MrChickenz Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) I decided to go to my local retro games store yesterday to look for Bowling. I didn’t have this one I believe @Intellivision Master and @JetmanUK and @shane857 got me interested in it. This game store has a bunch of common Atari games for a buck each! Sure enough they had bowling for a buck! So I got it! $23.00 later I walked out with this! CIB games are like new! M-Network Baseball and Football were my favorites back in the day! They are 2- Players only! But if you have someone to compete with it’s a blast! Tron I already had a loose cart but for a buck I have a backup copy! Plus they came with the plastic protectors they usually go for $2 a piece Edited May 24 by MrChickenz 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 3 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: I decided to go to my local retro games store yesterday to look for Bowling. I didn’t have this one I believe @Intellivision Master and @JetmanUK and @shane857 got me interested in it. This game store has a bunch of common Atari games for a buck each! Sure enough they had bowling for a buck! So I got it! $23.00 later I walked out with this! CIB games are like new! M-Network Baseball and Football were my favorites back in the day! They are 2- Players only! But if you have someone to compete with it’s a blast! Tron I already had a loose cart but for a buck I have a backup copy! A nice haul there Chicken man! 🤟🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) 2 minutes ago, JetmanUK said: A nice haul there Chicken man! 🤟🏻 Now I have to go bowling! Still waiting on my mail order! Then that’s it! Lol! Edited May 24 by MrChickenz 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 13 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: This game store has a bunch of common Atari games for a buck each! Sure enough they had bowling for a buck! So I got it! That's a good deal. I paid around $3 I think for my copy. Which is still cheap enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 11 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: Now I have to go bowling! Still waiting on my mail order! Then that’s it! Lol! Nah, it's never it! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) 5 hours ago, MrChickenz said: I decided to go to my local retro games store yesterday to look for Bowling. I didn’t have this one I believe @Intellivision Master and @JetmanUK and @shane857 got me interested in it. This game store has a bunch of common Atari games for a buck each! Sure enough they had bowling for a buck! So I got it! $23.00 later I walked out with this! CIB games are like new! M-Network Baseball and Football were my favorites back in the day! They are 2- Players only! But if you have someone to compete with it’s a blast! Tron I already had a loose cart but for a buck I have a backup copy! Plus they came with the plastic protectors they usually go for $2 a piece Star Voyager is a great game. Visually similar to Star Raiders, thou you don't need the touch pad. More arcade style gameplay... Edited May 24 by shane857 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) Yes Star Voyager is a great game for the 2600. The 2600 had several good space strategy/ action games, but none that could competely replicate the a800 killer app Star Raiders. There is a thread that covers all of them, minus Space Attack, M-Network, which has a small amount of strategy sending your 3 squadrons to protect your base, and a great action section with chained explosions. Edited May 24 by CapitanClassic 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 26 minutes ago, CapitanClassic said: Space Attack, M-Network, which has a small amount of strategy sending your 3 squadrons to protect your base, and a great action section with chained explosions. Yes this is a good one also I have this one M-Network made some really good games for the 2600, I don’t think they got enough credit! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 6 hours ago, MrChickenz said: Now I have to go bowling! Still waiting on my mail order! Then that’s it! Lol! Yeh, right...It's kind of like Pokémon. Got to collect and play em' all!💪🏻😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 On 5/22/2024 at 11:12 AM, Intellivision Master said: I'm waiting for the official update on the 2600+. Hopefully there won't be a lot of steps like the beta update had. I skipped that because it seemed complex. With all those steps it's like doing a long math problem. lol same, not even for me in the way of "too many steps" its just moreso i hope that my PC will be able to detect it via usb once the updates out. i could jump through 10 hoops as long as the to-do list tells me what to do right 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 8 hours ago, Intellivision Master said: My one game is arriving tomorrow. As for the Star Wars game, it's coming next week. I was hoping to have it sooner. cool, i do wanna share, i had the chance to get Ikari Warriors 2600 for an insane price, but i was too busy practicing my failing guitar when the auction ended... now the mission will never be accomplished, and i wont be the prevailer of justice with Rambo Commando vs the Scrotum Cannons... WHERE DID THEIR HAIR GO??? OOOOOOH! WHERE DID THEIR HAIR GO???? /ref 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 There is zero math involved in the update. None. it's NOT hard. I have done it multiple times without issue. All you have to be able to do is Slow down enough to be able to carefully read and follow instructions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_813 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Local pickup today I really do need to stop 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Fiorillo Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 2 hours ago, Alex_813 said: Local pickup today I really do need to stop No. You can never stop. