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My friend Louie told me back in the day, a lifetime ago. I started the game and proceeded to find the dot, then the signature shortly after. Still friends, a lifetime later. ?

Wishing @CPUWIZ a prompt recovery and good health; that's priority one right now.

My brother's did not come with those joysticks. He got it on or around 1988?

Here's the cartridge:

Hello - I have a couple of autographed cartridges, and would like to have one displayed on my desk. Several questions: 1. Have any of you protected a cartridge for display purposes? 2. If yes, how? 3. Expanding on #2, have you ever embedded or encased a cartridge in lucite or resin? "Tombstones" are sometimes used for decorative purposes in resin or lucite. For example, you participated in an important transaction, or you simply embedded a penny or a stamp or a bug or whathaveya. This sound interesting to me, although I worry about possible damage to the case, the stickers, the autograph during the process and in the future if there is UV discoloration or lucite yellowing. That said, I've had a lucite tombstone on my desk since 2009 and is not yellowed. 4. If lucite or resin are a no-no, what alternative is there? Thanks, regards.

Thanks for sharing the vid! I can only assume (I've searched but have yet to find the answer) that the Arcade1Up Pac-Man uses the original ROMs or as much of it which pertains to gameplay itself, right?

The Heavy just arrived! And now I understand why it's referred to as a "heavy". Dang, that thing is heavier than I remember (I had a four-switch, anyway), and much heavier than my brother's 2600 Jr. Check out that fancy walnut! I'm styling now! It seems to be in very good condition, albeit dirty. It needs a good cleaning. The left joystick input needs cleaning or soldering, as the joysticks do not move it all directions there. The right one works, although cleaning/soldering will be done too. As a matter of fact, I'm itching to disassemble and clean the unit. The joysticks are in fact CX-10s. They feel more arcadey than the ones I had, which were the later variety (CX-40?). Will tear down and clean too. They may be missing a washer (or I may be just wrong), as I can see where the joystick's rubber cover's end tabs. The paddles are working just fine. Most of the games that came with the unit are the Sears titles. And here's my daughter being introduced to the Atari! And for the record (I know I have to enter it in the proper thread), the serial number is 65165T. Any of you named Scott Gilmore? Thanks, regards.

Hello - And just like that, I've become a heavy sixer owner. I won an eBay auction for a Sears Tele-Games. The first time I got to play with an Atari (not Pong) was at a neighbor's house. His father purchased the Sears version, as it looked fancier in their family room setup. We played Air-Sea Battle (Target Fun, really) and I was mesmerized by it all. I don't really remember what version of VCS/2600 I had, but it was Atari-branded. Years later, my younger brother was given a 2600 Jr. It's still around somewhere, along with most of my cassettes, including a silver Gravitar that I ordered through the magazine. I must find that freaking stash! I just thought it would look nice on my TV stand, and while I was originally looking for the Atari branded model, I ended up bidding on the fancier Sears model after reading and watching countless vids saying it looked so nice, and remembering my old neighbor's setup. The neighbor became a good friend of the family and we still meet once in a while. The joysticks seem to be CX-10; the paddles are Sears branded. Seller's pic (maybe it's even one of you?):