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Subject: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: Foo Bar on 06/27/12 at 9:41 pm
From this:
http://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/l184.2009.1p-03-04.jpg
(a Pong machine ca. 1972.)
...to this:
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- Palette-Swap Ninja, Arcade Gaming Shrine.
On the 40th anniversary of Atari's founding, it's nice to hear that Nolan Bushnell is still out there, making games for people to play.
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: whistledog on 06/27/12 at 9:46 pm
The last Atari game I bought was 'Test Drive Unlimited 2' for Xbox 360. Atari still makes great games!
I still have my original Atari 7800 that I've had since like 1985, but sadly I broke it a few years ago :(
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: Howard on 06/28/12 at 7:15 am
The last time I remember having an Atari was about 27 years ago it was in ok condition but I felt I had to upgrade to a Gameboy which came out 2 years later.
You can play Atari online for free.
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: Henk on 06/28/12 at 7:46 am
I remember my (younger) brother winning an Atari 800XL, with the Atari 1050 floppy disk drive, and me seeing green with envy! ;D
Looking back, it's hilarious to think you'd get all excited about 64K memory... and programming was a pita, with Atari BASIC.
Not standard BASIC, of course, noooooo.. ::)
Must've been close to 30 years ago. Funny how time flies.
Come to think of it: the computer and the floppy disk drive must still be lying around somewhere, in the original boxes (slightly damaged, I think).
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: Howard on 06/28/12 at 7:50 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev0_hmee2cM
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: Henk on 06/28/12 at 8:29 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev0_hmee2cM
Atari wins by TKO. :D
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: Howard on 06/28/12 at 2:46 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_IMTwB_omA
Tag Team Wrestling
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: whistledog on 06/29/12 at 2:04 pm
Some of the worst Atari games ever made ...
Superman, 1979
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7U2TFIayos
Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49J7qOlSC94
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: Howard on 06/29/12 at 7:32 pm
Some of the worst Atari games ever made ...
Superman, 1979
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7U2TFIayos
Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49J7qOlSC94
The sound is just completely dreadful! :P
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: AL-B Mk. III on 06/29/12 at 8:38 pm
We had one of these back in the late 70's. It's funny, I don't know what happened to it, I wonder if it's tucked away in my parents' garage somewhere...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YNwiuAh_Ws
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: Howard on 06/30/12 at 7:17 am
We had one of these back in the late 70's. It's funny, I don't know what happened to it, I wonder if it's tucked away in my parents' garage somewhere...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YNwiuAh_Ws
pinball was pretty easy but you have to keep the ball moving or it will drop.
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/30/12 at 10:14 pm
I first heard the word "Atari" ("look out" or "beware" in Japanese) from playing Go. You say it when you're a move away from capturing your opponent's men. Nolan Bushnell plays Go, so that's where the name comes from.
8)
http://www.oddbloke.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ob-go-board.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IB2En4lGI8
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: Foo Bar on 06/30/12 at 10:43 pm
Oh, there was some cheese out there. I had no idea that Mattel ported Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man game from the Intellivision to the 2600.
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...nor how poorly-but-hilariously, until I wound up rediscovering Dena Natali's Pixels as Big as Cats series of 2600 retrospectives.
Subject: Re: Happy 40th Anniversary, Atari!
Written By: Howard on 07/01/12 at 7:29 am
Oh, there was some cheese out there. I had no idea that Mattel ported Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man game from the Intellivision to the 2600.
xwN3zA7ZVYI
...nor how poorly-but-hilariously, until I wound up rediscovering Dena Natali's Pixels as Big as Cats series of 2600 retrospectives.
Wow this game is so poorly done. :P