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12 hours ago, Atari 5200 Guy said:
Then I got Metroid, spent a lot of time on it, beat Mother Brain, screamed out, "OH MY GOD!!!", while the 999 timer counted down faster than I could jump on the platforms. Finally making out I see who our hero really is. WHAAAAAT???
That was a wow moment for me, too. It was a shocker for me about Samus after I beat Metroid, too. :)
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My "wow" moment was solving "Phantasy Star II," when I was still a teenager. I couldn't figure out how to stop Mother Brain from killing my characters, until I found out I could make the characters take a break from fighting and replenish their hit points. I can't remember how to do it now, because I haven't played the game in years. I was pretty jubilant, though, when I finally solved the game and defeated Mother Brain. The Mother Brain had the same name as Mother Brain from Metroid, but the Mother Brain in PSII was a hologram generated by a computer of a gigantic four-armed woman. Of course, the Mother Brain from Metroid was a cyborg brain. That is where the similarities end. :)
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Welcome to the club, Retrospect. :)
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Definitely an interesting game for its time. First arcade game with 3D graphics. It is fun. :)
- Sabertooth and Justin
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I haven't seen this game in years. Cool. :)
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Anyway, here's a pic of my rare "Short Rainbow." I got it from someone I knew for only $25.00. Take a look!
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I have an Atari 2600 "Short Rainbow" game system. I can show pics later. It has some damage on it because it fell off a shelf, but it still works perfectly. I tried to glue it back together, and it looks OK, but some of the pieces of the shell look wonky. It has pieces missing from when it broke. I was thinking about repairing it. I had heard one can use super glue and baking soda to make a strong polymer-like seal. I could try that, but I don't want to ruin its value either.
By the way, TrekMD, the Heavy Sixer was the first A2600 console to come out. It was named that because of its heavy RF shield. The Light Sixer came next after that, named appropriately because it is lighter. You can tell a Heavy Sixer not just by its weight, but by its wood-grain finish. It has a cantilevered finish that looks curved in the front. I think the cantilever was removed in the Light Sixer's cosmetic design, but I don't know this for sure. Thanks for letting me share that. :)
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My concern would be putting too much solder on it. The last time I soldered anything was in high school, and that was 28 years ago. So, I guess I would need practice and tools. I suppose the RF shielding would be no problem because, IIRC, the shielding doesn't go over the switches. That makes sense because it couldn't go over them or they would be blocked from being used by the buttons on the case. It looks like an easier repair anyway.
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Well, at least all hope isn't lost in that respect. It seems like an easy and cheap repair, if one knows what they are doing. Myself, I have no soldering experience, and my A7800s need nothing of this type of repair. But, I would like to learn to solder components onto a motherboard that need replacing. I am sure it takes a lot of patience. One of these days, I might try something like that to learn how to do it. I would take small steps, though.
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I see. Cool. It looks like a Star Raiders-like game. Similar premise, too. :)
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Star Raiders was great on the A2600, but the 8-bit and A5200 versions were outstanding. I liked the explosions in the later versions. They did look more realistic. Well, as realistic as you could get at the time. There was also Star Raiders for the ST and I think there was going to be a Lynx version. There was also going to be a Star Raiders 2000 for the Jaguar. It never materialized, unless there is a prototype I haven't heard about. But, it was a fun game for sure.
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By the way, welcome to the Forum. It's a friendly place to be. :O)
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That could be the NES RF cable doing it. Have you got an old switch box and old RF cable for Atari? They might help. It could be the RF receiver inside the ColecoVision might need some TLC, but then again I am not an expert. It sounds like the RF needs some fine tuning, but as far as the ColecoVision being junk I don't know. I wouldn't throw it away, though. They are excellent collector's items. If it still works above and beyond the funny signal from the RF, I would keep it.
The Expansion Module #1. That is the A2600 add-on, isn't it? I had a ColecoVision myself with the 2600 adapter. Curious. Thanks for letting me share.
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I had heard that BigPEmu's creator, Rich Whitehouse, had cancer surgery yesterday. Hopefully, he will recover from the surgery and improve in health. Let's hope he makes it. I wouldn't mind seeing CD support for this emulator. :O)
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I would love to see Mr. Whitehouse create this emulator for macOS. That would be interesting. :O)
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Pros for Linux: Easy GUI (like macOS), lots of free and open-source productivity programs, free and open-source OS.
Cons for Linux: Might want to understand UNIX better to get its full potential, especially for compiling programs for use.
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5 hours ago, Justin said:
What are the three Linux flavors if you don't mind me asking, and is there one you prefer? I'm looking at Kali. I'm also curious about Debian and Ubuntu. What are the pros and cons?
Ubuntu Studio, ArtistX, and Jagbuntu. Jagbuntu is a variant of Kubuntu Linux especially for Jaguar game development by the Thorup Brothers, who created Flappy McFur. It is an older variant of Kubuntu. It doesn't seem to be online anymore on the BitJag site, but I have a copy floating around for my own personal use and to experiment with. ArtistX is a variant of Ubuntu also. I just put them up there on VirtualBox as virtual machines to try them out. By the way, of course, VirtualBox is freeware and not trial-ware. I can use up to version 6.1 on my current computer. It's an old MacIntel, soon to be deprecated by Apple Silicon machines, but it still works for me. They still have Linux scripts for Jaguar development by the Removers on their site for free download. It's interesting. :O)
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My personal "WOW" moment in console gaming. You wouldn't guess. What's yours?
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Yup. The US translation of PSII called the computer "Mother Brain." I don't know the Japanese name of it. Never played the Japanese version. But, I am surprised Nintendo didn't jump all over that one. It could be a translation error, but the Genesis version did call it that. Interesting, isn't it?