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Sounds awesome.  Your recommendation makes me want one too.  Do you know what the pricing is going to be?

...back in 1994 when Atari first announced that it was going to release the Jaguar VR, I couldn't wait but obviously it failed to launch. Today, my excitement in Virtual Reality has once again been fully revived. Sony has got this - we will finally be able to play Virtual Reality at home at an affordable price!
 
While it's a different feeling coming from Sony, it's still a really cool product and they've definitely done their homework with a realistic target price and package that many more consumers can afford than a gaming computer setup.
 
The headset is incredible - futuristic, lightweight and completely responsive. There was no noticeable lag and the unit functioned near flawlessly for me - the only hiccup or minor complaint I had is about the focus near the edge of the lenses but it's easily overlooked once you start really playing the game. Maybe they'll make modifications or changes before it's released yet, I don't know. You can't adjust the focus though, which seems like a drawback but otherwise it was great so maybe it's really not needed. The FOV is also amazing and much better than I was expecting and even better than what I remember with the Rift DK1 I played in Wisconsin a few years ago. You'll completely forget you're even wearing the thing about a minute in, it's that good.
 
I got to check out Battlezone and was kind of surprised to see the title on the PS4 actually but what really grabbed my attention was Rez Infinite and to learn that it's a VR title really makes my teeth sweat! =D Back to Battlezone, the game seemed simple for the most part and while you really didn't use the headset for more than anything but to look around - looking up to see the drones overhead to shoot with your machine gun or blast the tanks in front of you was stupidly fun.
 
Anyways, not to get carried away and drag this post out but in short summary, the PSVR has completely met my expectations and I'm sold on getting one! My last console being a 360 as I saw no real reason to get an Xbox One and while I've been interested in getting a PS4, wanted to wait until the PSVR comes out since I'm more of a PC gamer. Which may beg the question am I going to bother with a Rift? I plan on getting one just not currently and may actually get the PSVR before the Rift.
 
Can't wait to see all the cool things released for this headset!

A BIG thank you to Ballblazer for finding some great prices in the wild, and passing them along to me.   What a guy!  

I even got some cool fossil shark teefs! 

Time for another fun pirate / PAL multi-cart!  This time, it's a 16-game extravaganza...
 

 
(If a product has to convince you that it's exciting, well...)
 
So here we are, another made-in-Taiwan release likely for distribution in southern Europe (Italy, Greece, etc), with some box art that looks sorta Soviet science fiction-like.  What's that "path" or "road" or whatever that is that's made up of game box art?  Maybe that'll tell us what's included on the cartridge!  (Larger image linked here, so you can play along.)
 
In the front row we see Pac-Man, for Atari 400/800.  Star Battle, for the VIC-20.  Star Wars Jedi Arena, for the 2600.  And Android Attack, for the TRS-80 or Dragon 32/64 computer.
 
...um.  Clearly, this will not tell us what's included on the cartridge.    What we have here is generic artwork used on many of these multi-cart releases.  Still, I think it's fun to take a closer look at.  What else is pictured?
 
Next row: Jumbo Jet Pilot (Atari 400/800), Wacky Waiters (VIC-20), some odd "Invaders" artwork that I can't identify, Parsec (TI-99/4A), Astrosmash (Intellivision).  Following row: Space Invaders (2600 artwork, but design is unclear), Asteroids (Atari 2600 international version), a game that I'd love to identify (it shows five people standing around... something, and underneath them it says _____ _____ _____, where the middle word looks like either TOUR or YOUR)...  and from here on out it gets difficult to discern what the games are.  Amidar is definitely visible on the left side towards the back.  There's a black box on the right with a jack o' lantern face, and the text on it appears to say HALLOWEEN, but I know of no game artwork that looks like this.  Some of the boxes waaaaay in the back look like they might be Intellivision games.
 
What an eclectic mix!  Alright, let's flip to the back of the box.  Perhaps THAT will give us a better idea of what's incl--
 

 
Hmm, 12 screenshot/art things -- maybe they're related?  Maybe THEY can tell us which "COMPUTERS SYSTEM VIDEO GAME PROGRAMs" we have here!  On the left we can see what might be Pole Position or Enduro, Pitfall, something with a helicopter (Chopper Command?), what looks like Freeway...  And on the right, that front one with the shark looks like the image from Harbor Escape (Panda), there's a little Frog(ger?) shown in the corner of one of 'em, and toward the back is what looks like the robot-thing from the infamously horrible Pac-Kong.
 
