socrates63
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What's everyone shopping list looking like? I'm going to end up spending the majority of my wallet at the AtariAge booth. I'm also planning to stop by Song Bird and Champ Games and maybe Intellivision Revolution. Outside of that, I don't know much of anything, so I will just browse until something catches my eye. Couple of years ago, I found some Star Blazers stuff as I wandered about.
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I had no idea that AA forums had a dedicated subforum for hacks 😮 So much stuff to play and so little time... I know it's first world problems but but
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I got back from a short trip and found some packages waiting for me. The Switch games are from Play-Asia. I believe I pre-ordered those many many moons ago. My Towers 2 pre-order from Songbirds also arrived along with Kings of Edom. Sky Raider and the 7800 games are from Gooddealgames's recent sale.
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On 10/6/2023 at 1:01 PM, sramirez2008 said:
It has arrived! I can’t wait to play Stramash Zone with this baby.
*** Shout-out to https://tenpencearcade.co.uk/controllers-for-sale/ for this wonderful controller. I also have his Asteroids controller and can't say enough about the build quality of these his controllers and how well they work. They really provide that arcade like experience. You can buy with confidence.
Very nice, Steve! I'm also a huge believer in the role of controllers and the playing experience. When I dig more into the Vectrex, I will have to get one of these.
I recently got the track ball controller (which I forgot to post) and need to get the track ball games. Maybe they're already on one of the multi-carts I have.
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My first was the 2600 ESB as well. I didn't own it though and played it at my friend's house.
In terms of time spent on a Star Wars game, I probably logged the most hours on Dark Forces for the PC. I think the only other Star Wars video games I played were the vector graphics Star Wars arcade game (love this) and X-Wing on the PC (I never got to the sequel Tie Fighter which I think I read is even better). I need to get to Knights of the Republic.
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Fun game and very easy to pick up! The game ended with me trying to land on the target in level 3.
I bought DD and Tyre Trax at PRGE when they were initially released IIRC. I hadn't played them until now on the VCS.
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I love the idea, but with the Analogue Pocket out there, I would think the Lynx+ would have to be much cheaper in order to compete, or have something like Jaguar compatibility as Justin suggested. The Evercade would have been another viable way to play but I believe the Lynx collection will soon no longer be made.
As for me, while I do have an upgraded Lynx II, I will probably do my Lynx gaming on the Analogue Pocket once the cartridge adapter arrives later this year.
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I remember seeing the original Lynx model and the Game Gear back in the day. I had a Game Boy, and I preferred the GB over the Lynx and GG mainly because of the smaller physical size and portability and battery life of the GB compared to the competition. I was never bothered by the b/w nature of the GB.
Couple of years ago(?) I bought a Lynx model 2 with the upgraded screen. I bought it to take part in the I/O high score challenge, but I don’t think I was able. I currently have a small collection of two dozen games. Most are official releases, and I have 3 or 4 homebrews. I also have the Game Drive.
A month or so ago, my Analogue Pocket finally arrived. I also ordered the Lynx cartridge adapter, and that should arrive soon. I think I will end up playing Lynx games on the Pocket given the smaller size of the handheld.
I’ve always been enamored with the idea of handheld gaming and have bought several devices over the years. However, I never spent much time with any of them (PSP, Vita, GB, GBC, GBA, DS, 3DS, Lynx). The Steam Deck is probably the handheld that I’ve spent the most time playing.
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@DegasElite I just loaded the ROMs on the SD card, and R-Type is working without any fiddling. I am using the Mega Everdrive X5 on my Genesis. The only trouble I had was not being able to get my 8bitdo M30 controller to work with the game. I swapped it out for my Arcade Power Stick, and that is working fine.
Posting my first ever SMS game play with a mediocre 31,000 😂 Gotta start somewhere
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Alright! This is going to be my first SMS game. I believe I read that I can play SMS ROMs using the Everdrive for the Genesis.
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Congrats @Marco1019 and to the rest of the participants of the High Score Challenge! I am happy to have been taking part in the I/O high score challenge the past few months. I've been so busy that if it hasn't been for the I/O high score challenges, I'm not sure if I would have played video games at all. It's been really fun playing games for Atari consoles.
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I had the 4 switch woody as a kid. The six switch woody is the iconic model, and that's what I prefer mostly because of aesthetics. My daily driver is a light sixer with s-video output that I bought from ebay.
The other 2600 models in my collection are two heavy sixers (one I bought from the original owner and other I bought from Pink Gorilla because it was only $50), and they are both now signed by Joe Decuir.
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On 9/24/2023 at 12:14 PM, TrekMD said:
You got me 😂 I tried 3 and thought I was special and wanted to see what the next "fact" was. This did reminded me that being fooled and not having the need to be right all the time is a good and happy thing.
