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Cool, @socrates63!! You'll like Quarth. It's like Tetris meets Space Invaders. It's quite addictive. I have it on 3DS Virtual Console. It's of very high quality, typical of Konami (Ultra Games was an alternate label of theirs) for the time. I've heard good things about Wiley Wars, though I don't care much for Mega Man myself. It's supposed to be like Super Mario All-Stars--16-bit remakes of Mega Man games. It was released on cartridge in PAL regions and I believe Japan as well, but in the US it was a Sega Channel exclusive.

My sister has been teaching herself to play piano. She watches Synthesia videos on YouTube to teach herself how to play virtually anything she wants. She just pulls up a video on her tablet (mostly Zelda and Animal Crossing stuff) and puts that above the keys where sheet music usually goes. The videos themselves remind me a lot of Guitar Hero but for pianos. I have tried using them, but my brain can't concentrate on so much at once. That's why I like playing the guitar; all I have to do is remember the chords.

Thanks, but I think I'm OK. I'm not a huge fan of Demon Attack or the Imagic catalog in general. I know, I know, kill me if you want. I could never see why everyone loves Imagic so much. Most of their work is just OK at best in my opinion. Then again, I haven't played many of those games in years, so when I get my Wii back I will need to try some of them out again. I always like to retry games that I didn't like before to get a new perspective on them. So anyways, thanks a lot for the offer, @Atari Creep, but I think that I am good for now. You shouldn't go through the hassle and cost of sending me a game that I haven't tried in years and am not sure what my opinion on it is. But is very nice of you to think of doing that. On an unrelated note, my dad used to play Demon Attack a lot back in the day on his Tandy CoCo.

I respect the Genesis a lot more than I used to, though when compared to the SNES it's no contest. I freaking love the SNES. It might be my favorite system of all time and is for sure my favorite home system. It has the best library of any console, hands down, at-home or portable. For some reference on what I'm talking about, my favorite game on the Genesis is Columns III. Really fun game, great multiplayer action, all around spectacular package. But my favorite SNES game? Super Metroid. A fenomenal game, an undisputed masterpiece, the single best video game of all time. Not that I hate the Genesis, it's just the Super Nintendo is soooo much better. I might pick up a Genesis someday; they're only about $30 at my local game store. The cheapest model is the model 2, though this is a rare case where I'd spend a couple extra bucks for the model 1 system. It looks cooler and better fits with the Power Base Converter which is the main reason I would like to get a Genesis someday. Play Columns III and Super Metroid sometime if you haven't already, Crossbow.

I haven't played Demon Attack in years. Personally, I'm more of a Phoenix guy. The only Imagic cart I own is Star Voyager, so I'll need to emulate it. If I get my Wii back before the squad challenge is over, I'll make sure to give it a go. Then again, I'm not sure if I can get it back before the challenge is over. It's been gone for a month and no sign of getting it back anytime soon.

You know, I have to agree with that. I only have six 7800 games so far (and one of them is Karateka), and I still think that. The 2600 is a really good console, but the 7800 can play all of those games (with a few exceptions) PLUS Food Fight. People always talk about how amazing that game is and it still managed to exceed my expectations.

Had fun playing! This is a game that deserves more recognition. I'm glad there are a few new Wrecking Crew fans in the world.

@LeeJ07 I'm a little curious... do you have an Atari 7800?

Hit the doors with your hammer and enemies will walk inside. They will go to the background and not be able to hurt you, Super Mario Brothers 3 style.

Especially on a cold morning, soup (especially ramen) is a great breakfast. I have had ramen for breakfast numerous times. We had some leftover soup from last night that I seriously considered eating for breakfast today. Mmmmmmm... That might be the most comfort-food thing I've ever heard in my life!

Ah, yes, you're the Atari computer guy. I forgot for a moment. My mom used to have an 800. The XE-era computers might have the title of most obscure Atari systems that were actually released. The XE Food Fight port looks terrible! Yup. Glad to see everyone here agrees.

I'm hearing a lot of "I had no idea that the 7800 was a thing" replies. Shows you how poor the marketing was for this system.

