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Staycation 2015
So it seems that I've been taking an annual "staycation" to play video games since 2009. Holy Fnck, that means I've been doing this for SEVEN years! This tradition started in Jan of 2009 when my wife and I had been basically ripped off by a contractor we paid to remodel our home. He stole about 17k from us and we ended up with no kitchen and no money for a while.
When I say, we had no kitchen, I mean it. Everything was gutted while we waited for cabinets that would never come. We needed to lick our wounds, forget about our troubles and not spend very much money. So, we decided to deliberately invest time in some of the entertainment we'd purchased but never consumed. We both quickly isolated what we wanted was a vacation to play video games and eat things we could heat up in a toaster (which was sitting on our fireplace in the living room).
During the first staycation, I had a backlog of AAA titles I wanted to play: Mass Effect, Bioshock, Twilight Princess, God of War II. I set a timer for myself for about 60 mins. When the timer went off, I'd switch to a different game in the rotation. I realized early that one hour was really too short and upped it to 90 mins where it has stayed for 7 years.
Fast forward and the staycation has had a different flavor from year to year, but it has always been about video games. I've used different selection criteria to come up with the list each time, but this year I chose to favor variations in genres. Last year I played a lot of open world games and it was just too much, so I wanted to be sure I chose different types of games.
My staycation list looked something like this:
1st Tier
*Super Mario Galaxy 97 (3d Plat)
*Guacamele 81 (2d Plat)
*Halo4 91 (FPS)
*Brothers ATOTS 90 (Indie Story)
*Infamous 2 83 (3rd Open World)
*Haunted Adventure Trilogy (Classic)
2nd Tier
Tomb Raider (3rd Action)
Bioshock 2 (FPS/Horror)
Skyrim (RPG/Action)
*Stanley Parable (Indie Story)
MT Punch Out (Classic)
Punch Out (Classic Remake)
I've learned to make a 2nd tier in case I really just don't like a game, or I get through it quickly and want to fill its spot in the rotation with something else. The number on the right is the metacritic score for the game. These are games that I own, but have never gotten around to playing. I mostly sort my options by review score, but I'll make exceptions if I just don't trust the review score, or there is something further down on the list that I know I want to play.
I found that the variety of genres was very welcome. It even let me deal with some of the less enjoyable parts of some of the games, knowing I was going to move on to a complete different genre for the next game, and that helped to limit frustration quite a bit.
I "finished" every game with an asterix next to it either during the staycation or in the few subsequent weeks after. Here are some two sentence reviews and a grade (best is 5).
1)Super Mario Galaxy5/5 - Playing SMG is like visiting a carnival where the games are actually fun and the variety makes you feel like you are having a new experience with each level. I was blown away by the deep design that went into this game, and I still have many stars to go back and collect.2)Guacamele5/5 - The very forgiving checkpoint system may turn off a lot of 2d plat fans, but I found it to be the game's greatest strength. Never frustrating, Guacamele introduces clever fighting combos that make sense and give you plenty of ways to creatively dispatch your foes.3)Halo 43/5 - Yes, the robot falls in love . . . . I mean, I guess that is what happened, right? The campaign is more of what you'd expect from Halo, but they do a nice job of mixing in vehicle combat.4)Brothers A Tale of Two Sons5/5 - This is only going to take you 6 hours max unless you really stretch it. The story worked for me, and I liked the unique control scheme.5)Infamous 24/5 - The game does a great job of letting you feel you are in control of a superhuman, badass, free-running, American Jason Statham. The gameplay can be varied if you work at it, but the negatives are that there is a lot of repetition and the story, while somewhat compelling, isn't anything you are going to care about once the PS3 is turned off.6)Haunted Adventure Trilogy4/5 - While HA1 is a very obvious hack, HA2 is an almost completely unique game. Forgiving the core gameplay mechanic of maze memorization, the only real knock on these is the dependence on the easter egg triggering pixel and the fact that the randomizing enemy really turns up the challenge level (sometimes past fun).7)The Stanley Parable2/5 - The game works as a vehicle to deliver a lecture on game design. I think when it came out people were hungry for self-aware indie games, but I think its moment has passed.- Read more...
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Well, THAT Escalated Quickly!
About a year ago, I listed some ST stuff on Craigslist and was soon contacted by an interested party who at first wanted me to deliver the items to his home. I do a lot of selling (and buying) via Craigslist, and for safety reasons, I do MOST of my transactions in public places (in front of supermarkets, etc.) Obviously, when purchasing furniture or appliances, this isn't really an option, but that's neither here nor there in this case.
