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Those really are cool carts. The 2600 carts are the same as Activision ones but have the same tan color.
You will enjoy Wizard of Wor, unless the 5200 version is really that bad in comparison to the VCS take. Mountain King (on 2600 at least) is good to, albeit frustrating to the nth degree. CBS made some very good games back in the day, including, well, you know. I do wish that they did port that game to other systems. You know what I'm talking about...
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I have a few things to elaborate on if you don't mind.
- About number 3. I'm the guy who answered "no". That's because I haven't been here long enough to see anyone do something like that. Not saying it hasn't happened before, just I haven't seen it in my time here.
- I chose "Atari 2600" for number four as it's the easiest for me. I have a good emulator on my Wii to use and lots of ROMs for 2600 games.
- I chose "NES" for number five for the same reason I chose the 2600 for the previous question.
- For question eight, I chose Intellivison as I haven't had the pleasure of playing any Colecovision games before. Though CV games look to be much better, I had to go with INTV as it's the only one I have played before.
- The only Squad Challenge I have done so far was Galaxian. Though I did play some PPII, I didn't post any scores.
- Actually, I haven't played any of the Sega Genesis games listed in question ten.
- I chose the Jaguar for a system I didn't want in the High Score Squad because I have heard it's really hard to emulate correctly.
Thanks for doing this poll, @Justin, and trying to make the I/O a better place. Not that it isn't the best place online already!
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40 minutes ago, socrates63 said:
I tried playing the rom on my AtariMax cartridge and my guy was basically stuck in the corner -- I couldn't control him. Maybe I have a bad rom? In any case, I bought the 5200 WoR cartridge and it's on its way.
I played it back in the day. It didn't wow me as a kid. I found the graphics a bit clunky and odd the way the character flips 90 degrees. That was my impression as a kid.
Edit: I'd write a little more but I have a meeting to run to 🙂
I know on the 2600 version you use the second player controller on the right to control the dude in a single player game. Maybe it's the same on the 5200.
I haven't played the 5200 version, but I do enjoy the 2600 version, though it's very flickery.
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The Squad Challenge is almost over. I can't wait to play some good old fashioned NES black box games. My 7800 will be jealous
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On 9/26/2020 at 7:17 AM, Willie! said:
Coolio! Boxes dont look bad at all. I had a complete set years ago I sold off, I know have the mulitcart and pac man 🙂 My favorite games on the system is Spitfire, Pinball Challenge, Alien Invasion, Pac Man (homebrew), Drag Race, Video Whizball, Torpedo alley, Sonar Search, Bowling, lunar lander
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. You had a complete set? Even Video Whizzball? Even Checkers?!?!
Wow, that's pretty cool. A complete Fairchild set must have cost you quite a bit to build up in the first place. How did you get those games, especially Checkers? Were they from your childhood? If so, that's pretty sweet. Recently I found out that a few of my childhood favorites on the SNES, like SOS, were a bit on the rarer and pricier side as well. But nowhere near what Videocart 19 goes for! I'm really quite curious on how you acquired these.
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Don't worry about it, @nosweargamer. I know you are a very busy dude. Once my video game review show gets off the ground, I will have to cover it.
Outlaw is great. Proud owner of the text label varient. I love the box art, though it isn't very accurate to the game itself! I know it was based on Taito's Western Gun (adapted to the US by Midway under the name Gun Fight and was notable for using a microprocessor in the Midway conversion), but Atari did make a lightgun game of the same name in the arcades, I believe.
- socrates63 and nosweargamer
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6 minutes ago, LeeJ07 said:
I'm wondering if there's loose wires inside, or maybe the entire cartridge slot needs to be replaced.
But that'll involve soldering, so that's a no-go. I accidentally messed up a 2600 years ago with bad soldering.
It's worth a shot. The worst you could do is make it still not work. If it already doesn't work at all it is worth a shot. You should open it up and take a look at the very least.
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14 minutes ago, LeeJ07 said:
Are there any known common faults with the pins I should look for?
I know the power is working, the on/off switch is working, and the RF out is working, too. So the problem has to be the cartridge slot, but all I can find online is dirty pins, and I doubt very seriously it's just dirty pins.
