kyle Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 I got lots of video games for christmas. For the 2600 my wife got me front line crossbow krull stargate cookie monster munch and big bird. For the 7800 she got me choplifter. She told me she made a list of all 180 of my atari games so she wouldn't get me any i had already and went out game hunting with out me i would say she did a nice job. For the PS2 i got ESPN college hoops. WWE smackdown shut your mouth. midway arcade treasures and celebrity death match. I also got a GBA-SP!!!! With namco museum Activision anthology double dragon advance and konami arcade advance. So what did everyone else get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 I got an original 1981 Donkey Kong Cocktail machine! So far my best score on it is 140K I've only made it to level 6 once at a local arcade (156K) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 Gamers are sooooo easy to buy for at Christmas; my wife just piles on the games, DVD's and Best Buy Gift Certificates and I'm happy as hell. Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 Well, I got Flag Capture, Brain Games, Hangman & Math Grand Prix all in one lot and in great shape, Thunderground CIB, Cosmic Commuter MIB, Once upon Atari DVD which I love, The Tron game pack with Joystick, Beany Bopper & Fireworld T-shirt. (My wife let me buy all these things for my self, its tought having a boss at home). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scmor92 Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 Got a few games for Christmas: * Thrust -- Awesome game! I got the footpedal, too, which is nice. * Starfire -- Tough one, since I'm trying to get the patch. I never got one from Activision... * Skeleton+ -- Very enjoyable. I like games with an ending. * Adventure+ -- Had to get this for nostalgic purposes, plus it's a good game. * Alligator People -- Haven't played this much yet, but it looks good. * Midway Arcade Classics for PS2 -- My brother-in-law, his kid and I spent the whole night playing Gauntlet and Super Sprint with a multitap. Nice! * Atari 80 Classics for PC -- I really like the arcade games, the 2600 games don't match up to the real thing. Oh, I almost forgot about the Christmas Cart (#41). I'm saving all my classic 2600 wants (Crossbow, Montezuma's Revenge, Star Trek, etc.) for PhillyClassic in March. It'll be like Christmas all over again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scmor92 Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 double post due to crappy computer/internet service -- sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantone56 Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 Everybody thinks im wasting my money on old video games so they refuse to buy them for me and I end up with a couple of lame modern games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poached Roach Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 With some of my Christmas money I ordered Centipede, Haunted House and Dragonfire--three of the best video games ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 when I was younger thats what I've been getting for every xmas: Video games and star wars figures. in fact I got the 2600 for xmas when it first came out the same is said for the 7800 and the Lynx(the jaguar I had to but for myself) Dan Iacovelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Hi there! Final Fantasy Tactics Advance! (Don't wory 'bout me if you don't hear anything the next month... I'm on mission 28/300 ) Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minorleagueguy Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Let's see, I got StarFire and the Cat Trax/Funky Fish/Plaidies triple pack! minorleagueguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 I got WarioWare, Game & Watch Gallery and Arcade Advanced (Konami) for the GBA. Pikman, Godzilla and Mario Party 5 for the GC. I also got the Intellivision controller thing with 25 games you hook into the TV. My sister in law got me 2 videogame books: Ultimate History of VG and Arcade Fever. I used Xmas dough to buy myself Thrust+, Marble Craze and Feet of Fury earlier this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkeykong1 Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 I got a Gamecube Platinum with the Zelda Promo, I got Zelda the Windwaker. Gameboy SP Platinum, Activision Anthology for it, and I also got a Neo Geo Pocket. I will get myself a Metroid Fusion soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcurrie Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Everybody thinks im wasting my money on old video games so they refuse to buy them for me and I end up with a couple of lame modern games My family also thinks I'm nuts and they won't even buy me modern games....consider yourself lucky that you get any games at all! Let me add that my sister, however, was enthralled with the 2600 that I gave her so I don't know what to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxglove9 Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 I got an original 1981 Donkey Kong Cocktail machine! Wow, that's one amazing gift!! I got Midway Arcade Treasures and Intellivision Lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Everybody thinks im wasting my money on old video games so they refuse to buy them for me and I end up with a couple of lame modern games Well tell them that when you buy somehting that is collectable like atari games, they will never go down in value. But right after you buy a modern game for 49.99 you will never be able to sell it for that much again. It is just smarter to buy classic stuff that will hold its value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCmodeler Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 I got coal. