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I can see that. I was raised in an era where the original was just as accessible on compilations as the 2600 version was on my wii emulator. I could see how you could have been disappointed back in the day if this was all you had.

I can't deny Ms. Pac-Man is a better video game, but the original on VCS just has so much character that makes me want to come back to it. I can just play the arcade version of Ms. Pac-Man and get a very similar experience. Pac-Man in the arcade and at home on the 2600 are so radically different that there's a reason for me to play the 2600 game. That's what I love about old arcade ports. All the little differences between them.

Really? They look very similar to me. I'm not too keen on the Turbografx 16.

Cool, dude! I would if I could!

@TrekMD Just tried the rom today. It's impressive, but I think I like the original more. Something about it is just captivating. The ghosts are a little hard to see when they are blue but I don't know if that's my tv or not. Thanks for the ROM!

@Justin Super Famicom? Sweet. And is that a CDI I see?

If you put the RCA Studio II on the list, I bet it would win by a landslide.

Never played DKVCS before. Always been a little intrigued. It looks like the scrolling might be a little distracting. Edit: Put the rom on my Wii about two hours ago. Very impressive and well-made game. Scrolling isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be.

I wholeheartedly agree. I believe Kitchen mentions that he wanted an 8K cart but Coleco refused to keep it cheap to produce in the interview I posted earlier.

Cool setup dude! You should find a way to hook up your 16 bit consoles there as well. They look so much nicer on a CRT! But I envy your 7800 a great deal. I love how the black light reflects off of the metal strip!

*Sigh*. This thing. The Nintendo Wii U. People hate on it but to be honest, when I was ten, I never wanted a console more. I BEGGED my parents for MONTHS to get this console when Super Mario Maker came out. I was so overjoyed when I got it for Christmas. Super Mario Maker came with the console, and it was the only game I played for months. I refuse to play the sequel because there's no way it would be as easy as using the Wii U gamepad to create levels. I even kept the box for this console, but sadly my mom found it a couple years ago and recycled it. I'll never forgive her for that. This obviously isn't a picture of my actual Wii U.

No, I'm a cheap soul in a young man's body! I put this up there about two years ago. I found it in the basement. Now that the 2600's there, it's never going away. One of my biggest pet peeves is playing retro consoles on modern displays. Don't mind emulation on modern displays, just original hardware.

i love reading these old catalogs. They are endlessly fascinating to me. I wonder what it would have been like to read them when they were new. I don't much care for the comic books, however. I never liked them too much; they were always just kind of boring to me. The Qotile Ultimatum was pretty good, but Atari Force was a bit of a slog, and honestly I don't remember if I've ever read through a single issue in its entirety.

Here are some things. I have lots of DS, Switch and 3DS boxes along the walls. You can also get a good view of my Beatles shrine from here, as well as my TV setup, Lighthouse poster, Wii U and Intellivision Flashback box.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

None of these cartoons are "good" or "high quality", per-say, but I'm mega nostalgic for watching reruns of "Scooby Do Where Are You" as a kid.

@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/

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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