Clark Otodus Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) I have posted this to Facebook but not on here yet. Also, it is quite coincidental that this all happened just before the 2600's anniversary too! After months of hard work I was finally able to finish restoring this MAJOR addition to my collection, and just in the knick of time for VCFMW. I present: my EXTREMELY rare Atari 2600 "P.O.P" kiosk! Originally, this kiosk came from an abandoned house's basement, where it sat for 40 years, 100% complete, but sadly not untouched as the basement had flooded and caused various issues to the kiosk. The two major issues being wood rot and rust/corrosion on the electronics. I'm still restoring the original Zenith TV and POP "brain" motherboard, but I have finished restoring the rest of the kiosk including replacing all the wood, trim, doors, locks, supports, screws, etc, and figured out how it all goes together without any guides. I tried to reuse as many original parts as I possibly could. Also, the 2600 kiosk is already a rare kiosk, but I said that this one is extremely rare- which is because it is the rarest variant. Those with a keen eye will have noticed that this kiosk is able to split in half! From what I was able to find, this is seemingly one of ONLY TWO "countertop" variants to exist, where the top half could be removed from the bottom cabinet in order to fit the display on a store counter if you pleased, as well as it is much easier to disassemble and transport. Note that there are many other changes from the "normal" 2600 kiosk, such as all the shelving, the top plexiglass doors, and the missing atari logo on the left side of the top "Atari Video Games" marquee, to name a few. Another interesting thing is that this kiosk included what seems to currently be the only (?) existing "dummy" 2600 console! (See my other posts) It has taken a lot out of me to get this kiosk finished in time for the show, but I couldn't be happier with the final results! Everyone loved seeing and playing on the kiosk, and many reminisced about seeing it in stores like Sears, K-Mart, and ToysRUs back in the day! Couldn't be happier to have my kiosk enjoyed by so many people, and at the end of Saturday after everyone else played on it; I then got to enjoy my 2600 kiosk myself a bit for the first time, haha. Also, if anyone has a spare 2600 kiosk motherboard they'd be willing to sell, please let me know! Huge shout-out to Ed Hathaway for agreeing to sell me this beast. As you can tell I have kept my word and will cherish it forever! Also, I finally got one more display which I've been searching for years for, being the Atari Banner! You can see it hanging behind me and I am so glad! It is made of a cloth material, dates 1982, and I even got it with original poles and the original shipping tube! As a final note, if anyone from Atari directly is reading this, let me know if you'd be interested to possibly do an official collaboration with me and remake this kiosk or a slightly smaller/updated version of it for the 2600+. Just a thought, might be fun and I'd love to personally build/design it, especially since it's also the 2600's anniversary too! Lmk! Thank you all for viewing! PXL_20230909_165201364.mp4 Edited September 12, 2023 by Clark Otodus *Added tags/fixed text* 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Otodus Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 Just now realized I wrote an essay basically, so here's the TLDR; I bought and restored a (1/2) complete Atari 2600 kiosk that had been rotting away in a flooded/abandoned basement for the last 40 years. Finished it just in time for VCFMW where lots of people enjoyed it. Also got an original Atari Banner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever2600 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Awesome! Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, 4ever2600 said: Awesome! Thanks for sharing! Awesome indeed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 I saw it at VCF! Great work, man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Thanks for sharing, looks great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Quality work, the world is a bit richer for you having saved such an iconic piece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranitePenguin Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 I saw this, too. It's a super-cool piece. Great job restoring it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranitePenguin Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 What's the story on the p.O.P. motherboard? Why is it so different from a standard 2600 board? It seems like it would have been easier to just repurpose a 2600 board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy2600 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) Oh hey! I not only saw this at VCF, I took a picture in front of it. Really cool stuff. Edited October 2, 2023 by Billy2600 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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