Mindfield Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Yes, indeedy. She arrived yesterday. My Sears Telegames Big Sexy Heavy Sixer. And let me tell you... Unwrapping the kraft paper to get at the outer box within was a bit like a strip tease... but opening the outer box to reveal Big Sexy -- or rather, her box (never mind, eyes forward, please) was an experience. The box itself was in excellent condition. Some minor scuff marks here and there, but very solid, no crumpled bits or signs of having been stuffed at the bottom of the delivery truck underneath someone's refrigerator. Very tasty and a sign of good things within. But that wasn't the half of it. I opened the box. The inner cardboard that held Big Sexy was a little bent in a few places, but generally good and solid. I lifted a few of the games it came with out of the box (Breakaway IV (Breakout), Asteroids, Basketball, Bowling, Target Fun (Combat) -- Sears versions all, all loose but mint) and then removed Big Sexy from the box. Oh, my. She's ... beautiful. Not a mark, not a blemish, not a scuff nor dent neither on plastic nor aluminum switch plate. Mint, baby. Mint. And those curves... *sigh* There were also controllers -- a pair of paddles and two joysticks -- within, all in the same condition as Big Sexy; perfect paint on the ring around the sticks. No marks at all. Beautiful. I was struck, too, with the subtle difference between the Sears sticks and Atari's own. These were no CX40s -- at least, not the ones I'm so used to. The sticks moved easily with a good amount of play, not stiffly like normal CX40s, with a suppleness to the ribbing of the rubber at the base, and the fire button seemed raised a little higher than a standard CX40, and recessed further, below the molding, when pressed, culminating with a positive click sound. Sweet! I haven't given her a spin yet -- I just got through testing a sizeable CV lot I just recieved in the post today, but I have a feeling she'll be a nice, smooth ride. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 now that's the way a big sexy deserves to be treated. that description almost makes me want to buy another big sexy just to (once again,) get that thrill you just described. There's nothing like the first time you carress that big sexy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Ok G, how much are you paying these poor guys to promote your renaming campaign? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 He isn't paying them anything. Most of them are fairly new to the AA site in that they have only been here a year or so. Most of them weren't aware of the older and still more accepted term of Heavy Sixer so they took to the Big Sexy moniker quite easily. I still call them Heavy Sixers because ..well..that is what they are! Heavy Six Switcher CX-2600 units! A.K.A. Heavy Sixer for short. oh well...tomatoe...tomotoe...you know...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted November 5, 2003 Author Share Posted November 5, 2003 Hey, I'm no newbie. I was a Nexus guy back in the day. :-) But let's face it. Those Heavy Sixers are sexy. Much sleeker and curvier looking than the slightly more angular (and significantly lighter) successors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 exactly! Not paying anyone anything! I was calling them big sexys back when I thought I was the only one who even remembered atari in the late 80's and before I even knew there were others who shared the passion. 'Heavy Sixer' is just so dry, and passionless. To me the original Big Sexy 2600 is worthy of a little more fervor, a little more frothing at the mouth, and a little more acknowledgement of those sexy curves, and that satisfying feel the system has in your hands, like it belongs there, not so light it will just float away, but something more real, more substantial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 Anwyays... The joystick description intrigues me. I remember the original VCS decks came with a diffrent-style joystick, and those sticks are supposed to be pretty rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Primus Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 Yeah, I have a couple of those older joysticks you describe. The earlier model CX40 joysticks were like that, and had the slightly taller fire button. They were made more solidly, and the switch mechanisms were slightly different IIRC. Great find. Ian Primus ian_primus@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted November 6, 2003 Author Share Posted November 6, 2003 So that's what it's about. I actually got a chance to test the system out this evening. She's sweet. Great picture quality, exceptionally solid construction, and maybe it's just me, but there seems to be a more solid contact feel when a cart is inserted -- less like snapping tab A into slot B, more like sliding a molded piece of itself into place. Oh, and the sticks? Gorgeous. Just the right amount of play, perfect tension -- not like the stiff CX40s of later models, but very agile with great response -- I can control it with a thumb on the tip, and the fire button is very comfortable, feels very solid and it's also very responsive. The paddles, too, are great. Not even a hint of jitter. Very smooth, no friction points that indicate a molding imperfection. Sweet. Just freakin' sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 Actually I have seen those first year joystics go for about 20-30 dollars on ebay by themselves. They are worth even more if they have the small octagon name plate in the top. if it is gone (which it usually is) there will be a small hole in the top of the joystick. They were made both by atari and by sears. with two different nameplates. There is someone here that has one of those nameplates as an avitar, I forget the name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted November 6, 2003 Author Share Posted November 6, 2003 I just checked, and you're right. The top of both of my sticks have a small depression where the octagonal logo would have been. Bugger... Well, even so. They're still damn nice sticks. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Primus Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 There is someone here that has one of those nameplates as an avitar, I forget the name It's Rob Mitchell. http://www.atariage.com/forums/profile.php...wprofile&u=1638 Ian Primus ian_primus@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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