Atari 5200 Guy

The Keurig and I had a meeting. Coffee in hand I'm ready to try again.

Im getting a little better. 14400. It is mostly timing the jumps for me.

Here...i found this. I'm following the statement at the bottom. Start by going right until screen 12 then us underground passage going left then continue going left for remainder of game except where mentioned.

First attempt trying to follow NSG's walkthrough. I got 7601. Only because I had trouble jumping gators.

I brought out my big boy for this one. If I'm going to do this I might as well do it old school. Got drink, Reese's, I'm all set. Here goes! *takes two steps and falls down I meant to do that 😁

Don't forget that beautiful wood finish. Now that is 70's.

Hi @HDN! I haven't seen you around in a while. Yea but nothing beats using an original 2600 😁

What you mean no laughing??? Im no good at this game.

What started out as a small, innocent adventure has turned into a bit of an obsession. Up until last year (2021) the thoughts of owning a Famicom system were a dream, an afterthought, a fantasy. I had an opportunity to import a junk model last year, fix it up, and get a few games I was after. The library of games I obtained hit a niche in me I had been missing from the good ol' NES years yet I didn't realize I was missing them. And the visual appearance of the Famicom did not agree with me at first but grew on me over time. Now comes the time I get on the level. Yes I love the 5200 and everything it tried to do. For many years up until mine literally fried it was my go to source for gaming entertainment. I played it everyday. I went a few months without any sort of gaming gear. Mom surprised me when on my 13th birthday i unwrapped a NES Deluxe Set yet I didn't know what to make of it at the time. I mean it wasn't Atari after all and the controllers didn't have joysticks. That little machine forever changed how I looked at video games. Because of it I stayed off the streets and my desire to read was fed regularly with the Nintendo Power magazine subscriptions. Fast forward to now and sitting in front of me is the little Famicom I repaired and pray it can hold on for many years to come. It has been my go to system for entertainment when time is short. I don't have a clue what it is about this little red and white console that keeps my interest but I've somewhat latched on to it. And it's not like I have a whole lot of games for it the NES didn't get. Albeit I have games that are more arcade-style than anything else and it really isn't technically different than it's NES cousin but at the same time is seems like stepping into a new world. I sat down one day and noticed some games were actually numbered. Namcot, Jaleco, and I believe Irem might have had early game releases numbered. Namco did for sure because I have number 3. Knowing that I now have a goal: I would like to try to collect the numbered NAMCOT games for my Famicom. I did research and came up with a list of 18 titles. Most of those are famous arcade hits. I also jotted down a few non-numbered titles as well. Why? It's simple really...most of those are arcade games that don't use Japanese words. And if they do it isn't enough to take away from the game. I plan to bounce between the three aforementioned third-party developers just to see what all I can find. Besides, I'd like to get the test game that was used to sell the system I bought...Choplifter. I really have no clue where I'm going with this post other than to share some thoughts. It does make me wonder how the Famicom would have done if it was released as is against the 7800. I mention that because this NES flavor seems more 7800 like and got what seems like more arcade conversations than our NES. I mean Namco was a third party developer! Their arcade legacy even then was top notch and full of hit titles. Im actually surprised, though, to see a couple of titles missing. Either that or I haven't located them yet. Pole Position and Ms. Pac-Man I have not found for the Famicom yet. Those two are in the 7800 library. Hmm. So if only arcade converts were used would the 7800 and Famicom have put up a lengthy fight? What do you think? No matter what it is a cool little system to own. I know I have enjoyed it and enjoyed learning about it even more. I have a few accessories I'm after and a long list of games I'm keeping an eye out for. And while I try to figure out the next game to get I'm going to go and enjoy some SMB action. It's small foot space and the size of the carts make the Famicom easy to collect. And, in modern times, should be next to any 7800 collection because both offer great games...even at the arcade level. I have had a whole lot less issues from the Famicom and it's games than I have from an NES and it's games. If you have small gaming space and want a fun little system to start collecting for then grab a Famicom, either model, and some games. Stick with arcade converts and you will be fine. Im sure others here would have some tips as well.

I personally like the micro arcade version I have.

I have a Burgertime micro arcade from MyArcade...would that have counted?

I gotta post this one. Imagine being 7 years old and your mother takes.you to the theater to see an animated movie. First thoughts would be a Disney show, right? The movie starts and by the time it is over you are simply blown away having never seen anything like that before. A short while later you acquire the soundtrack album to that movie. The first track starts the roller coaster ride that does not stop. For me that movie and that music has been a top favorite of all-time. It did things that no one had done before and collaborated with then popular rock artists that, I feel, put their best effort at the time in that soundtrack album. Ladies and gentlemen I present to you Sammy Hagar with Heavy Metal from the Heavy Metal motion picture soundtrack. Enjoy!

Here ya go, guys! One of my favorites.

I don't have the speech module but I do have Parsec. Fun game what little I have played of it. OK. Knowing that I'm a TI newbie what all would you suggest for someone new to the system that should wow me? I know in another post are links to TI Basic and some other things. Seriously, I have no history with a TI other than what I have. But I will create a new topic for that as I don't want to get off topic.

Well, I'm the opposite. I enjoy using those old floppies. Brings back good memories. Those mounts you made look nice. I need to dig and see what all the TI is about. Having only three games doesn't leave much of an impression.

I remapped my controls to the D-pad on my controller and it is still not right.

I forgot to mention. Playing on my Win10 PC using an XBOX controller.

Score improvement 18,000

I'm on the board! 14,700

And, yes, I'm playing the TI now.

As much as I love my Atari stuff it seems my TI has something going for it in its favor. Two of the three games that came with it are considered rare items. Those games are Burgertime and Treasure Island. I need to do more research on those but I do play them when I have my TI setup.

XBOX gave away that same Castlevania game for the 360. I never knew that game made it to the XBOX library. Very fun game.

Now it makes sense why some USA consoles were not listed. That explains the omission of the XEGS.

A-Maze-ing (Ti 99/4A)