chas10e

It seems like only last week we were playing Galaxian...
Demon Attack's a fun one, though. These Squad Challenges are great for making me replay old games that I haven't touched in a while or don't remember too fondly. Or just introducing me to new ones in general. But anyways, Demon Attack. It's good. I'm seriously considering taking @Atari Creep up on his offer.
Speaking of the Creep, I'm working on your Haunted House Adventure game for ya, man. 

16715 - score update
Been getting around 7000-8000 most of the time, but randomly did a lot better this round

9580

Was the first game I played tonight, subsequent games yielded lower scores.

Count me in 😎

9580

Was the first game I played tonight, subsequent games yielded lower scores.

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I don't think "the line" actually formed yet , we're all just milling about  .... I think I still need to shoot you a text or a call or something. Some Pinball kinda happening in Everette Ma.  Covid restrictions there makes it less fun but glad stuff is happening anyways.
How far you from Dover NH ?

I don't think "the line" actually formed yet , we're all just milling about  .... I think I still need to shoot you a text or a call or something. Some Pinball kinda happening in Everette Ma.  Covid restrictions there makes it less fun but glad stuff is happening anyways.
How far you from Dover NH ?

Very cool. Thanks so much.

Wow Happy Birfday
 
any favorited games by all?  G.I. Joe has a 3 player option if you can't drum-up a 4'th player

Glad you got 'em all ! I didn't know "GORF" was an acronym and glad your dad has a recollection of it from BITD.
I don't know what the story is with the tape on Food Fight so I guess one will have to be made-up. I'm thinking something along the line of keeping the food fresh, perhaps it''l have its own thread 😉
 

This stuff works pretty good:
https://www.scotchbrand.com/3M/en_US/scotch-brand/products/catalog/~/Scotch-Reinforced-Strength-Shipping-Strapping-Tape/?N=4335+3294529207+3294580311&rt=rud
In the image you're NOT supposed to reveal any of the contents of the box !!!! ... also I dunno what free weights have to do with retro gaming, you can mash buttons pretty good with "buggy-whip arms"
 

This stuff works pretty good:
https://www.scotchbrand.com/3M/en_US/scotch-brand/products/catalog/~/Scotch-Reinforced-Strength-Shipping-Strapping-Tape/?N=4335+3294529207+3294580311&rt=rud
In the image you're NOT supposed to reveal any of the contents of the box !!!! ... also I dunno what free weights have to do with retro gaming, you can mash buttons pretty good with "buggy-whip arms"
 

This stuff works pretty good:
https://www.scotchbrand.com/3M/en_US/scotch-brand/products/catalog/~/Scotch-Reinforced-Strength-Shipping-Strapping-Tape/?N=4335+3294529207+3294580311&rt=rud
In the image you're NOT supposed to reveal any of the contents of the box !!!! ... also I dunno what free weights have to do with retro gaming, you can mash buttons pretty good with "buggy-whip arms"
 

Glad you got 'em all ! I didn't know "GORF" was an acronym and glad your dad has a recollection of it from BITD.
I don't know what the story is with the tape on Food Fight so I guess one will have to be made-up. I'm thinking something along the line of keeping the food fresh, perhaps it''l have its own thread 😉
 

@chas10e is the man! Today my games came. Galaga, Food Fight, and Xevious were all there, but there was something else! He snuck in Global Orbiting Robot Force (GORF) for the Atari 2600! That is so cool! Thanks, man! 
GORF and I haven't gotten along the best over the years. I have emulated it a couple of times and didn't much like the way that the bullet dissapears when you press the fire button again. I haven't played it in a while... maybe I will have a change in heart like I did with Dragster on VCS. I really dig the CBS cartridges. I texted my dad about this game. He remembers it from the arcades. He said, and I quote: "Yeah [it's like Space Invaders] but with a big arching forcefield". I think he's talking about the boss of the game. I never got there before.
If you didn't hear, I'm currently working on a Space Invaders review for a pilot episode of a YouTube review series I would like to make. I will touch on GORF in it!
I think I'm going to keep the tape on Food Fight rather than heat it up with a hair dryer and peel it off. It seems like it's holding the label in place and I might make it worse if I remove it. Plus, the tape tells a story. I love damaged labels because of all the stories they tell.
I haven't played any of these yet, but I will later today (history class right now). I realized when I took out the 7800 from the closet that the XBOX fell on it and made a little crack in the cheap Tremiel plastic. Sigh. I bet it will still work.
I love getting games from the I/O. I got these three, I mean four, games from chas and I also got another from @RickR. These games really mean a lot to me that I get from here. Thanks, you two. And @socrates63 insists on letting me participate a little bit in the Retro Junk box. Thanks, Young. I forgot about asking my parents, so I will do that later tonight.
But getting games from this website is really cool. When I'm able to again I hope to do that more. Atari.io is the best website on the internet!
I might edit in a picture later. Desk is a mess right now.

I guess I missed the initial announcement , I guess the name change FROM "Retro junk box" may have been a factor ....
I would participate as I have in the past and hopefully another "bump" will gin-up some more interest

I guess I missed the initial announcement , I guess the name change FROM "Retro junk box" may have been a factor ....
I would participate as I have in the past and hopefully another "bump" will gin-up some more interest

I guess I missed the initial announcement , I guess the name change FROM "Retro junk box" may have been a factor ....
I would participate as I have in the past and hopefully another "bump" will gin-up some more interest

looks at some youtube videos, see if there is something missing like a ribbon cable ect.  do some voltage checks here & there
http://www.intvfunhouse.com/faq/intv_faq7.php suggests trouble with a power circuit
 
Soldering does take a lot of practice but the biggest thing is to have good equipment .. well one of the things anyways
Practice on what I call "cadavers" stuff you don't really care about. My early work is just terrible. now I'm confident on pinball circuit boards (I haven't got to the surface mount stuff yet so that still scares me)
The equipment I got I asked for as Christmas & Birthday gifts and used them for my hobby, I have repaired other peoples pinball but AS A HOBBY (boy is that ever nerve wracking)

Yeap the NES and Sega RF boxes do not usually have the ability to switch on as they don't detect a strong enough signal from the atari consoles. Best to remove those boxes completely from the equation. While it isn't the proper cable, you can at least use any RCA cable in a pinch to at least get something on the screen. Would likely be snowy as all get out and fuzzy but you would at least know if the console is powering on or not.
 

lol @ ""PainLine controllers"" if you hold it with the stick vertical like the cx-10/cx-40 Atari sticks then yeah incredible pain in your wrists working the buttons with a thumb and another finger.
If you have the stick horizontal your hand is in a more natural position and much less pain.
There is also the "phelonic ball mod" that shortens the stick so there is less leverage being forced upon the hand holding the controller.
While searching for a system. make sure it includes a working power supply as it's has an odd proprietary connector.