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| burningdoom:
Atari 2600 sucks. It was barely a part of my childhood before the NES, so I just don't have the nostalgia for it. The sound is atrocious. The graphics are barely recognizable (that's understandable, at least), and that joystick is stiffer than an Olive Garden breadstick. That said, it has a very interesting history. I'm enamored with the history behind the early gaming industry even if I'm not a fan of the console. Nolan Bushnell is a very unique guy. And the crap that company went through after he left. I'm happy it was the innovator that created the gaming industry, but I sold mine due to disinterest. What are your thoughts on the console? |
| Warmsignal:
It really is kinda poor, even for 1970s standards. Arcades were leaps and bounds ahead of home consoles then, but even as a console the 2600 was jank. All of it's less successful contemporaries had better graphics, better sound, and more accessible programming for developers than the 2600. Atari was lucky that their console was in the right place at the right time to sell so many units before anyone else could. I can mess around with it, there are some tolerable games. But I mostly just think of it as a novelty. I'd never pay what people are asking for the games now. |
| gummo:
When it came out it was fine . Just having video games at home was fun even if they did look like ass , people were coming from pong . The joysticks were one of the better designs of it's time and there were tons of 3rd party controller designs . The console was built like a tank , carts were of a good design . Games had a lot of big titles , they were plentiful and easily found in a variety of stores . Luckily as a kid we got the Atari 400 instead and never had to deal with the 2600 except visiting friends . I only recently picked up some 2600 variant consoles because they were dirt cheap . I do not collect the games as there are usually much better versions available . The NES came out in a different time . The NES sucked when compared to the Sega Genesis and so on . |
| oldgamerz:
Atari 2600 games are better played on those PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 and Xbox compilations in my own opinion. the closest thing to a real Atari 2600 I played was on 2 Atari Flashback consoles, it was different, but the games in my opinion are better played with a D-pad controller. the Atari Flashback joysticks are uncomfortable. But if you play Atari 2600 games on " A Collection of Activision Classic Games for the Atari 2600" on PS1 OR Activision Anthology or Atari Anthology for the PlayStation 2 or Original Xbox . One downside of a real Atari 1970's early 1980's Atari 2600 was the fact that you need to sit right next to the console itself and reset the game every time you need to start or play the game over again. I don't mind the graphics I don't mind the games, I actually love Atari 2600 games. but I don't really feel comfortable playing with the joysticks. I never tried the paddle controllers through. --- Quote from: gummo on March 11, 2021, 07:20:32 pm ---When it came out it was fine . Just having video games at home was fun even if they did look like ass , people were coming from pong . The joysticks were one of the better designs of it's time and there were tons of 3rd party controller designs . The console was built like a tank , carts were of a good design . Games had a lot of big titles , they were plentiful and easily found in a variety of stores . Luckily as a kid we got the Atari 400 instead and never had to deal with the 2600 except visiting friends . I only recently picked up some 2600 variant consoles because they were dirt cheap . I do not collect the games as there are usually much better versions available . The NES came out in a different time . The NES sucked when compared to the Sega Genesis and so on . --- End quote --- I LOVE PONG! I've played a lot of rounds of it on PlayStation 2 |
| gummo:
As far as revisiting the Atari VCS in 2021 , it's very primitive . |
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