I have never owned or used an INTV before. I know a common problem on NES is that the pins get all whack and bent out of shape from the mechanism. I don't know how it would happen on INTV as there is no "press down" loading mechanism to my knowledge, but maybe it did. Before it was fixed it was near impossible to get anything to work on my NES. I would just get a pink screen (not blinking mind you). Maybe the pins are bent out of shape and not connecting?
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Good idea, @James Campbell Jr.. I wouldn't risk it either.
Hey, I was looking through the older topics when I found one covering this exact issue by @Atari 5200 Guy. I haven't read it yet, but it might help.
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It's kind of weird that my
has been in my mom's closet for longer than it's been in my game room. I hope I am able to get it back soon.
Some updates in my journey: I have gotten a few more games to play on my 7800, though they are 2600 games. I got Home Run and Crystal Castles. Here's a picture I posted the other day of some "recent" pickups:
Another update: my letter and check got lost in the mail, so I haven't gotten my games from @chas10e yet. We cancelled the old check and sent a new one yesterday. Again, the games (I hope) I will be getting from him are Galaga, Xevious, and Food Fight.
I did some research on Galaga, and pshhhhhhh...
I'm not one to typically complain about the graphics of a game, but look at it! The 7800 could do far better, even in 1984. The gameplay looks fine, if a little slow, but that could be easily remedied with a harder difficulty (I believe there are three). I'm going to use @nosweargamer's gameplay video as a reference.
I mean, wow. Look at that tiny ship! Ha, ha! I love games like this that have their own special charm. That's part of the reason I love 2600 Pac-Man and Donkey Kong so much. When I get it, it will probably become my go-to version of Galaga. One thing I really like about this version of Galaga is the tractor beam visual effect. I think it looks much cooler than the arcade in the way that it almost falls out of the alien. Galaga on 7800 might not look great, but it sure does sound great for the TIA chip. Really great. I'm excited for it.
I also did some research on Xevious. It does appear to be both dangerous and devious.
I only have two versions of Xevious I can play at the moment. One is on the NES (which I haven't played/seen in years but I don't remember it being great) and the other is on my 35th Anniversary Pac-Man Plug n Play. That is a good and faithful port, but the four-directional joystick really brings it down for me. I can't wait to play the 7800 game when I get it. I wasn't big on vertical scrolling shooters until this January when I played 1943 in a hotel's arcade room. I now have 1943 on NES and it is my favorite game on that platform. Xevious doesn't sound as good as the arcade (a bit out of tune and a bit jarring for me), but it sounds competent and is 100,000x better than that cruddy Xevious prototype on 2600. I'm excited for it.
And Food Fight is Food Fight. I can't wait to play what everyone says is the best game on the system.
I can't wait to get these games. I will post about it here when I get them. I will also post about here if I get my 7800 back.
Take care everyone and stay safe. And play some 7800 games!
I'm going to raid this shelf when I can afford it. I hope I can beat everyone to it. Quick question, though: is the Choplifter with the red text the one that patched the bug or is it the one with the black text and monochrome label?
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18 minutes ago, nosweargamer said:
Ahem, cough, cough....😀
Whoops! My bad! Guess I'm not as big of a Nosweargamerologist as I thought.
You don't happen to have an Outlaw review somewhere, do you?
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1 hour ago, TrekMD said:
As someone who helps fund these things, I can tell you that those prices are reasonable. Most people do not realize how expensive it is to get boxes designed and printed. Never mind manuals and labels. Also, the programmer needs to be paid for their work so $10 is actually cheap for a ROM. ROM sales are usually very weak. You get quite a few early on and then they just trickle. Oftentimes, the sales are not enough to cover all the costs associated with making these games.
Oh, no, I realize that the prices are higher and things because of how niche homebrew games are, but this sequel to Shark! Shark! seems like too much for what it is, since it doesn't appear they changed much from the original. I understand if it's expensive, but I just don't think the price is worth it in this particular case.
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For $50? That's waaaaay too much. $10 for the ROM is waaaaaay too much. The box art isn't even that great.
But I do love me some Shark! Shark! I have played on the Intellivision flashback before. Very fun game with some good music and sound effects for the system. I think it's second only to SNAFU. I'm trying to convince @socrates63 to get those two, but he needs a healthy dose of Super Metroid first.
