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10 hours ago, - Ω - said:
Okay, I've been busted. That is photo of a young Song Hye Kyo... my favorite Korean actress from various Korean dramas like Descendants of the Sun and Encounter. It was not a real advertisement of the time as she is only 41 years old, so she would have been a baby when the TI came out. And that was a good catch on the TI over the apple, I thought it was funny.
Cool beans! About her age, that's what I was thinking so I thought it must have been someone else if the ad was from back in the day.
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Did TI put overlay a photo of the 99/4A on top of an 🍎?? 😆
The model reminds me of Song Hye Kyo who recently starred in Glory.
Was the 99/4A marketing line "This computer is excellent"? That's what the Korean says.
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Congratulations on the release 🍾 🎉 I shared the link to the post in a retro computers group on FB.
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The first ad that popped into my mind when I read this thread was the ad for Nuclear War by New World Computing. In the backdrop of the Cold War and the threat of nuclear war, the game's satire and caricatures of world leaders were a fun appeal (to me). But I can't find a print ad, and I swear I saw them back in the day.
As I perused the 1990 issues of Computer Gaming World magazine looking for the ad for Nuclear War, I came across an ad for the Ad Lib sound card. Sound cards were getting very popular, and despite enticing ads like this and reading about how great sound cards were, I had held off on spending the $80-$100 for one. I finally caved when I started playing Wing Commander. After the blips and static like sound effects coming out of the built-in speaker, I took a chance to hear what the fuss was about and ended up buying the Sound Blaster. While the SB was more expensive than the Ad Lib and the Ad Lib enjoyed broader support initially, I recall reading that the SB was the more capable card, so I went with it. The difference in the aural experience was night and day, and my face probably looked similar to the ad here when I first heard the explosions and other sound effects.
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Thanks, Justin. I think my $10 will stay in my wallet.
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I saw this post today in the Atari 6502 Game Development group on Facebook and came back to this post looking for info on how to buy Frogged. Now I see Jag_Mag is banned and Rick Rotledge who posted in the FB group uses the same avatar as Jag_Mag. Something not legit? Did I miss something?
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Change is the only constant, right?
The 20+ year run of AA as it has been has come to an end, and I am sad to see it end. My wallet and I have been a strong supporters of the homebrew community. I have been a big fan of Al’s vision to raise the bar on the quality of cartridges and game packaging to make the games as good or better than the games released back in the day. AA and its homebrews played a critical role in getting me back into Atari after so many years. Just as the original run of the Atari consoles came and ended, so an era of the homebrew community powered by AA has come to an end. I have the hardware and the games that will let me still enjoy and celebrate those times.
But a new chapter is starting. I will hope for the best and see where it goes. I do applaud Atari for the efforts that it has been making to grow the business, and I hope Atari will reach that point of sustainability. I may not like or agree with what Atari is doing, but I trust the passion and sincerity of those at the helm of Atari.
Now we will wait and see what Atari’s ownership of AA means for users and developers alike.
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I've downloaded all the trackball hacked games but haven't gotten around to setting up my Dragonfly. I'm pretty sure I also have the Concerto but need to find it 😂
I agree that the hack shouldn't be sanctioned for this high score challenge. Even without the possible changes outside the controller, using an analog(?) trackball controller is a big change to the gameplay.
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12 hours ago, Atari 5200 Guy said:
I have tried it with a trackball and it is not the experience you would expect. It doesn't use the trackball mode of the controller, only the joystick mode. So no matter how hard you spin the ball it makes no difference and it is still eight directions. I really wish these games would have supported the trackball mode.
It is too bad that this game and others don't support the trackball natively out of the box. Have you tried the 7800 Centipede hack that supports the trackball? Or are you describing the experience of the trackball hack?
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Today's mail call --
I got Pac-Man Arcade from AA user tep392. I'm not a huge fan of maze games, but I keep collecting Pac-Man games 😂 It's like with Mario -- I just love the IP and design.
