Maztr_0n Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 weirdly enough, it would be interesting if there was a screw on attatchment that just covers the screwhole, then again you'd probably need to include some kind of remover tool and what not blah blah blah... sweet blue buttons 🥺 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, Maztr_0n said: weirdly enough, it would be interesting if there was a screw on attatchment that just covers the screwhole, then again you'd probably need to include some kind of remover tool and what not blah blah blah... sweet blue buttons 🥺 I agree, that bothers me when the thumb stick is removed. OCD I guess. lol Edited August 7 by MrChickenz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 On 8/3/2024 at 1:46 AM, Maztr_0n said: I said this somewhere else but make the stick yellow and the base green... Ikari Warriors CX78+ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 1 hour ago, MrChickenz said: I would play vanguard, ikari, etc with that... Is the CX78+ compatible with the SMS? Cuz i could add Time Soldiers if so... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Received mine. I guess it's an "unboxing" though I give it away in the thumbnail purposely, shoutout for Ben from Plain and Atariage forums along with some silly and fun rambling, it was for my personal fun and channel and gaming group more than the members here but since it was given to me here thought I would post, watch or don't it's just for fun 😜Skip to the 6 min or so mark for the actual unboxing. Thanks again Ben! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 6 hours ago, Maztr_0n said: I would play vanguard, ikari, etc with that... Is the CX78+ compatible with the SMS? Cuz i could add Time Soldiers if so... Good question, I’ve always used SMS controllers on Atari but never the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 6 hours ago, OldSchoolRetroGamer said: Received mine. I guess it's an "unboxing" though I give it away in the thumbnail purposely, shoutout for Ben from Plain and Atariage forums along with some silly and fun rambling, it was for my personal fun and channel and gaming group more than the members here but since it was given to me here thought I would post, watch or don't it's just for fun 😜Skip to the 6 min or so mark for the actual unboxing. Thanks again Ben! Congratulations! Awesome unboxing video! Nicely done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 16 hours ago, MrChickenz said: I agree, that bothers me when the thumb stick is removed. OCD I guess. lol Absolutely an OCD person's nightmare. What if my thumb falls in the hole ? lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Just now, tradyblix said: Absolutely an OCD person's nightmare. What if my thumb falls in the hole ? lol They would have to call the Fire Department! lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 7 hours ago, MrChickenz said: They would have to call the Fire Department! lol thankfully the FD is right nearby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Fiorillo Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Yup, I definitely need one on the next giveaway round!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 5 minutes ago, Marc Fiorillo said: Yup, I definitely need one on the next giveaway round!! me too, i mean, i'm not against any kind of cool atari stuff... tis hard to get them for meself, so i only feel a small amount of shame for e-begging... but ofc its a contest if i dont win anything thats fine, i'm just making sure you know i want to be entered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Just got mine. Thank you, @Ben from Plaion! I'm staying up after work in the morning to play some games. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 On 8/2/2024 at 3:14 PM, Ben from Plaion said: I did see an unboxing video where the reviewer commented on it (he didnt like the placement) but I just thought "You're doing it wrong!". But then I thought hmmm you have small hands Ben and our American cousins surely on average have shovel sized hands, I mean they did have the Duke OG Xbox controller. Maybe I should of made a CX78+XL. Funnily this reminded me that comments on the Atarian magazine from the late 80's would have writer comments saying " the proline is better than the nes controller because its big " Now i know this is likely just Atari Corp's magazine being more likely to post the most positive things and a CX-78+ XL is a better option and honestly, i thought it was bigger than expected, dunno why i thought it was going to be the size of like an altoids can but it wasn't! i just say that because i just wonder what those atarians consider the best controller now... Either way, i fear their power.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 (edited) Mine arrived today, it appears Plaion had to shell ~10GBP to ship it to me States side ... much oblidged. Silly pictures: "No Luke, I am your father!" .... .... "It's over Anakin, I have the high ground" (yes yes the saber hadn't turned yet)... Seen in person the blue looks darker than the picture shows. I have not had the time to play with "Luke" (that's what I call mine until green comes around, after all he was using a blue light saber until Vader chopped his hand off, "tough love" is an understatement). Stickler's corner (why oh why) : for the extremely sharp eyes ... yes the original europads (CX78) have some slight difference wrt the new CX78+, like the ridges under the "2 button" reaching the corner in the CX78 vs stopping at about 1/8th of an inch from it in the CX78+ and they are a tad shallower on the CX78 .... as I said, Stickler's corner. The CX78+ "nubstick" screw hole is metal vs the original that is whole plastic. My CX78 directional pads have more give (you can push them down more) vs this CX78+ but it can be simply due to the fact the directional disc has a little plastic peg underneath right in the middle directly under the screw hole that in mine has been carving into the direction PCB ... I was thinking to put a metal rivet in there hoping to greatly reduce the give, we shall see if the CX78+ is more durable in that regard (I am probably old enough to not be putting that many hours on the 7800 so that may well be a red herring). Edited August 8 by phoenixdownita 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 23 hours ago, phoenixdownita said: (I am probably old enough to not be putting that many hours on the 7800 so that may well be a red herring). I have the opposite problem, i have the time, just not the cash for any of the games people say are truly worth playing on the system, sure it probably was like that back in the day but its the future darn it! We made the atari buttons blue for FUN!