Atari 5200 Guy

I found Sushi Striker to be really neat for what it is. I'd almost call it a hidden gem. It does have lengthy story sequences, though. However, they are hilarious. It's for the 3DS.

Star Fox, and other 16-bit platforms, we're trying to catch up with PC abilities. By the early 1990's I had a 386 playing 3D games like Continuum, Wolfenstein 3-D, and Doom. PCs we're already heavily into 3D gaming long before Star Fox came out...and it wasn't slowing down. Jaguar's selling point was its 64-bit architecture and while some of the games showcased some 3D abilities games that were originally on PC were old by the time Jaguar got them. By the time the N64 came out PCs we're moving forward and consoles were performing aging PC abilities. Mario just missed the mark, Cybermorph had so much more to offer.

Star Raiders is an awesome game on the 5200 and is my all-time favorite game. I've only played the game with standard controllers because that's all I have known. I never knew Star Raiders has a cheat in it?

I've often thought of building my own arcade style controller for my Atari 2600/7800 and A8s using actual arcade controller parts. I also thought about making one for my SMS since it has no controller. Not entirely sure how I would want it to look.

The only way to DL anything is with my phone. It's the only thing I have with outer world access. Suggest a good emulator besides MESS and I'll try. Practicing? All my skills from the first time I played this game spiritually I still have. Any objections to using my SNES F-Zero on my SFC? I really like that console better. The only thing is I have to take the cartridge out of its shell for it to fit. Either that or I'll try to get a SFC version of F-Zero. They are the same.

However I will join in on the F-Zero one.

I only have about five Genesis games and this is not one of them. I'll just sit this one out and play the pinball section in Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast instead. Love the NiGHTS table on that one.

I just realized a theory after seeing the timelines of when most of us remember getting an Atari. If everyone got one in 1982-83 then why was their a crash? If all those systems sold right before the crash started wouldn't the company have had made money? Not lost it? I know...the crash started because of a flood of poor quality video games. It became a monkey see, monkey do industry with wannabe programmers tried up against seasoned professionals and ruined the whole thing. But, financially, our families and friends were buying the machines and games. That money should have boosted the industry, not destroy it. Just a thought.

What's the point in obtaining video game goodness when you miss out on all that goodness if you don't ... Sit...down...and...Play...with...them!?! Might as well have pushed Q-Bert off the pyramid before you started playing with him. Video games, the systems that plays them, and their accessories, were made for one reason and goal in mind; to be used. So drag out what you have enjoy all the hard work in obtaining them. I'm sure they would like to entertain you.

😆Hit the ball with the paddle. That's funny. When the ball hits the top of the border there's nothing to hit the ball with!

I've never trusted McAfee. In the past it blocked installation of most of my disk (floppies and optical) from installing. Norton did a similar thing. Come to think of it, I haven't found a single anti-virus program I have liked except for Avast. But the constant pop ups from the free version got to be too often to try to get you to buy add ons. Windows Defender, so far, I'm OK with. I've not had any trouble with it. To each their own.

I broke 1,000! 1,058 pts. My best so far.

Nice display! I can't upload pics or I'd show you my new one 😁

I am close to reaching a 900 score. I'll keep trying.

Increased my score but still far away from the rest of yours. One thing is certain...the 2600 can be a bully when it wants to be one 😁

Everytime I upload something here, my allowed file size drops. My max is now 236kB, after this one it will be less than that. I'm not sure if it is because I'm on a phone or not. I have unlimited data.

There. Cropped the image. I got 228 my first attempt.

I can't post my score. I am limited to 276kb and I don't know why. 🙁

Putting up the XEGS and dragging out Junior and this game. It has been a while since I last participated in these challenges. My only issue is no internet, I'm at the mercy of my phone and my uploads to Atari I/O have been very restricted. But I'll give it a shot.

Is it possible that the producers of that movie knew something before the rest of the world did?

I remembered Billy being accused of using emulators to "achieve" his record but I have not seen King of Kong yet, let alone knew it even existed. That's why I was asking about the connection between the two. Now I get it. Good one 😁

OK. I know who Billy is but I have no clue who the other guy is. Could someone please clue me in?

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-omar_3787.html

I figured it out. Addictive game! I am so use to having to hold down the Option button when loading disk-based games that it's become automatic. With Omar you don't have to, doing so makes the game sluggish and behave weird. I recommend this game!

I thought I would break out the XEGS today and try out Omar for the first time. I would share a picture but I'm limited to below 300kb in file sizes on here and my phone can't take pictures below that. So... Omar is a mix between Chinese Checkers and Chess but has it's own style and rules. Fun to play but difficult to figure out. After only a few moves the computer manages to swipe up 6 of my pieces. I have not figured it out yet but I'm having fun trying to figure it out. Has anyone else played this game before? I'd like to hear your stories.