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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob2600 View Post
    By the way, what was up with the Smurfs game? Is it really just walking from left to right, with no enemies or obstacles whatsoever? If so, what's the point?
    Well, sure, if you play it on the lowest difficulty level! The other levels put either a hawk, bat, or spider on each screen which gets more and more difficult to avoid depending on the difficulty.

    But even on the lowest difficulty, there are jumps to be made, and they were sometimes challenging for someone younger than 10.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Krook View Post
    No not that list, he has a giant list of games he had and that one was on there, I can't find it now but if you look around the SA site....you can find it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Coldguy View Post
    No not that list, he has a giant list of games he had and that one was on there, I can't find it now but if you look around the SA site....you can find it.
    Alright, i'm gonna have a look at the SA website and post it here if I can find it.
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    Considering the fact that this is how James makes his living, I find it strange that the most he can muster is an 8-minute video every two weeks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Xizer View Post
    Considering the fact that this is how James makes his living, I find it strange that the most he can muster is an 8-minute video every two weeks.
    Obviously you've never tried video editing and production.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Xizer View Post
    Considering the fact that this is how James makes his living, I find it strange that the most he can muster is an 8-minute video every two weeks.
    Oh.....*thinks, then stops* Never mind. It's not worth beating the dead horse.
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    I liked the Colecovision review ... mostly because it featured some obscure titles that I had never seen in action.

    It was a bit light on the humor, and even a bit light on the game-abuse, but it did feature a moment that I consider brilliant because I think most of us can say we've experienced it in our gaming lives ...

    The segment with him playing Looping, and his wordless reaction to the experience was pure gold.

    Nothing better than trying to "figure out" a game that defies most conventional logic.

    I also liked the fact that he addressed the issue that people have with him focusing primarily on the negative aspects of games/systems : "That's the name of the game!"
    "And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jorpho View Post
    Well, sure, if you play it on the lowest difficulty level! The other levels put either a hawk, bat, or spider on each screen which gets more and more difficult to avoid depending on the difficulty.
    I'm still disappointed that Gargamel wasn't in the game at all. The final boss is... a skull to jump on? Uh, yeah... I guess the programmers gave up or something.

    But even on the lowest difficulty, there are jumps to be made, and they were sometimes challenging for someone younger than 10.
    The controls are awful, which makes the jumps harder than they look. Timing the "regular" jumps was somewhat tricky, which is why in the video you always see him jump twice. If you jump twice in place, the second jump is higher and automatically arcs.

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    Say, for a few seconds at the start of Double Vision Pt. 1, there's a shot of something that looks like ColecoVision Mousetrap - only the mouse and the cats and so on have been replaced by the sprites from Venture! Is this a well-known hack?
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    "All this violence going on, but the sun is just smilin' away!"


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    Quote Originally Posted by boatofcar View Post
    "All this violence going on, but the sun is just smilin' away!"

    thats a good quote right there.
    But my favourite is easily:

    You're dead.
    Your friends are dead.
    Your family is dead.
    Your fucking pets are beeing skinned alive.
    Your moms a fucking whore.
    You suck at life.
    The whole world hates you.
    You're going to hell.
    Live with it.
    Game over!

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    I have that in an image...now if only I can show it to you to share...

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    I had no idea the Genesis controller was compatible with the CV!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kainemaxwell View Post
    I had no idea the Genesis controller was compatible with the CV!
    Except without the number pad, you have no way of getting past the Game Select screen. (Unless perhaps particular combinations of the A, B, and C buttons will replicate button presses.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Coldguy View Post
    I have that in an image...now if only I can show it to you to share...
    And don't bring up that stupid girlie Aladdin rip off! Shantea?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jorpho View Post
    Except without the number pad, you have no way of getting past the Game Select screen. (Unless perhaps particular combinations of the A, B, and C buttons will replicate button presses.)
    So use the colecovision controller to pass the screen and then switch to the genesis controller. Easy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShinobiMan View Post
    I've been watching his videos for over a year now. I tell you folks, I really admire the guy. As a filmmaker and fellow video game collector myself (who also did his share of stage acting in school), I immediately felt a kinship with this guy. I "got it" from the get go. He is an amazing talented filmmaker who is devoting his hard work and time to his "other passion"... video games. Retro classic games at that!

    Game 'on man! I eagerly await all of your works!
    ditto, I relate to his character so much its crazy! this guy is a godsend! I love him!
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    The Intellivision 2 had the same Atari/Coleco/Commodore64/Genesis/Vectrex/etc. controller pinset, could you use the Genesis controller on that too?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jorpho View Post
    Except without the number pad, you have no way of getting past the Game Select screen. (Unless perhaps particular combinations of the A, B, and C buttons will replicate button presses.)
    My ColecoVision has been stored away in the basement for a while, but if I remember correctly, swirling the Genesis D-pad around somehow resulted in number pad input. I could never tell what game it ended up choosing, but it got me past the blue screen at least. (Note that this random number pad input really caused problems in games that actually USED the number pad!)

    I've also heard that you can usually use the 2nd-player number pad to select a skill level.

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    Wasn't that impressed with Double Vision part 2, seemed like he phoned that one in. Was very rushed, especially since we know James is extremely well versed in classics and could talk a lot more.

    Per Genesis controller usage, although I recently got a Genesis again, I've yet to use its controller on the 2600. However, I used to as a kid, because my Atari's were always broken. I was never a big fan of using it, and found it to be a lot less fun.
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