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I'm looking for feedback for the next episode of the Atari 7800 Homebrew Podcast (you can find it on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or use this feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/homebrew78 )

What are your thoughts on K.C. Munchkin! on the 7800 or memories of playing it on the Odyssey2?

This game will be covered on Episode 2.
You can also e-mail text or audio to homebrew78 -at- fab4it -dot- com

A kid playing Atari 2600 Pole Position!
 
It's an article about the newest technology in driving simulators. 

Saw it on opening weekend in IMAX 3D and, as the series now takes off in the hands of adoring fans who happen to be creative movie people, I too sense a new hope (ahem) in the Star Wars galaxy for the upcoming years.
 
As a gritty war-toned movie, Rogue One delivers on action and hardcore storytelling.
As a Star Wars-based film, with all the baggage that comes with the inception, it more than rises to the challenge by giving somethinig new fans can sink their teeth in, and old fans can proudly say "See? I told you this series was awesome, at least back in the 80s!".
 
Force Awakens also stepped up with renewed energy, but the claims of it re-telling the original story was not far from the truth. More of a reboot in that sense, even though awesome new characters sprung to life within it.
Loved that movie and still do, but there was a dreaded sense of 'downhill from here' if the franchise took that 'gee-whiz' spirit without taking chances with the story (I trust the follow-up will be top-notch, in any case).
 
Now that this new SW movie nudged itself comfortably between Lucas' big-bang trilogy conception and that very first opening crawl, it's clear the DIsney folks are not going to let this fly by as just another cash-machine.
The very fact that they purposely allowed the natural 'no-survivors' thread to survive by reshooting the initial template offering is a sign they want this done right.
And it made my heart rise and swell as it went down, right into Star Wars (yeah, that's that movie's Real Name, none of this 'Episode' crap).
 
Loved Tarkin.
He was essential to this and they just went with it.
And as you say, Row, the tech is getting better (although they should've worked around that last Leia shot, since it was lesser and had the unfortunate fact of being the last thing on screen).
 
All the nods to the original are favorably chosen, the characters are okay and work well in the movie.
Some critics are calling them under-developped, but I think this comes from being spoiled with long-form TV shows nowadays, which have well-rounded concepts on all parts (although still under-written storywise, as good established characters in 6-8 hours still need compelling stories 12 hours later).
 
Walking out of it, the movie had just worked so well for me, I could barely words...
 
Also gotta see it again then rush right back here to re-watch Star Wars (the unedited version) to get the scope of what just transpired.
 
And yeah, no silly comic relief characters. The most fun one is a sassy robot who gets down and dirty as much as the protagonists.
And a heroic movie with anti-heroes!
 
Yeah, lots to talk about on this.
 
The return of bad-ass Vader.
The most glaring flaw in the first movie gets ret-conned in the bestest way possible.
X-Wings! Old footage! Red Five origins!
The Rebels as a three-dimensional, flawed group yet with the best interest of the galaxy at heart!
Bail Organa has an old jedi friend! Yeah, we know! WOOT!
The Tantive V flies away! What's gonna happen next? Tune in to 1977 to find out!
 
Yeah, lots and lots of talk.

Good stuff, dauber
 
Love seeing those colorful old-gen boxes stacked together.
Brings back that first sense of discovery of what the upcoming gaming console arrivals would have to offer.
It was kinda like having a UFO drop in the middle of town and its occupants pop out and tell us "Of course you can fly anywhere, use this".
 
Having the primal colors splayed out in the initial TV and EG ads - then later in our living rooms - felt natural.
As if by learning a new way to have fun interacting with our TVS we were dropping our pens and learning to write again using a rainbow of Crayolas, with the same toddler glee.
 
That's why the initial 2600 simple color scheme and artwork design felt so right (so right INTV cribbed it in its attempted Toyland occupation).
 
Aaaand that's what I would be telling you after you told me I'd been standing there in your lounge for a good thirty minutes, gazing dreamily at the shelved goodness.
Although I sense we'd both agree and keep gazing in sync.

