Who here actually owned the original Pong?

[frieed]

I'll do that, but here's MY question: What on God's green earth made you search for a thread that predates your join date by 7 YEARS to put your post in???

I searched to make sure I wasn't re-posting, found it, and decided what I added was relevant.

 

[gijohn40]

I still have an atari 2600 and about 15 games for it... still works! and I have a sega geneis with about 20 games that my grandson hooked up last weekend and was playing on my big screen.

 

[Magerdgr]

I had Pong. Probably the main reason I never got into video games.

Lol! Ditto!

 

[ricsrx]

i never owned one but spent plenty of hours at Grand Central (94 south and 7th east) playing with the one on display

 

[Brad J]

Still have an Atari in the original box. Used to have a ton of games until my brother gave them to his in-laws . . . they still play them
Anyone remember when the TI came out?

We had a TI-99. I remember my Dad used a special cassette recorder & tape to store programs (code) that he had created. I seem to also remember odd fax tone like sounds from the Tape as it Played them. Hunt the Wumpus and Tombstone were the best. Oh the Good Ol Days. I actually still have the TI, an Atari 800 XL, Atari 2600, Magnavox Odyssey & 3 Full Size Arcade Games. My name is Brad and Yes I have a Problem.

 

[phatfoto]

I have this fun little toy that I drag out from time to time... Atari Flashback 2 even uses the original paddles and joysticks. I ought to look for the paddle set... Great little CHEAP time waster. And best yet, if you're into hacking, then the designers (original 2600 folks) made it possible to include a socket to accept ORIGINAL 2600 cartridges and a switch to choose between the built in games and cartridges. I regret ever giving away my old 2600 and 50+ games.

Oh, the Flashback even has Pong and River Raid...

Its OK Brad, you're among friends...

 

[skeptic]

I had pong as a kid - black and white, spinner paddle controller things. Then Atari 2600, followed by Commodore 64 then Amigas..... I don't play console games any more, but if I can come up with a cabinet that the wife will approve of (probably something where the screen and controllers rotate out from the top) I want to build a media and game cabinet for our entertainment room. Use XBMC as a front end setup for TV (think NFL with company), music juke box and most important, M.A.M.E. arcade gaming.

 

[phatfoto]

M.A.M.E. cabinet would be cool. I've often thought about building one, but my woodworking skills are quite limited. I'd love a cocktail table though. Or one of the sit inside cabinets. When I was close to building a cabinet when I lived in Nevada, I wound up with tons of ROMs. Thanks to friends in really low places... I do have N64 emulator on my laptop, and a NES emulator on my Android phone... I won't say I was all that good at the games, but its a lot more fun to play them whehn it doesn't cost me a mint in quarters...