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  1. The Mr. Video
    What better way to artificially inflate the worth of your game than to pay a sum of money for someone to put it in a plastic box with a number on it?
  2. The Mr. Video
    It has certainly been a while since I've last updated this post, what with the real life stuff and laziness getting in the way. But anyway, I've added not one but two j-cards for Journey to the Planets. One is based on the original JV Software box art, and the other is based on the Roklan box art.
  3. The Mr. Video
    I'm having trouble getting my SIO2PC cable to play well with my 1050 disk drive. Whenever the cable is connected to both the 8-bit through the 1050 and the pc, my 600xl will always try to send commands through the cable and completely ignore the 1050 if it is set to drive #1, even if I don't have RespeQt running. When I set my 1050 to drive #2, the 600xl will seemingly send commands to both the pc and the disk drive, but will otherwise ignore the 1050.
  4. The Mr. Video
    What the actual hell!? What thought process lead to them thinking that sanding down the thin, copper pins was the end-all solution to dirty cartridges?
  5. The Mr. Video

    Having a bit of fun with my new handheld oscilloscope.

  6. The Mr. Video
    Interesting read. I've first heard of the Terebikko because there was a Super Mario World vhs tape that was used with it.
  7. The Mr. Video

    Is anybody else having trouble connecting to Lemon 64?

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    2. carlsson

      carlsson

      By the way, both Lemon64 and Lemon Amiga had a major server breach so everyone are told to update their passwords and perhaps even more importantly make sure to not reuse passwords on other sites (like we've been told the past 15+ years).

    3. krslam

      krslam

      Any word on when/if lemon is coming back? Haven't been able to load the site for 9 days now.

    4. carlsson

      carlsson

      It appears the world is waiting for TNT, and I don't mean explosives.

  8. The Mr. Video

    Implosion for the C64 plays like a crappier version of Zone Ranger, but what other game says "YOU HERO" whenever you get a high score?

     

     

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I've always thought the game H.E.R.O. could have an ending where a girl runs up, gives you a hug and says "My H.E.R.O.!"

  9. The Mr. Video

    $30 international shipping for £5 microswitches!? You've got to me kidding me Ebay!

    1. Tickled_Pink

      Tickled_Pink

      Depends where you're from. I'd expect that kind of shipping rate from the US to the UK. I wouldn't expect it the other way round. Shipping to the US should probably be no more than $10.

  10. The Mr. Video
    It's strange for me to see an old game system in its original packaging because I always get my retro games used, but a treat nonetheless.
  11. The Mr. Video
    I'm gonna say ET. It's so difficult to progress through the game when the FBI agent and the scientist are constantly harassing me. It's especially bad when the agent comes and steals one of my phone parts because then I'm back at square one jumping down holes looking for phone parts again.
  12. The Mr. Video
    I looked at my copy of Space War and it turns out that I have the same kind of cart that you have. As for where it came from, I have to agree with jaybird3rd's explanation. Right when Tramiel became CEO, Atari started cutting cost on many of their products, including Atari 2600 cartridges. They probably had a surplus of 1978 Space War labels that they wanted to get rid of before printing new ones.
  13. The Mr. Video
    The adaptor in the picture is a regular 4 player adaptor with the classic link cable plug at the end. I don't think they ever made a 4 player adaptor with the pocket link cable plug.
  14. The Mr. Video
    My Game Boy care package came in today. (The unlabeled game is Super Mario Land.)
  15. The Mr. Video
    Happy Halloween!
  16. The Mr. Video
    The only thing I can make of this is that it may be a prototype. This is just speculation, but perhaps the paddle controller was initially supposed to serve the same function that the driving controller does, but Atari later decided to give the paddle controller limited movement because it worked better for games like Breakout and manufacture a separate controller with continuous turning instead.
  17. The Mr. Video

    Looks like Commando for the c64 made me go "commando" on my c64 joystick and now I need to replace one of the microswitches.

    1. carlsson

      carlsson

      You got so excited about a war game that you undressed?

    2. The Mr. Video

      The Mr. Video

      Actually, I was just playing the game when one of the microswitches broke. Thanks for the laugh though.

    3. Max_Chatsworth

      Max_Chatsworth

      Going commando on a joystick....really sounds like a euphemism. 

  18. The Mr. Video
    Added SCRAM.
  19. The Mr. Video
    Added Energy Czar.
  20. The Mr. Video
    Hi, I would like to be able to edit the first post of my J-card thread.
  21. The Mr. Video
    Sure thing! I also plan on doing J-cards for Space Invaders and Journey to the Planets.
  22. The Mr. Video
    Hi, I made some cassette j-cards for some of my Atari 8-bit games, and I thought I'd share them with you guys. They're saved at actual size, so you shouldn't have to mess with any settings to print them at the correct size. For best results, print on card stock or any kind of white paper that's thicker than regular printer paper. Cut along the faintly colored border and fold according to the white markers in the bleed-in area. I add more j-cards from time to time, so be sure to check back once in a while. Energy Czar Hangman Journey to the Planets (JV Software version) Journey to the Planets (Roklan version) Preppie! SCRAM Shamus Space Invaders States & Capitals Temple of Apshai
  23. The Mr. Video
    A common problem with Coleco Geminis is that the solder on the switches and ports crack overtime, causing them to have a loose connection. This is because Coleco used cheap solder during the manufacturing process. If you know how to solder, than reflowing solder on the cracked areas is not hard. As for everything else with the console, I've never had a problem with it. In terms of compatability, every 2600 game I've tried works on the Gemini, although I've yet to try homebrew on it.
  24. The Mr. Video
    The biggest reason to why pokemon games are going up in price probably has something to do with the controversy surrounding Sword and Shield. Gamefreak gained some heat from fans due to them removing certain pokemon from the game and changing the trading system without showing any good reasons to justify their decisions. This may have caused people to flock to the older games. I also think another reason why is that late 90s to early 2000s nostalgia is going in style, which leads to a growing demand for games released around that era and not enough supply to keep up.
  25. The Mr. Video
    I think the big reason why the 7800 failed was because Atari was too slow to release the 7800. They test marketed the 7800 in 1984, but didn't give it a wide release until '86. By then NES was getting a nationwide release and was catching on like wildfire. Another factor was their lack of third-party developers. Nintendo's policy of not being able to develop games for competing systems upon becoming a third-party developer allowed them to snatch up all of the prestigious developers and leave Atari and Sega next to nothing, and while Sega managed to mostly get by with their own releases, Atari just couldn't compensate.
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