel but the original creator had nothing to do with it and it was not as good.
- Atarileaf and Atari 5200 Guy
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Oh there are other reason for sure though of course most do not compare with modern offerings but back in the day with my humble a500 and the RF modulator which had a composite out I played around with several video and titling programs making basic titles for my home VHS movies, art and animation with Deluxe Paint, listening to tunes with MOD players, viewing scene demos (mix of video and sound) for kicks. All nostalgic purposes for sure but the sound and graphics capabilities were amazing on that machine for the time. Great sounding and looking games kept me going for a long time before getting a 16 bit console like Snes or Genesis and found many of the titles that DID crossover onto Genesis still looked and sounded better on AMIGA though some of that was made for on consoles faster cartridge loading I admit.
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Top 10 AMIGA games. Well, certainly such lists are subjective and I am not saying all or any were exclusives, indeed some may have been better or more popular elsewhere but my fond memories of them originated on AMIGA so simply I will name 10 games that I highly enjoyed going back to those may years ago when I had original Amiga hardware. I will go with -
1. Lemmings
2. Stunt car Racer
3. SkidMarks
4. Turrican
5. The Chaos Engine
6. Battle Squadron
7. Zany Golf
8. Zenon II Megablast
9. The Secret of Monkey Island
10. Flashback
To be clear, this was literally the first things that sprang to mind off the top of my head and could likely change dramatically from moment to moment and I could literally think of dozens if not hundreds more and that is not even including various PD / Shareware / Demos and well if I am honest tons and tons of pirated titles I traded for back in the day. Was such a wonderful platform.
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Excellent, it is the little aesthetic touches I love that can really make a system stand out but you know Justin this post comes with a extra benefit for me at least. I have several Colecovision controllers of various condition but I have a couple where that aluminum sticker on the top of the joystick (much like the 7800) is either very worn or damaged or in some cases entirely missing I I had been wondering for some time now HOW I can fix this and where would I even find aluminum stickers the exact size needed, Well looking out your parts list I see I can easily make them for myself!! Problem solved. THANKS.
Hell I might do my 7800 controllers in the same fashion you outlined here as well, looks great and I always fine it cool to be just a little different than other people as you noticed people catch on pretty quick when something looks different form stock. 
- Justin and The Professor
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http://www.alistdaily.com/strategy/inside-ataris-brand-revival/
In the article, their CEO admits the "Atari" company is just a brand management entity who is exploring licensing in all areas of "transmedia".
I am skeptical AT BEST. Hope to be proven wrong.
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Sound off gang, what say you?
We got a dedicated thread I think you will appreciate. So far though not much to say outside of speculation and the current owners of Atari being more just copyright holders that whore out the name. Until we get past RENDERED IMAGES and vague specs we got nothing, here's hoping though.
http://forums.atari.io/index.php/topic/3260-atari-box/?do=findComment&comment=33265
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You know I actually have TWO Atari Jr's. MAYBE I will clean them up and combine the two so that one is clearly the better looking / performing stock model and the left over second unit maybe I can consider doing some sort of "mod" , nothing fancy as I am not that skilled but if the case is more worn perhaps a paint job or something. Always wanted to try my hand at something like that and would rather do it on a spare Jr. than a 4 or 6 switch. Hmmmm......
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Just noticed this very moment, on the ATARIBOX website after the promotional video plays the thumbnails for related Ataribox videos
THIS SHIT WRITES ITSELF ! 
- Justin and Clint Thompson
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Hey nice approach on this one lol. Honestly they DO get a lot of flack, yes much is warranted but I always thought eh, at least they tried something different. Really it was kind of the in thing of electronics of the time, much like the original ATARI 400 keyboard, a plastic membrane with pressure sensitive contacts underneath, maybe not exactly the same concept but seems similar to me, besides looking cool was it a good idea? Maybe not but they are certainly a product of their time. I actually been wanting to do more on these type of controllers, I have the Genesis and I think NES or SNES version of this controller and even another similar type for Colecovision which I think is by another company but still just a flat directional disc like these. They are definitely NOT something to use where you need sudden sharp pinpoint up / down / left / right turns (like say PAC MAN) BUT I find after some practice on certain types of multidirectional games they CAN actually be pretty good, at the very least they certainly are a unique way of playing. If I ever get around to it I want to try all these types of controllers like I mentioned on a variety of games, different types and genres from platform to action to puzzle games and see how they really play out. Someday.