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Hey, if anyone has a little bit of extra time and wants to read something, you should check out my newest entry of Games from Before my Time, where I cover this game. I cover my personal history with the game and some fond memories I have with it. Read if you would like to!
Many thanks,
Harry
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@nosweargamer you know how you review games and rank them based on the single-player experience? One of these days, like maybe for April Fools or something, you should review a two-player only game like Combat.
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If I ever want to see my 7800 and various other things again I have to learn the guitar. Got this acoustic one and it looks pretty nice honestly.
I have tried music before but was never good at it, but I am actually enjoying it quite a bit. I found these lessons on YouTube that actually work well for me. Hope to learn some songs and play some Food Fight.
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A very similar thing happened to my Atari 7800 ProLine controller shortly after I got it. The physical button wasn't stuck, but it was making an electrical connection and wouldn't stop accelerating in Pole Position II (which was the only 7800 game I had at the time). I took it apart and cleaned the connector and put the metal connector thing back into place with scotch tape. Those ProLines can be very stubborn when you are trying to put them back together.
Though you might want to consider getting someone to fix it instead of taking it apart yourself. There's a lot more that can go wrong taking apart a handheld system than a controller, and they're less replaceable. Though you could probably fix it yourself, I wouldn't risk it. I messed up my Tetris Nano LCD game taking it apart and trying to fix a similar issue.
I hope your Lynx gets better soon!
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11 hours ago, Atari 5200 Guy said:
Krull on the 2600 is actually a fun game. Better than I expected it to be. This one was a gift and one I was not expecting at all. When I first seen it I was like, "oh dear" because most games I played that were based on movies (NES and up) I didn't like. And I've never seen the movie. But, once I read the manual and played the game it is quite fun.
I have never much cared for Krull on 2600. That widow of the web or whatever it's called screen kills it for me. I have played the game before on emulators and seen many YouTube videos on it. I came downstairs one night and my dad was watching Krull. He was a bit surprised I knew as much about it as I did. I have never seen the movie myself however.
11 hours ago, Atari 5200 Guy said:Sargon III has to be one of the most detailed computer chess games I have ever played. I'm not good at playing chess but I love the game because of the strategy and I can go at my own pace. I don't have to rush anything. But the things this game keeps track of and the manual alone are worth every penny spent on this game. It also has a section dedicated to a list of the best played games in chess history around the world. Do you wish to see those games in action? You can! Load them up and watch the screen, every move they made is recreated on the computer screen.
The "greatest games ever" feature is pretty cool. I like chess as well, though I am terrible at it. I was seriously considering Video Chess for my last 2600 game. Really fun game and much, much better than Checkers. I also almost bought Video Checkers as it was only $2! I could have gotten another Cheap-O game with it, but I ultimately decided on Crystal Castles as it was marked down to the point where I could get it for free with my discount. There is an alternate universe where I have Video Chess in my collection!
4 hours ago, RickR said:I've been focusing on getting boxes for my 2600 games. Below is a picture of what I have. Before, I was at 2.5 shelves. Now, I'm up to 3.5. Highlights for the year include "Superman" and "Yars' Revenge". The one I'm looking for now is "Video Pinball".
2600 games are the only boxed retro games I have. I do have a loose Video Pinball, and it's a really fun game. My dad's cousin saved a lot of his boxes, though I have a feeling some Atari 2600 games (like Pitfall, Frogger, Spider-Man, Star Trek SOS, etc.) are missing from my collection that my dad swears he had at one point. I'm wondering if he has some of the boxes somewhere for some of my loose games. I have boxes for some games I don't even own. Maybe Video Pinball is in there, who knows?
4 hours ago, RickR said:I really enjoy finding boxes that are squished or all-alone with no game or manual. In many cases, I can bring them back to life by building an inner box to give shape. And sometimes some felt-tipped pen to get color back to whitened creases.
Something makes me just feel good about getting damaged games. "Ugly games" if you will. I helped my Defender lose some white spots with a ultra fine-point black Sharpie.
