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Title: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 1, 2003, 09:58 PM
http://www.midway.com/futuretense_cs/cg_pop.html

(You'll need Shockwave, if you don't already have it. . .)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Angry Ewok on December 2, 2003, 03:59 PM
I wish there a few other titles in here, but still pretty cool.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 2, 2003, 04:16 PM
Quote from: Angry Ewok on December  2, 2003, 03:59 PM
I wish there a few other titles in here, but still pretty cool.

Aww, hell--it's free.

It's not my favorite game they've got, but (Root Beer) Tapper I felt was the best one to play, at least control-wise.  I had some difficulty with a few of the others.

There's actually a new compilation disc out for all three consoles, Midway Arcade Treasures, I believe it's called, which features somewhere between 20 and 25 old arcade games--all of the ones on the site above, plus a bunch more.  Just as good--the price on it is only $20.  I need to pick it up for XBox here pretty soon.

I'll dig up a list of the titles for it in a sec.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JediMAC on December 2, 2003, 04:24 PM
Quote from: Virex on December  2, 2003, 04:16 PM
I'll dig up a list of the titles for it in a sec.

You mean these?   ;)

Midway Arcade Treasures includes 24 games: Spy Hunter, Defender, Gauntlet, Joust, Paperboy, Rampage, Marble Madness, Robotron: 2084, Smash TV, Joust 2, Bubbles, RoadBlasters, Stargate (called Defender II in this and most other classic game packages for some mysterious reason), Moon Patrol, Blaster, Rampart, Sinistar, Super Sprint, 720, Toobin', Klax, Satan's Hollow, Vindicators, and Root Beer Tapper.

Cool stuff!  Atari just put a new collection out as well, with 80 games, including the regular 12 or so arcade games in their original collection from a couple years ago, along with most/all of their old Atari 2600 games as well.  Another must get for the vintage gaming afficionado!

Now give me something with good ol' Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. and I'll be a happy man!   8)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 2, 2003, 04:40 PM
Quote from: JediMAC on December  2, 2003, 04:24 PM
You mean these?   ;)

Midway Arcade Treasures includes 24 games: Spy Hunter, Defender, Gauntlet, Joust, Paperboy, Rampage, Marble Madness, Robotron: 2084, Smash TV, Joust 2, Bubbles, RoadBlasters, Stargate (called Defender II in this and most other classic game packages for some mysterious reason), Moon Patrol, Blaster, Rampart, Sinistar, Super Sprint, 720, Toobin', Klax, Satan's Hollow, Vindicators, and Root Beer Tapper.

Cool stuff!

Yep--that's the one.  Thanks for saving me the trouble.  Although, from what I'm hearing, Moon Patrol isn't included--they couldn't procure the rights to it or something.

I have most of those games already, but they're spread out in various other compilations for the PlayStation and Dreamcast.  It'll be nice to have them all in one place.

And yeah, Stargate = Defender II.  I'm not exactly sure of the history there, but those names have always been interchangable.  Perhaps someone who's more familiar with the situation can shed some light on it. . .

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Atari just put a new collection out as well, with 80 games, including the regular 12 or so arcade games in their original collection from a couple years ago, along with most/all of their old Atari 2600 games as well.  Another must get for the vintage gaming afficionado!

For what system?  PC?  I heard recently that someone was doing a collection like that for the Game Boy Advance, but I want to say it was Activision, not Atari.

Oh, and there's also supposed to be an Intellivision compilation coming out soon, if it's not out already:  Intellivision Lives.  I haven't really been keeping up with it, since I never had an Intellivision, but I think it's got around sixty games on it or something.

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Now give me something with good ol' Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. and I'll be a happy man!   8)

Bah (not to the games--they're great--but to the company).  Nintendo's weird.

Nintendo though, did just release a Zelda Collection, consisting of the first two NES games, and the two N64 games.  You have to jump through hoops to get it, though, apparently--either by buying a GameCube with the disc included, or by buying a couple of new games on their list, and registering them on their website, or by ordering a subscription to Nintendo Power.  Of course, I'm not interested in any of those options, but I really want the disc, so I'll probably wind up ordering a subscription to that lame-ass magazine. . .
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JediMAC on December 2, 2003, 06:11 PM
Quote from: Virex on December  2, 2003, 04:40 PM
Yep--that's the one.  Thanks for saving me the trouble.  Although, from what I'm hearing, Moon Patrol isn't included--they couldn't procure the rights to it or something.

Yeah, that appears to be the case.  But I picked up another Midway game compilation for the PC several years back that DID have Moon Patrol on it (much to my wife's chagrin)...   ;D  One of my all-time favorite arcade games!   8)  I think there were six games total in that collection, including Defender and Joust amongst others.  I'll have to double check what else is on there, but since it had most of my Midway favorites it may render this new, more comprehensive, collection unncessary for me.  I'll see if I can dig up a link or pic somewhere for this collection.

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Atari just put a new collection out as well, with 80 games, including the regular 12 or so arcade games in their original collection from a couple years ago, along with most/all of their old Atari 2600 games as well.  Another must get for the vintage gaming afficionado!
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For what system?  PC?  I heard recently that someone was doing a collection like that for the Game Boy Advance, but I want to say it was Activision, not Atari.

I think it's only available for the various game consoles at this point, now that I think about it (at least 3 of them).  It just got released in the past week, and has been in a bunch of the recent ads.  Just saw it at Target today at lunch, and it does have the original 12 games that were included in the "Atari Anniversary Collection", plus a bunch more from the 2600 system.  Don't think there's any Activision games in it though, since as you mentioned, they recently released their own game collection earlier this year.

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Oh, and there's also supposed to be an Intellivision compilation coming out soon, if it's not out already:  Intellivision Lives.  I haven't really been keeping up with it, since I never had an Intellivision, but I think it's got around sixty games on it or something.

Yeah, this looks like a good one too!  Just came out in the last couple months, I think.  Seen it in the stores several times, but don't recall the details on it anymore.  Good number of games though!

