[Wish we all could have bought...]

PhotoChop

[Is my nes game rare?]

Nice price for a nes

[Decent find at the flea market today, anybody esle?]

best place to go in this area is the walden super flea

 

what state is that in? thanks.

 

 

NY state

[Decent find at the flea market today, anybody esle?]

XT,

I've found some good stuff at the Walden Super Flea myself. This past weekend, I found a 6-switch woody and Krull. Have recently found Checkers by Activision, Swordquest  earthworld and Fireworld, and Concentration. Just gotta be right place, right time

 

 

Lucky I've probally talked to you before. Myself or Fellow atari users usally strike up conversations

[Decent find at the flea market today, anybody esle?]

My best flea market find to this day was finding a MIB Chase the Chuckwagon. Near perfect box, mint instructions and mint cartridge, looked like it was NEVER used. Price? 50 cents  

 

 

 

 

nice find, damn

[Decent find at the flea market today, anybody esle?]

XT, that Alein wouldn't have its box & manual, would it?  I'm looking for a complete copy, and would be interested in buying it from you if so.

 

 

sorry, its just the catridge, no box or manual, albeit its in damn good shape

[Decent find at the flea market today, anybody esle?]

Hello all,

 

 

Not much atari stuff here anymore, best place to go in this area is the walden super flea, and finding anything besides combat and pacman is getting scarce. I was lucky and pick up smurfs: gargamels castle and also alien for the 2600 got them for 3 bux each. I talked to a few collectors and they said there hasnt been any good atari stuff in years, and they are there as son as it opens week after week. Just ocassionally do you get the rare find. My best find so far was a almost unused atari 2600 4 switch in the box complete with combat, all manuals, the bubble wrap, controllers, and switch box and ac adapter all put into their orginal places in the box. I got it for 15 dollars

 

 

any good finds this weekend?

[I am one sad little puppy!!!]

Road trip... thats sounds like a great idea

[Ancient Newsgroup post from 1982 :)]

sorry, didnt know u posted it already but it is some pretty cool stuff eh??

[Ancient Newsgroup post from 1982 :)]

Hi all,

 

Google.com recently purchased the dejanews's usenet service and complete backups from other various sources. you can search for anything from todays date back to 1981! I found stuff on the introduction of the atari vcs, and i even found some old pre release information on my old car. Their are even people talking excitedly about the launch of the jaguar and what they hope it will be. Just go to google.com go to the groups icon, click that and then click advanced search on the very top, then set your date options and off you go, this is awesome stuff

 

chris

 

this is a example of what i found :

 

From: ixlpc!johnc (ixlpc!johnc)

Subject: ATARI VCS + Games For Sale

Newsgroups: net.games

View: (This is the only article in this thread) | Original Format

Date: 1982-11-25 01:56:50 PST

 

 

ATARI VCS (8 months old) for sale with 10 game cartridges. Games include

Donkey Kong, Pac Man, Asteroids, Space Invaders, Missile Command,

Laser Blast, Adventure, Star Voyager (a 3D IMAGIC game), Breakout, and

Combat. Price: $215 (Regular value about $400). Contact me via netnews

or mail or by phone (979-0762).

 

From: ihuxw!rung (ihuxw!rung)

Subject: Atari 5200 or Colecovision?

Newsgroups: net.games, net.games.video, net.general

View: (This is the only article in this thread) | Original Format

Date: 1982-11-25 00:14:00 PST

 

 

Being a lover of video games, the time has come to purchase

a unit for home use. After many hours of reading, I have

come to two choices, Atari 5200 or Colecovision. Each have

pros and cons. This is a plea for help. If you have an

opinion about either of these units and hopefully a conclusion

as to which one you would buy, I am interested. Please give your

reason why you chose either system. I presently own no home

computer or game unit presently. Your help would be greatly

appreciated.

 

 

Pete Rung

Bell Labs - IX

ihuxw!rung

 

 

From: houxq!3255fah (houxq!3255fah)

Subject: Swordquest on the VCS 2600

Newsgroups: net.games.video

View: (This is the only article in this thread) | Original Format

Date: 1983-04-10 22:49:25 PST

 

 

Interested in opening correspondence with players of

Swordquest (Atari VCS 2600).

 

I have spent some time on Earthworld and am currently in Fireworld.

 

For the uninitiated, Swordquest is a series of four cartridges

that require you to derive clues by traversing rooms and leaving

objects in them appropriately. Clues to date have directed you

to pages in a comic book (supplied) which contain "hidden" words.

