The Professor

So.... I've been wanting to pursue a video game podcast for some time, and I think I've finally settled on doing a game by game podcast for the Turbografx. I'm probably going to follow a similar format to Ferg and the 2600 GBG Podcast. If anyone has any tips on podcasting please feel free to share them here or via PM, as I can use all the advice I can get!
 
I'm going to stay away from the PC Engine side of things, at least for now, but if I enjoy doing this enough I might discuss those games as well.
 
I'm just planning on going into this guns blazing, with a mic, a laptop, and an outline. We'll see how it goes 

Share info on upcoming sales here.
 
The Kohl's ads leaked yesterday and it's good news for gamers who have yet to jump into the current gen.
 
$199 for a 1TB PS4 Slim plus $60 in Kohl's Cash. Normal retail $299.
$189 for a 500GB Xbox One S plus $45 Kohl's Cash. Normal retail $279.
 
Use the cash to get a second controller, game or something else. The sale starts in-store at 5pm on Thanksgiving or online Monday, November 20 at 12:01am CT. I am going to try for a PS4 during the online sale.
 
https://bestblackfriday.com/ads/kohls-black-friday#ad_view

Alright i need some help here. I git this Japanese gamecube from a local collector. I took it home and realized there is a switch underneath it. I can only imagine it is a region switch? But again im not sure.
 
So i turned it on with an American game in it and this red box came up (i guess it says not compatible). I turned it off and hit the switch and the red box still came up. I then hit the switch while the system was on and still nothing. Anyone have a clue? Thanks yall

I forgot about that! I love Don't Break the Ice!

I'm going to try this!

Totally agree with you.  There are only a few flashbacks I actually use.  Listed below.  The Intellivision and Colecovision sit in their boxes unused.  They are just OK.  Not completely accurate emulatiion ruins them for me.
 
But I do dig these:
The Atari Flashback 2 (as you noted).  It's real hardware.  The games play exactly the same as a real system. The Atari Flashback portable.  Being able to put games on an SD card makes this one a home run.  Love this thing. The ATGames Sega Genesis plug and play.  It has a cartridge port.  Why don't more of the flashbacks have a cartridge port?  I'll never understand.  Some games don't work.  I don't care.  I love this one too.  It's tiny and fun. The ATGames Sega Genesis Portable.  SD card.  Do you see a theme here? I think it boils down to 2 features:  Use real hardware and/or give us a cart port or SD card slot.

I cannot say I officially collect Flashbacks. THIS is my only Atari Flashback and really it is the only one I want, I lost interest in later models mostly as I prefer using one of many various original 2600 consoles and compatibles. I DO have both the Colecovision and Intellivision Flashbacks but was very disappointed when they released with controllers NOT backwards compatible with the original consoles out of the box. I MIGHT consider future releases IF they correct the controller compatibility as well as improve emulation but more likely will just stick with original consoles and Flashcarts. 
 

Whoa!!!! 

Check it out:
 
http://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/09/20/nintendo-switch-golf-iwata-tribute/#2
 
It's a tribute to Satoru Iwata.  How f-ing cool is that? 

Rendering of the prototype design Panther console shell - notice the top 3 ridges and how they look exactly like the top of your Jaguar controller? 

Hey, congrats atarilbc!

Thanks! We finally played a game that I'm decent at. Beef Drop will be another story!
 
Congrats to all who played. I hope that this exposes people to Ken's great work.

Congratulations atarilbc!
 
 
Incredible scores guys! Congratulations on your win atarilbc! atarilbc won with a WHOPPING 89,560 points! TrekMD takes 2nd place with a high score of 46,195 points! ALL of you showed a great game. I hope this High Score Squad Challenge was a nice way to remember Ken and celebrate his life. That celebration will continue in our next Squad Challenge for Ken's game Beef Drop for the Atari 7800. atarilbc, your score was incredible, and I encourage you to post your winning b*nQ high score on the Scoreboard! Way to go guys!
 
 We invite Squad Challenge winners to share their winning scores on the Scoreboard and keep the game going!    
 
