Buck Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I found this interesting. Wal-mart is providing their web customers with an "Atari Archive" page. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=117439 Ain't that sweet of them? Buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 1978: Atari 2600 Video Computer System (VCS) - Most popular gaming system in the world from 1978-84, the VCS was technically superior to all competitors. Technically superior? Umm, I love my 2600 as much as anyone (580+ pieces in my collection and counting) but I don't think it was technically superior to the ColecoVision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 That has to be one of the more random subpages I've seen in a while. It'd be one thing if they were actually selling that stuff, but AFAIK they never carried Atari products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 AFAIK they never carried Atari products. And you're how old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 AFAIK they never carried Atari products. And you're how old? Wal-Mart did not exist anywhere within 200 miles of me until 5 years ago. Maybe you should actually try doing a little research before making comments like these. Look at where I live. All I've ever seen you do here is go out of your way to tell everyone why they are wrong and you are right. There are 49 OTHER states in this nation and 100s of other countries. What exists in KC, KS does not necessarily exist in Utah or NY or Germany, or Australia. Did you know that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I dont think they ever did carry Atari, at least the "classic" consoles. Remember when Wal-mart first came out, all they carried were "American-made" products. Not that that would have excluded Atari, but I remember them changing their "American-made" only policy partly because they were faling behing in the videogames market, namely because they didn't carry the Super Nintendo. That was what, 1991-2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Wal*Mart carried Jaguar when it was released. (Jaguar was, after all, American-made) As for the page -- someone smack the author. Atari manufactured 8-bit computers which were manufactured and supported until 1992. They stopped producing 8-bits around 1989. In 1993, Atari released 16- and 32-bit systems which ran their own operating systems known as TOSS. Toss? TOSS? Toss off! The ST was released in '85 and ran TOS. Designed primarily as a computer for children, the Atari 400 had an "advanced child-proof design featuring pressure-sensitive, wipe-clean keyboard. It had an annoying membrane keyboard with recessed keys that were hardly "wipe-clean." 1982: Atari 5200 - The Atari Video System X (VEX) VEX?? Oh, I get it. They hired one of those kids from that EGM "kids on old consoles" article to write this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I own a 400 and the keyboard is very wipable. Much easier than say a regular typing keyboard which you need to use compressed air. To say the least they are a NIGHTMARE to type on. I tried typing on it like a normal computer and you need to use backspace more than the actual keys. (lots of typos) It anyone has a cheap 800 for sale I would be very interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I remember 2600s being sold at Walmart. Does that date me. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorlaxnut Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 The Wal-Mart I go to has only been around for 10 years. The only Atari stuff I saw there was some Jaguar carts and a few Jaguar CD units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Our Wal-Mart carried 2600 Atari's untill Nintendo come out. Then it faded out, and we never saw a single other Atari system ever. No 7800, No Lynx, and No Jaguar (5200 simply came at the wrong time) Man, the days I'd go to Walmart with my parrents, and they'd deposit me in electronics and I'd play the 2600 Kiosk the whole time till they left. Those were the days. Then NES come out, they got rid of the 2600 kiosk, and never did get one for NES (or SNES for that matter) WalmartDesigned primarily as a computer for children, the Atari 400 had an "advanced child-proof design featuring pressure-sensitive, wipe-clean keyboard. Sounds more like the Odyssey 2 they're describing. Flat pile of crap for a keyboard. Thank god no game I played had to use it or I would have killed it a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 At least they got ONE thing right: The Atari Jaguar was the world's first 64-bit home console video game system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Well, at least they have an Atari page. Better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icbrkr Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Hmm... I wonder if I can get the guy who wrote that page to email me internally here at the company so I can correct him a bit. Gee.. guess where I work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Hmm... I wonder if I can get the guy who wrote that page to email me internally here at the company so I can correct him a bit. Gee.. guess where I work? You are one of 'us'?You should know my name then........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 1978: Atari 2600 Video Computer System (VCS) - Most popular gaming system in the world from 1978-84, the VCS was technically superior to all competitors. Atari VCS 2600 was introduced in fall 1977. