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    Atari, ColecoVision, Vectrex, NES, SNES, Genesis, Turbografx, GBA, Famicom, Super Famicom, Mega Drive, PC Engine, DC, PS1/2/3, and more, **M A D _ S C I E N T I S T** Also love movies/TV, HG Wells, Tolkien, Douglas Adams*** B O O !*** And for what it's worth, back in the Good ol Days, I used to do some vocals in some Grindcore/Metal/Punk bands: Desecrator, Anarchy Dragon, Monastat 7, and Monastat 2600. Lately I'm working on some recordings in my basement of the cosmic noize/dark ambient variety.
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    Craziest day!  My 85 year old aunt found my original Atari VCS BOX!  (Which I believe I bought in 1979 or 1980).  Not the console (Which my cousin pawned or lost in a storage shed before he died we're pretty sure), but the box itself, which was under an inch of dust in her downstairs closet.  I can confirm I bought it at Grand Central for $129.99 on sale from $159.99 cuz the price tags are still there!  The box shows a Heavy Sixer but I'm pretty sure mine was a Light Sixer.  I thought all of it was lost,...Never thought I'd see this again!  Inside is some NES game boxes;  All of it is dusty as hell!

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    2. masschamber

      masschamber

      that's pretty wild

    3. GoldLeader

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      Last remnant of the story:  When I was 10 or 11, I played Atari at a friend's house and made it my mission in life to get one.  I saved allowances, mowed lawns, did odd jobs for the neighbors until I had saved $80.  At which point I saw in the newspaper ad, Grand Central (about 3-4 blocks from my house) had them on sale for $129.99.  I'd forgotten the retail price but Grand Central was kind of high generally, (like Star wars action figures were $2.49, not $2.18 like at LaBelle's)...So, I asked my mom if I could borrow the rest from her and get one and she said yes!  I was probably 12.

       

      PS My aunt still thinks there's a ghost of a chance the console is in there somewhere, but I know my cousin told me he had one (from her) and I assume it was my old one...

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      Pics!!

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