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 I bought myself some 2600 homebrew games via the AA store just before Christmas. I got Thrust+ Platinum and Asteroids DC+ plus a Holiday Cart (#13!) Games that my loved ones purchased for me for Christmas were all for the XBOX and PC. I received: *Dungeons & Dragons Heroes (XBOX) *Armed and Dangerous (XBOX) *Midway Collection (XBOX) *Baldur's Gate II Collection Pack (PC CDROM) All these games are great! I particularly like Armed and Dangerous and would recommend it to anyone looking for a great 3rd person action shooter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malix Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Best Gaming Christmas in a long time! Got an Xbox with mechassualt and Splinter Cell, also got Halo. Woot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Okay, my wife got Final Fantasy Tactics for GBA and Doshin the Giant for GC. I got ... no games at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 I got... Midway arcade classics (PS2) Super Mario Sunshine (GameCube) PacMan vs. / Pacman World 2 (GameCube) Arcade Advanced (Konami) (GameBoy Adv) One of the Atari Collections for Gameboy Adv and a Jakks 10-in-1 joystick I also bought Intellivision Lives for the PS2 My wife looked everywhere for the Activision Anthology but couldn't find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfloatarijunkie Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 I found a copy of Track & Field at GameStation for 99¢. Of course, i bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 I got an original 1981 Donkey Kong Cocktail machine! So far my best score on it is 140K I've only made it to level 6 once at a local arcade (156K) That's a great score! (both christmas wise and score-wise) I have problems even reaching 100k So is it the japanese version or the u.s. version as far as level progression goes? I've always wondered which one is easier to score on... maybe one day I'll actually try it out myself via mame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 Well, I didn't get any video games for Christmas, but I still had an awesome "video game Christmas" as I found some old games of mine that were lost AND had over two weeks off from work and played lots of games. Visited my parents back East and found some old Nintendo games in the basement that I thought were long gone: Pac-Mania and Arkanoid! I've been playing both like crazy lately, especially Arkanoid (see Classic Gaming General posts for painful details!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 Well, The holidays were game filled, just not from one source Anybody that knows me knows thats really what I want, and they make great gifts! I make sure to take care of others too I gave one of my students a 2600, joysticks, paddles and about 10 games. He FREAKED! Now there is another classic gamer being forged before your eyes. His goal is to beat me at Kaboom. I say bring it on Those of you that know Nicole (my wonderful wife) wont find this suprizing...She spent two months on ebay and dealing with collectors for my X-mas. I got (all amazingly boxed!) King Kong, Jawbreaker, red box Donkey Kong, sealed MIB Klax, RSSoccer (International red box), Radar Lock, Xenophobe, Alpha Beam with Ernie My mother, who started all of this so many years ago, still knows what to get. Methinks the Mrs. had a hand in this all: Gameboy SP Platinum with case and Frogger, Tetris Worlds, SMBAdvance4, Namco Classics, DK Country, and MarioKart. We drove up to my in-laws in the midwest with a Vegas Slot Machine for Nicoles dad and hit a few thrifts. Nothing great, but I did find a boxed Zaxxon board game and about 5 Intelly games I did not have. A handful of loose Atari carts, what the heck at 99 cents each, right? AA always needs cases!! Anyway, with a gift certificate, bought the Gameboy Advance thingie for GC, and now I can use the Wavebirds for some old-school Mario action. All in all, a great fun and game filled holiday. Hope everyone else had a great one too. Holidays have been very tense the past few years; Grandmother is battling cancer and this was the first year in many she was really 'with it'. I'd trade it all for her good health in a minute. Cassidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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