On 9/27/2023 at 12:15 PM, RickR said:A few of us are getting into stage 3, and it is uncomfortable! LOL.
I'm now trying to plan how to liquidate my games for the PlayStation 1, 2, and 4. Outside of the Switch, these are my most valuable part of my game collection.
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On 9/23/2023 at 3:38 PM, MaximumRD said:
Most of us 😝
This was pretty much me when I overheard the conversation of a couple of twenty-somethings eight or nine years ago while riding the Amazon company shuttle. They were talking about 80s fashion and how cool it was -- "vintage" is the word they used. I guess I should have taken it in the context of vintage and fine wine, but I took it as vintage in the sense old antiques 😂 My youth and teen years are now vintage.
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Me, too -- I'm still trying. Earlier today, I reached 35k for the first time in a while.
Edit: I need to remind myself to cover the power light on the 7800. I'm going to get blinded sooner or later by that bright blue light.
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5 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said:
Nice shirt! I’ll be attending PRGE. I’m going to help staff the Champ Games booth on Saturday and hope to see you all there.
Cool, I will see you there. Champ Games is the first booth I will be hitting. I saw Champ Games post on FB that boxed copies of Turbo will be available in limited quantity, and I need two (one for me and another for a FB friend).
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34 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said:
If it sells for anything near that amount, I'll put my backup console for sale.
Steve, you have a backup Vectrex?!
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As far as buying Vectrex games online, don't forget Mercari and other online platforms in addition to ebay. I found many reasonably priced Vectrex games on Mercari which is the only other platform I've regularly used in addition to ebay. Vectrex game prices on ebay have gotten even more crazy recently.
As far as buying the Vectrex console goes, I would really hesitate buying one online and having it shipped. I'm just too nervous about damage during transit. I bought mine from a local gamer a few years ago and helped another local game buy one locally from craigslist a couple years ago.
Most economic way to play Vectrex games? Reach out to Jason Kopps on Facebook. He's in the Vectrex fans unite! FB group. He sells a multi-cart for $20 (maybe $25 now) which contains all the official releases and a bunch more. It's a PCB board without a cartridge case. If you must have the screen overlays to complete the game playing experience, Sean Kelly sells reproduction overlays. He also sells a multi-cart for $50 (comes in cartridge case). By the way, buying from Sean is an easier experience (he operates a business) than trying to buy from Jason (hobbyist).
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11 hours ago, TrekMD said:
The Yamato is a cool ship! Love that series. Have you watched the modernized versions? Yamato 2199 and Yamato 2205? As for real ships, this one has to be special to me...
I have 2199 and 2205 series but haven't watched them yet. I am waiting until I rewatch the original series 🙂
I didn't realize Gene and the cast visited the shuttle. So the Enterprise NASA space shuttle was named after the USS Enterprise NCC-1701? Seeing this photo, I did a quick search and found this article on NASA's website. The shuttle was named after the NCC-1701! That's really cool and even neater to read about Star Trek's relationship to NASA and the show's influence. We need more shows like it that inspires generations to push for better human culture.
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3 hours ago, sramirez2008 said:
Very nice. You can get a box for Venetian Blinds from Marc Oberhäuser's Etsy Store. Patch not included. It took a lot of points to earn that patch.😉
🙂 Yes! I did get box from Marc and the patch from Machine.
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No other fictional space ship tugs at my heart like the Yamato from the original series. I can hear the soundtrack playing in my head as I type this. I read the manga during the 70s in Korea and watched Star Blazers in the US during the early 80s.
Saturn V was the first real space craft that I was exposed to most as a kid. Seeing the launch footages on TV was always mesmerizing and never got old.
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Very cool @sramirez2008! I'm still learning about who's who in the wold of video games. Back in 2019, I only knew two names and those were David and Garry. Heck, Dan was there but I didn't know who he was or anything about him then 🤦♂️ One of their wives was there and she was very nice and took the photo. I'm guessing she did the same for you.
I definitely will research the guest roster and learn more about the people who created all this awesomeness that has stayed with me all my life. Asteroids is in my top 10 coin-ops list. One of my co-workers is a distant relative of Eugene Jarvis, the designer of my top 2 coin-op games Robotron and Defender.
And of course, I did run into you and Eugenio last year at PRGE 🙂
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22 hours ago, RickR said:
iDog is cute.
Conversely, don't you just hate it when that passenger who boards at the last minute comes and sits next to you? On a recent flight, I remember the lady in the aisle seat and I were praying together that the middle seat would be unoccupied, and then, the very last person to board came and sat between us 😂
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Maybe it was beginner's luck, but after hitting 6k during my first few times playing DD, I haven't been able to pass the first level! Can't get the landing speed right.