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Robotron shows off the 7800s color palette and is a smooth running game. No slowdown at all, unlike the 5200 version which does experience occasional slowdown. Total twin-stick goodness.

All:
My sincerest wish is for all that are here to have a wonderful holiday season.  May you have health, happiness, and success in your lives.  And if not, a hope that those things come to you very soon.
We as a group have so much to be thankful for in our retro collecting and fun.  I always find that we can do much to improve the lives of others -- to give back by volunteering or giving to our causes of choice.  No pressure intended, but if you can, it feels good to give assistance to those in need and make our world a better place. 
My wife and I chose three charities to donate to this season.  Not only that, but the company I work for matches these donations!  I'll post links to the charities we chose.  Again, no obligation at all.  But if you decide to donate, please post links to those charities below to give ideas to others. 
For your info, Atari.io users have participated in and supported this type of giving for many years.  From Alzheimer's Walks, to Extra-Life video game fundraising...please SHARE your giving and give everyone a chance to support those causes.
Thanks very much!
 
Oregon Food Bank - https://www.oregonfoodbank.org/
They offer food assistance to those in need in the state of Oregon
  Oregon Energy Fund - https://www.oregonenergyfund.org/energy-assistance/
They offer assistance with utility bills to those in need in Oregon
  Senior Citizen's Council of Clackamas County - https://seniorcitizenscouncil.com/
They offer support and assistance to adults and seniors with disabilities in our home county.  

We really need to go back to the island. It’s been too long. Thanks for sharing.

We really need to go back to the island. It’s been too long. Thanks for sharing.

The Holidays are one of the best times to come to the island.  🙂  You should plan on it! 

We really need to go back to the island. It’s been too long. Thanks for sharing.

Robotron shows off the 7800s color palette and is a smooth running game. No slowdown at all, unlike the 5200 version which does experience occasional slowdown. Total twin-stick goodness.

It's a good one!  Nice gift.

That sounds about right!  Enjoy!

Went Berzerk over a little something I got for Christmas 

I went with my parents yesterday to eat at a restaurant called "3 Pueblos" here in Puerto Rico.  It's a top a mountain and you can see three towns, hence the name.  We also went to have ice cream at a nearby town...

I just watched this video on YouTube and thought it was nice enough to share.  So, here it is!  Enjoy!
 

OMG, I'm getting further behind!  I need to work on that feeback!

There are exactly two things that everybody likes: podcasts and video games. Nothing else. And boy, do we have some good news for you: for the first time ever, Jim and Sean have put the two together! Your 2023 will certainly go out on a high note as the two trade barbs over two arcade compilations. Who will win? What will their ultimate settlement be? The world may never know. But listen to episode 143 for at least some clues.
 
https://piefactorypodcast.wordpress.com/2023/12/27/episode-143-namco-classic-collection/

Robotron shows off the 7800s color palette and is a smooth running game. No slowdown at all, unlike the 5200 version which does experience occasional slowdown. Total twin-stick goodness.

Robotron shows off the 7800s color palette and is a smooth running game. No slowdown at all, unlike the 5200 version which does experience occasional slowdown. Total twin-stick goodness.

I loved Mrs Pac-Man when it first came out! It was such an improvement over Pac-Man and I never tired of playing it, even today. The worst was trying to get to 100k points as a kid and I would typically die somewhere in the mid 95k or so area and there were no continues of course so you would have to start again. 

The second game in the 2600+ Casual series is Ms. Pac-Man.  The wizards at GCC did an amazing job with this port.  I was too young to know that Tod Frye's Pac-Man was bad - I played the heck out of it - but even my six-year old self knew this was an improvement. 
 

The third game in the 2600+ Casual series is Dig Dug. Another silver label release from the geniuses at GCC, this was in constant rotation in my childhood Coleco Gemini.
 

Oh, when Ms. Pac-Man was released on the 2600, I never played the original Pac-Man!  It's too much of an improvement!

Oh, Dig Dug on the 2600 is awesome!  Atari did a much better job adapting this game compared to what Coleco did with Mr. Do!  At least on this game you can make tunnels.  No such luck on Mr. Do!  You just erase everything and there are no tunnels!  Unfortunate as the game is otherwise pretty good.

I was a little late with the fourth installment due to holiday travel and work commitments.  Here is the first 7800 game in the series: Robotron 2084!  I got into the 7800 later in life and adore all of the GCC developed launch titles, and Robotron is one of my absolute favorites. 
Played with the @RetroGameBoyz Robotron controller, which I was thrilled to find working as expected. 
 

100% The gameplay is there, the colors are nice to look at and it plays a nice tune between waves. This was always one of my favorite games for the 2600.  IMO, this cart deseverves to be in everyones collection.

Created a temporary spot in my Atari Room for the 2600+. I’m going to really start playing it tomorrow and Monday with both of my sons. I’m expecting to permanently swap places with my S-Video modded 2600 Jr, once the “update(s) have been provided. The Jr. is currently connected to our living room TV.

An iMac classic in graphite color!