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Praying for a quick & full recovery for all of you!
And enjoy all the Trek!

Good thing I saved one from when I bought Food Fight, Galaga, and Xevious. Let's see how this works after a few hours or a day or so.

From the looks of it, I think it might have been one of the bricks in the game at some point.

Pro-tip:  The USPS Priority Mail small flat rate boxes fit perfectly with minimal cutting to height.  Putting one of those inside the box as a liner will square it up nicely. 
 

Those rescue missions are my favorite. 
 

Prayers for you and your family. 

Things aren't as bad as I thought. They certainly aren't IDEAL, but it could be much worse.

Things aren't as bad as I thought. They certainly aren't IDEAL, but it could be much worse.

Listen, bud.  I'm telling you straight away.  You did something amazing.  Putting yourself out there is not easy.  Many don't.  And they regret it.  You feel bad today, and that's perfectly normal.  But keep on going.  Keep your eyes open.  Make friends with as many people as you can.  Be you.  Keep growing and learning.  Trust me, that special person just for you will come along. 
 

Friend zone is a lot better than the No Friend Zone 😉 And as Rick said, you have time. She now knows you have a heart for her, and she will be watching you. So keep on hanging out with her and having fun.

You hang in there.  Time is on your side. 

Looking forward to Sunday, though it’s a little scary. But I’m confident I’ll be okay. Let’s just hope I don’t screw anything up.

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GOOD LUCK
 

You know, I have changed my mind on GORF ever since @chas10e sent me a surprise copy in October! I now think that it's a pretty cool game on the 2600. While I still have a few gripes with it, I have come to enjoy it for what it is and have been playing it a bit recently. The missile-cancelling actually comes in handy in the third and fourth stages, which I don't think I have ever had the patience to get to before I got my cartridge. I know they couldn't implement it because of rights issues, but I would be really curious to see how they would have put in the Galaxians stage seen in the arcade. My guess is that it would be cut from the port regardless of rights issues.
The weird thing about this port, to me at least, is that the ship is multi-colored. Why is that weird, you ask? Because in the 5200 version, it's solid! How strange is that; the "improved version" has worse graphics in that regard? Still looks like a better version of the game, though.
Another interesting thing of note are the assets in the game. The arcade GORF reused assets from both Galaxian (for the enemies and the spaceship) and Space Invaders (aliens). Atari released versions of both games on the 2600 as well, and it's pretty cool to see how they compare to their GORF equivalents on the system. The Galaxip is multicolored in CBS's game and just solid white in Atari's Galaxian port. The invaders in GORF are also closer to Nishikado's arcade sprites. However, I think both Space Invaders and Galaxian on the 2600 are better than GORF.
This is an interesting game, and one I've warmed up to. Always remember to give games a second try. You might just like them more than you used to.

Wish me luck.

Playing SQ Fireworld would just make me cold and angry.  No, no, no. 
 

@RickR Towering Inferno.

@RickR Towering Inferno.

👏👏🕹️ great haul, Harry. Enjoy!

All are awesome. Enjoy. 

This sort of reminds me of myself.  I had a crush on this one girl in high school.  I'd talk to her and stuff but that was it.  I never asked her anything and she never asked me.  I found out later in life that she had a crush on me as well and was too afraid to ask just like I was.  Missed opportunity? Who knows.  I'm happy where I'm at in life right now, I have no regrets, but I also have that small bit of curiosity.  

Thank you very much. I appreciate it. It feels so much better to talk about things with others.

You have friends here when you need us.