4 hours ago, RickR said:10 Yard Fight in the arcade is one of my favorites. When I run MAME, you can bet your buns it's the first game I always play. I like the absurd voices and the simple gameplay. The NES version isn't close IMO. The vertical scrolling is way too slow (what happened there?) and there are no voices at all. It does look the same, though, which is nice. I do like to play it, but it always makes me run back to my PC to play the arcade version.
I have seen footage of the arcade version. The problem is, if I remember correctly, you don't play defense? My dad and I play the NES version a lot together. It works better when both players play at once in my opinion. This past year I have played a lot more sports games than normal. I don't much care for sports in general, but I have found some really fun sports games this year. Like the aforementioned NES Ten Yard Fight and Baseball, Blades of Steel, One-on-One, 2600 Basketball & Football, Home Run, Miniature Golf, GBC Mario Golf, etc.
I liked the NES Ten Yard Fight. It was a fine play.
I think next year I'm going to get some version of OG Arcade Mario Brothers for one of my systems. I love that game so much.
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I have never done this before, but I am interested.
Is your 8mm tape more in line with B-Day
34 or is it more akin to MTT the Video size-wise?If it's the former (bigger tape) they make these adapters for typical VCRs. If you have a way to convert a typical VHS tape to digital format then you might find luck using an adapter like this one. The former tape size my family used from 2005 to 2008 before we moved on to the smaller size in MTT the Video, so its close to the same era as 2003.
Hope this helps.
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So last night I was lying in bed when I had this sick idea. From discovering a local game store to my dad's cousin downsizing and giving me his old 2600 stuff, I have had an incredibly eventful year in retro game collecting. I have been playing old games for years, but it wasn't really until now that I would go out and actually buying the physical cartridges of these games. With money I got from family for my birthday and Christmas, I started on my collecting journey! Later on, I got those 2600 systems and like 30 games! Sweet! Plus, I did get a few games for said birthday and Christmas. Here are a few highlights. The coolest of the cool new stuff I got. Lets a go!
Here's the list, but I will take pictures of some of the things as well:
- Game Boy Advance (Glacier, AGB-101 (OG model))
- Atari Video Computer System (Woody, 4-switch, manufactured on June 27th, 1981.)
- Atari 2600 (Vader)
- Atari 7800 ProSystem (1988 model)
- Lots of cool boxed 2600 games (like Pac-Man, Sears Haunted House, Towering Inferno, Crackpots, Lock 'N' Chase, Outlaw, ET, Donkey Kong, etc.)
- Tunnel Runner (Atari 2600)
As soon as I heard I was getting a 2600 system, I was on the lookout for this game. It took a while (mostly from the pandemic) to find it, but I did find it in early August, 5 months and 2 days after my 2600 journey started. I don't want to admit that I paid a whopping $20 for this game, as I usually only buy 2600 games if they are $5 or less. Worth every penny. Best 2600 game ever! Glad I convinced some people to play it. Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun...
- Pac-Man (Atari 2600)
I'm just going to come out and say it, this is my favorite version of Pac-Man I have ever played. I especially enjoy mode #5. This "worst game ever made" is my #2 Atari VCS game. It has such a unique charm and I love it.
- Miniature Golf (Atari 2600)
- Donkey Kong (Atari 2600)
- Moon Patrol (Atari 2600)
- Defender (Atari 2600)
Sears Tele-Games version of my favorite version of Defender.
- Galaxian (Atari 2600)
This game is special to me as I got it from someone here at the I/O. Thanks Rick. This is cool.
- Venture (Atari 2600)
The first 2600 game I bought. I played this before I saw what the arcade game is and thought it was amazing. I still think it's a top-ten 2600 game, though I would like to play a more faithful adaptation someday on the Colecovision or maybe the Intellivision if I ever get one.
- Breakout (Atari 2600)
- Video Olympics (Atari 2600)
- Kaboom! (Atari 2600)
- Night Driver (Atari 2600)
Wait, why are all of these in here? Well, most of these games (Night Driver excluded as it works well with rolling the Wii Mote) were mediocre until I played them with real paddle controllers. Now these are all excellent games.
- Super Mario World (SNES)
Wait, Mr. SNES, why did you not have Mario World? I did have SMW when I first had the SNES, but it never worked well. About 6 years ago it stopped working at all. I don't know where it is. My new copy has a tear in the label, just the way I like it. I love giving the damaged games a loving home. I love this game so much and I am glad to have it back in my collection.
