Kittenmommy Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 that in the movie E.T. that there is an Atari 2600 woody sitting atop the TV? Yes, I did. http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s...st&p=838902 Re: the second pic. Did anyone here actually keep their Atari that neat, with the joysticks sitting nicely atop the game unit? Mine was always a tangled mess of wires. It's only now that I'm (much!) older and (hopefully a little) wiser that I know better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunnelRunner Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 ET on DVD? LOL. I remember what a big deal it was when they released it on VHS for....are you ready.....$80 bucks. Remember, the original movie clubs were big money because there were no ads on the videos and parents would kill you if you broke one....the local Erol's Video Club was a special treat. Only the rich kids in town had parents that were members. It was like 400 bucks to join and movies were crazy, like 6 bucks a day? Thats what number sticks in my head...not sure. I will say that I own it on Laserdisc That came out a few years later at a much better price...I think it was only 49.99 C Jeez, Cassidy, you really dated yourself there. I'll bet you remember black and white TV, and Winky Dink screens, and watching the dot disappear when you turned off the set (remember when we called them 'sets'?). And hello from a fellow geezer! Take two Asteroids and call me in the morning! Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 My guess is the game was probably Space Invaders since we are dealing with an alien from another planet. and michal was wearing a space invaders shirt.... it also could be asteroids, they talked about it in the movie Man, the 80s was so awesome... I totally want to go back, at least just for a couple of weeks. I was born in 1978, so I grew up with Atari and the 80s basically. I mean, I was a kid, so... I didn't go to night clubs or anything, I was a little bit younger than the kids in Goonies. But man, I can remember as a kid, walking into Toys R' Us, and walking down that video game isle... it was amazing... WALL TO WALL Atari 2600 games... I mean, every game you could imagine. It was 75% Atari, and then there was that fancy new section for the Atari 5200... and then a smaller section for the Coleco Vision. And then the glass cabinets on the other side of the video game wall which had all the systems on display... the wireless Atari 2600 remote controlls... the track-ball... Man, when I was a kid, I dreamed almost every night of breaking into the Toys R' Us, (through the ceiling like in the Pink Panther movies), and totally raiding the video game "shack" that they had near the exit. (cause remember, they didn't have the games there, you had to take the little sheets, buy the game, and then go to the shack to pick it up afterwards). Man... and I had an Asteroids T-shirt (like a baseball shirt, sleeves and arms were blue, the center was white with the Asteroids graphic). Damn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Heck it wasn't until years later that I noticed that Micheal was singing Elvis Costello's "Accidents Will Happen" when he comes home from school. Now I think about it every time I hear that song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittenmommy Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 ET on DVD? LOL. I remember what a big deal it was when they released it on VHS for....are you ready.....$80 bucks. Remember, the original movie clubs were big money because there were no ads on the videos and parents would kill you if you broke one....the local Erol's Video Club was a special treat. Only the rich kids in town had parents that were members. It was like 400 bucks to join and movies were crazy, like 6 bucks a day? Thats what number sticks in my head...not sure. I will say that I own it on Laserdisc That came out a few years later at a much better price...I think it was only 49.99 C Jeez, Cassidy, you really dated yourself there. I'll bet you remember black and white TV, and Winky Dink screens, and watching the dot disappear when you turned off the set (remember when we called them 'sets'?). And hello from a fellow geezer! I'm a geezer too, because I remember B&W TV and the dot, and calling them "sets". Winky Dink screens sound familiar, but I can't remember exactly what they were. Can you jog my memory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightytodd Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Winky Dink and You... ...Winky Dink and Me... ...we are always having fun together... Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittenmommy Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Winky Dink and You... ...Winky Dink and Me... ...we are always having fun together... Wikipedia OK, I've heard of this but never seen it. I guess I'm not quite as ancient as I thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27ace27 Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 I know the thread is dead, but. when it shows ET's and Elliot's brain waves on the screen it looks like they're playing surround! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27ace27 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 buuuuump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamingguy Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 But the sounds were coming from a ColecoVision, right? That's usually how Hollywood game consoles work. That just reminded me of another commercial I saw the other day. It was for the "credit fairy", and this guy was using a gamepad or some such device far and away from an Atari 2600 controller and Pacman sounds were coming out of his television! Sacrilege! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 But what game is inserted? E.T? If you look at the picture on the TV, you can clearly tell that it's "Big Bird's Egg Catch." And the graphics are absolutely amazing, they look just like the Sesame Street show! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poopopyo Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 That is so cool... I haven't seen E.T. since I was a kid, back then I had no idea what an Atari 2600 was (I'm only 20, grew up on SMS).. now I wanna go find my E.T. DVD and finally watch it (.. at the same time seeing if I can spot it). I'm glad I spurred interest in somebody so whats SMS? (I'm only 13 I grew up on the N64:)) Zomg I'm 13 too and I grew up on the N64!! I have no idea what SMS is either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27ace27 Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 bump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 bump! Dude, seriously, why are you bumping your own thread? It's bad enough that the thread title is completely useless. If you have something new to add, that's one thing, but come on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Ks Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I noticed that Atari right away You can't see what's in it though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I noticed that Atari right away You can't see what's in it though... Maybe when it comes out on Blu-ray we'll be able to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 no screen caps or anything that anyone can post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbarius Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) I noticed that Atari right away You can't see what's in it though... Maybe when it comes out on Blu-ray we'll be able to see! By looking at the picture I would say the cartridge slot is empty... Edited May 31, 2009 by Herbarius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) I noticed that Atari right away You can't see what's in it though...Maybe when it comes out on Blu-ray we'll be able to see! By looking at the picture I would say the cartridge slot is empty... My thoughts exactly... Edited May 31, 2009 by Wickeycolumbus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27ace27 Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 bump! Dude, seriously, why are you bumping your own thread? It's bad enough that the thread title is completely useless. If you have something new to add, that's one thing, but come on! bump!!! hehehe.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariwizard Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 that in the movie E.T. that there is an Atari 2600 woody sitting atop the TV? But what game is inserted? E.T? um i zoomed in and theres nothing in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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