[Have you seen these overlays?]

What would be better than overlays is having the molds to these old controllers and adding the artwork directly to the controller front cover. Putting the corresponding button press description on the sides or to the bottom. Probably would cost too much for each but never need an overlay again.

[Atari collector demographics]

Seems the one thread that causes all collecting to bottom out is fakes. In this case carts. I have a original copy of Panic Restaurant for the NES. If selling was a factor who would buy it when new copies are showing up from overseas? Sure the label and the inside is different but one would assume it was still the same game. Why pay lots more when you could have a knockoff.

 

Too many variables for these old games unless you buy from someone trustworthy. Makes senses why so many aftermarket developers are making and selling games.

[Your C64 Top 5 games?]

_{Pirates, Buck Rodgers Countdown to Doomsday, Three Stooges, Crusade in Europe and Test Drive.}

[Remember 1982]

I remember the year. Finally got a 2600 the year before. We had an Odyssey 2 first. Thought K.C. Munchkin was better than 2600 Pac-Man at the time.

[The Obligatory "post-divorce, thinking of selling my collection" thread]

_{Hey! Hope your doing well?}

 

_{Went through the divorce thing last year. Almost 20 years of marriage. We were not happy and it was for the best. She took the Wii and my heart but I got over the loss of the Wii.}

 

_{You do not mention any other concerns like kids or if things are final by the courts of the land. No business of mine either. Divorce can cause a lot of after feelings. Just like the loss of a loved one. Which it is. Eventually acceptance arrives.}

 

_{Seems like you have a good head on your shoulders. Only advice I can offer and it is free. Do not rush any decisions without thinking it over.}

[Some good prices at Montgomery Ward in 1984]

LOL! That is a great variation.

[Heavy Sixer Questions]

Great. Thank you. Prefer the grey to the later black.

[Commodore 128 vs 64 reliability]

Had good luck with my commodores but no so much with 1541 II disk drives.

[Popeye for the Atari 7800?]

I new Nintendo released the arcade and what has been printed about the big N, they may have decided the NES should have the best version. It would have been a great addition to the 7800 library.

[Heavy Sixer Questions]

Great find by way.

 

Hope it is okay to add a question?

 

My heavy sixer came with a grey power supply. Was this a replacement?

 

Thanks!

[Favorite Variations - Video Olympics]

Growing up this cart was a lot of fun to play. Have not tried it in years so can't recall my favorite sport. Agree. It is harder to find others who would play now. Can't complain that was a selling point for the Atari 2600. Family gaming. Glad the 5200 and 7800 changed that.

[Some good prices at Montgomery Ward in 1984]

This is great. Are lawn Jarts in there? The eighties. Throw oversized darts at a round ring on the ground and try not to get hit. LOL!

[Love or no Love for handheld systems.]

Handhelds are great! I still have my original Mattel baseball. It is crappy that I have to stock 9-volt batteries. But it is fun. The Coleco tabletops are great. I wore out my Coleco rechargeable battery pack. It had a 9-volt adaptor that plugged into C size batteries.

 

Now, I spend more time with the PSP. Pirates and EA Replay. EA Replay has some really good 16-bit classics, of those, Road Rash 3 and Desert Strike get the most game time. On the DS, my family likes any racing games. The ability to play against four people in one room, since we only have four DS systems. That is time well spent.

[A Complete Odyssey 2 Game Collection]

Nice Job, Mark T! The Odyssey 2 seems to get so little attention, that it is nice to read anything positive about the system. Thanks for sharing your story

[Disks are lame! Why I love cartridges. (and whats yer fav?)]

I really like the third party game makers. Parker Brothers(PB) is my favorite and Activision would be second. For Atari computers it has to be CBS Electronics. The design is simple and nice.

[Overrated games. EXPOSED!]

Are we allowed to complain about Atari games on this site????

[The Family Playbook For Intellivision Games]

Thanks for posting! I really enjoy old gaming books and this one is in great shape.

[Big Blue: For people who liked Ecco]

I still remember the day some friends and I were playing Bill Walsh College Football on the SCD. My parents came over with a copy of ECCO for the Sega CD. Must be the favorite. Everyone decided to quit football and try ECCO. I have been a fan ever since.

 

This does look good, but if any one is listening. Orca would make a better game. Killer Whales rule the sea!

[Sega CD fighter games!]

Can we include WWF Rage in the Cage? If not it should still be checked out.

[Super Pro Tennis for the Intellivision - ?]

You really make some valid points IntvDave.

 

I never thought much about the control scheme. I have played other tennis games that are similar in the control movements. Maybe I need to try Championship Tennis on an emulator and see what differences I encounter. Systems due wear out and shoddy gameplay can be excused by thinking the controllers are going bad.

 

Since most of my friends had an Atari growing up, it is hard to get them to play much of anything on the Intellivision. Which makes me glad to see these updates of old sports titles.

["Thin Ice" Gate Fold Reproduction Box]

Nice box!

[Sega CD fighter games!]

Fighters can be a broad sense of the word:

 

Bouncers

Brutal Above the Claw

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Prize Fighter

 

You could also add 3 Ninja's and if you allow motorcycles there is Road Rash.

[My kids finally enjoy intellivision]

Children being deprived of video games

[Super Pro Tennis for the Intellivision - ?]

I first played the Intellivision in the early eighties. I remember playing several sports games then. Most needed two players. I bought my first Intellivision several years ago and hen I found a reasonable priced copy of Championship Tennis, I was not disappointed by the single play.

 

I grew up with pong machines so the side view seems fine. I still play a lot of handheld tennis games and most are top overview like Champ Tennis. Kind of nice that they are different.

 

I guess the single player option in Championship Tennis really helps.

 

What are your thoughts IntvDave?

[N64 Dual Stick Controller...best thing ever!]

Wow! I always had to replace 2600 Atari joysticks. I better list Colecovision and Odyssey 2 as well. Early Genesis and Saturn controllers were the same way. One bright spot was the NES game pad is probably the best for taking abuse.