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Subject: what did baby boomers think of 1970s videogame consoles like the Atari 2600.
Written By: d90 on 11/21/15 at 1:11 pm
What were their favorite games from those consoles
Subject: Re: what did baby boomers think of 1970s videogame consoles like the Atari 2600.
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/26/15 at 8:09 am
IMHO...
By the late 70's when these came out, most of us "boomers" were either finished with college or in college. We had grown up without high tech stuff like video games, so it was mostly a curiosity. They were expensive for the time, too. I think a lot more interest came from early gen-Xers who would've been in elementary school thru early high school. The "better off" ones (families, that is) could perhaps afford it.
Subject: Re: what did baby boomers think of 1970s videogame consoles like the Atari 2600.
Written By: yelimsexa on 11/30/15 at 7:45 am
Well the older boomers at the time who had started families saw them as good gifts for their children. Remember, most Boomers weren't nearly as savvy and preferred board games, while a few might play a little pinball since those machines were around.
Subject: Re: what did baby boomers think of 1970s videogame consoles like the Atari 2600.
Written By: Howard on 11/30/15 at 2:30 pm
Well the older boomers at the time who had started families saw them as good gifts for their children. Remember, most Boomers weren't nearly as savvy and preferred board games, while a few might play a little pinball since those machines were around.
board games were just as popular as Atari was.
Subject: Re: what did baby boomers think of 1970s videogame consoles like the Atari 2600.
Written By: Eazy-EMAN1995 on 12/02/15 at 1:35 am
IMHO...
By the late 70's when these came out, most of us "boomers" were either finished with college or in college. We had grown up without high tech stuff like video games, so it was mostly a curiosity. They were expensive for the time, too. I think a lot more interest came from early gen-Xers who would've been in elementary school thru early high school. The "better off" ones (families, that is) could perhaps afford it.
Did you play Pongs?
Subject: Re: what did baby boomers think of 1970s videogame consoles like the Atari 2600.
Written By: 80sfan on 12/02/15 at 3:41 am
They probably thought that video games were cool, and awesome! "This new invention is awesome, dude!" 8)
Subject: Re: what did baby boomers think of 1970s videogame consoles like the Atari 2600.
Written By: Howard on 12/02/15 at 3:58 pm
Did you play Pongs?
I played Pac-Man but that wasn't up until the mid to late 80's when games were cheap.