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Yeah, that's a cool site. Fed!

You have a very generous roommate.

Tempest is your favourite Magic: the Gathering expansion, right?

Yes, the ones we were selling had nice, glossy Atarisoft-style labels. I still have a few of those if anyone is interested. ..Al Pic?

Yes, power switch (and power supply) problems are very common. The standard controllers aren't so great, but they're not as bad as everyone says they are. You can use several substitutes for most games that only use one of the action buttons, however (SMS/Genesis control pad, Atari 2600 joystick). I've never played any of the clones, but like most clones I've heard they're junk...I'd avoid. I'm sure there were some incompatibilities with Expansion Module #1, but I don't remember off hand. The EM #1 is a nice item to have, but if you're going to spend any significant amount of time playing Atari 2600 games, just stick with a VCS (ditto for using the Supercharger). If you can find a ColecoVison unit that works reasonably well in the wild, consider yourself lucky. The console is just too fragile to use for playing Atari games for any extended period...I'd only use it when you must (to play CV games).

You don't even have to do that...just approach him, kneel, and quickly throw leg sweeps repeatedly...he'll keep running into your low kicks until he dies. Too easy.

Kung Fu is short, easy, and somewhat corny (I love how the bosses laugh at you when you die), but it's still fun to play through occasionally. Mr. X is way too easy though (especially using the cheat).

I'd take a Space Invaders if you do another run.

I always found dodging to the left to be easiest and most effective. Once you learn how to dodge that, he's really very easy. Tyson is another story...

Well, the save feature was included in the cart (Save and Load options) but it obviously doesn't work because they opted not to include battery backup. There was at least one other early NES game that was the same way (I believe it was Wrecking Crew). Most of the FDS games that had disk-save backup used passwords when they were converted to cartridge (except Zelda and Zelda II). I can only assume this was a cost-cutting measure on Nintendo's part. Too bad.

It's different every time, anywhere from 5-15 times I think.

Exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself, Proto Man. I would also add that given the general unreliability of the Disk System and its disks (broken drive belts and corrupt disks are very common), you should be happy that Nintendo never released them in America.

Balloon Kid, Donkey Kong, Qix and Solar Striker are some of my old favorites. If you like puzzle games, Dr. Mario, Tetris 2, Yoshi and a game called Daedalean Opus (a.k.a. Puzzle Road) are some that you might want to track down.

Yes, I love how endless waves of zombies and wolves attack you, how Jason lives in a cave, and how the camp counselors are always taking vitamins to heal themselves, just like in the movie. Seriously...it's definitely closer to the movie than most of LJN's other efforts (Back To The Future), but it still sucks. At least Halloween is actually fun to play.

You've got that right. I never played Oink! until Activision Anthology (fortunately). It's terrible.

I'm guessing that's why the ColecoVision power supply was so big as well?

Also... http://www.coleconation.com/ http://www.colecovision.dk/ (Danish page - under construction) http://www.videogamecritic.net/coleco.htm http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/colecovision/ Have fun.

Neat, I suppose...but it would have made more sense to do a 'signature edition' of a console that was actually produced during the Bushnell era...

That is true, but you do call the anus the "asshole" even though you're referring to the ring around the hole as opposed to the hole itself. OWNED! By the way, I hate doughnuts...I prefer Danish pastry. Anyway...back on topic....atari2600land, just go to an electronics shop (Radio Shack) and get the smallest soldering iron and lightest gauge solder you can find (made for electronics). Otherwise you will make a mess. Shouldn't cost more than $15-$20 for both.

Yes, you'll need a Videopac to play most of the Parker titles. They usually will not work with most versions of the Odyssey 2: Frogger: won't work Popeye: works Q*bert: won't work Super Cobra: works

I had a similar problem about a month ago, although mine was just loose, not completely removed. Even so, I don't think you need a new one, unless the metal pins are broken...just solder the old one back on and it should work fine. Get a small soldering iron and some light rosin-core flux solder. Put the power jack box back on the board and apply solder on the underside where the pins from the box stick into the holes on the board. Good luck.

ColecoVision consoles are notorious for failure, so your situation is not surprising...I don't know what you mean when you say the system gets power, etc., because the CV console lacks an LED. It could be the power switch, but the fact that you are getting only a black screen is not a good sign. Usually if the switch is failing, the system will power up, but will have scrambled graphics. CV consoles are notorious for problems with both the power switch and the power supply (they tend to fail over time), but there may be a problem with the circuit board itself. It could be any number of things, unfortunately. For a cleaning and repair guide (and lots of other info on everything ColecoVision), try here: http://www.coleconation.com/ http://www.colecoworld.com/ If you end up needing a CV repair or new power supply, try here: http://www.geocities.com/double_down_on_11...VideoGames.html http://coleco.freeservers.com/

Yeah, sounds like this.

Yeah, really. I thought Burma was called Myanmar now, and has been controlled by a military dictatorship.

Could possibly be a problem with your power supply. Are you using a stock NES AC adapter?