[Any Beatles fans out there?]

Thanks. I'm not terribly familiar with the us versions, but I've listened to them all in the past.

[Quick question for all you Atari 7800 owners out there]

I forgot to mention in my post above that the whole 7800 package is $100. Silly me.

[Any Beatles fans out there?]

3 minutes ago, dauber said:

For the past couple of years I've been dealing with an internal struggle over whether I prefer the U.S. version or the U.K. version.

Rubber Soul is their only album where it's debatable. If I remember correctly, it had some songs on it from Help?

[Did you think Atari 2600 Pac-Man was bad when you first got it?]

40 minutes ago, TrekMD said:

Ironic indeed!  Here they made a clone of the arcade Pac-Man but anything that remotely looked similar got them sue-happy!    LOL

I need to get me an Odyssey 2 sometime. My dad used to own one back in the day. I'm on the waiting list at my local video game store. Gotta play me some KC Munchkin!

[Any Beatles fans out there?]

@dauber Got a favorite album?

[Quick question for all you Atari 7800 owners out there]

I just called my local retro game store. They say when they get them in they include all the cords, a little coax adapter, one "Painline" controller and around 5 or so games. Is that a good deal? Keep in mind I have a plethora of 2600 controllers and a couple Sega ones as well.

[Quick question for all you Atari 7800 owners out there]

@dauber Robotron 2084 seems like a good excuse to own 2 Amiga Power Stiks. If I ever lose a hand, I'll always have my Power Stiks.

[Justin's 8-Bit Game Setup]

17 minutes ago, nosweargamer said:

The TurboDuo is on my dream wish-list. However the price of systems and games seem crazy, and have been for a while. Maybe one day...

The Turboduo reminds me of that Sega Cd console that had it built in. I believe it was called the JVC X-Eye?

[Quick question for all you Atari 7800 owners out there]

@dauber I've been looking at the Edladdin Easy 78 controller board thing and am considering building an arcade controller for use with my 2600 and if I get one a 7800. Would you recommend that? 

Also, where can I find @nosweargamer's podcast?

[What was up with Froggo?]

They made controllers for the NES? I didn't expect that.

[FINALLY GOT ONE!!!!! - Atari Lynx]

2 minutes ago, nosweargamer said:

High Score for a specific level?

That's a pretty good idea.

[Did you think Atari 2600 Pac-Man was bad when you first got it?]

1 minute ago, TrekMD said:

I like that as well but, even then, I expected the game to at least have a semblance of the arcade. 

I can see that. I was raised in an era where the original was just as accessible on compilations as the 2600 version was on my wii emulator. I could see how you could have been disappointed back in the day if this was all you had. 

[Did you think Atari 2600 Pac-Man was bad when you first got it?]

2 minutes ago, TrekMD said:

I'm the opposite when it comes to Atari's Pac-Man.  I never played Atari's Pac-Man again once Ms. Pac-Man was released. 

I can't deny Ms. Pac-Man is a better video game, but the original on VCS just has so much character that makes me want to come back to it. I can just play the arcade version of Ms. Pac-Man and get a very similar experience. Pac-Man in the arcade and at home on the 2600 are so radically different that there's a reason for me to play the 2600 game. That's what I love about old arcade ports. All the little differences between them.

[Justin's 8-Bit Game Setup]

6 minutes ago, Justin said:

That's a Turbo Duo! ☺️ It's the Primo TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine system. It takes card games and CDs in sleek, low-slung system, and it has a ton of great shooters. One of my favorite systems of all time.

Really? They look very similar to me. I'm not too keen on the Turbografx 16.

[SOLD RickR's Summer 2020 Duplicate Blow Out Sale (or trade)]

Cool, dude! I would if I could!

[Did you think Atari 2600 Pac-Man was bad when you first got it?]

@TrekMD Just tried the rom today. It's impressive, but I think I like the original more. Something about it is just captivating. The ghosts are a little hard to see when they are blue but I don't know if that's my tv or not. Thanks for the ROM!

 

 

 

 

[Justin's 8-Bit Game Setup]

@Justin Super Famicom? Sweet. And is that a CDI I see?

[Best Video Game System Of All time?]

15 minutes ago, Justin said:

I'm close to choosing that too. 2600 and NES were both profoundly influential. I'm a big Turbo Duo fan. But SNES really hit it out of the park for an entire generation with that library. Good choice 

If you put the RCA Studio II on the list, I bet it would win by a landslide.

[Do you think Donkey Kong Jr. on the 2600 is a terrible game or a decent port?]

23 hours ago, socrates63 said:

I played the homebrew DK before never played the original 2600 DK

Never played DKVCS before. Always been a little intrigued. It looks like the scrolling might be a little distracting.

Edit: Put the rom on my Wii about two hours ago. Very impressive and well-made game. Scrolling isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be.

[Do you think Donkey Kong Jr. on the 2600 is a terrible game or a decent port?]

7 minutes ago, Justin said:

I agree it's impressive for being 4K. But the game shouldn't have been 4K.

I wholeheartedly agree. I believe Kitchen mentions that he wanted an 8K cart but Coleco refused to keep it cheap to produce in the interview I posted earlier.

[Justin's 8-Bit Game Setup]

Cool setup dude! You should find a way to hook up your 16 bit consoles there as well. They look so much nicer on a CRT! But I envy your 7800 a great deal. I love how the black light reflects off of the metal strip!

[HDN's (Game)Room!]

*Sigh*. This thing. The Nintendo Wii U. People hate on it but to be honest, when I was ten, I never wanted a console more. I BEGGED my parents for MONTHS to get this console when Super Mario Maker came out. I was so overjoyed when I got it for Christmas. Super Mario Maker came with the console, and it was the only game I played for months. I refuse to play the sequel because there's no way it would be as easy as using the Wii U gamepad to create levels. I even kept the box for this console, but sadly my mom found it a couple years ago and recycled it. I'll never forgive her for that. This obviously isn't a picture of my actual Wii U.

[HDN's (Game)Room!]

5 minutes ago, socrates63 said:

Harry, you're an old soul in a young man's body 🙂 

Tube TV! 👍

No, I'm a cheap soul in a young man's body! I put this up there about two years ago. I found it in the basement. Now that the 2600's there, it's never going away. One of my biggest pet peeves is playing retro consoles on modern displays. Don't mind emulation on modern displays, just original hardware.

[HDN's (Game)Room!]

i love reading these old catalogs. They are endlessly fascinating to me. I wonder what it would have been like to read them when they were new. I don't much care for the comic books, however. I never liked them too much; they were always just kind of boring to me. The Qotile Ultimatum was pretty good, but Atari Force was a bit of a slog, and honestly I don't remember if I've ever read through a single issue in its entirety. 

 

[HDN's (Game)Room!]

Here are some things. I have lots of DS, Switch and 3DS boxes along the walls. You can also get a good view of my Beatles shrine from here, as well as my TV setup, Lighthouse poster, Wii U and Intellivision Flashback box.