Welcome aboard, Cousin Mike
 
yeah, this is a great, rather unique spot for chats and ponders about retro gaming of all kinds.
It figures that a site built with care for its communal, like-minded existence comes from a person who puts their self into it in more than just with code, but hearing about Justin's initilal days on this makes sense and is good to hear.
(Good job, Justin!)
 
Looking forward to hearing from you on all topics retro and new.

Saw it on opening weekend in IMAX 3D and, as the series now takes off in the hands of adoring fans who happen to be creative movie people, I too sense a new hope (ahem) in the Star Wars galaxy for the upcoming years.
 
As a gritty war-toned movie, Rogue One delivers on action and hardcore storytelling.
As a Star Wars-based film, with all the baggage that comes with the inception, it more than rises to the challenge by giving somethinig new fans can sink their teeth in, and old fans can proudly say "See? I told you this series was awesome, at least back in the 80s!".
 
Force Awakens also stepped up with renewed energy, but the claims of it re-telling the original story was not far from the truth. More of a reboot in that sense, even though awesome new characters sprung to life within it.
Loved that movie and still do, but there was a dreaded sense of 'downhill from here' if the franchise took that 'gee-whiz' spirit without taking chances with the story (I trust the follow-up will be top-notch, in any case).
 
Now that this new SW movie nudged itself comfortably between Lucas' big-bang trilogy conception and that very first opening crawl, it's clear the DIsney folks are not going to let this fly by as just another cash-machine.
The very fact that they purposely allowed the natural 'no-survivors' thread to survive by reshooting the initial template offering is a sign they want this done right.
And it made my heart rise and swell as it went down, right into Star Wars (yeah, that's that movie's Real Name, none of this 'Episode' crap).
 
Loved Tarkin.
He was essential to this and they just went with it.
And as you say, Row, the tech is getting better (although they should've worked around that last Leia shot, since it was lesser and had the unfortunate fact of being the last thing on screen).
 
All the nods to the original are favorably chosen, the characters are okay and work well in the movie.
Some critics are calling them under-developped, but I think this comes from being spoiled with long-form TV shows nowadays, which have well-rounded concepts on all parts (although still under-written storywise, as good established characters in 6-8 hours still need compelling stories 12 hours later).
 
Walking out of it, the movie had just worked so well for me, I could barely words...
 
Also gotta see it again then rush right back here to re-watch Star Wars (the unedited version) to get the scope of what just transpired.
 
And yeah, no silly comic relief characters. The most fun one is a sassy robot who gets down and dirty as much as the protagonists.
And a heroic movie with anti-heroes!
 
Yeah, lots to talk about on this.
 
The return of bad-ass Vader.
The most glaring flaw in the first movie gets ret-conned in the bestest way possible.
X-Wings! Old footage! Red Five origins!
The Rebels as a three-dimensional, flawed group yet with the best interest of the galaxy at heart!
Bail Organa has an old jedi friend! Yeah, we know! WOOT!
The Tantive V flies away! What's gonna happen next? Tune in to 1977 to find out!
 
Yeah, lots and lots of talk.

Saw it on opening weekend in IMAX 3D and, as the series now takes off in the hands of adoring fans who happen to be creative movie people, I too sense a new hope (ahem) in the Star Wars galaxy for the upcoming years.
 
As a gritty war-toned movie, Rogue One delivers on action and hardcore storytelling.
As a Star Wars-based film, with all the baggage that comes with the inception, it more than rises to the challenge by giving somethinig new fans can sink their teeth in, and old fans can proudly say "See? I told you this series was awesome, at least back in the 80s!".
 
Force Awakens also stepped up with renewed energy, but the claims of it re-telling the original story was not far from the truth. More of a reboot in that sense, even though awesome new characters sprung to life within it.
Loved that movie and still do, but there was a dreaded sense of 'downhill from here' if the franchise took that 'gee-whiz' spirit without taking chances with the story (I trust the follow-up will be top-notch, in any case).
 