I explained my usual transaction policy to the buyer and while his responses were a bit iffy, we eventually decided to meet at a bus stop up the road from his house (apparently he doesn't own a car). After a couple weeks of failures to coordinate a meeting, a friend of mine expressed interest in the items and I wound up selling them to him instead. Hey, it's Craigslist, things happen... I apologized to the guy, he expressed some irrational anger and then things went quiet.
A couple weeks ago, I listed a boxed 1040STf for sale and lo' and behold, I was contacted by that same potential buyer. He once again tried to get me to deliver the computer to his home, and after I clarified my standard transaction policy, he grumbled, but eventually agreed that we could meet up. That reply contained enough odd commentary (mainly about me being paranoid) that I should have spotted the red flag then and there.
Earlier this week, we made arrangements to meet up at 6:30pm (after I got off work) in front of a nearby PetSmart store. The evening before the transaction, I E-mailed to confirm everything and informed him that the computer was in my car and that I would be there AT 6:30pm.
Last night, I drove straight to the store, found a parking space RIGHT IN FRONT of it, and parked my car (note, I did tell him what car I drove and what I looked like). I arrived at 6:15... I stood outside in the cold waiting for him until 6:50! He never arrived. I checked my E-mail to see if he sent anything... Nothing. Finally, I went in to a couple stores, bought some items, came out to check the parking lot TWICE, and then left. I had a dinner arranged for 7pm.
When I got home, I discovered an insulting, angered, and threatening E-mail from the guy in my InBox. He called me names, he said he was there until 6:40 and didn't see me (lies, of course), he said he saw my car as I left, wrote down my license plate number and intends to do a background check to find me, he even threatened me with physical violence and said that I must be selling stolen goods!
Yes, THAT escalated quickly!!!
Anyway, I have a string of E-mails from the guy, and his name and personal address... And yes, I will be contacting the police.
One of the funniest things about the entire deal (if you can find anything amusing here) is that he threatened to "blacklist" me among the local vintage computer community. I know a LOT of the guys here and we're all friends... Good luck with that buddy!
Just some Atari-related nonsense for the New Year that I thought I should share with you all!
Anyone interested in a 1040STf in box with foam inserts, but no mouse???
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Tool to dump Atari XL/XE O.S. ROM / BASIC ROM
With this handy tool from Frankenstein, made in 1992, you can create your own OS and BASIC ROM dumps.
Boot the ATR, start ROMSAVER.COM, insert an empty disk and press start.
The tool writes OS.ROM (16K) and BASIC.ROM (8K).
Good luck!
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Game titles aren't just for kids! They offer various games that could work for individuals of most ages. It's no wonder that modern pop culture is so fascinated with video gaming in general. This article will give you some good tips, tricks and even cheats to greatly help enhance your gaming experience.
See the reviews and see the previews before you purchase a video game. Ensure it's something you might be interested in before you get it. These video games aren't expensive, and you will not get almost as much cash when you trade in a used game you've just used a few times.
Either put the game away or restrict the amount of time your child plays with this if it happens.
Take a look at the ESRB rating, if you're uncertain whether a game is age appropriate for the kids or family. This is normally a rectangle symbol on one corner of the leading packaging. Anything rated EC for Early Childhood or E for Everyone is great content safe for all ages. Distinct evaluations exist for teenage and adult level contents.
Ensure game titles are not your only avocation. Playing with too much could not be good for you personally. You should schedule other actions also. You may get addicted to video games , so play in temperance.
Cheat codes are being used by a big part of successfully entirely a video game. These are codes that you enter as you're playing game titles to help give you progress or exceptional abilities to another level. These tools that are helpful are offered by many websites online, giving cheats that are small and large.
Look for cheat codes by doing an easy research on the Internet. Sometimes here is the best place to find other perks and cheats without paying for a cheat publication.
Cheats were a leading factor of gaming before, but aren't as readily accessible nowadays. Instead, most games include "Easter eggs," or concealed things, which are fun to see or even play with. This levels the playing field so that everyone can play based on not cheat codes and abilities.
Don't hesitate to talk to other gamers, if you are having trouble with your favourite game! Most of that time period, there are lots of people eager to discuss strategy and cheats to get you out of a rut and up to another stage. Sneak to the chat room to find out more of the game!
