RickR

That's the real deal btw, not photoshop. I've seen this in person. There's also a yellow one that another owner had created, I remember first seeing it in 1998 I believe. Not a big fan of chopping the cars up but they are are unique.

http://act.alz.org/goto/ataricreep

Sweet! Can't beat FREE ! We don't have the room so I don't take in CRT's anymore but I am currently finally using a nice 14 or 15' CRT for the bulk of gaming in a little "retro corner" I set up, it also has composite and RF / coaxial input. I probably SHOULD have put the 20' Sharp CRT that is RF/Coaxial only since it is so heavy and takes up so much space BUT I just could not bring myself to do it, while there is no room to really set it up I am considering literally playing / using it as it sits in my closet ! Working CRT's here are becoming a rarity and though no longer wanted for me, having so many pre-NES consoles I fear not having access to any one day. 

Great score!

I have a lot of great memories with this game! That's nice gift.

RickR to be clear, I was not being a smart ass (I certainly can be 😜) but yeah, my console since receiving it has what can only be described as a weird plastic "toxic" or "chemical" odor, like turpentine or a fresh black marker or something 😆something, and I mean STRONG, which seems to come from the paint or plastic itself (I have a RED model as well) consider I have a poor sense of smell but I noticed it immediately but assumed it would dissipate over time but to my surprise to this day it has barely subsided. I have seen others mention the exact same thing so not just me, I suspect a certain percentage that came off the assembly line may of had this issue that was later resolved. 

Well that sucks.  I have a very sensitive nose, so that would really bother me too.  

For a long time, something in my cabinet smelled like tacos.  Not a bad smell, but weird.  After months of wondering, I found it by process of elimination when we got new carpets and I had to empty out the cabinet.  It turned out to be a video camera bag that was inside a cardboard box!  

I also found this very fascinating timeline:

https://mcurrent.name/atarihistory/syzygy.html

The Los Gatos HQ opened in May of 1973

That is a great resource! Michael is a friend of the forums, and yes that is one of the best researched timelines I've seen 👍

Hey, I opened in May of 1973 too! 🎉

She's a beaut Clark! Nice find!

Whoooooohooo!  New TOY!  Nice.

I like it, I like it A-LOT !!!

Congrats! 

Congrats. BTW, Lakers Vs Celtics on the Genesis should've been Blazers Vs Pistons!

👊 BAAAAD BOYS BAD BOYS

I was just discussing the cost of a new roof with somebody yesterday. It's not cheap.

That's right -- not cheap.  It's also very difficult to choose a trustworthy company and try to choose a color you can live with for the next 30 years. 

If you stop and think about it, that movie kind of foreseen internet hacking long before the internet was born.  Really a good movie.

Classic 80's movie all around fun to watch..

I always enjoyed that movie! I also think Matthew Broderick works so well in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" because of a bit of typecasting in that we've already accepted him as a brilliant hacker kid whose great with technology and gets in over his head. "Cloak and Dagger" is another movie from around the same time, maybe not quite as good but has a similar feel as "WarGames"

Here here!!🍷

Peace and blessings to you also Rick, very thoughtful of you! ❄️

Same to you and yours Rick.

Mmmmm, Brandy. Cheers.

Happy Birthday Rick! It's crazy how time flies. I hope you had a wonderful birthday! Yours is very close to mine, mine was on the 20th. Best wishes for your big year!

Well happy birthday to you too! 

Exactly Rick. The "sign in with Facebook" doesn't work either.

i check in just not that often anymore

Haha!! I finally remembered it!

Congrats!

Awesome!

Congrats man!

Nice!

Awesome!

That's pretty exciting! Are you getting the VGA mod too?

Nope. May as well just play on an emulator if you want a bigger screen IMO. I think the VGA mod would be really worthwhile for those who make Lynx review videos.

The mod includes a complete re-cap job too.

Can't wait to see the results!

I was the cage guy lol. It was actually called the cage too. Sometimes the "security cage". I have some pictures from back then, I should probably find them and post them in the forums.

YASS! You should.

Well, I admit that it will be sad to see TRU go and it was sad to hear the passing of TRU's original founder. However, there appears to be some light on the horizon.

It seems that with TRU going away the original founder of KB Toys is going to start again. So we may be losing TRU but might be gaining back KB Toys. Our country keeps getting worse and worse for the stores that have been around for a very long time.

K-Mart is pretty much gone, Sears is not too far...