 
 
 FINAL STANDINGS
 
 
 
1       atarilbc                       89,560
 
2       TrekMD                      46,195
 
3       kamakazi20012         18,365
 
4       RickR                         13,295

25,650
 

 
Always double check your photo before switching off your console. I actually had a slightly higher score of 29,350 but in my haste snapped this on my phone:
 

 
At least it gives me something to aim for over the course of the next two weeks! :/

OK, I'm starting things off...

Ah, very cool.  I'll see what score I can get.

Beef Drop
Atari 7800
Controller: PLAYER'S CHOICE
Difficulty Level: Normal
Achieve high score to win challenge
Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔
Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST September 30th, 2017
 
 
 
 In Memory of Ken Siders
 
b*nQ : : September 3rd - 15th
Beef Drop : : September 16th - 30th
 
 
 
Objective: Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between September 16th through September 30th, 2017. Screen captures are not allowed as they are easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the 1-month competition will be crowned the victor!

Eligibility: Anyone can join in. All players are welcome!

Play Rules: Games may be played on real hardware or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following rules and game settings as delineated in the Squad Challenge. BOTH Beef Drop and Beef Drop VE versions of this game ARE allowed. Enhancements and hacked versions of this game are not allowed.

Difficulty Level: Normal
 
Fair Play: Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that no use of cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, Photoshop, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage is allowed. Everybody hates a cheater.
 
More: To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: http://forums.atari.io/index.php/topic/1219-high-score-squad-how-to-play/ 
 
A Word about Ken: We're dedicating the month of September to the memory of homebrew artist Ken Siders. In celebration of Ken's life and work, we will be hosting two High Score Squad Challenges during the month of September. What better way to celebrate Ken than to play and appreciate what he left behind? The first Squad Challenge is for b*nQ and will run through September 15th. The second Squad Challenge will be for Beef Drop and will run from September 16th through September 30th.
 
Special Thanks: A very special thank you is in order to atarilbc for making this happen. Thank you atarilbc for your help!
 
 
Beef Drop.a78
 
 

With permission from Catskull Electronics, I present to you the YM2017 Music Album on a Genesis/MD cartridge. These went on pre-order/pre-sale a few months back and sold out pretty quickly I believe. This is a very cool cart because it not only contains 9 very high quality tracks from various talented chiptune artists, but also had a built in 8x8 LED matrix display programmed to go in time with the music. 
 
I received my cart in the mail yesterday and was blown away by this! I contacted Catskull Electonics who gave his permission to video and record the entire cart album for all to see it in action. No more of these are planned to be made again, so this is the only way to see and hear this excellent composition of work!
 
Enjoy!
 

correct, to late as usual. check into to the sega genesis, its basically a ST.
 
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

i have no software that i am aware of. harry dodgson and his wife came to visit me at christmas time after i told him about it. we booted it, nothing, it may have had a hard drive in it, i cannot remember, there is firmware on the motherboard though. we never got that far with it once it looked like no software was on the drive. that may have been about 25 years ago.
 
 i have dev. paperwork. just getting it all scanned is a problem right now.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

Wow, how fascinating! 
 
Here's the wikipedia page about the Panther:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Panther
 
What's really interesting to me is how games on the Atari 520ST really look and feel like Genesis games to me.  I'd imagine this Panther system, if it was really based on the ST, would have been great competition for the Genesis and SNES.  Probably too late, though. 

Hmmm...I have a theory.  Maybe Panther was the concept before Jaguar.  

Hi Lance,
 
Do you have the manuals that came with it and software? If so, could you possibly posts these to share so we can try to get the unit working?
 
Also, were you able to get anything running on yours?
 
Thanks!

i have one, along with the paper work. when i got it out of atari, they told me it was going to be a 16 bit machine to compete with sega and nintindo. i have had mine since before the launch of the jaguar. it  looks kinda like a vcr, in a all metal black case.
 
lance
www.atarisales.com

Also it's really interesting that the same people who made the very cool Wipeout was working with Atari. It's really too bad that didn't translate into any Jaguar games from them...