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    Hey everyone! My name is Jess, and I'm 22 year old college student from CT. I found this forum during my ongoing search for a particular NES game (Bio Miracle by Konami, if you haven't already seen me mention it a billion times already )

    I currently have the following systems:

    1) Atari 2600
    With it: about 30 games, and the paddles - all of which I scored for the low low price of free. I was at my friend's house a few years ago, and I found all of her Atari stuff under her bed. I was like "You have Atari?!" and she just said "Yea - you want it?" like it was just some useless junk. So of course I took it. The TV adaptor piece was missing, and I kept putting off getting a replacement. I finally got an RF adaptor last weekend, and I've been playing it ever since! I do need new paddles though, so if anyone wants to get rid of any, feel free to let me know
    Some of the games I have:

    2) NES
    With it: about 40 games, the zapper, and the Power Pad. Most of my games are pretty bad and/or really strange: Knight Rider, King's Knight, Anticipation, Snake Rattle & Roll, and MappyLand, just to name a few.

    Funny story about how big of a dumbass I am: a few years ago I bought Gyromite at FuncoLand because it was cheap and I was bored. So I took it home and tried to play it, and started getting really pissed when I couldn't get anywhere. I had my suitemates try it too, and we were all like "What the f*#k is wrong with this game?!" So after a few more attempts, I thought to go online and research it. It took me awhile because there was basically nothing on the internet about it. When I finally found out that you needed a robot to play it, I couldn't stop laughing. But even so, I can't bear to part with the game...yea I'm weird, I know.

    3) I also still have my old Game Boy from about 1988-1989, but the sound barely works and the screen fell off. I only have about 7 or 8 games for it, and I really only take it out to play Link's Awakening.

    I'm not an avid collector, but every once in awhile I'll take a trip to FuncoLand and pick up some random Nintendo games just for the sake of entertaining myself. If I had to pick just one favorite game, I'd say Dr. Mario for NES - for some reason, I never tire of its repetitive nature.

    aaaaand I'm done

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    Hi, Right now I'm working on my awesome collection of unbelievably rare Nintendo stuff. Expect to see me selling games now and then so I can get new additions I've been searching for. I've never spent a lot of time at collecting all this stuff but every so often stuff works out and it has been going well enough to make a good site. I wanted to get on the Board because I haven’t registered to one for a while though... "I have been watching this one and thinking oh I'd like to add to that topic", or "I know the answer to that". Anyway... I'll be setting up a up a new game room right now and browsing the topics and stuff...((^_^ Thank you

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    Tada!!! Howdy everyone. I'm Ian... and I am a 21 year old college student and veteran of the United States Navy. Oh yeah, I'm in Virginia. I honestly can't remember how I found the forums and now it's my homepage! Well, my favorite games of all time are the Shining Force series (but only for the Genesis)

    I collect for the SNES, NES and Genesis. However, I collect systems as well. My friend Jon asked me one day, "Dude, how come you have a Saturn and yet you don't play it?" I just told him that the fact that I own a XBOX, PS2, NGC, Saturn, Genesis (Model 1 & 3), NES, DC, and a GameAxe is sweeter than playing the games. However, I do like scouting around for old NES/Famicom games that haven't dumped yet or pirate carts. (I have an old Mike Tyson's Punchout for the Famicom that actually has him in it. All other versions I have been able to find do not include him due to the time it was released in Japan, the contract between him and Nintendo was up.)

    Like I said, I'm in college, but I just got this sweet job at a toy store. w00t me! Plus, after the holidays, I might get this sweeter job at the local arcade!

    Enough about me, I know I'm boring!
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    Hello classic gamers,

    My name is Brad Prillwitz (purenergy), and I live in Sherman, Texas (about one hour North of Dallas, Texas.)

    I've been reading the forums for a long time, but haven't posted much. I can't remember when I found the Digital Press site. Possibly through the newsletter?

