[What are everyone's HALLOWEEN plans?]

My yearly ritual for Halloween is to play Dragon's Lair for the Atari Jaguar, and maybe Midnight Mutants for the A7800. That would be what I would most likely do. It's a way for me to celebrate Halloween, I guess.

[The end of a video game machines life can be heartbreaking. :(]

That's really too bad the reasons they come up with to destroy things. It's a sad thing. :(

[Costco Holiday Gaming Items 2023]

9 hours ago, Justin said:

I like that the Pac-Man Arcade 1-Up is an "XL"size and looks more like a real arcade machine.

It does look bigger, doesn't it? That's really cool. If I had the Arcade1-Up, it would be the Atari Classics. I have been an Atarian since 1982. It's ingrained in me now.

[Atari 2600+ Questions]

Also, will they make an updated version of the A7800 Europad? That was a cool controller. Sure it had faults, as any controller could, but I like it.

[Atari 2600+ Questions]

I know it is compatible with a lot of games, but I wonder. How compatible is it with A2600/7800 homebrews? Some of them get pretty advanced.

[Jag games, aliexpress? Wait what?]

Well, I wasn't sure. It just seemed strange, that's all. It may not be a scam. I don't know.

[Jag games, aliexpress? Wait what?]

It may be a scam. Buyer beware!

[What's your preferred OS?]

That's it! It WAS the PlusCart that has Wi-Fi. Thanks for the reminder. You're right. ^_^

[What's your preferred OS?]

1 minute ago, socrates63 said:

I have the 2600 Unocart but wasn't aware of one for the A8. I'm going to look into it. It's fun to see all the options available nowadays.

True. I think the Unocart can download updates through Wi-Fi as well. I had heard about that, now that you mention it. It's a cool setup, from what I understood about it.

[What's your preferred OS?]

34 minutes ago, socrates63 said:

I didn’t know there was an Unocart for the 8bit.

I think I heard about the A8 Unocart myself. Don't they have one for the A2600 as well? I think they do.

[What's your preferred OS?]

MyDOS, to be sure. I have used it before and I like it. It works well. I have it in single and double density. Come to think of it, I should use it more often.

[Arcade Promotional Sales Flyers]

I can believe it. The video game items from the 1970s and '80s are worth their weight in gold.

[Would there be a market that would buy a possible Jaguar+ system?]

On 9/18/2023 at 4:31 AM, Chubbz said:

Would the community buy a Jaguar+ if it had these features, and are there any other features the community would like to see for a theoretical Jaguar+ system?

Definitely, MPEG2 support. That way, you could play movies on the thing. They had the MPEG2 decoder cartridge for the original Jaguar, but it was never released to the public. It would have played Video CDs. But, if Atari are clever, they would make a DVD option for the Jaguar+ for movies. But, that may be overkill nowadays since FMV went the way of the dinosaur. I don't know. I think it would be kind of neat.

Definitely make it a RISC system. The Jag was RISC, so why not the Jag+? It would be more on-par with the original then, in my opinion. Also, improved 3D engine. These are just suggestions, though. That's how I would do it.

One more thing. If they could, Atari could try to recreate the original hardware in FPGAs or CPLDs. Maybe, try an ARM-based architecture. Make it stand out. Make it powerful.

[Atari Lynx+. Yay, or Nay?]

I found the channel. It's Retro Relik's. I think the video is in eight parts, so it's a series playlist. Thanks for letting me share.

[Atari Lynx+. Yay, or Nay?]

19 hours ago, Justin said:

I would love to see a 4/5 Scale Atari Lynx II with a nice library of Lynx -and Jaguar- games playable on it

You know, Justin, someone did make an Atari Lynx mini version. You could probably find it in a YouTube search. I think the guy was French, IIRC. Amazing stuff, and he used the original hardware to miniaturize it. It's pretty cool.

[EAS test]

Well, it's the first Wednesday of the month after all. Cool. Thanks for telling us. :)

[(1980s/90s) Atari CC1010 & CC1900 Calculators]

Drumming up sales or not, they are collector's items anyway. I wish I had one. I haven't seen one in person myself either. Nice find, though.

[Atari Lynx+. Yay, or Nay?]

Yay, if they can make a Lynx+ with true RISC technology. I say reverse-engineer the Lynx and try to make it better so that it utilizes the original technology but modernized.

I am a fan of RISC technology, so maybe I am a little biased about it. But, I think if it is RISC, it would be faster and more efficient. Cart and SD support would be great.

[Squad Challenge - R-Type (Sega Master System)]

It looks like the Genesis Everdrive has support for the SMS ROMs right away. I thought you had to do something to it in the firmware to make it run like a Sega Power Base Converter. That's what I meant, if there was some special trick to get the SMS ROMs to play on the Genesis with it. Maybe you don't. I never worked with Everdrives, but I am sure someone here has and will show people how to do it. I remember reading about that as well. It's very intriguing that you can play SMS games on a 16-bit system like that.

[Squad Challenge - R-Type (Sega Master System)]

There is a way to play SMS games using the Genesis Everdrive, but I can't find it at the moment. I will search. Thanks. :O)

[Which model of the Atari VCS/2600 do people usually prefer ?]

I like any of the Woodies. I don't have one now, but I have an operational Atari 2600 Jr. Short Rainbow model. I used to have a Vader and a 4-Switch Woodie, but they were stolen. I have never had a H6R of any model A2600, though. I would love to get one, though. When I had a ColecoVision, I had the A2600 adapter for it, but I traded it in for store credit at a video game store in my hometown. The only issue with my Short Rainbow is the cracked case, which I could cosmetically repair if I had the materials. I could also do it almost flawlessly with the right materials. Anyway, that's what I prefer aside from the A7800. I also have a Supercharger cart, which only works on the A2600.

That's my story. Thanks. :)

[What are the coolest items in your collection?]

15 hours ago, TrekMD said:

 

Isn't this the design from Benjamin Heckendorn? I have seen something like this before.

[Very Short Treks]

1 hour ago, Justin said:

Accounts that wantonly push the boundary to see what they can get away with will be placed on manual moderation with all posts held until approved.

Well said, Justin! Thanks. :)

[Atari's Character Bench: Who Is Mascot-Worthy?]

33 minutes ago, - Ω - said:

So now I'll return the favor, have you ever heard of Doraemon?   He's as popular in Asia as Mickey Mouse is here in The States.

 

I have. It looks like a funny anime and manga. :)

[Pole Position II (boxed version)]

Atari could have acquired those rights to PPII in 1983. Heck, they could have created the cartridge in 1983 for 1984 release. I don't know. But, you're right, as the A7800 was supposed to be released in 1984 and was pushed back to I believe 1986. I got my first A7800 around Christmas of 1987 or 1988. I think it was a mistake to not release it before the NES was released in 1985. A colossal mistake.