karokoenig Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Here's what I found in my Secret Santa package. As I already wrote - my son lovesd the shirt, and his dad likes his . Also, my Secret Santa somehow found out that I am a total sucker for submarine simulations. Having this complete in box is a sweet addition to my collection. Thanks, Secret Santa and Merry Christmas to everyone! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 More Nintendo shirts? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd_1138 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) I got my Secret Santa box today all the way from lovely Germany. 2 NIB 7800 games, an NES game, a box set of a German sci-fi series and a bunch of German candy along with a very nice letter. The candy's delicious, and I am going to have a lot of fun with the games and the DVD box set. Thanks so much! Edited December 23, 2016 by Trekker_1138 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd_1138 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Here's what I found in my Secret Santa package. As I already wrote - my son lovesd the shirt, and his dad likes his . Also, my Secret Santa somehow found out that I am a total sucker for submarine simulations. Having this complete in box is a sweet addition to my collection. Thanks, Secret Santa and Merry Christmas to everyone! Silent Service is a lot of fun. It's like the Citizen Kane of video game submarine warfare sims. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grig Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Have a safe, wonderful Christmas everyone! PS - don't forget to post pics of your Secret Santa gifts! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 What is proper etiquette for opening Secret Santa gifts? Are we supposed to wait until Christmas Day? I have a gift that came all the way from Sweden that I've been tempted to open for over a week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 As you can see, several of us have already opened our gifts so I suppose it is up to your conscience how soon you want to open yours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Open it. It's December 24th on the other side of the world anyway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I've been busy with food preparation. Cooked a bunch of stuff yesterday and it's 5 am here with lots still to do to cook and haul to my family's party. Odds are someone would probably end up carrying all my stuff and me to party tomorrow. I doubt I'd have time to open gift properly so I went ahead and opened this one. Wintergreen candy (love em), old fashioned bottle cap candy (loved them as child, would likely be finished before I sleep tonight), Spaceball BD (love the movie), and The Commodore 64 Exclusives book. I don't know how someone knew but the movie and the book were both on my Amazon wish list. Thanks whoever from California! (PS if all those work for food seems like a lot, suggest getting married to someone who is also good at cooking so half the work to do. Still single BTW) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberto Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) Finally opened my package: best gift of this Christmas! Vic-20 and C64 games, some very interesting Atari 8 bit magazines, candies and 2 beautiful t-shirts!! I'm a happy man! Thanks a lot to my Secret Santa! Edited December 24, 2016 by roberto 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) Wow, this was an incredible Secret Santa year for me! My present arrived awhile ago, all the way from Sweden, and I've been wondering what might be inside. I had a few minutes to myself this afternoon while everyone else was out doing last minute stuff so I decided it was the right time to open my gift. There were four presents nicely wrapped along with a card. Here's a picture... I started with the long skinny one which contained three "Daim" bars. These appear to be very similar to Heath bars in the U.S. Yum! Can't wait to try them. I then opened the "pouchy" gift in the upper left-hand corner. A bag of M&M-like candy. BTW - the kids are back and are very interested. My daughter wants to know if getting candy from the U.S. is as cool to people in Sweden (or other countries). Good question. I moved on to the gift in the upper right-hand corner. I could tell it was framed but was blown away when I opened it. It's perler bead art from my favorite game, Beamrider. It's absolutely incredible and I'm truly moved that someone took the time to make it specifically for me. Amazing! I opened the largest, heaviest gift last. It's a book titled "Generation 64 - The story of how the Commodore 64 inspired a generation of Swedish gamers". It's hardback, pulls out of a special cover and it is really nice. Santa really does his homework. I'm assuming he noticed that I have a corner of my gameroom dedicated to my Vic 20 and Commodore 64. I didn't know this book existed and I am very excited to read it. We are spending time at the in-laws tonight and I am taking it with me. Santa doesn't realize how much he just brightened my day! To top it off, there's a card with artwork from the Generation 64 book that also included a $10 gift certificate to the AtariAge store. I wasn't expecting that, especially after opening all of the other great gifts! Thank you so much Santa! Edited December 24, 2016 by cvga 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstarryeyed Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) Ok opened my secret santa gift and I have to say thank you secret santa! It was such a nice and thoughtful gift and I loved it! Ok so I got a great Mario DVD with the classic cartoons! I cant wait to see this! I grew up with that show! That bag of nut crunch is awesome, and I am enjoying a little at a time to really appreciate it!! The Atariage mug is awesome and so beautiful, thank you so much, it has all of my favorite systems I own on there, that is just classy!! It was a great surprise to see the tabletop Simpsons game! I love those types of games and often give them away to my secret santas, what a surprise to get one, and one I do not already own!! So awesome.. Last but not least, the cutest little Princess Peach hand made in colorful elastics! It is so well made and fun, I love it so much, thank you Secret Santa for making this Christmas even more special! Merry Christmas gang!! And a huge THANK YOU to Grig, for once again hosting and making this such a fun wonderful event, you need more Thank you's Grig!! Edited December 24, 2016 by imstarryeyed 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I have to say, it's really wonderful