[Nostalgia Fatique]

On 3/2/2023 at 9:11 AM, CapitanClassic said:

Are there really these “greater projects” that take longer than 14 years to produce?

Everything I do.

[Tycoon management games]

Airport Tycoon (Air Mogul) 

 

Full 3D, but with a locked off camera. There was a mode which would let you kinda walk around your airport, which was cool. The people in your airport were rendered crudely, maybe a a few dozen polygons a piece. They were actually a bit creepy, but that wasn’t a major turn off.
 

The game itself was fun, if you could work with the restrictive camera. You could buy land across the world & place airports in major cities. One city in Alaska was free; never got far enough to see the other cities.

 

Sadly, it won’t work on my new computer; I think it needs some stuff which only comes with 32-bit versions of Windows.

[Stone age (caveman) games: where did they come from, where did they go, and what are your favorites?]

On 3/16/2021 at 10:48 PM, BassGuitari said:

Not to be that guy...but dinosaurs and cave people were about 65 million years apart.

Seems there used to be more caveman themed media in general; as more people accepted that the genre kinda died out.

[Puzzle matching games]

Tetris Attack & Puzzle Bobble are my favorites.

[board games and card games]

We still have a Stop Thief game! Two I do believe!

Saw a new copy in stores a year or so ago, but it used an app instead of the Electronic Crime Scanner. An app-based version didn’t sound half-as cool, so we passed it up.

[Yoko Game Copier, Dactar-Comp and Dynacom Keyboard for sale]

Ah, here's a post with a pic of the Dactar-Comp: 

 

And here's one of the Dynacom Keyboard: 

Should've done a forum search first. Now I just need to do a bit of digging to get the history.

[Yoko Game Copier, Dactar-Comp and Dynacom Keyboard for sale]

Ah, I didn’t realize the first post was from 2017. Sorry! 
 

Still… Does anyone have pics of these?

[Female protagonist games]

The Turtle in Turtle was a mother, right?

 

Other than that... Pokémon Crystal let you choose a female avatar, if you liked.

[Yoko Game Copier, Dactar-Comp and Dynacom Keyboard for sale]

On 1/6/2017 at 11:47 AM, mibe said:

Dactar-Comp Computer (Atari 2600)

 

Basic Keyboard from Dynacom (Atari 2600)

I've never even heard of these. Pics?

[Super Mario Bros. on Atari 7800?]

You press the last page button, then look for something interesting.

 

Why? You want to say something, & none of the new topics are interesting.

[The weird PITFALL! game you can no longer play]

Never played it. It should be preserved tho.

[VCS out in the wild? I'd say 10 to 15K.]

9 hours ago, Djmicklovin said:

There’s gotta be more than that by now. The initial Indiegogo run was around 10-15k. Probably another 10-15k for it’s official retail release. So probably 20-30k by now. There seems to be more demand for it over in Europe for whatever reason people seem to love Atari more over there.

The ST was more popular over there, so they maintained greater mind share in the late 80's. That gives the brand one extra half-generation of nostalgic adults to appeal to.

[Any other millennials/gen Z who like the Atari 2600?]

On 5/31/2022 at 10:40 AM, Leatherrebel5150 said:

Woah, easy there lol. I was born in 91’ and have very clear memories and experiences with pre-internet and VHS etc. We didn’t even have a useable internet in my house until 2003+ and even then rarely used it for anything until high school. VHS didn’t disappear over night, was still using those to around the same time period. 
 

 

Yeah, VHS remained relevant till ~2006, maybe later. And the Internet didn’t start catching on in my area till ‘98 or ‘99. My family didn’t get it till 2008.

 

I’m 32, & I like Atari. Been collecting 2600 carts since I was 6, 7, or 8. The system was my dad’s, & it holds a special place in my heart. The games are simple, but fun.

 

Then again, I like older things, like records & film cameras & encyclopedia sets. Perhaps it’s just taste?

[Bandicoot Pursuit]

Crash Bandicoot Adventure (archive.org)

 

This was an online adventure game, used as part of a contest to promote the first Crash Bandicoot title. Anyone remember it? I tried emailing one of the developers of Crash, but he hasn't emailed me back.

 

Already started a thread in the regular forum, but I thought it might get a better response here. 

[Could the release of Black Ice/White Noise saved the Jaguar and Atari?]

On 11/9/2018 at 7:44 PM, Zerosquare said:

That.

1) And bad management.

2) And lack of advertising.

3) And poor relations with developers and retailers.

4) And competing against a 800-pound gorilla (Sony).

5) And really low budgets and team sizes compared to competitors.

6) And Atari running out of money.

And...

 

To succeed in the marketplace, what the Jaguar needed was a miracle.

