[net.games] Vote for net.games.atari

benw (09/09/82)

This is another vote for a separate home video game category
on the net.  Nothing is more maddening than buying a cartridge
blind, only to find it was a waste of money.  Exchanging reviews
would save money and aggravation.  It would also serve as a
guidepost, especially for beginners, since the market is
bursting with new stuff (not like the old days one year ago,
when you could buy everything new that came out).

I personally own a Colecovision, and would like to hear opinions,
rumors, and cartridge availibility information about it on the net.
                                             Ben Weber
                                             pyuxjj!benw

mark (09/09/82)

I would also like see a separate subgroup.  Question is, should it
be net.games.atari (ala fa.apollo, which turned into fa.works) or
net.games.vcs, and if net.games.vcs, should there be subgroups
(eventually) like net.games.vcs.atari, or just put them all together?
Right now they have to go together since net.games.vcs is 13 characters,
and number of newsgroups controls speed of readnews.

I'd like to hear more about the ColecoVision.  I have seen a price ad
for it for $179.95 - is this a good price?  It apparently comes with
Donkey Kong.  What do ColecoVision cartridges cost?  (Atari 400 roms
cost an arm and a leg, so I wonder if this is a trend?)  Does anyone
have a handle on what the Expansion Modele #1 (to run Atari roms) costs?
I wonder if it's not better to just buy an Atari VCS as well.
How about the Coleco controllers?  The ad shows something with a 12 key
pad, a side button, and a knob.  Is this knob both joystick and paddle,
or what?  It looks uncomfortable - how does it feel?  Anybody know anything
more about the expansion modules (price, availability date)?

	Mark

djb (09/09/82)

Whoever is counting, here is another vote for net.games.atari (or
whatever).

As for the name, are we compelled to keep the "games" part?  Mark 
Horton suggested net.games.vcs, but there were subgroup problems.  How
about net.vcs, then subgroups could be net.vcs.atari, etc.

While I'm on the subject, I have a problem.  It seems a heavy fingered
lout (no names, please) misaligned the connector and plug while trying
to hook in my atari's right joystick, and managed to break off one of the
pins in the male socket.  Now I have a right joystick that can move, but
the "fire" button does not work (yep, just happened to be that pin).  
Can anyone tell me where I could find a replacement socket?  I'm sure I 
could install it myself, and would rather not have to send it off and pay 
someone to do it.  Until I get the problem taken care of, two player games
will be unpopular, and predictably unfair.

						David Bryant
						 cbosg!djb