RickR

I unboxed a brand new minty fresh Moon Patrol to play this Squad Challenge 

What an awesome, awesome game for the Atari 2600. This is the epitome of what the 2600 can be when programmed with skill and care.
Starting score: 8,000

I watched the trailer again...I know it's just me, but Keanu Reeves looks a little uncomfortable playing that part.  In the originals, he (and Alex Winter) are all in, playing the part with gusto. 
Fingers crossed that this turns out well. 
 

38,240. 
 

38,240. 
 

I've got a few carts (Where did YOU learn to fly?), but no console.  They just never seem to come up for a reasonable price.  I'll keep looking though. 
@BlackCatz40, for sure don't throw those out.  I'm sure they can be repaired.  There are Atari Jaguar groups on Facebook that you should consider asking. 
 

Maybe we should do a Jaguar giveaway sometime in the forums! I'd have to get my hands on one first. The Jaguar has a limited library but there are some amazing games in there despite what anyone says.
THANK YOU @RickR! Because of your help!

One of these days, I'm going to get a Jaguar! 
Yours looks great! 

I changed up the look of my Jaguar for this year. I think this gives the Atari Jaguar a stunning high-tech look. It's a minor change that makes all the difference in the world. On my original Jaguar that I received the day it was released in November, 1993, I changed out the red power button for the clear power button from my Coleco Chameleon Atari Jaguar console. (Clear shell with NOS Jaguar motherboard placed inside). I've seen the white dental consoles, the painted and modded ones, but for me this is hands down the most handsome look I've seen on the Jaguar.
I just moved into a new home and have been setting up my living room. I was using the clear one as my "main" Jaguar, but felt like a change this year. I swapped out the buttons and love the handsome and high-tech looking results! The clear button looks like a "jewel" placed into the face of the console, and it picks up the red glow from the power light really nicely. It's a cool effect.
I also took the opportunity to disassemble the Jaguar, give it a thorough cleaning inside and out including vacuuming dust from the "vents" at the back of the system, and soaking the plastic shells in water and Dawn overnight. (Notice the "LAW" initials/lettering written in paint pen on the underside of the shell. I wonder what this was about.) The Atari Jaguar came out looking like new! Then I added felt padded feet to the bottom of the Jaguar system so it could slide around more easily and not rub or scratch the wood in my credenza. 
 

Awesome NES game FROM BELOW 😎
That's right, came across this and thought I would share. Not just in the classic 8-bit NES style but in fact actually available to play online in a browser based NES emulator
or even better download the latest ROM file direct from the authour to play in an emulator or even on actual NES compatible hardware using Flashcart / Everdrive etc. 
https://mhughson.itch.io/from-below
A fun and impressive game! Check out this screen shot as well an excerpt of the description. Link to itchio . com for more info and ROM downloads. 
The Kraken cometh...

From the deepest trenches of the ocean, the Kraken has come to lay waste to your city!
The archers have slung every arrow.
The burning tar has run dry.
Every piece of military weaponry has been dispatch.
And yet... the Kraken moves forward, climbing the towering walls of your seaside fortress.
With no ammunition left, the city itself moves from a barricade, to a weapon!
The stones of the walls are broken off, and hurdled down at hideous creature. And it just might be enough to
slow it down till morning, when surely help will arrive...
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Hi! I am working on my first Homebrew NES game, FROM BELOW! 
It a falling block puzzle game featuring:
Soft Drops
Hard Drops
Wall Kicks
T-Spins
Lock Delay
3 modes of play:
Kraken Battle Mode
The signature mode of FROM BELOW. Battle the Kraken by clear lines across the onslaught of attacking Kraken Tentacles. The Tentacles push more blocks onto the screen every few seconds, forcing to act quickly, and strategize on an every changing board.
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Classic Mode
The classic block falling mechanics you know and love without any new gimicks. Modernize for 2020, with Hard Drops, Lock Delay, and more, making this (hopefully) the best feeling puzzle game on the NES!
Turn Based Kraken Battle Mode
Similar to "Kraken Battle Mode", but instead of the Kraken attacking every few seconds, it advances its tentacle every time you drop a piece. Make every move count, as this move favors slow, deliberate play!
https://mhughson.itch.io/from-below

