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  5. What Atari 8 Bit Games Do You Recommend?

    in Atari 8-Bit Computers

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    OK, I consider myself an expert on the Atari 8-bit computers because I had one since 82 and love it still.  There are TONS of great games, so it would be hard to give a limited list.  

    Given that you know the 7800 so well, you should consider starting with the 7800 conversions.  One on One basketball (more stark graphics, but faster gameplay), Karateka (absolutely a classic on 8-bit, but you'll need a keyboard), Ballblazer (faster than 7800 on OLDER technology), Donkey Kong (faster, better sound), etc.  I think that will give you a great perspective on how well designed the 8-bits were.  

    Beyond that and also beyond the great included games, you MUST check out Blue Max, Preppie 1 and 2, Archon, and many more.  

     

  9. Atari Jaguar on Steam Deck! BigPEmu Emulator Review and Setup Guide!

    in Emulation

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    I also don't own a steam deck, but I think it's a really cool concept. 

    But on the topic of emulation, I've tried so many different types of stand-alone emulation and end up disappointed in some way most of the time.  Batocera Linux is my latest attempt, and it seems to be working OK.  But little issues like how 7800 emulation puts the reset button as the triangle on a PS3/xbox controller by default.  So you're having a great round, and go to hit hyperspace except you hit the wrong button and OH %!#$&!  RESET!  Exact same issue on PS1 Classic mod. 

     

  10. Which Star Trek character do you need a hug from?

    in Television & Movies

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    On 3/20/2024 at 2:12 PM, Justin said:

    Janeway should’ve been dragged in and courtmartialed for what she did with Tuvix. Abominable. They could’ve Thomas Rikered Tuvix and returned the other back to Tuvok and Neelix. Nobody thought to take a deep breath, do some research and figure this out? Just unreal. Says a great deal imo about Voyager that Tuvix became one of the top episodes for reasons other than what the writers intended.

     

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    She also could have used the technology to create some new crew members to replenish those they lost.  After asking for volunteers of course. 

     

  13. Atari ST Emulator and a modern Controller.

    in Emulation

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    I had it set up a while ago to play ST games (after I sold my real 1040STFM).  But I have a different PC now.  It took me a bit of time to get MESS up and running for 7800 "Beef Drop" challenge yesterday. 

    I'll take a quick look later this week for the ST again.  It isn't too hard.  You'll need whatever BIOS files are necessary, and there are full archives of those on archive.org. 

     

  15. Songs that were played so much, you got sick of them. (add your own)

    in Radio & Music

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    2 minutes ago, socrates63 said:

    I can't think of any songs off the top of my head, but I do have a food dish -- chicken fried steak.

    This was my go-to breakfast for who knows how long until my eldest son was old enough to share my food. Every time we went out for breakfast, that's what he wanted, so I ended up ordering it to share it with him since he wasn't big enough to eat it on his own. After a while, I got tired of it and ordered something else for myself. We took home the leftover chicken fried steak. My eldest is now 23, and I have yet to order chicken fried steak breakfast for myself.

    Sorry for derailing this music thread with a food response 😂

    This reminds me of when I first got married.  My wife and I were saving to buy a house.  We lived right next to a Fred Meyer store.  So we'd buy the 3 packs of Fred Meyer take/bake pizzas because they were cheap.  NOT like a Papa Murphy or what you might expect now, these were essentially about the same quality of frozen pizza only refrigerated.  Anyway, once we finally bought a house....NEVER AGAIN with those lousy cardboard pizzas!  🙂 

  25. Show Off Your Evercade Collection

    in Evercade Topics

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    NICE collection!  Let me know what you are going to open and try next.  Maybe we can do another "Let's All Play" with whatever you choose.  Even if it's the Data East collection you've already started. 

    I've been going back and forth on whether to get an EXP.  While I would like the ability to update my games, I find it wasteful to not simply enjoy the original Evercade handheld that I have. 

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