Have you been stuck in a game you're playing on something? Get A lot of times these folks get and also share how they got their way from a difficult situation.
Sometimes games are simply not too easy to get through by yourself. If you find you cannot finish a section of a game regardless of everything you do, try some tips that are helpful. You'll find msp hack online easily. You don't need to utilize the hints and cheats but you may use them to assist you.
There are many ways you can approach the world of game titles and this post provided you with some of them. Use what you have learned now to game store or your favorite games for a completely different approach. There is no shame in looking to other place for a few help time.
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Another Milestone
Another long gap between posts, but... another milestone hit.
Today Rebooteroids ran for the first time from a production Jagtopus board, complete with all high score tables (4 of them) and all game options (control config/audio settings/etc) saved to the card EEPROM chip.
Since the last update there have been many changes/fixes/additions, some of which are below:
The boot loader intro has been completed.
Name entry and high score screens added.
Interlaced High Resolution title picture added.
Multi-player Co-Operative mode has been added (For main game and skirmish)
Multip-layer Kombateroids has been finalized, complete with a config screen and 10 battlemaps for head to head action.
A code entry screen has been added (cheats, hidden stuff, etc)
Extra config for rotary to give even more (finer) adjustment for different spinners.
Several bugs have been documented, located and squished.
Phew!
More news on the Reboot Facebook page as it happens.
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Ransack! - ABBUC 2014
Ransack! is a new game for the ABBUC Software Contest 2014.
Ransack! was originally written by Peter Scott for the BBC Micro in 1987.
This version was ported and enhanced for the Atari 8-bit by Jose Pereira and Lyren "Xuel" Brown.
Screenshots
Game Play Video
Requirements
64K RAM
Input
Space - Start / Bomb
Trigger - Start / Fire
Joystick - Left / Right
Escape - Leave current game
S - Turn on sound (hiscore screen)
Q - Turn off sound (hiscore screen)
Keyboard - Hiscore Entry
Strategy
- Maintain possession of the best weapons
- Use bombs at opportune moments
Atari Version Enhancements
- More colors
- Graphics tweaks
- Optimized for 50 FPS
Thanks
Peter Scott, original author of Ransack
http://www.acornelectron.co.uk/info/electron/audiogenic/Ransack.html
http://www.beebgames.com/psinterv.php
ABBUC
xxl for BBC Micro tips
http://atariki.krap.pl/index.php/Programowanie:_Konwersja_kolorowej_grafiki_z_uk%C5%82ad
http://atariki.krap.pl/index.php/Programowanie:_Definiowanie_niestandardowych_tryb%C3%B3
phaeron for Altirra and VirtualDub
http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html
fox for xasm
https://github.com/pfusik/xasm
fox for inflate
https://github.com/pfusik/zlib6502
Tebe/Madteam for Graph2Fnt
Beeb-em
B-em
BeebWiki
AtariAge Forums
http://www.atariage.com/forums/forum/12-atari-8-bit-computers/
Format War
AtariOnline.pl
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Mega Man Demo Map
mega man map for atari 2600If you would like the demo click the link.
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/146735-mega-man-2600-demo-game-binary/
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Older game art was just better. Part II
Finishing up the '81 Atari Game Catalog.
Fun fact I actually have a Yar's Revenge LP, that has the Yar's revenge theme song and spoken story. Has a very '50's radio show feel.
What...The...Hell!?...
Epic wizard reappears. Need this painted on the side of a van.
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Looping
This happens to be my favorite colecovision game right now basically you fly a plane through an obstacle course and its really difficult to control the plane and shoot all the weird (bouncing balls? Plus sign thingies) that threaten to crash into your plane. Here is a hint. When you get to the last chamber, there's three balls bouncing from openings into the chamber, and one ball inside the chamber bouncing around. Take out the ball on the western side of the chamber, so you have a straight shot to the goal (marked "end"). Then keep shooting and hope you take out the ball inside the chamber before it crashes into you. My score on this game tonight is 52890 (difficulty level 1).
Oh and you can dodge the killer drops of (green water? what is that?) by pulling up and flying straight up for a little bit.
https://archive.org/stream/Looping_1983_Coleco_M6#page/n1/mode/2up
High score (not mine):
http://highscore.com/scores/Colecovision/Looping/11404
Game manual
http://www.theadamresource.com/manuals/Cartridges/Looping.pdf
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The frustration that is Aliexpress
As you may or may not know Alliexpress is a short of an ebay alternative and Aliexpress sucks! Seriously don't buy from aliexpress! Never buy from Aliexpress. Send Aliexpress where it belongs, to history!
