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  5. Feedback request for podcast: Edladdin stuff for Atari 7800!

    in Atari 7800

    Posted

    Episode 38 of The Atari 7800 Homebrew Podcast will be focusing on the various Edladdin products. You can find the podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, the website http://homebrew78.fab4it.com, or use this feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/homebrew78.

    What are your thoughts? Share 'em here! You can also e-mail text or audio to homebrew78 -at- fab4it -dot- com. I'm thinking Wednesday, June 13, 11:59pm CDT as the deadline for this one.

    Comments are welcome any time, including after the deadline; any feedback from after the deadline will simply be addressed during a later episode.

     

    BTW, feel free to share comments about Ed's non-7800 stuff too. :)

  11. Feedback request: Lava Lamps & 8-Track Theatre

    in Atari 7800

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    Episode 37 of The Atari 7800 Homebrew Podcast will be focusing on frankodragon's latest release, based on the Free Radio Santa Cruz radio show of the same name. You can find the podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, the web site http://homebrew78.fab4it.com, or use this feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/homebrew78.

    This is a very, very new game. Who among you can contribute thoughts? Share 'em here! You can also e-mail text or audio to homebrew78 -at- fab4it -dot- com. Due to the extended weekend, I'm looking at Thursday, May 31, 11:59pm CDT as the deadline for this one.

    Comments are welcome any time, including after the deadline; any feedback from after the deadline will simply be addressed during a later episode.

  12. [SOLD] FS: Vectrex Sean Kelly Multi-Cart 2.5

    in For Sale

    Posted

    There are a bunch of YouTube videos that show how to discharge a CRT (but I'm still too chicken to do it!).

     

    I think the most common way is to attach a copper wire to a screwdriver (the metal part), and securing the wire with a good amount of electrical tape, alligator clipping the wire to the metal frame around the CRT for grounding, and carefully shoving the screwdriver under the rubber thingy covering the wires that go into the CRT. Obviously, YOU DO NOT WANT TO USE MY INSTRUCTIONS AS A GUIDE!!! (NEVER take electrical advice from someone using this kind of description!) But just giving you an idea of what people do. Just make sure you don't touch the metal part of the screwdriver while you're doing that, and keep one hand safely away from the uncovered Vectrex. You'll likely hear a click (not guaranteed), which is the sound of the 20000 volts discharging.

  14. [SOLD] FS: Vectrex Sean Kelly Multi-Cart 2.5

    in For Sale

    Posted · Edited by dauber

    I'm looking to sell my Sean Kelly multi-cart. It's version 2.5. The label has a copyright date of 2000, but the actual onscreen menu sez 2015; go figs. icon_smile.gif Works like a charm. The games that it includes will be listed at the end of this post.
     
    I'm asking $35 shipped, US only.
     
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    Titles on the multi-cart:
     
    3D Crazy Coaster • 3D Minestorm • 3D Narrow Escape • 3D Pole Position • 4D Rotocube
    All Good Things • Armor Attack • Art Master
    Bachs [sic] Prelude • Bedlam • Berzerk • Berzerk 2 • Birds of Prey • Blitz! • Bonnie
    Clean Sweep • Cosmic Chasm
    Daisy• Dark Tower • Disc Duel Demo
    Engine Analyzer
    Figgy • Fortress of Narzod • Frogger
    Heads Up • Hyperchase • Hypercube
    Jukebox
    Melody Master • Melody Master 2 • Mikes Molecules •  Mine Storm Cheat • Minestorm 2 • Mr. Boston • Moon Lander
    Patriots • Polar Rescue • Polar Rescue Beta • Pole Position
    Repulse • Rip Off • Rockaroids Deluxe
    Scramble • Solar Quest • Space Wars • Spike • Spike Hoppin • Spinball • Star Castle • Star Fire • Star Hawk • Star Trek • Star Trek 2
    Tempest Demo [pardon me for editorializing, but this is AMAZING; I pray that it gets finished some day!] • Tour de France
    Vector Vaders • Vector Vaders 2 • Vectrace • Vectrexians
    Web Wars

  18. Mateos cart thoughts? (Podcast help. :) )

    in Atari 7800

    Posted

    HA! Thought I'd change things up a bit. :)

     

    But anyhoo...episode 36 of The Atari 7800 Homebrew Podcast will be focusing on a piece of homebrew hardware, specifically Juan Mateos' 16-in-1 rewritable Atari 7800 multicart. You can find the podacst on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, the website http://homebrew78.fab4it.com, or use this feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/homebrew78.

     

    What are your thoughts on the Mateos cart?

     

    You can also e-mail text or audio to homebrew78 -at- fab4it -dot- com. I'm looking at Wednesday, May 16, 11:59pm CDT as the deadline for this one.

     

    Comments are welcome any time, including after the deadline; any feedback from after the deadline will simply be addressed during a later episode.

  22. Underrepresentation for the Atari 7800 at shows?

    in Atari 7800

    Posted

    One thing I noticed about Midwest Gaming Classic in the last few years is that the Atari 7800 is severely lacking presence. Is it like that at all the big video game shows???

