RickR

We had made our plans months ago, figuring early Feb would be a nice time to go to Disneyland with less crowds and ride the new "Runaway Railway" ride. As the date approached, we could see the weather forecast was getting worse and worse, with an "atmospheric river" approaching. Bah! We are Oregonians, rain is of no concern! So my wife and I decided for forge ahead (full disclosure, I asked a couple of locals what they thought). How was it? Well. Bad. 1.5" of rain on both days we were there. Crowds were a bit less than normal. But the part we didn't anticipate was how many rides were shut down. Even a lot of indoor rides had to be closed due to water intrusion! BUT, we still had fun. We rode the new Runaway Railway several times (it is awesome) and Rise of the Resistance as well (still awesome). Many rides had no lines at all. Which was nice. And waterproof coats and shoes held up well. And we now have interesting stories to tell. I have just a few pictures to share. They don't do justice to how much it rained with so much water on the ground.

Same. This game is awesome. I may try the asteroids controller for this.

70,245. Left difficulty = A I agree with Mayor @greenween....we should be playing the expert mode (left difficulty on A). The "b" mode is too easy and the games go on a lot longer. Does anyone object? @Justin are you OK with this change?

I remember a 5.2 or so here in Portland probably 20 years ago...I was also in a high rise on the 12th floor. My boss went running to the stairs -- a really old guy. It is funny in retrospect. No one knew he could run that fast! Once it was done, we could clearly see that our building and all the other high rises were swaying like pendulums and I learned to trust the technology. But at that moment....TERRIFYING!

14,500 on 10-Yard Fight. That is one touchdown, and made it down to the 10 yard line for round 2. I can def do better, but I may just move on to R-Type for now.

That can be scary! Especially in a high rise like that, which are designed to sway in an earthquake. Stay safe!

Handheld. No updates as far as I can tell. On the bright side, that means no chance of bricking any games 🙂 Does the new pocket version do updates?

I'll turn my VCS back on later next week and look for that friend request. Too busy before then. I need to buy the Caverns of Mars too.

Ooof. I'm on the original Evercade. I don't think it does updates.

Portable gaming means being able to play in the car (while parked, NOT driving 🙂 )

Believe it or not, I don't have this game! I'll buy it sometime after next week. Please let me know if a sale or something comes up!

The kind with the hand brake was what we had. My brother and I would ride and slide on the Big Wheel until the rear wheels had holes in them.

You know, I didn't look very closely at the manual. I will to check this out. I'm actually starting on 10 Yard Fight. I really like sports games, and this is a fun one for me. While it isn't very realistic, I like how you have to decide run or pass at the line based on the defensive formation. I like how you can make the crossing receiver a blocker if you hike the ball while he's in front of a blitzing linebacker. And I LOVE the very Japanese-sounding speech. I'll do R-Type second to see if I can match your score. Is there an auto-fire feature?

Most importantly, no joysticks were broken in this endeavor. I'm most impressed with @Marco1019's > 100k score. That is incredible. And I learned a bit from watching his video.

I had a similar issue with (of all things) the Xbox 360. The only solution that worked for me was to add a guest network on the router. The Xbox connected to that just fine. I do not know if this will work with your Evercade VS, but it may be worth a try.

I'm going to start with this topic: What games are missing from this collection? Here is the list of ALL IREM arcade games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irem_games With only six games included, it sure feels like they could have added a few more. "Kung Fu Master" is a huge omission. And arcade "Lode Runner" is an underrated classic.

IREM Arcade 1 Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST February 29, 2024 Objective Explore this Evercade cartridge...together! Play every game, let us all know what you think. Do you have a favorite? Any you don't like? Post high scores too! Let's hear what you think about the manual and packaging. Keep the discussion going all month long and explore every single game in the collection! Please spread the word and tell your friends! The more the merrier. Eligibility Anyone can join in. All players are welcome! Play Rules Keep it civil. We are all friends here. Every opinion matters and is valid. Message Welcome to our very first edition of the "Let's All Play" series. We're starting off with IREM Arcade 1, which won our poll by the slimmest of margins! If you don't own the game but would like to join in the fun, there is plenty of time to order a version from Blaze, ebay, or your vendor of choice! This cart includes six arcade classics: R-Type Moon Patrol In the Hunt Battle Chopper Lightning Sword 10 Yard Fight

The poll is now complete and IREM Arcade 1 is the winner by a very thin margin! Thank you to all who voted. I'll get the monthly series posted very soon!

I know it isn't video game related, but this one sure takes me back. Michael Landon as a spokesman for Kodak cameras. The dude had outstanding hair.

Other ideas for you or any other youtubers here....I'd love to see more "how to" videos for difficult games. Not a complete walk through, but "how-to" do those parts that aren't easy. For example, landing the plane in NES Top Gun, or getting a turbo-bump start in SNES F-Zero.

I've never really watched livestreams although I have tried a few times. It's just really hard for me to carve out that time. But I think you should keep doing whatever you enjoy.

Wow, that's great. Congratulations!

Here is an update (and a lot of great info) from the Evercade official Facebook page:

Raise your hand if you think Admiral Kirk is an a-hole for bringing Bones out of a clearly awesome retirement (against his will no less). (RickR raises both hands).