+sramirez2008 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/20/2020 at 1:17 AM, eightbit said: People who knew (and read the sticker on the bottom of the console) knew that the Sears Tele-Games consoles were manufactured by Atari. But unquestionably without a doubt (in my humble opinion) that Tele-Games Heavy Sixer trumped the Atari version. The wood finish was just so much better! Here's mine: Freakin' LOVE this thing. It is the star of my entire collection. I love them both. Don’t ask me to choose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 13 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: I hate 70s woodgrain, so that wouldn't be a deciding factor for me. I would choose the Atari one because it doesn't look as generic as "Telegames". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrummy Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Sears was still way to ubiquitous and mainstream to have been cool. I did personally think it looked better as my friend Eli had one, a Video Arcade 6 switcher with a Wico joystick. Sears made so many branded versions of things, that it seemed very natural at the time that they would have their own version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 https://youtu.be/Rsc5-pghunk I like this review of the Sears Tele-games Atari branded console by Mark at Classic game room. It’s really sad he doesn’t do great reviews like this one anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 In fall 1977 - 1980 Sears in Chattanooga was the only place that sold the console and games. I don’t remember any other store with Atari branded games before 1981. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyK Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) The Sears one looks better than I though it would. I prefer its woodgrain but I prefer the black background on the Atari switch panel. Atari logo wins every time though. Take the Sears console, add the black switch panel background and the Atari logo. Edited October 3, 2020 by davyK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Strangest Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 3:21 AM, Rob Mitchell said: In fall 1977 - 1980 Sears in Chattanooga was the only place that sold the console and games. I don’t remember any other store with Atari branded games before 1981. I grew up in Nashville (after Atari’s time) and I love hearing about the retail history of older games and hardware like this. The farthest back I can remember is buying Game Boy games at Best Buy or Toys R Us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeekDragon Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 The 2600 was the "better" version. I grew up playing a Coleco Gemini and even that felt like a cheap knockoff at the time. Now, I almost prefer the Gemini and want a Sears console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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