    My favorite games: (not anymore, as my collection has been sold.)
    Atari 2600: Skeleton+
    Atari 5200: Miner 2049er
    Atari 8-bit computers: Jumpman
    Atari 7800: Tower Toppler
    Atari Lynx: Chip's Challenge
    Atari Jaguar: Tempest 2000
    NES: Super Mario 3
    SNES: Yoshi's Island: Super Mario World 2
    Gameboy: Tetris Blast
    Gameboy Advance: Wario Ware
    N64: Rush 2
    Gamecube: Hudson Collection Vol. 3: PC Genjin (Bonk's Adventure, Import)
    Sega Master System: Montezuma's Revenge
    Game Gear: Devilish
    Genesis: Sonic 3
    Saturn: Last Gladiators Pinball
    Dreamcast: San Francisco Rush 2049
    Playstation: Driver
    PS2: Katamari Damancy
    Vectrex: Frogger
    Intellivision: Diner
    ColecoVision: Jumpman Jr.
    Neo Geo: Viewpoint
    Neo Geo Pocket Color: Crush Roller
    TurboGrafx: Devil's Crush
    Turbo CD: Gate of Thunder
    X-Box: Halo

    I collect for any system listed above, but currently, I'm looking to complete my Dreamcast collection. (update: my colelction has been sold, due to tough economic times. Hope to start collecting again someday.)

    In real life, I'm an assistant manager for a major retailer. Not the greatest job, but I'm happy.
    (update: now working another job that I won't mention, because it sucks and pay is low.)

    I've been in the gaming world since my parents bought a Pong clone, back in the seventies! The first system that I purchased was a ColecoVision, which still works today. I remember spending hours playing Pepper II, and Mousetrap, back in the good ol' days.
    After the crash in the mid eighties, I bought everything from a mail order retailer called Video Take Out, located somewhere in California. They even had some rare goodies like Atari Video Cube for the 2600, and some hard to find 5200 games.
    Video Take Out kept me informed of what was about to be released, and I bought my first NES from them.
    I will never forget trying to get R.O.B. to balance those spinning tops! And, R.O.B. ended up in the trash a few years later, when nobody wanted him.

    I enjoyed meeting classic gaming fans at the CGE shows that I've attended (CGE99, CGE2K1, CGE2K3), and it's great to find more classic gaming fans at the Digital Press site!
    And, the Oklahoma Gaming Expo in Tulsa this year was fun. Nothing like CGE, but because it was smaller, it was more personal. I would like to see more competition at any gaming event, kind of like the couch at CGE this year. Not for any prizes, but to enjoy the games more, and have a more "personal and up close" event.
    (Every gaming expo has been a wonderful event to remember, not the games, but the people who enjoy the games!)

    Happy gaming!
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    Double post,
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    My username is named after my guitar. Uh, I play guitar and collect for the lynx, 7800 (well, trying to) and the nes.
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    I'm James Mondor, 21, from the wonderful dead factory town of Southbridge.

    Jesus, er, Scott(clubninja)... Brother and fellow Öyster Boy came down from upon high and bade me to the NECG meet.
    I had read the forums before, but decided to join after meeting all the happy peoples! ^_^

    My favourite games are mostly shmups, Tempest, Gyruss, Yar's Revenge. I do like 8/16-bit rpgs, as well as crpgs. I don't collect as much as play, so if I have some crazygonuts rare that you want, but I think is a horrible game... you've a good chance of getting it.
    I try to stick to 2600/5200 stuff as far as consoles and C64/128/Amigas on the vintage computing end. I don't really have the space for much else.
    My first console was the 2600, started playing that when I was very young, and have been since. That says something for the games, I've been playing them for ~20 years and I still love 'em!
    As far as "modern" systems go, I mostly stick with gba. I've got a DC.. that's the newest home console. I wouldn't mind getting into GC, but I'll probably start poking around for TG16 stuff before then.
    I'm a ham, KB1FJQ, though I sold my rig last year :P

