A Blog while sitting in class...
My sister received the Atari 2600 many moons ago, sometime in the 70's or early 80's. The Atari was eventually passed down to me. I played it and quickly lost interest. The Atari went into hibernation. I dusted it off my freshman year in college (1996) and again, it went into hibernation. Seven years later, I've again dusted it off. I found a store in Phoenix that sells cartridges for .50 each. Rock on. I bought 31 (I had 25 or so before). None of my games are highly valuable, but one is a rarity level 5 out of 10. Not too bad.
Here are a few interesting facts about the Atari 2600:
-the game system is referred to as a "woody" because of the design. The nickname for the system is "stella"
-a company called "Mystique" actually created adult atari games. "Women against Pornography" protested. See them here: http://www.atariage.com/company_page.html?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=12
-you can use Sega Genesis controllers on the Atari 2600
-Atari buried 5 million unsold copies of E.T. in the New Mexico desert.
-there are a few funny game titles I found: Crackpots, Tax Invaders, Bloody Human Freeway, Chase the Chuck Wagon, Earth Dies Screaming, I Want My Mommy, Miss Piggy's Wedding, Texas Chainsaw Massacure
posted by Sweet Cactus at 5:50 PM
2 Comments:
I never got an Atari as a kid, I never got more than an Apple II+.
I guess I never really got into video games much at all.
Now AK, I know you get into video games and cards, etc.
What is the next toy? L
I had collecovision. That thing RULED!
I, too, played games on teh apple 2 C; my favorite: Remote Control. If you remember, it was a show on MTV. I t was awesome. Not as awesome as cactus posting again, but pretty awesome.
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