Long story short. I bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 screen from a seller in Aliexpress and the item was defective. Meaning that the digitizer won't work. It happens in ebay too, but out of eight purchases from Aliexprees three were defective. That's right, there is a very high probability you'll get a defective product from Aliexpress. I'll tell you now why this happens. Aliexpress does not have buyer protection but seller protection.
Now the way these things work, the screen is already installed on the cell phone. As you may know those are assembled using glue. So if I have to remove it there is a good chance it will break to little pieces. The seller ofcourse doesn't want to cover shipping costs for the defective item he shipped or removal costs. OK they are a lousy awful terrible seller. It happens. So I asked aliexpress to mediate. Big mistake. Firstly aliexpress (which sucks) asked me to take a video of the installation of the screen (I have already sent them a video showing the digitizer not working). Secondly the operators speak english through google translate. There is no other explanation on why the response to:
"I have to pay money to have the screen uninstalled and reinstalled to take the video you want."
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"If they ask you money for the video upload it to youtube.com"
I have the transcript of the conversation but that's the jeez of it...
Anyway, apparently aliexpress will decide in favor of the seller. I am almost 100 euros screwed but hopefully this post can help you save money in your purchases.
BTW my ebay score is 100% as a buyer. I don't know if it means anything to you, but I am not trying to rip them off. I just don't want to receive defective products from aliexpress. I'll keep you posted on the ongoing frustration saga that is alliexpress.
P.S. The installation of the screen was done by a certified technician that has done this operation numerous times.
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A bit late to the party for my blog update, but in case you haven't heard the news yet:
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/227802-protector-resurgence-coming-to-the-atari-jaguar/
Looking forward to making this available to the fans!
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well here it is!
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I want to get people excited that they can make Atari 2600 games without programming
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when you have a chance here is my page on the matter: http://aloan.site90.net/atari_graphics_simplified.html
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First playable demo of "Ninja"
A lot of school time has passed through me in this month, so it took me really long to adapt ramcharmap to 16px after figuring out that there is no such thing as a playfield in the 7800. Other than that, little Ninja hasn't yet received weapons, but he can walk on a 12-lined playfield now. Oh, I forgot that his sprites are totally glitched because I took out several unused images. I would fix it but Rev's walk cycle is yet confusing. There is also a bug that can get the main sprite to catch in between the lines of a recognized char thus allowing you to walk in the middle of the tiles. A decent/mediocre fix for now is to make peekchar only read the topmost line of the character that it's peeking instead of the whole 16.
When Rev himself implements a way to scroll smooth and vertically, I will give him weapons, maybe put in some enemies too. If I implement enemies they will walk in random for three demos until I actually implement AI.
Some advice: The TAB key ruins everything, no matter what. If indentation is important in your language, don't use TAB or it will be furiously hard to trace the error.
Palette is kinda offset compared to 1st screenshot but i'm not focusing on that right now. Attachments below.
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Youtube 250 Subscriber Contest.
Thought i'd mention on here I hit 250 subscribers this week and i'm giving
some items away in a contest. Head over to my channel and watch the video
if your'e interested.
Thanks
Cncfreak
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First!
First blog post. I'll use this to introduce myself. I'm LaXDragon, a looong time passionate collector of video games. I've been playing since I first laid my paws on a 2600 back in the late 70's.
About 5 years ago I finally convinced my wife to allow me to take over a corner of our basement solely for the purpose of displaying and playing my collection. Prior to this it was mostly kept in storage bins. It started small, just an enclosed entertainment center with a few systems hooked up. In there was also my first MAME PC.
First purchase was to get a cabinet. Problem is the ceiling in the basement is pretty low, about 6'8". That and there was not a ton of space. So I was limited in what cabinet I could get. Thanks to the dudes at Rec Room Masters, I was able to find a cabinet the fit the bill perfectly.
While the original enclosed entertainment center kept things clean, it really wasn't "showy". So, I did some research, and got some ideas. Ikea sells these gorgeous red shiny bookshelves. With a bit of modding, (adding a backboard, some legs, and finally some interior lighting), I could really show off my console collection.
