+GoldLeader Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Late to the party as usual but I might as well weigh in... I would be just fine with doing them the way they did it in the old days, especially with collector prices ruining it for the old units. Not exact duplicates but maybe some different games or some new tech done in the old style or something equally clever...But that said, I'd be equally happy with LCD screens and (as someone already said) collections of games by company, say an Atari collection, a Midway collection, Data East, Williams, Universal, Cinematronics, etc...Whatever you could license. Some obscure games will always keep things interesting and give you some much needed credibility. On the other hand, If it becomes something made for an iPad or a phone then I'm out... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kokovec69 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I would be just fine with doing them the way they did it in the old days, especially with collector prices ruining it for the old units. I owned a Frogger MiniCade back in the day and wish I still had it. If they end up remaking them I hope they're true to the originals in form and function. Probably wouldn't have mass appeal though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I think if they had a way, say, an LCD screen plus emulation that could do modern arcade (MAME) emulation AND do something like emulation that resembles the old days (choppy movement, LEDs etc.), they'd make a whole bunch of people Very Happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 You guys mean the Pacman shaped Namco Anniversary joystick? I picked one on Amazon for $18 earlier this summer. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 the prices for the power supply are crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jointfilms.com Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I had Donkey Kong back when these came out. It was ok. The best electronic table top I ever had or played was Galaxy II by Epoch. I recently visited the National Video Game Museum outside Dallas and played the Coleco Ms Pac Man and a few other random handhelds and table tops. It was fun for the nostalgic factor but I couldn't see playing these much. I still have my Mattel Battlstar Galactica. Still works. Rarely play it though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I had Donkey Kong back when these came out. It was ok. The best electronic table top I ever had or played was Galaxy II by Epoch. I recently visited the National Video Game Museum outside Dallas and played the Coleco Ms Pac Man and a few other random handhelds and table tops. It was fun for the nostalgic factor but I couldn't see playing these much. I still have my Mattel Battlstar Galactica. Still works. Rarely play it though. I still have my boxed Galaxy II from Epoch from back in the day!! It was definitely an '80's style arcade shooter and it was cool how they gave it different levels... Neat to hear someone else remembers that....I even remember (somewhat vaguely) that there was a TV commercial for them BITD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 By the time these things come out we'll all be senile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jointfilms.com Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I still have my boxed Galaxy II from Epoch from back in the day!! It was definitely an '80's style arcade shooter and it was cool how they gave it different levels... Neat to hear someone else remembers that....I even remember (somewhat vaguely) that there was a TV commercial for them BITD. That's cool you still have yours. I had mine for a long time but it stopped working. You're right though the added levels were cool and a nice touch. I Remember having to land the capsule onto your ship at one point. It was the best electronic game I ever played. I think a few years ago I randomly looked on eBay for one. If I remember correct the prices were kind of high. I sold my Donkey Kong to a friend for like nothing. Then I sold my tabletop Popeye for a ton of money in eBay. Made me wish I hadn't sold my Donkey Kong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 By the time these things come out we'll all be senile!Speak for yourself, cowboySome of us are already there 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillLoguidice Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 The Galaxy II was my favorite from back in the day too. Unfortunately, I no longer have mine. I've been tempted a few times to reacquire one, but never quite pulled the trigger. Based on the comments here, it sounds like a lot of us really liked that one and it was one of the better selling units. I didn't have many. I also had Mario's Cement Factory, which I also liked a lot, but not quite as much as Galaxy II. I don't remember what others I had off the top of my head. Personally, I'm not quite sure how interested I'd be in a single recreation of one of these, but I'd certainly be interested in some type of multi-unit, even if its the Picade one making the rounds recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbalion Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I've got a Galaxy II that I picked up at a resale shop ages ago. Neat twist on the Galaxian concept! Now I feel the urge to dig mine back out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I know they're not Coleco related, but Bed Bath and Beyond had a bunch of classic LCD games for holiday 2016, including Pacman and Space Invaders. They also had Electronic Football and numerous others. I'm getting Pacman and Space Invaders for my B-Day in late Janurary. So if Coleco is gonna release the minicades, they'd better get them out this year, before the nostalgia market gets totally saturated. By 2018 it may be too late. My two cents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Aside from the Galaxy II, The other one I have and kept in the box from lo those many years ago was an Entex Galaxian 2...I remember I ordered that one from the Montgomery Ward's catalog. I'm not sure if I remember how it worked....Wasn't there a "Catalog Dept" in the store? I seem to remember going there with my mom (Ward's was about 4 blocks from my house) and pointing it out or something, probably filling in some order info. and then we waited for a pone call....Which always took way longer than one would expect back in those days...And eventually they'd call and tell you your order was in. And well, now that I've mentioned it (slightly off topic though it may be)...I decided to dig these out...For what it's worth I paid $48.88 + tax for the Galaxy II, which was bought at Grand Central, a very cool store right next to Montgomery Ward's... I know that Atari Age mantra of Pics or it didn't happen...so.... And I also kept a Merlin and a GBA Micro in the drawer with the Galaxian 2 so I threw them in the pic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 That Galaxy II game looks like some kind of scope. Must be pretty cool... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 That Galaxy II game looks like some kind of scope. Must be pretty cool... Oh you'd dig it the most Daddy-o! It has *ahem* Kosmic Stardust inside that scope! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 ^^It's huge! Another thing I love about old gear. None of this miniaturization BS! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Don't get me wrong, I do have some Coleco tabletops too! Zaxxon, Pac-Man, and Galaxian,...Plus a broken Ms. Pac-Man...All were collected later though (Not from back in the day)... Like I say, I look forward to the return of these guys. And even if they're' done in the old school way, I'm sure I'd be interested in picking up a couple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) ^^It's huge! Another thing I love about old gear. None of this miniaturization BS! Yeah! I think of that Galaxian 2 almost like it's my first handheld, (If we ignore the old football and basketball games for a moment). And I had it 8 years before Game Boy came out! Though it's almost twice the size of a Game Boy! Edited January 9, 2017 by GoldLeader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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