Hope you're right about Nintendo possibly getting their act together and releasing some of the old stuff, 'cause DK and DK Jr. were probably my two all-time favorite arcade games, and I've been waiting years for those to come out!  I still get to play the real thing once or twice a year, since there's the most "bitchin'" 80's arcade in the world about an hour away in the local mountains, where we go up to our family's cabin from time to time.  EVERY single game you could possibly imagine from the entire classic gaming era.  It's absolute heaven, and I can hang out in there for MANY hours whenever we're up there for a visit.  This old man's still got it too, and can make a single quarter last for a good 30-40 minutes a game!   8)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 2, 2003, 07:33 PM
Quote from: JediMAC on December  2, 2003, 06:11 PM
I think it's only available for the various game consoles at this point, now that I think about it (at least 3 of them).  It just got released in the past week, and has been in a bunch of the recent ads.  Just saw it at Target today at lunch, and it does have the original 12 games that were included in the "Atari Anniversary Collection", plus a bunch more from the 2600 system.  Don't think there's any Activision games in it though, since as you mentioned, they recently released their own game collection earlier this year.

Any idea on a name for this thing, Matt?  I haven't heard anything at all about any kind of an Atari compilation for the XBox, GameCube, or PS2, and a search for "Atari" at EB Games (http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/deptpage.asp?wherefrom=search&searchword=atari) only netted the old compilations, for PC, PSX, and Dreamcast. . .

Thanks.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 2, 2003, 07:36 PM
Here are the covers for the new Midway compilation, by the way:

(http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lbox/210460b.jpg)(http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lbox/280839b.jpg)(http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lbox/220380b.jpg)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: jokabofe on December 2, 2003, 07:37 PM
when you typed "vintage gaming nerds", you really meant old people, right?? ;) ;D

man, if you guys want some classic arcade stuff, you gotta get mame (multi arcade machine emulator, or something)... i have over 300 classic roms for that thing, and i can sit here and play all day. it's kinda "bootleg" so there's no worries about liscensing, and who doesn't want to sell the rights to their games or any of that other bs that goes on. and the roms are the exact roms that were used back in the day in the big arcade boxes. graphics are 100% exact - just like they were back in the day.

i also noticed today that x-box is going to have an intellivision classics disc coming out - or it might be out already. that might be something i need to pick up...
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 2, 2003, 07:54 PM
Quote from: jokabofe on December  2, 2003, 07:37 PM
when you typed "vintage gaming nerds", you really meant old people, right?? ;) ;D

Unfortunately, yeah.   :-[

Yeah, I've tried MAME before, a couple of years ago, and even got it to work one night, but I'm a computer moron, and I screwed it all up.  Oh well--cool stuff.  

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i also noticed today that x-box is going to have an intellivision classics disc coming out - or it might be out already. that might be something i need to pick up...

Yeah, I wish someone would have mentioned that earlier in this thread. . .  (http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/images/smilies/crazy.gif)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JediMAC on December 2, 2003, 08:01 PM
Oh dear...  Now look what you've gone and done!  I'm going to look like Virex in his DVD thread now (sans all the fancy links)...   ::)

Some great books for starters:

(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0762409371.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg) (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0761536434.01._PE30_PI_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg) (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0072224282.01._PE_PIdp-schmoo2,TopRight,7,-26_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg)

No offense to the gaming console folks out there, but I'm a strictly PC gaming guy.  Don't know jack about the various consoles...   :-\  But here's some of the great vintage gaming collections for the PC:

Atari: 80 Classic Games In One! (just released - PC only looks like):
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00009ZVP4.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg)

Including 18 classic arcade games:
Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Battlezone, Black Widow, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Gravitar, Liberator, Lunar Lander, Major Havoc, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, Red Baron, Super Breakout, Space Duel, Tempest, and Warlords.

AND

Including 62 Atari 2600 titles:
3D Tic-Tac-Toe, A Game of Concentration, Adventure, Air/Sea Battle, Asteroids, Basic Programming, Battlezone, Bowling, Breakout, Canyon Bomber, Casino, Centipede, Circus Atari, Codebreaker, Combat, Crystal Castles, Demon to Diamonds, Dodge ‘em, Double Dunk, Flag Capture, Football, Fun With Numbers, Golf, Gravitar, Haunted House, Home Run, Human Cannonball, Math Gran Prix, Maze Craze, Millipede, Miniature Golf, Missile Command, Night Driver, Outlaw, Quadrun, Radar Lock, Realsports Baseball, Realsports Football, Realsports Tennis, Realsports Volleyball, Sky Diver, Slot Machine, Slot Racers, Space War, Star Raiders, Star Ship, Stellar Track, Street Racer, Submarine Commander, Super Baseball, Super Breakout, Super Football, Surround, Swordquest: Earthworld, Swordquest: Fireworld, Swordquest: Waterworld, Video Checkers, Video Chess, Video Olympics, Video Pinball, Warlords, and Yar's Revenge.

 :o

Atari Anniversary Edition ($10 most everywhere):
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JD6L.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg)

Including 12 games:
Asteroids
Asteroids Deluxe
Battlezone
Centipede
Millipede
Crystal Castles
Gravitar
Missile Command
Pong
Super Breakout
Tempest
Warlords

Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits:
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000021Y5F.01.MZZZZZZZ.gif)

Including 6 games:
Defender
Stargate
Joust
Robotron 2084
Sinistar
Bubbles

Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway (Williams) Collection 2:
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000021Y5D.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg)

Including 7 games:
Moon Patrol
Joust 2
Splat!
Blaster
Root Beer Tapper
Spy Hunter
Burger Time

Return of Arcade:
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004YLZL.01-A1NDBS7YGOPBD6.MZZZZZZZ.jpg)

Includes 5 games:
Pac Man
Dig Dug
Pole Position
Galaxian
Ms. Pac Man

Activision's Atari 2600 Classics:
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000056Q11.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg)

Includes 30 games:
Atlantis
Barnstorming
Boxing
Chopper Command
Cosmic Commuter
Crackpots
Dolphin Dragster
Enduro
Fishing Derby
Freeway
Frostbite
Grand Prix
H.E.R.O.
Ice Hockey
Kaboom!
Keystone Kapers
Laser Blast
Megamania
Oink!
Pitfall!
Plaque Attack
River Raid
River Raid 2
Seaquest
Skiing
Sky Jinks
Spider Fighter
Stampede
Tennis

Intellivision's 20th Anniv. Greatest Hits:
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00008OE4Z.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg)

Includes 25 games:
Astrosmash, Star Strike, Space Armada, Space Spartans, Night Stalker, Buzz Bombers, Thin Ice, Vectron, Snafu, Pinball, Shark! Shark!, World Championship Baseball, Super Pro Football, Slam Dunk: Super Pro Basketball, Stadium Mud Buggies, Chip Shot: Super Pro Golf, Poker & Blackjack, Reversi, Backgammon, Thunder Castle, Tower of Doom, Sub Hunt, Hover Force, B-17 Bomber, and Utopia.

