My turn to report in.

Vectrex:  Arrived today.  Well broken in.  Only tried Mine Storm and Rip-off.  Plays well and the games were lots of fun.  They need a good cleaning because it is hit ‘n miss if they work.  The controller’s joystick doesn’t center in the up/down, but it does in the left/right.  Don’t know if this is the way it is supposed to be… I suspect not.  The monitor has a noisy hum, but this is common among Vectrex’s.  Received 8 games along with main unit.

Colecovision:  Arrived yesterday.  This didn’t work very well when I first got it.  It has what is called a sprite shift.  Mario would speckle and even shift left and right.  Unplayable.  From internet, I learned that the on/off switch was the probable culprit.  I opened up the CV, and hit the on/off switch with compressed air/lubricant.  That seemed to do the trick.  Mario was now in focus.  Got 11 games with this.

Mame:  Lots of added stuff to my Slikstick/Mame computer…  Made a stand for the monitor.  Plugged in some better speakers and put them inside of the stand.  Installed a panel for plugging in controllers and the speakers in the front.  I have USB adapters for plugging in Atari/NES/SNES controllers.  Wireless network adapter installed.  Drilled a hole for plugging in the power more easily.  Attached a USB TV adapter so you can plug in game consoles to it.

All righty… now a picture.  Colecovision Q-bert is on the screen. Vectrex has Rip-off running on it.  Yes, that’s in my living room… the bachelor life is rough!