@RickR You're right, it wasn't a pack-in at the test launch, but I'm pretty sure it was there. Unless Jeremy Parish hath deceived me. He's been covering some early 7800 titles recently. You should check him out if you haven't already. And you're also right about the NES controller. I personally enjoy the ProLine, but it just isn't as good and doesn't work well for as many styles of games. "Killer game for 1984..." I'm not sure. Maybe Food Fight or Robotron 2084. @socrates63 there are some really good games in the third generation console libraries, like Super Mario Brothers 2, Yo Noid, Food Fight, Master System Sonic 1, the list goes on. I think if you got into it, you'd find a lot you would enjoy. There are lots of titles that suit the tastes of second-gen gamers like yourself, too, besides the more adventurey ones like Zelda and Metroid. Curse the Tramiels!!!

Wasn't SMB a launch title? Even at the test launch in New York I am pretty sure it showed up. I am almost 100% positive it was at the nationwide launch of the system in. Either that or it showed up very, very, very soon after the test launch and still in 1985. Or are you referring to how the NES struggled to find places that were willing to sell it? That is true; the NES had to market itself as a toy and include a freaking robot to get on store shelves. I suppose that the 7800 could have also had a hard time finding a place on store shelves as well, though it might have gotten there easier as it was a year earlier than the NES and the switch to gaming on home computers was only starting and was in a lesser effect than what it was later. I don't know and didn't do any research on this, so I'm kind of talking out of my butt right now. What I'm trying to say is, maybe the 7800 would have had an easier time in 1984 than the NES did in 1985.

It is quite apparent. It looks more like the 7800 than the 5200 to me (probably because they were being marketed simultaneously). Personally the Junior looks a bit too flat to me and it looks a bit strange compared to the other two with its switches. I didn't know there were multiple variations of the Junior.

Please, someone please remember to include a Tootsie Roll Pop for our friend @Atari Creep

Wow, I turn around to go see @James Campbell Jr.'s Spider Fighter stream and this thread is blowing up! @TrekMD That's a cool TV. I've never seen one like that before. Both of my 12 inch CRTs have spent time in UW Stevens Point. @DegasElite sorry about your stolen 2600. A2600Jr. is either really ugly or super cool to me, depending on my mood. I am a Vader fan, personally.

The Atari 7800 is a marvelous system indeed. It is filled with great versions of existing games (mainly arcade titles), like Food Fight, Xevious, and One-on-One. It is a worthy successor to the phenomenal 2600 indeed. Only problem, it was released way too late. Had this system fully launched in 1984 as it was supposed to, we might be singing a different tune, but as it is Nintendo ended up being the undisputed king of the 3rd console generation with its Entertainment System. The poor ProSystem was shoved to the side not only by Nintendo but also Sega and its Master System. The 7800 was too little too late, that's for sure. It's great arcade ports, which would have blown minds in 1984, looked long in the tooth and obsolete by the time the system saw a wide release in 1986. By that time, Nintendo had ushered in a new era of video games with Super Mario Brothers in 1985 and Metroid and Zelda in 1986 (in Japan on the Famicom Disk System, that is). What's more, soundtracks in video games were becoming normalized and were something the 7800's TIA chip could not easily reproduce. Sadly, the Atari 7800 and its amazing library were left in the dust, forgotten by future generations of gamers. The Atari 7800 became a mere footnote in video game history when it could have easily revitalized the industry like Nintendo did. But that isn't fair. The Atari 7800 is a fabulous system indeed, maybe even eclipsing the NES in greatness with its backwards compatibility with 2600 games (maybe). It definitely deserves more recognition than it gets. It's a little funny, honestly. I grew up with an NES and played even more of it emulated on my Wii. Now that I own the 7800 as well, I don't know which one to side with! They're both great systems worth owning, but whenever I talk about the 7800 I have to bring up the NES, and I can't not sound like I'm hating on it. Anyways, as many of you know, I wasn't around when the 7800 was on store shelves. I can only experience this system in retrospect. However, I do know that the 7800 wasn't nearly as popular as the NES. Not many people had this system. I do know that a few of you (@nosweargamer and @Atari 5200 Guy in particular) did have this system back in the day, and I was wondering if any more people did too. I'd love to hear your stories about the system. Were you happy with the system or were you jealous of NES owners? What were some of your favorite games and best memories with the system? If you want to, you can share your 7800 experiences here. Thanks!

@Willie! do you get trolls on your streams? I haven't seen many of them in-person. You don't deserve trolls.

I'm sorry, everyone, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity... 1,000th post!

I have never used Twitch before and I don't know if it supports my old browser, but I will see if I can't check out your stream sometime, @Willie!.