I bought an Atari 2600

[Jack]

Look at this retro beast, it has fucking wood stuck on the front.

I saw it at a local car boot sale today and I decided to buy it. I forked out £15 for the console, games, controllers, paddles, etc. I'm sure some will knock it because the graphics are made up of colourful dots - but fuck-it, its a piece of gaming history. I also hear from some people that some games are still rather fun to play.

Anyone else own a 2600?

[Peroxide]

I wish interesting shit like that was sold at car boot sales near me.

[Blaze-Heatnix]

In before "omg that's awesome, insert retro/nostalgia comment here when i'm actually 20- years old"

[Crink]

I wish more stuff had wood stuck on the front.

[putzpie]

I wish I had a dusty as fuck, older than jesus, simple as hell game console to brag about :(

Oh well :<

[levusbevus]

At 9/12/09 03:27 PM, Blaze-Heatnix wrote: In before "omg that's awesome, insert retro/nostalgia comment here when i'm actually 20- years old"

Fuck you, you're only 16. Just because someone wasn't alive when a console was released doesn't mean they can't get nostalgia from it. My siblings owned a SNES and I get nostalgia from playing Mario Kart and Mario World and I'm 15 - the age where the N64 was introduced.

[redfield95]

I have the original Pong machine, worth millions of dollars
(BEAT THAT BITCHES)

[MetalDart]

Makes me want to buy one.
I sould buy a glass case if I do.

[solarflare67]

own one? hahahzhahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!! i have 2!!!! one fully functional and like 20-30 games and one factory sealed one with a shitload of controlers and extra games. beat that bitches

[tom641]

i own the original machine that was used in the first ever creation of "tennis for two"

BEAT THAT BITCHES!

[whitewolfer]

At 9/12/09 04:57 PM, solarflare67 wrote: own one? hahahzhahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!! i have 2!!!! one fully functional and like 20-30 games and one factory sealed one with a shitload of controlers and extra games. beat that bitches

HEY LOOK I CAN MAKE BOLD STATEMENTS AND NOT BACK THEM UP WITH ANY PROOF WHATSOEVER.

[Liteice]

Wow, that thing is likely twice as old as I am. Make sure to take care of it, and if it still works by the time you have children then you can shock them with the game systems people played in the 70s.

[PKMH]

I HAVE...
damnit.

[PaperBagMask]

I got a 2600, good stuff.
Complete with Pitfall, Donkey Kong and many many other games.

[Samen]

I had a NES until it broke a few months back.
My oldest console nowadays is an N64. :[

I feel so young...

[GodsBitch]

On the rare occasions that I go to car boot sales I always look out for pieces of computer/video game history. My best find was getting an Atari 520 ST along with a good amount of games (listed on my news post) for £20. It is still fully working and has all it's original cables. It's not in the original box, but that doesn't really matter as much to me.

I don't really buy them because I think it's going to give me hours of enjoyment, I just think it's nice to be able to own and interact with technology from that past that has shaped the way we play video games today. It also makes for a pretty cool game collection.

[Aigis]

At 9/12/09 03:23 PM, Jack wrote: I'm sure some will knock it because the graphics are made up of colourful dots

Come on.

You know that's not the only thing that separates Atari games from modern games.

[Chiklay4]

Enjoy your shit console faggot

Intellivision best system and it has 16bit bitch

[PaperBagMask]

At 9/13/09 08:45 AM, Chiklay4 wrote: Enjoy your shit console faggot

Intellivision best system and it has 16bit bitch

intellivision or should I say unintellivision.
have fun wasting money on your over hyped hunk of junk.

[Chiklay4]

At 9/13/09 09:36 AM, PaperBagMask wrote:

At 9/13/09 08:45 AM, Chiklay4 wrote: Enjoy your shit console faggot

Intellivision best system and it has 16bit bitch

intellivision or should I say unintellivision.
have fun wasting money on your over hyped hunk of junk.

u mad cause yo console isn't 16bit? or cause we have 16bit and you don't

[Jackho]

I never played it but there is one in my attic.

Wonder if it still works

[elementell]

Why would you want an atari?

[Gortag]

Bought one last year,my favorite game for it so far is Donkey Kong Jr.

[JaY11]

God damnit, why don't I ever find anything that cool at car boot sales?

[mrgreg846]

At 9/13/09 09:44 AM, Chiklay4 wrote:

At 9/13/09 09:36 AM, PaperBagMask wrote:

At 9/13/09 08:45 AM, Chiklay4 wrote: Enjoy your shit console faggot

Intellivision best system and it has 16bit bitch

intellivision or should I say unintellivision.
have fun wasting money on your over hyped hunk of junk.

u mad cause yo console isn't 16bit? or cause we have 16bit and you don't

Ahhh, ye olde bit wars. The Atari Jaguar had "64-bit" graphics and it mostly sucked. Bits ain't everything.

[The-Great-One]

Do you have E.T. for it?

If you do then don't sell or destroy it. Piece of history that be.

[Eclipse914]

I have wood stuck to my front...

[illiriks]

My oldest console WAS an Oddessy 2, but it broke so now its just a Game Gear. I, too, feel young.

[squidly]

Combat is your best friend, and so is that game with that duck dragon thing and the keys and whatnot.

[puddinN64]

At 9/13/09 09:38 PM, The-Great-One wrote: Do you have E.T. for it?

If you do then don't sell or destroy it. Piece of history that be.

Says every 30 year old nerd.