This feels more like luck, but it is a slight improvement.  It seems like once you get past the tanks your score starts building rapidly.  I got to the rocket stage and managed to jump it once on this run

I got better lol

Hey - I am new here, this is my first high score challenge. 
I Had to try this one when I saw Atari Creep post his high score run because I love Moon Patrol (even though I kind of suck at it)
I have a ton of trouble getting past the crater run that is after the first set of tanks.  Those triangle ships seem to create an impossible jump every single time.
I will keep trying though 🙂 

The way that sometimes works for me is I move to the right side and jump the very moment I see the car start to move. It takes really precise timing. At my best, I've been able to jump it about half the time. 

You've got to master the slow jump (jumping over the holes at the slow speed).  It's really hard, as you have to get the timing right.  That's the main challenge of this game -- shooting the rocks and jumping over the craters.  Keep your eye on the ground, not on the sky aliens. 
As I mentioned before, the pattern of the craters/rocks is always exactly the same (except for the aliens that drop crater bombs).  Those levels get much easier once you memorize what's coming. 
 

It's funny you say that @RickR, I've recently had a new appreciation for 7800 Asteroids as well! I grew up with 2600 Asteroids on the 7800, so I overlooked "3-D Asteroids" for quite a while. It's the perfect advancement of Asteroids though, and for 1984 it looks incredible. We'll have to pull this one down off the shelf and dust it off for a Squad Challenge someday soon.

The 7800 is where things get really interesting for me.  It got a lot of the computer games, but they were re-written.  For example, One on One basketball is essentially the same game on Atari/C64/Apple 2.  On the 7800, they improved the graphics a lot and made the game a touch faster.  Awesome!  Asteroids is another great case.  They took a tired old game and gave it the really cool 3D rock effect and also added the co-op mode!  Spectacular! 
 

You've got to master the slow jump (jumping over the holes at the slow speed).  It's really hard, as you have to get the timing right.  That's the main challenge of this game -- shooting the rocks and jumping over the craters.  Keep your eye on the ground, not on the sky aliens. 
As I mentioned before, the pattern of the craters/rocks is always exactly the same (except for the aliens that drop crater bombs).  Those levels get much easier once you memorize what's coming. 
 

Small improvement

Imma try something to see if it helps.

30,640.  Holy heck, how do you get past that rocket car that comes behind you? 
 

Wow, that's quite a lineup of games to be involved with!  R.I.P. 

There are some 5200 games that are different.  Dig Dug and Centipede on the 5200 are complete re-writes and much better than the 400/800 versions.  Space Invaders and Pac Man are tweaked a bit (example:  intermissions added to Pac-Man). 

For me, it's just a matter of nothing new hardware-wise. The 5200 had some great games, but it didn't have anything the 400/800 couldn't do 5 years earlier. 
 
 

The fact that some sports are starting up without crowds really got me thinking.  Why do we spend billions of dollars on stadiums when the home experience is so much better?  Do you remember that episode of Star Trek (I think it was "Bread and Circuses") in which they have gladiator battles on TV?  Maybe this pandemic will drive that kind of efficiency.  Sports teams wouldn't need such expensive facilities if we just mostly watch from home. 
Your home setup sounds pretty fantastic TrekMD!  My TV isn't that large, my sound system only 300 watts, yet it's still so nice to watch stuff there -- such better quality than we could have imagined 20 years ago.  In many ways, we are in the golden age of home entertainment. 
 

PS - the last movie I went to was "Onward" with my 10 year old niece.  I think it was early March.  Right before this mess started.  It was a good movie -- I'm a huge Pixar fan. 
 

I've only done take-out at restaurants since this started.  I have not gone inside to sit and eat.  Isn't that awful?  On the bright side, we've been doing a lot of cooking of new recipes and it's fun to try new things.  But on the other hand, it gets tiring, as I'm sure it is for everyone.  We do take-out maybe once or twice a week.  I try to tip as much as possible even with the take-out and support our local businesses.  I know there will eventually be a vaccine, but I sure wish everyone would wear a mask while out in public.  I believe if that occurred, I've heard the virus would be gone in 2-3 months.