You can find all of these, and more, right here (http://www.tripletsandus.com/80s/buyvideogames.htm).
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JediMAC on December 2, 2003, 08:03 PM
Quote from: Virex on December  2, 2003, 07:33 PM
Any idea on a name for this thing, Matt?  I haven't heard anything at all about any kind of an Atari compilation for the XBox, GameCube, or PS2, and a search for "Atari" at EB Games (http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/deptpage.asp?wherefrom=search&searchword=atari) only netted the old compilations, for PC, PSX, and Dreamcast. . .

Thanks.

Sorry.  Guess the Atari compilation I was thinking of is only available in the PC format (see above).  I was apparently thinking of that new Midway collection that you just pointed out Matt...  Which is a very cool collection in it's own right, that I'd love to get on PC, to replace my two smaller game compilations mentioned above...
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JediMAC on December 2, 2003, 08:16 PM
Here's the prior version of Intellivision Lives!, which was released for the PC about 5 years ago.  Looks like they just re-released it a couple weeks ago for the X-Box and PS2.

(http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/cov200/drg000/g025/g02589knmck.jpg)

Over 50 games, including:
Auto Racing, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Boxing, Football, Golf, Hockey, Skiing, Soccer, Tennis, Armor Battle, Sea Battle, Sub Hunt, Snafu, Triple Action, Frog Bog, Night Stalker, Sharp Shot, Shark! Shark!, Horse Racing, Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack, Las Vegas Roulette, Royal Dealer, Word Fun, Math Fun, Astrosmash, Space Armada, Space Battle, Space Hawk, Star Strike, Backgammon, Checkers, Reversi, Utopia, Vectron, Space Spartans, Buzz Bombers, Motocross, Pinball, Body Slam: Super Pro Wrestling, Chip Shot: Super Pro Golf, Hover Force, Learning Fun I, Learning Fun II, Mountain Madness: Super Pro Skiing, Slam Dunk: Super Pro Basketball, Slap Shot: Super Pro Hockey, Spiker!: Super Pro Volleyball, Stadium Mud Buggies, Super Pro Decathlon, Super Pro Football, Thunder Castle, Tower of Doom, and World Championship Baseball.

Intellivision Lives! also includes the following unreleased/prototype games: Adventure, Air Strike, Brickout!, Crazy Clones, Deep Pockets: Super Pro Pool and Billiards, Demo Cartridge, Duncan's Thin Ice, Go For The Gold, Grid Shock, Happy Holidays, Hypnotic Lights, King of the Mountain, Land Battle, Meteor, Minotaur, Number Jumble, Party Line (includes Hard Hat and Space Cadet), Super Soccer, and Takeover.

There was also an Intellivision Rocks! sequel released for the PC a couple years ago, with games made by Third Party licensees:

(http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/cov200/drg100/g119/g11963axdrb.jpg)

Games included:
Beamrider, The Dreadnaught Factor, Happy Trails, Pitfall!, River Raid, Stampede and Worm Womper, League of Light, Robot Rubble, Atlantis, Beauty & the Beast, Demon Attack, Dracula, Dragonfire, Fathom, Ice Trek, Microsurgeon, Nova Blast, Safecracker, Swords & Serpents, Tropical Trouble, Truckin', White Water, B-17 Bomber, Bomb Squad, Space Spartans, Magic Carousel, Melody Blaster, Mind Strike, Mr. Basic Meets Bits 'N Bytes, World Series Major League Baseball, Game Factory, Number Jumble, The Flintstones' Keyboard Fun, The Jetsons' Way With Words, and Scooby Doo's Maze Chase.

I don't have this collection yet, but would love to find it, as I definitely have fond memories of playing some of those games!   8)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: jadesfire on December 2, 2003, 08:29 PM
Quote from: JediMAC on December  2, 2003, 06:11 PM
 This old man's still got it too, and can make a single quarter last for a good 30-40 minutes a game!   8)

So, next time I meet you we'll have to go head-to-head (or hand-to-hand, I should say) as I can make a quarter last a good, long time  :-*
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 2, 2003, 08:41 PM
Thanks for that post, Matt.  I've also heard that the book called Game Over, by David Sheff, is a really good one.  It's supposed to detail Nintendo's rise to dominance in the mid-80's.

There are a couple of other compilations for the PlayStation, in addition to the two you mentioned above, that I've got:

Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits - The Atari Collection 1

Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits - The Atari Collection 2
Now, what's genius about this new Treasures compilation, is that they've added a couple of "new" games that aren't available anywhere else, but they've also left off at least one game from three of the four previous compilations!  Which means, if you're a tool like me, you have to buy the new compilation, just for the two or three games that you don't already have, while at the same time, you have to hold on to all the old compilations, just for Burger Time, for example, which isn't on the new one.

Now, for the PS2, there's also the Activision Anthology, which contains "Over 45 Radical Games", most of which are included in the Activision comp. listed above, but here are a few that the PC version doesn't have:

Out of the two comps, it looks like the only game the PC version has that the PS2 one doesn't is Atlantis--so I would tend to think that the Anthology would be the better of the two Activision comps, at least until this supposed GBA version comes out.

Speaking of the upcoming Activision GBA comp, it includes all of the above games, plus the following (this coming from IGN, supposedly):

So, if all of those games are going to put onto one GBA game, well, I don't know what to say, other than that would just be the ultimate no-brainer and time-killer. . .
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JediMAC on December 2, 2003, 08:42 PM
Quote from: jadesfire on December  2, 2003, 08:29 PM
So, next time I meet you we'll have to go head-to-head (or hand-to-hand, I should say) as I can make a quarter last a good, long time  :-*

Bring it on Beth!   :-*  What's your game(s) of choice?

I just want this for PC:

(http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs100/s194/s19465pkwgv.jpg) (http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs500/s527/s52776z9px5.jpg) (http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs500/s527/s52775fqucp.jpg) (http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs500/s527/s52777igcqk.jpg)

...and this...

