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June 29, 2011

TEN MONTHS since an update! Sorry guys, things have NOT been rolling very well, but I am still here and still working towards goals. Right now the goals are to get a job-- possibly the new Apple Store opening up near me which would be awesome-- and get everything rolling again.

Thank you, my small audience, for your patience. Of course you have seen me more active in other places like Facebook, YouTube and the various forums I go to.

One nice piece of news is that I am on a new machine. Quad core P4 with an nVidia BFG 7800GT video card. Very spiffy!

A few things I would like to say:

1. PC gaming will NEVER die.

2. Buying a used game is NEVER piracy.

3. Nintendo is not exactly shocking the world with the Wii-U.

4. The Giraffe Clock seems to be immortal.

5. Halo for the PC is MUCH BETTER when you are playing the Custom Edition. Find me on coldsnap as Pier_Solar3.

6. The game by Water Melon Games Pier Solar is terrific. It is still on sale at their website, go there and buy it. NOW.

I guess there was a little bit of catching up to do. Also ordered a copy of Halo 2600 from awesome Albert at the Atariage store, it's due here whenever (I am very patient).

If I can think of anything else, I will tell all in another update.

September 14, 2010

A small update, nothing much.

Many of the projects are at a standstill as times have been really tough lately, but I trudge onward. lately, I have been doing a LOT of computer repair and upgrading, it's been keeping me sane. Okay, mostly sane.

A small project I am about to do is upgrading an all-stock Jaguar controller with a slightly raised d-pad. I will be posting pictures and outcome on Atariage, Sega-16, Jagmod Forums, and as many places I can think of when I get it all done. It seems to be a small thing, but small things tend to spiral out of scope really quickly sometimes so I am gonna approach this one more cautiously. Too many projects go unfinished because of poor planning and lack of info. Hopefully this won't be one of them.

Also wanted to SHOUT OUT to Particle Cannon Forums (how cool a name is that???) with props and a link:

http://pcannon.x10hosting.com/forums/index.php

Thanks for tuning in, and hopefully better news will be reported soon! Let me tell ya, when you are a tech and you need work, you come to love viruses and spyware.

August 12, 2010

Another smallish update for all my readers here.

I am announcing a setup of two small offices, not whole shops like I had, in two unique locations. So I'm back baby!!!

These two offices will be concentrating on the Computering side of things; Networking, hardware install and a bit of coding as time allows. I will also be maintaining a network in each location for easy accessible Wi-Fi and hardwire as well.

Coming up soon on the gaming front, some reviewing of the really cool Magnavox Odyssey 2 (O^2) and planning on actually upgrading the machine! "Upgrade a dedicated console," you say? Yes, the construction of the console is more like a computer; Socketed main processor and only one proprietary chip on the whole board that can be bypassed with a little bit of skill and determination.

Some of the upgrades I intend to include are:

Onboard power supply, so you can use a standard "D" or three prong computer power cable,

PS/2 style keyboard, to replace the membrane keys that annoyed so many people (like me),

AV jacks out so it can be used on most TV sets, CRT or LCD (with some tweaking of the TV settings),

Built in BIOS and real time clock, and possibly a BASIC built in for making smaller scripts,

Serial port, either RS-232 or RS-422 for easy access to store data on a second medium (like an SD card or CompactFlash [hey, they're cheap now]).

More upgrading can definitely be done and this is the tip of the iceberg.

Oh, and I really hope that all of you are as stoked as I am about a few things Atari:

Halo for the Atari 2600 has been released (the rom has been released and it's free to play via emulator), the upcoming 7800XM Expansion Module from Legacy Engineering and basically everything that Longhorn Engineer is cranking out (really cool stuff there).

Next task is essential: Get the car fixed! I am beginning to hate fuel pumps.

So until next time, have fun with the retro gaming and retro computing!!

July 17, 2010

Not much of an update but here goes.

Sadly, the brick and mortar Super Mega Turbo shop is closed, and I am cleaning up behind myself and readjusting. I have no idea if a new store will open or not, only God, Time, and the Fates will tell.

My activities will stay going, though.

Each Thursday I will be hosting Classic Game Night with Ms. Pac Man at Soprano's Pizza.

My articles will continue to be featured in Classic Video Games Magazine.

Tinkering and Making will keep going, most likely more now that I have time to myself and no more toiling over a shop and upkeep of it.

A friend of mine called me a Maker, and I humbly accept this because I really do like to make things do stuff they were never intended to do. This will definitely continue.

The love of tech is still in me, and never will go away. So keep an eye on my Youtube channel and the blogs at MySpace, Facebook and here. I cannot promise regular updates, but they will be updated as I can get to them.

WOOHOO!!

April 15, 2010

What's this? Another update in the same month? Sure is.

I started working with the good guys at Soprano's Pizza down the road from me in hosting Classic Gaming night, and what a great time! Tonight we had the first one, which will be going every Thursday.

Eventually I plan on having tournaments, but right now it's just free to play and have fun, on a huge screen, maybe 65" and raised up. Watch for videos to come next week, my batteries had died so I couldn't take any pics or vids today.

The biggest hit-game turned out to be Streets of Rage 2 on the Genesis, which was a bit surprising to me, I thought Sonic 2 would be the big hit, or Altered Beast-- nope, SOR2 had it wrapped up, and lots of people had a fun time playing.

That's it for now, watch for my videos (and check out my videos if you haven't already seen them) here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/nathanallan1

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