Atari 5200 Guy

I will try this one next.  It looks like fun to me. 
 

Ok...fixed now. 

Looks like I have widescreen now.

And here is with just RF.

Huge difference.  Maybe I can see the games better now.
 

Well, if Lemmings is now an endangered species I'm sure we had nothing to do with it. 😉

Lemmings!! I use to purposely make spots for those guys to fall to their demise.  I never played the game seriously.

Well, if Lemmings is now an endangered species I'm sure we had nothing to do with it. 😉

You earned it!  Nice job.
 

It's been a while since my last update so here it is.  It has taken me time to remember a few tracks and races. It also took me a while to earn my IA license. I forgot how tough those were for me. I didn't care about getting all gold in the tests, I just wanted the license so that everything was available.
Tonight I ran my Skyline 280 in a 50-Lap endurance race on Autumn Run. After a few pit stops and almost 1 hour and 16 minutes later I crossed the finish line.
FIRST PLACE BABY!!!  Yea!  And the prize?
500,000 credits and a new car added to the garage.

My current standings.  Not too impressive but, hey, not bad either.

Dang!  You don't like NFS do you?
I see Most Wanted!  That one is a lot of fun.  I had carbon for GameCube and OG XBOX.  Beat it both times.  A lot of fun. The Burnout series is a blast!  I still say Revenge is best in series.  My cousin had ATV Fury 1 & 2.  I almost grabbed all four before I settled on GT2.
Cool steering wheel!

This is the steering wheel I had. If I remember correctly it was not that expensive.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Naki-Steering-Wheel-For-Playstation-2-Red-Grip-Tested-And-Working-/264763068156?chn=ps&pageci=f246b7db-7366-4ddc-9c28-e96f9f158e32&redirect=mobile

Your entry here made me think of something to try.  I have a PS2 steering wheel, but haven't ever tried it on PS1 racing games (played on the PS2).  I should give this a try, as it would give some of these older games a new life. 
 

For the life of me I could not remember how a friend of mine and myself spent so much time with this game and accumulated what seemed like an endless stream of cash and cars.  I finally figured it out.  I remember now.
GT2 gives first place drivers a new car in the more advanced races.  If you find a race early on that gives a decent amount of cash plus a car with a decent value you can repeat the event, accumulate cash, and sell off all the prize cars to build up credits.  It's time consuming but a great way to build up credits for better cars or to hop up cars already in your garage.
 

For the life of me I could not remember how a friend of mine and myself spent so much time with this game and accumulated what seemed like an endless stream of cash and cars.  I finally figured it out.  I remember now.
GT2 gives first place drivers a new car in the more advanced races.  If you find a race early on that gives a decent amount of cash plus a car with a decent value you can repeat the event, accumulate cash, and sell off all the prize cars to build up credits.  It's time consuming but a great way to build up credits for better cars or to hop up cars already in your garage.
 

I have a more modern Pirates! for the Wii.  Fun game.
I have more Microprose games for my XEGS including F-15 Strike Eagle, Decision in the Desert, top gunner (has three games), Crusade in Europe.  All complete in box. I'm looking for Gunship and Red Storm Rising for the ST.
And, yes, I play Silent Service.  I also have that one for the NES but play the XEGS version more.

I played and owned a few Microprose titles on my 286 back in the day. I think the first game I played from them on my buddy's IBM model 25 or 30 was Airborne Ranger. He never seem to really get into it so I borrowed it from him and had a blast with that game. I still have it loaded up to play in Dosbox but simply don't have the controls remembers anymore nor the overlay that used to come with these back in the day to know what does what.
Other Microprose games I played and got really good at was Red Storm Rising and F-19 Stealth Figher (It would later be released as F-117A but essentially the exact same game). I own both of those games complete in box.
The only submarine games I got into and was really able to understand how to play was the aforementioned Red Storm Rising and Wolfpack by Nova logic.
I've heard of Silent Service but I didn't know anyone that owned it much less played it myself. I did play Lightspeed for a bit but it had a different name back then. Hyperspeed I think it was called? Didn't get far with that one. 
Pirates! was another Microprose classic, but I only found about that game much much later on when I first played the Genesis version in the early 2000s and discovered Pirates! and Pirates! -Gold for PCs had come out prior.
 

Normally, I would have to agree with you.  That was my thoughts when I first seen one.  I didn't understand the, I guess logic or theory, behind its design. But the more I looked at it the more it grew on me.  The more I've used it the more I've come to like it.  I like the NES but the games I enjoy playing most I can't find cheap.  The Famicom gave me a cheap alternative option.  I like the AV Famicom a whole lot more than the 2nd Gen NES.  I never liked that hump. I wanted the AV Fami but the price difference between it and the original Fami was $50.  I gave $20 for my Fami which I didn't think was all that bad.  But it was the games I was after that sealed the deal.