    I do commercial photography and internet sales for Gordon Music, inc.
    I make shitty music of various types. Synth patch programming is more fun for me than actual coherent musical creation. Though, I am trying to learn organ.
    I wuuuuub synths, if you've got some, broken or not, that's good trade bait.
    Synth list for those interested:
    Yamaha TX802, WX5, AN200
    Alesis S4
    Korg Poly-800 II
    Roland MS-1
    HardSID
    (rare!!!11omg!)Commodore FM Expander w/ keyboard
    I had a Roland JX8p, she was mint, I wish I didn't sell her, but I wanted money for a Monomachine... which I ended up not being able to afford

    I like beers you can chew, and scotch whisky, but I don't drink too much anymore.

    okies, enough rambling. Take care all ^_^
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    ahh yes. I have finally made the plunge to join another forum. I have been using this site's rarity guide for some time, and I think it's time I should show some respect and join the community. I am actually a little annoyed I didn't do so sooner. In any event, everyone seems quite helpful and this site is a great resource in general so I just wanted to give the big "wave" to all on here.

    I usually post on neo-geo.com, but I am starting to branch out to other systems as well i.e - Genny/MD, SNES, Sega CD, Saturn, etc.

    I do have a somewhat solid Neo Geo AES collection if anyone is interested in the Neo. I know there are a couple of Neo members on here. I see you

    Thanks for such a great site.
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    Name's Jason Dvorak, born and raised in Chicago suburbs. Will be 27 in December.

    My original video game journey began with the old Odyssey Pong machines, but it wasn't until that fateful day my dad brought home the 2600 and Pac-Man. After claiming how good I was in the arcade, he handed me the controller, and I died within two pellots. My father looked at me and said, "I thought you said you were good at this?"

    After almost getting out of gaming (I was down to a TG16 with 3 games around 1994), something inside me snapped and I had to have everything. I currently own about 3700 video games across 20+ different systems. This is all I do. That and draw a video game store comic at www.game-rave.com.

    I collect for pretty much everything, but right nwo I am focusing and finishing up the entire PSX library (100 games to go for all 1240), the NES, and then the Saturn / Sega CD.

    Currently I am an Assistant Manager at EB Games (we'e one of the good ones, honest!), but did 2 years with www.gameshark.com under the Interact banner and also ran my own fanzine (Game Rave) for 3 and 1/2 years before burning out on the monthly schedule.

    I don't seem to have a specific favorite game genre, since it constantly depends on the mood I'm in. My all time favorite games list would include Kaboom, Haunted House, Final Fantasy 1 + 6,7, Metal gear Solid, Ninja Spirits...to name a few.

    Having been asked if I were Captain N, I seem to havefound my calling

    I'll admit that I'm a very bad home body, and will eventually get my ass in gear and get out to the expos and stuff to meet other DP users, including the VideoGames Etc store. I just can't pull myself away from the games.

    Here's to good times and high scores.

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    Hey, just thought I'd take a few moments to write a little about my self, I'm 24 male, from the UK. Been into gaming for over 19 years first system I played on was a spectrum 48k. And the beloved game was the classic JetPak. Its a classic and if you've never tried it I would highly recommend that you do. After that I was hooked. My older bro borrowed the system off a friend and after a couple of goes I was demanding my own speccie system! Which my parents presented to me on my next birthday. After my years of buying magazines loaded with games on and seeing my collection mount, in between regular shopping trips to score the latest tape games and button bashing the arcades... systems I've owned since..

    spectrum 2+, spectrum 3+, megadrive (genesis), mega cd (sega cd), sega 32x addon, sega saturn, sega gamegear, nintendo gameboy, SNES,nintendo 64, playstation, atari jaguar, neogeo pocket, pc.

    I try to practice and play regulary.. but work life is very busy.. away from gaming I enjoy spending time, with friends, family, going to concerts, reading, music, socialising.
    "life moves pretty fast.. if you don't stop and look around every once in a while.. you could miss it"

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    Default Well here I am..

    - Who you are:::: My name is Tom

    - Where you live::: I am moving to New Berlin which is in Wisconsin

    - How you found the forums:::: I found it while viewing stuff at gooddealgames.com

    - What your favorite games are::: I love all and any types of RPG games..

