RickR

Lots of bad stuff going on in our world, both on a big scale and at a personal level. But forget that if you can for one moment and share at least one good thing that happened to you in 2023. It can be gaming related or not. I'll start with a couple of things: On the personal side, I have made some serious progress on flight anxiety issues. In 2023, I got on planes for two vacations. Although limited to west coast travel only, this was a BIG step for me. And also getting on a cruise ship for a week. Gaming side: I succeeded in some downsizing this year. Both my ST and Amiga collections are GONE. I've been telling you, this is going to be a slow process for me, but progress is being made.

Yes! It feels like the real deal. My Genesis controller situation was the most dire of the three, so that one was sorely needed.

I bought these three from Stone Age Gamer a few months ago to refresh my tired old controllers for NES/SNES/Genesis. So far, all three have been really good.

Right? Me too! I don't think I'd need any training.

This one came up in my youtube feed. It is fascinating! I bit more well done than most local news stories about video games of that time. You'll see a lot of familiar faces at Atari, including Howard Scott Warshaw with a whip! This was made as the 5200 was being developed, so you'll see some clips from the 5200 game developers.

Congrats to @Sabertooth, and everyone who participated! This is a fun game, with some great options and interesting updates. As for me: "Not last place!" is something to celebrate!!!

2'10"86 (new controller really helps!)

oh no! Is it your virus scanner that deleted it?

Mine arrived today! I bought this on ebay for $45. It is "open box", meaning someone probably returned it. It seems to be in good shape and works just fine. I'm not too pleased about them not shipping in a separate box though. Oh well. It works just fine, and is firmware 1.2 First impressions: The joystick is not terrible! It is very light in the amount of force needed to move it, but I think I can get used to this. Next step is to update the firmware.

I bought one, and it should be arriving today! My reasoning was for the little paddle on each controller. Emulating paddle games!

It *has* been a challenge! But there is much to be thankful for. For 2023, I am thankful for this month-long challenge format! I think it works well. Especially given that we usually have two going on at once (with ClubVCS). So thanks very much for that. We keep shedding guests here, so I should have some time and space for a few rounds this weekend!

I also have not seen this issue myself.

Here are the NSG reviews for Arcade 1 and Collection 2

There are now 4 Piko collections on Evercade. They are: Piko Interactive Collection 1 (now legacy state, meaning no longer being produced) Piko Interactive Collection 2 Piko Interactive Collection 3 Piko Interactive Arcade 1 Let's cover all 4 in this thread.

There are a lot of reports out there about Evercade carts that stop working. I think it is factual, as Blaze will replace such carts in many cases. But I don't know how widespread the issue is, or if it is caused by a particular action or poor quality. What do you think? Has it happened to you? Some theoretical causes: Updates to the cart corrupt the cart. This implies that the original Evercade handheld may not cause this problem, as it doesn't connect to wifi and do updates. Removing the cart or turning off the Evercade while data is being saved corrupts the cart Physical deterioration. This implies a q-tip/alcohol cleaning can fix broken carts. Like I asked earlier -- please let us know if you have more info or if you've experienced the issue. How did the replacement process go for you?

This is so awesome, thank you for posting it. It looks fantastic. We want to make sure and give full credit to Tursi over on AtariAge for both producing this game and making it available for free download. Here is the full thread at AtariAge: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358664-mario-bros/ Really well done.

It's a good one! Nice gift.

I also am going to get some time in. Grandma is leaving tomorrow! We've had a house full of guests for the holidays, so I haven't had much time for games. I also had to return to work this week. Boooooo!

I finally did the Win 11 upgrade on my garage computer, and it went super smoothly. It takes about 30 seconds to boot now, with most of that time spent on the post screen. My main computer is also Win 11 (clean install) and has two SSD's (no physical HDD). It also takes about 30 seconds to boot with that same pause on the post screen. Microsoft has a new free tool available called "Microsoft PC Manager" that has a lot of nifty features, like cleaning up temp files, installing updates, and disabling startup programs. It works well! https://pcmanager.microsoft.com/en-us

An iMac classic in graphite color!

Merry Christmas to you too, R & M! Never stop sharing these culinary excursions! They all look so good.

All: My sincerest wish is for all that are here to have a wonderful holiday season. May you have health, happiness, and success in your lives. And if not, a hope that those things come to you very soon. We as a group have so much to be thankful for in our retro collecting and fun. I always find that we can do much to improve the lives of others -- to give back by volunteering or giving to our causes of choice. No pressure intended, but if you can, it feels good to give assistance to those in need and make our world a better place. My wife and I chose three charities to donate to this season. Not only that, but the company I work for matches these donations! I'll post links to the charities we chose. Again, no obligation at all. But if you decide to donate, please post links to those charities below to give ideas to others. For your info, Atari.io users have participated in and supported this type of giving for many years. From Alzheimer's Walks, to Extra-Life video game fundraising...please SHARE your giving and give everyone a chance to support those causes. Thanks very much! Oregon Food Bank - https://www.oregonfoodbank.org/ They offer food assistance to those in need in the state of Oregon Oregon Energy Fund - https://www.oregonenergyfund.org/energy-assistance/ They offer assistance with utility bills to those in need in Oregon Senior Citizen's Council of Clackamas County - https://seniorcitizenscouncil.com/ They offer support and assistance to adults and seniors with disabilities in our home county.

These pictures are so dang awesome. Thanks so much for this gift. They take me back in time, no DeLorean needed.

Awesome! Thank you for posting. Colecovision is one of those systems I have and love, but never have time to play and enjoy. I need to work on that. Dang it.