nofrills100 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) The annual 2600 Hall of Fame vote is now open. As with previous years the protocol is: Each person is allowed up to 10 votes - to be placed in one post. At the end of the voting period the person with the most votes will be inducted. If we have a tie, then the person who reached the most votes first will be inducted. To this I'm going to add: no retrospective changing of votes beyond the day that you made them. Everyone should have a look at all the great 2600 collections out there on the Show Us Your Collection page. Here are the list of former inductees.Marco 2006 (Collector)Mickey Mouse 2007 (Collector)Rick Weis 2008 (Collector)Iwan-Iwanowitsh-goratshin 2009 (Collector)Wonder007 2010 (Collector)Marc Oberhauser 2011 (Collector)Dino 2012 (Collector)Atari181 2013 (Collector)Rom Hunter 2014 (Archivist) I'm going to set the closing date for votes on the last day of this month. Wednesday 30th September - Midnight PDT (ie Los Angeles time) Edited September 2, 2015 by nofrills100 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Quote The vote is called "Atari 2600 collector Hall of Fame"It is unimportant what exactly (Atari 2600 related) you collect.loose gamesboxed gamesprotoshardwarerom filespatchesflyerseceteraIn my eyes a collection is the sum of some or all parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Can I vote for myself? Besides working on the website for variations, I have an extensive collection of over 625 games, probably 350 boxed. The loose shelf has a second row behind the first completely filled. It looks like a mess, but I ran out of room. I don't only do video games. If I can't vote for myself I vote for Tempest or Random Terrain, or Albert if he's allowed. Edited September 2, 2015 by Philflound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 For voting do you want us to PM you or post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Toymailman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Frostbite Bailey Albert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariTexas Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Albert Philflound Trump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 For voting do you want us to PM you or post? Post it here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Cool!! I'm going to cast my ballot for ccatalyst. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/170532-ccatalyst-gameroom-collection/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thekng123 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 albert ccatalyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Can I vote for myself? Wowzers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 If I can't vote for myself I vote for Tempest or Random Terrain, or Albert if he's allowed. Just to clarify - You can vote for ten people. So unless you expressly just want to vote for yourself, I'll count your other votes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Combat Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I am going to vote for philfound partly because his devotion to scanning and documenting the vast amount of variant games & his collection is halfway descent not always about the rares. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Combat Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 1) One more vote this one is for cyber "dirty harry" .... well punk do you feel lucky .... i am going to make you disappear 2) Has a nice collection in the background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Programmers allowed? Seems we have a few prolific programmers here... If the title is simply "Atari 2600 Hall of Fame," it would seem like programmers should be included. Maybe I'm wrong about the nature of this HoF though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister-VCS Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I vote for a guy called Mister-VCS! Ghostbusters KIng CompuMate owner owner of rare german-videogame books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 The HOF from my experience is to acknowledge our peers not gloat and self promote. Just wanted to toss that out there as it seems the thread is getting a fair amount of gloat and not enough vote (for peers not self). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Yes the Hall of Fame is for anyone contributing to the Atari 2600. Initially it was just for collectors, but (somewhat controversially) it was broadened a few years ago when people started voting for contributors as well as collectors. Last year Rom Hunter received the most votes - the first non hardware collector to enter the HoF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister-VCS Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 The HOF from my experience is to acknowledge our peers not gloat and self promote. Just wanted to toss that out there as it seems the thread is getting a fair amount of gloat and not enough vote (for peers not self). ...that is the reason that i didn't receive any likes so far! And i thought self-promotion is necessary these days .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfAmongWolves Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Yes the Hall of Fame is for anyone contributing to the Atari 2600. Initially it was just for collectors, but (somewhat controversially) it was broadened a few years ago when people started voting for contributors as well as collectors. Last year Rom Hunter received the most votes - the first non hardware collector to enter the HoF Does the definition of "contributors" also include people who make meaningful posts on AtariAge, or is it always tied to having the biggest/rarest collection of hardware/roms/scans etc.? There are members here who I've noticed go out of their way to make newbies feel welcome, answer other members' questions, give programming tips, add new thoughts and insights to discussions, and generally really contribute to making the 2600 forum the interesting, helpful, and fun place it is. Can we vote for those members as well, regardless of the size of their collections, or do you feel it would make the HoF too broad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Does the definition of "contributors" also include people who make meaningful posts on AtariAge, or is it always tied to having the biggest/rarest collection of hardware/roms/scans etc.? There are members here who I've noticed go out of their way to make newbies feel welcome, answer other members' questions, give programming tips, add new thoughts and insights to discussions, and generally really contribute to making the 2600 forum the interesting, helpful, and fun place it is. Can we vote for those members as well, regardless of the size of their collections, or do you feel it would make the HoF too broad? Personally I think that falls outside of the intention of the 2600 HoF - what you are suggesting sounds much broader and more of an 'upstanding member of the community' type of award. But I don't make the rules, I just start these threads every year following off from the original HoF started by Homer way back. Each person has 10 votes, it is a democracy - vote for who you like. The person with the most votes wins. Edited September 5, 2015 by nofrills100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 I vote for: Tempest - due to his amazing archive of protos, scans and information researched through years of dedication. Albert - although it feels weird voting for someone whose repute is obviously on a higher level than a HoF. Schitti - for his personal collection, and for setting up a PAL 2600 database and rarity guide, a massive undertaking still in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Albert TempestBennyToymailmanMister VCS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 I vote for: swlovinist Albert bfstats zwackery toymailman neotokeo2001 FND Tempest Spiceware atarinut76 All have extensive 2600 collections or make a significant contribution to the hobby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggger2 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I was glad to see Rom Hunter added to the hall of fame in 2014. As an archivist he added he added immensely to my knowledge and enjoyment of collecting Atari 2600 items. For 2015 I am voting for Philflound another archivist who has spent considerable time adding to my Atari2600 enjoyment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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