- Justin and Atari Creep
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Ah well, some more from me and yes I DO like some dark humor thrown in the mix occasionally.
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While we were out, driving to the roof of the downtown Parkade across from Melissa's work, just enjoying a bit of the clearing air and some discussion. Video in 2 short parts. @Kelowna Plaza Library Parkade. Note the "SMOKE" we mention are due to the fires across B.C. including near by towns and Washington State, WE ARE IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER in our city however it has caused alerts regarding air quality etc. Today was the first day in a few weeks where we even experienced some clarity and sunshine, previously the sun appeared as a blazing red ball due to filtering through the smoke. While an improvement, for example when we reach the top the surrounding mountains you see in the background would normally be crystal clear instead of just looking like merely a shaded outline.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfqwAUzVMb4&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDJjnrs75Is&feature=youtu.be
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Had an awesome lunch and Caffè Americano to drink at @the Curious Cafe for breakfast today! Soppressata Pizza for Melissa and Farmers Scrambled Breakfast for myself.
Picked up our order of Pinotgris @ Wine Central After we bottled Melissa and I box the order that the always exceptional and friendly Rod is Labeling. Highly recommended for great selection and prices. Had an awesome lunch and Caffè Americano to drink at @the Curious Cafe for breakfast today! Soppressata Pizza for Melissa and Farmers Scrambled Breakfast for myself.
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Sweet! I will throw a copy on my Everdrive N8 as well
- Sabertooth, Starbuck66 and Justin
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Question for you: If you live in BC, what were you doing at the airport?
Whoops sorry about that, DISREGARD the airport image, those last two images I included were for a relative, I was explaining how I had quite a beard and longer hair that I cut just before the Gulf Island Trip, I forgot to remove those. I will correct that now......
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This looks awesome. Going to share this with my wife... we'll be empty nesters soon.
Thanks! Yeah we has a wonderful time!
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Man I LOVED early attempts at electonics speech.
As an aside if I may go slightly off track here, here are two videos I did 8 years ago (forgive the potato resolution) on the INTVII and Intellivoice including B-17 Bomber. I didn't know what I was doing either and what you see here has pretty much remained unchanged in my collection as far as Intellivision goes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2VPh4D-gCE
My piss poor attempt at B-17 Bomber @ around the 4 min mark in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ceg5j1-A5I
Doh! forgot there was a part 3! lol this was so early on when my videos were restricted to a 10 or 15 min length.
OK now back to your regularly scheduled discussion.
- RickR, Starbuck66 and greenween
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I had meant to post his earlier after getting back from a Tour of BC's Gulf Islands last June but never got around to creating a gallery of images until now. Here are choice picks from the Wells Gray Tour of B.C. Gulf Islands.
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Coach transportation for 6 days 5 nights of accommodation & hotel taxes Ferry from Tsawwassen to Salt Spring Island Locally-guided tour of Salt Spring Island Van transportation to top of Mount Maxwell Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Pender Island 2 days cruising on Pride of Victoria around GulfIslands and San Juan Islands Cruise on Pride of Victoria from Pender Islandto Sidney Gratuities for Salt Spring guide, Maxwell driver,and crew on Pride of Victoria Ferry from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen Knowledgeable tour director Luggage handling at hotels 12 meals: 5 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners- The Professor, Justin and RickR
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Came across this image on Facebook that made me chuckle that I wanted to share with the community and thought starting this thread in OFF TOPIC would be the best way! Just for fun keep it clean and within reasonable taste of course but otherwise if you have come across an image somewhere that made you at least grin or chuckle then this is the thread to post it!
OK to kick things off I will start off with -
Forget DUNKIRK this is what I REALLY wanna see !
Times yours! 
- TrekMD, Atari Creep, Justin and 2 others
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Awesome as always Sir Creep
You know I just had a silly thought, I wonder if next time I get around to doing a video maybe I should indicate 
STRONG LANGUAGE ! BUT totally not use any harsh language lol. I wonder if people will keep re-watching trying to figure out what they missed - Atari Creep, The Professor and Justin
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Sega Genesis Megafire controller
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Interesting! I certainly do not recall seeing one before!