Popular Post Justin Posted March 24, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 I thought I'd share some pictures of my Atari 7800 Kiosk that I assembled during the earliest days of this website, in 2001. This is not an original kiosk from Atari as to my knowledge there was never an official Atari 7800 retail kiosk, aside from Atari's display at the 1984 Consumer Electronics Show - so I decided to make my own. Unfortunately this kiosk no longer exists and these are likely the only pictures I have. I may attempt to build another one of these kiosks sometime in the future. I made this kiosk mostly using the structure of a generic Toys R Us game kiosk from that time, along with some other components and custom parts. The Atari 7800 Kiosk is about 80% complete in these pictures. Custom "Atari 7800 ProSystem" signage, controller mounts, custom wiring and a larger Sony Trinitron TV were added a bit later on. Custom Atari artwork was made for the sides of the kiosk which you would not have been able to see in these pictures. Additional games would hang from the back pegboard panel on either side of the first 7800 box, and a more substantial set of games were displayed on the two shelves below. Atari 7800 systems and accessories were displayed on the bottom shelf, and Atari Lynx systems and games were displayed on the upper shelf. All items displayed were brand new. I had considered mounting a flat screen monitor against the back panel where you see the first Atari 7800 box hanging, but I opted not to do this. While I wanted the kiosk to be really cool, I also wanted it to look and feel as if it could have plausibly been used in a retail space during the 7800's lifespan. Flatscreens were pretty new in 2001, and that wasn't really the feel I was going for. These pictures popped up when I found some old images from the earliest days of this website (2000-2002) on an old laptop this week. There's some really cool stuff in there that I can’t wait to share with you over coming weeks. I'll be posting more soon in a new thread giving you a glimpse into life at Atari I/O / Atari7800.com back in the day. Be sure to follow our Facebook and Instagram as I'll be posting on there too! Enjoy GRay Defender, RickR, TrekMD and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Nice job with that, Justin. I particularly like the side "wings" Lost Dragon, The Professor and Justin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 very handsome. I like the pro-line controller hanging there. are those button illuminated ? The Professor, Lost Dragon and Justin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 SWEET! Lost Dragon, Justin and The Professor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Wow, that looks awesome! The Professor, Lost Dragon and Justin 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 That is awesome!! The Professor, Lost Dragon and Justin 3 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Justin, This is amazing. Fantastic job!!!!!!!! Lost Dragon and Justin 2 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Adventure Square Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Just wonderful! It's always tremendously cool to see cart boxes displayed alongside the mothership. You get a good sense of history (and Things To Come, back then) when a kiosk is brought to life like this. Justin and Lost Dragon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjustin6 Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Wow awesome. Looks amazing! Justin and Lost Dragon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 That, my friend, is a thing of beauty.... Only thing i'd (personally) change on a rebuild? Swop positions of TV (it's too high) and the 7800 Pro System box...if that's possible, some TV brackets of back is strong enough to support them?. the demontration units at the local Wal-marts these days have the monitors very high up , I think the idea is that the blood circulation to your brain is cut off makeing you more likly to make an impulse purchase ..... although I could be wrong Justin, Lost Dragon and jmjustin6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Would't it have been a grand idea to wire up those Walmart kiosks to use some of the TVs just to the right?? Nah.... Atari 5200 Guy, Justin and Lost Dragon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Would't it have been a grand idea to wire up those Walmart kiosks to use some of the TVs just to the right?? Nah.... I'd have done it Awesome kiosk, Justin. I'd like to eventually make something like that for all of my Atari consoles with storage for the games, too. Very nice!! Lost Dragon and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 THANK YOU for all the awesome compliments, guys! The kiosk almost made a public appearance at PhillyClassic 3 in April, 2002 but unfortunately that didn't happen. The kiosk was a lot of fun, and very very cool to have hanging around a tv room. I look forward to doing something like this again. very handsome. I like the pro-line controller hanging there. are those button illuminated ? Thanks chas! No, but that's a cool idea Atari 5200 Guy and Lost Dragon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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