Smell Dawg Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 hour ago, RickR said: WARDS! Cool sticker on a really nice box. After a previous comment about a Venture tag on a box, that Wards sticker was the first thing I noticed too 😆 TrekMD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell Dawg Posted October 26, 2023 Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 (edited) 57 minutes ago, - Ω - said: $35.95? Is that around 1985? If so, that is like $101.96 in today's dollars. Holy smokes!! That perspective is some serious cash for an otherwise lacking arcade port. Early video games clearly were not for the faint of wallet! Edited October 26, 2023 by Smell Dawg socrates63, RickR and - Ω - 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 That is what they cost back then, and it is most likely 1982 or 83. You've found one of the reasons for the big crash...imagine spending $30 in 1982 money on a really bad game like "Skeet Shoot" or "Realsports Baseball", or even something not terrible but very disappointing like Pac Man or E.T (or even Defender). You or your parents probably decided to spend that kind of money elsewhere. Or move on to a computer. Smell Dawg and socrates63 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 Oh man, I'm so pumped to have found a BOXED Mattel Electronics Basketball WITH the instructions and foam inserts. Also pictured is the boxed Football 2 I already had in my collection, but that one has no instructions or foam. I have a lot of these old handheld games, but these are two of my favorites as I had these ones as a kid back in the 70's. TrekMD, sramirez2008, Smell Dawg and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell Dawg Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 Been on the lookout for Fishing Derby for a while now (yet another "read about but haven't played" title) - finally found one at an acceptable (reasonably sane?) price. The seller had several other titles for sale; these other two were impulse-purchases. I've heard that Champ's version of Gorf is the far superior version, but haven't tried that one out, either. I see Mountain King evidently is an "untested" 2600+ title; not that it's a deal-breaker or anything. The "Ram Plus" box emblem, though, leads me to believe it probably won't work. Something fun about this old cardboard! TrekMD, RickR, socrates63 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Smell Dawg said: Been on the lookout for Fishing Derby for a while now (yet another "read about but haven't played" title) - finally found one at an acceptable (reasonably sane?) price. Sweet CIB. I have the cart and manual, but no box and of course, my cart is full of Actiplaque. Fishing Derby is a fun game. 👍 Note: Champ Games’ Gorf Arcade is excellent. If you’re thinking of purchasing it, make sure to get an AtariVox if you don’t already have one. The game will taunt you with 40 phrases. Edited October 30, 2023 by sramirez2008 RickR, Justin and socrates63 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell Dawg Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 30 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: I have the cart and manual, but no box and of course, my cart is full of Actiplaque. Fishing Derby is a fun game. 👍 You definitely got me with that patch! 😆 "What the- no way they put that out, I would remember something like that!" Had to go look it up to make sure 😄 sramirez2008 and socrates63 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 7 minutes ago, Smell Dawg said: You definitely got me with that patch! 😆 AtariAge member Machine created the missing Activision patches and a couple were actually designed by TrekMD. https://forums.atariage.com/topic/308314-atari-activision-patches-new-decals-4-27-23-cloak-dagger-cart-label-added/ socrates63 and Smell Dawg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 3 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: AtariAge member Machine created the missing Activision patches and a couple were actually designed by TrekMD. https://forums.atariage.com/topic/308314-atari-activision-patches-new-decals-4-27-23-cloak-dagger-cart-label-added/ I designed several of them. 😉 Smell Dawg, sramirez2008 and socrates63 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell Dawg Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 Yesterday's mailbox - "the eBay special", ha. Brain Games for me and Kirby 64 manual for the lady. Blaster Master for NES was a request and recommendation from an extended family member. Looks pretty fun from what I see online. It's been nearly 20 years since I've touched an NES controller, oof! Liquidated my few NES and SNES titles long, long ago. socrates63, TrekMD, Justin and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 21 hours ago, TrekMD said: I designed several of them. 