2600 in the Toy Hall of Fame.

[Nesbroslash]

http://www.museumofplay.org/nthof/toys/index.php?toy=atari_2600 This is pretty cool, but is it really a "toy" in the sense?

[Awesomepants]

I have 2 problems with this.

 

1. I get sooooo insulted when people call any kind of video game a "toy" nowadays. When the Atari 2600 first came out that was fine, because it was not truly established as a form of media. Now, however, video gaming is a staple of entertainment in the world, much like movies and even books. Calling a video game a toy is like calling an early video camera a toy. It's not.

 

2. Pacman is in that list... Pacman... not Mrs., not Jr... Pacman. Not only did they list that title directly in between Space Invaders and Frogger, but they also put a commercial for it at the bottom. You think they could have done enough research to realize that Pacman was equal to or reater than the amount of suckage that was found in E.T. GRAAAAHH!!!!

[iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin]

http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/116231-atari-2600-in-toy-hall-of-fame/page__p__1403471__hl__toy%20hall%20of%20fame__fromsearch__1#entry1403471

[Nesbroslash]

Oh crap, thanks for letting me know this had been posted. Oblivious Nesbro is oblivious.

[iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin]

Oh crap, thanks for letting me know this had been posted. Oblivious Nesbro is oblivious.

 

lol!