[olug] Joystick Consoles for TV

[Sean Edwards]

There is even one out there that plays Commodore 64
games.

-=Sean Edwards=-

--- Daniel Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:

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> <quote who="William Langford">
> > We had a discussion a lil while ago concerning
> these geekeriffic toys.
> > Any clue if it's the same company that makes all
> of these console-esque
> > systems ? ... or if it just one company was being
> stupid in violating IP ?
> 
> Considering the likes of Radio Shack and Target are
> selling these things,
> I would have to guess that there are some legitimate
> versions out there
> that Nintendo/Atari/etc authorize.
> 
> I saw one of these "game systems" in the Mall of the
> Bluffs a few weeks
> back.  Its name was someting like "12,000 in One
> Game System", but when
> you got into the listing it had "only" 120 games on
> it, and then it
> repeated them 100 times.  Still, 120 games for ~$50
> was kind of a neet
> idea, but I didn't see many titles that I really
> wanted to play again.
> Judging by the quality of the plastic, the type of
> games, and other "sixth
> sense" feelings, I would guess that this was one of
> those that was going
> to be targeted for lawsuit.
> 
> I will just have to get my MythTV setup with the
> MAME ROMs and use that
> method...
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
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