    - What systems you collect for::: I am interested in Atari 2600, NES, SNES, Genesis, pretty much anything is good by me.

    - What you do in "real life" :: I work for XEROX The Document Company..

    - Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.:: I guess I started when I got my first game system and started playing PONG... The next game I had was where I had a rifle attached to the system and was out in the wild hunting deer and other wildlife animals..

    Well that's a little about me and my stuff.. See you guys/gals on the boards..

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    Default Re: Introduce Yourself!

    Hey all, I am the GameGuru and I live in Minnesota. I actually stumbled across this forum while searching for classic system info in Google. I actually own and run Nostalgia Gaming and even though we are not a big site we are such lovers of classic gaming we try to update often. I own just about every system and my lastest addition is a totally mint Sega Nomad. Well not too exciting but that is me.
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    Who you are
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    - What systems you collect for
    - What you do in "real life"
    - Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc

    My Name is Trevor Thompson, I live in Southern Ontario. I found the forums from gamefaqs.com . My Favorite Systems are Genesis, Saturn Dreamcast and GameCube, But I mainly collect for the Saturn, I used to have PDS, Burning Rangers and Shining Force 3 but durning an unemplyed stint I sold them, I'm Now trying to get tehm back. My total Collection stands at 80+games. In real life I'm a DJ at a radio station in Chatham website.. 630cfco.com I also own a 71 Buick Riviera. I began collecting when the Saturn started to fade away, mainly to collect games few people have ever heard of on a system that seemed ignored.

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    My name is Isaac (like the Metal Soldier), I'm 22 years old, married and I live in N'awlins; New Orleans for those of you who're unhip...

    I stumbled across the site a few weeks ago and lurked for a bit before I registered... Ironically, I saw the site in EGM a day or two after I found it.

    I'm currently collecting for anything I can afford but I prefer 16/32 bit systems and computers. I currently own (with fav games):

    Atari 1200XL - Panther/S.W.A.T.
    Atari 1040STf - Jinks
    Commodore 64
    Atari 2600 - Mario Bros.
    Atari 5200 - Pole Position 2
    Nintendo NES - Super Mario Bros. 3
    Atari Lynx - S.T.U.N. Runner
    Sega Genesis w/ 32x - Lightening Force a.k.a Thunder Force IV
    JVC X'Eye - Snatcher
    Atari Jaguar (now dead) - Iron Soldier & Tempest 2000
    Sega Saturn - Galactic Attack & Galaxy Force II
    Neo Geo Pocket Color - Match of the Millenium: SvC
    Sega Dreamcast - Rez
    Sony PS2 - Einhander & Thunder Force V/ Xenosaga
    Gameboy Advance - Sonic Advance
    Fave game overall: Final Fantasy VII

    In real life, I'm a producer. I make hip-hop tracks for the money (to feed my gaming habits, of course), but I produce Drum'n'Bass/Jungle for the love of the music. I'm currently desparately seeking a PC-FX w/ Team Innocent, Battle Heat and Tengai Makyo.

    Also, Thunder Force heads will know where my screenname comes from

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    I'm a 19 year old Bio major from New York City. I found the site while looking for info on Bio-Miracle Bokette Upa. I love platformers, shoot 'em ups, beat 'em ups, Rogue-likes, and the occassional console RPG. I don't actually collect, since I have very little money to do so, but I do enjoy the emulation scene. It's allowed me to play games I could only read about when I was a kid.

    I was a huge gamer growing up, but then I hit high school, and begging my parents for a 200 dollar system and 50 dollar games quit being a viable option. Most of the people around me looked upon video gaming as something you grow out of, or as a male thing (unfortunately, my genitals are of the opposite variety). I did save up for a few Gameboy Color games during this period, but it was mostly a long dry spell. Then I got a computer when I graduated high school (via some money I'd won at the graduation ceremonies), and I discovered emulation and GameFAQs.

    I have a definite bias for the 16 bit, Sega vs. Nintendo era, but I find that the earliest days of gaming are beginning to fascinate me.

