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    The Atari 2600+ is live for preorders!

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    Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions so fast!   I’m not concerned with being in line to get these firsts,  I can wait, lol.  Knowing that they will be available after the pre-order window through Atari, AtariAge, and Amazon and such will allow me to space out my purchases and not have to buy everything at once.  I see that the compatibility list looks to be very promising ( at least the Atari published games ) from the initial list.  Very few “fails” and a lot less “untested” due to the efforts of Ben, yourself, and some AtariAgers that brought games to PRGE.  Also, congrats on the whole Atari acquisition and becoming an official Atari employee.  All the years and time you have poured into this site to make it what it is today has paid off for you.  I can’t think of anyone better to be their historian (well maybe other than Curt..RIP).

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    The Atari 2600+ is live for preorders!

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    So what is the deal with the pre-orders?  Will the 2600+, the CX-40+, and the CX-30+ paddle controller bundle be available after the pre-order window, or are these all limited run items?  Is there an advantage to pre-ordering these items?  Is the price going to be more if these are available after the pre-order window?  Having been bit in the ass by the Amico fiasco I’m a little Leary of pre-orders and I would rather wait to purchase once these hit retail if that is going to happen.

    Starting Atari 2600 collection from scratch, follow my progress :)

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    On 12/29/2021 at 12:46 PM, Crazy Climber said:

    Had I just left it alone with it's moderate line up it would likely still stand today, now it's just a messy kids play room that they rarely use...they have no idea what it once was! lol.

    Well at least you have the pictures to show them, and from the ones you posted back then of you and your friends it looks like you guys (and girls) had a lot of fun times down there.  Life sometime gets in the way and priorities change.  

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    Starting Atari 2600 collection from scratch, follow my progress :)

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    On 12/21/2021 at 2:21 PM, Crazy Climber said:

    Here is a pic of my basement back when I was pretty into them...

     

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    That was a LONG time ago though...

    Ha!  I remember back in (what, 2006) when you posted about finishing this game room!  I also remember those metal Space Invaders you have on the ceiling (which must have been after 2006 because those original posts didn’t have those).  Unfortunately I never snagged any when you where producing them.  What is in that game room now that you got rid of the arcade cabs?

     

    Also, as others have stated, this is an entertaining thread.  Prices have caused me to stop collecting Atari since I was only trying to get sealed boxes.  Maybe the loose method is the way to go!

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    The Atari VCS Controversies Thread

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    14 hours ago, MrBeefy said:

    Has anyone other than IGG backers got one? Like what about the Kelvar Edition from Walmart?

    I don’t think that is going to happen. Someone stated a page or so ago that their Kevlar pre-order was canceled if I am not mistaken.  I’m along the lines of this was something that they were hoping would court someone to buy them out and when it didn’t do that they had to put something out.  The backers are going to be the only ones that get these and possibly any Walmart/GameStop pre-orders that didn’t get canceled.  I would be very surprised if they crank out any more to put on store shelves. 

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    The Atari VCS Controversies Thread

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    On 4/22/2021 at 11:53 PM, MrBeefy said:

    When us that NDA up?

    It is a shame that we tragically lost Curt Vendel.  Before he passed away I remember him stating in the Taco thread that he had some info but couldn’t talk about it at the time.  I would have loved to hear what he had to say about his dealings with them.

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    The Atari VCS Controversies Thread

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    6 hours ago, godslabrat said:

    Big Lots counts.

    If it shows up there I’d buy it for $50. But here’s the thing, the only way it shows up in places like Big lots is it is liquidated by other retailers.  For that to happen other retailers have to have had it on their shelves.  The only units that have been produced are Indigogo backers and Walmart and GameStop preorders.  Has their been any sign that retailers have ordered any units for their stores?

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    The Atari VCS Controversies Thread

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    ? ? ? ?.  No posts here in almost a month and the last few pages were about Linux and the Raspberry Pie. The VCS is really setting the world on fire!  I guess it will really take off once it hits the retail selves.....oh wait, that is never gonna happen.

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    The Atari VCS Controversies Thread

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    10 hours ago, zzip said:

    no wifi/BT without buying extra hardware and consuming USB ports.

    Just to correct you, RPi 3B and 3B+ both have onboard WiFi and Bluetooth, no extra hardware needed. I would say these would be the minimum spec models to use for any decent emulation. 

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    The Atari VCS Controversies Thread

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    6 hours ago, roots.genoa said:

    To be fair, I think JustClaws just wanted to show doubters there actually are games on the VCS (even though there are not a lot of exclusives and that's the real problem), and he didn't expect there would be that many... ? Of course one wouldn't create a topic for every game released on the Switch, for instance.

    Of course there are games for the VCS.  In reality the VCS has the ability to run thousands of games any low end (and cheaper) PC can run if someone wants to add an external drive and a Windows license to it and boot to the sandbox.  We really do not need a thread for every low end PC game out there. 

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    The Atari VCS Controversies Thread

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    2 hours ago, Atarick said:

    Taking old classics we know into the modern day, exclusive to this system, optimized for the new controllers. But Atari hasn't done that, at least unless I missed something

    Sounds like you really should pre-order an Intellivision Amico!  It will have more reimagined Atari classics on it than the VCS.

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