Cassidy Nolen Posted October 15, 2001 Share Posted October 15, 2001 I would have to say Precepts for my Odyssey is the premier piece in my collection. I have a Crazy Climber which would be the centerpiece for my 2600 set up. Does a 2 Player Computer Space count? Cassidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted October 15, 2001 Author Share Posted October 15, 2001 Most of you are killing me in the rare department, but there's more to collecting than just the rare games. "Star Wars: The Arcade Game" and "Spiderman" simply rock. Another of my centerpieces is "Mario Bros". I can play it for hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted October 16, 2001 Share Posted October 16, 2001 Back in the 80's I had a TON of 2600 games and I thought Tapper and Buck Rogers was the highlight of the collection. Now in my watered-down collection... Hmm... I'd say Warlords and Pengo. I know they aren't 'rare' but they're fun and I spend a good amount of time on them. I also just bought Ghostbusters for $2 off of some guy at work. I think Ghostbusters is one of the most underrated games on the 26. I enjoy it immensely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted October 17, 2001 Author Share Posted October 17, 2001 I'm pleased to announce that my new centerpiece will be the "Xenophobe" I just won off of ebay. I got it at a decent price for a 7 ($14.99 + $3.00, not bad at all). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 My rarest is gas hog rarity 9 by the Atariage rarity guide. but my centerpiece has got to be my Atari 1040STf and my Q*bert story book This list will prolly change as I remember the things I own.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 Umm-off topic a bit, but I've been watching your posts and just to let you know communism is still an ugly concept and probably will be as long as China continues to give it a black eye. The fundamentals of the social construct are not necessarily evil, but the track record of communist countries in the past isn't good. The right tools in the wrong hands.... So expect some flack, but educate yourself and stick to your beliefs and you can never go wrong. Socratic Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 Ok first centerpiece revision! Mr Do!s castle and gashog my Atari ST is cool but not rare Q*bert story book is cool and rare(?) centerpiece, too much of a mixup prolly the mr do!s castle and gashog after all... MORE REVISIONS I AM SURE ARE SOON TO FOLLOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 3rd revision Q*bert portable thing looks like a arcade machine that and those other 2 rare carts are my centerpiece. oh and since im not actually a communist ill change my thingy after this post sorry bout that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 monkeys and pie are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 Well, Frankly, Precepts er, uh, Sucks. Its just like all the other games. Its more like dental surgery than a game: needed to get it done, glad when its over and behind you. Honestly, the Ody, even though I love it, is not really "playable". You have a knob to control the "english" of the ball, and the entire screen consists of two squares, you and the other guy, a ball (a smaller square unless you open the machine up and play with the sizes), and a line that can be moved from center to sides (for handball). There is not really any element of suprise, because you and your partner do everything. The light gun is cool, just because its old. If you are a collector for the sake of collecting, the system is a must have. If you are a collector who loves the play, skip this one. Personally, I am somewhere in between. Cassidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 Here are some of my "centerpieces" http://www.msu.edu/user/reicher6/atarifanclub.jpg Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted October 17, 2001 Author Share Posted October 17, 2001 Geez Tempest, you know how to make someone jealous ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 Got the booklets and books though? it be cooler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari70s Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 TEMPEST im on to your game hehe. i see i own 3 of those 6 ( Crazy Climber , Atari Video Cube, and Rubiks cube.) i love getting rare games. its not the value of the game or the reactions you get ( even though some are nice) but i think i like getting rare games the most cause its historical value , somethign that is nice and holds more of a meaning than the term just a plastic box and with a chip inside( like if you said you have a combat) you say a title like Quadrun, or Crazy Climber you turn heads. I think thats why even though i get jelious of Tempests collection , i admire the history of it and enjoy seeing these carts being well taken care of. ALSO my new CENTERPICE next to all the ones before a BOXED COMPLETE KLAX game. too bad they didnt do released NTSC klax games right temp . lucky one to own a chip of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Yep. I have all the books except for Rubik's Cube. My Crazy Climber manual even had the shipping slip from the Atari Game Club. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Yeah too bad about Klax, it's really a nice 2600 game. Steve DeFrisco really knew what he was doing. You can see some of my other rare games on my page: http://www.msu.edu/user/reicher6/atariscan.htm http://www.msu.edu/user/reicher6/thirdscan.htm Not all of the are UR, but I picked the most interesting things out of my collection. Tempest [ 10-17-2001: Message edited by: Tempest ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriana Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 The centerpieces of my collection would have to be Quadrun, Swordquest Waterworld, and silver-label Gravitar, all bought back when I was a card-carrying member of the Atari Club! Woo-hoo! Thank gawd my mom didn't sell those in a garage sale during my art-damaged college years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Tempest -- I'm sure you have mentioned it before, but how did you get such a great collection? I thought I read you were 24 on a post (I thought you were much older). Did you start collecting before it became as popular? Did you just spend a lot and but them via Ebay? Again -- really nice collection and I can only imagine all the prototypes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 I want a prototype... But I need other Atari things first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 A little from column A and a little from column B... I did start collecting right around the time it started to get popular (1995), so I was able to pick up a bunch of great deals. I already had a large 2600 collection from trading in some of my Transformers collection to a collector (they were in pretty bad shape anyway). I do buy off of Ebay alot, but I also scour flea markets for trade bait. I've also made alot of friends over the years and I have alot of contacts. That's where I got most of my prototypes. But to answer your question, yes I am only 24. http://www.msu.edu/user/reicher6/proto.htm Tempest [ 10-17-2001: Message edited by: Tempest ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Regarding the rarity, the centerpiece of my collection should be Motorodeo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Tempest! You are my idol. I need two more to be there (SQWW and Silver Gravitar) and I will have all the Atari Club games. Of course, they have cost me a cocktail Ms. Pac Man to get.... Just wondering, do you all actually play your games? I love playing mine but wonder if I am nuts for spending this kind of money on a game and then actually using it. Just wondering what others do?... If I had a burner, I would burn the ROMS (I have a proto chip board) and use those instead. Cassidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Yes I do actually play most of my games. I'll admit that Quadrun get's less playtime than say Crystal Castles, but I try to plug it in every now and then. I haven't touched SQ: Waterworld since I beat it (can you really beat it?), and Atari Video Cube & Rubik's Cube aren't my favorite games (don't like them for some reason), but most of rares do get played. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagDiesel Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Its a tossup between: My 1st run 7800 "Atari a Warner Bros company" tagged system or.. My 3 Odyssey2 rares: Frogger, Qbert, Super Cobra (all 3 still NIB, shrinkwrapped).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjax Posted October 18, 2001 Share Posted October 18, 2001 Well, I just won it, but haven't recieved it yet Yay! New Proto! I know it isn't Atari, but still... Now I just need to find someone to dump it for System Failure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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