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Some dude found EPROMs for the Atari 2600 version of Cabbage Patch Kids. Link to the forum post. Get the rom dump here. That must of been a fun find.

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Riddle me this, Batman: Why are there so many copies of the game Gyromite for the NES but not an equal number of R.O.B. Robots to go with them?

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Landed a copy of NES Ice Hockey for $2 at the Pawn Shop yesterday. I’d forgotten how fun that game is. I love Blades of Steel too and throwin’ off the gloves and whatnot is always fun. However, the simplicity of Ice Hockey and its little fat, skinny and medium hockey dudes make the game unbelievably addicting. Definitely gonna have this one fired up at the Retro Party next month.

Some of us have been talkin’ about having another retro game party. Last year we did not have one! So we’ll have to play twice as hard!

Date: Saturday, May 17th.

Starting at or around Noon at my place and going until you can’t stand the sound of an 80s arcade anymore.

So Here is the Deal: (Generally Speaking)

  1. Games must have been manufactured/printed in 1998 or older to be played*.
  2. New Consoles are allowed but should be running retro games.
  3. 1 Galaga Machine should be running the whole night.
  4. 1 Donkey Kong Machine should be running the whole night.
  5. Bring a Console! The more NES the better! The more rare the better!
  6. If you bring a console you need to bring a Monitor/TV
  7. If you have a rare console and no TV to bring, let ‘us’ know and one will be provided.
  8. If you have a TV and no console we’d LOVE you to bring it.
  9. In addition to the normal basement space, the Garage will be available for setting up games.
  10. Some beer and booze will be provided. Bring some to share. (Ages 21 and up preferred–unless you know a responsible kid that likes crusty old games)
  11. We’ll order Pizza around the starting time.
  12. The more helpers in the morning to get setup the better.
  13. Bring Friends
  14. *Defunct Games or Consoles no longer being produced past 1998 are allowed such as: The Sega Dreamcast and games like Chu Chu Rocket. Karaoke Revolution, Guitar Hero, Wii Bowling or any interactive modern games may be played starting at 10:00pm.

Who is in?

(PS: This message was posted on MondayNightGeek as well)

Console Poll - Check all that you own and click Vote! (Some of the more rare consoles are at the end of this list)

  • Atari 2600 (Sears Telegames) (12%, 2 Votes)
  • NES: Nintendo Entertainment System (12%, 2 Votes)
  • Nintendo Wii (12%, 2 Votes)
  • Sony Playstation (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Sega Dreamcast (6%, 1 Votes)
  • PS2: Sony Playsation 2 (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Sega Genesis (aka MegaDrive) (6%, 1 Votes)
  • PS3: Sony Playsation 3 (6%, 1 Votes)
  • C64: Commodore 64 (Honorable Mention - More than a console!) (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Sega 32x (Add on for the Genesis/MegaDrive) (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Nintendo GameCube (6%, 1 Votes)
  • N64: Nintendo 64 (6%, 1 Votes)
  • SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Atari 5200 (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Sega Saturn (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Mattel Intellivision (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Telstar Games (Sears Version of Pong with Variations) (0%, 0 Votes)
  • TurboGrafx 16 (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Pong (Home Console) (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Milton Bradley Vectrex (0%, 0 Votes)
  • NeoGeo (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Xbox 360 (0%, 0 Votes)
  • XBox (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sega CD (Add on for the Genesis/MegaDrive) (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sega Master System (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Magnavox Odyssey II (Atari competitor) (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Magnavox Odyssey (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Colecovision (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Atari Jaguar (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Atari 7800 (0%, 0 Votes)
  • 3DO Interactive Multiplayer (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 17

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