Atari 5200 Guy

The only things that would "save" Atari are:
Shutting it down Completely revamping the brand BACK to what Atari once was Hiring people that actually KNOW how to develop hardware and software Hiring people that actually KNOW how to market the products Having people on board that DON'T believe Indigogo or Kickstarter are the only ways to support a project Hiring people that are not afraid to learn how to develop or actually program from scratch Sadly, the only people that even come close to those that once worked at Atari, under Warner, are those that continue to develop and program things for all the Atari consoles and computers on a regular basis.  It's these people who do what they do for the love of Atari.  All this new Atari has done is see a popular brand and are trying to use it for a cash cow.  They ought to be thrown in jail honestly.  But that's just my opinion.

The only things that would "save" Atari are:
Shutting it down Completely revamping the brand BACK to what Atari once was Hiring people that actually KNOW how to develop hardware and software Hiring people that actually KNOW how to market the products Having people on board that DON'T believe Indigogo or Kickstarter are the only ways to support a project Hiring people that are not afraid to learn how to develop or actually program from scratch Sadly, the only people that even come close to those that once worked at Atari, under Warner, are those that continue to develop and program things for all the Atari consoles and computers on a regular basis.  It's these people who do what they do for the love of Atari.  All this new Atari has done is see a popular brand and are trying to use it for a cash cow.  They ought to be thrown in jail honestly.  But that's just my opinion.

That's right!  Shinobi never officially made it to the Genny...it was Shadow Dancer and Shinobi III.  Looks like a really fun game!

I never got it only because I owned a 5200.  But I do remember a neighbor down the road getting it and inviting me over to play it.  I already had Pac-Man for my system so I didn't expect anything different.  Once I arrived in went pac-man and on went my dissecting.  Nothing was right, I dogged it, but at the same time I found joy in playing it.  It was a different pacman. Once I got home, though, I was never so happy to seev my pacman again.

I never got it only because I owned a 5200.  But I do remember a neighbor down the road getting it and inviting me over to play it.  I already had Pac-Man for my system so I didn't expect anything different.  Once I arrived in went pac-man and on went my dissecting.  Nothing was right, I dogged it, but at the same time I found joy in playing it.  It was a different pacman. Once I got home, though, I was never so happy to seev my pacman again.

I just now seen this but I couldn't help but notice how the area where Snoopy's dog house sits looks a lot like a baseball field.  This actually looks like a cool game.

I played yesterday and this was the best I could do.

I'm going to try some time today.

Holy crap!  You have Secret of NIHM!  I love that one.  I played the heck out of that one on CED growing up.  I actually played that one so much that it got to where it wouldn't play well anymore and I never found another.  Love Don Bluth animation and Dom's voice works perfect for the crow character.

I played yesterday and this was the best I could do.

I'm going to try some time today.

That would be cool and different.  And I believe Battleship is the only board game where one player's move is mirrored on the other player's board.  I would suggest every boat be left in place even after being sank so that at the end of the game both side can show what their setup looked like.

I love Battleship.  I wonder if there is a way to play the board game with someone else online?

Holy crap!  You have Secret of NIHM!  I love that one.  I played the heck out of that one on CED growing up.  I actually played that one so much that it got to where it wouldn't play well anymore and I never found another.  Love Don Bluth animation and Dom's voice works perfect for the crow character.

Whoa!  A TV/VCR combo!!  I haven't seen one of those in a looong time.  I had to repair the VCR in one of those once for my cousin.  The all black version of the one in that picture.  Pain in the butt to get to but I fixed it for them.  I guess one of their kids decided the VCR was hungry and fed it a bunch of toy plastic silverware...like those from a tea set or something.  It didn't damage anything but took forever to get those all out.  I found a single pack of salt, too.  That one would not have been good.  Nice to see one of these still functioning.

Whoa!  A TV/VCR combo!!  I haven't seen one of those in a looong time.  I had to repair the VCR in one of those once for my cousin.  The all black version of the one in that picture.  Pain in the butt to get to but I fixed it for them.  I guess one of their kids decided the VCR was hungry and fed it a bunch of toy plastic silverware...like those from a tea set or something.  It didn't damage anything but took forever to get those all out.  I found a single pack of salt, too.  That one would not have been good.  Nice to see one of these still functioning.

