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I've found that the type of joystick does matter on this game. A nice, tight "Slik-stik" works much better for me than my usual favorite "Kraft" joystick (which has much more play in the joystick movement). You should be able to plug in a real joystick to your flashback, and I highly recommend you try that.
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I know I'm no expert, but may I try to help you all? The most valuable tip that I got from @ZilchSr's video is how to get that extra ball first thing. I made a little diagram. Try this: Set the plunger to the absolute minimum depth you can muster. Just a tiny amount of black should show. Nudge it gently left the moment it clears the launch lane. You want it to avoid the spinner and hit that first "step". You may have to nudge a little on the way down to get this trajectory. if you do it right, it will just barely clear the bumper and go into the free-ball lane. If you don't do it right, you can still nudge/correct the path. It's easy to practice this, as you can try and hit reset until you get it right. (A personal note - there is a tip in the manual to get that free ball first thing, and for my whole life, I kept trying to hit it like a basketball free-throw. It's possible, but very difficult. The "bounce" method is so much easier and more reliable.) You don't have to do this every ball to get a high score, but you should try it every ball. And once you get a free ball, focus on hitting the top drop-down targets and the left bonus lane.
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I ROLLED THE SCORE! 1,332,964. Here's a video of the score rolling over (go all the way to the end). I had to stop recording when my wife was making a business call. Picture of final score at bottom of post.
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And is there a reverse adapter that lets you play NES carts on that Famicom?
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Picture no workie in the post above, @HDN
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The unpainted one came first (the prototype). It initially had slats to separate the games (you can see the grooves for the slats). In real usage, I decided I didn't like the slats. Removing them allowed enough space for an extra cart and also I could store the manuals along one side. The black one was the final design.
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It's a kind of silly thing to share, but these two Atari cart holders have been with me forever. I made them back in grade school wood shop (either 7th or 8th grade). I'm kind of amazed that they've held up this long. They are held together with glue and brads. I remember proposing these items to my teacher (Mr. Eide) and he allowed me to do them on my own time (after school in the shop). He wanted to see real cartridges in them, so I took a few in to school. He said that the construction was pretty simple, but the real challenge was measuring them out correctly before cutting and assembly. I got an "A" for them, but more importantly, I created boxes that I'm so glad to have kept (and used) all these years.
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@Justin I had no idea such a thing existed. How cool! Does it still have the microphone on the controller? This also makes me think a bit more about the adapter. How would one use the adapter with a standard NES? The cart (with adapter) would somehow have to slip into the cradle correctly and then pushed down into place. Seems like the newer top-loader NES would be needed to make that work. Or am I missing something?
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It would be nice to find one. The famicom is cool, but it plays on some crazy channel on USA TV's (like 92 or something) that a lot of TV's have trouble with doesn't it?
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@ZilchSr and @Papa Pete, I want to thank you guys so much for sharing the knowledge. I don't know if you care, but I subscribed to your youtube channels. The sharing of hints is probably my second favorite part of these bi-monthly challenges (with the first favorite being discovering or re-discovering some really fun games). You guys rock, and I'm going to try to implement some of your tips/methods this weekend.
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I've got a couple of Atari cart holders that I made in 8th grade wood shop. They've served me well for (ahem) well, I don't want to admit how many decades.
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Yes sir, I keep a stack of shoe boxes in the garage. We also use them to store the paid bills each year (then keep them for a few years before having the whole box shredded). As far as games go, it's so funny how you can almost always find just the right size for any console.
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I use shoeboxes for loose carts myself. It's pretty easy to find one that's the right height, and they close up and stack nicely.
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A quick review of the "Super Mario Bros Game & Watch". One of my kids got one as a gift, and I've borrowed it while they weren't looking.
Quick summary: It's awesome. Worth the price.
My opinion is that Super Mario Bros on NES is a masterpiece. The colors, the music, the level designs, the bright graphics. All perfect. And this little device captures all that. At first, the controls seem a little slippery, but that's just because the screen is so small. Once you get used to that, it's all good. The screen is nice and bright. The music sounds great. It's so well done.
Bravo to Nintendo for doing nostalgia products with such high quality.
I've seen a lot of complaints about "no kickstand". Really? OK. If that's all there is to complain about, I think it speaks highly about this product.
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Thank you for the kind words.
