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

["Graham Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>]

Yes, excellent, I can thoroughly recommend it. It might even cause me t 
buy
my first joystick since my ZX Spectrum days!

Graham

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Shore [mailto:nick.shore@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 August 2001 14:29
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] RE: (ukha_d) RE: (ukha_d) (OT) Games Consoles
>
>
> 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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