Now that this new SW movie nudged itself comfortably between Lucas' big-bang trilogy conception and that very first opening crawl, it's clear the DIsney folks are not going to let this fly by as just another cash-machine.
The very fact that they purposely allowed the natural 'no-survivors' thread to survive by reshooting the initial template offering is a sign they want this done right.
And it made my heart rise and swell as it went down, right into Star Wars (yeah, that's that movie's Real Name, none of this 'Episode' crap).
 
Loved Tarkin.
He was essential to this and they just went with it.
And as you say, Row, the tech is getting better (although they should've worked around that last Leia shot, since it was lesser and had the unfortunate fact of being the last thing on screen).
 
All the nods to the original are favorably chosen, the characters are okay and work well in the movie.
Some critics are calling them under-developped, but I think this comes from being spoiled with long-form TV shows nowadays, which have well-rounded concepts on all parts (although still under-written storywise, as good established characters in 6-8 hours still need compelling stories 12 hours later).
 
Walking out of it, the movie had just worked so well for me, I could barely words...
 
Also gotta see it again then rush right back here to re-watch Star Wars (the unedited version) to get the scope of what just transpired.
 
And yeah, no silly comic relief characters. The most fun one is a sassy robot who gets down and dirty as much as the protagonists.
And a heroic movie with anti-heroes!
 
Yeah, lots to talk about on this.
 
The return of bad-ass Vader.
The most glaring flaw in the first movie gets ret-conned in the bestest way possible.
X-Wings! Old footage! Red Five origins!
The Rebels as a three-dimensional, flawed group yet with the best interest of the galaxy at heart!
Bail Organa has an old jedi friend! Yeah, we know! WOOT!
The Tantive V flies away! What's gonna happen next? Tune in to 1977 to find out!
 
Yeah, lots and lots of talk.

Good stuff, dauber
 
Love seeing those colorful old-gen boxes stacked together.
Brings back that first sense of discovery of what the upcoming gaming console arrivals would have to offer.
It was kinda like having a UFO drop in the middle of town and its occupants pop out and tell us "Of course you can fly anywhere, use this".
 
Having the primal colors splayed out in the initial TV and EG ads - then later in our living rooms - felt natural.
As if by learning a new way to have fun interacting with our TVS we were dropping our pens and learning to write again using a rainbow of Crayolas, with the same toddler glee.
 
That's why the initial 2600 simple color scheme and artwork design felt so right (so right INTV cribbed it in its attempted Toyland occupation).
 
Aaaand that's what I would be telling you after you told me I'd been standing there in your lounge for a good thirty minutes, gazing dreamily at the shelved goodness.
Although I sense we'd both agree and keep gazing in sync.

Saw it on opening weekend in IMAX 3D and, as the series now takes off in the hands of adoring fans who happen to be creative movie people, I too sense a new hope (ahem) in the Star Wars galaxy for the upcoming years.
 
As a gritty war-toned movie, Rogue One delivers on action and hardcore storytelling.
As a Star Wars-based film, with all the baggage that comes with the inception, it more than rises to the challenge by giving somethinig new fans can sink their teeth in, and old fans can proudly say "See? I told you this series was awesome, at least back in the 80s!".
 
Force Awakens also stepped up with renewed energy, but the claims of it re-telling the original story was not far from the truth. More of a reboot in that sense, even though awesome new characters sprung to life within it.
Loved that movie and still do, but there was a dreaded sense of 'downhill from here' if the franchise took that 'gee-whiz' spirit without taking chances with the story (I trust the follow-up will be top-notch, in any case).
 
Now that this new SW movie nudged itself comfortably between Lucas' big-bang trilogy conception and that very first opening crawl, it's clear the DIsney folks are not going to let this fly by as just another cash-machine.
The very fact that they purposely allowed the natural 'no-survivors' thread to survive by reshooting the initial template offering is a sign they want this done right.
And it made my heart rise and swell as it went down, right into Star Wars (yeah, that's that movie's Real Name, none of this 'Episode' crap).
 
Loved Tarkin.
He was essential to this and they just went with it.
And as you say, Row, the tech is getting better (although they should've worked around that last Leia shot, since it was lesser and had the unfortunate fact of being the last thing on screen).
 
