Retro-Tech Toys: July 2008 Archives

Attack of the 50 Foot Omnibot

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In the early 80's, there were few electronic toys cooler than the remote controlled wonder known as the Omnibot. More than 20 years ago, the Omnibot reigned supreme robotic tech-toy and was on every nerdy kid's Christmas list. continue

A Real Space Invader (Atari VCS Version)

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The image is displayed on a 20" TV screen with my vintage Atari 2600 hooked up to it. Take a close look at that image. Look at those beautiful little red, green, and blue rectangles working together to bring the illusion of colorful objects when viewed at a normal distance. continue

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Todd: Attack of the 50 Foo: @Nemi - I'm glad to hear you still have your robotic pal Omn
Nemi: Attack of the 50 Foo: You made me travel back in time...Snif! I was trying to see
Amanda Burke: 5-Hour Energy Review: Hey Todd! Have you tried 6 Hour Power? That one is my favo
Todd: Yars' Revenge on a R: @Thomas - RGB output would be very nice indeed. Back when t
Thomas: Yars' Revenge on a R: RGB output missing badly on real 2600... that would look muc
Todd: Flynn Meets BIT Spee: It's all in the wrists! Thanks, TronFAQ - glad you liked. :
Todd: Office Coffee Slurpe: DOH! What kind of sci-fi nerd am I to make that mistake! :-
Todd: Blacklisted by Googl: Thanks for the input, Just a thought. :-) My comment links
Just a thought: Blacklisted by Googl: You may want to include a rel="nofollow" on your website com
Rod (TronFAQ): Office Coffee Slurpe: I was just going to say . . . that office looks suspiciously
Rod (TronFAQ): Flynn Meets BIT Spee: How do you make it look so easy, Todd? :) Really great work
Todd: Office Coffee Slurpe: It's hard not to sneak in a little homage to my favorite fil
James Cronin: Office Coffee Slurpe: Hmm, that office looks strangely familiar... almost as if th
Todd: MySpace - A Place fo: Thanks for your insight, TRON.dll. Much appreciated. :-) I
TRON.dll: MySpace - A Place fo: I think I may know what the deal is on that window that popp
Todd: Sneezing "Achoo": Glad you enjoyed my animated neon sneeze GIF, Ultimate Lexi.
Ultimate Lexi: Sneezing "Achoo": This is cool. like the gif, its intresting. When i was in a
Todd: Wendy's Jr. Bacon Ch: @PM - I think if everyone filed a complaint on Wendy's websi
Todd: Sneezing "Achoo": Thanks, James. Glad you dig the animated GIF. :-) I think
PM: Wendy's Jr. Bacon Ch: Yes, this is all soo true!!! I just finished filing a formal
James Cronin: Sneezing "Achoo": When I sneeze, I sometimes go 'ah-SNEEEZE!' as a joke. I hav
Alex: Google Search Index : Haha...search-results-toilet...I think you're on to somethin
Todd: Google Search Index : @Alex - Your take on things seems pretty logical. I've been
Anonymous: Lode Runner Level Ed: Whoops! I guess I just didn't know how to use the cartridge.
Alex: Google Search Index : Hey. I read your posts about Google flipping recently index
Anonymous: Lode Runner Level Ed: Erm...this is just a certificate that my PC won't let me ope
Anonymous: Lode Runner Level Ed: I sent you an e-mail about the Rom. Just reply and attach th
Todd: Lode Runner Level Ed: @Anonymous - In terms of how to get past the master diskette
Anonymous: Lode Runner Level Ed: Oh, one more thing. your title screen looks different than t
Anonymous: Lode Runner Level Ed: Nevermind! I found out how to edit my levels!

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