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashnooga Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 WTF LOL @ WALMART.... seriously wtf? 1993: Atari Jaguar -- The Atari Jaguar was the world's first 64-bit home console video game system. hey at least they got that right...EDIT: lol someone else said that already! (my mom works at the walmart) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Well, at least they have an Atari page. Better than nothing.I disagree.Nothing IS better than a massively inaccurate page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cvo Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Well, at least they have an Atari page. Better than nothing.I disagree.Nothing IS better than a massively inaccurate page. I agree with JB. Plus my take on this is that Wal-mart has done the Atari page out of trendiness, not out of a desire to be informative. If they were earnest about their intentions, they would not have made the mistakes they made. That's just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 *off to work* Ill letem know the mistakes........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariman Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Well, at least they have an Atari page. Better than nothing.I disagree.Nothing IS better than a massively inaccurate page. I agree with JB. Plus my take on this is that Wal-mart has done the Atari page out of trendiness, not out of a desire to be informative. If they were earnest about their intentions, they would not have made the mistakes they made. That's just my opinion. I disagree. I think that something is better than nothing and I wouldn't go as far as to say that it is MASSIVELY inaccurate. The average person looking at that page probably isn't going to give a crap whether or not some operating system was on one of the old Atari 16-bit computer. I think that they did a relatively decent job of giving a basic overview of what Atari was in the past. I like it because it gives people a sort of "education" on Atari. Many people I have talked to have a horribly distorted version of Atari's history -- many people don't even remember that Atari had anything other than the 2600. I even heard one guy in Funcoland trying to tell an employee that Atari changed into Sega ("you could tell because they used the same ports on their systems") and then Sega changed into Nintendo. So what if the information isn't 100% correct -- I didn't see any information that made Atari look bad. As a matter of fact, it didn't even delve into the marketing blunders that occurred throughout the last 20 years. Just look at what they managed to say about the 5200: "This system packed a mean punch and came in an awesome looking case as well. The 5200 pushed the envelope in video games with START, PAUSE and RESET buttons on its all new controllers -- Atari was hoping to give its gamers the best it could offer." That's the most glamorous review of the 5200 that I've ever read... The rest of the reviews read the same way. So why are people upset that they have a classic Atari page? Like I said before - I think they did a decent job for summing up Atari's history and I kinda like how they stayed on the positive side when talking about each system's innovations. I am glad that someone is finally pointing out the good parts rather than just dragging Atari's name through the mud. It's publicity like that which Atari could use in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 In my area, we ended up getting a HyperMart. It was a joint venture between Wal-Mart and another company. The HyperMart stores were prototypes for the Wal-Mart Supercenters. And back then (late 80's), they carried Atari 2600, 7800, and XEGS carts. That's where I bought all my XE labelled games from when they marked them all down to $2.50! I didn't have much money, though, so I couldn't go crazy. I did also pick up some cheap 7800 games there, too. The HyperMart was eventually renamed Wal-Mart, and they got rid of a lot of cool stuff, like the HyperMart's well stocked arcade room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icbrkr Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Hmm... I wonder if I can get the guy who wrote that page to email me internally here at the company so I can correct him a bit. Gee.. guess where I work? You are one of 'us'?You should know my name then........ Nope, I'm guessing you work at our Wal-Mart.Com facility in Palo Alto, a CMI facility in Sacramento, or one of our DC's out in California. I work at the "big cheese"... just look at my location! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Hmm... I wonder if I can get the guy who wrote that page to email me internally here at the company so I can correct him a bit. Gee.. guess where I work? You are one of 'us'?You should know my name then........ Nope, I'm guessing you work at our Wal-Mart.Com facility in Palo Alto, a CMI facility in Sacramento, or one of our DC's out in California. I work at the "big cheese"... just look at my location! Oh.....you work for the company's web site....................................................................I see............................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icbrkr Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Hmm... I wonder if I can get the guy who wrote that page to email me internally here at the company so I can correct him a bit. Gee.. guess where I work? You are one of 'us'?You should know my name then........ Nope, I'm guessing you work at our Wal-Mart.Com facility in Palo Alto, a CMI facility in Sacramento, or one of our DC's out in California. I work at the "big cheese"... just look at my location! Oh.....you work for the company's web site....................................................................I see............................................ Nope, you're close.. I work in the same town/building but in a different department though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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