I'm in!  You ought to do a 2600 Ms. Pac-Man Squad Challenge along side this one, too 😉 

Have you ever had one of those times when you questioned buying something and not realizing what you bought or passed up until you got home?  Today was my day for that.
I went to the store to get some items we needed.  Before leaving I headed for the Hot Wheels.  No harm in looking right?  Wrong.  Before I knew it I had 30 cars in my buggy.  One car I grabbed made me try to find the rest to complete to series.  I found them, all five cars.  The fifth car, a neat looking race truck, was the first I found on a peg hanging front and center.  
During checkout I had put most of the Hot Wheels cars back including the complete 5 car set I hunted down.  At the last second I grabbed the little race truck.  He just looked cool and I had not seen it before.  He went home with me.  Once I got home I got a closer look at him.  My jaw dropped.  Here...take a look.
See?  Cool little truck, right?  Most Hot Wheels collectors might catch it but get a good look.  See anything?  I'll give you a hint...pay close attention to the artwork on the model.  See it now?
For those that missed it or simply don't know, behind the front wheel is a circle with a flame.  This is a special marking to HW cars because it indicates what are called Treasure Hunts.  Once I seen that I turned the card to try to see behind it.  Sure enough...
"Congratulations! We're celebrating 25 years of treasure-hunts and you just found one!"
...is on the blister card behind the truck.  Out of all of the years and decades of hunting and collecting Hot Wheels cars this is the first Treasure Hunt vehicle I have ever found.  And I almost left it behind.  I never even realized or noticed that it was a Treasure Hunt vehicle until I got it home.  I'm glad I didn't leave it at the store.
I know it sounds childish but finding that car today just made my day a bit better and brighter.  Especially with this virus thing going on right now.  Its amazing what a little toy car can do sometimes when it does nothing at all but sit there.

Fight! Fight! Fight!!  😄 
Food Fight should be seen as a 7800 exclusive.  I don't think it was on any other game console and it is a blast to play.  I looks good with the vibrant colors and sounds really good considering it is only using TIA for the sounds.  Imagine if that much work and effort in the sound and music department went into TIA on the 2600 games.  Nice 2-player battle, Justin and Creeper!  Sounds like you guys had fun even if you have a technical issue.

Freddy would get his butt whipped...if I know Watson.  If she's got the balls to punch Malfoy then Krueger doesn't stand a chance. 

Freddy would get his butt whipped...if I know Watson.  If she's got the balls to punch Malfoy then Krueger doesn't stand a chance. 

Freddy would get his butt whipped...if I know Watson.  If she's got the balls to punch Malfoy then Krueger doesn't stand a chance. 

Clue had a competitor called Whodunit?  I had both.  I liked them both but favored Whodunit? better.  The player pieces were wood.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1691/whodunit
My wife and I have board games but rarely play them.  I get board (see how I did that?) with them quickly.  I'll play board games on a game machine all day long because you can have more than two players.  
During my young adult years I would visit my cousin often.  Her house was grand central station for fun.  And she had a ton of board games.  She also had a few for the NES and SuperNES.  Clue was one she had on the Super which was a lot of fun but you had to have the game's manual because your "scratch" sheet was on two center pages.  She would take it to work with her and make copies using their Xerox machine.  I got the Genesis port and, yep, same thing.  I went to the post office to get mine copied.  Fun game but make sure you have the manual.
 

Nope...Mr. Body did it.  Mr Green worked for the F.B.I.  😉 

Hehe...here's another Metroid related one.
 

I got stuck while playing Metroid Other M on the Wii today.  While I was hunting anything on Google to help me out I found this video and I thought it was funny.  LOL.
 

Here's the other one.  This one is the sole reason why I wanted a LaserDisc player.  Wal-Mart in Branson, Missouri had a Pioneer LD setup and playing a demo disc.  This clip from The Mind's Eye was playing when I discovered the setup in the store one visit my Mother and I made.  I repeated that clip about 4 times on the machine.  Something about was just mesmerizing to me.  I loved the music especially and I thought the animation did a very good job of getting the story across without any dialog.  See what you think?
On a side note, I had this on Radio Shack's version of the Mind's Eye on VHS.  I never got the LD or the LD version of the Mind's Eye which I wish I could find now that I have a LD player.  I absolutely LOVE the music in The Mind's Eye and Beyond The Mind's Eye videos.  I would sometimes just put these in to go to sleep on.