(http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs200/s245/s24504ow5o3.jpg) (http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs400/s431/s431671xtuq.jpg) (http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs200/s245/s245058voh8.jpg)

Those screen shots bring back some good memories anyone?!   8)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: jadesfire on December 2, 2003, 08:50 PM
DK, Moon Patrol and Marble Madness.  I'm best at DK.
Love those screen shots...ahhh the good ole days.  Heck, I remember having/playing "pong".  I think my kids would consider playing that worse than taking the car keys away!!
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 2, 2003, 08:54 PM
Regarding the new Intellivision Lives comp--here's the cover for the XBox version (PS2 is the same):

(http://ebgames.com/ebx_assets/product_images/239446.jpg)

Game list:

$19.99 at EB Games. . . (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/239446.asp)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JediMAC on December 2, 2003, 09:02 PM
Quote from: Virex on December  2, 2003, 08:41 PM
There are a couple of other compilations for the PlayStation, in addition to the two you mentioned above, that I've got:

Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits - The Atari Collection 1
Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits - The Atari Collection 2

Yeah, I noticed those two in there with the two I mentioned as well.  But I've got most of those on that Atari Anniversary Edition collection, with the exception of Gauntlet, Marble Madness, Road Blasters, and Paperboy, the latter of which is the only one I'm mildly bummed about missing.

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Now, what's genius about this new Treasures compilation, is that they've added a couple of "new" games that aren't available anywhere else, but they've also left off at least one game from three of the four previous compilations!  Which means, if you're a tool like me, you have to buy the new compilation, just for the two or three games that you don't already have, while at the same time, you have to hold on to all the old compilations, just for Burger Time, for example, which isn't on the new one.

Exactly what I was going to point out when I noticed that Burger Time was missing, in addition to Moon Patrol.  Very clever little turds they are.  After perusing a bunch of the classic video game sections and sites, it looked like about half of them had 25 games, including Moon Patrol, listed for the Midway Treasures compilation, and the other half only had 24 games, with Moon Patrol having gone MIA.  Very interesting.  Just glad that I have it in that other set...

I'm a little pissed that this collection isn't on PC yet:

(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000038A6U.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

It's the same as the "Return of Arcade" collection I listed above, but with the very notable addition of Galaga - another one of my all-time faves...   >:(  I still play that game whenever I come across it, and it drives the wife nuts 'cause it causes about a 45 minute delay in wherever we're going!   :D  Just wish I could have it on PC too (and not in that single game set - I want it in a larger collection).

(http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs100/s194/s19466niqnz.jpg) (http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs200/s246/s24603pcbwy.jpg)

And Beth - you'd have no chance against me in those first two games there, though I'll give you the Marble Madness one!   :-*
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 2, 2003, 09:10 PM
Yeah, I was wondering how long it would be before someone mentioned all of the Namco compilations.  It seems that they're a lot like Nintendo, in that they don't really want to have anything to do with releasing any classic comps on PC at all.  (That's where MAME--mentioned earlier by jokabofe--comes in handy.)


Galaga, Ms. Pac Man, and the original Star Wars game are my favorite video games of all-time.  They'll never get old or boring to me, ever.  

And they're just as good and fun-to-play as these newfangled, high-falutin' games that all the youngsters are playing nowadays!  

Flibbety-floo!   >:(
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 2, 2003, 09:14 PM
Oh--just noticed, on that Intellivision Lives comp, that the XBox version doesn't come out until the middle of January, while the PS2 version is available now, according to EB Games.

So, my apologies to you guys, for the hundreds thousands of Christmas wishes I might have dashed out there.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JediMAC on December 2, 2003, 09:28 PM
Quote from: Virex on December  2, 2003, 08:41 PM
I've also heard that the book called Game Over, by David Sheff, is a really good one.  It's supposed to detail Nintendo's rise to dominance in the mid-80's.

I've heard good things about that book as well, though aside from DK and DK Jr., Nintendo was never really my cup of tea...  That's around the time that I kinda retired from video games for a long stretch.  Ended with the last few truly classic arcade games from around 1984/85 (with some ColecoVision mixed in as well), and I didn't really get back into it until around 6 years ago with our first "real" PC, and even then I've only really delved into the Star Wars and Tomb Raider (and classic gaming) titles.  Due to my addictive nature, I'm afraid to test the gaming waters anything beyond that...   :-\

Sheff actually wrote a couple of those Nintendo themed books:

Game Over Press Start To Continue

Game over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children

Game over: How Nintendo Conquered the World

Unless a couple of those titles are for the same book...  Regardless, Nintendo fans, and most classic video game fans, should definitely check those out...

So did anyone here used to play Scramble?  Haven't seen that one thrown into any of the current day game compilations yet.  Long overdue!

(http://www.ggdb.com/img/ggdb/vol1/2470_4_th_sc.jpg) (http://coinop.org/KB/GfxMame/Snap/scramble.png)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on December 2, 2003, 09:36 PM
There is a Namco Comp for PS2 that I have that has Galaga, Dig Dug, Pac Man, Ms Pac Man and Pole Positions 1 and 2...good stuff on that

I also have some Atari ones (for PS1) that must be in the miles of posts above that I sort of skimmed through
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 2, 2003, 09:45 PM
Quote from: OCB on December  2, 2003, 09:36 PM
There is a Namco Comp for PS2 that I have that has Galaga, Dig Dug, Pac Man, Ms Pac Man and Pole Positions 1 and 2...good stuff on that

Yeah, the Namco Museum.  I've got that too.  What they need to is to take all of the different comps they made for the PSX, and put that all on one disc.  They released five discs here in the U.S. (and I think one more in Japan), all with five or six different classic games on them.  So that's still around 30 or so games that we need on a new package--including all of the Pac-family games like Super Pac Man, Pac-Land, Pac-Man Jr., etc.

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I also have some Atari ones (for PS1) that must be in the miles of posts above that I sort of skimmed through

Yeah, this is a pretty long thread, huh?  Do you think I should take that list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums I made, and post it here?   ???
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on December 2, 2003, 10:11 PM
Nah no need to make it longer :-*

Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 2, 2003, 10:24 PM
Quote from: OCB on December  2, 2003, 10:11 PM
Nah no need to make it longer :-*

Man, if I only had a nickel for every time I've heard that one. . .   :-\
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: HWR on December 3, 2003, 06:45 AM
Pure nostaligia reading this thread.

It is posible to download most of these old games in the true arcdade version, by using a Mame emulator. The only problem is that your only allowed to use a mame clone, if you do owe the actual rom card. The rom clones can be downloaded for free on the net, but since it's illegal to play them, I will not post a link here.

