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Next are some of my Atari 2600 boxes! These came with my 2600s. My dad's cousin was moving and didn't have room for a bunch of broken Atari stuff, so he just gave it away. That was very kind of him! Most of these boxes came folded up, so I had to reconstruct them a tad. Also on the shelf are a GBA, DSI, New 3DS XL, broken Atari controller Plug and Play, Asteroids mini arcade, broken NES controller, Broken 3DS XL, and a Yoshi plush.
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Next, here is my collection of retro handhelds and mini arcades! I actually just fixed the soccer one the other day, but I sadly didn't take any pictures of the repair process. What are some of my favorites? My static screen Q*Bert is nice. I also enjoy the new version of Mattel Electronic Baseball. My least favorite is the static screen monochrome Pac-Man, but Tetris was also a disappointment as it ends the game if you get to a high enough level and it is also way too easy. Missing are Mini electronic Football, Tetris and Space Invaders Nano, Asteroids (which is on the shelf above these), and a Tamagotchi.
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Here are some of the rest of my games. They don't normally stay here; I have just taken them out of the closet for this photo. Missing are the following: Ice Hockey, Chopper Command, Towering Inferno, Space Cavern, Combat, Spacewar, Basketball, Football, Dodger Cars (Sears' Dodge 'Em), and Lock 'n Chase. I hope I'm not forgetting any. The ones that were cut off or you can't see are Star Raiders, Indy 500, Street Racer, Realsports Tennis, Star Voyager, International Soccer, Super Challenge Baseball, and a broken copy of Empire Strikes Back :(
I don't have the funds to collect too many games, and I also can't order them in bulk on eBay because I don't have a credit card yet. I was going to get a job this summer but COVID happened. Thankfully, Atari games are dirt cheap and I plan on picking up a few more in the near future. It's a good thing that almost all of these games are endlessly replayable. You also might have noticed Donkey Kong Jr. isn't here if you read my thread about the game I posted the other day. I am waiting to get my member discount at my local game store. I am fortunate to live in an era where I can emulate almost any retro game!
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I always keep 18 games on a shelf underneath my desk, but I rotate them in and out frequently. This is what I have their right now. In case you are wondering, the Parker Bros. game in the bottom right corner is Q*Bert.
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Before I start showing pictures I would like to point out that this isn't really my game room. It's my bedroom! I'm still living with my parents as I'm not an adult. I turn 16 in January. You might be asking, "Well Harry, how do you know all this stuff about retro gaming and Atari?" I can answer that. I have been playing classic video games since I was around 3 when I first played Vs. Super Mario Bros. in a hotel's game room. Since then I have been fascinated with themMost of my consoles have been inherited from my parents and family friends, though some of them I got on my own. Most of my exposure to Atari was through my Nintendo Wii and emulators like Wii 2600. I was basically raised on things like Classic Game Room, Gaming Historian, and many other video game youtube channels. Talking with people here at Atari I/O is nice because none of my friends my age know much about anything before the NES. Does it weird me out that everyone here is old enough to be my parent? Not at all. In fact, I think its cool that I have the privilege to speak with people who were actually there when all this happened and also love Atari as much as I do. Someone might say, "Oh, you were just born in the wrong generation, kid." I couldn't disagree more. In fact, I believe I was born in the perfect generation for collecting classic video games. I like having the internet to help me determine whether a game is worth picking up or not, I'm glad emulation is so widely availiable, and what I'm most happy about is that Atari 2600 games are so cheap and easy to collect
. I'm so happy I found this site where I can talk about all the games I love with people who were actually there and know all about them!
Oh and by the way, I'm not going to be able to post all the pictures at once. Expect to see lots of replies to this from me with pictures. Without further ado, here is my (game)room!
To start, here is my Vader Atari 2600! Next to it are all of my controllers and my dust cover! Missing are another Atari joystick and another Amiga Power Stik. Behind the systems is a little black notebook that I use to record my high scores.
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Congratulations, dude! This was very exciting, @nosweargamer. Even though I didn't win, it introduced me to a wonderful site filled with so many marvelous people!