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 2 hours ago, Alex_813 said: Local pickup today I really do need to stop Great game I picked this one up a few months back. Never played it before that, never owned it until now. I was playing quite a bit when I got it. Really enjoyed playing this one. It’s kind of unique 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) Edited May 25 by MrChickenz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 2 hours ago, Alex_813 said: Local pickup today I really do need to stop Stop picking up local and start ordering online! When you feel the need to stop again, stop ordering online and start picking up local! At least you’re stopping! Lol! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 16 hours ago, Maztr_0n said: lol same, not even for me in the way of "too many steps" its just moreso i hope that my PC will be able to detect it via usb once the updates out. i could jump through 10 hoops as long as the to-do list tells me what to do right That's the thing. Is if the PC will detect the console. The average consumer might not want/need to update the console. Or perhaps they can't because they don't have a PC. Also, they might be turned off by the process of it. That's why when the official update releases, it needs to be as simple as plugging the console into the PC and you install the update directly from Atari.com with one button press. It probably won't be that easy but it would be nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) 1 hour ago, Intellivision Master said: That's the thing. Is if the PC will detect the console. The average consumer might not want to update the console. Or perhaps they can't because they don't have a PC. Also, they might be turned off by the process of it. That's why when the official update releases, it needs to be as simple as plugging the console into the PC and you install the update directly from Atari.com with one button press. It probably won't be that easy but it would be nice. For me early on I was having an issue with my PC detecting the console. It was very intermittent. It would keep flickering between detected not detected. At first I thought it had something to do with USB 2.0 vs 3.0. I tried on different PCs. But that was not the case. I finally realized it was the USBC connection on the cable that came packaged with the Atar 2600+. I purchased a new cable online and it detects every time now no issue! Edited May 25 by MrChickenz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitsized Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 17 hours ago, CapitanClassic said: Yes Star Voyager is a great game for the 2600. The 2600 had several good space strategy/ action games, but none that could competely replicate the a800 killer app Star Raiders. There is a thread that covers all of them, minus Space Attack, M-Network, which has a small amount of strategy sending your 3 squadrons to protect your base, and a great action section with chained explosions. This is great , I've been interested in the topic of the space shooters a la Star Raiders. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitsized Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 10 hours ago, MrChickenz said: Stop picking up local and start ordering online! When you feel the need to stop again, stop ordering online and start picking up local! At least you’re stopping! Lol! Love a local pickup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Purchased this today. Quite a rare game in the UK especially. Gameplay is similar to Pitfall, single screen only thou. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 1 minute ago, shane857 said: Purchased this today. Quite a rare game in the UK especially. Gameplay is similar to Pitfall, single screen only thou. This is a great game, I like it much better than Pitfall. It is very rare over here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 9 hours ago, Intellivision Master said: That's the thing. Is if the PC will detect the console. The average consumer might not want/need to update the console. Or perhaps they can't because they don't have a PC. Also, they might be turned off by the process of it. That's why when the official update releases, it needs to be as simple as plugging the console into the PC and you install the update directly from Atari.com with one button press. It probably won't be that easy but it would be nice. yeah thats kinda what i mean, like i just imagine worse case is the PC will need a driver to detect what kind of device the console IS instead of receiving a signal to give power to an unknown device but yeah... will be cool, i will try to be patient for the official update as a linux user! Even the Beta version seems simple enough i just think that it might not work well on Linux as of now with the Beta version without fiddling with the terminal, for which i am not equipped to do hahahaha... So yeah i will wait 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 oh also i got joust in for 7800, although i only have the standard 2600+ joystick so idk i could be missing out on something, hopefully once i get the new controller and fatal run in i'd finally be able to try it! oh and pretend that i posted pictures of Towering Inferno, California Games, Chopper Command, Donkey Kong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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