Happy 30th Birthday Atari!

[animesuperj]

I remember playing the 2600 when I was about 2 or 3 for hours upon hours. I was born in 1984, but my parents got one within the first couple years the 2600 was released. I like to think I just got into gaming before everything went "new school" after the crash. I still love playing Megamania for hours, I LOVE that game. Happy birthday Atari!! I think I'm going to go play some for a bit now ^__^

[ubersaurus]

Jenn over at 1up did a blog about this as well:

http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=...UserId=5450684

[InsaneDavid]

Jenn over at 1up did a blog about this as well:

http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=...UserId=5450684

I wish people knew what a heavy sixer really was.

[Lady Jaye]

Otoko, please change your avatar to a non-flashing one.

[ubersaurus]

I wish people knew what a heavy sixer really was.

Conceivably, it's a 6 switch that's heavier than a standard atari unit. I'm more impressed that there's a retrogamer on the staff of any major gaming news outlet.

[InsaneDavid]

Conceivably, it's a 6 switch that's heavier than a standard atari unit. I'm more impressed that there's a retrogamer on the staff of any major gaming news outlet.

That has rounded upright corners on the front as opposed to angled ones like in the picture. Agreed though.

[Aswald]

It's sad, to consider what happened to Atari, especially if you happen to be my age or older.

This was the once-invincible Atari. This was the Atari that actually had the cunning to invent "Kee Games," in order to get their games into normally-closed areas. This was the Atari that managed to get video games into Greece.

This was the Atari that gave us the Atari VCS. That came up with such games as Tank Pong, Invisible Tank, 3 Fighters vs. Bomber...on one cartridge! That gave us Tempest, Battlezone, and so many other classics.

Then- E.T. Pac-Man (2600). Then, the Tramiels (GRRRRRRRR!).

[kainemaxwell]

Wow, I'm as old as Atari! Unlike them, my name hasn't been abused and thrown in the mud though.

[Kaine32]

Wow, I'm as old as Atari! Unlike them, my name hasn't been abused and thrown in the mud though.

actually kaine in a couple years you take a shine to mud wrestling with heavyset black women

don't worry it's just a transitional phase, i got bored with it after a couple years

[kainemaxwell]

actually kaine in a couple years you take a shine to mud wrestling with heavyset black women

don't worry it's just a transitional phase, i got bored with it after a couple years

Go screw yourself troll.