Atari 5200 Guy

Man, bro, are you going to leave yourself anything to enjoy?  The stuff you are posting is really nice stuff.

Man, bro, are you going to leave yourself anything to enjoy?  The stuff you are posting is really nice stuff.

That Asteroids game wouldn't be very fun for me.  Where's the Thrust button?  Asteroids is only half a game if you can't fly around and run into things lol.

Beat Tetris Effect for PS4 on expert! I love this game!

Finished mega Man 11 for the switch!

SOLD
 
 

We're here for you, Bro.  Christmas was awesome.

The replacement has arrived.  And I am very impressed.

Needs some minor cleaning.  Fully loaded 1040 STE.  I'm still in shock.

We're here for you, Bro.  Christmas was awesome.

Road blasters I know and like.  But what I think hurt the 7800 as well was that the arcade division of Atari did nothing for the 7800 but gave full blown support for the NES.  Joust, Defender II, Millipede, both released by Hal Laboratories was actually developed by Atari Games and then there were the Tengen games all by Atari Games.  All those games you mentioned graced the NES.  If Atari Corp could have licensed those games by Atari Games, which were still owned by Warner, it might have had a chance. 
But you also have to understand something.  The arcade style games were worn out, tired, by the time the 7800 finally made a public appearance.  The NES was offering a new style of game play, game play where the game could have been beaten with an ending.  I've not seen anything like that on the 7800.  But it had some good exclusives like Food Fight and Dark Chambers. I never seen or played Fatal Run on the 7800.  I found it once on the 2600 but didn't care much for it.
I love the 7800 more now after understanding how to program it and what it is capable of.  In the graphics department the 7800 would have won hands down.  Having only TIA for sounds, though, might have hurt it.  However, programmed right and those two channels can be impressive as showcased in Ms. Pac-Man.  

I knew diet drinks were good for something other than drinking.  It powered your Intellivision!  I'm never touching diet drinks again.  Which is fine, I don't drink diet drinks anyway.  Wonder if you could power an Atari with that stuff?

Road blasters I know and like.  But what I think hurt the 7800 as well was that the arcade division of Atari did nothing for the 7800 but gave full blown support for the NES.  Joust, Defender II, Millipede, both released by Hal Laboratories was actually developed by Atari Games and then there were the Tengen games all by Atari Games.  All those games you mentioned graced the NES.  If Atari Corp could have licensed those games by Atari Games, which were still owned by Warner, it might have had a chance. 
But you also have to understand something.  The arcade style games were worn out, tired, by the time the 7800 finally made a public appearance.  The NES was offering a new style of game play, game play where the game could have been beaten with an ending.  I've not seen anything like that on the 7800.  But it had some good exclusives like Food Fight and Dark Chambers. I never seen or played Fatal Run on the 7800.  I found it once on the 2600 but didn't care much for it.
I love the 7800 more now after understanding how to program it and what it is capable of.  In the graphics department the 7800 would have won hands down.  Having only TIA for sounds, though, might have hurt it.  However, programmed right and those two channels can be impressive as showcased in Ms. Pac-Man.  

Found these 7800 games at goodwill today. They were all wrapped in a stack and had a price sticker of $3.99 on it!

I really want that one because I'm a complete sucker for those kinds of games. I haven't been able to find an NTSC one for a decent price, though.
But, I agree; it should've been RoadBlasters. I'm sure Fatal Run is pretty decent, judging from the videos I've seen, but it's got some big shoes to fill when comparing it to RoadBlasters. I actually think the gameplay in RoadBlasters is much more refined than people give it credit for...

