Will_I_Am 0 #1 September 8, 2004 Ok, for all the fans of video games, (especially the classics) Atari is planning on releasing 85 of it's classic games on one single disk for both Xbox and PS2. Should be seeing them in stores around November, and get this.....Only $20! For $20 I'll call the guy a CHICKENFUCKER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamjenner 0 #2 September 8, 2004 pfft sadly i still have my original atari. complete with qbert, buck rogers, baseball and a few others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #3 September 8, 2004 Space invaders? Dude _ I loved that game!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #4 September 8, 2004 Dude, when I saw this thread, all I could think was... ASTEROIDS!!!!!!!!! ...... My bro still has the old Atari that we played for hours on as kids...damn, those were the days...... ~R+R...~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #5 September 8, 2004 HAhahaha why pay $20!? I have an EMU on my machine and play those games all the time... No need for a console. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #6 September 8, 2004 QuoteHAhahaha why pay $20!? I have an EMU on my machine and play those games all the time... No need for a console. Wasn't there just a recent discussion about software piracy? I can see you playing on an emulator when the software wasn't available for the major systems, but now that it is....It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #7 September 8, 2004 QuoteQuoteHAhahaha why pay $20!? I have an EMU on my machine and play those games all the time... No need for a console. Wasn't there just a recent discussion about software piracy? I can see you playing on an emulator when the software wasn't available for the major systems, but now that it is.... I never saw any thread about it.. but seriously if I have it all downloaded and an emu, then I don't see myself buying a disk with them.. So beat me with w wiffleball bat, I download software.. I'm so "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #8 September 8, 2004 the abandoned games discussion is nothing new... but its amazing how little attention the former big names like Atari etc... paid to it until they realized they could make money again from a product they stopped caring about and stopped supporting years ago... once you stop supporting your software, it should go into the public domain..maybe then more developers and publishers would actually fix some of the crap they threw over the wall instead of leaving the users to do it for them.....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #9 September 8, 2004 QuoteHAhahaha why pay $20!? Because: - My TV is bigger than my monitor. - My couch is more comfortable than an office chair. - Two player games will be easier. - Oh and, extremely minor point, it's legal. List of games here -- scroll down the Atari Anthology section. Release date is November 16th. Oh yeah, it comes with Sky Diver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #10 September 8, 2004 HUMBUG!!! You just need something like this.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeflyChile 0 #11 September 8, 2004 you know that game is old because it's all about accuracy. i wonder if you can do some freak brothers flying in it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #12 September 8, 2004 QuoteHUMBUG!!! You just need something like this. Don't get them fired up Ivan.. Buncha goody two-shoes.. omg don't download games or music!! it's stealing.. No, you know what's stealing? The prices those companies charge us for their products. You really think the prices will go down if people quit sharing files? Wake the fuck up man.. They won't lower prices for anything. It's all about the cash, if you're willing to pay for it, they'll do their damdest to get the most for it from you. "Warez" isn't really legal, and you probably couldn't figure out how to use an ISO file if you got one. So don't bash on people that do things their way. You are no Jesus Christ.. So, I'm sure you have skeletons in your closet so quit talking shit to me about downloading music and or game files. edit: This was not directed to CrazyIvan, just his post I attached it to. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #13 September 8, 2004 QuoteHUMBUG!!! You just need something like this. SIGH... I miss http://www.mame.dk/ The site is still around - hard to get to, but they stopped the downloads a couple years back. Still the best informational site on all 5000+ ROMS (yes, my friend has them all. See below. ) and the emulators. However tombstone ROM burning is still around (google it) if you're looking for free ROMs. They only ask that you pay for the cost of DVDs and shipping. (BTW, this is not an advertisement for illegal activities. There is nothing illegal about having game ROMS. How you use them is a different matter. ) DISCLAIMER Warning! MAME is an emulator. It reproduces, more or less faithfully, the behavior of various arcade machines. But hardware is useless without software, so images (files) of the ROMs which run on that hardware are required. Such ROMs, like all commercial software, are copyrighted. Therefore, it is illegal to possess a ROM image file if you do not own the original ROM. Needless to say, ROMs are not distributed together with MAME. Distribution of MAME with ROM images is a violation of copyright law and a violation of the MAME license, and it should be promptly reported to the authors so that appropriate legal action can be taken. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamjenner 0 #14 September 8, 2004 QuoteSpace invaders? Dude _ I loved that game! yes and space invaders. i think qbert's the best one though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #15 September 8, 2004 QuoteNo, you know what's stealing? The prices those companies charge us for their products. You really think the prices will go down if people quit sharing files? Wake the fuck up man.. They won't lower prices for anything. It's all about the cash, if you're willing to pay for it, they'll do their damdest to get the most for it from you. "Warez" isn't really legal, and you probably couldn't figure out how to use an ISO file if you got one. So don't bash on people that do things their way. You are no Jesus Christ.. So, I'm sure you have skeletons in your closet so quit talking shit to me about downloading music and or game files. I'm assuming that this is directed at me. I am, to put it mildly, insulted. I was simply trying to point out that when considering buying this product versus stealing it, one of the items in the "buy" column is that there are no legal issues. Do I think that $50 is too much for a video game? Absolutely. Is $18 a bit steep for an album? I think so. Have I ever swiped a song off of LimeWire or an ISO from SuprNova? Guilty as charged. I am no angel. I do not have any moral high ground to stand on. If somebody wants to steal music or movies or software and they understanding that they are committing a crime by doing it, then fine. I don't really care. I am just tired of this culture that has somehow convinced itself that downloading an album from Kazaa is any different than shoplifting it from Sam Goody. It ain't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #16 September 8, 2004 what about when the software/music hasn’t been sold commercially for 10+ years and is no longer being supported by the original manufacturer/distributor in any way shape or form, for those who DID buy it 10 years ago...( or as is becoming more prevalent 2 years ago??) if you abandon a product, stop selling, stop marketing, stop supporting the end users, i dont see how its theft for someone else to pick up your trash.... and then you act offended when they find away to make it useable again???____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #17 September 8, 2004 Quote I am just tired of this culture that has somehow convinced itself that downloading an album from Kazaa is any different than shoplifting it from Sam Goody. It ain't. Actually, I think it is quite different. For the Sam Goody album, you have costs involved in the making of that package that the CD or DVD comes in. You have the cost of Sam Goody storage space in their backroom and shelves. Then you have the actual cost of the music - the artists share, RIAA share, everybody elses' share. However, for Internet downloads, there is none of that. Not only that, but the duplication and storage of this material is fractions of a cent. Or think of it this way : I make 50 copies of something and throw them out on the street, free for anyone to pickup. Did it cost me that much money to do this ? NO. Then why should the music industry charge a person for EACH copy of this music. In simplistic terms, I look software piracy and music copyrights like this: They call it stealing, since it is taking away their money if it were to be bought in a store. I call it BS, because if it wasn't available FREE to download, I sure as hell wouldn't buy it. If I wasn't going to buy it in the first place, how am I stealing their profits ? F' them.... Edit, btw, I do work in SW development, so I do see both sides of this argument. Maybe if the software or music was not wallet-gouging, I would consider buying it. But since the stuff is so overvalued anyway.... Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #18 September 9, 2004 QuoteList of games here -- scroll down the Atari Anthology section. Release date is November 16th. Oh yeah, it comes with Sky Diver. what? no river raid? screw them then. "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
