ANTHONY ATARI Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Perhaps this means I'm too obsessed with finding Atari games. However, with thrift shops being so dry the last few years, I have been having these dreams: About once a month or so, I usually have a dream about going to some store (like a Pawn or thrift shop) and finding a bunch of super rare and cool looking Atari games. It's usually a pretty fun dream. I'll buy all the games. But then I'll start to wake up and realize it was just a dream again- what a disappointment Does this happen to anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph3 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 All the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 It's when you start playing them and remembering them after that you have problems... What's the high score on "Magic Ass"? I've actually changed the name of one of the projects I am working on (when I have some $%^&ing time!) to 'Mad Barry' based on seeing this title in a stack of games in a reef store dream... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kialan Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I had one of those dreams recently, and one where one of my systems stopped working right. It was distressing, until I woke up and figured the dream part out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I can still remember a dream I had YEARS ago. Like probably when I was 10 years old. I was on a dock overlooking the ocean. I think I was fixing to get aboard a ship or something. My grandmother was there and she handed me a big card-board box. I opened the box and it was full of Atari games. I can remember in the dream I was telling myself this had to be a dream, but then I looked around and it was so real and I said I needed to pinch myself which I did and then I knew it was real!!! Until I woke up... Man I went from being the happiest kid in the world, to the most disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I posted my dream here once about when I was a little boy, I broke into a K-mart late at night and went right to the Atari 2600 kiosk and it was full of games, I pushed it right to the large window I had broken, but when I looked out the window, the truck I had was gone, which is weird because I was too young to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayAtari2600 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I think that everybody has had one of those dreams in their life. I've even thought of a game called "Dreams", where right when you get to the ending, it kicks you to a screen reading "And then you wake up". Of course, the rest of the game would have to be really cool.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I think there was an arcade game similar to that idea where the character was fighting in a dream world to save the people of a specific kingdom. I had a similar dream a few times where I walk into a store and they have a lot of advanced Atari items that were never created in the real world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 8th Passenger Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I've had that dream many, many times with vintage Star Wars items, but never with Atari games. Probably because I've had better luck finding Atari than Star Wars. (Other than eBay, of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I can't remember the last time I had an Atari-related dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip_Cannon Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Glad to know I'm not the only one!! Mine usually are about Sega Master System games however... Don't know why since I consider myself more of an Atari collector... And yes, it SUCKS waking up!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I have dreams along those lines, but I'm usually dreaming about getting a really great deal on a neat vintage car of some kind. These dreams are usually filled with "how am I gonna explain this to my wife?" anxiety. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I remember that I dreamt about finding a Waterworld in the wild only to wake up and see no such thing. Another dream I had is where I came across a prototype that no one knew about. But sometimes, dreams have a way of coming true. Who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 It is kind of weird cuz I had those dreams "A LOT" last month and it was 2600 and FYI Trip Cannon, Master System games as well! Do you think that something really big is gonna turn up because we are having these dreams? or do you just think dreams are dreams? Whatever it's really spooky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I think it's just a symptom of the mild to extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder that we all seem to suffer from. :wink: -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariman Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I just had one of those dreams last night. I think it's probably just because we're always hoping to find that 'holy grail' type of stash -- a ton of rare games for an awesome price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoDieScreaming Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Oh man, I have video-game dreams all the time. Usuallly mine are about Sega games, but Atari dreams show up frequently. The absolute weirdest dream I ever had was a game of Tetris going on, and Sonic was running around in the puzzle. He had to get away from the falling blocks, and when he got trapped, if he did it fast enough, he could bounce-attack his way out. ...that game never actually ended until I woke up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogueleader Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I have dreams about discovering rooms at thrift stores that wern't there before and about finding game in strange places like at J.C. Penny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I have atari dreams somtimes. Off topic. Have you ever had a dream that when you woke up you didnt know if it actually happend or not? One night I dreamed (I think) that the phone rang at like 3:30 am and I unpluged the phone and then went and put some dominoes in my closet. When I woke up the phone was unplugged and I remembered the "dream" about doing that. The odd thing though is that I dont have any dominoes yet I clearly remember putting them up. I dont really like to think about this too much because I cant clearly draw a line between what actually happened and what didnt....Freaky. -Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph3 Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I think that everybody has had one of those dreams in their life. I've even thought of a game called "Dreams", where right when you get to the ending, it kicks you to a screen reading "And then you wake up". Of course, the rest of the game would have to be really cool.... That is what happened when you beat Super Mario 2 on NES/SNES(Mario All Stars) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Off topic. Have you ever had a dream that when you woke up you didnt know if it actually happend or not? Even had one 2 nights ago... I dreamed I called someone. I hope I didn't do that at 2am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I had this dream not too long ago where Janet Reno, nude and dripping in chocolate, was sitting in my living room playing Custers Revenge and singing "Sometimes you feel like a nut... sometimes you don't". I haven't slept well since..... Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I have atari dreams somtimes. Off topic. Have you ever had a dream that when you woke up you didnt know if it actually happend or not? The Matrix has you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Thanks for that mental image Mendon. I may never sleep again. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Charles Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I had a really wierd dream last night. I dreamt I was actually in the E.T. game for the Atari 2600. I wasn't any of the characters, just myself. I remember trying to avoid the agents and following E.T. and getting stuck in a pit. In the dream, there were creatures(scorpions) and other unrecognizable creatures in the pit that I had to avoid while I was climbing out. It was really wierd seeing things as an Atari character would see them, all in 4 bit. Kind of like being in a matrix or tron world but with Atari graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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