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@kamakazi20012 I beg to differ. The original DK is super impressive for only being 4k. Here's an interview with the creator, Garry Kitchen, from Retro Gamer magazine:
https://www.retrogamer.net/profiles/developer/garry-kitchen/
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I chose SNES because of it's amazing library, controller design and nostalgia. It was very close between this and the 3DS as well as the GBA.
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And who could forget
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Wow, no one has posted here in nearly a year? That changes now.
Major Havoc is one of my favorite Arcade Games. I've seen the cabinet in person but never played because it was broken at the time. I have become well acquainted with this game with Atari Anthology on Xbox. This great platformer/shooter/breakout? hybrid deserves more love and attention. What are your thoughts on the game?
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@nosweargamer Your ranking system is ingenious. I first found you on youtube about 6 months ago and have been watching you ever since. You're like a better version of Classic Game Room that still reviews games and doesn't beg for money. Thank you so much for all that you do.
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@nosweargamer Adventure sure is cool! I'd even go as far as to say that it's better than both of the NES Zelda games! I should really pick the cart of this up someday. I've played loads of it on Wii 2600 and the Jakks Pacific Atari Plug & Play(though that's programmed for NES essentially)
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You could join chess club with Video Chess, I suppose.
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4 minutes ago, Justin said:
Great commercial. It's so great because it's true. Back from the days when video games were "rec room" items marketed to the entire family. We should see more of this.
Atari is always better with other people. Try playing something like Outlaw, Air-Sea Battle, or Combat by yourself!
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@nosweargamer Nice review of Sea Monter you posted today!
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On November 5, 2019 at 12:59 AM, kamakazi20012 said:
I had a Virtual Boy once and actually enjoyed it. Mario Tennis and Galactic Pinball were my favorites. I had Wario Woods or World (??), too. I think I found Red Alert on clearance. Actually, I remember getting all of it on clearance for $30 from Toys R Us I believe in Arkansas when I visited my mother decades ago. I wish I still had one. I loved it.
I know this thread is old but I just wanted to say this. The game you are referring to is Virtual Boy Wario Land, technically the second game in the series. The gameplay falls more in line with the first game than the sequels with the hat mechanic from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 making its first and only return.
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3 minutes ago, nosweargamer said:
He could of, but outside of Parker Brothers, these were pretty obscure companies. Also, I don't recall the manuals or boxes saying "licensed from" or "Copyright" other company, like is typical when that officially happened. You can see Atari credited both Coleco & Nintendo on their Donkey Kong.
You have a good point there. I never noticed that.
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@btbfilms76 Indeed I have!
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4 minutes ago, socrates63 said:
Nice! Vader models look cool. I don’t have a desk but I like playing sitting on the floor with the controller on the floor. That means the TV stand can’t be too tall so that’s the challenge.
Only problem with the vader model is that dust shows up really easily. I clean it out weekly. When I'm not using it for a while I'll put on the dust cover, but that hasn't been the case recently as I've been playing a lot of Defender, Pac-Man, and Tunnel Runner.
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. I'm so happy I found this site where I can talk about all the games I love with people who were actually there and know all about them!
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Next we have the top shelf! Here we have four more Atari 2600 boxes: Outlaw, Pac-Man, Carnival, and Donkey Kong. There is also the Radio Shack Astrothunder tabletop VFD game CIB with a Mario plush sitting on top. I also have a decorative Atari TV/Computer switchbox and a speaker. I also have my prized 1990s holographic Raichu Pokemon card. There is a story behind this card. When I was around 10 years old, I bought Pokemon Trading Card Game (Game boy color) on my 3DS virtual console, and this was my favorite card. About a year later, I saw this in a Pokemon card league I joined at a local game store. It was like $10. I blew all my savings on it and other Pokemon card packs. I spent around $100 all in all. I felt really embarrassed that I did this and I was really upset that I was broke, so I just never went back to the league. Since then I have thought long and hard about every purchase I've made. I've never gotten an allowance from my parents, so that was all just birthday and Christmas money. I haven't purchased any Pokemon related things since, but I really like this card so I display it.