My first Atari 2600/Other Information

[ussexplorer]

Around early 1980 when I was a little kid I loved to go to yard sales. I cannot place the exact date but it was before Atari Junior/Rainbow, 7800 and Nintendo. At one of these yard sales, placed in a box with a price tag of $50.00 was a wood grain Atari wood grain VCS 6 switcher unit. Paddles, joysticks, numeric pads, driving paddles, and about 10 Sears’s games (All common titles). I was able to talk them down to $30.00. I rushed home, powered up the unit and chucked in the Pac Man carts. My first reaction was this was not Pac man. So I chucked in asteroids and space invaders. Oh, much better, closer to the quarter machines I played with.

 

To continue on with history I remember drooling over a new 2600 junior with one joystick, and of course a 7800 but could never talk myself into purchasing the units since I already had a functioning system. I sent a letter snail mail to Atari to get a list of parts and games left for the Atari 2600. I ordered Moon Patrol new (Sadly that cart died).

 

Around this time I ran into a friend who had an Atari 5200 system. I thought the graphics was cool but the system was big and controllers sucked compared to the 2600. I ran into another friend with a Sega Master System that seemed to kick rear. Now we are getting close to when my parents brought home a Nintendo system. The one with the light gun, controller pad, duck hunt and super Mario brothers.

 

I was drooling over the game xegs system with detachable keyboard and light gun until I found out it didn’t play 2600/7800 carts. I always thought that was a mistake on Atari’s behalf. I did pick up an Atari XL system and unloaded it when I realized it didn’t play Atari 2600 carts. Yes, I realized that these were functioning computers but I already had a coco 1, trs-80 model 1 and an apple II+. Why purchase another computer system.

 

Currently I have one Atari 2600 system (The original one I purchased), 7800 system with modified power supply (1/8 mono) instead of normal 7800 adaptor. Over 100+ different Atari Carts. Plus several other types of items like the RF wireless joysticks. This does not include the other systems I own.

 

Hope you enjoyed the first part of this story at least.

 

Jake_Paws

[Nukey Shay]

"Why purchase another computer system?" is a stupid question and I want it stricken from the record. j/k

 

...but I'll defend her honour, Your Honor!

Well are you on her or off her?  Make up your mind.

Definately...on her.  That's the best offer I've had all day.

[bigferret]

Good to see another Idaho resident here.....Just don't be stealing any of my potential thrift store or gamestore finds!

[Nukey Shay]

You are apparently unchallenged in the 8-bit area

[ussexplorer]

I have only found a few atari 2600 items. The best haul was open/boxed 2600 games. I didn't purchase any of them since I don't have my master list of games I already purchased. I also don't need any repeat carts. I did find a open boxed sega master system and several genesis / sega cd games I did purchase. So if that helps.