Atari 5200 Guy

Both.

I like that t-shirt. I miss computer camp.

Weird. My Star gate is Atari Corp.

I have a few disk games in those plastic sleeves from Datasoft, Epyx, Main Street, and Keystone. One of the Main Street titles didn't even include a dust sleeve for the disk. Just wrapped a box label, which is a low quality print on standard paper cut to fit, around the disk and jammed it inside a clamshell. I can't remember if it is Moon Shuttle or Magneto Bugs but could you imagine if the cartridges for the 2600, 5200, or 7800 were done that way?

That's what I use. Very nice pouch. And if you turn the games just right you can fit a lot of games in those two pockets. Now that I think about it you can take more games than you can battery oower. That makes sense.

I did not know Star gate was harder to come by. This one is the Atari Corp. release. I thought there was a Atari Inc one?

If I had the $130 I would have already preordered me a new 2600+. I would like to have one even if it was just for a novelty piece. I believe Atari is doing a good thing.

Last if my latest pick up items.

Dear lord is that even possible? The 5200 carts are huge! Revamp the XEGS to include the 5200 chipset and let it run 5200 software. Modern tech should allow for a decent controller. OK...all kidding aside. This new Atari has my attention. This new 2600+ is pretty cool. I just hope it lives up to the original. I like the controllers and how they are keeping the original styling. I'd like to know where they found those old time slider switches for the console? I haven't seen new switches like that in a very long time now.

Man! I haven't seen it heard of a Venture store in forever. It was one of my family's favorite stops when we use to visit Springfield, MO. Lots of stuff and really was not that expensive. Always had things Wal-Mart did not have and was where mist of my 5200 game collection BITD came from. If we were going to get a new game for the 5200 Wal-Mart was not the place to go. They sucked at supporting the system. For every one 5200 game there was at least five 2600 titles. They gave a mediocre ten pegs divided into two rows for 5200 games. So we usually ended up going to Springfield. Once there the usual stops were Battlefield Mall, Venture, Toys R Us, and K-Mart. Most of the time Ventures had what we were after. And $13 was probably cheaper than other stores as was common with the store. I'd buy I at that price. Beats the $100 price of digital games today.

Prayers being sent.

@walter_J64bit Welcome to Atari IO! I think you will like it here. Check out our current high score squad challenge. Edit he main objective is to just have fun and enjoy being here.

Well. Learned something new. I always had the impression it was to coincide with the Junior release and design. I've been looking for a junior box to put mine in. Just the boxes empty can be expensive these days.

Im guilty of this but I'm trying to remedy that. I may have a channel but I haven't posted anything in a long time. My need for games to be in fancy boxes is nothing more than a want for a complete in box game. It is easier to obtain the game by itself and get the PDF version of the instructions but I all about the physical contact and trying to experience areas I missed as a kid. I am referring to old stock new in box and complete in box games. I am not referring to homebrew games.

Atari is the sole reason why I wanted to get into programming. To hear all of this from an insider perspective is priceless. Thank you for sharing.

I've been after Choplifter, Tiger-Heli, and Galaxian for my FC. Not that they are hard to come by. I just haven't been ready to blow money on them yet. Sweet shell!!

I have had a red label fetish lately. That collection has increased. Some of them I have as other titles or publishers but I'm after the red labels because of they are related to the junior model directly. It is because of the junior models that these red labels even exist...or so it seems. Its also nice to have the variations of similar games.

The 7800 got some love, too!

My first Jinks high score.

OK. Im new to Jinks. I have read where many people have dogged it. I have watched video reviews on it where it didn't do so good. Granted it is not a typical 7800 game I'm use to. From a technical standpoint it actually does some impressive feats. I have to admit that I don't belong in those majorities. On the contrary I find Jinks rather fun. I did find a few flaws here and there like my ball disappearing all of a sudden or going through objects it shouldn't but the game is sit down classic fun. It doesn't need twitchy fingers and movements to enjoy the game. Jinks is more laid back and relaxing. And I believe that is where the misconception is. Jinks is a fun game if you don't approach it as an arcade game because that is something that it's not. If you just sit down and want to play a game where you can be immersed and have an hour to kill give Jinks a go. It really isnt a bad game and the sounds in spots are actually quite impressive. UPDATE: After I wrote this post I decided to spend a few days on this game. I can't stop playing it. I did some research on it and it seems like the 7800 was the only game console to receive a port of this computer game. I have not yet researched the other versions to see what differences their are BUT...once you know the game's mechanics and what every object in the game does there is a hidden gem inside that plastic cartridge. I have not found any other game on the 7800 that has the sounds like Jinks does. Then again Jinks is my first game outside of the usual arcade ports on the system. The sounds in this game are what impress me the most. It is amazing just how far some developers went as to push new features on the 7800. Jinks really shows just how flexible the 7800 really was even when just using TIA as the sound chip. I mean...digitized sounds and speech?? It makes me wonder if the 7800 got any more games that did that. Granted the actual game play sounds are full-on TIA sounds the rest of the game is all digitized sounds. To me that is impressive. I don't know how it faired during the 7800's production run and I don't know what modern gamers who have reviewed this game are basing their opinions on (e.g.; other 7800 games or other Jinks ports) but my opinion stands firm: Jinks is a hidden gem of a game and has become my number two game on the system right under Asteroids.

Some more new additions. These have never been opened.

Yea...I know the feeling. My wife doesn't understand my video game passion. But the 2600 does play a mean game of Pong so I'm happy with it. Sorry for that. I did not know there was another variation. I learned something new. It is a Warner release though and not a Jack release. That's not just Tennis. Just Tennis is the sport watched on TV. That is a very important Activision title. 😁

I love these older 2600 games. They are so cool to look at and play. Slot Racers sort of reminds me of Dodge 'Em.

I thought I would share one of my recent acquisitions. I have been after this one for a long time and finally found it. The game is in excellent condition...brand new. Very nice, glossy label. The box top, however, looked ripped off as is usually common. Otherwise the game is in great condition. I have more which I will share later.

I played the hell out of the full sized ride on Hang-on game and don't even get me started on G-Loc. At least I think that was what game it was. Full motion ride, spin, turn, rotate, twist...I honestly believe it was the only game I ever seen with that much movement.