RickR

Really cool getting to see your project in-progress @RickR! I wish we could see more projects like this. Maybe we need a Projects thread!

Good.  I hope you are doing well. 
 

No YOU did it!  Congrats and keeping my fingers crossed for a cure.  Thank you for doing such a good thing.
 

No YOU did it!  Congrats and keeping my fingers crossed for a cure.  Thank you for doing such a good thing.
 

I know those feelings so well!

On the pre-recorded tapes, my local library took them to sell in their little store.  A thrift store took the sealed blank tapes.  And sadly, the tapes with my recordings on them all went in the trash (I did recycle the cardboard sleeves). 

Funny story:  Just yesterday, my son was in a panic because the power cord to his laptop was broken.  No problem, I pulled out a shoebox full of power bricks and cords and found an exact match.  So it's good to keep some things sometimes, as long as there is room to store them.
 

I think I will always keep 1 VCR, I don't know, I have this worry for some reason I will want to record on it specifically to create something with that VCR effect, though I plan to get rid of most tapes, which seems difficult here for some reason, I don't want to pay and I don't want to end up in landfill, not sure allowed to throw in garbage? Nobody seems to want to accept used recording tapes 😜But anyway, as I was saying, yeah keep one VCR and oddly I have a few multi-packs of UNUSED and SEALED Fuji and Maxwell tapes because they were left downstairs (we have an "area" downstairs where fellow residents just leave things they think others might want) so if I DO want to record something on VHS I have nice unused tapes. I am always torn letting things go but also can never resist items that meet two criteria 1. Free 2. New. 

Makes sense.  VHS tapes take up a bunch of space.  I cleaned up a lot of mine years ago, but kept the wedding/baby videos and one VCR. 
 

Why?

I appreciate it!  A safe haven.
Have you seen the new demo for "Robotron" on 2600?  That makes me feel positive.  Positive that it's AWESOME!  
 

I'm up for a junk box.  But I doubt we'll get the participation level we need.  Prove me wrong, everybody!  
 

I'm up for a junk box.  But I doubt we'll get the participation level we need.  Prove me wrong, everybody!  
 

There is something very special about the N64, despite all the criticism.  Plugging in a cartridge and playing straight-away makes it a throwback to the oldest days of gaming.  Sweetness.

Enjoy that game and let us know how it goes. 

I've been working on laptops today too!  In the garage.  Watching a movie and running virus scans/driver updates, etc on three laptops. 

Good stuff guys! Just chilling this weekend, watching vids, youtube, updating and backing up various computers, some TV shows with my wife etc. 😀

You doing ok @MaximumRD?  I hope you have a nice weekend. 

TGIF.  A super tough week at work here.  I hope to get some serious relaxing done this weekend. 
 

And to think....I never even knew the 7800 EXISTED until the early 2000's!  What a shame. 

When Pac-Man on the Atari 8-bit computers came out, it was really something special.  A game that you could proudly show off to your friends. 

I think Colecovision Donkey Kong was also pretty special. 

I kind of soured just a tiny bit on the PSP due to the battery life.  On a plane trip that's over 2 hours, it will die.  A DS will go on and on.  I suppose that's less of a problem with the more modern planes that have USB plugs.  Still, you could end up with a broken one or on an older plane. 

Car trips only?  Then any of them will do!  Fun is fun in all shapes and forms.  I think I'll choose the modern 2600 portable for a car trip.  Just like Justin, it allows me to play the games I remember most as a kid. 

We are still getting used to the new normal here.  But overall, we have much to be thankful for.  I do love Fridays! 

A nice set of paddles and some classics like "Super Breakout", "Circus Atari", and "Astroblast" is an experience unavailable on any other system. 
 

Plain white.  And hey look!  A K-mart price tag on that SQ! 

Here are the silver labels I have.  My SQ:EW isn't sealed, and they put the contest sticker right over poor Harry Hamilin's head! 

They DO bring happiness, don't they?  Great games with great box art. 

Thanks @RickR! I like Swordquest but they were attempting Game of Thrones on Atari 2600 when they should’ve tried for Zelda.

Swordquest games aren’t top shelf in the Atari catalog but ever since our world slowed down, I’ve just reveled in discovering all of the things around me I took for granted.