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Wow, thanks, Rick! I had been thinking of picking up a SMS console, but I will put away that idea. And it sounds like I don’t even need a Powerbase—nice!

Hey! Glad you found us, enjoy your time here, familiarize yourself with the HOUSE RULES and WELCOME ABOARD! 🕹️😎👍
 

Welcome! 

WELCOME to Atari I/O @Neon Wraith it's great to have you here  Be sure to check out our Clubs, trade with friends in Swapmeet, and join us sometime for a High Score Squad Challenge! ENJOY!

I wasn't playing 2600 games when my kids were little. They actually grew up watching me play Halo on the PC. I got both my sons Nintendo DS as their first console when all their friends had one.
By the time I got back into Atari games, my kids were teens and very turned off by the blocky graphics and limited sound. Anything they deemed old was not cool in their eyes. They even asked me why I watch old movies when they saw me watching Indiana Jones or Star Wars.

The Universal "Frankenstein" movie starring Boris Karloff is on MeTV tonight.  I'll be watching. 
 

Great question… it’s difficult to answer but my first video game loves are all coin-ops: Star Castle, Defender, Robotron. TBH, the 2600 games I played as a kid didn’t grab me as much as the coin-op games.

Great question… it’s difficult to answer but my first video game loves are all coin-ops: Star Castle, Defender, Robotron. TBH, the 2600 games I played as a kid didn’t grab me as much as the coin-op games.

It's starting to come down pretty hard right now. We're getting the outer bands of it as it approaches shore, which shouldn't hit us until morning. This won't be a direct hit for us unless it moves lower but we'll still get hit with some of it. I think @TrekMD and everybody on that side should be okay 🙂 

Yes I hope all of you stay dry, and your families, pets, Atari machines, and other property are undamaged.
In a tropical storm one year, my brother and I played Resident Evil 0 in the dark in a power outage, with the GameCube and little GameCube flip up screen. Our parents had a little power thing that could plug in 110v appliances off a battery. That was pretty creepy, with the wind was raging and the thunder and lightning was going on.

Thanks @RickR the site will continue to be online without interruption, our next High Score Squad Challenge may potentially be delayed by one day. I'm going to try to get that ready tonight and have it automatically post at a scheduled time.

I grew up in NC in the 70s - 80s. Funk was a legend.

As soon as I'm done kicking some dungeon @ss in the Venture: Reloaded challenge.  🙂

I'll have some great new Evercade content soon!  Please join in, everyone.  Whether you own an Evercade or not.  It's a really fun system and needs our support. 
 

Still holding the top spot with 136,347! 
 

@Video 61 It's an epic win for the entire Atari community, worldwide, to have you Blogging Lance 

Loved your blog entry, Lance. I look forward to future entries as I love learning about the industry and behind the scenes especially during the 80s.

Loved your blog entry, Lance. I look forward to future entries as I love learning about the industry and behind the scenes especially during the 80s.

I agree with this.  Atari was about family and friends spending time together, it wasn't always about the games.  Atari is how and why I learn how to be social.  Doesn't matter where you are from, we are all here for the same reason.  And we all need a break from life.  So sit down, visit with people on here, and enjoy a good game.  It doesn't even have to be an Atari game.  Whatever game you want to play...the idea is to enjoy yourself.  Come here and lower your stress level.  See?  Atari Pac-Man is good for something after all!

There are probably a lot of little features like that in the software that we don't know about.  Always fun to learn new things!
But like @Jinroh said, this is a fun and chill place to hang out.  Thank you, @Justin and all who participate. 

Thanks @Justin!  Yes, I really enjoy everything here at Atari.io. 🙂 I appreciate you all giving us a fun place to hang out on the 'net. 😄
 

That great attitude of yours will get you healed up before you know it.  Take it easy lifting those boxes!  Ask your wife to open them for you 😉
 

LETTSS GOOOO!! Looking forward to having you back in full force @socrates63 best wishes to a speedy recovery.

Merci, mon ami. I like your diagnosis but much better than Cauda Equina (Syndrome) which was my ER diagnosis 😂
Yes, I do have the joy, and I know where it is coming from. I was telling my wife yesterday that the joy and peace and strength that Scripture and songs promised are no longer a future state but my present state. It’s a very different peace I feel now compared to two years ago while going through heart surgery recovery. Back then, I was struggling to get a hold of it, but now, it’s already in hand and infusing me and I feel like I did nothing. You let go of something to make room for something else or something like that 🙂 

Joie de vivre is what you've got.  It's infectious.  I hope you never lose it!

I'm glad you are on the mend and following doctor's orders. 

I ordered Baby Pacman and the Venture remake. 🙂