Lendorien

People have complained about the internet browser ont he PS3 for years. Apparently the 4.10 update fixes some of the issues it has. Anyone use it much who can tell me if anything is much improved?

For me it was just the other day.

I own the Star Trek Action Pack collection on CD-rom for PC. It contains Elite Force and its add-on as well as Star Trek Armada I and II. Well, I happened to go on wikipedia's page for Armada ii and spot a line that states the game goes for a lot on e-bay. So at a whim I look up the action pack... which I bought from the bargain bin form 20 or so dollars some years ago.

What I found? For just the discs, 100 dollars. More if it's in the original box.

What the heck?!

Anyone else have some surprise moments of that nature?

About a year ago, I created this thread:

http://www.atariage....ost__p__2088325

I despised the system. I just thought it was pretty awful. The original thread is worth a read if you're on the fence. Well, my opinion has actually changed, partially through the impassioned defense put up by folks in this forum. I actually tried a few of the suggested games.

The main thing that broke it for me was finding about 35 games and a Intellivision 2 with an Intellivoice at an estate sale for 30 dollars. While the games and console were dusty and musty, a bit of elbow grease cleaned them up. The games were a great find because they all came with their manuals and overlays. They also included two vintage plastic storage boxes to hold them all. The home it came from also had a Colecovision and 9 games that I also bought. Apparently there was a Fairchild Channel F there at one time (I found a game instructions mixed with other stuff), but perhaps someone got it before I got there. This home had a lot of 70's & 80's techy stuff in it. They spent a lot of money on kid's electronics based on the quantity of inty games.

I sold the Inty 2 here on Atariage because I have an original unit, but I kept all of the non duplicate games and have begun playing them. I rather like Burger-time (which is fun on any system) and of course AD&D, which I owned before the auction. Other games have grown on me, such as Imagic's Beauty and Beast (the manual is a hoot, and the gameplay is fun), Microsurgeon and, sadly enough, Horse Racing. Demon Attack really doesn't compare well to the 2600 version in my mind, but having Earth in the background it sorta cool.

So, I don't mind playing the Intellivision so much now. The controller still sorta sucks and it's still not on my list of top systems, but I don't despise it any more. I guess having some decent games does help a lot. Too bad the estate sale mostly had common mediocre titles.

Anyone have any comments on the games I scored or on my change of heart?

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Armor Battle
Astrosmash
Auto Racing
B-17 Bomber
Backgammon
Beauty & the Beast
Bomb Squad
Bowling
Boxing
Burgertime
Centipede
Checkers
Demon Attack
Donkey Kong
Horse Racing
Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack
Lock 'n' Chase
Major League Baseball
Math Fun
Microsurgeon
NASL Soccer
NBA Basketball
NFL Football
NHL Hockey
Night Stalker
PGA Golf
Reversi
Sea Battle
Snafu
Space Armada
Space Battle
Space Hawk
Space Spartans
Tron Deadly Discs
Tron Maze-A-Tron
U.S. Ski Team Skiing
Vectron [White Label]
Word Fun

Just got a Colocovision at an estate sale. Thing seemed to work fine for a while, but today I plugged it in and got garbage on the screen. The garbage always appears the same, for each game that is put in (meaning, if I put in Centipede and turn on and off the console, every time I turn it on it'll always show the same garbage for that game). I'm pretty sure it's not the power switch issue. Any suggestions?

I recently picked up a Colecovision lot that included the Expansion Module #2 and Turbo. Upon trying it out, I found that the steering wheel did not work, though the foot pedal worked fine. Seems others have had this issue.

Does anyone have any repair suggestions? I suspect it's the optical sensor, seeing as the regular controller works just fine in the joystick port. The optical sensor, (called the Dual Photo Coupler in the tech manual) but I wouldn't know for sure or how to proceed to fix it. I'm not even sure if that part even is available any more, or if there's a suitable equivalent.

I've done some internet searches, but have not found any concrete information on how to fix this. If it is the optical sensor, does anyone know a suitable replacement?

Suggestions?