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  3. Posted

    I've seen this jacket before. I was wondering if anyone knows if this Jacket existed in Adult size. If anyone has one, I'm looking for one.

     

    http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-ATARI-YOUTH-SI...1QQcmdZViewItem

     

     

    I have that jacket and the blue one and let me tell you that if your 190 pounds and bigger you might as well forget it. I guess Xlarge in mens size back in the 80's was for men around 180 pounds and less. I'm 238 and have no chance of even getting one of my arms in the silver Atari jacket i have.

     

    :D :ponder: :skull:

     

     

    I fit that criteria of being less than 180.. care to sell the silver one? I'd certainly wear it, if only to embarrass the kids :)

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    Ahhh.... What I'm about to tell you is one of my favorite Atari stories to tell. Back when I was younger, maybe 8 or 9 years old, my father played this game religiously! He was layed off from work for about six months and every evening he would throw in Bowling into the 2600. One evening on a school night my brother and I went to bed arounf 9-9:30 and pops was shootin' his regular (he was a machine on this game). Anyways, my brother and were woken up near 1:00a.m. with my dad SCREAMING joyfully and dancing around the house yelling that he bowled a perfect game. He then woke up my mom and brought us all down to the living room to show us what he accomplished. So yes, it is possible to throw a perfect game "with the straight ball" but I've never done it.

     

    My Grandfather also played this game with my Grandmother and uncles. They played a couple times a week and were very competetive. My Grandfather actually had a trophy made for this game and who ever had it had bragging rights but if you lost you had to give up the trophy.

     

    Steve

     

    http://www.xanga.com/Atari_Man

     

    great story :)

  9. Posted

    Although both great games, Missile Command and Armor Ambush don't seem to quite fit, in my mind..

     

    Well yeah with that Missile Command steroid use scandal from the last Olympics, I'm inclined to agree.

     

    You know damn well both participants were cleared of any wrong-doing by the USVGDC(US Video Game Doping Committee)

  13. Posted

    Doesn't that fall into the "continue game" with another quarter department? I think your best score should be all the points you can get on one quarter, when the game is not in continue mode..

     

    When you start at the higher level, you get the bonus points plus a chance at an extra man, if you play it right..

  19. Posted

    The Aladdin's Castle at the Granite Run Mall was truly a fucking magical place. It was your typical 80's type arcade with neon lights pulsating to the tunes of the 80's. Most importantly, not only did they have all the popular arcade games, they had dozens of obscure games. They kept a nice rotation of games, which pretty much ensured a new machine for each visit. Man, I miss that place..

     

    Holey crap you are the only other person I know of on these chats that has any idea what Granite Run mall is LOL. I would totally agree it was the best Aladdin's Castle of all times LOL. That was basically the only arcade I ever really went to and the one that started me collecting arcade games just trying to recreate a small fraction of what that place was like is nearly impossible but I'm still trying. Wouldn't happen to have any pictures of the place? I have been trying to locate a few snapshots of that arcade for a while now. I think I might have one or 2 but I have no Idea were they got to. I have to say I was heart broken once they closed their doors I really have no Idea exactly when it happened.

     

     

    I totally avoid the mall altogether, for fear of ruining the fond memories there. I drive past maybe once a year and just look, smile then keep driving by.

     

    I haven't seen anything on the GRMall's Aladdin's Castle, but if you remember Spaceport in the K.O.P. Mall, there's a few videos from back in the day on youtube.

     

    Also, if you get up to Reading at all, there's a neat little arcade in the Berkshire Mall - lots of classics there!

  22. Posted

    We should get together some people and go here one day:

     

    http://www.funspotnh.com/

     

    Supposedly the biggest arcade on the East Coast I believe? Look at the pictures it looks great and supposedly they take good care of their machines. I'm from New Jersey, so it's a long drive, but I plan on making it there maybe next year.

     

    I drove up this past June for their annual championship - Definitely a must if you love classic arcade games.. Just a wonderful, wonderful place..

  24. Posted

    No no no!

     

    Whatever you do, don't get a vecflash or multicart. It'll ruin the whole experience for you. Trust me on this, since I got a vecflash and played 30 some odd games in a flurry of about 20 minutes, it spoiled the whole system for me. It now sits in the basement along side the Christmas tree stand..

     

    You have a nice collection to start with there. Enjoy them.. savor them.. get the most out of those games.. then perhaps think about getting another.

  25. Posted

    The Aladdin's Castle at the Granite Run Mall was truly a fucking magical place. It was your typical 80's type arcade with neon lights pulsating to the tunes of the 80's. Most importantly, not only did they have all the popular arcade games, they had dozens of obscure games. They kept a nice rotation of games, which pretty much ensured a new machine for each visit. Man, I miss that place..

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