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Reall great to have a collector like you aboard, this is something i want to get into, and given time and the space i will be..

Sadly that link you posted does not work, in fact i can view the page but no content... Perhaps its blocked for guest viewing?

Oh, I guess it requires a login... Here's a few photos of Pacman though.

These days I've managed to collect and restore quite a few games. I specifically sought out the ones that I either played at the arcade and/or especially the ones that I had the console version of on Atari. For once in my life, it's fun to have no compromises and have that arcade perfect experience - with the real controls, the real monitor, and the feeling you get of walking up to a machine, putting in that quarter and going after your high score! I actually just finished up my restoration of my Pacman tonight! Woodwork, sanding, filling, painting, electronics, monitor and NOS parts to boot. http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=338826

Equally important to me is having a good place to play and display them as they are as much works of art as they are games to me so I've got them in a room with a high ceiling, track lighting, neon lights and a speckled floor.

My collection includes: Pacman (with Pac/MsPac/JrPac/SuperPac), Donkey Kong (DK,DKjr, DK3), Punch-Out!!/Super Punch-Out!!, Mario Bros, Qbert (Qbert/Qubes), Jungle King, Galaga, Bosconian, Burger Time, Frogger, S.T.U.N. Runner, Asteroids Deluxe, Gravitar/Black Widow, Millipede (w/Centipede), Dig Dug, Sega ST-V System, Ivan Stewart's Super Off-Road, Outrun, Pole Position Cockpit (PP1 & PP2), Street Fighter 2 Pinball, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (w/ many SF games), Street Fighter III: Third Strike Capcom Impress, Joust and Moon Patrol.

It does take a lot of work to get them going, but they are special.

I still like the retro games, and have some friends who are into it also. I'm glad I grew up when I did so I could experience the full 80s console and arcade scene. When growing up, console games were a way to escape and have adventure, as often times your options are limited as a kid. Many of them also tend to take less time to play, and I like that. I'm less interested in modern "soap opera" games that require hours of time. Now that I'm an adult I find I'd rather spend my time "leveling up" in real life by learning new languages, focusing on health, developing new skills and traveling to new places, doing new things, and meeting new people - just like I had wanted to do when I was kid. So retro games filled that niche of time and interest for me and they continue to do so.

Those are all great 5200 titles.  Did you know there's a Pac-Man Arcade homebrew release for the 5200?  It is closer to the arcade in many respects.  Might want to check it out.

I didn't know that until just last night. I read the review and saw it here on the site! It looks like a great version. The maze and eyes on the ghosts look good.

Hi and officially welcome to RVG! Glad you joined the site!  What happened to your 5200?  I didn't get a 5200 until I was an adult.  I like that it has games that are only available for it.  RealSports Baseball on the 5200 is an amazing game! 

That's quite an impressive score for Pac-Man on the 5200!  How long were you playing?!?

My 5200: I remember taking the controllers apart attempting to fix them! Pacman, Centipede, Moon Patrol, Frogger, Dig Dug, Pole Position, Jungle Hunt, Mario Bros, Joust...  my goal was to get the actual arcade machines for each. My 5200 got "lost" when moving one time... I have several cartridges though. Mario Bros is quite good on it I think and beats the NES version in some respects.

Pacman: They were long games I think. There were some patterns I figured out with my brother. Also there are some apparent bugs you can take advantage of later on in the game past the KEY stages. The 5200 scoring was like the arcade while the 2600 I think just gave 1pt per pellet if I recall.

Hi Everyone,

I met TrekMD this weekend at an arcade show and learned about this great site while we played the mighty Vectrex!

The first console system I owned was the Atari 5200. I still remember my highscore on Pacman from all these years: 647,960! My friends all seemed to own different consoles and computers so that was great as I got introduced to 2600, 7800, Sega Master System, NES, Intellivision, Colecovision, C64, Apple, Atari computers, IBM PC Jr, Macintosh, DOS etc, etc, and so on through today.

I bought my first computer after saving up my paper route money for 17 months - sometimes in as cold as -40 below fahrenheit weather! But it was worth it.

These days I put much of my time in the retro hobby on restoring arcade machines. I probably enjoy listening to other peoples' experiences with console games and the old arcade scene as much as anything.

I can still smell the pizza when playing Galaga from back in the day... let's keep those memories alive!