Fatal Run is one of my favorite games for the Atari 7800 and also one of its biggest disappointments. Fatal Run should’ve been RoadBlasters. RoadBlasters is a legendary Atari arcade game and done properly would’ve been an incredible addition to the 7800 library.
Atari Games had some amazing arcade games that should’ve made it into our living rooms as 7800 exclusives. RoadBlasters, Tetris, Paperboy, Marble Madness, Pit-Fighter, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom just to name a few. Why wasn’t the 7800 relaunched with Paperboy as the pack-in game and two D-Pad Controllers? Hello?
The 7800 was my first and favorite video game system and became an underdog that I always rooted for. It was developed to be the cutting-edge game system of 1984 designed to bring the arcade experience home. It wound up being the undersupported, underdeveloped NES competitor of 1990. The 7800 would’ve benefitted nicely from an OutRun style driving game, done right with nice graphics and sound. RoadBlasters took OutRun a step further adding “Mad Max” road warfare with missiles, road mines and fuel globes.
Fatal Run is a cool road warfare game but lacks the polished perfection of RoadBlasters. Still, Fatal Run has cool elements like a shop to build up your car, and the best title screen of any game on the system.
When it was new, Fatal Run retailed at twice the cost of regular 7800 games and today is considered one of the more collectible games for the system. It’s worth playing if you can pick one up, but RoadBlasters on Atari Lynx is better.
How many of you have gotten your hands on Fatal Run for your collection? Am I alone in having this as one of my favorite games for the system but also considering it to be one of its biggest disappointments? What do you think about this game?

I appreciate all of the support.  I know things could be a lot worse and there are a lot of positives.  I'm just throwing myself into my work, getting back in shape (20 down, 15 lbs to goal!), playing guitar and reconnecting with friends.  Oddly, my twenty year-old daughter and I haven't been this close since she was a pre-teen.  It's been cool to spend time together. I went back to my hometown of Columbus, OH over the holidays and it was just the recharge that I needed.  It can only get better from here. 
A quick retro gaming story from my trip. My buddy of 28 years took me to a barcade in north Columbus for some pinball and games.  We went to a Ms. Pac-man and about 8 minutes in to my play, he was like "I mean, I know you are into this stuff but I didn't know you were this good.  Do you think that you'd die before I can grab us another round?"  LOL!  Even with the blue "Tron" concoctions I was drinking I left with the high score.  It wasn't terribly high; I think they must turn off the machines.  I'll take it anyway. 😂
@RickR has it right; its sunrise in Long Beach, CA. Also known as "The LBC."  As in, "atariLBC."  I moved here in my early twenties and it's truly home now.  
Again, thanks everyone and I hope each of you had a merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  

And, wow, I could never get tired of that view.  I wish I knew where that was.

Contrary to popular belief, Arkansas has some gorgeous spots.  That's my home state.  At times I miss it.  
 

Contrary to popular belief, Arkansas has some gorgeous spots.  That's my home state.  At times I miss it.  
 

And, wow, I could never get tired of that view.  I wish I knew where that was.

You could decorate a small tree with a bunch of Combat carts as ornaments.

Been there, done that, don't want to do it again, wouldn't wish that on anyone.  We are here for you, bro!  If you need to vent I'm sure we will listen.  The plus side is you got an awesome view!  When my ex and I split I only had my car and a few clothes.  My car was my home for a while.  I had no job at the time because where I worked decided to kill off third shift completely and thinned out first and second shift crews.  All without much warning.
So, you are blessed even if you don't think so at the moment.  You have your health, a job, an awesome pad , and friends with ears.  Hang in there.  It might take a while but it can get better from where you're at now.  Merry Christmas to you!!

OK.  Cool to see but I have an issue with one of these.  I absolutely enjoyed Fester's Quest.  I spent weeks trying to figure it out and eventually beat it.  One of Sunsoft's toughest games.  If you got hit your weapon lost power which you had to struggle to build back up.  If you could keep it up you were practically invincible. 
Mash was not too bad but not the worst.  Platoon on the NES I thought was a bit worse.  Because of the replay value with games based on movies I tend to steer clear of them.  TV shows, too.  Knight Rider I loved, the game not so much and Airwolf made no sense.  I do believe Capcom got it somewhat right with Chip n Dale but it could have been better.  Ducktales was considerably better.  I don't know why but games based on TV/Movies don't seem to make good games.  Games based of TV game shows don't seem to suffer such a fate.  But how many Wheel of Fortunes do we need on a single system?  Don't even get me started on Total Recall.  Those that say ET is bad haven't played the NES port of Total Recall.

The replacement has arrived.  And I am very impressed.

Needs some minor cleaning.  Fully loaded 1040 STE.  I'm still in shock.

I thought you guys would like to read this.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-electronics/gadgets/the-consumer-electronics-hall-of-fame-atari-2600
The original XBOX made it, too.  Two great consoles that deserve it.  One invented the game industry, the other changed the rules.  Pretty cool.