     

    The only 7800 stuff I saw this year at MGC:

    - My 7800 stuff: literally my entire homebrew collection (software AND hardware) and my 7800 on display for people to demo

    - A small batch of still-sealed Ball Blazer carts

    - a 7800 in Guys Games & Beer's room set up specifically for light gun games

     

    That was IT.

     

    I really think for next year I want to do something special to get the 7800 out there. Just wondering if anybody has any suggestions. We typically get a 64-square-foot space for Jim and me to share. frankodragon on AtariAge already reached out to us about possibly sharing our space so he can demo his homebrews, and we're both open to that idea. But what else can we do??? The tricky thing is that we're truly representing Pie Factory Podcast, which is an arcade game podcast...

     

  23. Video Game Player of the Century Billy Mitchell

    in Arcade

    Posted

    I completely agree with all of this.  Twin Galaxies comes out of this with a partial stench too.

     

    Well...yeah, but keep in mind that TG has changed hands at least twice since KoK happened. New management as of a couple of years ago.

     

     

    I'm not claiming Billy cheated using save stats or anything of that nature, but he is so talented, there really is no excuse for any shortcuts. From what I understand, it's pretty clear that he emulated or at least used some sort of modified hardware, but passed it off as the real deal. He, out of all people, should know better.

    What I really don't understand is how the Billy defenders can...defend him, with that mountain of evidence against him. If you ask them to explain the videos and how they pretty much prove it was MAME, if you get a response at all, it will be, "Look...he didn't use MAME. Shut up."

     

    It's been a long time since I saw it, but I recall how King of Kong passed Billy off as a guy who was a "buddy" of Walter Day and Twin Galaxies. They were portrayed like a "Good Ole Boys" group that would stick up for each other before letting a newbie in.  I realize the Billy is a real nice guy in real life according to most, and that the movie made him a villain for storyline purposes, but I can't get the scene out of my head where Steve Wiebe makes a new record in person, only for a VHS tape from Billy to be sent in to retake the crown seemingly without much scrutiny, after they would agonize over the machine Wiebe played on.

    From what I understand, there's a *lot* more to that scene than what's presented. It was oversimplified and, of course, edited to make a story. I think its IMDB entry has an explanation of what went down that day, and if that explanation is to be believed, then the scene is extremely misleading.

     

    Could it be that the movie was more accurate than we thought? Could it be that TG would let people within their circle use MAME or modified hardware with a wink and a nod, passing it off as legit?

    I seriously doubt it - they probably didn't know. After all, it took this long for it to come into question. But it is pretty darn suspicious that Billy is there on camera saying that the only way a score is credible is if it's done live in front of people. But then turns around and has that video tape submitted.

     

    Having said that, though...for all we know, he could have done that *intentionally* to prove a point. Billy could theoretically come out tomorrow and say, "You know what? Yep, you got me. And now you see what I mean about how it NEEDS to be done live in front of people?"

     

    Seriously, at this point, there's no reason for him to not come clean, assuming he is indeed guilty. He hasn't had a DK world record in quite a long time, and even if it were to completely tarnish his reputation (it won't - he has enough defenders, and there are enough pushovers like myself who will default to "In the grand scheme of things, he's a nice guy"), he's pretty much set for life thanks to Rickey's, so he can sulk/laugh all the way to the bank.

     

    And yeah, for KoK, they had to play up the Billy vs. Steve thing. From what I hear, the two are actually friends, and I believe that. Case in point: Tim McVey, the subject of the movie Man Vs. Snake (a really awesome watch, btw; if you haven't seen it, SEE IT), said in defense of King of Kong: "If you made a documentary that did nothing but tell the truth, you'd end up with a pretty boring movie." And he admitted that Man Vs. Snake also had some manipulations. (And my first thought when Dwayne Richard was introduced was, "Okay, here's the Billy Mitchell villain of this movie," except they were quick to point out that Tim and Dwayne became friends pretty quickly.)

  24. Video Game Player of the Century Billy Mitchell

    in Arcade

    Posted

    It is my conjecture only that he did play on emulation, but doesn't believe that should impact the game.  I think many people would agree with that.  But rules are rules.  So Billy, go play a round on a real machine and let's see what happens. 

     

    Well....

     

    1) if it's emulation, it should be in the MAME track, not the arcade track, and...

    2) The truly big thing about MAME that makes a difference is....save states. Billy is accused of using save states, and I think one glaring thing cited was the number of blue (and ergo higher point value) barrels that he was getting versus how many blue barrels usually appear.

  25. Video Game Player of the Century Billy Mitchell

    in Arcade

    Posted

    I was shocked that he was at Midwest Gaming Classic. Didn't think he'd want to show his face at a major event so soon after this controversy erupted, but nope, he was there. Apparently some folks were yelling things at him (I personally didn't see any of that, but I wouldn't doubt it happened) but he completely brushed that stuff off. He made a statement last Sunday, but...at least from my interpretation of it, it was basically a NON-statement. He didn't seem to say "I'm innocent" or "I'm guilty," but more like, "The truth will be told in time." It was very....useless, quite frankly, and this is coming from a guy who has an overall positive opinion on Billy Mitchell.

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