All the nods to the original are favorably chosen, the characters are okay and work well in the movie.
Some critics are calling them under-developped, but I think this comes from being spoiled with long-form TV shows nowadays, which have well-rounded concepts on all parts (although still under-written storywise, as good established characters in 6-8 hours still need compelling stories 12 hours later).
 
Walking out of it, the movie had just worked so well for me, I could barely words...
 
Also gotta see it again then rush right back here to re-watch Star Wars (the unedited version) to get the scope of what just transpired.
 
And yeah, no silly comic relief characters. The most fun one is a sassy robot who gets down and dirty as much as the protagonists.
And a heroic movie with anti-heroes!
 
Yeah, lots to talk about on this.
 
The return of bad-ass Vader.
The most glaring flaw in the first movie gets ret-conned in the bestest way possible.
X-Wings! Old footage! Red Five origins!
The Rebels as a three-dimensional, flawed group yet with the best interest of the galaxy at heart!
Bail Organa has an old jedi friend! Yeah, we know! WOOT!
The Tantive V flies away! What's gonna happen next? Tune in to 1977 to find out!
 
Yeah, lots and lots of talk.

Saw it on opening weekend in IMAX 3D and, as the series now takes off in the hands of adoring fans who happen to be creative movie people, I too sense a new hope (ahem) in the Star Wars galaxy for the upcoming years.
 
As a gritty war-toned movie, Rogue One delivers on action and hardcore storytelling.
As a Star Wars-based film, with all the baggage that comes with the inception, it more than rises to the challenge by giving somethinig new fans can sink their teeth in, and old fans can proudly say "See? I told you this series was awesome, at least back in the 80s!".
 
Force Awakens also stepped up with renewed energy, but the claims of it re-telling the original story was not far from the truth. More of a reboot in that sense, even though awesome new characters sprung to life within it.
Loved that movie and still do, but there was a dreaded sense of 'downhill from here' if the franchise took that 'gee-whiz' spirit without taking chances with the story (I trust the follow-up will be top-notch, in any case).
 
Now that this new SW movie nudged itself comfortably between Lucas' big-bang trilogy conception and that very first opening crawl, it's clear the DIsney folks are not going to let this fly by as just another cash-machine.
The very fact that they purposely allowed the natural 'no-survivors' thread to survive by reshooting the initial template offering is a sign they want this done right.
And it made my heart rise and swell as it went down, right into Star Wars (yeah, that's that movie's Real Name, none of this 'Episode' crap).
 
Loved Tarkin.
He was essential to this and they just went with it.
And as you say, Row, the tech is getting better (although they should've worked around that last Leia shot, since it was lesser and had the unfortunate fact of being the last thing on screen).
 
All the nods to the original are favorably chosen, the characters are okay and work well in the movie.
Some critics are calling them under-developped, but I think this comes from being spoiled with long-form TV shows nowadays, which have well-rounded concepts on all parts (although still under-written storywise, as good established characters in 6-8 hours still need compelling stories 12 hours later).
 
Walking out of it, the movie had just worked so well for me, I could barely words...
 
Also gotta see it again then rush right back here to re-watch Star Wars (the unedited version) to get the scope of what just transpired.
 
And yeah, no silly comic relief characters. The most fun one is a sassy robot who gets down and dirty as much as the protagonists.
And a heroic movie with anti-heroes!
 
Yeah, lots to talk about on this.
 
The return of bad-ass Vader.
The most glaring flaw in the first movie gets ret-conned in the bestest way possible.
X-Wings! Old footage! Red Five origins!
The Rebels as a three-dimensional, flawed group yet with the best interest of the galaxy at heart!
Bail Organa has an old jedi friend! Yeah, we know! WOOT!
The Tantive V flies away! What's gonna happen next? Tune in to 1977 to find out!
 
Yeah, lots and lots of talk.

Welcome aboard, Cousin Mike
 
yeah, this is a great, rather unique spot for chats and ponders about retro gaming of all kinds.
It figures that a site built with care for its communal, like-minded existence comes from a person who puts their self into it in more than just with code, but hearing about Justin's initilal days on this makes sense and is good to hear.
(Good job, Justin!)
 
