yarjr Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Up for sale a boxed Bentley pong system that came out in 1983- eBay Auction -- Item Number: 321483119121 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBrazil Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Seems very cheap and cool. Can you give more info about this system? Never heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Very common Pong clone, came out in 1983, and was already outdated. Typically you can find these boxed as plenty were made. Back when I had quite a few, I couldn't give them away for $5 a pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBrazil Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Very common Pong clone, came out in 1983, and was already outdated. Typically you can find these boxed as plenty were made. Back when I had quite a few, I couldn't give them away for $5 a pop. Thanx for the insight. I'm not Pong collector, just liked the "Bentley" name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Crash was in 84 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Crash was in 84 though Okay, I see where you a responding to the OP's comment in his auction about the crash in 1983. Historically things started going a little south in North America Q4 1982, so by 1983 certain effects were being felt, got worse in 84, and then final aftershocks in 85. I am comfortable saying the crash of 83, although I will often note it as the crash of 83/84. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Okay, I see where you a responding to the OP's comment in his auction about the crash in 1983. Historically things started going a little south in North America Q4 1982, so by 1983 certain effects were being felt, got worse in 84, and then final aftershocks in 85. I am comfortable saying the crash of 83, although I will often note it as the crash of 83/84. Not to turn this into a Crash topic, but I personally like to go with 1984 when I need to pick a date in my writings. It's absolutely true though that there were issues from 1982 - 1985, so that whole period is part of it. I choose 1984 because it's the first time that I feel like consumers were truly feeling the effects, i.e., it wasn't just behind-the-scenes where bad things were happening. While in 1983, console sales were down from the previous year, cartridge sales were actually up. In 1984, both were down and retailers were starting to more aggressively liquidate stock. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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