Michael_ Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 (edited) Remember the one-of-a-kind Atari 2600 (modified by Imagic and used primarily for developing their games on) that was auctioned off on eBay just before christmas? Well, it´s probably no secret that I bought it, and since the money went to charity I´m as happy as a clam here. Anyway. The console arrived a week ago, and packaged neatly beside the console was this amazing bonus; a handwritten letter from Rob Fulop. How excellent is this? I´m in total gloat mode here, I know, but bear with me. Edited March 1, 2008 by Michael_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Wow, now that is a true ATARI 2600 keeper!! I would shadow box frame the letter with the console. Congrats, that letter makes it worth about triple what it would have been worth without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 (edited) Very cool story, Thanks for sharing. Definately a display item!! Edited January 8, 2007 by moycon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Congratulations, Palmer! You really have a beautifully signed piece of video game history there. Take good care of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loccy Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Pictures, damn you - pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Now get yourself to a Llamasoft meetup so you can bring it along Palmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rheffera Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Lucky Devil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Freakin'awesome.Congrats on the system and the letter.Gets some pics up if you can am sure everyone of us would like to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_ Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 Freakin'awesome.Congrats on the system and the letter.Gets some pics up if you can am sure everyone of us would like to see it. I´m trying to think of a way of posting pics of esp. the letter without having to worry about misuse later on. Any advice? Will somebody be able to duplicate it and use it for less than honorable deeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loccy Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I´m trying to think of a way of posting pics of esp. the letter without having to worry about misuse later on. Any advice? Will somebody be able to duplicate it and use it for less than honorable deeds? Take a picture of it rather than a scan would be a good start. You could also watermark the pic with COPY or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.Whiz Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I´m trying to think of a way of posting pics of esp. the letter without having to worry about misuse later on. Any advice? Will somebody be able to duplicate it and use it for less than honorable deeds? Take a picture of it rather than a scan would be a good start. You could also watermark the pic with COPY or something. ...and keep the file size as small as possible. Save as a small GIF (just barely large enough to read it) and it will not be possible to blow up to full high-res size without looking blocky. If you have the resources, you could then bring it into Word and save it as a locked PDF. This will add a level of security (people will have to hack the security to save the image) plus the PDF inherently does not keep good picture information. 'Course there is no way to prevent some graphic artist from creating a duplicate once they see the original, but perhaps that's driving too far down Paranoid Road... ~G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_ Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 Now get yourself to a Llamasoft meetup so you can bring it along Palmer You know, I´m actually planning on going to Oxford for the May 11-13 meet. Might bring this sucker, but it definitely depends on how I travel (I´m not leaving it out of sight or checking it into the cargo hold of some airplane). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I dont mind admiting to being green with envy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaidbrad3141 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 now....if i had anything any of the activision programmers even sat on....i would be happy as a fart myself no telling what would happen if i had some of their actual programming stuff....especially gary kitchens stuff he used to create Pressure Cooker and Keystone Kapers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Solid! He`s a nice guy. Very funny, smart-ass New York Jewish sense of humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MilkMan Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 especially gary kitchens stuff he used to create Pressure Cooker and Keystone Kapers ooooooh, Gary Kitchen stuff. Moreover Gary Kitchen Space Shuttle stuff!! *drool* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 especially gary kitchens stuff he used to create Pressure Cooker and Keystone Kapers ooooooh, Gary Kitchen stuff. Moreover Gary Kitchen Space Shuttle stuff!! *drool* gary didn't program Space Shuttle....his brother, Steve programmed that game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Garry also made the incredibly cool 8-bit tool called Garry Kitchen`s Gamemaker. You designed your own sprites, backgrounds and sounds, and actually had to code your own game, using his helpful editor window. Hell, I still tinker around with it in the emulator. I actually made some funny games with it. I wish I knew his e-mail address so I could send him the files! http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Server/2990/c64.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 heres Garry's webpage......i've e-mailed him once before, to praise him on his games and let him know that Pressure Cooker was and still is my all-time favorite game....he's a very nice guy. http://www.garrykitchen.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Good move, Rob (or as Missile Command says, RF). And congrats to Palmer. The letter you have is icing on the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 That's really cool - frame that sucker and put it on the wall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcrazy Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Man, that is awesome. Way to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcrazy Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Man, that is awesome. Way to go!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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