Lord Innit Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 My PAL light sixer which is just a few weeks away from being in my possession for 37 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) My favorite is the Atari Junior with the big rainbow followed by the Sears Heavy Sixer. Somedays I like one more than the other. Edited October 28, 2015 by adamchevy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 A week ago I would've voted "4-switch woody" because it's what I grew up with and played the heck out of. However, I just acquired a Heavy Sixer and ohhhh myyyy is it nice. This isn't just a typical Atari with thick edges as I've been lead to believe all these years. The entire bottom case half is thick and curvy. In fact, the entire bottom case half is nothing like the bottom case halves of any of the following models. The plastic is not the hard brittle stuff but a kind of hard rubbery material. There's probably a name for it. Light Sixers and Four Switchers went with an angular style. You can really see it when looking at the console head-on. I had always heard that the Heavy Sixer's weight was attributed to RF shielding or whatever. That's wrong. It's from that super-thick case bottom. And that rubber grommet that the RF cord pokes though? Niiice! The whole thing oozes style and you can really see where Atari cut corners with later models. That said, I still love my 4-switch woody but my vote's gotta go with the Sunnyvale Heavy Sixer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaufenpreis Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 My favorite is Darth Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 By the way, are you a moderator? If so, then fine, you have the right to dictate how others post. If not, then it is generally considered rude to try to dictate how others post, especially when your reasoning is debatable. Yes I am the moderator for this forum and have now cleaned up this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Yes I am the moderator for this forum and have now cleaned up this thread. I don't see a "Moderator" badge underneath your user icon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I don't see a "Moderator" badge underneath your user icon. Shawn is the Moderator for the Poll of the Week threads/forums, as well as the Atariage secret moderator as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Shawn is the Moderator for the Poll of the Week threads/forums, as well as the Atariage secret moderator as well. I stand corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Shawn is the Moderator for the Poll of the Week threads/forums, as well as the Atariage secret moderator as well. Shhh... Don't tell too many people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I picked the sears model as my sears heavy sixer is the pride in my collection and it just feels so sturdy and well built. otherwise I think the vader 2600 looks very slick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I picked the sears model as my sears heavy sixer is the pride in my collection and it just feels so sturdy and well built. otherwise I think the vader 2600 looks very slick.I just bought a Sears Tele-Games Heavy Sixer from someone that sold it in the marketplace yesterday. I have all the Atari branded 2600s, but wanted to get a Sears Heavy Sixer so bad. They are beautiful and sleek. Love the fake walnut grain veneer, silver cart slot bezel, the digital font "Tele-Games", it will sit right next to my Atari Heavy Sixer on the shelf display. Here is the system. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Thats a nice one! looks like new! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFox56 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Six Switch (Light or Heavy). Both are awesome and the wood grain is actually what I love about the look of the console. It feels and looks like the 1970's. The Vader and Jr. Models look like the 1980's. I prefer the wood grain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 No love for the 4-switch woody I guess. It's outranked by all except the add-on clones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustfilledhobo Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Vader always looked the coolest to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-in-the-Belfry Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Heavy/Light Sixers. The Vader model is also really nice. I'm not a big fan of any of the Sears models - I find the metal faceplate and more mottled look of the wood grain to be kind of tacky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Heh... no matter which I choose, I can't really vote!First I'd like to say Six Switcher, heavy or light doesn't matter to me, I just want the the difficulty switches easily accesible and the woodgrain finish. My older cousin and my friend's older brother had these, and I was always jealous. It just looked so much bigger and powerful than my Junior model...Which brings me to my NEXT choice, a 2600 Junior model, only now I WILL be picky I prefer the model with the small rainbow over the large. Mine had the small rainbow and one of my friends had one with the big rainbow... it was just too... guady? I like how the Junior has a sleeker design and the stainless steel finish, such a polar opposite to the original model! I've really grown to love it as time goes on, I never thought I'd want one; but these days I do... maybe nostalgia is just starting to hit harder!...But that HUGE rainbow just detracts from the stainless steel strip sooo much. Gotta be the small rainbow. Edited January 13, 2016 by Torr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Heavy/Light Sixers. The Vader model is also really nice. I'm not a big fan of any of the Sears models - I find the metal faceplate and more mottled look of the wood grain to be kind of tacky. Tacky? How dare you. They are beautiful...beautiful I say! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chavert Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 heavy sixer and light sixer, they are the top of the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL01 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 The Sears consoles went through every revision except for the VAII, (the 2800), the Dark Lord's approved model, and the Jr. There are Heavy and Light sixers, (I remember 'em in my local Game Store). I choose the 4 switchy woody because I never really grew up on the 2600, so that's the model my mind associates with the 2600, (and that was the only one that the dude in the Flea Market had...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I'll always be partial to the 4-switcher. It's what I grew up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I think the 4-switch woody is the most common variant, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel76 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 The Vader, since it's the one I got for Christmas 82, and still use today, 34 years later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I was a Sears Telegames kid. Though I have not played on that system in years. Other favorites: My heavy 6'er (which is rarely played). 7800 (Played somewhat, though I can't find the power adaptor) And the Intellivision VCS adaptor (Which I tend to play more since the above two are not as accessable.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercoupe91 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Heavy sixer for me. I always tend to favor original consoles. I prefer the nes toaster to the toploader, the model 1 genesis, and the original fat version of every PlayStation console compared to the slim models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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