socrates63

Me? I had an awesome day meeting gamers and visiting gaming stores. Rick? He was working on his bathroom with his wife after lunch with me 😄

That bathroom project took some time!  But I'm happy to have taken the time to meet you.  I met with @- Ω - a few weeks back, and should have taken a picture then too.  
 
 

Me? I had an awesome day meeting gamers and visiting gaming stores. Rick? He was working on his bathroom with his wife after lunch with me 😄

That is so nice to see! I hope you had a great day!😁

After a year of online interactions, it was great to meet you in person, Rick. I love visiting Portland, so it was a treat to make the trip today.

We're about two hours away from going live! Stop on by at 9pm ET...
 
https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco
 
See you then!

I agree this is the way to go to try out the Amiga.  But I hope it has some kind of SD card slot or hackability so you can try any game you like. 
 

I enjoy Metroid, but I haven't played it in a while. It's pretty fun. :O)

Metroid Fusion is a lot of fun. It’s linear enough to be good for a portable game yet has plenty of exploration too. The new game is a direct sequel to Fusion. It’s about time!

I'm trying to find time to get into it more.  I've been trying Super Metroid. 
My favorite Metroid game so far is the one on the GBA.  I think it's Metroid Fusion.  But it's been a long time since I've played it. 
 

Yup, those games you can only play on a DS or DS Lite! Isn't that the weirdest thing? Those DSi enhanced games and 3DS games are the only reigon-locked Nintendo handheld games.

If the game is working correctly and is as described, I hope you would consider revising that negative feedback you left the eBay seller who it seems like was selling to you in good faith and is probably a good seller 

Who knew?  Mystery solved. 
 

That looks super awesome. I need to find one of these to play

@socrates63this was at a Dave & Busters. They had a lot of fun retro updates. Space Invaders, Giant PAC-MAN and Galaga, Four Player PONG, a new version of Rampage based on the recent film. Centipede was my favorite of the bunch despite the lack of a track ball. 

Where did you play that at? The arcade scene in the greater Seattle area is pretty lame.

If you can't work out a resolution with the seller directly, you should use ebay's process and report that the product is defective. You should be able to get a full refund via ebay.

Where did you play that at? The arcade scene in the greater Seattle area is pretty lame.

I didn't know that Marc had an Etsy store. I ordered 2600 game boxes from him through AtariAge forum before -- top notch quality.

Suggestion:  Asteroids level 8/a! 

@socrates63 We should celebrate by… playing Atari!

That's right! We hit our one year I/O anniversary! 🍾
 

That's right! We hit our one year I/O anniversary! 🍾
 

I had a few cases where the item arrived damaged or didn't match the condition described. I always offered the seller that I'd keep it for a partial refund, and they've always accepted my proposal for a partial refund (usually around $5 on $15-$20 item). I usually don't do this and will just accept the item and go on with my life but have complained in a few instance. In this case, I wouldn't bother with USPS either as Rick suggested. I'd suggest going directly to ebay and reporting that the item arrived damaged and you want a full refund.
A month ago, I bought an Xbox 360 game on ebay. It was supposed to be in "good" condition, but when I got it, most of the cover had water damage. The angle and lighting of the photos in the listing did not show the damage nor was it disclosed. I notified the seller and provided photos. I offered to keep it if he gave me $12 refund (it was $20 + $4 shipping), but he asked me to return it for full refund  instead (although the listing indicated that the seller does not accept returns).
At that point, I didn't want to interact directly with the seller, and I triggered ebay's return process. It was very smooth and fast. I was a little surprised to see that the shipping cost would be refunded and ebay even provided a free return shipping label. In all my years of purchasing from ebay, this was my first return. As a consumer, ebay's return process gave me confidence.