RickR

I plan on going through all the games on this machine one at a time.

Bad Dudes is a lot of fun!  I really like when you get the nunchucks as it gets easier to take down groups of bad guys.

What I don't like is the dogs!  They are really difficult to deal with and you are guaranteed to lose a few health points.  Plus, I'm not a fan of hitting/killing dogs! 

I played for about an hour last night and really enjoyed it.

Thought of you today @RickR! Hope Mrs. R's journey has been a safe and productive one and all is going smoothly ☺️

Appreciated. She is on a plane home now. Success, a difficult task almost complete. 

I'm glad it went well! I'm sure you'll be happy to have her home 🙂

Glad you got it working.. and just for the price of a battery!  EXCELLENT!

Funny how so many modern things are "broken" until people fix them. In previous generations our parents were able to fix a lot of household appliances and products, and if not they could always call "the TV / VCR repair man" or "The Maytag Man" etc.

I'm with you @Justin.  In a lot of cases, things now use integrated circuits and very "small" designs, making them hard to repair.  But that wasn't the case here.  The vacuum has a clearly marked battery compartment.  All that was needed was a screwdriver and set of pliers. 

I have a lot of these types of "fixed" items in my home just because I love fixing things.  It's fun for me and saves things from going to the landfill. 

The robo vacuum is fascinating.  I've never had one before.  It works a lot better than I thought it would.  It isn't just a sweeper, it actually does vacuum.  I'm sure everyone else already knows all this, but the part that intrigues me the most is how it goes until it's battery runs down and then somehow finds it's way back to the base station to recharge.  There must be a radio signal or something to get it back to the right spot.  I also really like how it goes into those spots that a normal vac can't reach easily, like under the bed. 

If you guys need any advice converting your analog videos into digital, let me know. I've done that before too.  There are many ways to do it, but I found the easiest for me was to feed the 8mm or VHS output to a MiniDV camcorder.  Record onto MiniDV tape, and then transfer from MiniDV to a computer over firewire.  The quality doing it this way is excellent, but it is time consuming. 

What's cool is that once you get it onto a computer, it's easy enough to edit, chop it up how you like, or add music and star wipes. 

How much did your film scanner cost you? I wouldn't mind doing something like that myself. Someday, anyway.

The movie/film scanners aren't cheap.  New, they are about $300.  Used, well $200 is the most you should pay IMO.  This one was less, but had missing parts.

Most of the conversion companies charge by the foot of film.  That makes it hard to estimate.  Plus shipping film back and forth both ways. 

This is a really wonderful post @RickR I wish I had seen this on Thanksgiving 🦃

Well it applies EVERY day!  Still thankful. 

Good, positive perspective! 😎

Happy Birthday @CrossBow 🥳

Happy Birthday 🎂

Thank you! It was a very low key and relaxing one and that was how I wanted it. Took the day off from work and played some of the new games I picked up at PRGE.

That's cool.  You need an entertainment room of some sort.  I like the shelves.

Where is the Odyssey 2?

O2 is in a box.  I'm trying to decide what will go on the shelves. 
For sure:  7800, TG16, Nintendo 64, Atari VCS
Also:  Replace Intv with Intv2

Once I get that done, I'll evaluate what space remains. 

Strong candidates:  O2, Colecovision, C64 

I'm going to pick Colecovision.  I miss the one I had and I should have never sold it.  But...I had to see what the 5200's competition had to offer.  I didn't really care for the controllers.  Mine seemed a bit mushy.

Thanks for the kind words.  I'm trying to find a way to have some kind of outlet.  My STe is out for the moment.  I had a hard time deciding what machine to setup for a while.  The less cords right now the better so the STe won.  

That is cool.  The Renegade I got did that although it looks like Arctic Fox shows more stuff on the inside.

I would have been finishing up kindergarten. Being that it happened on a Sunday I was most likely spending time with my grandma.

I was 8 years old and remember seeing on tv at my babysitter's house.

That game is addictive!  Got it on disk although I downloaded it.

I have it on 5200 as well (it can be loaded via the Atarimax SD cart). 

It arrived!

That's awesome @RickR ! Welcome officially to the club! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

This is very upsetting. Regan is a friend and colleague. We worked on a project along with Gene Landrum for many years pioneering mixed reality in ways that have yet to be done on a mass scale. That's Regan pictured with me at Atari World Headquarters on Borregas in the top left photo. Regan is a hell of a talented designer, and a very interesting person to talk with. I'd give him a quick call and 3 hours later would realize we really need to get going. I learned so much about product design from him, where inspiration is drawn from, etc. He showed me his vintage Jeep once that he bought with "Atari money" which was very cool. What an unbelievable loss to this world.

You're welcome. I tried it. Reminds me of Devil's Crush.

Thanks

BOOM!  Sold. 

Wishing a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Moderator Supremo @MaximumRD‼️ I hope you have the best bday ever 🥳

Happy B-Day, MaximumRD! :O)

THANKS TO ALL FOR THE BIRTHDAY COMMENTS AND MESSAGES, I KEEP IT LOW KEY AND APPRECIATE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE A LOT THESE DAYS, CAN'T BELEIVE I AM NOW 54 ! THE TIME GOES SO FAST,  BUT KNOW THAT I APPEACIATE ALL THAT TOOK A MOMENT TO WISH ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! 😎👍🍻Having port right now. Wine, a nice meal and cocoanut cream pie for dessert, just the two of us quiet at home, similar to Melissa's birthday on the 18th, we just kind of combine birthdays and valentines. Just keeping it simple.
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