MaliciousCarp

Thanks, everyone! I think I'm going to get on the waiting list!
Edit: I am officially on the list!

I forgot to mention in my post above that the whole 7800 package is $100. Silly me.

As the unbiased host of the Atari 7800 Game By Game Podcast, I must say YES!
A few years ago, I gathered votes from several places to determine the best Atari 7800 games. Here was the results:
 
If you do get one, I highly recommend that you get the Edladdin Seagull 78 adapter. It allows you to use any Sega Genesis controller with 2 button 7800 games.
 

You're kidding,  right?  Get one!  The games are awesome. It's worth it just for Asteroids. 

I like to think Atari I/O is an events-oriented place. One big event with little events going on within it, like a virtual convention.

So excited to join y'all next week :)

We play it once a year here. Wicked fun.

I finally got some quality time to play this!  I forgot about what a fun game it is.  
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I have 2 of them that I bought at a warehouse sale (Refurbished / open box stock) for $100 each.  They are actually great machines, but the MSRP is way too high.  If you keep an eye out for them you can actually get them for a reasonable price.

I FINISHED THE RACE!!!
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There's something that really bothers me about this game:  The shifting.  They made "High" up and "Low" down.  Should have reversed them.  Otherwise, no complaints.  It's a game that demands precision.  It's tough, but not unfair.  And that makes it fun.
 
 

I have the Atari 12-in-1 Arcade 1up machine.  It is the first time that I have played Major Havoc.  The clickey "spinner" controller makes it difficult to play, but once you get a feel for it it is manageable.  It is a really innovative game!  

I finally got some quality time to play this!  I forgot about what a fun game it is.  
40,760
 

I finally got some quality time to play this!  I forgot about what a fun game it is.  
40,760
 

I finally got some quality time to play this!  I forgot about what a fun game it is.  
40,760
 

Thanks man. I have a few play lists if ya want to check them out. Before that, be sure to poke around here. This is such a great site and community.

My first job was also at a Movie Theater!  We didn't have to wear ties though - our uniform was basically a white button up shirt and then they gave us a vest to wear.  When I got to be a projectionist - there was no uniform required 🙂

I had a tie like that when I worked at a movie theater in high school. They allowed us to choose which ties we wanted to wear with our uniforms, and we were able to replace them / get new ones every six months as they would often get a little worn and stained with popcorn earl etc. I had two ties, the first was a Spock tie,  possibly that very same one, and my second was a Darth Vader tie.

I still have several of my Star Trek ties!  🙂  As for an old pic, I have this one to share...

Here is a picture of me modeling the BEST TIE EVER!  It would have been 1995 or so and it is one of the few things that I actually bought from Spencer's Gifts (usually we would just go in there and laugh at the novelty stuff).  This picture was from before I knew how to tie a tie and it shows.

I think that I still have a sheet of those loony tunes stamps!  I am fairly sure that I at least have the display one for Bugs that came with the big sticker to frame it.  If I can find them I will post them. 
I am very happy that I still have my Spock tie - I haven't really seen anything like it since.  It is a bit faded, but still great!

Let's get started with a score! This was my second attempt of the day, I Qualified in 3rd Position and made it to my third lap before I crashed out. Let's keep this going!
 My High Score: 53,640

@Atari Creep - I have been subscribed to your youtube channel for a while... and I feel like I missed over half of these videos.  thanks for all the content!  I really like seeing this stuff!

Hello, this is Mark, the MaliciousCarp - I am coming to you from the Southern 'burbs of the Twin Cities.
My user name (MaliciousCarp) was the first name that xbox live suggested when I was signing up to play Halo 2 on the original XBOX.  (The Direct X Box?).  I found that the name has been available almost everywhere, so I tend to use it whenever I need a user name. (Or just m_carp sometimes)
I had been hearing about Atari.io for years from folks like The No Swear Gamer, The Pie Factory Podcast, The Intellivisionaries Podcast, Arcade USA... however, the thing that finally got me to join was when the Atari Creep mentioned the high score squad here. I like having an excuse to dig out some of my old favorite games and give them a whirl and I really love how accessible the rules are - with Emulators and being allowed and no specific rules about controllers.
The 2600 was my first console, then I went on to the C64 (My brother and I begged my Dad for an NES, but he said that if he was going to spend that much on something that can play games - he was going to get a Computer so that we could at least learn some skills that might help us get a job someday... Now I am a Software QA Engineer and my brother is a network Admin... so dad was right - I guess 😉 ) After the C64 I went with all Sega stuff (GameGear, Genesis, Sega CD, Saturn, Dreamcast).  I didn't get a chance to revisit the great Nintendo consoles until after I was out of college and could afford to buy some of them.  These days I mostly play arcade style games and a few modern games (My current system is PS4... I was grossly addicted to Monster Hunter World for a while)
Besides video games - I love movies (monster movies, classic horror movies, scifi, and disaster movies...  I do try to catch Svengoolie every Saturday night), Board Games, tinkering with electronics, and making confusing lists that go on and on.

From one newcomer to another, welcome, Mark!