The Strangest

I was born mid-90’s. I didn’t play any Atari growing up unless you count occasional arcade cabinets here and there, but my parents had an Atari at some point.

Nothing crazy or anything but I bought my first boxed games yesterday. I won’t say what I paid for all of these games, but I can’t complain about $0.75 for Pac-Man CIB.

Just an update on this: I picked up a 4-Switch Woody! I guess I don't technically need them, but the Vader and Jr. are still tempting too. Someday.

Another vote here for Food Fight. I'm young so I have no nostalgia for it, I popped it in and was blown away at how much I enjoyed it. I don't think I'll ever sell my 7800 because it's the only way I can play that game right now. Galaga is one of my favorite arcade games of all time so I'm still looking for a nice copy of that one.

Thanks! Yes, that’s right. I’ve been playing my 2600 and 7800 carts on a 7800.

Thank you for the welcome and the reply! I was leaning towards the 4-switch Woody (or a Vader) over the Jr., so it’s interesting to hear about the issue you had with the Jr. Do you (or anyone) have any idea why my 7800 might be having trouble with carts not sitting properly unless I apply pressure? I don’t want to try and force them harder so I just haven’t played those games.

Hello all, First and foremost this is my first post here so I thought I’d introduce myself. The introduction is sort of off topic so I’m putting it at the bottom below my initial post and question as not to clutter too much or bore anyone who doesn’t care. I’ve been playing all of my Atari games on a 7800 with a tight cartridge port. Last night I tried some new games that I got and they just weren’t fitting right in the console. Some are extremely tight while others aren’t tight enough (and I have to push down to get them to read, but when I let go it can’t be read anymore.) So with that (and I’ve been reading that 2600 games look better on a 2600 vs. a 7800) I decided it’s time to add a proper 2600 to the collection. I’ve done some research, but I wanted firsthand accounts from the experts. My impression seems to be that, despite the 6 switch models being the most popular, it’s the 4 switch and the Jr. models that have the most “compatibility” with cartridges fitting well into the slot. Is this correct, or is there no discernible difference between the models? Are there any other factors I should be aware of? Thank you all for taking the time to read/reply. My introduction: I’m a 20-something year old recent grad school graduate looking for his place in the world (and I think I’m getting close). I grew up playing my brother’s NES, SNES, and N64. The first consoles I got that were “mine” were the Gameboy Color/Advanced line and then the GameCube and PS2 and have been gaming from there. Fast forward to today, adult life isn’t as glamorous as they make it out to be and I don’t have time to play games like I used to. As much as I love my PS4, it’s hard to sit down and have a long session with it. My Switch gets more time due to it being convenient, but I love retro video games and I’ve found that Atari games are “bite sized” enough to fit my lifestyle and they’re still a ton of fun. So I’ve been enjoying collecting for it immensely and I’m happy to be on the forum! Over the last year or so I’ve been playing 2600/7800 games on a 7800, and a few Lynx games on a Lynx. Last week I got my hands on an Atari 400 and I’m excited to explore the world of Atari’s 8-bit computers.