Just Got A Great Buy

Well last night dad let me pick out an early christmas present and we ordered it. When I found it, I couldn't believe my eyes.

Oldschool gamers like me would certainly find value in this. An Atari 2600 with two joysticks and two paddles, and 20 games included, in nearly perfectly brand new condition! With a 90 day warranty to boot. Now.. Guess how much it cost. 500? That's the LEAST you'd find it for. It was only $115. ONLY. And it was no ripoff. I'm quite happy with that. This is gonna rock.

I'm sure some of you will ask what games are with it, guess I'll tell!

Asteroids, Astroblast, Basketball, Battlezone, Carnival, Circus Atari, Combat, Dark Cavern, Defender, Donkey Kong, ET The Extra Terrestrial, Frogs and Flies, Home Run, Missile Command, Outlaw, Space Jockey, Swordquest EarthWorld, Venture, Video Pinball, and Warlords.

Now you tell me if that wasn't a good buy.

Disagree. Waste of money no matter how good the games.

Good Games:

Battlezone
Circus Atari
Defender(ooo forgot this one, I liked it but i sucked as a little kid)
Outlaw
Space Jockey - never played but it looks like something i would have liked.

Disagree. Waste of money no matter how good the games.

Good Games: Battlezone, Carnival, Defender(ooo forgot this one, I liked it but i sucked as a little kid)

Dont know about these or dont like them: Asteroids, Astroblast, Basketball, , , Circus Atari, Combat, Dark Cavern, , Donkey Kong, ET The Extra Terrestrial, Frogs and Flies, Home Run, Missile Command, Outlaw, Space Jockey, Swordquest EarthWorld, Venture, Video Pinball, and Warlords.

You need stuff like river raid, choplifter, Yar's revenge, kaboom, ummmm some others i forget. _AbBaNdOn

Oh I know there's other games. I plan on getting them too. I can get them pretty much brand new in the boxes for 4 bucks or 5. Pretty good prices.

By brand new condition do you mean in the box or its good quality.Videogamefan123

Good quality. Looks like it just came out of the box.

I like retro games but I go back as far as NES. Atari 2600 games are generally too simple for me with not enough depth but I still think you got a good value especially if you are in to the Atari so CONGRATS!

Now you just need to add Pitfall, Moon Patrol, Frogger, and Pac Man to your collection and it will be complete.

i agree with Roboccs, im not a big atari fan, they're a bit too simplistic and although the original nintendo (NES) is no graphics giant, i grew up with it so i can safely say i like the graphics. unfortunately the atari 2600 with like 3 or 4 colors onscreen is a bit too minimal for me (im surprised at how much difference a couple extra colors onscreen can make for my own taste) however if you enjoy it and those games then good for you! z4twenny

I agree, as well. The Atari is not my style, never was, never will be & and I used to own a 2600 back in the 80s.

so your dad got ripped off is the general consensus...

so long as you're happy with it, that's all that matters, right? one christmas, my mom and dad gave me $200 cash to blow, and boy howdy, i blew it real quick. one stop on ebay and two weeks later i had a genesis, sega cd, 32x with mortal kombat on sega cd, and a couple of 32x games... and no more money.

so your dad got ripped off is the general consensus...

so long as you're happy with it, that's all that matters, right? one christmas, my mom and dad gave me $200 cash to blow, and boy howdy, i blew it real quick. one stop on ebay and two weeks later i had a genesis, sega cd, 32x with mortal kombat on sega cd, and a couple of 32x games... and no more money.

sofaking_bob

That sounds awesome XD yet.. Wow quite a bit.

I dont think he got ripped off. Consoles are kind of like baseball cards, thier value increases over time. Anything for some good nostalgia.Gavinology

Amen.

I dont think he got ripped off. Consoles are kind of like baseball cards, thier value increases over time. Anything for some good nostalgia.Gavinology

Thats true but for the time being he got ripped off :)

Breakout was a great game. and i agree that you bought something great...djedi_master

Breakout is quite a gem.

i got 2 Atari 2600's and 33 games with 4 joysticks for free from a garage sale and it works, so yea i beat yaRigga911

That is sweet. Did they both come with a power adapter and thing to hook it up to your tv or just one set. Also how did you get it for free