Gray-Haired Gamer Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Classic.Contagious here. Mike R., one of my subscribers on YouTube mentioned Atari.IO and I finally had the chance to stop by. Looking great so far. I'm a Video Game / Retro Computer geek who's been collecting since the mid-90's but I've been enjoying the gaming life since 1981-1982 when I was introduced by my 6th grade teacher to a TRS-80 model 3 and allowed the class to play games on it. I've been hooked ever since. I'm around 3400 games in my collection and setup at our local flea market on the weekends with my wife selling games and comics. Some of my favorite systems are the Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers as well as the Commodore 64. Hope to enjoy and participate more in the future. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Hey man! Glad to see you made it. You'll probably see a sprinkling of your videos already shared here and there. Please jump in anytime, and if you see folks in chat drop by!We also have a killer little trading community, and do Junkboxes from time to time. "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Yo: Welcome. 2600, 8-bit, and C64 are three of my favorites too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballblaɀer Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Welcome! As the self-appointed Atari.IO Forum Treasurer (new position -- just created, by me) I will gladly collect your admission fee of one Atlantis II cartridge, at your earliest convenience please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Welcome! As the self-appointed Atari.IO Forum Treasurer (new position -- just created, by me) I will gladly collect your admission fee of one Atlantis II cartridge, at your earliest convenience please. Haha! The treasurer is quite specific about what is acceptable currency. "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Welcome to Atari I/O Classic.Contageous! Very cool of Rowsdower to have invited new people over to the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray-Haired Gamer Posted April 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Hehe thanks guys. Already feeling quite welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjustin6 Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Welcome always good to see a new face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Welcome CC! Where in Florida are you? I just moved from central FL myself. The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray-Haired Gamer Posted April 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 nosweargamer: Well I grew up in Polk City on 300+ acre farm. In the 90's I moved to Lakeland and about 6 years ago I got married and moved to Zephyrhills. We setup at the Big Top Flea market in Tampa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 nosweargamer: Well I grew up in Polk City on 300+ acre farm. In the 90's I moved to Lakeland and about 6 years ago I got married and moved to Zephyrhills. We setup at the Big Top Flea market in Tampa. Wow. I just moved from Polk County. Lived there for over 10 years. Welcome to the forums. The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray-Haired Gamer Posted April 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Retrogamer81081: I used to submit scores all the time to Highscore.com and actually was the reigning champion for about 9 months but I've not had much time to do it lately. I'll definitely submit a few for sure even though I'm not very good hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Retrogamer81081: I used to submit scores all the time to Highscore.com and actually was the reigning champion for about 9 months but I've not had much time to do it lately. I'll definitely submit a few for sure even though I'm not very good hehe. It's all just fun competition among friends and it'll be great to have you in the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray-Haired Gamer Posted April 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 nosweargamer: Yep it always surprising me how small of a world we live in. I lived in Polk County for almost 40 years before moving to Zephyrhills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 I thought your avatar looked familiar! Welcome to Atari.IO!! Since High Score's last Android competition (I came in 2nd) I haven't been back there since. I like it here. Very friendly and helpful community. I've not participated in the junk box yet but I hope to remedy that soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Classic.Congagious you should join us tonight for Wednesday Night Atari Chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoAtari Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Welcome to the forums! I like your YouTube channel. Would like to see your updated personal collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray-Haired Gamer Posted April 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Welcome to the forums! I like your YouTube channel. Would like to see your updated personal collection! Thanks and I hope sometime in the future I can do a video on my collection. Currently my game room is a disaster so I need to make some choices on where things are going to go and then I can show it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Welcome aboard!Zephyrhills. Bottled water? (I haven't been to Florida in 14 years, that's what I remember though. :unsure: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Welcome aboard! Zephyrhills. Bottled water? (I haven't been to Florida in 14 years, that's what I remember though. :unsure: ) My wife was actually bummed that they don't have that brand of water here. That was here favorite and the other bottled waters don't taste the same. She was very excited when someone from our new church, who happened to have a friend coming up from Florida bring her 2 cases! The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray-Haired Gamer Posted April 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 StormSurge: Aye it's right outside of Zephyrhills (Crystal Springs). It's basically right across the road from where I work.. nosweargamer: I really like it as well. For me I look for bottled water that doesn't have fluoride added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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