-Henrik

Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Brian on December 3, 2003, 09:53 AM
I agree, a lot of nostalgia reading this thread :).  The Intellivision stuff really brings back some memories for me.  That is the gaming system I had when I was a kid, until I finally convinced my parents of getting me a Nintendo for Christmas about a year or two after it came out I think.  My dad had the intellivision system before I was old enough to play games, but I spent a lot of time growing up playing "Pro Football", "Pro Basketball", "Burger Time", "Pitfall", "Donkey Kong Junior", "Night Stalker", "Dungeons and Dragons", and many others.  The graphics were terrible compared to even the original NES, but those games sure were fun at the time.  I know I played the heck out of Donkey Kong Jr. back then :).
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: jokabofe on December 3, 2003, 07:39 PM
Quote from: JediMAC on December  2, 2003, 08:42 PM

I just want this for PC:

(http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs100/s194/s19465pkwgv.jpg) (http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs500/s527/s52776z9px5.jpg) (http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs500/s527/s52775fqucp.jpg) (http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs500/s527/s52777igcqk.jpg)

...and this...

(http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs200/s245/s24504ow5o3.jpg) (http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs400/s431/s431671xtuq.jpg) (http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/screen110/drs200/s245/s245058voh8.jpg)

Those screen shots bring back some good memories anyone?!   8)

those are both part of the mame i have... along with about 250 other arcade classics, including centipede and millipede, which i know someone was asking about.  ;D
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: jokabofe on December 4, 2003, 11:05 PM
wow, talk about vintage gaming goodness, i was forced to buy a gamecube today because it came with a free disc that has 4 of the first zelda games on it free!! the disc has the original legend of zelda and zelda 2:the adventure of link from the original nes, and ocarina of time and mojora's mask from n64. i couldn't say no... i've been playing the original zelda for like 2 hours now. i forgot how awesome this game was!!!  ;D
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: DSJ™ on December 5, 2003, 07:15 PM
Have you guys seen this?

Space Invaders game set for new U.S. invasion (http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/12/05/space.invaders.reut/index.html)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JediMAC on December 5, 2003, 07:59 PM
Quote from: DSJ™ on December  5, 2003, 07:15 PM
Have you guys seen this?

Space Invaders game set for new U.S. invasion (http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/12/05/space.invaders.reut/index.html)

Good news indeed!  Wonder why the hell they didn't allow for it to be sold here in the U.S. for so long?  I'm including the various vintage gaming software compilations here of course.

From that article:
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Namco, which also has it own classic video game, "Pacman," will handle sales of Space Invaders in the United States.

Guess that means we can expect Namco to include this game on one of their great compilations at some point in the near future.  Hopefully they'll re-do that one I mentioned above which included Galaga, and slap SI on there too now!   8)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Jim on December 6, 2003, 12:36 PM
Quote from: JediMAC on December  2, 2003, 09:28 PM
Quote from: Virex on December  2, 2003, 08:41 PM
I've also heard that the book called Game Over, by David Sheff, is a really good one.  It's supposed to detail Nintendo's rise to dominance in the mid-80's.

I've heard good things about that book as well, though aside from DK and DK Jr., Nintendo was never really my cup of tea...  That's around the time that I kinda retired from video games for a long stretch.  Ended with the last few truly classic arcade games from around 1984/85 (with some ColecoVision mixed in as well), and I didn't really get back into it until around 6 years ago with our first "real" PC, and even then I've only really delved into the Star Wars and Tomb Raider (and classic gaming) titles.  Due to my addictive nature, I'm afraid to test the gaming waters anything beyond that...   :-\

Sheff actually wrote a couple of those Nintendo themed books:

Game Over Press Start To Continue

Game over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children

Game over: How Nintendo Conquered the World

Unless a couple of those titles are for the same book...  Regardless, Nintendo fans, and most classic video game fans, should definitely check those out...

So did anyone here used to play Scramble?  Haven't seen that one thrown into any of the current day game compilations yet.  Long overdue!

(http://www.ggdb.com/img/ggdb/vol1/2470_4_th_sc.jpg) (http://coinop.org/KB/GfxMame/Snap/scramble.png)

Matt, Scramble has been released.  I have it for the Gameboy Advance Compilation.  It is the Konami Arcade Advanced which includes:   Frogger, Time Pilot, Gyruss, Scramble, Rusn-n-Attack and Yie Ar KUNG-FU.  
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on December 6, 2003, 07:58 PM
My wife needs a $100 idea for my Birthday...25 days away BTW, I'm thinking of asking for a GC...BUT...

Anyone know how far off the next Nintendo system is???  I'm sure I'd love all of the SW, Mario, Metroid and Zelda goodness that I could play on the cube.  But if it is like next year, I'll probably just ask for some Creed CD's
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 6, 2003, 09:00 PM
Quote from: OCB on December  6, 2003, 07:58 PM
My wife needs a $100 idea for my Birthday...25 days away BTW, I'm thinking of asking for a GC...BUT...

Anyone know how far off the next Nintendo system is???  I'm sure I'd love all of the SW, Mario, Metroid and Zelda goodness that I could play on the cube.  But if it is like next year, I'll probably just ask for some Creed CD's

Good idea.

Well, despite some rumors a few weeks ago, there won't be any new home console from Nintendo in 2004, or we'd be hearing about it already.

This is just conjecture on my part, but I'm guessing that we'll see the next generation of consoles from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo in Fall 2005, two years from now.

There has traditionally been a five-year gap in between new consoles (for example, Nintendo released the Super Nintendo in the fall of 1991, and next released the Nintendo64 in the fall of 1996).  Based on that, the PlayStation 2 debuted in the fall of 2000, which would mean that the new Sony system will be due in 2005 sometime.

And that's the tricky part--Microsoft and Nintendo both released their new systems a year later, in November, 2001, meaning that if you went by the usual five-year period, they wouldn't be due for new systems until 2006.

However, the PS2 jumped out to such a huge lead, since they were pretty much the only game in town for a year (except for the Sega Dreamcast, but that's another matter).  Microsoft and Nintendo have basically trying to play catch-up ever since, fighting for #2 (bad luck comment deleted for now).  Their fighting is basically why you're seeing really good deals on them, like the $100 GameCube with the Zelda compilation, or the $180 Xbox with two free games, while Sony is basically doing nothing at all, running their PS2 for $180 with no extras.  They don't need to run any promotions--they're already plenty ahead.

I think it's pretty crucial for Microsoft and Nintendo to release their new systems alongside the new Sony system, in order to remain competitive.  If they waited until 2006 to release, they'd be playing catch-up again, which would be especially harmful to Nintendo.

