Chris++ Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Speaking of new Pacmaniax articles...ahem... (Yes, I know there are only so many hours in the day.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Speaking of new Pacmaniax articles...ahem... (Yes, I know there are only so many hours in the day.) Spoiler alert: actually started researching Jawbreaker yesterday for the next post. Spoiler alert #2: when you just receive a MyIDE2 for your Atari 600XL and immediately want to try the 8-bit version of Jawbreaker and know that .xex is the extension for Atari 8-bit emulation files and you search DuckDuckGo for "jawbreaker xex," you get some...uhhhh...interesting results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Dauber, on 07 Oct 2015 - 5:13 PM, said: Spoiler alert: actually started researching Jawbreaker yesterday for the next post. Spoiler alert #2: when you just receive a MyIDE2 for your Atari 600XL and immediately want to try the 8-bit version of Jawbreaker and know that .xex is the extension for Atari 8-bit emulation files and you search DuckDuckGo for "jawbreaker xex," you get some...uhhhh...interesting results. Have you had a chance to play Pac Man Battle Royale? I really enjoy it, but it's a game you really need 3-4 people playing to get the best gameplay. I've also heard of a four player Pac-Man themed air hockey table, but I've not seen this one yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 There's a picture of said air hockey on my blog here, along with a distant picture of a HUUUUUUUUUGE Battle Royale: https://pacmaniax.wordpress.com/2015/03/24/level-257-or-okay-so-i-lied-this-aint-a-book-review/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Regarding K.C. Munchkin!, my guess has always been that Atari went after Magnavox most doggedly -- though by no means exclusively -- because Magnavox had gone after Atari (re: Pong). Revenge presumably played a factor, in other words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Check out the Off The Mark cartoon from yesterday: Must be a listener... (credit to StormSurge from the atari.io forums for finding this) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeguychicago Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Sean, Have you tried Pac-Man Arcade on the 5200 yet? It's an excellent conversion and even works well with the standard 5200 controllers. I'm not sure if tep392 is making another batch of them or not (I got one of the second batch) but it's well worth picking up if you have a 5200 and want a more arcade-perfect version than the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 I no longer have my 5200 -- traded it with Inky for an Atari 600XL, actually, which I then modded for 64k and have recently gotten a MyIDE2 for it....lotsa fun. Is there an equivalent for the 8-bit computers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I heard the episode, but already forgot: Did DK Jr have the same or different level order for the Japenese version as the American version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 AFAIK, the arcade version of DKjr is analogous to that of DK. In the US: - Clear the first screen, then you get the blue screen, level over. - Clear the first screen, then you get the bouncy thing screen, then blue screen, level over Japan: - Clear the first screen, then you get the bouncy thing spring, then you get the thing with stuff coming at you that you have to jump (pies / electricity), then blue screen, level over 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) Is there an equivalent for the 8-bit computers? The 400/800 version of Pac-Man is, for obvious reasons, identical to the 5200 version, presumably with a couple of values changed to account for the small number of different addresses in Pam. EDIT: Oops, you meant the newer, homemade Pac-Man. Sorry about that! Edited October 15, 2015 by Chris++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Japan: - Clear the first screen, then you get the bouncy thing spring, then you get the thing with stuff coming at you that you have to jump (pies / electricity), then blue screen, level over And by "bouncy thing spring," I mean "bouncy thing screen." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Oh, shit -- happy belated birthday, Sean! (You pie-slingers have pretty close birthdays!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Why are you wishing me a happy belated birthday? My birthday was on time this year! LAST year it was belated though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Normally I don't post here when a new episode is out, but...this is an exception. Episode 16 is now out, covering Mr. Do! and Tinkle Pit. Spread the word. No other podcast talks about Tinkle Pit! You're welcome. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Sad to hear about all the barcades in the Chicago area. Why? I'm within driving distance of it, and want to do a weekend trip to Chinatown there, and other places I can hit. I have hit Ground Kontrol in Portland, and that set the bar quite high for retro arcades. Great clientele(not all guys), good pinball selection & good arcade game selection. Beer is served and there's a weird Robotron 2084 exhibit right across the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) I have come up with a theory about Headquarters (a theory that might slightly soften the blow I dealt to that barcade) and I'll mention it in episode 17...but again, I've heard nothing but good things about Logan Arcade. If your bar is set that high, then forget the barcades and check out Underground Retrocade (right off I-90) or drive further and go to Galloping Ghost....have a feeling that Galloping Ghost would blow your effing mind, especially if you're impressed by quantity. Edited October 20, 2015 by Dauber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Mr DO!'s 1st screen isnt a number "1", but it resembles a mirrored "Do", though the "D" isnt backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 The latest episode isn't showing up in iTunes for me. Having same problem with 7800 GBG. Anyone else having this issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hmm...both showed up fine for me....BUT...for some reason, 7800 GBG episode 19 is showing up in my iTunes as an item that was added *yesterday*. I downloaded it Tuesday, but for some reason today it disappeared from Tuesday and re-appeared with yesterday's date on it and with a cloud icon by it. If you're still having problems with the latest PFP, you can get it the old-fashioned way at piefactorypodcast.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 The latest episode isn't showing up in iTunes for me. Having same problem with 7800 GBG. Anyone else having this issue? So when you posted this, both my podcast and PF were not showing up in the iTunes store, but it appears subscribers still automatically got them downloaded when they logged into iTunes. Then last night PF showed up in the store and mine seemed to show up today. Seems there was a 3 day delay from when we uploaded them. My guess: iTunes couldn't handle the combined awesomeness of our podcasts coming out so close to each other (in addition to Shinto's podcast). I shudder to think what would've happened if Ferg's show would've come out on Wednesday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Mr. Do! is a far more interesting and enjoyable game to me than Dig Dug...are we positive that the latter was released first (Wiki Rumor Site notwithstanding)? Anyway, I was glad to hear you mention Toy Pop, an incredibly fun arcade game. I urge you in all modesty to read the pertinent chapter in the Bookcast someday, and see what you think when you play it. It would be an awesome game to hear you cover at some point. For some reason, it was super-cool to hear the Cassidy excerpt of the Crystals song. Well, and the Crystals excerpt, but I had the Shaun 45 (Warner Bros. -- tree label) when I was 4 or 5. "That's Rock and Roll" (written by Eric Carmen of the Raspberries) was a damn fine Cassidy cut as well. I sense I've gone drastically off-topic, so I'll stop typing now. You're welcome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Yay Toy Pop! I'd have never played it if it hadn't been for Chris' book. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Here's a very nice blog post about the arcade game Journey for your upcoming episode: http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-story-of-journey-video-game.html BTW, I really like this game, although I've never seen a arcade machine in the wild, just played it in MAME. Which is missing the Journey song playing from the tape deck. There's probably a way to get it playing through MAME, but I didn't did that much into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Here's a very nice blog post about the arcade game Journey for your upcoming episode: http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-story-of-journey-video-game.html BTW, I really like this game, although I've never seen a arcade machine in the wild, just played it in MAME. Which is missing the Journey song playing from the tape deck. There's probably a way to get it playing through MAME, but I didn't did that much into it. Hmm... the song plays on my cabinet. So I can confirm it's possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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