I feel like a lot of collectors are going to keep this thing in the original box anyway, which makes the kickstand even more pointless. I do get that it's a feature missing that the original G&W had, but to me it's of no concern. Hey, I'm also glad they skipped the LCD screen from the original design too!-
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Haha good points Rick, and I agree! I get the collectability in this but I hope some owners unbox it and have fun, it looks really neat
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I'm of the thought that it would have been much, much cooler had they re-released the original Game and Watch Super Mario Brothers handheld. I have plenty of ways to play SMB on the go. At first I figured Nintendo was kind of phoning it in and releasing another Famiclone (and I still kind of do), but they seem to have added that usual Nintendo polish. I still think that Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a waste of money if you already own the original games, though.
@RickR, I agree with you that the original Super Mario Brothers is a masterpiece. Sure, Nintendo references this game a lot and it gets a lot of attention. It seems like every new Super Mario adventure is littered with 8-bit Mario sprites and World 1-1 recreations. However, if you play the game on an original NES with a real controller on an old-school CRT television, it's an amazing and refreshing experience. Emulation just doesn't do this game justice. I've used a great many NES emulators in my day; Switch Online, Wii Virtual Console, 3DS VC, NESDS, FCEUltraGX, et cetera. Nothing really captures the experience for this game in particular. I have yet to find a Nintendo emulator with the same amazing bass that the real hardware has.
I very much enjoy Super Mario Brothers, and would even argue that it's a better game than the often-acclaimed Super Mario Brothers 3.
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Do we know if the ROM for Super Pac Man 7800 (or other homebrew games) is available for download? I would love to try it via the Concerto cart.
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The Name Game - Spell Your Name With Video Games
RickR replied to nosweargamer's topic in Classic Gaming General
I'm gonna be honest...I very much dislike the "nominate" things. But since you included one of my all-time favorite games "One on One" (in the EA record-style box no less), I will comply. Here you go. The "C" game actually came from @socrates63 as an extra in a trade. It's the tape version! So cool. Thank you for that. And I nominate whoever wants to go next. -Grouchy Gus.
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socrates63's gaming collection and setup
RickR replied to socrates63's topic in Video Game Room Tours
You're good. It's the same, really. Stick with Guitar Hero. Get the hang of the left/right hand timing. -
620,369 I made a video, but the resolution is way too low. Furthermore, @Papa Pete's video above shows you all you need to know.
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It is very tricky! Be patient, though. You have to nudge it into existence. When you get the ball bouncing straight up and down on the stairs lower left, that's the time to strike. Wait for a nice high bounce, then push it over! Nudge it away from the spinner on the way up.
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I will make it a point to post a video and use a clicky joystick so you can hear the nudging. We shall lift you up, my brother. The points come when you get the ball bouncing up and down through that left/top channel over and over.
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What's a great retro game that you only recently discovered?
RickR replied to HDN's topic in Classic Gaming General
I'm not sure how "retro" it is, but I'm really enjoying the Phoenix Wright series on the Nintendo DS. I'm on game #2 (I think there are three in the original series). I like it a lot because it's not terribly taxing (I'm pretty fried after working all day), and you can play in 15 minute segments pretty easily. Also, the game is seriously humorous. I end up laughing a lot. And finally, my kids have already played, so I can talk and laugh with them during dinner as I slowly make my way through the games. -
361,363. I can do better, but I just can't focus tonight.
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What is it for?
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From what I know, it's like the Harmony cartridge but for the Intellivision. It lets you play rom files, so you can play homebrews and store the entire official Intellivision library on a single cartridge. I hear the Intellivision homebrew scene is quite vibrant. I missed out on the early batches and ordered this. Hopefully it'll come in 4-6 weeks.
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You got it. It's an Intellivision multi-cart.
I'm planning on getting a CRT out to try this out sometime soon. Right now, our dining room table has a new computer for my wife on it. Until we get time to get her VPN installed and swap it out with the old PC in the office, I'm on hold. After, I'll use that space to play some intellivision.
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You simply lay them on their sides. They should click together as you stack them. Pros: Easy wire management. Wires can be strung out the back. Good airflow Inexpensive. (I think Target sells them for less than $5 and you can pick whatever colors you like). Easily penetrated by disco-ball lights.
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My personal experience: my family got the Atari VCS (and Space Invaders) Christmas 1980. So everything available then is "early" to me. It was Space Invaders that made me beg for the Atari. The first games that we purchased in 81 were Adventure, Pinball, Circus Atari, Indy 500, and Basketball.