😉 And they look amazing! Smell Dawg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) On 10/28/2023 at 12:40 PM, RickR said: Oh man, I'm so pumped to have found a BOXED Mattel Electronics Basketball WITH the instructions and foam inserts. Also pictured is the boxed Football 2 I already had in my collection, but that one has no instructions or foam. I have a lot of these old handheld games, but these are two of my favorites as I had these ones as a kid back in the 70's. Great pick ups, Rick 👍 I didn't even know there was a Mattel Basketball handheld. I've been wanting to get the football game. I played it a ton as a kid, but it was my friend's. I'm not sure why I never got my own... probably because no dinero, sadly 😂 Too many interests and a wallet that was too small. Did someone re-release these Mattel handhelds? I thought I saw new ones in a store. Edited October 31, 2023 by socrates63 Smell Dawg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 Yes, they had re-releases, and they were done pretty well! The biggest improvements were the move to AA batteries (instead of 9V) and a volume switch. socrates63 and Smell Dawg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 The Star Trek cdrom has never been opened and is for win 95/98 lol TrekMD, Smell Dawg, sramirez2008 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 I don't ever recall playing Avalon Hill games during the 80s, but I do recall seeing their magazine ads. The box art always grabbed me and seeing these games take me back. I'm happy to have added this title (which I had never heard of) to join Telengard and Legionnaire in my collection. I think the type of material used for the boxes and the art themselves really reflect the table top war gaming history of the company. There are a few more that I'd like to add in the future. This one included the registration card and catalog. It'll be fun to peruse the catalog and see what was released. I'm also excited to add more 5200 controller options. While I already have an adapter by ikongr which serves the same function for Sega controllers, I love the the fact that these come in 5200 cartridge cases. And perhaps the most important point for me is that one of these supports 7800 controllers for use with the 5200. This means I can use my 4/8 Edladdin controller with my 5200! I have never seen an adapter that supported 7800 controllers for use with the 5200. I would have gotten two 7800 adapters but I bought the last one with this order. Hopefully, early next year, I will place an order for Edladdin's twin stick controller, and with a second 7800 Redemption adapter, I can have ultimate twin stick Space Dungeon experience. sramirez2008, RickR, Smell Dawg and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 I've never seen those Redemption adapters. Where did you get them from? Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 6 hours ago, socrates63 said: I would have gotten two 7800 adapters but I bought the last one with this order. Hopefully, early next year, I will place an order for Edladdin's twin stick controller, and with a second 7800 Redemption adapter, I can have ultimate twin stick Space Dungeon experience. I have a couple of Masterplay clones that I use for Space Dungeon. Here’s an old pic of the setup. socrates63, TrekMD, Justin and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 1 hour ago, TrekMD said: I've never seen those Redemption adapters. Where did you get them from? IIRC, there was a thread on AA about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 Hmm, past tense. So, they may no longer be available. I'll have to run a search. As for my latest arrival, here it is... socrates63, RickR, sramirez2008 and 1 other 4 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 Good news! I found a site that is selling them, a reissue for 2023! Check it out as quantities are limited: Redemption Adapters for Atari 5200 RickR, sramirez2008 and socrates63 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, TrekMD said: Good news! I found a site that is selling them, a reissue for 2023! Check it out as quantities are limited: Redemption Adapters for Atari 5200 Yes, this is the site that I ordered from. sramirez2008 and TrekMD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 @socrates63, @TrekMD These are nice. I like the cartridge look too. I may get a pair. socrates63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 @sramirez2008 I wouldn't wait too long to get them if you are interested. There were only 4 of the purple and 2 of the green left when I placed my order. socrates63 and sramirez2008 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) I just grabbed the last green (7800 controller support). I'm guessing Matt will probably make more. I grabbed the last green with my first order, and he made more after that. I also read on Facebook that the Masterplay clones supports paddles for use with the 5200? Is that right? Having paddle support on the 5200 would be very cool. Edited November 7, 2023 by socrates63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBow Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, socrates63 said: I just grabbed the last green (7800 controller support). I'm guessing Matt will probably make more. I grabbed the last green with my first order, and he made more after that. I also read on Facebook that the Masterplay clones supports paddles for use with the 5200? Is that right? Having paddle support on the 5200 would be very cool. Another option is to take a good working 2600 paddle controller and retrofit it into a 5200 controller. I did that for a client about a year ago. It turned out pretty slick and looked like it was factory made. RickR and socrates63 2 Quote See what I'm up to over at the Ivory Tower Collections: http://www.youtube.com/ivorytowercollections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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