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Madaracs

Member Since 28 Mar 2009
OFFLINE Last Active Feb 6 2012 12:59 PM

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In Topic: I've joined Club Coleco!

Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:56 PM

View Post65Gamerguy, on Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:46 PM, said:

View PostSpiceWare, on Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:13 PM, said:


I also forgot about how annoying the startup delay was, I used to rag my friend about it back in the day :lolblue:

While not technically a delay try playing a racing game on the XboX or PS2! it takes a couple of minutes to select the car type, transmission, car color, race course and etc. I find that a bigger pain IMO.


There's ways around the delay... *points to Yurkie*

In Topic: H2

Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:26 AM

In the year 2000........................

In Topic: Tempest 17.5 inch side art origianl Atari special run ?

Mon Jan 9, 2012 9:30 AM

Could the control panel overlays be for a cocktail?

That marquee looks like the one they stuck on the cabaret--only it's too small.

I have no idea on the side art either since they were screened on the cabinets and there wasn't any side-art on the cabarets.

Cool stuff!

In Topic: Tron-what was your first reaction?

Mon Jan 9, 2012 9:20 AM

View Postlittleman jack, on Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:40 PM, said:

For those of you who liked/loved the game play, have you tried the xbox live arcade version? This is what brought it back to my mind. It seemed pretty accurate. And looked pretty cool graphically, like the arcade game.

I'm a day late and a dollar short to this conversation, but since I own a Tron cocktail machine I thought I would chime in.

First the XBL version is crap. It's also slightly enhanced so it isn't true to the original. There is absolutely no way whatsoever to play Tron properly without a joystick with a firebutton on it and a spinner.

As for the original cabinet and my first impressions... I was about 10. Cabinets didn't much matter to me then (unless it was one you could sit inside) but even then it was one that drew my eye. I was _more impressed_ that the game was good and had good music--it was really exciting to play--and brutal. Also, what other games of the time offered you a choice of 4 different games?! Of course, Discs-of-Tron is another story... that environment cabinet was simply awesome.

Now that I've owned my own Tron machine for 10 years, I have to say as 80s arcade games go this one has so much to offer: A great score, exciting and challenging game play (and free now too!) and a sexy cabinet. My cocktail Tron machine is a bit different than the dumbed-down cabs that Bally/Midway produced. The cocktail models didn't have much flair. For instance there was a distinct lack of blacklights in the cocktail--even though the control panels were made with phosphorescent (blacklight reactive) dye. Mine has blacklights. Also mine has bright blue T-molding which lends to the feel of Tron more. Sadly, the underlay was not printed with photo-reactive/phosphorescent dye that the control panels were so even with an overhead blacklight it doesn't get much love.

It still looks great tho...

In Topic: XM Status Page...

Tue Jan 3, 2012 2:18 PM

View PostCurt Vendel, on Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:06 PM, said:

The voltage Reg would probably chernobyl before the power pak....

View PostPropane13, on Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:30 PM, said:

I wonder how many you could piggyback before the power supply couldn't handle it...

Not to mention that's illegal in some states.

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