Phitter's Atari Collection

[phitter]

Here is my collection in all its glory. 446 Different Carts Total for the 2600 (353 Unique titles not including label variations)

 

Atari Consoles: Heavy Sixer, Light Sixer, 4-Switch Woodgrain, Vader, Jr. (Little Rainbow), Jr. (Long Rainbow), Sears Video Arcade II, Atari 7800

 

Game Center (Probably should dust this more often)

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Console Boxes

 

XE

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Sealed Controllers (How Useful)

 

Plug and Play Collection

[phitter]

Boxed Games

[+atari2600land]

And how much did all this cost?

[phitter]

Loose Games

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Documents, arranged alphabetically by game title (I probably have manuals for 80% of the carts I have and admittedly, I save different Revisions of each - probably in excess of 500 different manuals and other documents (including different revisions), Atari Age Magazines (all saved from my youth)

Edited September 24, 2006 by phitter

[phitter]

Plus checkout my Electronic Baseball Game collection:

 

Phitter's Electronic Baseball Game Collection

[phitter]

And how much did all this cost?

 

I have no idea. I have been collecting seriously for over ten years (plus I hung on to all of my games that I had as a kid) and I just kind of pick up stuff here and there.

 

-phitter

[rheffera]

WOW! have you been collecting since you were young? or did you go through a "revival" period like me, where you came back to it?

[Crazy Climber]

Excellent collection man, I especially like the boxed repro's. I missed out on those ones so if you ever want to git rid of them shoot me a PM, but I won't hold my breath - You look like a pretty serious collector. Nice Stuff

[Christophero Sly]

What does the front of your picture label Sky Diver (white text) look like?

 

Oh, and nice collection.

[+Omegamatrix]

Christophero you have eyes like a hawk. I bet you are looking for a different year then the common '86. This is my '86.

 

[Scumdogg]

Wow, this puts my collection of *anything* to shame...and i have some pretty good stuff.

 

Very cool indeed.

[Christophero Sly]

Christophero you have eyes like a hawk. I bet you are looking for a different year then the common '86.

Exactly.

 

Thanks for the photo.

Edited September 24, 2006 by Christophero Sly

[phitter]

WOW! have you been collecting since you were young? or did you go through a "revival" period like me, where you came back to it?

 

I think I was in second grade when we got our first Atari (4-switch woody) and but for a brief hiatus during high school with the NES, I have never looked back. When I was in college in the early 1990's and SNES (although I love Street Fighter II and the Final Fantasy titles) and Sega Genesis were the big things, I still had my Atari at school and usually could get a good crowd of people to play. Some of my buddies actually brought their stuff in from home and gave it to me for free. Those were the days!

 

All along, I would pick up stuff if I saw it at a flea market or yard sale but...then I stumbled onto eBay and started to collect more seriously.

 

-phitter

[jboypacman]

Very sweet collection.Wish i had the stuff i had as a kid.It wasnt much but it still would be nice.Thanks for posting the pics.

[Dauber]

Do you actually play this stuff too??

[phitter]

Do you actually play this stuff too??

 

I collect this stuff because of how much I enjoy playing but, like many people, finding time to play is difficult nowadays. I keep my Vader in a Game Center with the controllers and my favorite games for easy access. I do play from time to time. At this point, I am really just trying to amass the collection I wish I had when I was in fourth grade.

 

I also love the nostalgia aspect and thinking back to the epic battles I would wage with my siblings, friends and cousins on the various games; the "High Score Hall of Fame" notebook that we kept in the house (and that I wish hadn't gotten tossed); the thrill of getting a new game; and, of getting to stay up late to play after Friday Night Videos was over.

 

My top ten is comprised of those games which I still enjoy playing to this day (as posted on the Top 100 Games sticky):

 

1. Circus Atari (Best Game Ever)

2. Yars' Revenge

3. River Raid

4. Warlords

5. Lock 'N' Chase

6. Demon Attack

7. Barnstorming

8. Gyruss

9. Dig Dug

10 Pitfall!

 

Admittedly, I have a number of games that have never been played. And I just can't bring myself to open factory sealed boxes. Otherwise, I have no desire to ever play several of the games again (Space Jockey comes to mind.)

 

I don't play all of them but I am a player.

 

-phitter

[Scihorror]

Very impressive collection! Kudos!!!