Looking forward to hearing from you on all topics retro and new.

Spoilers allowed.  Be warned
 
I just saw the movie, and I absolutely LOVED it.  I'm dying to know what you all thought.
 
I loved how they set up the story for "A New Hope".  I loved K2.  I loved the acting.  I loved the use of old footage (how the F did they do that with Tarkin?)  I loved that they had the nuts to end it the way they did.  Vader at the end...chills.  And the very end.....extra double chills.  WOW. 
 
Disney can milk this cow for as long as they want...if they keep the quality this high, we are all in for years of treats.
 
 

Welcome aboard, Cousin Mike
 
yeah, this is a great, rather unique spot for chats and ponders about retro gaming of all kinds.
It figures that a site built with care for its communal, like-minded existence comes from a person who puts their self into it in more than just with code, but hearing about Justin's initilal days on this makes sense and is good to hear.
(Good job, Justin!)
 
Looking forward to hearing from you on all topics retro and new.

Welcome aboard, Cousin Mike
 
yeah, this is a great, rather unique spot for chats and ponders about retro gaming of all kinds.
It figures that a site built with care for its communal, like-minded existence comes from a person who puts their self into it in more than just with code, but hearing about Justin's initilal days on this makes sense and is good to hear.
(Good job, Justin!)
 
Looking forward to hearing from you on all topics retro and new.

WELCOME to Atari I/O Cousin Mike!!!!         
 
It's huge to finally have you in the forums! You're among friends here, this is a really fine group of people. Everybody is friendly and welcoming and really into classic gaming and retro life in the same way you and I are. Everybody is here because they really want to be, and it's resulted in a great community. I think you're really going to like it here. 
 
The website has blossomed into an amazing community and I think you'll fit right in. The forums are meant to be like a "theme park" dedicated to classic gaming that we can visit for free any time day or night and be among friends. I think there are some areas of the forums that you'll really enjoy, you might want to check out the High Score Squad, the Scoreboard, and the Trading Post.
 
What you said was very kind, Mike. I could go through your post piece by piece and respond to everything you said but that would take a long time. Let's just say you were very kind to have said everything, and it's a privilege to have you here.

Welcome Cousin Mike!  

Is it okay that I pronounce your name with a Balki Bartokomous accent?

Hello everybody,
 
I'm new in the forums and wanted to introduce myself to everybody here! My name is Mike, I'm 41 years old and I live in Wilmington, North Carolina. I'm originally from Red Bank, New Jersey and have lived a lot of places like Florida, South Carolina, New Mexico, Texas and New York City. A lot of people like to call me Cousin Mike, or "Space Invader." I've been visiting this site and reading the forums for a while now but just recently signed up. When I come to the forums I enjoy watching YouTube videos from BTBfilms76, nosweargsmer and others.
 
I'm a hard core video game player and I love video games of ALL kinds. I'm really into emulating retro games. I had a modded Sony PSP with emulators, and now I play retro games on my smart phone modded with emulators that play classic systems. On the first of January I'm getting a new Emerson Android tablet to play retro games with emulation.
 
I also play a lot of modern gaming, especially Xbox 360. Some of my favorite Xbox games are Forza Horizon, Dirt 3, and Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. If you'd like to play with me, my Xbox Live handle is "space invadar". I love getting on Xbox at night and playing with my friends. Their names on there are "JMK" and "FormerWeaponX".
 
Lately I love to play retro video games. They don't have all the violence and download time, and emulation is free. My first video game system was the Atari 2600 Jr. My dad brought it home for me one day, along with Space Invaders, Asteroids, Ms. Pac-Man, Enduro, and the original Pitfall. I got other video game systems later on, and now I like to collect and play Atari 2600, Atari 7800, NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, and Game Boy Advanced. Those are my key game systems, and on average I have over 200 games per system.
 