I'd say #6 is the reason behind #5 & #2, maybe even #3. And #1 is probably the reason behind #6. 

 

As such, we can blame the Jaguar's failure on #1. Jack Tramiel's management style was too old-fashioned, & his sons inherited his style.

[Bandicoot Pursuit Sweepstakes?]

Well... perhaps I've built it up in my mind a bit, since I can't play it myself.

 

First, it sounds like some sort of point-n-click adventure, where you play as Crash trying to find gems. Is that right?

 

Second, what did it look like? Did it use prerendered CGI, or painted back grounds or what?

 

Third, there was a contest. Who won it?

[Bandicoot Pursuit Sweepstakes?]

When Crash Bandicoot was released in 1996, Sony ran a contest using this online game: https://web.archive.org/web/19961222223310/http://www.sepc.sony.com:80/SCEA/arena/crash/pursuit/

 

Does anyone remember this? I just found out about it a few years ago while exploring the Wayback Machine, & I’ve not been able to find anything about it. 

[Dumb crap in video games]

Played EvoCreo, a Pokemon clone for mobile devices. Was ok, but if you stock up on healing items you can win most battles easily, & healing items aren’t expensive either.

 

And if you don’t stock up on healing items, it’s easy to tell who’ll win. Are you dealing more damage than your opponent? Congratulations! Finishing the fight is merely a formality.

 

These two factors rob the game of suspense, cheapening the experience. And I’m now afraid that’d happen with any turn-based battle system; it’s been awhile since I’ve played another RPG.

[Dumb crap in video games]

Poor steering. Doesn’t matter if it’s a bike that oversteers, like in Crash 3’s racing levels, or a dragon that understeers, like in Lair or Dragon Rage. Poor steering ruins otherwise fun levels or games.

[Short-lived platforming franchises]

A series of two games:

Snake, Rattle, & Roll (NES)
Sneaky Snakes (GB)

And of only one released game:

Bound High (VB, canceled)
Chalvo 55 (GB)

[Best license-based games]

I’ve enjoyed Jurassic Park for the Game Boy. It’s a nice little action/adventure game. Exploring the park, dodging dinos, & finding what I need to get outta there is fun. The graphics aren’t too bad either.

[What can you do with a Kaypro II?]

On 1/20/2010 at 8:24 AM, jukingeo said:

The only thing I have noticed is that I am having trouble finding any CP/M stuff on the web. I figured I would find tons of info, but alas, nothing. I can't even find the CP/M 2.2 OS on a download which is what the Kaypro needs.

CPM resources: https://curlie.org/en/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/CPM

[Do You Ever Buy Non-Hardware or Software "Toys" at the Store?]

36 minutes ago, Zerosquare said:

They have literally no reason to go back to the old model.

Marketing. When I see a game, movie, cd, or book in the store its package entices me to pick it up & try it.

 

The question: is that better than other ways of communicating a good's value to potential customers?

[Do You Ever Buy Non-Hardware or Software "Toys" at the Store?]

46 minutes ago, vrocko said:

Reducing the number of that item in the market by destroying it, lowers the total supply of that item, and if the supply is low and the demand is high the price will increase not decrease.

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If I understand things correctly, destroying unsold merchandise allows you to write it off. Giving the merchandise away or donating it would require you to report it to the state & IRS & pay taxes. Besides that, giving away goods further reduces the value of goods they're selling for, at best, 20% over their cost. 

Thank you; I stated that poorly & corrected/clarified my statement here.

[Do You Ever Buy Non-Hardware or Software "Toys" at the Store?]

Just now, jhd said:

 

 There was a manager of GameStop (or EB Games) in a city where I previously lived who quite openly resold items that the store had officially disposed of as trash. Why donate something to charity when you can make extra (non-taxable) money and compete directly with your employer? ?

 

Used to happen with books too. That's why books have that "don't buy if missing cover" notice.

 

7 minutes ago, zzip said:

Downloads are convenient when they tie the disc to copy protection..   like you can't play the game without the disc in the drive even though its installed to your hard drive.

I get that, but part of me wishes I could play games without installing anything at all, right from the disk like a PS1, PS2, or shareware collection.

 

8 minutes ago, zzip said:

I just find it hard to believe the future of shopping is a world where we sit at home while the Amazon driver brings us stuff or we go to a bland Target/Walmart if we really need to get out of the house.   Meanwhile everyone continues gets more and more socially isolated, unfit and unhealthy.   I think the pendulum is going to swing in the other direction sooner or later.  The next generation of retail is going to be something Amazon/Target/Walmart etc can't provide.   If I knew exactly what that was I'd be building it / investing in it now.

I agree,