Strange 1,657 Member · Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I figured I would start a thread to discuss or show off anything and everything Atari. Individual threads for systems are cool too (like captmorgandrinker’s 7800 thread) but I figured we could have an all encompassing thread to discuss and post pictures of all systems, games, and accessories in the Atari family. 2600, 5200, 7800, Jaguar, Lynx, 8-bit computers: to quote Cole Porter, anything goes. So I found these Atari posters at an antique mall and I have no clue if they’re original or worth the price, but I’m intrigued: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels 125 Member · Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Thanks for making this thread. Big Atari fan here. And that Haunted House one is fantastic. I'm not even a huge fan of the game but I'd pay that to have that in my gameroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 954 Member · Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Those are really cool posters. I wish i could find anything of interest at out antique malls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot 5,311 Events Team · Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Love me some Atari. 2600 in particular. Atari artwork is some of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acromite53 337 Member · Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Those appear to be the cardboard hanging store display signs put in a frame. Not posters. I'm not sure what they are worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen 4,935 Member · Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) That Haunted House display is sweet. Basic Programming will forever be my favorite Atari art. It looks so "basic". Edited October 23, 2019 by DefaultGen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acromite53 337 Member · Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, DefaultGen said: That Haunted House display is sweet. Basic Programming will forever be my favorite Atari art. It looks so "basic". Ah man. I love that classic Atari art. They had these elaborate or exiting paintings for even the most "basic" games / software they did. If you get a chance, check out the "Art of Atari" book. Edited October 24, 2019 by acromite53 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD 1,082 Member · Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Cool to see an Atari thread. Atari is how I started with video games. I was just at PRGE and got some of my carts signed by folks from the original Atari and Activision. I'll have to post some pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats1717 61 Member · Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Those posters are cool. Not sure if they are real or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty 187 Member · Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 1:06 PM, acromite53 said: Those appear to be the cardboard hanging store display signs put in a frame. Not posters. I'm not sure what they are worth. Agreed. thise have to be worth the ask price no? 65 isn’t really much if those are vintage POP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid 394 Member · Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Did someone mention basic programming for the 2600 I got a couple of those 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange 1,657 Member · Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 It amazes me that we’re still finding 2600 games. This isn’t the case in the linked post, but some guy cooking up a game in his garage and then selling them exclusively in a local classifieds ad is a totally real possibility. It sucks for set collectors, but it’s cool for nerds like me that are into those types of stories. At the risk of turning this into a pickups thread, it looks like someone in my local area got out of the Atari game and I was able to pickup a few desirable carts recently. I’ve been looking for Pengo for awhile, and H.E.R.O. is a top ten 2600 game. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker 1,609 Administrator · Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 12 hours ago, The Strangest said: It amazes me that we’re still finding 2600 games. This isn’t the case in the linked post, but some guy cooking up a game in his garage and then selling them exclusively in a local classifieds ad is a totally real possibility. It sucks for set collectors, but it’s cool for nerds like me that are into those types of stories. At the risk of turning this into a pickups thread, it looks like someone in my local area got out of the Atari game and I was able to pickup a few desirable carts recently. I’ve been looking for Pengo for awhile, and H.E.R.O. is a top ten 2600 game. Killer snag! You're correct about 2600 gems having the ability to pop up anywhere; those are the most likely I think to be seen in dollar bins at flea markets. That's also the nice thing about selling at shows- vendors get first crack at the goods, so if somebody has said aforementioned not-yet-picked-over bin... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acromite53 337 Member · Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, captmorgandrinker said: Killer snag! You're correct about 2600 gems having the ability to pop up anywhere; those are the most likely I think to be seen in dollar bins at flea markets. That's also the nice thing about selling at shows- vendors get first crack at the goods, so if somebody has said aforementioned not-yet-picked-over bin... See that's the interesting thing. We may be seeing a lot more Atari pickups soon. Atari collecting was big in the 90s and 2000s when guys were getting nostalgic. Same thing happened as NES collecting hit its peak around 2013(yall can correct me on dates). A lot of these Atari guys are older now and may be passing away or looking to pass on their collection. This summer I went to a garage sale where a deceased man's brother was selling his possessions. Turns out he was a big Atari collector back in the day. He had literally hundreds of Atari cartridges and dozens of 7800 systems. I got ~100 games for $1 each. Could have gotten a ton more. So my point is, we'll probably see a lot more Atari pickups soon as older collections start resurfacing again. Edited October 27, 2019 by acromite53 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker 1,609 Administrator · Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 55 minutes ago, acromite53 said: See that's the interesting thing. We may be seeing a lot more Atari pickups soon. Atari collecting was big in the 90s and 2000s when guys were getting nostalgic. Same thing happened as NES collecting hit its peak around 2013(yall can correct me on dates). A lot of these Atari guys are older now and may be passing away or looking to pass on their collection. This summer I went to a garage sale where a deceased man's brother was selling his possessions. Turns out he was a big Atari collector back in the day. He had literally hundreds of Atari cartridges and dozens of 7800 systems. I got ~100 games for $1 each. Could have gotten a ton more. So my point is, we'll probably see a lot more Atari pickups soon as older collections start resurfacing again. Thanks for the reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange 1,657 Member · Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 1 hour ago, acromite53 said: See that's the interesting thing. We may be seeing a lot more Atari pickups soon. Atari collecting was big in the 90s and 2000s when guys were getting nostalgic. Same thing happened as NES collecting hit its peak around 2013(yall can correct me on dates). A lot of these Atari guys are older now and may be passing away or looking to pass on their collection. My local game stores have said they noticed an uptick in Atari collecting too. I’m usually the one who peruses the “pre-NES” stuff the most, but I’ve been told more than once that they’ve seen a lot more people coming in for that stuff lately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels 125 Member · Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, The Strangest said: My local game stores have said they noticed an uptick in Atari collecting too. I’m usually the one who peruses the “pre-NES” stuff the most, but I’ve been told more than once that they’ve seen a lot more people coming in for that stuff lately. A local game store, who you really have to work at to get a deal from, had probably 200 Atari 2600 games. All junk commons in garbage shape, and unless you were ready to haggle, he'd tell you they were $5/each. Ridiculous. About a year ago, evidently someone came in and bought ALL of them. There were at least 20 copies of Combat in that lot. I have no idea if it was an overly ambitious reseller or what, but I can tell you that he definitely overpaid for that lot even if he worked out a deal. Hope it worked out for him. Even at $1/game he would have been overpaying for what was there. Said game store is finally rebuilding their stock and I've been finding a lot of solid 2600 and 5200 titles. Here's to hoping Atari collecting stabilizes once again and doesn't get wild like newer consoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker 1,609 Administrator · Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, barrels said: A local game store, who you really have to work at to get a deal from, had probably 200 Atari 2600 games. All junk commons in garbage shape, and unless you were ready to haggle, he'd tell you they were $5/each. Ridiculous. About a year ago, evidently someone came in and bought ALL of them. There were at least 20 copies of Combat in that lot. I have no idea if it was an overly ambitious reseller or what, but I can tell you that he definitely overpaid for that lot even if he worked out a deal. Hope it worked out for him. Even at $1/game he would have been overpaying for what was there. Said game store is finally rebuilding their stock and I've been finding a lot of solid 2600 and 5200 titles. Here's to hoping Atari collecting stabilizes once again and doesn't get wild like newer consoles. There's a store here like that too. But $5 a game came in handy when Adventure shot up to $20-30 briefly. No real uptick here locally (local chain lots them up when they get them in), but I have noticed more interest over the last year or two at shows. I sell commons for a buck each or 6/$5, and then the uncommons are reasonably priced, and I move a fair amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acromite53 337 Member · Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, barrels said: A local game store, who you really have to work at to get a deal from, had probably 200 Atari 2600 games. All junk commons in garbage shape, and unless you were ready to haggle, he'd tell you they were $5/each. Ridiculous. About a year ago, evidently someone came in and bought ALL of them. There were at least 20 copies of Combat in that lot. I have no idea if it was an overly ambitious reseller or what, but I can tell you that he definitely overpaid for that lot even if he worked out a deal. Hope it worked out for him. Even at $1/game he would have been overpaying for what was there. Said game store is finally rebuilding their stock and I've been finding a lot of solid 2600 and 5200 titles. Here's to hoping Atari collecting stabilizes once again and doesn't get wild like newer consoles. My local retro game store almost never gets in Atari games. They just never do. I dont know why. NES trade ins are way more common. What stock they do have, that they've built up, never moved. All common stuff. Mixed conditions. Recently, they clearanced all their 2600 stock for 50 cents each. They finally moved. But it was all bought by one guy buying the entire rack. Edited October 27, 2019 by acromite53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange 1,657 Member · Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 There’s a small subset of the population that believes all Atari stuff, even the dirt common carts, are worth gold. I’d bet the people who bought out those entire racks have the same line of thinking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 954 Member · Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 On 10/27/2019 at 2:37 PM, The Strangest said: There’s a small subset of the population that believes all Atari stuff, even the dirt common carts, are worth gold. I’d bet the people who bought out those entire racks have the same line of thinking. I have a local antique mall with a booth that has a 4-Switch Woody and the usual smattering of common games for $125. It's been there over a year and I chuckle every time I see it. Oh and forgot to mention one of the switches is busted into the console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker 1,609 Administrator · Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 On 10/27/2019 at 2:37 PM, The Strangest said: There’s a small subset of the population that believes all Atari stuff, even the dirt common carts, are worth gold. I’d bet the people who bought out those entire racks have the same line of thinking. Offer ten NES commons that are "valued well over 2000" in trade. They must think their E.T. is one of the Alamagordo ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange 1,657 Member · Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 No manual unfortunately, but I was really excited to find a boxed copy from this relatively obscure developer. Some of their cartridges were only made with end labels and missing the top labels like this one. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono1874 144 Member · Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 11:37 AM, DefaultGen said: That Haunted House display is sweet. Basic Programming will forever be my favorite Atari art. It looks so "basic". This artwork perfectly encapsulates what it feels like when you first learn how to program in BASIC. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acromite53 337 Member · Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 12 hours ago, The Strangest said: No manual unfortunately, but I was really excited to find a boxed copy from this relatively obscure developer. Some of their cartridges were only made with end labels and missing the top labels like this one. Wow really cool. That's part of why I love the 2600, you get weird and interesting publishers like this who quickly appeared then dissapeared. I heard those Panda end labels never hold up. I've never seen a box for it. Looks neat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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