CaptainBreakout Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Since we've been co-running this event, chicgamer and I have made it a thing to get each other a gift also! I managed to get a video of us opening chicgamer's present on Christmas Eve. Sorry about the homevideo quality of this, but it was fun capturing the moment! "Don't cut your hand off!" -Dad (Oh, and watch out for my daughter's dress, Finn.) And a few moment later... It's Alice Sisters! Awesome since we love ourselves some 2-player co-op platforming. I'd heard of this game, but didn't realize it had a 2-player mode! Kinda perfect too. I have the first in the series on Jaguar and really enjoy it. Thanks chicgamer for making another great memory of Christmas this year! 7 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5179063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Your "aah..." at the end reminded me of Impossible Mission. 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5179141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I want to thank everyone again for a great Secret Santa run this year. I look forward to this every year and you all did not disappoint. @CaptainBreakout and @chicgamer - biggest "Thank You" of all. Thank you for not letting this tradition die a few years back. Love you all. AND!!!! And! and... 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5179158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 So, wait... you mean to tell me NO ONE got the bike again this year? Santa's elves let us down all over again! 🤣 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5179167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Isn't it the Atari Puffer we should wish for? 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5179253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 21 hours ago, CyranoJ said: I've been looking at picking this one up for a while, but never quite hit the purchase button. How did Santa know? He's magical, thats how. Magical! Yes, yes he is. And I'm so happy I got to experience that magic on both sides again this year! 21 hours ago, CyranoJ said: Many thanks to my personal (not so secret) Santa... Yeah, this isn't our first rodeo, is it? But that's just fine with me. As long as this is a global community I'll do my part to help keep this a global event! Confession time: When I knew the box wasn't going to get there before Christmas, I told CaptainBreakout to let you know your Santa would drop you a line with at least part of your gift before the 25th. And then I bungled that too (getting sick didn't help). So I'm relieved you didn't have to wait too long after the big day. Santa will try harder next year (whoever his victim turns out to be)! 8 hours ago, ClassicGMR said: So, wait... you mean to tell me NO ONE got the bike again this year? Where do you think we are, back in '89?? 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5179428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 8 hours ago, ClassicGMR said: So, wait... you mean to tell me NO ONE got the bike again this year? Santa's elves let us down all over again! 🤣 This winter has been far too frigid for anyone to sleep in the cold! Even though we never actually get it, the Hello Kitty bike is the gift that keeps on giving! 2 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5179441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 11 hours ago, carlsson said: Your "aah..." at the end reminded me of Impossible Mission. 🙂 Yeah, that was me. I was also the voice talent behind Space Harrier for the Master System. 2 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5179500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) Here I am releasing a picture with everything laid out. Sorry about all my pictures being released in such a staggered time frame. As you can see I’m overwhelmed by the amount of Canadian candy here! I love the brightly colored hockey apparel! I’ll be looking up the next Boston vs Edmonton game to watch. Lol And this mini arcade game is so cool. I can honestly say I never played in the arcade so it’s all new to me. Which is pretty exciting. Oh and the Lynx games! I guess that’ll have to be a picture for another day. I’ll dig the Lynx out of the closet and try them, and post my thoughts on them later. Oh one last thing there’s a case with all kinds a little white lights and a PCB board or something. Can anyone clue me in on what it is? Oh and secret Santa if you wanna stay anonymous that’s OK . Looks like it might be an artsy type thing to put together. Not sure if I have a technical know how to do it. Lol thanks secret Santa!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and please have a happy new year! Edited December 29, 2022 by Zeptari1 Added a picture of the LED kit 8 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5179990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chicgamer Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 Looks like a 9 volt-powered light-up bunny to me! If you need someone to solder it together, I'm sure someone here can do it for you (including me ). 