Since then I've slowly been adding more art and tchotchke. My collection continues to grow as well. I regularly check my local thrift shops. I'll blog more about what games I've found, and blather on about the thrill of the hunt.
Lastly, more information can be found on my personal home page where I also maintain a custom written database of my collection.
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Some archiving and ranting.
The past couple of days have been pretty productive. I picked up an AtariWriter Plus eight and a half by eleven manual on eBay that came in an officially labeled envelope. I'm not sure what the story is with this but I saw it on eBay and picked it up for a few dollars. The envelope says it came with the program disk as well but it was not included with the auction. Not sure if this was something that was mailed out to user groups or something. That is now scanned and up on Atarimania.
I also went back to my collection and scanned and posted the boxes for the AtariLab Light and AtariLab Temp modules. Plus I also added the cart dumps of both that were posted in the previously mentioned Cart Dump thread on Atariage. Thank you guys again for dumping these. I also posted pictures of all the gadgets that were included with each module.
In addition to the AtariLab modules, I also posted a couple of more cart dumps and screen shots as well as ATRs and screen shots of Atari Planetarium. I had previously scanned and posted the manual so now the entry is mostly complete.
I have a number of cassette programs I want to dump but I have to wait to get a stereo cassette player. I had two of them for years and never used them. I got rid of them last year but know I realize I need one.
It shouldn't be to hard to find one though. I also made some recordings of the audio cassette included with the Atari Word Processor a while ago. I just have to decide were to post them since Atarimania doesn't have an option to include audio files. I would like to eventually record the language learning programs as well.I'm still waiting for a something called the Atari 400/800 Computer Technical Notes manual from eBay. It looks kind of interesting and looks to be an easy scan.
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Another TI99 4a blog update
Time for an update....
In the year since my last TI99 update post to this blog, a lot has happened in my TI99 life. I bought a lot of games and cartridges for it. I bought a defective speech module from ebay that I got working. My floppy drives started to act funny, so I cleaned them and replaced the belts, but my DSK1 was still not working well, as determined by the disk manager II test utility. So, I went on a bit of an upgrade mode. Just for fun, I replaced all of the PEB LEDs with bright blue ones, and they look good. I swapped out my DSK2 to be DSK1 and replaced the LED in it too. The original DSK1 is a tandon type, and is still acting up. I am trying to replace it with some other type of floppy drive. The original DSK2, now DSK1, is the other type, MSI I think is the manufacturer, I forget the exact name.
I then decided to upgrade the 4a as well. I did the alpha lock fix, the video fix, took out the power supply and added a plug so that I can use an old AT power supply as I figure it would give better voltages and voltage protection. I added a blue LED to it as well.
Everything works fine, my only complaint is that the super bright LEDs I used look amazing in the PEB, as it has the small bezel that the light must shine through. On the 4a, it is too bright and a bit irritating....lol....so I placed a small piece of scotch tape on it for now... :-)
I also bought a navarone port expander, so now I can have my extended basic, disk manager II, and another cart plugged in and simply move the selector switch. I love it.
Also bought a Foundation 128K card. I got excited, thinking I could add 128K to the 4a, but alas, the card works as a 4 bank 32K card and in normal mode only works as a 32k card. Certain programs can take advantage of the other three banks to allow for a total of 128k. One such program is rapid copy, which apparently uses all the ram as a swap drive to help cut down on copying times. I still need to try this, which was included with the card.
Next on my list is to make an RS232 Y cable, and try to get this thing to tele-bbs somewhere.
I tried copying some cassette games to disk, only to find out the TI99 has a protection system built in to cut down on piracy. ARGH. There are probably ways to do it, just not high on my list right now to try and find out.
That's it for this posting....
Thanks for your time!
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Ok... so here is the deal. I am certain that most of my fellow vintage collectors already know this information. But in case you don't or in case you are new.. let me shed some light on a few things. I have been a seller and buyer on Ebay for a while now. And one of the biggest sellers of the old school market is the Atari 2600 system. Every 20 years or so the vintage stuff gets hot again. And right now, the 2600 is hot. And there were several models of this system. They all have a title. And it is as follows: 4 switch woody (woodgrain in front, 4 switches), Darth Vader (black front, no woodgrain, 4 switches), 6 switch woody (or called the light sixer, has six switches and woodgrain front). Then you have the Heavy Sixer which is woodgrain front but has a different look to the front end of the system. Consult the photo provided. This should clear it up for you.