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Hoping to become a lucky owner of the blue CX-78+. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 On 8/6/2024 at 9:02 PM, MrChickenz said: The idea of "Themed" versions of it for various games is not a bad one. Pink, yellow and blue Ms Pac man ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 (edited) 18 hours ago, Maztr_0n said: I have the opposite problem, i have the time, just not the cash for any of the games people say are truly worth playing on the system, sure it probably was like that back in the day but its the future darn it! We made the atari buttons blue for FUN!!!! The only really horribly expensive games are the rare 7800 carts. you know, Jr Pac Man, Space Invaders, Scramble, Frenzy. These were all available for 60 bucks up until last year, now they all command 2 hundred or more. I tried bidding up to 300 bucks to get Pac Man collection as I have the rom and would love to play it via the 2600plus and just have the cart, but I got outbid. On the other hand 2600 games are still relatively reasonable, but the prices have been ticking up since this thing was released. I bought a bunch of games around 10 bucks that now go for 20... etc Edited August 9 by tradyblix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 53 minutes ago, tradyblix said: The only really horribly expensive games are the rare 7800 carts. you know, Jr Pac Man, Space Invaders, Scramble, Frenzy. These were all available for 60 bucks up until last year, now they all command 2 hundred or more. I tried bidding up to 300 bucks to get Pac Man collection as I have the rom and would love to play it via the 2600plus and just have the cart, but I got outbid. On the other hand 2600 games are still relatively reasonable, but the prices have been ticking up since this thing was released. I bought a bunch of games around 10 bucks that now go for 20... etc yeah but i think mainly its the games that i'd actually want to play that are somehow rare and expensive or require much patience to find a decent deal on like Ikari Warriors on 7800, which i used to talk about non stop... actually tf do i mean "used to" i still do! Also in general i'm just broke, which is funny to get into Atari as a broke person today but, it was either now or later so here i am, and yes the 2600 library is still pretty good, but being broke means even cheap games are a once a month affair, i hope eventually the post 2600+ homebrews will have enough variety especially in the Simulation/Story-Driven genres to make it more viable to get custom carts made for 30 bucks every so often than to wait to pay a bunch of money for a port of a game thats cheaper on 2600. also i cant believe its been hours since i wrote this yet i haven't sent this message lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 On 8/9/2024 at 9:49 PM, Maztr_0n said: yeah but i think mainly its the games that i'd actually want to play that are somehow rare and expensive or require much patience to find a decent deal on like Ikari Warriors on 7800, which i used to talk about non stop... actually tf do i mean "used to" i still do! Also in general i'm just broke, which is funny to get into Atari as a broke person today but, it was either now or later so here i am, and yes the 2600 library is still pretty good, but being broke means even cheap games are a once a month affair, i hope eventually the post 2600+ homebrews will have enough variety especially in the Simulation/Story-Driven genres to make it more viable to get custom carts made for 30 bucks every so often than to wait to pay a bunch of money for a port of a game thats cheaper on 2600. also i cant believe its been hours since i wrote this yet i haven't sent this message lol Yeah I understand but, You'll get games over time. Just make it a hobby. Before you know it, you will have a bunch of games that you wanted. And don't sleep on the twenty six hundred games. There are really some good games for twenty six hundred.That are enjoyable. Yeah, they're all only enjoyable for like short periods of time like ten or fifteen minutes, but that's the nature of 2600. A simpler time. Nobody knew what gaming could even be like at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, tradyblix said: Yeah I understand but, You'll get games over time. Just make it a hobby. Before you know it, you will have a bunch of games that you wanted. And don't sleep on the twenty six hundred games. There are really some good games for twenty six hundred.That are enjoyable. Yeah, they're all only enjoyable for like short periods of time like ten or fifteen minutes, but that's the nature of 2600. A simpler time. Nobody knew what gaming could even be like at that time. yeah it is just a hobby, but you sometimes kinda kill to get your hands on the titles far away eh? no worries though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Mine arrived today. It's nice to have this. Thanks Ben. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Mine arrived today too! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Mine arrived today as well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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