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Still, it's not a bad design. I'm not saying I dislike it, but it could be a deviation from the norm, I guess. It does look cool. Interesting.

My only peeve is the look of the Enterprise from SNW and the look from TOS. In many ways, the SNW Enterprise looks more advanced. I know it is because the SNW will get a refit to the TOS version that Kirk will captain. That is a good explanation for the look. But, it still looks more advanced. Granted this is the 2020s, and Star Trek: TOS was in the 1960s. Also, I like the look of the Enterprise. But, I still see a conflict. Maybe, I am barking up the wrong tree. I don't know. I would like to see the new SNW sometime, though.

Well, it makes sense. Video gaming exercises the mind.

It's a pretty good facsimile of the old Filmation technique! Very good work!

Good. I might want to get the Blu-Ray release. This is going to be good. :O)

I like the cosmetic design of the A7800, as well as games like Rampage, Midnight Mutants, and Double Dragon. I like the version of Rampage for the A7800 because it is closer to the design of the arcade version in level layout than the NES. Commando and Ikari Warriors are great games for the A7800 as well. Its architecture is superior to the NES, even though the retail games a lot of the time do not show it. The home-brew games are showing what the console is capable of, though, and it's all good there. Also, the A7800 version of Double Dragon is more arcade-like than the NES version in layout as well. The NES version of Double Dragon is a totally different game from the arcade version, and I see that a lot of the time for the NES versions of arcade games. At least Atari tried to keep the arcade feel.

Two things make me nostalgic together. Atari 2600 games and music from the 1980s together make me feel like a kid again. It brings back memories by playing Atari games and listening to 1980s pop music at the same time. Thanks for letting me share. :O)

Happy to get to know you. Welcome to the Club! :O)

I thought Toki for the A7800 was just a prototype and not a full game. Anyway, I have the Lynx version, and it's mint. It's exactly like the arcade game. Cool game! I hope it is finished as a full game by now for the A7800. That would be a welcome and lucrative collector's asset to the A7800 library. :O)

I saw the video before I posted my first message. Interesting. But, at least you can now get free local TV that rivals cable (and satellite) on an antenna. It's been that way since 2009, when the government mandated digital TV signals. I have a digital antenna, and it's mint. Sure it tiles, like satellite on a rainy day, but it's free TV, and I like free. :O)

Also, I think they are being replaced by digital antennas where you can get FREE digital TV from. Satellite television has a price. :O)

They could also make T2K for the VCS like they did for the PC and Saturn. But, I see your point about the VCS joystick for the Jag. It would be interesting. :O)

I am sure you could. He has a website, but I don't think he will be receptive because of the overall cost of the game's production. He has the information, but not the willingness. He said that in an interview once online.

I would love to see Atari XP release Black Ice/White Noise (BI/WN) as a finished game for the Jaguar or the new VCS. Preferably, I would love to see it for the Jaguar CD, if B.J. West will allow it (he is the owner of the intellectual property that is BI/WN). This time, it could have the Nine Inch Nails soundtrack that would have been in the game. It was going to be epic for 1996. Maybe, it still can be. Maybe, it can be updated. Just a thought. :O) But, anyway, that's a deviation from this topic. I wouldn't mind seeing more classic titles being resurrected for the older systems by Atari XP as well. It would be glorious.

Not only that, the pre-online is more tangible to me. You can physically own a cartridge or CD, or an SD card if you have an SD cartridge.

This is true. I love pre-online stuff myself. It's the nostalgia, I guess. :O)

I have heard of Dactyl Joust. It did look pretty good.

I would like to see a Crystal Castles: Arcade for Atari 7800. It would have to be closer to the arcade port than the XE version is. I have always like playing Crystal Castles. The Atari Jaguar was going to have a sequel called Return to Crystal Castles. It was never released. That would have been amazing as a 64-bit release. Getting back to the Crystal Castles port, it would probably need a POKEY chip. I think the arcade used the POKEY for sound. But, this is just wishful thinking. I would like to see what it could look like and if it would ever be done. Just a thought, anyway. I am sure it has been thought about before. :O)

I think Rosemary Clooney sung the Coronet jingle, didn't she? She was George Clooney's aunt, by the way.

It was supposed to have Leonardo DiCaprio playing Nolan Bushnell. As far as I know, it's still not done.

Agreed on that. :O) Retro seems to be king right now. I think nostalgia is a fad, but it keeps coming back from time to time. People like to reminisce. Memories are a powerful thing, especially if they are reinforced with something good. The Atari Era is a good time for a lot of people from the 1980s, especially if you are fascinated with video gaming. I have been an avid Atari collector for forty years now. I started at almost eight years old in 1982. Now, I consider myself a true connoisseur of collecting. I have dealt in other game systems other than Atari, but it all goes back to Atari. I had SMS, Genesis, Intellivision, ColecoVision, and TG16 collections, but they are gone now. Going strictly Atari has made collecting games more centralized and possibly cheaper. This is because I am not going after ALL video game systems. Just Atari. Of course, needless to say, classic Atari games are getting more expensive. That is predominantly scarcity, and people are looking for mint condition collections a lot of the time. The scarcer something is, the more it can go up in value. Commodities are like that and it is also the law of supply and demand. The demand is there. The supply not so much, especially since these games are not made anymore, which also adds to the value. I think of collecting older video games as a commodity as well. It seems to be the in thing at the moment, which makes collecting even more attractive. Maybe I am rambling a bit, but I think I am on to something here.

I think, since older stuff has become more scarce, collecting trends might go down as it gets more expensive to do. There are games for the A2600 in mint condition that go for approximately $1,000.00 because they are graded by professional appraisers. But, as prices go up, so do the values of the collected items. They WILL appreciate over time. This is a given thing. Fellow Atari collectors, be proud of your collections. If it is older stuff, in any condition, it will go up in value during appreciation. Whatever condition it is in will determine the value of it in the future. Thanks for letting me share. :O)

My philosophy is nostalgia. I grew up in the 1980s. So, that's my favorite era, I guess. I also collect for posterity. These are old games, the new antiques. They should be collected and preserved. :O)

I want to collect as much of the Atari stuff as I can. I know it's scarce, but I can try. I would really like Track & Field for the A2600, but it's rare and hard to come by. I would like to collect more Lynx and Jaguar games as well. They hard to come by as well. It's tough when everything is getting collected and you are left with fewer choices, and the choices are expensive. But, I think I will persevere as much as I can and get what I can still get. Thanks for letting me share. :O)

Take care, Jinroh. I hope you do get better. I can relate. :O)