RE: RE: (ukha_d) RE: (ukha_d) (OT) Games Consoles

["Nick Shore" <nick.shore@xxxxxxx>]

Anybody tried mame ???



> -----Original Message-----
> From: peter.white@xxxxxxx [mailto:peter.white@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 13:46
> To: ukha@xxxxxxx; ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] RE: (ukha_d) RE: (ukha_d) (OT) Games Consoles
>
>
> I used one a while ago, thought that's great (for the money), and
> it promptly
> went out of stock before I could order one.  The review comments
> on the firebox
> site are quite useful - reading between the lines there are a few
> duff games on
> there, a few clones, and lots of the old faves.  Certainly a lot
> of the guys I
> work with love 'em.  Only reason I've not got one is that I'm on
> a SWMBO-induced
> gadget embargo at the moment. :-(.
>
> I've used Firebox a lot for other stuff, and they're very reliable.
>
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIME:ukha@xxxxxxx at INTERNET
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 09:41
> To: White, Peter; ukha_d@xxxxxxx at Internet
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] RE: (ukha_d) (OT) Games Consoles
>
>
> Pete,
>
> have you actually used on of these.
> It looks like it could be quite good.
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: peter.white@xxxxxxx [mailto:peter.white@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 August 2001 09:11
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] RE: (ukha_d) (OT) Games Consoles
>
>
> www.firebox.co.uk do something for (I think) about £30 - can't quite
> remember
> what it's called, but basically it's a hand-held joystick/paddle
> with a 100
> or
> so old Atari/Intellivision games built in - Asteroids, missile command
etc
> etc.
> Might be a bit retro for what you're looking for, but IMHO you can't
beat
> the
> classics!
>
> Alternatively, I had t  endure a boot sale last weekend due t  not
being
> able to
> fit the cars in the garage, and there were loads of Sega
> Megadrives around -
> didn't ask the price, but anything more that £10-15 would surprise me.
>
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIME:ukha@xxxxxxx at INTERNET
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 08:30
> To: White, Peter; ukha_d@xxxxxxx at Internet
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Games Consoles
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I need suggestions for buying a games console (possibley secondhand as
I
> d nt need/want state of the art).
>
> It isnt for me, its for Sharon and Amber t  play games on.
>
> I d nt need anything fancy as the kind of games Sharon likes are the
games
> on Open eg Beehive Bedlum and Tetris etc.
>
> I was thinking of looking round the local car boot sales at the
weekend to
> see what I could pick up but as I know absolutely nothing about games
> consoles I wouldnt know if I was looking at a good on or not !!!!
>
> Keith (not a gamer !!!)
>
>
>
>
>
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