Atari making a comeback? Anyone have or looked at one of these?

[SunnyD]

This little doodad...

Remember when the Atari was a console? I'm actually half tempted to get one of these... Asteroids, Missile Command, Yar's Revenge, and my all time favorite Adventure - among others.

I showed it to my wife in Walmart the other day and she said "What? No PacMan?". :disgust:

 

[sygyzy]

There is PacMan. It's on the Namco one.

 

[fredtam]

I still have both the Atari 2600 & 5200 in my attic. That looks cool though.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

They have the same kinds of things over in China, except they're hacked and most likely illegal... Got something like 100 games on them. I saw a few on ebay.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

One of the all-time most disappointing moments of my life was the release of Pac-Man for the 2600. I tried to put a positive spin on how badly it sucked, but, well, it really, really sucked.

 

[Arcturian]

i think it's worth maybe 10 bucks that's my price point and I may buy it

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito
One of the all-time most disappointing moments of my life was the release of Pac-Man for the 2600. I tried to put a positive spin on how badly it sucked, but, well, it really, really sucked.

how can Pac Man suck? I mean, it would take extraoridinary talent to screw up a simple game like that.

 

[Foo909]

I have the pac-man one and the atari one... my little bro got them for me just for kicks. They are pretty fun actually, kinda suprising

 

One of the all-time most disappointing moments of my life was the release of Pac-Man for the 2600. I tried to put a positive spin on how badly it sucked, but, well, it really, really sucked.

WTF are you talking about?! It was the same as the arcade version. That game is impossible to fcuk up.

 

[Arcturian]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson

One of the all-time most disappointing moments of my life was the release of Pac-Man for the 2600. I tried to put a positive spin on how badly it sucked, but, well, it really, really sucked.

WTF are you talking about?! It was the same as the arcade version. That game is impossible to fcuk up.

2600 incarnation of pacman was absolutely nothing like the arcade. WTF are you talking about?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson

WTF are you talking about?! It was the same as the arcade version. That game is impossible to fcuk up.

It was nothing like the arcade version. Have you ever played a 2600? The hardware was very limited, and Pac Man was just hideous on the 2600.

These are some screenshots, but it actually looked even worse, because the Atari could, as I recall, only render a few moving objects at a time, so the ghosts flickered to allow all 4, plus Pac-Man, to move at once.

In its day, the 2600 Pac-Man was probably the most anticipated video game in history up to that point, so it was a crushing disappointment. Here is a review that tells the story.

 

[Wingznut]

I got one of these for Xmas.

It was fun for about 1/2 hour. Now it's only fun to break out for friends to see... But again, not for very long.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Wingznut
It was fun for about 1/2 hour. Now it's only fun to break out for friends to see... But again, not for very long.

You're talking about the Atari thingee right? :beer:

 

[Justin218]

wow looks like pacman really sucked on the 2600

 

[TitanDiddly]

I've got an Atary Lynx from back in the day. Anybody happen to know how much it's worth?

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito

Originally posted by: MisterJackson

WTF are you talking about?! It was the same as the arcade version. That game is impossible to fcuk up.

It was nothing like the arcade version. Have you ever played a 2600? The hardware was very limited, and Pac Man was just hideous on the 2600.

These are some screenshots, but it actually looked even worse, because the Atari could, as I recall, only render a few moving objects at a time, so the ghosts flickered to allow all 4, plus Pac-Man, to move at once.

In its day, the 2600 Pac-Man was probably the most anticipated video game in history up to that point, so it was a crushing disappointment. Here is a review that tells the story.

Huh. Maybe that's why I've only acquired Ms. Pac Man for my 2600.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I've got an Atary Lynx from back in the day. Anybody happen to know how much it's worth?

Two-fifty and a jawbreaker?