 

Atari provides deadline dates for each cartridge and offers prizes

to those who "find" the correct clue words. As the Earthworld

deadline has passed there should be no limitations on discussions,

as for Fireworld - we all have until July 15 to play .....

 

Please rsvp via net mail - thanks, Fred Hicinbothem at above path ...

 

[ 12-11-2001: Message edited by: XT ]

[whos gonna caqll in to my show tomm]

quote:

---

Originally posted by Lemmi:

so i wont be able to call in [/QB]

---

 

prolly not

[Christmas]

I would love a galaga! how much do those go for anyway? As a suggestion for a arcade game, how about bosconian?

[Am I storing my Atari's right?]

ut oh, i feel a post coming on something like this

 

" I just added a powered by atari sticker on the back of my civic, its good for about 4 horsepower!"

 

this is the kind of stuff i put up with on one of my car boards.. lol

 

Chris

[controller question]

Yup, a Genesis controllers works great. I use one myself, much easier on the hands. It helped me get 115,000 on centipeded for my 2600

 

 

 

Chris

[3 favorite games]

Ohh, i almost forgot, I beat Centipede the other day!

 

 

wow, right?

 

it went 99,999 and rolled over. then i went to 5,540 and i then died for da' last time.

 

beat my wifes high score of 74 or 75? thousand

[3 favorite games]

Hi all

 

My wife is now ofically hooked on the 2600, she hasnt played her playstation or my n64 (me ither for that matter) in months, she plays the 2660 every damn day!

 

My wife's favorite games are:

 

Centipede

Lost luggage -picked this up for a buck at the flea last weekend

Burgertime

 

Mine:

 

Bowling

Ice Hockey - I think one of Activision's best

Freeway

 

I love em all, its so hard to pick only 3

 

 

Chris

[Nice find!]

Hey guys,

 

thanks for the responses!

 

love this thing! the joysticks looked never used, still have that break em in before you use em feel. the paddles are firm and resonsive, they feel untouched. the system is immaculate, not 1 scratch. the rf switch and ac adapter were in their original boxes too, the cellophane was still on the ac adpapter and like i said before, the box loks like it just came off the shelf, i need a digital camera!! id show u guys. I couldnt believe she let me have it for 15 bux. I have a 4 switch that was garage sale find as my old sears telegames i sold stupidly a long time ago. but never did like that system much anyway, the look of it. my other atari, 6 button heavy sixer, broke many years ago, that was my first atari, my grandfather who bought it, threw it away when we couldnt fix it. so he went to a garage sale and bought me the 4 switch for like 5 dollars and 25 games nice to have a new 2600. could of years ago, when i had a choice between a nintendo 8 bit or a 2600 jr. i liked the nintendo, but when i look back on it, i really should of took the 2600. I have a few of the newer gaming systems, but i find myself going to the atari more and more and letting the other systems collect the dust.

 

bored in buffalo

 

Chris

 

[ 09-18-2001: Message edited by: XT ]

[Nice find!]

Hey all,

 

 

Got back from the flea market yesterday, found something i never thought i would, a almost new, boxed atari 2600 system. came with everything, 2 joysticks, paddles, combat orifinal rf switch and ac adapter, all original, even the manual, twist ties and buble wrap, the sticker on the absolutely mint box says it was 149.97 at brand names here is western new york, purchased in 1981. it is the 4 switch woodgrain model. i never thought id own such a perfect combo like this, with my other systems being mostly piece together from mine and other family members who handed them over, including a sears tele games. I ran over when i saw the box, it was all packed inside, she only wanted 25 for it, when i was about to say sold, she told me i could have it for 15 bux, cha ching! im in atari heaven again. Picked up a copy of centiped again, was missing that, got the wife to play it for the first time in about 10 years, and she gets 90,000 on it. is that good? i think the games locks up at 99,000 right? god, im lucky if hit 40k !

 

Chris

[New Atari 2600 Jr]

Hi all,

 

 

This is my first post here and im very happy to be part of all this again, brings back alot of memories. I do have a few 2600's 6 switch and 4 switch, but what im looking for is a atari 2600 jr. I never had one but had the chance to play with one a few years back and i loved the portibility of it. I had a chance to get one a few years ago but passed, how stupid! anyhow, does anybody know where i can get one online or around the buffalo, ny area i even seen a few places online that were selling them new, but they were all sold out and unupdated.

 

Thanks

 

Chris