CaptainBreakout Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) Welcome to the official Atari Age Secret Santa thread for 2021! Retro-gaming's best kept secret returns in 2021! 'twas the months before Christmas, and all around Atari Age, members discussed retro gaming (some even the N-Gage). ...to be continued! Your humble hosts, @chicgamer and @CaptainBreakout will return (for Revenge!) in 2021, to help manage and co-ordinate Christmas Cheer in this awesome community! The Secret Santa gift exchange is open to ALL Atari Age members in good standing (explanation to follow) The Rules: 1. Post a reply within this thread of your intention to participate. 2. PM @CaptainBreakout or @chicgamer with the following information: Atari Age username Name and mailing address Ideas for items you might like (this can be specific, such as a particular game, or more general, like a console you collect for, or even a list of your hobbies or interests); please try to provide at least a few ideas. Send us anything you would like your Secret Santa to know about you for the purpose of gift giving. Please take the time to formulate some ideas for your Secret Santa. Secret Santas want to have fun coming up with your gift! In case your Secret Santa wants to include some treats, be sure to provide any dietary considerations or preferences. You may also offer a suggestion (e.g.. "Chocolate Covered Yars are my favorite!"). Please indicate whether you are willing to ship internationally. If you participated last year, please tell us whom you were Secret Santa for. 3. All responses need to be received by Sunday, October 31 (Halloween). Shipping times may still be delayed this year (especially internationally), so please start early. We will send out your Secret Santa notifications by November 8. 4. How much you spend is up to you, but please don’t feel obligated to spend more than you’re comfortable with. We want as many people who want to participate to be able to, and we know this year has been difficult financially for many. The suggested total gift value has always been around $30 USD. If you are in a position to be more generous—go ahead! But don't go broke. 5. We recommend you ship any packages sent via USPS during the first week of December. For international packages, we recommend you ship by mid-November (no later than the week prior to Thanksgiving in the US). Please provide tracking information for your packages. The thread will be regularly updated as we get more participants. We all need something to look forward to this year, and we hope that everyone has fun with Secret Santa! If you’re participating, please follow through with your commitment so that no one gets left out. We should emphasize that Atari Age Secret Santa is about the giving. It's NOT looking for an even exchange or coming out ahead, but about trying to make Christmas nicer for another member. To reiterate what has been said in past years… Don't be a Bah-Humbug and just enjoy giving and receiving with other Atari Age members. NO. but, on the other hand... YES! Enjoying giving is the most amazing feeling you can have in the season. Go for it. Need gift ideas? Easy. Just think about the member's interests. Also, gifts don’t have to cost anything (or much anyway). Good at Photoshop? Great! Print something cool and personal on glossy… maybe get it framed. Can you code? Wow!… do a little custom hack and blow their mind! A few loose carts. I always suggest looking through your collection... maybe something there that YOU never play, might be right up their alley. "Do it!" said Palpatine, -posted often in years gone by. Have fun with this. YOU are someone’s Santa! What better opportunity do you have to blow the mind of another retro-head?... like yourself, but different? Have fun... You ARE Santa. -CB CHEERS! Secret Santa 2021 Participants 1. CaptainBreakout 2. chicgamer 3. SoulBlazer 4. Chuck D. Head 5. joeatari1 6. Wilco 7. ClassicGMR 8. Isaiah Austin 9. Zeptari1 10. Dr Moocowz 11. CyranoJ 12. davidcalgary29 13. Dopy25 14. Hydro Thunder 15. imstarryeyed 16. adamchevy 17. cvga 18. jd_1138 19. HoshiChiri 20. moycon 21. bomberpunk 22. Crazy Climber 23. BurritoBeans 24. Armscar Coder 25. FujiSkunk Edited November 7, 2021 by CaptainBreakout 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I'm in! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I'm in! and for the first time in several years, not begging to get in at the last second. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+joeatari1 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Alright, you twisted my arm. JK! I had a really great time last year and will gladly do it again. Happy that the two of you are running it again. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I’m in! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Well you all know I have been on the fence about this for a while... ? SO in! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Just my extra $0.02: Also please include what hobbies or interests you have beyond gaming and your shirt size!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah Austin Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I'm in! PM sent! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 It's on, like Donkey Kong! I'm all in! ? PS: I love the "Yar who saved" image up top! oh... and owned way too much n-gage things back in the day that I ? to admit! LOL 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMooCowz Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I'm in. I'll get my side of things organized so good! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Well, duh, obviously... I'm in! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicgamer Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Yay! So glad to see you all joining in again! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 I'm in! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopy25 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 I'm in! Will send PM soon with info. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 PM sent! ? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/6/2021 at 12:49 PM, CaptainBreakout said: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 Love it! Heya all, if you haven't already sent your "Dear Santa" letter to chicgamer or me, just remember to have some fun writing it. (They're not due until Halloween, but definitely make sure to have it done and sent by then!) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Don't delay make Santa happy today! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Thunder Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 It's on like the Movie Tron! I'm in! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) Hi hohoho everybody! I just want to share with you all... I am in the middle of the biggest rainstorm California has seen in years! It's been pouring nonstop since yesterday evening, and the oak trees outside are blowing and swaying so much, I looked out the window and thought I was on a train. Supposedly they are predicting 7+ inches of rain here over 24 hours. Not snow. Rain. Also my power is out. HOHOLOL This happened last year too. Not because of a rainstorm but because they cut the power due to wildfire concerns. Anyway, seems often when I plan to do a day to catch up on AA Secret Santa, I end up doing it in the dark on my cell phone. I'm not complaining, it's kinda fun. So anyway... If you haven't written you "dear Santa" letter, please do so this week. Chicgamer and I are compiling the data meantime. Time to start getting excited! We've all got this pumpkin business to get past and then it's really going to start feeling like Christmas! Also, if you participated before and are thinking about taking the plunge, now's the time! (Newcomers welcome too) Cheers! Edited October 24, 2021 by CaptainBreakout 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstarryeyed Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Hey thanks for the reminder, I am IN for sure again this year!! Looking forward to participating again. Hey everyone please update any wish list you have for games or merch or Etsy or whatever as I love to use those lists! I will also publish my RFGeneration list as well. I have a lot of games for all kinds of systems and would love to share with my Secret Santa! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 How did I miss this thread? I want in again this year! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd_1138 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I am in. It's a lot of fun. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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