Subject: Atari Classics from 80's

Atari started the Video Game Revolution/ your listeners were there in the beginning with Asteroids, Ms Pac Man/ Pole Position Retro/ please visit our site and see list of titles Please give me your ship to address and I will send you samples of these mint collectible games/

www.atariclassic.com

thanks Bill Houlehan 800-669-0903

Please use following story about Atari 2600/7800 cartridges from the 70's as
> >press release:Pac Man Chooses Way Into Y2K
> >
> >One Million Atari 2600/7800 Cartridges for Sale
> >
> >In their heyday from about the mid 70's to the mid 80's, Atari sold more
> >than 35 million 2600 and 7800 systems in the US alone. If you're over
> >25, odds are excellent that your family had a 2600 or Sears Video Game
> >System when you were young. Games developed for the 2600 were
> >remarkable given the restrictions of the device, and some of the core
> >rules of game development were hammered out by the twenty-somethings of
> >the decade, many of whom could crank out a million seller in just a
> >month's effort.
> >
> >But when the machines became outdated and the shoppers stopped shopping,
> >there was still an enormous inventory of games yet to be sold. Time
> >passes...
> >
> >So, what happened to all those Atari carts?
> >Our story now takes us to Missouri, where a company called O'Shea bought
> >the entire inventory of Atari Cartridges when Atari Corp finally decided
> >to liquidate, about 5 years ago. Over 2 million cartridges were
> >purchased, and of that total about 1.1 million cartridges remain, still
> >in their original boxes. Bill Houlehan of O'Shea claims, "we have the
> >largest inventory of Atari cartridges in the World, and they are all
> >new, never opened, with all the manuals -- in mint condition."
> >
> >So where do they keep all these games?
> >The games are stored in a unique warehouse -- a limestone mine 150 feet
> >below the Earth's surface. The mine is active, with blasts occuring
> >everyday at 5:30 p.m. The limestone from the mine is used in
> >industrial manufacturing. Tapped out areas are converted into
> >warehouse space, with ceiling heights averaging 17 ft. O'Shea's
> >portion of the space is 20,000 sq ft - nearly a football field in size.
> > Bill says, "There are excellent advantages to underground warehousing,
> >as with a constant temperature of 68 degrees we do not have to pay for
> >heating or cooling, and the dock area can handle 53 ft tractor trailers
> >with ease." Believe it or not, the total developed area of the mine is
> >around 10 million square feet -- just under a half square mile of
> >underground space!
> >
> >Missouri has the largest underground storage space in the world, but the
> >facility O'Shea leases from isn't the largest -- another underground
> >facility is even larger: Hunt Midwest Underground Storage now has a
> >total developed area of 30,000,000 sq ft, but is planned for 60,000,000
> >Sq ft. Hunt is owned by Lamar Hunt, the owner of the KC Chiefs. Hunt
> >was also featured last spring on the Discovery Channel, and they also
> >host the annual Goundhog Run: The only underground marathon in the
> >world, with hundreds of runners participating each year.
> >
> >Want some?
> >O'Shea takes orders for the games via website, and will ship
> >internationally. Bill notes that most people buy two or more of each
> >title so they can be saved for historical value. He adds, "these games
> >are definitely collectible items, they are fast approaching antique
> >
> >status thus raising their collectible value with each passing year."
> >
> >The cost of each title is $.80 each plus shipping. and all the titles
> >are listed at site: http://www.oshealtd.com O'Shea also offers Jaguar
> >titles, although those are not so steeply discounted. Unfortunately,
> >you'll have to turn to a flea market or garage sale to get a 2600 game
> >system, but if I were you, I'd snap up the games while you have the
> >chance now. A million cartridges is a lot, but once word gets out, I'm
> >sure there will be a run on them.
> >O'Shea, Ltd
> >330 W 47thSt #203
> >Kansas City, Missouri 64112
> >Bill Houlehan
> >ph 816-531-1177
> >--Sean Puckett
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