and inspiring to see all these great Secret Santa packages! I'm truly impressed with the thought and care that's gone into them! I'm glad that everyone has been posting photos and describing their contents. And a HUGE thanks to Grig for once again organizing the AtariAge Secret Santa. I still have two items from my Secret Santa package I haven't opened yet. Going to wait until tomorrow. I'll then post photos once I've done so. ..Al 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) @cvga: Yes, I appreciated US candy as much as you probably like foreign candy. The difference is it is more likely someone here imports sweets from the US, so we already know it, but it costs 3X similar domestic candy. Btw, as the sender was quite obvious, the activity I engaged in for the first time in 30+ years was the beading and ironing the result. Perhaps I should have started with something smaller than 38x38 patterns but it worked out better than expected. Edited December 24, 2016 by carlsson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Btw, as the sender was quite obvious, the activity I engaged in for the first time in 30+ years was the beading and ironing the result. Perhaps I should have started with something smaller than 38x38 patterns but it worked out better than expected. If by "better than expected" you mean "totally awesome" then I fully agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) Better than expected = I was terrified that it wouldn't hold together after the ironing, that it would get too big and fragile so it would break into pieces after lifting it from the pearler board. But I suppose I was careful enough to make it work. By the way, some take their candy testing seriously: http://sweets.seriouseats.com/2012/04/taste-test-chocolate-covered-toffee-bars-heath-daim-skor.html Edited December 24, 2016 by carlsson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 So I decided to go ahead and open my Secret Santa box to help distract me from my Christmas cold. Lots of new Inty stuff! This actually doubles my collection of boxed Intellivison games. Sadly I can't actually play them right now as my system's on the fritz- this puts getting it repaired as a top priority! Of course, I've already been playing around with the flashback. It's much smaller than I expected- which is good, it'll be easier to take to work & such. I was already pretty darn floored with my gift as-is, but as I removed the packing material from the box, I encountered a small bump: Disney Trading Pin! My fiancé's family has dabbled in these on & off for years, but they've never mentioned any Atari themed ones! I can't decide if I want to put it on my convention bag or not- I'm afraid of it getting damaged. No cons til spring at least, so I've got some time to think it over. Thank you to my unidentified Santa- this is completely above and beyond what I expected, and I love all of it! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain King Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Looks like. Grig was my secret Santa. Thank you so much. I have some reading to do. I love the books. I already collect 2600 games, but looks like I am starting my 5200 collection. Thanks again. This was awesome! Merry Christmas. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I opened my wrapped gifts today and was got a cool Little Brother 45 record with the song Atari 2600. The MP3 has been a staple of my gaming folder for years, so it was an awesome surprise to have the disc! Also got a Arduboy which looks very interesting. I think it's like a gameboy for modern creators to make games on which others can download/upload to the Arduboy for free. Can't wait to check out some cool RPGs!! Thanks SS!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I opened my wrapped gifts today and was got a cool Little Brother 45 record with the song Atari 2600. The MP3 has been a staple of my gaming folder for years, so it was an awesome surprise to have the disc! Also got a Arduboy which looks very interesting. I think it's like a gameboy for modern creators to make games on which others can download/upload to the Arduboy for free. Can't wait to check out some cool RPGs!! Thanks SS!! I'm surprised they got such a quick turnaround on the Arduboy, mine took months to ship! I think I've got Glove (Gauntlet clone) on mine right now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grig Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Huge thanks to my SS Two-In-The-Belfry The candy is superb! Thanks for the card - knowing that you are a dog lover - do you own pugs? My sister does and she loves them. I do not own Innerspace so it is a welcome addition to my blu-ray collection. The Tron Soundtrack is fantastic, one of my favorites. This shirt just blew me away. I will wear it proudly. I do not have any Starfighter shirts so this is my first. Thank you! I love this community ... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I just wanted to let my SS know, I won't be opening my package today, been at the hospital most of the last two days with my wife's family as my father-in-law is at the end of the line with his bone and lung cancers. I told her I was going to crack it open when I went home to take care of the dogs, but my wife said she wants to see me open it. I will post asap once I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 My thoughts and prayers to you and your family, Chuck. I hope your father-in-law is at least comfortable. To roberto, my Secret Santa, thank you again! To bomberpunk, my victim... Thanks again, SS!! You're welcome, and I'm glad I found some things you and your daughter could enjoy! To Grig, our man behind the curtain, thank you for again setting this train in motion and keeping it on the tracks. To everyone, Merry Christmas! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 @Chuck - at the risk of sounding like someone who may have caused you to receive something in the mail don't sweat it. Family first. @Grig - Thanks for running another great campaign. @Al - Absolutely great Secret Santa this year. Still blown away and I've finished the Star Trek book already. Thank you! @ALL - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Looks like. Grig was my secret Santa. Thank you so much. I have some reading to do. I love the books. I already collect 2600 games, but looks like I am starting my 5200 collection. Thanks again. This was awesome! Merry Christmas. That Ms.Pac-Man game is great! I played that with my sister for years when I was a kid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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