Xtreme_gamer362 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 how often do you guys play the Atari 2600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 every day. Sometimes only for a quick game of Kaboom but everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Sigma Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Every day. I've only recently gotten into collecting and only have 50 games, but yeah, every day. I even have a little notebook I write down my high scores in, then at the end of the day I transfer 'em into Cart Commander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenwood Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 When my 4 yr old daughter is done watching Rugrats & Dora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Every Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Not often enough, at least not for the $$ I spend on them all. I probably turn it on 1-2 times a week, might be 20 minutes, might be on for a few hours or more sometimes. I do sell alot of stuff thou, and I typically will retest out all that stuff before I post auctions, so I'm constantly hooking up & unhooking, & turning on for a quick game here & there, but not as much as I'd like. I think if I ever get my 2600 modded then maybe it can stay hooked up to the tv & it'll get more play time. I think one problem having too much stuff, it's hard to find time to fit everything in. Right now I have 7 systems hooked up to tv, not counting the GBA adapter or the fact that PS2 can play PS1 games, I have maybe 700-800 games total, which use to be close to 2000, so I've cut back, yet I still have far too many to really play everything. So weeks & months can go by before some systems even get turned on. So most of the time when I need a quick game fix, it's Neo Geo or Arcade Treasures, not always Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Sometimes daily....sometimes it collects dust for a week. I actually more play via emulator(s), since I'm at the computer all the time...I'll load up cyberstella while I wait for a download and play a little Kaboom, or Missile Command...although mostly I'm checking out the hack(s). There seems to be almost one new per day anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Recently, every day, since I just got all of my games out of storage. Before that I still played Stella pretty often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 i havent sat down with the intention of playing for an hour or more for probably over 2 years, i just test and pack away or shelve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candiru Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Probably 3 to 4 times a week on average. Strangely enough as my collection gets bigger it almost seems like I find myself playing less. Maybe it's because it gets harder to acquire new games so it's less often that I have new games to play. I like to think of myself as more player than collector, but I did inherit the collector/packrat gene from both parents so I guess it's inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nester Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I usually rotate which systems I am playing at the time. There will be times when I play Atari every day, and times when I won't even try out new games. I have not played much here lately because there seems to be something wrong with either my controller port or every one of my 20 joysticks. Now that I can't I really want to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black dog Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I play video games almost every day, right now alot of X-box and DC. Last time I played the 2600 was about two weeks ago. Even though its still my favorite system I've turned into more of a collector than a gamer when it comes to the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 With a 3 year old son, 1 year old daughter who don't go to sleep untill after 8:00 p.m. then I have to be up by 4:20 A.M. for work, I only get to play on Saturday & Sunday nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I play my 7800 a couple times a week but I've been spending more time with my recently acquired Colecovision lately. Man I love Cosmic Avenger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 Every day, just did my best score in Kaboom!, 19998. I play every day now, being that I found about the High Score Club =D at least this gives me something to do after 12 hrs of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixellated Ghost Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 To be honest, about every month or two. It takes that long before I'm done messing with the rest of my stuff before I get back to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 I like Cosmic Avenger, too, but man, the arcade version is tough! My time is split on so many different game systems, including emulated game systems on my computer, I haven't totted up the amount of actual time spent on the Atari 2600...the actual one that I own. Just recently got Ms. Pac-Man for it (again) and now waiting to get Centipede. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dykesr Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 I play it aobut every other day. RD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFairy321 Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 i cycle my console weekly/fortnighlty to keep variety and intrest going. at the moment ist ATARI 2600 week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Truth be told, I spend a hell of a lot more time talking and reading about Atari on these boards than I do actually playing the games. I guess that I fire up my 7800 on average a couple of times a week. Some weeks more, some weeks less, occasional weeks never at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Rarely these days. I have way too many games I haven't played at this point. Usually I'll fire it up once a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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