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  2. Squad Challenge - Elevator Action (Arcade/MAME)

    in High Score Squad

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    7 hours ago, RickR said:

    ...I even remember gamepads on the PC that were right handed (the pad was on the right).  But it must have been the NES that set the modern standard of gamepad on the left.  It has never felt comfortable to me, although I have gotten used to it. 

    Interesting! I thought it was Street Fighter that popularized the the joystick/d-pad on the left. I had a couple of PC gamepads back in the day (ones by Gravis and Microsoft), and I think both had the d-pad on the left.

     

    7 hours ago, HDN said:

    I don’t mind left-handed d-pads at all. Probably as I have used them so much throughout my life. Much more than a joystick. 
    However, I can’t use left-handed joysticks. They drive me absolutely crazy. I have the Pac Man 35th anniversary plug and play, which has the stick on the left. When I use it, I need to criss-cross my hands.

    I've gotten used to using the joystick with my left hand although I grew up using my right hand (original Atari controller, Wico joysticks). I find I can go with either hand and it feels ok. All this discussion points to the fact that controllers are a very personal thing and greatly influenced by what we used when we first started playing video games.

  3. Anyone still using VHS?

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    26 minutes ago, nosweargamer said:

    Back in my day, this is how we rewound tapes...and we liked it!

    🤣 Is that for real???

     

    1 minute ago, HDN said:

    Wow, no, I’ve never heard of these things. My VCR has built-in rewind and fast forward. I assume for these gadgets to exist that the earlier models didn’t have that feature built in or something?

    Hahaha I'm assuming you're being serious, Harry. During the height of video tape watching in the Korean community (80s-90s), people would rent literally dozens of VHS tapes at a time to watch their favorite shows from Korea on a weekly basis. These tape rewinders were meant to 1) save wear and tear on the player and 2) let the player be used to watch videos while the tapes were rewound. And with dozens of tapes to rewind, you could do two at a time.

  7. Anyone still using VHS?

    in Television & Movies

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    I don't use VHS and don't have any equipment anymore. Even during its heyday, I hated tapes because of the need to rewind them.

    After getting a tube TV this summer though, I have been much more open to older technology and have recently started buying DVDs of old TV shows (I had been holding out for Blu-ray releases). For DVDs with heavy compression that look poorly on a modern TV, the tube TV cures all ills.

  9. FS: Unofficial/repro Activision patches

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    If you're interested in getting patches for Activision games that did not have patches, there are two people selling them. Links are below. I've ordered most of the patches offered in the second link. The Bridge patch was posted today, and I ordered it as well.

    Bridge patch - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/313221-fs-new-activision-bridge-embroidered-patch/

    Multiple patches - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/308314-new-activision-patches-jaguar-imagic-lynx-14-patches-total/

  17. Squad Challenge - Elevator Action (Arcade/MAME)

    in High Score Squad

    Posted · Edited by socrates63

    6,300

    RetroPie to the rescue -- 3 lives and additional at 10k seem to be the default. I didn't mess with any settings although I might fiddle with the display to fix the overscan.

    I had to look up what the goal of the game was and read up a little on wikipedia. You must enter all the red doors to collect secret documents in order to finish the level (building):

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    If Otto tries to leave the building without collecting all the documents, he will be transported to the highest floor that still has an unopened red door and must work his way back down.

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  19. socrates63's gaming collection and setup

    in Video Game Room Tours

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    37 minutes ago, RickR said:

    I think the Possible Mission ROM is here:  http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~harvey/7800/7800.html

    Nice! From the rom creator himself. I love the little disclaimer blurb:

    Disclamier: if you're from Bridgestone Multimedia, and would like me to remove my posted ROMs of "Possible Mission", just ask.
    I have made no profit from "Possible Mission", and have only released it so that people can enjoy a working copy of the game.

     

  23. "ATARI" today and the new AtariVCS dumpster fire...

    in Classic Gaming General

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    When I told my neighbor yesterday that I've been playing Atari 2600 games for the past several months, she commented, "Aren't they coming out with a new Atari?" I was very surprised as she's not the gamer type.

    Outside of the brand name, nothing about the AtariVCS connects it to the past history of Atari, so I have no interest. I'm re-living it all things Atari right now with original hardware, so what more do I need?

     

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