There were also Sears editions of the consoles. Atari gave Sears co. the ability to produce the systems and market them as a Telegames system. As far as I know there is only a light and heavy sixer models of the sears variety.
So here is the rundown for the Heavy Sixer. The light sixer has a completely different look to the front of the system. The light sixer's front looks like the rest of the models. The corner is sharp. You can see this in the photo provided below. The Heavy sixer has a more rounded edge. Also the Heavy sixer is considerably heavier than the light. And the Heavy sixer is the only system that was made in Sunnyvale CA.
If you see an add for a system on Ebay or anywhere else that says "heavy sixer" please check the photos. Not every seller truly knows the difference and will mismark the item as a "heavy sixer". Also... be ware of fakers who will take a reproduction sticker that says Sunnyvale CA and put it on any old Atari system and try to pass it off to you as a "heavy sixer". With all of the technology out there these days it is rather simple for someone to just print out a sticker and make it look like the correct label that the true Heavy Sixer should have. If you follow these simple steps you should have no issues finding the correct item.
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Marvel vs. Capcom Origins Achievement Glitch
Hi there!
First time ever I experienced a broken achievement/trophy:
As you can see, it is required to win 100 matches in MvCO, but even though it says I have 100/100 matches won, the achievement won't register.
Greetings,
Manuel
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From: Lynx soundtrack rips
It doesn't sound like anyone has ripped the ending song from RoadBlasters or the alternate title music from Toki. There are eggs to access both of them.
In Toki, you can see and hear the alternate title egg if you hold option and up for the entire boot title sequence through the credits dropping on the screen. Also if you hold option and up during the continue screen you will get the developers (Bob Nagel, Robb Mariani, Matt Scott, and yours truly) button mashing inflatable heads egg, but there is no music for that.
In RoadBlasters, there is a cheat that can allow you to get to the end very quickly. If you play the first level and crash into the first tree on the right with the A button pressed you will get the Ghost in the Machine egg with my picture (from 23 years ago, ugh). While on that screen you can press option to change the number in the upper right corner which will be the next level you play after pressing A or B to return to the game and complete level one. So set that to 49, press A, complete level one, and play 49 and 50 to hear the end music. There was no end music in the Coin Op as I recall, so we had Matt whip that tune up, I really like it. To see Matt's ancient picture instead, do the same thing but hit the first tree on the left in level one while pressing A.
The music for both those and many other Lynx games was done by Matt Scott of Byte Size Sound. We've been friends since we were about 19 years old and he's made sound and music for video games on just about every console, handheld, and mobile platform ever made. If you are a game developer in need of audio, he is your guy! http://www.bytesizesound.com/ (sorry about the shameless plug, I just got his Christmas card and am feeling all Lynxy and nostalgic
)Anyway, I hope those of you who haven't heard of these eggs enjoy them!
Source: Lynx soundtrack rips
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Old Atari Mags
I found about 50 pounds of Atari Magazines from the late 80s. Anyone interested?
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Selling Games on Ebay
Hello,
I buy and sell video games every so often on Ebay as well as other things. I a currently selling a few Sega Genesis Games if anyone would like to take a look. Here is the link.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151205915425?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649
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Recent Vinyl Pickups
I go to thrift stores on a regular basis to look for pre-nes games and vinyl records. I have found that video games from this era are very scarce where I live but with a little searching good quality Vinyl records can be found. I took a trip this week to the big city to look for boxing day sales. I arrived at Value Village around 3 in the afternoon and expected to find no decent Vinyl records. (The early bird seems to get the worm)
To my surprise I ended up leaving with 11 records. I picked up Foreigner's double vision album. (Which I am listening to as I write this blog) Listening to this album reminds me of the double review the Angry Video Game Nerd did of the Colecovision and Intellivision. (Which with the vectrex are my favorite consoles)
I also ended up with Foreigner's self titled debut album, Supertramps - Even In the Quietest Moments, Simple Minds - Real to Real Cacophony, Corey Hart's - Fields of Fire, Streetheart's - Meanwhile Back in Paris, The J. Geils Band - Love Stinks, Jack Green's - Reverse Logic, April Wine's - Stand Back, Bonnie Tyler's - Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire, and The Kinks - Low Budget.
I plan to use this blog as a way to share my pickups and what I think about various games and albums. I will also post when I do a new homebrew game unboxing for my youtube channel.
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