Rhindle The Red

So, what are your expectations in this area?

(This is not an opportunity to air your feelings on the holidays in general. If you don't partake, you may say so. Any negativity or snarkiness will be deleted at my discretion.)

So I pre-ordered the R2-D2 Xbox360 Kinect bundle. I know I already have an Xbox360 (a nifty red Resident Evil model that available for sale if anyone's interested), but I could not turn it down.

That, plus the upcoming Blu-ray set has got Star Wars games on my mind. I checked the archives and we haven't tackled this one before.

What's the best Atari-related Star Wars game? Now, to qualify the games have to either be produced/published by Atari (basically the arcade titles) or be available on an Atari machine. The countless adaptations/ports of the arcade games don't count. (Not even the fairly direct ones like the GameCube.)

So, to recap, here they are. Be sure to let me know if I missed one. (Highlighted titles link to the AtariAge database.)

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Atari 2600, Parker Bros.)
Star Wars: Jedi Arena (Atari 2600, Parker Bros.)
Star Wars: The Arcade Game (Atari 2600, Parker Bros.)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle (Atari 2600, Parker Bros.)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Ewok Adventure (Atari 2600, Parker Bros. - unreleased)
Star Wars: The Arcade Game (Atari 5200, Parker Bros.)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle (Atari 5200, Parker Bros.)
Star Wars (Arcade, Atari)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Arcade, Atari)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Arcade, Atari)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle (Atari 8-Bit, Parker Bros.)
Star Wars: The Arcade Game (Atari ST, Domark)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Atari ST, Domark)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Atari ST, Domark)

So, the 3DS didn't set the world on fire. It was more Game Boy micro / PSPGo than Game Boy Advance. So, Nintendo has dropped the price a whopping 40% and thrown a bunch of free ones and zeros at those of us who already had the machine.

What about you guys? Did you already have one? Did you get one to snag the free data? Did you take advantage of the early price droppers? Do you still not give a darn?

Me, I got a used one about a month and a half ago and I love it. Regular DS games often play better on it and the 3D camera is a hoot. Other extras (Netflix, etc.) are a bonus, but the heart is the machine and it's a good one. It still needs some games, but I'd say if you were considering a DS or DSi, the 3DS is the way to go unless you need GBA combatibility or the titles specific to the DSi store.

So I've been spending a lot of time running around Hyrule again with the re-release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 3DS. It got me thinking about the various releases of this landmark game.

To recap, they are:

*The initial gold cartridge release for the Nintendo 64.
*The subsequent grey cartridge for the N64.
*The Wind Waker preorder bonus that included the "Master Quest" for the GAMECUBE.
*The "Collector's Edition" disc available with the Platinum GAMECUBE.
*The 3D/higher rez remake for the 3DS

There's also the question of whether you've imported any of the versions from Japan. (Or elsewhere, I suppose - iQue anyone?)

Full disclosure, I own all five of the regular releases, but no imports. What do (or did) you have?

Okay, so I collect original comic book art. I don't have a lot of pieces, but you can see all my stuff here:

http://bit.ly/lSMX1y

One of my more recent acquisitions is a page of art described by the auction house (Heritage Auctions) as "Unpublished Atari Force Graphic Novel page 35". The art is by Ernie Colon, whose only published Atari Force art is inking Keith Giffen on a Hukka story.

I'm attaching *my* art to this post. Another page from this project can be found here:

http://bit.ly/kcDwB2

So, does anyone know anything about this? It's entirely possible that this isn't from an Atari Force project at all. (I don't mind. The price was good enough and the art neat enough to keep anyway.)

Any information at all would be appreciated.