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 It is probably this kit : Assembly instructions for the Easter Bunny Flashing LED PCB kit | Atari Gamer 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) Nice, you have 14 weeks to assemble it! Speaking of the Easter Bunny, it reminds me of one of the longest game titles I've seen: The Easter Bunny has to water the garden with a bad cough by firstly figuring out the controls Edited December 29, 2022 by carlsson 4 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidcalgary29 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Zeptari1 said: Here I am releasing a picture with everything laid out. Sorry about all my pictures being released in such a staggered time frame. As you can see I’m overwhelmed by the amount of Canadian candy here! I love the brightly colored hockey apparel! I’ll be looking up the next Boston vs Edmonton game to watch. Lol And this mini arcade game is so cool. I can honestly say I never played in the arcade so it’s all new to me. Which is pretty exciting. Oh and the Lynx games! I guess that’ll have to be a picture for another day. I’ll dig the Lynx out of the closet and try them, and post my thoughts on them later. Oh one last thing there’s a case with all kinds a little white lights and a PCB board or something. Can anyone clue me in on what it is? Oh and secret Santa if you wanna stay anonymous that’s OK . Looks like it might be an artsy type thing to put together. Not sure if I have a technical know how to do it. Lol thanks secret Santa!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and please have a happy new year! Just be lucky that you didn't get one of my "Rainbow Brite" mini-arcades. I still have three of them left from Coleco's dumpster-fire sale closeout spectacular from a few years ago. You might want to contact the K-Retro people about that LED project. No instructions? 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 The monkey has made his way to the office! 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180237 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Cebus Capucinis said: The monkey has made his way to the office! Well, even though the name is blanked out, I guess I know who to PM if I get a traffic ticket in AZ! 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 LOL - I debated not caring but God only knows what kind of clowns will take offense regarding a statement of random opinion about a lump of plastic (and I think we know suspects #1, #2, and #3 for which lumps of plastic, though not necessarily in order) and proceed the harassment campaign.... 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) You might want to get your cowboy hat for this, Cebus... https://youtu.be/eQkVDWdp2eo A few years ago, someone in the forums unearthed this extremely impressive commercial. (Being fascinated by early CG, this is all the more impressive to me.) There was a lot of Intellivision this year here! Expecially in chicgamer's unwrapping video. Anyway, enjoy this little bit, it's worth it. Also I didn't know Carol Shaw (creator of River Raid) wrote Happy Trails. Neat! Thanks so much to the participants. This was a pleasure to be part of. And as 2022 winds down, Happy Trails to you! Edited December 30, 2022 by CaptainBreakout 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chicgamer Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 I've really been becoming an Intellivision fan over the last year or so. It's a console I didn't have as a kid (and didn't even know existed), but it's got a really nice library of games, including a really active homebrew scene. I've even gotten accustomed to those discs, though the side buttons still feel pretty meh to me. 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 The homebrew for it alone 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Yeah, totes. Now that I've got it hooked up in it's new home I'm falling in love with it again. I'm looking for a working Intellivoice module (also Same Game and Robots, speaking of homebrews). If anyone has an extra Intellivoice and wants to trade, please PM me! 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 3 hours ago, chicgamer said: the side buttons still feel pretty meh to me Yeah. As an aspiring developer (but not very successful, the custom cartridge to CaptainBreakout was my first and possibly only to be manufactured), it is easy to test your programs in emulation using a PC keyboard where all controls are equal. Then you load it on a flash cartridge to real hardware and realize the super stiff side buttons makes the game difficult, verging to unplayable. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5180812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Happy New Year everyone. I hope to see everyone again (and more) here next year. Don't forget to keep the thread on follow so no one misses updates! On that sad note it's time to channel Optimus Prime... "Secret Santas! Transform and roll out!" 5 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5181741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Sad day. Last signs of the holiday came off the fridge today. 😭😭 3 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5189637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chicgamer Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 I miss all the updates to this thread. And next Christmas is sooooo far away. 🙁 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5189783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 I just to thank my Secret Santa again! CJ, you made my Christmas. I am still blown away by all the gifts. They are the pride of my collection! Thank you, thank you THANK YOU! 4 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341926-the-official-atari-age-secret-santa-2022-thread/page/17/#findComment-5189891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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