    I like picking up interesting bits of information on the industry.

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    Hi Everybody! My name is Mike and I live in the always entertaining city of Detroit. I've been collecting video games ever since my mom got me a Nintendo on Christmas of '85, and it's only gotten more obsessive from there. At the current time I have around 500 games for 23 game systems. Right now I am trying to complete my 32x collection and I am also slowly chipping away at my Genesis collection.
    Other than being a video game junkie, I have become strangley dependent on football, which is odd considering that the Lions couldn't play thier way out of a paper bag. I also love hockey as do most people from Detroit, and have been playing it for about 12 years now. Thats it for now. I'll see everyone on the message boards!
    Check out my game collection!
    http://users.ign.com/collection/Sauza12

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    Hi, I'm Austin, 19 years old, lived in Florida my whole live, saw snow once. Leaving for basic training in the Air Force in January. My plan is USA for 4 years, then Japan for 2 years, then I'm out :). I've lurked around in the forums for about a year.

    Only had a NES (20 games)and then a Genesis(4 games..), then N64(3 games). Because I didn't really have any good games, I never got into consoles that much.

    Most of my gaming came from PC games, Ultima Online, Quake 2/3, Diablo, Baldur's Gate. Collecting started about 2 years ago when I got a job. I just wanted to see what I've been missing, stuff I've only dreamed about. I collect for every system, and so far I have about 400 games and 15 systems.

    I'm a real die hard Splinter Cell fan, I've made a stealth walkthrough on GameFAQs. Right now I'm trying to finish a video of my walkthrough, so people can download it before I leave.

    I love Action RPGs...Neverwinter Nights, Zelda, Illusion of Gaia, KOTOR, etc.
    Then stealth games, Tenchu, Thief 1/2, Splinter Cell.
    Others include: Castlevania, fighting games(Samarai Shodown, MK:DA), NBA Street, Road Rash, 1080 Snowboarding.

    Favorite game of all time: Ultima Online, never played it on OSI, just all the free shards. Stopped playing a while ago since free shards like to refresh and delete everything every year or few months. I'm dying to play it when I get out of basic training.

    I haven't played too many games, and I hate emulation. I'm still missing out on all the popular stuff. I've never really played a turn-based RPG before, I've love to, but I don't have time to get into any right now.

    Currently though, just got a Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, and Metal Slug X. My family is paying for the $120 AES as a christmas present(I have to wait till the 25th!), and I bought the NG CD for $30, then Metal Slug X for $75. And of course I'll pick up each Samarai Shodown :). Also I'm finally getting a GameCube for christmas, then I'll shell out the money for 1080 Avalanche, can't wait.

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    Hi, my name is Brad Johnson... I've been a regular on the AtariAge message boards for quite some time, and only recently decided to start posting here too. I have no idea how I originally found out about this board... I've known about it for a long time, but never bothered with these forums for some reason.

    Anyways, I'm 23 years old and grew up with a ColecoVision and a C-64. A while back, I was having problems with insomnia, and decided that it would be cool to find an old Atari 2600 so I could play video games at night instead of just lying there (I have no idea how I figured video games would solve my insomnia ). About a month later, I managed to find an Atari and a few games... eventually things snowballed into a full-blown collection, and I now have about 12 or 13 systems hooked up in my room alone, and a room full of old 80's computers downstairs as well.

    My favorite systems are the Dreamcast, Jaguar, Vectrex, ColecoVision, and of course, the Atari 2600. I don't generally bother with newer consoles, but I did get a Gamecube a while ago. I don't think I could even list all my favorite games, since there are just so many... but some of my absolute favorites are 80's arcade games such as Moon Patrol, Berzerk, Wizard of Wor, Major Havoc, Asteroids, Space Invaders, Bosconian, Frogger and so on... Thank god for MAME!