Alrighty, let's slide out the cartridge itself, maybe its label will give us a better ide--
 

 
...never mind, then.  Hey, at least the art on the V-case cart matches what's on the box!  The cart's end label helpfully reminds us of what we have here, proper pluralization be damned:
 

 
Okay -- no more messing around.  Let's look at the label with game names and dip switch configurations on the back:
 

 
Hey, I know some of those names!  But of course with these multi-carts, even having the names is no guarantee of game content.  The only way to be sure is to play.  So, let's go to the games!  (/NSG'd!)*
 
Running down the list, 10 games have the same title as what we'd expect.  The ones that are different:
 
SKI RUN is Skiing (Activision)
IQ WINNER ( ) is... Flag Capture (Atari)
COW BOY is... Stampede (Activision)
TANK WAR is... Combat (Atari)
MATHMATIC is... Basic Math/Fun With Numbers (Atari)
FISHING is... Fishing Derby (Activision)
 
FISHING is, however, an interesting hack of the original Fishing Derby.  The fishermen have differently shaped (fatter) bodies, and the fish are replaced with... crabs.  (Shouldn't it be called Crabbing, then?)  FISHING also appears on Atari's oddball "32 in 1" multi-cart release, where it's listed as "Fishing"... and its game description explains that "The object of this game is to catch the crabs..."  :unsure:
 

 
So... in the end, as best I can tell, all of ONE game on the multi-cart -- Freeway -- is *also* depicted on the outside of the game box.  Did people buy multi-carts in generic boxes without having any idea what they were buying?  I mean... I guess they must have.  Craziness.
 
*Huge old-school internet points if you get this reference.

Tennis is from eBay. He games from a pawn shop

Tennis is from eBay. He games from a pawn shop

I recently received from UK a reproduction vectrex minestorm overlay so I'm selling my original I purchased on eBay is in good condition, just not perfect, but it's not bent or cracked, what you would expect for a 30+ old overlay, would like to trade for any Atari Nes Genesis n64 games worth trading please pm me if interested thanks.

Here's a couple from recent reviews:
 
New Sealed BattleZone, box shows crushing
Loose Winter Games

Yes I do!
Another one for the future
 

Do you have the Atari Paddle plug and play?  I like that one a lot. 

Fantastic news! Enjoy your stuff when it arrives.

Am I the only one that thinks the "bad" reviews are the most fun to watch?  The Coleco review is classic. 

Well, great.  Now I have to watch ALL the plug and play reviews.  Bye bye afternoon productivity. 
 
#BingeWatchingNoSwearGamer

I too love these things.  They are inexpensive and fun. 

Check out the copyright date at the 2:11 mark. 

And here's the Intellivision Flashback:

And here the Space Invaders Retro Arcade, which should catch me up on the old ones.
I hope to have an Activision Plug n Play review done in the next week or so.
 

Next up is Rygar, which I got via a trade with Justin.  Much appreciated. 
 
Rygar Review
 
One word summary:  Perfect
 
I love this game.  It's fast, it's smooth, and the difficulty ramps up nicely.  No cheap deaths.  Great graphics (especially the backgrounds -- wow).  This game is a platformer, and your warrior has a chain mace.  Similar to Castlevania.  Really well done game.  I think this may be my favorite so far.  Tons of fun. 

Fantastic news! Enjoy your stuff when it arrives.

UPDATE: I now have a Dreamcast controller, VMU, and av cable on the way, as well as a GBA SP charger. This was a good day!

Next up is Rygar, which I got via a trade with Justin.  Much appreciated. 
 
Rygar Review
 
One word summary:  Perfect
 
I love this game.  It's fast, it's smooth, and the difficulty ramps up nicely.  No cheap deaths.  Great graphics (especially the backgrounds -- wow).  This game is a platformer, and your warrior has a chain mace.  Similar to Castlevania.  Really well done game.  I think this may be my favorite so far.  Tons of fun. 

Next up is Rygar, which I got via a trade with Justin.  Much appreciated. 
 
Rygar Review
 
One word summary:  Perfect
 
I love this game.  It's fast, it's smooth, and the difficulty ramps up nicely.  No cheap deaths.  Great graphics (especially the backgrounds -- wow).  This game is a platformer, and your warrior has a chain mace.  Similar to Castlevania.  Really well done game.  I think this may be my favorite so far.  Tons of fun. 

You've been prolific lately!  I approve and appreciate. 

My god, Lost Dragon, what a great idea that would have been.  It would totally justify the larger size vs. Gameboy:  "Sure it's bigger, but it can also be hooked right up to a TV to play all your games on a big screen".  Glorious. 

Ep 261: BattleZone - 2600