- Baseball (NES)
I found this in the clearance bin on my first game store run for three bucks and picked it up. I actually enjoy baseball much more than other sports, though I don't follow it closely at all. There's nothing like going to a baseball game. My dad and I played a ton of this when I got it and still do play it quite a bit. Later on I found out this game was a "bad" game? What? No way.
- Ten Yard Fight (NES)
Another clearance bin find for the same price as Baseball. Not a big football fan at all, but I really like this game.
- Castlevania: The Adventure (GB)
This game I would probably never have gotten as I have heard such terrible things about it. But I did get it for Christmas and, guess what? I really liked it. A very fun one and an underrated classic.
- Super Mario Land (GB)
Had this on 3DS Virtual Console. Happy to have it in my physical cart collection. In my opinion better than its sequel.
- Super Mario Advance (GBA)
A really good version of Super Mario Brothers 2 on the GBA. Check it out! It's much easier than the SNES and NES versions, so take that how you will. I like the difficulty of the SNES game the best, probably as its a childhood version. But check SMA out. Lots of bonus goodies and completionist goals.
- 1943 (NES)
- Bump 'N' Jump (NES)
Thank you, Grandma and Papa for this wonderful birthday gift!
- Gangster Alley (Atari 2600)
This is on here as it is probably the worst game I have ever played. I would rather scrub mud off of tennis shoes than play this crappy game again.
- Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
Found this on sale for $10 at my local video rental store, whose last day is today. By the time this is posted they will be closed for good. :( Lots of fond memories there. We didn't get streaming services until later and we were regular customers. I got the case with MK7 and it is very faded from the sun. It tells a story.
- Breath of the Wild (Switch)
- Mario Kart Super Circuit (GBA)
- Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
I need to take a closer look at this game. I will post about it in my blog soon, I hope.
- Crystal Castles (Atari 2600)
This is the last game I will be able to buy this year. I hope it is fun with the 2600 joystick. I haven't played it yet.
Here are some pictures! Of a few of them at least.
What are some of the coolest things you added to your gaming collection over the past year?
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5 minutes ago, Atari 5200 Guy said:
That's alright. I was just curious. And what other button thing does Omega Race need?
This thing. It's called the Booster Grip. It goes over the joystick, like Atari clothes. Apparently the game needs both a thrust and shoot button. Makes it impossible in my current emulator. I don't know why they couldn't just do it like Atari did in Asteroids. To quote AVGN, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? It also makes the game unplayable if you buy it loose.
9 minutes ago, Atari 5200 Guy said:Also...I wonder if in those loose 5200 games if something is there I don't have? Curious.
What games are you looking for? Just a bit curious as well. The 5200 is a fascinating system and I think its crazy cool how someone like you enjoys this widely-hated system so much. Mark my words: I will get a 5200 someday.
11 minutes ago, Atari 5200 Guy said:See...the area I live has nothing like this. So...when I see these pics I'm like a kid in a candy store. LOL. Don't mind me.
Same here. Saaaaaame here. It's completely a kid in a candy store thing for me. Except it's long-lasting candy that you can save for generations and have loads of fun with.
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39 minutes ago, RickR said:
It's real nice of you, but don't get into trouble or take any risk of trouble for this. We all have other sources for games.
I doubt I would get into trouble if I asked before making anything official. It doesn't hurt to ask. But I can still answer questions if anyone has them. Personally, I'm wondering what that Jag costs. I somehow didn't notice it when I was there.
But that's cool, no worries. Saves me some time (and temptation).
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I can't call them today for various family-related reasons, so I will try to call tomorrow.
If anyone has any questions whatsoever that I can ask for you, please tell! I will ask them said questions if you so wish.
has been in my mom's closet for longer than it's been in my game room. I hope I am able to get it back soon.
Wizard of Wor - How IS the Atari 5200 version?
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Wizard of Wor is the only CBS game I have CIB. I love reading the manuals and the backs of these boxes and how they hype up and over-explain such simple games. They are very entertaining and fascinating. Box art is great on Wizard of Wor.
The 5200 box is more or less the same.