RickR

The doubting Thomas needs a wing-tip up the wazoo.

104,100 - I beat 100k! So happy.

Great news https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/remarkably-nasa-has-completed-deployment-of-the-webb-space-telescope/

This is true -- the further you get, the scores seem to ramp up. I mean to say higher bonuses and such as you get further along.

The 8-bit version of Donkey Kong is outstanding. The first screen is missing one row, but that's really the only flaw. It's fast and fun. The same is true for the 8-bit DKjr. Really good. Once I had that one, I never gave 2600 DKjr a try (until I was middle aged :) ) The 7800 versions are also really good EXCEPT for the super-grating sound. Honestly, turn off the sound or the games are almost unplayable. Yikes!

Domino's seems like one of those fast-food places that can be hit and miss based on the particular location. For example, the Domino's in my area is pretty bleah. Flavorless and always a little overcooked. But drive a little farther, and the next location is excellent. Taco Bell is the same way. Some locations are excellent and others terrible.

Donkey Kong in the arcade was a revolutionary game. If I see a machine now, I play it no question. And it still delivers. The thing that really stands out to me about the arcade version is the sound. It's got a deep bass to it. I probably said this earlier, but I remember getting Donkey Kong on VCS from Toys R Us and being super excited on the way home to try it. I LOVED it at first. But after a while, I stopped playing. Why? It never changes! Doesn't get faster or harder. Oops! DKjr -- I never really gave much of a chance to on VCS because by then, I had moved on to the Atari computers.

This is for that last guy....

Looks good! I have those same tiny Amiga sticks. They are a nice improvement over the stock TI sticks.

Our children don't like Papa Murphy's, probably due to having it so often as kids (yep, we got the family size). So we haven't had it since son #2 came home.

Oh yeah, thanks for the reminder about Papa Murphy. My wife and I do that one all the time. The Tuesday special ($12 for any large) is too good to be true.

Pizza Hut is the closest pizza place to our home. We still order from them if the weather is bad and I don't want to drive too far. But it's important to order "double toppings" as they are pretty chintzy otherwise. Yes, it costs more, but it's worth it. Portland has a ton of really good and varied pizza places. My favorite is NY Style. But it's a pretty long drive for something like that from our suburb.

River City Ransom (NES)

Monkeyshines! (Odyssey 2)

True story: I have never been to Little Ceasar's. However, my wife worked there in high school.

SMB3 takes everything from SMB and adds more. I think it's more fun. On the downside, the levels are big and it's harder to play quick rounds. SMB2 is too difficult IMO. SMWorld is excellent too, but doesn't really add much to the SMB formula.

The best place to buy Megamania was...

It's fascinating that the virtual 2600 has more clearly labeled switches than a real 7800. :)

You can buy reproductions for really fair prices: I have bought several with the intent of creating a framed montage. But I haven't yet found the time to complete that project. And speaking of COD, I actually have a framed set of CoD patches that I bought on eBay to use as a template for my project.

The three multicarts I have are: A Jay Smith 72 in 1 dated 2008 that came with the Vectrex when I bought it. The VecMulti, which uses an SD card and is probably the best thing available since you can add new ROM files. Jason Kopp's multicart, which is really good for having so many games embedded, and he only charges $20 + shipping for them. The ultimate bargain. It also has an LED on the cart, which is a nice feature. The buzz off kit is better than I imagined it would be. It not only eliminated the headache-inducing buzz, but also the slightly pulsating graphics. I didn't realize how noticeable that was until it's gone. What a difference. It looks more like an arcade machine than ever now. I've gotten a lot of negative comments about having the buzz-off installed ("It's not a Vectrex without the buzz"), but I disagree wholeheartedly. HUGE improvement. I will look for and try Vector Pilot and Vector Patrol as I haven't seen those. Thank you for the suggestions. My favorite is probably Armor Attack.