I was planning to get For the Love of Spock a while back, and while searching, I ran across this geek documentary compilation. I waited for the price to drop and finally picked it up.
I should have gotten Pelé's Soccer ages ago, but finally got around to finding a copy for a reasonable price. I see CIB copies often coming up for over $50 on ebay. When I was a kid, Pelé was the Messi of those days.
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My first time ever playing 7800 Centipede. The joystick control actually felt pretty good. I downloaded the Centipede trak-ball rom a while ago but haven't gotten around to using my Dragonfly yet.
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1 hour ago, Justin said:
@socrates63 I'm surprised how often I've heard this, even today. It speaks volumes not just about the Atari Jaguar's lack of mainstream popularity, but about Atari's incredible lack of marketing and advertising at the time. When you say "Atari", so many people in the world think of Atari 2600 (or possibly Atari 8-Bit computers) but rarely does the general population think of or are even aware of the Atari Jaguar (both today, and even at the time the Jaguar was being sold. Similarly for Lynx and Atari 7800)
There might've been one generic print ad during the Jaguar's run, that you could search for in Next Generation Magazine or Die Hard Game Fan Magazine. Every other advertisement was something for Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis and they were all memorable. "Sega Does What Nintendon't" etc. Most of the ads were for new games from 3rd party publishers that were pushing their games for almost every system BUT Atari Jaguar. The whole thing made the Atari Jaguar feel "niche" at best, and "left out" when you really thought about it.
You're totally right about what "Atari" means to people. They're usually thinking the 2600.
To add more salt on the Jaguar wound, I had known about the Lynx and had even seen one back in the day. Maybe it was because I had the OG Game Boy that I paid attention to handhelds. I should also add that I only found out about the 7800 a few years ago as well when I was looking to get back into playing 2600 games.
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Thanks, Justin! Congratulations, Rick! Venture Reloaded was a very fun game. I wasn't sure that I'd enjoy it at all because, initially, it didn't look like my type of game.
@Justin I think there's a typo in the post --> and let's make sure this Challenge continues on! Congratulations once again to Socrates63 for his BIG WIN...
That should be RickR and not Socrates63 🙂
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The guide touches upon all the pertinent points for a newcomer. Great video @Silver Back. Your 7800 videos have been a great source of 7800 energy. I love your demeanor and speech delivery--very relaxing and yet engaging.
I left a comment on the video in YouTube regarding controllers. For those who may not be interested in the official Atari controllers for the 7800, there are affordable and more comfortable options. I have several joysticks and a Robotron gamepad made by retrogameboyz. His products are very good quality and affordable. I have moved up an arcade controller by Edladdin. Ed's work is a definite step up in quality as he's using genuine arcade parts, and consequently, the price is also a significant step up from retrogameboyz prices.
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I recently ordered these and they arrived today. As a kid, I had only caught a few episodes of the original Battlestar Galactica from the 70s . Not having grown up with cable TV severely limited my exposure to a lot of sci-fi content. I remember having the Viper toy and playing out many adventures that I made up.
I'm pretty sure I've read that outside of the first An American Tail, these aren't very good but for $10, I am willing to give them a shot.
Cheap DVDs for the win! Having a nice CRT TV to view them, I no longer hesitate getting DVDs.
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On 8/28/2023 at 1:36 PM, MistaMaddog said:
I do but it's all in the attic right now.
Oh wow, that’s cool. I wish I still had my original hardware. I threw mine away many years ago during a house move and have reacquired some (Atari 800, 800XL).
Welcome to the I/O
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What are the coolest items in your collection?
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I didn't realize I was in such exclusive(?) company with my Jaguar and Vectrex. I realize they aren't as common as the Nintendo and Sega consoles, but I'm getting the feeling that they're not as common as I thought. I actually acquired the Jaguar a couple of years ago because I wanted to take part in the Atari I/O high score challenge.
My cool-to-me items in my collection: