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Albert

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HyperSpin and HyperPin

Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:14 PM

I'm thinking about building a MAME cabinet and was wondering if anyone's ever setup HyperSpin? It'd be a lot more fun to run systems other than arcade games if I'm going to go through the trouble of setting up a dedicated cabinet. May also build a HyperPin after playing one this past weekend at the Houston Arcade Expo.

Thanks. :)

..Al

Blogs temporarily down

Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:16 PM

Just an FYI for everyone, the Blogs module is currently offline. I was attempting to upgrade the Blogs shortly ago and the installer did not successfully complete. Upon investigating at Invision's forum, looks like there are several installer issues. So now I have to wait for Invision to fix the problem here so the installer can successfully complete the Blogs upgrade. Until then I have taken them offline. Hopefully this will not take more than 24 hours. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The blogs should now be working, if you see any oddball behavior please let me know!

..Al

How to instantly destroy a game disc

Mon Nov 7, 2011 9:08 PM

So I had Dragon Age in my 360 S and decided to move the system from a horizontal position to a vertical position so it wasn't taking as much room on my desk. As I start to raise it, I hear a blood curdling screeching sound from the 360. I immediately put the 360 back down horizontally but it was too late. I took the disc out, only to find this:

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The visible ring close to the edge is a new addition. Needless to say, the game no longer works. I have to say, what a CRAPPY DESIGN where you can so easily ruin a $60 game. Didn't even get to play through the game once. I guess I'm just used to other optical drive solutions where moving the unit around while spinning will NOT physically damage the disc (such as the Sony Discman and various laptops I've owned).

..Al

Boulder Dash(R) Label Contest!

Sun Nov 6, 2011 10:59 AM

AtariAge and First Star Software, Inc. are hosting a box and label design competition for the recently announced Boulder Dash® Atari 2600 port (see detailed news here)! The winning design will be featured on the game cartridge, the manual, and the box. Plans are to release the AtariAge version of Boulder Dash® in time for Christmas. Now you can be a part of the effort to bring about this highly anticipated release!

The winner of the contest will receive a copy of Boulder Dash® in cartridge form with box and manual, featuring their winning label design, signed by Andrew, Thomas, Albert, and Richard M. Spitalny (president of First Star Software, Inc.) The winner will also receive a $50 gift certificate in the AtariAge Store. The contest will run until 11:59pm (CST), Sunday, November 27th, 2011 and all submissions must be received by this time! After the contest has ended, AtariAge, First Star Software, Thomas Jentzsch and Andrew Davie will select one of the entries as the label to be used for Boulder Dash®.

Full details about how to enter the contest are here! Good luck, and we look forward to seeing your entries!

Boulder Dash® Label Contest

Note! The contest has been extended another week and now ends on November 27th, 2011. This will give everyone an extra week. Those in the US can potentially benefit from some time off from work due to the Thanksgiving holiday!

Retrogaming Times Monthly - November 2011

Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:55 PM

The November 2011 issue of Retrogaming Times Monthly issue is now available for viewing! Here's what's in this month's issue:
  • CoCoLicious! - Getting To Know The CoCo
  • Apple II Incider - Apple II "Turkeys"
  • Gaming Tetralogies - The Mega Man Series
  • Retro Collecting 101 - Planet Fun In Savannah, GA
  • Move 1 Space Forward - Q*Bert The Board Game
  • Bewitched Brews - Candy Catcher
  • Beyond The Plastic: Super Adventure Island
  • Commodore Du Jour - Mail Order Monsters
  • Dual Perspective - Duck Tales
  • MAME Reviews - Turkey Shoot
  • Standalone Spew - The Battle For Football's Second-Best (Part 2)
  • A Pixelated 21st Century
  • + More!
You can read these articles and more inside the Retrogaming Times Monthly, now running 170 months in a row! You can also browse the RTM archives to catch up on past issues.