JonnyBritish Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I wish Retro Gamer was in the stores around here Here in chicago fry's electronics is now stocking Retro Gamer and Games magazine both from the UK. Also.. If you check online for the retro gamer magazine shop which is www.imagineshop.co.uk you can buy two dvd sets which have many issues of retro gamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 It was the first ever port of Galaga to a home console and I don't think its a bad port of the game. Well, there are certainly games that are far worse than 7800 Galaga. But, with a title like that you'd think they would've taken the ball and ran with it especially with it being the first console to release it. My biggest complaint of Galaga is the timing (or pace of the game). It is totally off. The graphics are OK but that is not as important as game play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Joe Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I love Galaga on the 7800 its one of my favorite games, along with Food Fight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Off topic a bit here, but in the youtube video, the narrator calls it the "Atari seven thousand eight hundred"... Is it just because I'm a lazy American :-) that I have always called it the "Atari seventy-eight hundred"??? I mean, is that regional or just him? or ? Back on topic; great to see that article. I'll have to try and dig up a copy. ...and Galaga on the 7800 is one of my favorites as well... desiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 I was discussing this with somebody recently and I (and everyone I know) has always call it the seven eight hundred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Seventy Eight Hundred... No one ever calls it the seven thousand, eight hundred just as the fifty two hundred was never called the five thousand, two hundred or the twenty six hundred was never called the two thousand six hundred. I was discussing this with somebody recently and I (and everyone I know) has always call it the seven eight hundred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdement Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I wish Retro Gamer was in the stores around here Here in chicago fry's electronics is now stocking Retro Gamer and Games magazine both from the UK. They have Fry's in Chicago now? When I lived near there CDW was opening huge stores like that, but I didn't see a Fry's until moving to CA. Did they put CDW out of the retail business, or are they fighting it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Whoa - 2 of my games are on that list... Thanks for the info, and here's the youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ZHVnEeKj4 2:26 starts the article. Thats awesome...and well deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Seventy Eight Hundred... No one ever calls it the seven thousand, eight hundred just as the fifty two hundred was never called the five thousand, two hundred or the twenty six hundred was never called the two thousand six hundred. We do call it that in Germany. Atari Siebentausend-Achthundert, Zweitausend-Sechshundert, Fünftausend-Zweihundert... while it is theoretically possible to call it like "Achtundsiebzig-Hundert", it would sound kind of strange, it is not very commonly used here, save for numbers below 2000. As it happens, the 7800 got a little 4-page feature in Germany in the July-issue of M! Games as well. It has little text and is mostly pictures, and the overall tone is rather negative, with the outcome that the system is only interesting if you are into the real, pre-NES age arcade-oldies. Fair enough I think, that´s the department where the 7800 shines, sadly these games are too retro even for me. The 10 top-titles for the 7800 listed in the mag are Ms. Pac-Man, Xenophobe, Asteroids, Dig Dug, Midnight Mutants, Centipide, Food Fight, Galaga, Xevious and Joust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Just got the magazine in yesterday. Thanks again, Marty and Curt for allowing me to be a part of that. I hope my future projects (once I move to Naples, Florida within the next few months) will please everyone. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_x Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 i believe retro gamer is now also on the apple app store for those who have iphone/ipod touch/ipad.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafer Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I wish Retro Gamer was in the stores around here If you have any Barnes and Noble locations within driving distance, they sell them. Sadly no - none in Canada, I don't believe. I've been meaning to go to Maine anyway. FYI, until last year, I always bought Retro Gamer at any Chapters (at least in the Ottawa, Ontario region), are there any on the east coast? Last December though, I bought a subscription; turns out to come to less than half price and I get the magazine about 1 month BEFORE the Chapters does. You can find subscription info at the Retrogamer homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Why wasn't Karateka on there? (I think we all know why) Everyone and their brother has a copy of Karateka. It's common as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 FYI, until last year, I always bought Retro Gamer at any Chapters (at least in the Ottawa, Ontario region), are there any on the east coast? Chapters, yes ... but didn't see RetroGamer when I went looking. Ebay might be my friend on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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