RickR

This item is pretty old, but I've been looking for one for a long time with no luck. It's the Ms. Pac Man plug and play and it has the twisty knob for Pole Position control. It also has the little game key slot, but no cartridge (dang it). It had really old and dead batteries within, but I wasn't able to open it at Goodwill. I took a chance (only $5), and when I got home, the batteries were ancient. One had leaked, but not bad. I got it cleaned up pretty easily and it works fine.

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I think this speaks to the tremendous legacy of Super Mario Bros. For all the arguing we like to do about the 7800 or SMS vs the NES....it's THIS game that really built the Nintendo legacy and makes those arguments moot. The 7800, whether it was released earlier or the Tramiels had never purchased Atari, was never going to beat the NES without a killer piece of software.

Looks like a successful test. Your capture device works nicely.

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Fun.

Great deal on that top loader. To fix that crack, I'd go with the most mild fix you can. Take the top off. Add some Elmer's glue and push it back up from the bottom. Then add a piece of duct tape to the bottom.

I just now played Ms. Pac Man on a 5200. It's a great game. Yes, there is flicker. But it's not bad. The ghosts have white eyes with a blue pupil, and I think that explains the flicker. The movement is a little choppy at first. Kind of like Jr. Pac Man on the 2600 and 8-bit, they seem to introduce the choppiness to slow down the game on the early levels. Once you get up to level 5 or so, everything flies around with no choppiness at all. I'm going to say this version of the game is superb. A+. It's fun, and I really had a good time playing it.

Here is Justin's list in Word doc format for old timers like me who prefer a hard copy. TG-16 Best Games List.docx

If anyone is looking for a Turbo Everdrive, check out this ebay auction. The seller isn't anyone I know, but it looks like a great deal. Ends on 2/11. https://www.ebay.com/itm/223377841270?ul_noapp=true

Pretty incredible to see an Atari Pong at Goodwill.

It's a good idea. It's the exact same hardware as a 5200. The Atari 8-bit computers are one of my favorite things on the Earth. But it's kind of hard to find other enthusiasts. Maybe Blue Max or Donkey Kong. I'm going to guess it will be hard to find more than a few of us that have the hardware and the game.

This one looks like it was launched off a ladder onto a concrete floor. So it truly is a launch edition.