thund3r Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 yep went to a car boot sale, and piced up a boxed 7800 in average condition with winter games and F-14 Tomcat for £7, dam im pleased! :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 Be sure to change your custom status quote! What's a "car boot sale"? I dont see much of those here in the states! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 Not bad, especially those two games which aren't too easy to find (certainly not piss common). "Car Boot Sale" is UK terminology... it's a bit like a flea market in some ways. People come with stuff loaded in their car's boot (the trunk to you Americans) and sell it out of there. Or just load it on a table in front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 Oh...after some thought I came up w/ "garage" & thought thund3r mistyped "car booth", though Ive not heard it called that. Thanks MayhemUK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thund3r Posted August 24, 2003 Author Share Posted August 24, 2003 lol ive always wanted to kno wot a flea market is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 lol ive always wanted to kno wot a flea market is I would guess it started as a derogatory term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thund3r Posted August 25, 2003 Author Share Posted August 25, 2003 with winter games and F-14 Tomcat both 2600 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 Ah... pity... the 7800 versions are a lot harder to find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcprs1 Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 Something I found online-- There are two theories about the origin of "flea market," and although I'm fairly certain that one of them is actually a case of linguistic coincidence, we'll take them both for a spin. According to etymologist Christine Ammer, the first "flea market" may have been New York's raucous Fly Market, a fixture in Lower Manhattan from before the American Revolution until around 1816. The "Fly" came from the Dutch name for the market, "Vly" or "Vlie," which meant "valley," and was pronounced, you guessed it, "flea." Voila, "flea market." Maybe. However, while the Fly Market certainly existed, and its name was evidently indeed pronounced "flea market," the actual origin of the term most probably lies in Paris, where Le Marche aux Puces (literally, "market of the fleas") was a popular shopping venue. Le Marche aux Puces took its name, as you might have guessed by now, from the semi-humorous (and probably at least partly accurate) popular perception that the market's ragtag goods were more than likely to be infested with fleas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 Something I found online-- There are two theories about the origin of "flea market," and although I'm fairly certain that one of them is actually a case of linguistic coincidence, we'll take them both for a spin. According to etymologist Christine Ammer, the first "flea market" may have been New York's raucous Fly Market, a fixture in Lower Manhattan from before the American Revolution until around 1816. The "Fly" came from the Dutch name for the market, "Vly" or "Vlie," which meant "valley," and was pronounced, you guessed it, "flea." Voila, "flea market." Maybe. However, while the Fly Market certainly existed, and its name was evidently indeed pronounced "flea market," the actual origin of the term most probably lies in Paris, where Le Marche aux Puces (literally, "market of the fleas") was a popular shopping venue. Le Marche aux Puces took its name, as you might have guessed by now, from the semi-humorous (and probably at least partly accurate) popular perception that the market's ragtag goods were more than likely to be infested with fleas. As a side note, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) when they have their annual air show in Oshkosh Wisconsin (It's a big deal, and is pretty cool to boot) have a 'FLY-Market', but I'm sure it's meant as a play on 'Flea Market' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 Congrats on your find, thund3r! Here are some good games you should try out... Asteroids Centipede Dig Dug Joust Food Fight Commando Ballblazer Pole Position II Alien Brigade Donkey Kong & Donkey Kong Jr (both have horrible sound, but they're good gameplay-wise) Tower Toppler Fatal Run Planet Smashers Galaga Ms. Pac-Man And stay the hell away from Karateka! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 I liked Karateka on the Atari 800XL but the 7800 version seems to be much harder than I remember. I bought it so that I can begin to put together games for my 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zloch Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 I agree with you on Karateka. It was one of the first 7800 games I got (after Food Fight). It's horrid. I personally would skip DK and DKJR. I think the gameplay sucks worse than the sounds, IMHO. Sean Congrats on your find, thund3r! Here are some good games you should try out... Asteroids Centipede Dig Dug Joust Food Fight Commando Ballblazer Pole Position II Alien Brigade Donkey Kong & Donkey Kong Jr (both have horrible sound, but they're good gameplay-wise) Tower Toppler Fatal Run Planet Smashers Galaga Ms. Pac-Man And stay the hell away from Karateka! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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