So, I think that's what's going to happen.  I'm betting that we'll get the first official announcements next May at E3, and we'll see three new systems in September/October/November 2005.

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All blah-bity-blah aside, I think that a GameCube plus four full Zelda games for $100 is a hell of a deal.  The low price kind of betrays the strength of the system, in my opinion.  It really is a good one, and a lot of the great games can be had on the cheap nowadays.

Pull the trigger, Scott.  It's what another Scott--Mr. Stapp, to be precise--would want you to do.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: jokabofe on December 6, 2003, 09:14 PM
Quote from: Virex on December  6, 2003, 09:00 PM
This is just conjecture on my part, but I'm guessing that we'll see the next generation of consoles from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo in Fall 2005, two years from now.
have you heard the rumors of the new  version of the ps2 that is supposed to be released in japan early in 2004 and a few months later stateside? supposed to be a suped-up version of the ps2 with a dvd recorder and built in hard drive. the name escapes me at the moment, and all the real details are very hush hush.

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All blah-bity-blah aside, I think that a GameCube plus four full Zelda games for $100 is a hell of a deal.  The low price kind of betrays the strength of the system, in my opinion.  It really is a good one, and a lot of the great games can be had on the cheap nowadays.

i'll agree with you there, since i just bit the bullet and picked up a gc a few days back simply because of the zelda disc. which i can't stop playing, btw. while all the other exclusive games (mario, resident evil and star wars plus tons of others) couldn't get me to bite, the free zelda did the trick. sucker, ain't i??
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 6, 2003, 09:53 PM
Quote from: jokabofe on December  6, 2003, 09:14 PM
have you heard the rumors of the new  version of the ps2 that is supposed to be released in japan early in 2004 and a few months later stateside? supposed to be a suped-up version of the ps2 with a dvd recorder and built in hard drive. the name escapes me at the moment, and all the real details are very hush hush.

(http://www.gamesindustry.biz/images/PSX_TopView_small.jpg)

Yeah--the "PSX".  They've really dumbed it down to get it out by Christmas, according to this article:

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Sony drops PSX features to meet Xmas launch date (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=ret&aid=2643)

Rob Fahey 15:56 02/12/2003
Feature list shrinks for Sony's all-in-one entertainment system


A number of features have been removed from the original specification of the PSX home media centre, in a move which Sony claims is necessary in order to launch the system before Christmas.

The PSX, which is set to launch in Japan on December 13, features DVD playing and recording abilities, a hard drive video recorder, a PlayStation 2 console and a media centre for handling music, image and video files.

However, the company has now admitted that some of the functionality which was claimed for the device at its unveiling on October 7th will now not appear, due to a rushed production schedule to launch the device for Christmas.

The system will now not support playback of CD-R and DVD+RW discs, although it will continue to play back the other, official, writeable DVD format, DVD-RW. MP3 playback has also been removed from the machine, but music playback from Sony's ATRAC format, among others, will still be possible. TIFF and GIF file formats for images are no longer supported, although since the far more popular JPEG format is still supported, we're not sure anyone will care.

Perhaps more importantly, the speed at which the device writes video to DVD media has been downgraded from 24x realtime to 12x realtime. This is still a pretty decent speed - allowing you to transfer an hour long TV recording to DVD within five minutes, for example - but remains a disappointing specification cut regardless.

The most puzzling omission from the PSX, however, is the lack of a broadband internet socket on the system - which means that it won't initially be compatible with the PlayStation Broadband service, and more surprisingly, won't be able to access Sony's online music services.

Despite these changes to the specification of the device, the PSX remains an attractive prospect for consumers interested in DVD writing or digital video recording. The top of the range PSX system, featuring a 250Gb hard drive, will retail for 99,800 Yen (€758), while the low-end system, with a 160Gb drive, will cost 79,800 Yen (€606).

By way of comparison, DVD recorder market leader Matsushita sells a 160Gb unit with significantly less additional functionality than the PSX for 198,000 Yen (€1500).

It's possible that the additional features which are lacking from the PSX may be reintroduced in the New Year when the system is launched in the USA and Europe; however Sony has so far given no indication that it plans to restore the specification of the device to its original form, presumably mindful of the fact that any hints in this direction would lead to many consumers deciding to wait for the "full strength" version of the PSX.

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Doesn't interest me in the slightest, actually.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 7, 2003, 04:28 PM
Quote from: JediMAC on December  2, 2003, 04:24 PM
Stargate (called Defender II in this and most other classic game packages for some mysterious reason)

Just saw this on another forum:

Regarding Stargate vs. Defender II, from a post on USENET:

"When Eugene Jarvis created Defender some people loved the
game because of the challenge; other people hated the game
because of the "over" abundance of buttons on the control panel.

The next game in "the Defender family" was first given the name
Stargate Defender by Eugene Jarvis and the crew at Williams.

Since there was a movie studio that had a script titled Stargate
about a device that transports people across time, space &
dimensions; Williams chose not to cause further confusion.

Williams had started marketing the game with a title change
from Stargate Defender to Defender II."
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on December 18, 2003, 09:44 AM
I picked up the Midway and Activision complilations for the PS2 and played the Midway one extensively last night.  Some great old games on there, mainly Rampage and Gauntlet

Used play those a lot for Ye Olde Nintendo (which is the shocking thing, $20 for all of those games while one game cartridge for the Nintendo was $30+)  

I just want to say that Paperboy is one son of a bitch game, it is almost impossible to play
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JoshEEE on December 18, 2003, 10:46 PM
Sort of an aside here....but I felt I needed to brag. If anyone has Midway Arcade Classics and Xbox Live, I have the highest scores in both Joust Normal and Extreme modes right now (by quite a bit I might add). It took a lot of playing to get them there, but I think they're good for now.

Any of you Joust Masters out there should really get this compilation disk and take me on.  :)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on December 18, 2003, 11:32 PM
I f'n hate Joust almost as much as Paperboy...too bad you are on XBox and I'm on PS2 or I'd take you on Josh.  Much like our recent Snowball and Trash Can Battles :-*
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JoshEEE on December 19, 2003, 01:28 PM
I hate paperboy too. Besides Joust on that disk, I'm a fan of Root Beer Tapper, Klax, Smash TV, Robotron and a few others....but my scores are nowhere near as respectable as my Joust domination.  :)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Diddly on December 19, 2003, 09:26 PM
This might be a little off topic, but does anybody know any good sites to download old SNES games for emulators? I just downloaded the SNES Star Wars series, but I'm looking for some other things like the Donkey Kong Country trilogy. Any help would be nice.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: HWR on December 20, 2003, 02:41 AM
A good place to download?