I love seeing all of your picks.  I would have put the PC Engine in my list but I have yet to obtain one. I kept my list strictly consoles.  No handhelds, no computer systems.  That's why you don't see Lynx or A8s on my list.  I also had to own what I was putting on the list.  With that said, and because I am planning to save handhelds and computers for another list, I didn't put down the 800.  While similar to me the A8 line and 5200 are different because of how they were marketed.  You can program a computer and do many things with them besides play games.  You can only play games on the 5200.  That explains where my thoughts were when making my list.
The NES I hold dear to my heart because I was in junior high and high school when it was going strong.  Instead of getting drunk and getting into trouble like they were I stayed home, in my room, playing Nintendo.  I didn't want to do anything else.  I socialized at school, pretty much kept to myself at home.  The NES kept me out of trouble, off the streets, and safe at home.  It also encouraged my reading with the Nintendo Power mags.
I hope others will chime in. I'd like to see how other members rank their favorites.

Oooh, this is a fun post.  Very nicely done.  I'm leaving portables off this list.

Here is mine off the top of my head. 
Atari 2600 (7800)
The 2600 is my all-time favorite.  But why not choose the 7800 instead, which is really 2 consoles in 1?
  Atari 800XL
I grew up with one and adore it.  I still use it!  I didn't include a 5200 in my list because this is essentially the same.
  Sony PS2
One of my all-time favorites due to the huge and varied library. 
  Nintendo Wii
Again, 2 consoles in 1 with the Gamecube compatibility. 
  Nintendo NES
  Vectrex
  Sony PS
So many good memories with this.  I can't leave it off.
  Virtual Boy
Truly underrated.  They should have called it "3D Boy" as that's what it does. 
  Nintendo SNES
  TurboGrafx 16
I love this thing and enjoy every game I've tried.  

Metroid is a halr puller of a game but I enjoyed every millisecond of it. I never played any GB or GBA installments in the series and I only seen a glimpse of Super Metroid.  I would not dig into Metroid again until Metroid Prime on the GameCube.  And I still need to dig into Metroid Other M on Wii.  So far I've liked what I've played so far.
Excellent write up and, yep, Samus surprised all of us Metroid fans.  At least the FC version had a save feature on disk. I really need to replace the belt on my FC disk drive so I can play Metroid again.

Curious to see where this goes.  The SuperSystem was my first console and remains my all-time favorite.  
Back when the 2600 was king, and being a kid, wishing for an Atari and getting a 5200 instead was nothing to sneeze about.  It was an Atari at heart and I'm very grateful to have developed a passion for it.
I'm curious to know someone else's thoughts and feelings about it and what games they like, don't like, and think are possible hidden gems.
It is a very misunderstood system that, in my opinion, showcased everything Atari was about. Even if it was using old technology it was technology that was tried and true.  It and the 2600 were side by side the whole time, too.  There are positive things the 5200 has if one looks hard enough.

Curious to see where this goes.  The SuperSystem was my first console and remains my all-time favorite.  
Back when the 2600 was king, and being a kid, wishing for an Atari and getting a 5200 instead was nothing to sneeze about.  It was an Atari at heart and I'm very grateful to have developed a passion for it.
I'm curious to know someone else's thoughts and feelings about it and what games they like, don't like, and think are possible hidden gems.
It is a very misunderstood system that, in my opinion, showcased everything Atari was about. Even if it was using old technology it was technology that was tried and true.  It and the 2600 were side by side the whole time, too.  There are positive things the 5200 has if one looks hard enough.

I have to admit that when the 1997 Titanic came out I was very excited...but only for my interest in the ship.  If the film was spot on accurate then the ship details they recreated showed just how massive and beautiful the Titanic really was.  I would have enjoyed the movie more if Hollywood would have kept the love story out of it.  I do feel that part of the story took away from Titanic's story.  It was called Titanic after all, not Romeo and Juliette.
I believe the Internet Archive has some Titanic stuff including early movies.  I think.

Thanks!

I have nothing against emulators. It was emulators that reminded me of the games I enjoyed and introduced me to games I missed. Because of those my starts of wanting to collect those games and systems was ignited. My only issue with Jaguar emulators...not a one is 100% accurate. There are one or two decent ones but at the time of this writing this is one where emulation comes close but misses. However, given the number of Jag units left, and knowing these systems can fetch a hefty price, emulation would be easier to obtain.

Cool review @kamakazi20012!! I love how you went all out with the graphics!

Thanks for the comments, guys.  It was hard for me to decide between a few of them for equal play time.  I have Ken Siders' Q*Bert 7800 port and it's a fantastic game!  But I tried to stick with official releases on this list.  I may do a homebrew one later once I get a few in my collection if I decide to get more.  And Ballblazer would have made the list easily taking the number 2 spot for it's fun and original play style but I don't own a copy of that one yet. 
I have Donkey Kong Junior and One on One, neither of which I'm a huge fan of.  While I enjoy the game I just don't get into Donkey Kong arcade games much...but I enjoy Donkey Kong Country on the SNES.  I'll have to give One on One another go sometime.  At present time it is my very least played game along with Hat Trick. 
I have Joust, Dig Dug, PP II and a few others as well but I played PP II so much in the past that it sort of became the 7800's "Combat" in my opinion.  Still a great game though.  Joust?  I prefer the 5200 version over the 7800 version.  Graphics are better on the 7800 but the sounds impress me more on the 5200.  Dig Dug?  The 7800 is spot on but...it's Dig Dug.  Sounds again I prefer on the 5200 version more.  Those games I play more on the 5200 than the 7800.
I'm curious to see who else reads this and chimes in with their favorites that I made have missed.