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    Hello. Long time lurker, new time poster. Name is Ron Huffine, from Colfax NC. 21 and gamer for almost 15 straight years now (Christmas is the aniversary of my first system, Sega Master System). I used to have a great collection of games for every system since NES and SMS, but had to sell a number of them to get through a rough patch (Did manage to keep the SAT, SCD, SMS and some of the Gen games though). I don't remember how I found this site, but I love it. I hope to rebuild my collection or sell it completely to someone who can appreciate it.

    And the moment I find a working arcade OutRun deluxe (moving) for sale, I'm sold.

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    Default Hey All!

    Hi. I'm A.J. (Schenley was a fraternity nickname). I'm a 35 year old teenager living in central New Jersey. I'm getting married (again) in April. I own a computer networking company - on my 7th year in business! (OK, that's enough 'personal' information.

    My history of gaming:

    -The first game I saw was Space Invaders in (roughly) 1979. It was in the game room at the campground where my family stayed all summer. It was so much cooler than the pinball machines, and always had a line of kids waiting to play.

    -In 7th or 8th grade, while all my friends were getting Atari 2600, Intellivisions, and Colecovisions, my parents decided that I couldn't get a 'mindless' gaming system, but instead I could get a newfangled home computer. They thought that I could actually learn something. I decided on the Tandy Color Computer. It had a whopping 4K of memory, chicolet style keys, no hard drive, or even a floppy drive. And, it only cost $400!! I would stay up all night long typing in programs out of magazines and then spend a week looking for bugs or typos - just to play a corny sub hunt game with huge blocks, and only 16 colors. Eventually I progressed to the much improved Coco3, with 128K! I also got a floppy drive, so I could buy better games. The games I remember most are Poltergeist and DoodleBug (a LadyBug ripoff). I also liked Donkey King. (You should check out those links! Ahhh, nostalgia)

    -Along this time, I spent some time at friends house with their 2600's and Colecovisions. On the 2600, I can remember Dragster, Haunted House, Pitfall2, and the extremely lame PacMan. I don't remember much from the Colecovision, but I do remember playing it (now that I have my own - more later).

    -In high school, I got a job at Henry's Playland - an arcade on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights. I rode my 10-speed bike 12 miles each way. I was introduced to tons of new games - Spy Hunter, Defender, Dragon's Lair. I can vividly remember calls of "Body Blow, Body Blow" from Super Punch-Out. I never played that then, but now it brings back memories of that summer when I play it.

    -I also rode to the local arcade which only stayed in business about a year. There I played stuff like Tron, Galaga, PacMan, Joust, and Mr. Do!

    -In college, I spent a whole year playing Indiana Jones and Chase H.Q.

    -After my freshman year, I got into PCs and didn't go to arcades much. Eventually, I started playing only PC games - here are my favorites chronologically: Duke Nukem 3d, Grim Fandango, Quake III, Half-Life, Max Payne, GTA3 Vice City, Simpsons Hit & Run (currently playing that one...)

    -Fast forward to now. We decided to have an 80s themed Halloween party, so I really wanted to get into the spirit of the 80s. I started buying retro stuff - a magic 8ball, rubik's cube, Coleco's handheld football and baseball games. I saw the Atari 10-in-1 game that's out now, and immediately bought it. Once I played it, though - I thought how cool would it be to have a real one? I started looking online, bought a couple 2600s and a Colecovision on Ebay. I also ran into a little program called MAME - that's it, I was hooked. I built a custom arcade cabinet for the MAME setup - with a 21" monitor, Hanaho's Hotrod joystick panel. That was a HUGE hit at the party - I got three serious offers from people wanting me to build them one!

    I will eventually get some pictures of my game room up on my web site. I've got a pool table, electronic dartboard, bar with kegerator, the MAME cabinet, and a 52" TV with the Colecovision and 2600s. I also have a table set up with the old Cocos - one that I got on EBAY, and one I dug out of my father's attic. Oh, by the way, I was PacMan, and my fiance was Speedy (the pink ghost) for our Halloween party. Check out the pictures on my web site. You can see the MAME cabinet...

    Well, that's enough blabbing for now. Hope to 'meet' a lot of you on the forums...

    -=A.J. "Schenley"

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