As I wrote in a earlier post, I know a place, but did not post a link. It's illegal to download you know unles you owe the original game.  ;)

But iit's not ilegal to post a link so here it is. Besides SNES there is also NES, Neo-Geo, and Mame (old arcade machines). Besides the games (roms), you can also find emulators.

http://www.romnation.net

Sincerely
-Henrik
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 22, 2003, 11:02 PM
Evil, post-padding, place-holding, last-post-on-page-avoiding post.   :-\
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 22, 2003, 11:03 PM
Gang, here's a link to a ton of Sega time-killers--some Flash, some Shockwave, some Java:

http://www.sega.com/vault/minigames/home_minigames.jhtml

Have fun.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Mikey D on December 23, 2003, 07:27 AM
Quote from: OCB on December 18, 2003, 09:44 AM
I picked up the Midway and Activision complilations for the PS2 and played the Midway one extensively last night.  Some great old games on there, mainly Rampage and Gauntlet


Is that Activision one the one with 45 old school Atari games that plays 80s songs during the game?  Some games are Pitfall, River Raid, Stampede, etc.  I picked that one up last week for $10 at Target and have been playing it exclusively since then.  Brings back some memories, that's for sure.  Nothing beats playing a game for hours and not accomplishing anything ;)

I might have to check out that Midway one also.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on December 31, 2003, 12:13 PM
I've been searching high and low for that dang Zelda Gamecube Bundle pack, once I see it I am going to buy it...especially since there isn't a new Nintendo coming out this year
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: JoshEEE on December 31, 2003, 12:35 PM
Subscribe to Nintendo Power and you get it for free.....
I don't think they sell it as a standalone.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on December 31, 2003, 04:54 PM
Just ordered my Zelda Collection disc/Nintendo Power subscription yesterday, actually.  $19.95 total.

There are three "official" ways to get that Zelda disc:

(If you don't have a GameCube yet):

1. Buy it in the GameCube bundle for $99.95

(If you already have a GameCube):

2. Get it "free" with the one-year Nintendo Power subscription for $19.95 (although I consider it more like I'm getting the magazine for free, and paying $19.95 for the game)  :)

3.  Buy two of a select number of (first party) Nintendo GameCube or Game Boy Advance games, and register them on Nintendo's website.  Offhand, I don't remember exactly what the games are, but I know that Mario Kart: Double Dash, and the latest Mario Party games for the 'Cube qualify, and the new Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the GBA is one as well.  There's a couple more--I think one is the new 1080 snowboarding game for the 'Cube, and I have no idea what the other one is.  Anyway, there's five games to choose from, and you have to buy any two of those five to qualify for the deal.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on March 10, 2004, 11:48 PM
Anyone into the old Sega EA Sports Hockey Games?

Me and my buddy in college must have played 10,000 games of Hockey from 1993 until 1996, it truly is one of the greatest games of all time

(http://www.nostromo.ch/games/img/MdNhlpa.gif)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: SilverZ on March 11, 2004, 12:50 AM
"I'll make Wayne Gretzky's head bleed for Superfan 99 over there."
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on March 11, 2004, 10:48 AM
Classic, my other favorite Classic NHL Movie moment

"What the hell are you doing ?"

"Finishing my game. "

"No, no, no. You promised me breakfast."

"Breakfast? Breakfast, schmrekfest. Look at the score. I'm only in the middle of the second and I'm winning 12 to 2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene. Now, Hartford, the Whale? Hey, they only beat Vancouver once, maybe twice in a lifetime."

Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: aka DaBigKahuna on March 11, 2004, 11:24 AM
Quote from: Billy Corgan on December 31, 2003, 04:54 PM
Just ordered my Zelda Collection disc/Nintendo Power subscription yesterday, actually.  $19.95 total.

There are three "official" ways to get that Zelda disc:

(If you don't have a GameCube yet):

1. Buy it in the GameCube bundle for $99.95

(If you already have a GameCube):

2. Get it "free" with the one-year Nintendo Power subscription for $19.95 (although I consider it more like I'm getting the magazine for free, and paying $19.95 for the game)  :)

3.  Buy two of a select number of (first party) Nintendo GameCube or Game Boy Advance games, and register them on Nintendo's website.  Offhand, I don't remember exactly what the games are, but I know that Mario Kart: Double Dash, and the latest Mario Party games for the 'Cube qualify, and the new Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the GBA is one as well.  There's a couple more--I think one is the new 1080 snowboarding game for the 'Cube, and I have no idea what the other one is.  Anyway, there's five games to choose from, and you have to buy any two of those five to qualify for the deal.

I checked the site and could not find this offer.  Is this offer no longer availalbe?

Billy, how is the games?


-Fish-
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: aka DaBigKahuna on March 11, 2004, 11:25 AM
Quote from: OCB on March 10, 2004, 11:48 PM
Anyone into the old Sega EA Sports Hockey Games?

Me and my buddy in college must have played 10,000 games of Hockey from 1993 until 1996, it truly is one of the greatest games of all time

(http://www.nostromo.ch/games/img/MdNhlpa.gif)

I dont particuraly like hockey, but I have to agree.  One timer...!  This game was fantastic, except for 95 & 96 when they took the fighting out.


-Fish-
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: DSJ™ on March 23, 2004, 10:47 AM
Heres a site we have been using at work. Not the best but still fun.

Play Your Favorite 1980s Games Online (http://www.tripletsandus.com/80s/80s_games/#)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on May 7, 2004, 11:25 AM
Anyone see the news that Jakks is making a SW version of their TV Games dealio.  I wonder if this means the Arcade version of SW????

JAKKS Pacific Signs TV Games License With Lucasfilm Ltd. For The Action-Adventure Epic Star Wars
MALIBU, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAKK - News) announced today that the Company has signed a worldwide license with Lucasfilm Ltd. to produce TV Games(TM) products based on the blockbuster, Star Wars saga.

TV Games(TM) products are slated to be developed based on all films in the Star Wars saga -- A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and the upcoming Star Wars: Episode III.

TV Games(TM) products are plug and play gaming systems that contain multiple classic games in one single controller. All that is needed are batteries and a TV -- No videogame consoles and no gaming cartridges are required. Simply plug the TV Games(TM) unit into the A/V jacks of any standard television set, turn on and play. The lightweight, compact, all-inclusive controller, houses a combination of videogames with all of the hardware built right into the controller. This technology allows gaming fans to enjoy a number of videogames with just one single purchase.

