pumpkinhead_oc Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) I have an Atari 5200 system that came out of a department store. It is the store demo model. Its almost 7ft tall and has a built in screen, speakers, Atari 5200 console and two controllers. The controllers have a joystick, two buttons on the side, and a keypad. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me how rare of an item this is? Or if anyone knows what it might be worth? Im not for sure going to sell it but it has crossed my mind before. Edited December 20, 2007 by pumpkinhead_oc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 OMFG That is beautiful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) Wow, the 5200 kiosk is nice. When did you get it and where are you located? They are worth a good bit (probably not as much as 2600 ones), but they are very heavy and hard to ship. Search for "5200 kiosk" on AtariAge and you'll bring up old posts where people bought and sold a few. Take care, RG Edited December 17, 2007 by RangerG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkinhead_oc Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) Wow, the 5200 kiosk is nice. When did you get it and where are you located? They are worth a good bit (probably not as much as 2600 ones), but they are very heavy and hard to ship. Search for "5200 kiosk" on AtariAge and you'll bring up old posts were people bought and sold a few. Take care,RG My dad worked at the store when they were getting rid of them. He got it and a box of games for really cheap. It sat in his house for years and when I moved out he didnt want it anymore so he gave it to me. I have had it in my garage for about 3 years. It works except sometimes some of the games you have to wiggle around a lil bit to make a good connection. The screen, controllers, and speakers work fine. I am located in Ky. By the way, I couldnt bring anything up on the topic of "5200 kiosk". Edited December 17, 2007 by pumpkinhead_oc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 That's pretty neat, what are the controllers like? They don't look like standard 5200 joysticks, do they center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Wow, that's cool - thanks for sharing the pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkinhead_oc Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 That's pretty neat, what are the controllers like? They don't look like standard 5200 joysticks, do they center? They somewhat center. I dont know if they are just worn out or what. Here are some close up pics of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovalbugmann Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Very Nice Buddy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 There are a couple old posts here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?a...ghlite=%2Bkiosk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 They do center, they are difficult and not as responsive as normal 5200 controllers, but yes they do self-center. The keypads over the years get stiff and difficult to push the buttons anymore, I've taken mine apart three times over the years to refurbish and they still start to stick badly after a while. You pop in a multi-cart and its like heaven though having all of the games available and playing 5200 games a'la arcade style. Curt That's pretty neat, what are the controllers like? They don't look like standard 5200 joysticks, do they center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledown Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) They chose an "odd" location for the buttons; on the sides like a pinball machine? Weird! Edited December 17, 2007 by doubledown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 They chose an "odd" location for the buttons; on the sides like a pinball machine? Weird! That is really strange. Id be interested to see more of the internal workings of the joysticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkinhead_oc Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 They chose an "odd" location for the buttons; on the sides like a pinball machine? Weird! Its difficult if you get used to playing on a certain side to switch and play on the other. The buttons and the hand on the joystick swap and that throws me off for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 You should make them render it for: 3D-ARCADE at MAMEWORLD like Coleco Vision and Atari 2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 There are a couple old posts here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?a...ghlite=%2Bkiosk Your link doesn't work. The search I did came up with a couple of posts but certainly nothing that could be construed as anywhere close to having a price in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I searched for "kiosk" specifically in the 5200 forum. You're right though in that there is a link to an old Ebay auction and discussion, but there is no mention of price and the auction is obviously gone and the link dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuzzed Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I remember seeing one of these in Wal-mart as a Kid, but it was always broken But, the one time I did get to play one (in another store), I fell in love with Pac-Man. I bugged the crap out of my parents (I was like 7 at the time), but they didn't go for it. "You already have Pac-Man on your Atari (2600) "yeah, but it sucks... this one is better" Years later, I picked up a 5200 at the flea market... It's probably my favorite system, despite the fact they have crappy controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrtech Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Id be interested to see more of the internal workings of the joysticks. Same here. Wouldn't mind seeing if the motherboard had anything different about it too. Sorry pumpikinhead_oc - we are totally undressing your console with our eyes. That is definitely a sweet item to own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkinhead_oc Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 Id be interested to see more of the internal workings of the joysticks. Same here. Wouldn't mind seeing if the motherboard had anything different about it too. Sorry pumpikinhead_oc - we are totally undressing your console with our eyes. That is definitely a sweet item to own Ill take some more pics but I dont know how good they will come out without disassembling it alot. Its cool about undressing it. Everyone drools over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkinhead_oc Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 Sorry I havent gotten any pics of the internal workings of the controllers. The holidays have been hectic and the last couple of days I have been trying to figure out how to take it apart to get a good pic. Maybe Ill have success shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhyerczyk Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Sorry I havent gotten any pics of the internal workings of the controllers. The holidays have been hectic and the last couple of days I have been trying to figure out how to take it apart to get a good pic. Maybe Ill have success shortly. I also have an Atari 5200 Kiosk for sale. I am in the Chicagoland area. I received it as an inheritance. It has been stored in my garage. It was too big for the basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Sorry I havent gotten any pics of the internal workings of the controllers. The holidays have been hectic and the last couple of days I have been trying to figure out how to take it apart to get a good pic. Maybe Ill have success shortly. I also have an Atari 5200 Kiosk for sale. I am in the Chicagoland area. I received it as an inheritance. It has been stored in my garage. It was too big for the basement. I'd love one of those things. Chicago you say? Hmm.... I wonder if the girlfriend would kill me? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I wonder if the girlfriend Do tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Atari Kiosks are sooooo nice. Hope I will get a custom made 2600 one soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[d2f]Iggy*SJB Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Sorry I havent gotten any pics of the internal workings of the controllers. The holidays have been hectic and the last couple of days I have been trying to figure out how to take it apart to get a good pic. Maybe Ill have success shortly. I also have an Atari 5200 Kiosk for sale. I am in the Chicagoland area. I received it as an inheritance. It has been stored in my garage. It was too big for the basement. I'd love one of those things. Chicago you say? Hmm.... I wonder if the girlfriend would kill me? Tempest Well, you could always ship the one you can't keep to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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