Dire 51

It took a couple months, but I finally snagged a copy. Good stuff! I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

...and it has been bought and received. I'm enjoying this one too!

It took a couple months, but I finally snagged a copy. Good stuff! I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

...and it has been bought and received. I'm enjoying this one too!

It took a couple months, but I finally snagged a copy. Good stuff! I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

This is on my "to buy" list.

This is on my "to buy" list.

This is on my "to buy" list.

An update from Rod Roddenberry on Facebook.  I'll copy/paste the text here:
 
Hello friends. To cut to the chase, people have been asking me about the 3-foot Enterprise model for the past few weeks... I've prepared a formal statement, as it's difficult to respond to everyone individually. Feel free to share, as well as the documents attached, and the link to the Roddenberry Archives and our efforts for preservation, at the end of the statement.
Onward! ~ Rod
"Along with much of the Star Trek community, I was excited and pleased to learn that the original 3-foot filming model of the Starship Enterprise appears to have been discovered after being missing for decades (pending full authentication). I can confirm that I am now, through an intermediary, in contact with the individual who possesses the model.
This prototype played a key role in the visualizing design of the famous television starship during Star Trek’s early development in 1964. Once the show went into production, the model was actually filmed in numerous visual effects shots seen throughout the life of the original Star Trek series, along with a larger, 12-foot model that is currently displayed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. I am convinced that this prototype model holds immense significance for Star Trek and its 58-year history. From its creation in the mid-60s until about 1977, the model was in the possession of my father, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. Unfortunately, it went missing after being loaned out during the production of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Beyond its physical value, the greater significance is this prototype Enterprise model really represents the underpinning ideas my father imbued into the series. That we are clever, resilient and can learn from our mistakes. We can and will move beyond archaic belief systems. And once we truly embrace the infinite diversity all around us, both in form and idea, we will then take those next step into a prosperous and unlimited future.
Guided by this principle, one of my primary goals over the past decade has been to locate, recover, and digitally archive significant Star Trek materials and artifacts through the Roddenberry Archive project. The intention would be to scan it in the finest detail for the Roddenberry Archives and after rigorous scrutiny make it available to the public. Furthermore, I firmly believe that a piece of such importance should not be confined to any private collection. This iconic artifact should be enshrined along side the 12-foot shooting model at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, where it can serve to help tell the story of television history, the history of space exploration and ultimately, a beacon of hope for the future.”
Roddenberry Archives: https://home.otoy.com/roddenberry_archive_may2022

Well, I'm sold. Now I just need the cash!

I don't have much in the way of coolest items in my collection, at least regarding rarity or uniqueness. But I do have some.
First is the stuff I asked Howard Scott Warshaw to sign at Free Play Florida last year.
Also, I have this prototype, or possibly loaner cart, of Ningen Heike: Dead Fox (aka Code Name: Viper) for the Famicom. Haven't been able to track down too much info on it.

As I'm most associated with one game series in particular, I figure I'll hit you with some ads from it. I included a couple of new(ish) ads too.

They're also appropriate for this time of year too.

As I'm most associated with one game series in particular, I figure I'll hit you with some ads from it. I included a couple of new(ish) ads too.

They're also appropriate for this time of year too.

Now that Atari has Accolade (who released the Bubsy series) totally BUBSY BOBCAT!  😄
 
 

I don't have much in the way of coolest items in my collection, at least regarding rarity or uniqueness. But I do have some.
First is the stuff I asked Howard Scott Warshaw to sign at Free Play Florida last year.
Also, I have this prototype, or possibly loaner cart, of Ningen Heike: Dead Fox (aka Code Name: Viper) for the Famicom. Haven't been able to track down too much info on it.

I don't have much in the way of coolest items in my collection, at least regarding rarity or uniqueness. But I do have some.
First is the stuff I asked Howard Scott Warshaw to sign at Free Play Florida last year.
Also, I have this prototype, or possibly loaner cart, of Ningen Heike: Dead Fox (aka Code Name: Viper) for the Famicom. Haven't been able to track down too much info on it.

I don't have much in the way of coolest items in my collection, at least regarding rarity or uniqueness. But I do have some.
First is the stuff I asked Howard Scott Warshaw to sign at Free Play Florida last year.
Also, I have this prototype, or possibly loaner cart, of Ningen Heike: Dead Fox (aka Code Name: Viper) for the Famicom. Haven't been able to track down too much info on it.

I don't have much in the way of coolest items in my collection, at least regarding rarity or uniqueness. But I do have some.
First is the stuff I asked Howard Scott Warshaw to sign at Free Play Florida last year.
Also, I have this prototype, or possibly loaner cart, of Ningen Heike: Dead Fox (aka Code Name: Viper) for the Famicom. Haven't been able to track down too much info on it.

Well as everyone else is showing pics, I guess I better add some for what I was talking about or else it didn't happen right?
Here is a pic of my 2600 Parker protos for Star Wars:TAG (WIP), and what appears to be release candidate 1 for Gyruss. I've had these dumped and ST:TAG is different from the released games while Gyruss appears to be the exact same as the released game. Still I got these in the early '00s through Yahoo auctions back when that was still a thing.

 
As the labels are really hard to read now after over 40 years here are some zoomed in closeups with flash to make it easier to read the little label stickers on them. Starting with Gryuss...

Here is Star Wars:TAG and you can see it says WIP on the sticker indicating it isn't the final version and again, dumping it has shown differences in the game play slightly.

 
Here is a pic of the table top VFD games I mentioned. This isn't all that I own but are the ones that took me the longest to find for a good price.

 
And there here is a pic of the VCS emulator for the Jaguar that Bryan Edwaard wrote while working for Temporary Sanity Designs back in July 1995 along with photocopies of the ROM Release Form and a letter that talks about what might have been and ultimately didn't happen.

 
Oh..and I thought I would toss this in for good measure...

 

Filling some gaps in my CIB collection with the addition of a few commons from @Video 61! Thanks, Lance!

Well, I'm sold. Now I just need the cash!

Reminds me of Omega Race, and I do like Omega Race. I'll have to put an order for this in soon.

Reminds me of Omega Race, and I do like Omega Race. I'll have to put an order for this in soon.

Megaoids Atari 7800 Work in Progress for June 29, 2023. Changes were made to indicate how much you have for shields in the upper right corner. Now, a bar represents your shield strength that will flash red when shields get low. We hope to make Megaoids available for the Atari 7800 soon.
I am aware of what is going on with the Atari community. I have seen the announcement, reading posts, and seen the YouTube video. People believing something is happening with copyright infringement. Myself, and Video61 had made efforts to ensure what we are now doing is original and different enough from someone else's work to be called our own. There has not been any real indication that anyone is coming to crack down on those who ported unlicensed games and duplicated intellectual properties within the retro community. I know we are also guilty of making some games and using titles. I was once working with someone that did music for Tempest and Venture. Believed ports make more money. Even made unconfirmed claims that he did talk to the copyright holders and got permission. Found out later, it was a lie. He was demanding and wanted things done his way. So far, no one has anything to us. Even during development of Venture, I was looking at the programming I had already did for these games, and started experimenting to see if I can come up with something original. It did not take much to turn the Venture source into an RPG top down adventure game that eventually became Secretum Labyrinth. I also applied some programming to improve my Jungle Quest project. I hope to release the most recent form of Megaoids available for the 7800 without further delays.

Edit: there is now an update for June 29, 2023.  I decided to apply the new spaceship shape design I have been working on for the last few days, and make it part of the official 7800 version.