One cool thing you may not know about me is that Justin is my good friend, and I was there to see the site being built. I've always been really into video games, and about 5 years ago I started hanging out a lot at Lost Ark Video Games. They have arcade games, pinball, used games and T shirts. One day I walked over to watch this big guy trying to set the world record on Out Run. It turned out it was Justin, and we got to talking about video games and became friends. Then it seemed like every time I'd go to the Lost Ark I'd see Justin playing arcade games or pinball. 
 
The more I hung out at the Lost Ark the better friends I got to be with Justin. I gotta say he became like a brother to me when I needed one most. When I was down on my luck he helped me with getting a new job and when I was in a car accident he drove me to and from my new job to make sure I didn't lose it. He became like a brother to me and is the big reason I joined the forums. He's been saying for a long time what a great bunch of people there are here and that I should come hang out and make friends. Today I decided I was ready to come find out for myself.
 
Sometimes Justin and I would hang out on Saturdays whenever he was in town. We'd go get sub sandwiches or meet up at the arcade and he'd order pizza like Spicoli for us to eat while we'd hang out playing games. I remember sometimes at the arcade he'd ask me to help him pick out games for prizes and he showed me a big set of buttons for people in the website.
 
Sometimes on Saturdays I'd go over to Justin's house and we'd play games for Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Lynx, Jaguar, Turbo Duo, Nintendo NES and Super Famicom. Some of my favorite Atari 7800 games Justin and I would play are Pole Position II, Dig Dug, Centipede, Xevious, and Food Fight. Some of my favorite NES games we'd play are Super Mario Bros., Zelda, and The Adventures of LOLO. My all-time favorite video games are the Ninja Gaiden series on the NES.
 
I also was there on the "maiden voyage" to see the site being made. I remember when it was just bare bones. One day I was at the arcade and Justin was telling me about this Atari video game website he wanted to make. He said he was designing it to be really nice and was really excited about it. He got me excited about it too. Every time I'd go over to his house I got to see the different stages of the website being born. The first time I saw it it was mostly a blank white page. It had the black bar at the top with the title and a little blurb of text. I remember the 4th time I saw it was the day he got all the fonts to work. That was a big day. I remember he showed me the page about Atari Jaguar and it had all the fonts nice and big with changing pictures at the top, and it really looked great. The site came alive for me that day and I could really see what he was making. I thought it was really cool. And just when I thought he was all finished he said there's another month to go to build the forums. When it finally launched I thought it looked beautiful, it's really nice and as good as it could possibly look.
 
Now, after 2 years, I'm finally ready to be a part of this wonderful community! I didn't join right away because I wasn't that good at typing, but I've gotten a lot better. Now I'm also starting to make YouTube videos which I can share here too. I'm excited to finally come home to a great community of wonderful people that loves playing video games as much as I do. I'd like to consider ALL of you my friends, and if you're ever in the area or on Xbox live I'd love to meet up with you for some good gaming! Here's to all the good times ahead!
 
 
 
Sincerely,
 
Mike
a.k.a. Space Invader

Just added to the lounge.

My wife and I live in a three-bedroom apartment. We have our master bedroom, a guest bedroom, and the third bedroom is kind of a combination office/recording studio/place to store extra crap/etc. We call it "The Lounge." That's where I keep my Atari stuff. I was running out of space when I started upgrading my loosies to CIB, and my wife suggested putting some shelving up on the walls. That works for now.   Overflow (that is, my 7800 stuff) is in a CD tower.
 

 

Although I share your wariness of modern reboots of old faves, LD, I was pretty much jazzed from the get-go with this one, since the premise is less dependent on its characters (like BSG, or the Apes series, for example) and more on a modern approach to the concept of a robot amusement park (of sorts).
 
Given this lends itself to both an adaptation of new tech ideas and the philosophical ponderings on the values of social etiquette when all bets are off and violence is condoned, the whole prject was intriguing enough to give it a free pass into my schedule.
 
And I was not disappointed!
 
Although I must say giving a weekly series a view then debating the theories about it lessen the results, cuz either fan theories are wildly wrong but offer more rewarding prospects, never-to-be-seen, or they're right and spoil the 'unboxing' of a limited run series by being ahead of the story and having the show catch up with known reveals.
 
