RickR Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 For example, on vacation that requires a plane trip. What gaming/entertainment items do you take? I usually take the following: - Gameboy Advance SP with 3 or 4 carts. I love this one because it's compact yet has great games. - Tablet to surf internet, watch Netflix, etc. - MP3 player to listen to audiobooks LeeJ07, Rowsdower70 and The Professor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 I too find the Gameboy Advance SP the best on the go gaming device.Besides that, I have to have my laptop, and the Mrs has to have her smartphone. The laptop does all my surfing, streaming, and musical needs. I rarely fly or anything, so I still listen to CDs when I travel. RickR 1 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjustin6 Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Given that i have never been on a plane i take the PSP for the loooong car rides. The PSP is modded so i can play any and all games (all atari and all nintendo), but now that i have the game gear i might be taking that on the next trip. Is there a car charger for the game gear? Edited August 22, 2016 by jmjustin6 Rowsdower70, Lost Dragon and RickR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 My modded Lynx and iPad. Rowsdower70, RickR and Lost Dragon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 back in the day.......... I'd take: Takara Triple Flips (used to have 6 of the 10 they made - now I only have 1) Rowsdower70, RickR, Clint Thompson and 3 others 6 Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Back in the day I would literally pack my Atari 7800 system and 30+ games (CIB!) to take with me for the summer. Sometimes I would bring a TurboGrafx-16 or SNES as well. Then I got a Lynx, and I haven't been without it since. For a long time I also brought a TurboExpress. Sometimes I still do. I wrote a blog entry about my '90s road trips with Atari Lynx here: http://www.atari.io/atari-lynx-california-games-2/ These days I usually bring: Atari Lynx w/ Travel Case, Sun Visor, Battery Pack, AC Adapter, Car Charger and a dozen of my favorite games TurboExpress (if by car) in the rear center console of my car w/ Bonk 3, Air Zonk, Blazing Lazers, Alien Crush, and Galaga '90 Laptop for the sole purpose of running this site iPad The Professor, Ballblaɀer, Lost Dragon and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 I don't fly and rarely ever get to go on a trip that doesn't involve me driving the entire time. The last time I think I got to switch off driving that allowed for bringing fun things along was way back in 2001 to JagFest. We had a power inverter in the car, a 20" CRT TV and a PS2 with Burnout that we took turns playing in the backseat. We got a lot of goofy looks as cars passed this tiny black Hyundai Elantra with a huge TV in the back, at least for the car haha... Ballblaɀer, Rowsdower70, RickR and 3 others 6 Quote 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergojisan Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 A DS, an iPod, and a book. Yes, a real book. They don't lose their charge. Rowsdower70, RickR, The Professor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 I also want to admit I'm a lot like this guy: I HATE FLYING, YOU CRAZY FOOL MURDOCH! I don't know why, but I get illogically nervous and anxious before flying. Woke up this morning feeling pretty bad.... So the good news is that the electronic gadgetry usually makes me feel better as a distraction. LeeJ07, Starbuck66, Rowsdower70 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 A DS, an iPod, and a book. Yes, a real book. They don't lose their charge. Real book! I usually stash a magazine in my bag "just in case". Rowsdower70 and LeeJ07 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 I bring books, my 3DS, PSP, Gameboy Advance SP, laptop, and cellphone. Quote "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 3DS Tablet and maybe a GBA SP The Professor and LeeJ07 2 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) Electronics-wise? Mainly my trusty laptop, packed with an unimaginable amount of emulators and all my music. A flip-fone. Perhaps a book or two. Oftentimes taking in the scenery and ambiance *IS* the entertainment itself and I don't get into the stuff I bought with. If I did, I might as well stay at home! Edited November 1, 2016 by Keatah MaximumRD and The Professor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuck66 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 3DS with some games and my DS multicart. Maybe my PSP if I'm into a particular game... my iPhone of course, and a regular Kindle. I also have a Limeade portable battery that is great for keeping stuff charged. Surprised to see so many rockin the GBA SP; that system was definitely one of the best portables Nintendo ever made. I have the NES styled one, still works great, but I hardly use it anymore because I can emulate GBA pretty well with the DS multicart. The Professor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauber Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Usually I bring my MacBook. I'm always working on a project, be it a podcast episode, a web site, etc., or I'll fire up MAME (played a *lot* of Arch Rivals during Thanksgiving break!)... The Professor and RickR 2 Quote Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Arch Rivals is a great game. The Professor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauber Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) Oh....this past Thanksgiving for the extended weekend my wife and I went to New Jersey to visit her mother and some relatives. Along with my MacBook I also brought a book I've been meaning to read...which came in *very* handy because my M-I-L's Verizon FiOS dropped dead, meaning no TV and no Internet. (My wife and I each had stuff to occupy the time with, but my M-I-L was in a state of panic because she couldn't watch the damn TV.) And as with fergojisan (if that IS his real name!) I also have my trusty iPod with me, 160 gigs...even have a playlist for daytime airplane takeoffs: - "On The Run" by Wondermints, timing it so that the very last segment happens just as the plane's about to lift off, followed immediately by "Ride" from the same group, next track on the album, actually - "Someone To Love" and "Car Phone" from Roger McGuinn's Back From Rio album - Then back to Wondermints for their cover of "Barbarella" (my wife's suggestion) - And then back to the McGuinn album for "Your Love is a Goldmine". For some reason, that list of songs just plain works at the beginning of a daytime flight. Edited December 7, 2016 by dauber The Professor 1 Quote Supernatural, perhaps...baloney, perhaps not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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