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  • Nobody had an Atari game console?

    From HusTler@FREEWAY/HAVENS to All on Tue Aug 13 08:30:34 2019
    Nobody had an Atari game console?? Come on. Somebody must have had one. I loved that thing. Pong, Space Invaders, Missle Command. It's the original home video game. Nodody had one? I just wish I had kept all the old consoles and computers I had. ;-)

    HusTler

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  • From Black Panther@FREEWAY to HusTler on Tue Aug 13 10:59:16 2019
    On 13 Aug 2019, HusTler said the following...

    Nobody had an Atari game console?? Come on. Somebody must have had
    one. I loved that thing. Pong, Space Invaders, Missle Command. It's the original home video game. Nodody had one? I just wish I had kept all the old consoles and computers I had. ;-)

    We had an Atari 2600 when I was younger. My dad usually had the joystick though. He loved playing SeaQuest. :)


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  • From Vk3jed@FREEWAY to HusTler on Wed Aug 14 07:26:00 2019
    On 08-13-19 09:30, HusTler wrote to All <=-

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    Nobody had an Atari game console?? Come on. Somebody must have had
    one. I loved that thing. Pong, Space Invaders, Missle Command. It's the original home video game. Nodody had one? I just wish I had kept all
    the old consoles and computers I had. ;-)

    Actually, no I haven't. Never owned any game consoles. :) I do remember them though. Can't recall if I've played on one - have played on old game consoles (used to be pretty good at Duck Hunt), but couldn't tell you which one as that was over 20 years ago. :)


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  • From Spitfire@FREEWAY to Hustler on Tue Aug 13 19:42:13 2019
    The 2600 was our family gaming system. I like River Raid myself.

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  • From Jagossel@FREEWAY to HusTler on Tue Aug 13 17:01:00 2019
    HusTler, to All <=-

    Nobody had an Atari game console?? Come on. Somebody must have had
    one. I loved that thing. Pong, Space Invaders, Missle Command. It's the original home video game. Nodody had one? I just wish I had kept all
    the old consoles and computers I had. ;-)

    I had one as a hand-me-down from a neighbor. We had fun on it for a while.
    On the Atarti ST, I spent time "hacking" my way to figure out the game
    ports, drew up a circuit diagram, and went to Radio Shack to buy the components that I needed, and built a game controller for it. Turned out
    that they used a common ground and just had a pin for each button or
    contact.

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    That's exactly what I did! Fiddled with it to make it work! <grins>

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  • From NuSkooler@FREEWAY to HusTler on Tue Aug 13 17:09:29 2019
    On Tuesday, August 13th HusTler was heard saying...
    Nobody had an Atari game console?? Come on. Somebody must have had one. loved that thing. Pong, Space Invaders, Missle Command. It's the original home video game. Nodody had one? I just wish I had kept all the old consoles and computers I had. ;-)

    I grew up with an Intellivision in that era, while some of my friends had the Atari.



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  • From Richard Menedetter@FREEWAY to HusTler on Wed Aug 14 13:41:12 2019
    Hi HusTler!

    13 Aug 2019 09:30, from HusTler -> All:

    Nobody had an Atari game console??

    I did not have one back in the day, but I bought one a few yaers ago, together with a Harmony cartridge for it.

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  • From HusTler@FREEWAY/HAVENS to All on Wed Aug 14 15:11:39 2019
    Re: Nobody had an Atari game console?
    By: Richard Menedetter to HusTler on Wed Aug 14 2019 02:41 pm

    Nobody had an Atari game console??
    I did not have one back in the day, but I bought one a few yaers ago, together with a Harmony cartridge for it.

    That Atari started the whole game craze. Once Pac-Man appeared the rest as they say is history. Me and my wife would come home from work and play pong, missle command and astroids all night. Is was something we both enjoyed and could do together. The games were so simple to play but fun. Later on finding a Nintendo console for our Son at Christmas was a mission in itself. If anyone
    still has one of those old consoles hidden in the closet don't throw it out like I did. (Duh) They'll be worth something someday. At the very least you can show the Grand Kids the way it was ;-).
    HusTler

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  • From Jagossel@FREEWAY to HusTler on Thu Aug 15 06:23:00 2019
    HusTler, to All <=-

    Re: Nobody had an Atari game console?
    By: Richard Menedetter to HusTler on Wed Aug 14 2019 02:41 pm

    Nobody had an Atari game console??
    I did not have one back in the day, but I bought one a few yaers ago, together with a Harmony cartridge for it.

    That Atari started the whole game craze. Once Pac-Man appeared the
    rest as they say is history. Me and my wife would come home from work
    and play pong, missle command and astroids all night. Is was something
    we both enjoyed and could do together. The games were so simple to play but fun. Later on finding a
    Nintendo console for our Son at Christmas was a mission in itself. If anyone still has one of those old consoles hidden in the closet don't throw it out like I did. (Duh) They'll be worth something someday. At
    the very least you can show the Grand Kids the way it was ;-).

    There are a lot of YouTube videos where people talk about and play some of these older console or PC games. There are people out there who do
    appreciate tbe older video games because of their role in starting or
    reviving the video game industry.

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  • From djatropine@FREEWAY to HusTler on Mon Sep 23 11:20:13 2019
    On Aug 13th 11:49 am HusTler said...
    Nobody had an Atari game console?? Come on. Somebody must have had one. loved that thing. Pong, Space Invaders, Missle Command. It's the original home video game. Nodody had one? I just wish I had kept all the old consoles and computers I had. ;-)


    I had a atari 2600. :D I also remember the most annoying game ever. E.T.

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  • From HusTler@FREEWAY/HAVENS to djatropine on Mon Sep 23 14:25:47 2019
    Re: RE: Nobody had an Atari game console?
    By: djatropine to HusTler on Mon Sep 23 2019 12:20 pm

    Nobody had an Atari game console?? Come on. Somebody must have had one. loved that thing. Pong, Space Invaders, Missle Command. It's the
    I had a atari 2600. :D I also remember the most annoying game ever. E.T.

    E.T.?? 2600?

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  • From Coconut@FREEWAY to HusTler on Tue Jan 14 16:34:35 2020
    I had a atari 2600. :D I also remember the most annoying game ever. E

    E.T.?? 2600?


    I am one of the odd ones outs with E.T. I actually enjoyed that game both as
    a child and as an adult. I should bring my 2600 upstairs, it is in the
    basement hooked up to a crt. It is actually my late grandmothers which I got from her a few years back.

    Coconut

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  • From blakespot@FREEWAY to Spitfire on Wed Jan 15 22:53:25 2020
    I have a Nuon console. With Minter's support, it FEELS like an Atari. Man, Tempest 3000 is the game!

    I also have a Jag, and Tempest 2000 w/ a rotary controller is maybe even better.

    http://is.gd/D9wOOL


    bp

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  • From Coconut@FREEWAY to blakespot on Thu Jan 16 19:56:01 2020
    On 15 Jan 2020, blakespot said the following...

    I have a Nuon console. With Minter's support, it FEELS like an Atari.
    Man, Tempest 3000 is the game!

    I also have a Jag, and Tempest 2000 w/ a rotary controller is maybe even better.

    http://is.gd/D9wOOL


    bp

    OMG I love Tempest. I played it heavily on my Apple but never played it on
    the ST (definitely trying that out tonight :D)

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