DeLorean Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Guys, it’s time to share our love of Atari with the world. On the 26th day of each month, we’re setting aside a day to celebrate Atari, share great games with great friends, and remind the world why Atari's still so awesome. We're calling it "Atari Day". Here's how it works: 1. Wear Atari stuff on the 26th day of each month Shirts, hats, wristbands, bookbags, whatever. Put Atari stickers on your notebooks, bikes, the rear window of your car, the front door of your favorite bar, anywhere cool really. Let people see your enthusiasm. Take photos and post to your social media accounts with the hashtag #AtariDay. Create memes, print your own Atari stickers, make something new. If you need a T-shirt, you can usually find Atari stuff at Target, online, or in most any mall in America. Wearing Atari stuff, you’ll usually see a few smiling faces coming up to you and offering positive remarks. Each smiling face is another chance to share the fun of Atari with an old friend, or maybe make a new one! 2. Start a conversation If people come up to you and say they love your shirt, just start talking to them! It's easy to get people excited about Atari. People love video games. And a lot of people still have really fond memories of Atari! They just need to be reminded. 3. Share a game Let's say your friend said something about your shirt, you guys started talking about Atari and now they're truly excited. You should be as awesome to them as you can possibly be. Share a game with them! Offer to lend them your Flashback console for a week. Better yet, invite them over for a game! Get a 4-Player round of Warlords going. Play a few of your favorite Atari games. Snacks, beer, and a retro movie could make a night out of it. Do something fun and memorable. Make it easy for people to want to enjoy Atari. Show them where they can get games and offer recommendations on your favorite titles. Offer them a few of your spare carts to get them started on their collection! A FEW TIPS: Don’t be cultish, creepy or intrusive. You’re not recruiting people to a religion, you’re just having fun! Have a few suggestions ready for where to go online to learn more about Atari, what games to search for on eBay, what to avoid, how to hook up an Atari, etc. Remember, we are all "Ambassadors" of Atari's legacy. The Atari we knew and loved is gone. It's up to all of us to make sure the fun games and awesomeness of Atari isn't forgotten with time. Make "Atari Day" an event on social media. On the 26th day of each month we’ll be posting events to Facebook, and sharing photos across social media using the hashtag #AtariDay. We hope you’ll join us in doing the same! We may even hold a contest for the "Best Atari Day Photo" and reward that person with a prize. WHY DO THIS? The idea is to share Atari with the world! People who remember Atari will go “Oh yeah! That was so much fun!” and those too young to remember Atari might discover it for the first time. The more people entering the World of Atari, the better! It's always fun to welcome new people into classic gaming, and Atari’s legacy could use a little help. In some people’s eyes the Atari we know and love doesn’t hold the best reputation. So much of what the rest of the world sees about Atari right now is negative. Documentaries about their failure, Atari garbage dumps in the news, criticism and crappy games. Now is the time to help people rediscover Atari and let them see how much fun we have with this stuff. We’re picking a day, the 26th of each month, to do just that! Other gaming companies actively build on their legacy. They release new games based on old characters and franchises, and they make it exciting and fun to like their stuff. We wish the same was true with Atari, but unfortunately it’s going to be left up to all of us to make that happen. Let's do this! Arenafoot, greenween, Yo-Yo and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcade Dude 44 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I already have my awesome Atari shirt, now I know which day to wear it!. Also, every day I rock my, "I'd rather be playing Atari games" license plate frame on my Prius (commuter car, Cobras don't get 40mpgs). DeLorean, greenween, Justin and 2 others 5 Quote My YouTube Channel: youtube.com/arcadedude44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I do this everyday!!! I have an Atari shirt on right now!! Yo-Yo, DeLorean, Arcade Dude 44 and 3 others 6 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I do this everyday!!! I have an Atari shirt on right now!! Is this guy awesome or what? "I have an Atari shirt on right now!" is the best quote I've heard today. Justin, DeLorean, greenween and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I am pretty awesome! DeLorean, Arenafoot, Arcade Dude 44 and 1 other 4 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) This place wouldn't be so awesome if not for folks like you RickR! Edited February 25, 2015 by greenween DeLorean and Arcade Dude 44 2 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 That is this Thursday, right? That's good, my wife will be out of town and won't tsk-tsk my shirt choice. Ha ha. Arcade Dude 44, greenween and DeLorean 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcade Dude 44 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I guess I'm lucky, my wife actually GOT me my Atari shirt. greenween, DeLorean and Justin 3 Quote My YouTube Channel: youtube.com/arcadedude44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 << my sister bought me this Atari shirt that I'm wearing in the pic to the left............. Arcade Dude 44 1 Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcade Dude 44 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Happy Atari Day everyone! I will post a pic when I get a chance! Arenafoot 1 Quote My YouTube Channel: youtube.com/arcadedude44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcade Dude 44 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 My lanyard (from many moons ago, Xbox 360 pre-release event)...awesome buttons! Quote My YouTube Channel: youtube.com/arcadedude44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcade Dude 44 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 And me! Yo-Yo, Justin and Arenafoot 3 Quote My YouTube Channel: youtube.com/arcadedude44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcade Dude 44 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Oops, here's the lanyard! Justin, Arenafoot and The Professor 3 Quote My YouTube Channel: youtube.com/arcadedude44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Went to my closest RadioShack (THAT IS NOT CLOSING) and spent the last $61 on my giftcard (+ $10 coupon that RS offers on their website) and got: SanDisk 64 GB Flash Drive SanDisk 32 GB micro SD card LED Swiss Army Knife combo and 2 Gold-Plated Phono-to-F Adapters to go with my Vader console and my Intellivision console. So, of course I had to try the adapters. Played my 2 newest Atari 2600 carts: Fast Eddie & Eggomania! Also, played: Galaxian, Chopper Command and Dragster. Plus, I set a new all time personal best on Dragster at 6.54 sec!! Happy Atari Day!!!! Justin and Arcade Dude 44 2 Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcade Dude 44 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Dragster RULES!!! I got my cart autographed by David Crane at the CGE last year! The Professor, Justin and Arenafoot 3 Quote My YouTube Channel: youtube.com/arcadedude44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I may adjust my No Swear Gamer schedule to release a 2600 game review this month on the 26th.... RickR, MaximumRD, Yo-Yo and 1 other 4 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Its pretty neat to see the forums and Atari Day mentioned in other people's stuff. Way to go nosweargamer Justin, RickR, nosweargamer and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 And AtariBrian. Justin, nosweargamer and AtariBrian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Dang, now I have that catchy Smurf theme stuck in my head. nosweargamer, AtariBrian and Justin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Thank you for the wonderful shoutout, nosweargamer! That was very kind of you to mention the community. Another great video, as always. I'll be sure to share it on our Facebook page this weekend RickR, nosweargamer, AtariBrian and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 I apologize guys! I didn't realize the audio mix was off (way too much game noise) I pulled and reposted the review with fixed audio here: Justin and greenween 2 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Here's the link to July's ATARI DAY Facebook Event. Invite your friends and help get the word out about Atari and classic gaming! - http://www.facebook.com/events/124366437901456/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 This time I'll play on my 2600. Quote AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Tomorrow is Atari Day for the month of August! Don't forget to share your love of classic gaming with the world around you Celebrate Atari Day on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/869079699795220/ Yo-Yo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 enjoying talking atari with freinds in chat tomarrow The Professor 1 Quote AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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