Westworld is not the most surprising show, on that end, but ended up being one of the most satisfying I've seen, maybe for my love of the original movie.
 
I saw Westworld in theaters as a kid and its grand ideals presented in limited-scope format (multiple fantasy RPG worlds viewed through old Americana lifestyle) stuck with me to this day.
Also quite enjoyed Futureworld since it was a sequel to this great concept - although a poor sequel at the time.
The audience laughed at the silly attempt to jam an previous star into the new movie (and that dance scene is pretty ridiculous), but I was just glad to return to that place.
 
Have both on Blu-Ray and they are feel-good watches for me nowadays.
 
The whole sentient robot thing was big in the 70s, with WW, the SIx Million Dollar Man and Jaimie Summers facing off against such foes (the fembots were glorious!).
So, the idea of reviving this Crichton novel into a tv show was as exciting as having old buds reliving the glory days of our 70s childhood, in my mind.
 
Yeah, as a separate construct from my drippy nostalgia, the show lives or dies on one's appreciation of the concept more than the execution (which is fine).
As with the Spielberg/post-Kubrick film AI, I found it near impossible to give much weight to the simulated emotion of bots.
But the journey is still fascinating.
 
I would tentatively recommend an attempt at viewing the series for curiousity's sake, at least.
A pal of mine had to stick with the first half of the run to get to any story weight to keep watching.
Maybe that would be a common experience for most newcomers and even older fans of the original.

The original Doom was the first game that prompted rejiggered memory handling and stacks on my 386's MS-DOS.
Once that framerate went up, it was like discovering new land and it indeed colonized my mind space, increasingly, throughout the years afterwards.
 
As for sound, the ID masterpiece and its follow-up brought us new appreciation for good pc speakers, and the Doom 2 soundtrack is on a loop in the Metal cellar of my brain.
 
Ultimately, though, after wading through WADs and playing this game for years on end after it became old news (was still on a Doom binge when Halo came out) I took to listening to weekly shows on a side-eye while re-playing maps and exploring dungeons and enjoying loud weaponized killstreaks while Law and Order adjourned in the background.
 
This is how I know remember my Doom days, as this thread re-ammoed my brain.
 
Also, this is one game franchise I ended up purchasing on every platform I ever had.
Proudly bought it last year on Steam, to cycle back to PC ground.
I'd be curious to see if map-making tools have improved for it.

The original Doom was the first game that prompted rejiggered memory handling and stacks on my 386's MS-DOS.
Once that framerate went up, it was like discovering new land and it indeed colonized my mind space, increasingly, throughout the years afterwards.
 
As for sound, the ID masterpiece and its follow-up brought us new appreciation for good pc speakers, and the Doom 2 soundtrack is on a loop in the Metal cellar of my brain.
 
Ultimately, though, after wading through WADs and playing this game for years on end after it became old news (was still on a Doom binge when Halo came out) I took to listening to weekly shows on a side-eye while re-playing maps and exploring dungeons and enjoying loud weaponized killstreaks while Law and Order adjourned in the background.
 
This is how I know remember my Doom days, as this thread re-ammoed my brain.
 
Also, this is one game franchise I ended up purchasing on every platform I ever had.
Proudly bought it last year on Steam, to cycle back to PC ground.
I'd be curious to see if map-making tools have improved for it.

So lets say you have a night to yourself! You get the jones to play a little Doom on your Atari Jaguar. 
 
You get your snacks, a beer/soda, turn the lights out and hit power. Do you play without music and taking in the creep of it all or do you pull out the SD's/MP3 player? If so, what music is playing??????
 
For me, more times than not I would leave it musicless unless I need that extra push. Then maybe a bit of early 80's thrash. Kreator comes to mind!!!!!
 
 

It's an interesting (and inevitable) invention.
Hopefully it can service the ROMs correctly and offer proper emulation of each system (look and feel).
 
Yeah, 50-60$ is a proper price range for this.

It's an interesting (and inevitable) invention.
Hopefully it can service the ROMs correctly and offer proper emulation of each system (look and feel).
 
Yeah, 50-60$ is a proper price range for this.