"We are pleased to be working with Lucasfilm on such an exciting franchise. Star Wars is firmly entrenched in American pop culture while having worldwide appeal," said Stephen Berman, president and COO, JAKKS Pacific, Inc. "The incredible longevity of the brand fits perfectly with JAKKS' strategy of aligning the TV Games(TM) line with brands with staying power."

"We are very pleased that JAKKS Pacific has chosen Star Wars to expand its enormously popular TV Games(TM) line," said Howard Roffman, President, Lucas Licensing Ltd. "We hope that the Star Wars TV Games(TM) products will bring Star Wars gaming to an even broader audience of kids."

The Star Wars TV Games(TM) line-up is slated to launch in Fall 2005, and are expected to retail for approximately $20.00. For more information on JAKKS Pacific's TV Games(TM) line, please visit www.jakkstvgames.com.

Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on May 7, 2004, 01:31 PM
Quote from: OCB on May  7, 2004, 11:25 AM
Anyone see the news that Jakks is making a SW version of their TV Games dealio.  I wonder if this means the Arcade version of SW????

Well, if this thing is anything like the other "10-games-all-in-one-controller" things that are out now, I wouldn't expect the "Arcade version"--at least not the arcade version of the arcade version.  More like the Atari arcade version of the arcade version, if that makes sense.

These controller things are an interesting concept, but rudimentary at best, and unless things change by Fall 2005, there's no way in hell they'd be able to reproduce the arcade-arcade game in a little controller.

I think these will probably be all of the Parker Bros.-Star Wars games that were on the Atari 2600 in the early '80's:

And if we're extremely lucky:

There could be some other early-80's Star Wars games I'm forgetting here.

As far as the original Arcade Game--it is available at home, on the GameCube.  It was on the Rebel Strike: Rogue Squadron III bonus disc last year (and might be on the real game itself--I don't know), but I'll tell you what:  Even with the decent GameCube controller, the experience still pales in comparison to the real deal--with that sweet-ass, unique controller that the real arcade versions had.  My initial enthusiasm for finally being able to play that game at home was really dampened when I found out how different it played on the GameCube controller.

(And of course, it's available on the PC with MAME, as well--but like the GameCube version, it's just not the same.)

Now, if this all-in-one system could somehow duplicate the arcade controller--not to mention the specs of the game itself--then I'd defintely be all over it.  I really doubt it, but you never know.  I'd much rather spend $50 or $100 for something like that than trying to purchase either of the original arcade cabinets, which I have neither the money or the room for. . .

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Lucasarts just needs to get with the program, and release a compilation disc in the same vein of the Midway and Activision compilations of recent years, and put every old Star Wars game, both for home and arcade on it.  Put it on the new systems for $30 each, and they'd sell tons.  For the greedy bastards they are, I'm wondering why they're ignoring this retro-gaming gold mine that's sitting right in front of them. . .
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on May 13, 2004, 01:52 PM
Well we have 3 Video Game threads here at least.  I'll let Colman figure out how to merge them...anyway

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New Midway Disc Coming

A.P.B., Arch Rivals, Championship Sprint, Cyberball 2072, Gauntlet 2, Hard Drivin’, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat III, NARC, Pit Fighter, Primal Rage, Rampage World Tour, Spy Hunter 2, Steel Talons, STUN Runner, Timber, Total Carnage, Wizard of Wor, Xenophobe, and Xybots.


ANd when exactly is the Mega Man disc coming out????
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on May 13, 2004, 02:01 PM
Just remembered something looking at some WWII game previews

Anyone remember how redicoulously hard it was to land your jet on the Aircraft Carrier in the Nintendo Top Gun
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on May 13, 2004, 02:34 PM
Quote from: OCB on May 13, 2004, 01:52 PM
Well we have 3 Video Game threads here at least.  I'll let Colman figure out how to merge them...anyway

Do we really need to merge the threads?  Yeah, they're all about video games, but I think that they're different enough to remain open.

After all--we have separate threads for Guns N' Roses and Pearl Jam (rock bands, both), and even two separate threads for hotties--one for the top 5 493, and one for the sci-fi kind.

It's not like this place is so busy that it can't handle a few specific threads covering different products and eras from an incredibly huge topic.

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ANd when exactly is the Mega Man disc coming out????

Summer.  That's all that can be nailed down as of today.  It's been delayed several times.  It'll be cool whenever it does come out, though. . .
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on May 13, 2004, 02:47 PM
Colman is one who tends to do the merging around here.  I agree that stuff can remain open and separate.  Its just a little akward talking about new games in a thread about Vintage game, is all

Continue
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on May 13, 2004, 02:54 PM
Quote from: OCB on May 13, 2004, 02:47 PM
Its just a little akward talking about new games in a thread about Vintage game, is all

Well, it's not like we're talking about new-new games like Halo 2 or the new Zelda game in this thread.

Sure, these things like the Jakks 10-in-1 joystick, and the Midway and Mega Man compilations, those are "new" products, but the games themselves are ten or more years old.

Don't make me continue my tragic story from before, Pearson, because I'm just itching. . .
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Matt on May 22, 2004, 11:37 PM
Quote from: Virex on May 13, 2004, 02:34 PM
Quote from: OCB on May 13, 2004, 01:52 PM
And when exactly is the Mega Man disc coming out????

Summer.  That's all that can be nailed down as of today.  It's been delayed several times.  It'll be cool whenever it does come out, though. . .

A month from today, according to EB Games. . . (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/241002.asp)
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: Scott on May 26, 2004, 11:56 PM
Sweetness, now, off to polish my Warp Whistle
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Post by: Matt on May 27, 2004, 12:26 AM
Quote from: OCB on May 26, 2004, 11:56 PM
Sweetness, now, off to polish my Warp Whistle

I think we all caught that earlier today under your new avatar.  

Thank you.
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
Post by: SilverZ on May 30, 2004, 07:17 PM
Well, I resurrected my old Nester NES emulator for Dreamcast today, with ROMS of basically all released games on it, and a decent interface. I'm going to revamp it today and clean things up, put it in a nice DVD case with custom cover, and play Contra.

Anyone still have their Dreamcast out and in operation and interested in a copy?
Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
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Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
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Title: Re: Vintage gaming nerds, check this out:
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