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    I don't know what it is but....

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    atarimystery
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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @lilbud
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      @lilbud

      It really is great to see someone like yourself discovering these games organically like that after all these years. I got into both Atari and Commodore 64 from my Uncle. He saw how much I loved Nintendo back in the day and just handed over every video game-related device he had. I still remember having all three systems littering the floor alongside my Ghostbuster toys in front of our wood grain TV. If you also imagine me trying to solve a Rubik's Cube, it might possible the most 80's mental image ever.

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      • CapemanC
        Capeman
        last edited by Capeman

        I'm definitely an atari buff. Anything with that logo will get me excited. If it's a new cartridge based system with simpler games than the current gen (something akin to Neo Geo, which would be cheap in modern times) it would be an amazing idea to cash in on the retro craze.

        But like i said, I'm definintely into atari!

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        Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator @Capeman
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          @Capeman

          Great pic! If I supply the Count Chocula, can we all come over to your house?

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          • edmaul69E
            edmaul69 @Capeman
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            @Capeman nice. Hiding those gray carts of sweetness though!

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            • CapemanC
              Capeman @edmaul69
              last edited by Capeman

              @edmaul69 I have about 90 each of atari and nes, im not much of a game collector, but i like having a small archive of the older stuff.

              Lately i've gotten into collecting more atari since i found a local store that undervalues their atari games and sells them for a buck a piece, i go weekly, i cant resist!

              @mediamogul DUDE, count chocula! I'm there!

              Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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              • lilbudL
                lilbud @mediamogul
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                (Long Post Ahead)

                @mediamogul Video games were introduced to me a few times. My earliest gaming memory would be playing Super Mario 64. I remember it distinctly, it was at a hairdresser around the corner. I was waiting for several others to get cut and I walked into the back and there it was, a jungle green N64 with SM64 on it. I had no idea of Mario or Nintendo at the time, so I just sat there and played.

                The next time was my 6th birthday, now my parents had both an Atari and an original NES, so knew video games. I opened the biggest box, and there it was, Mario Kart: Double Dash and a platinum Gamecube. Them getting me a Gamecube, and later a Game Boy Advance was either the greatest thing or the worst decision they ever made. It was only last year that my mom dug out her Atari and NES and hooked them up permanently (I swear, it's a fire hazard.) The systems were just there and left for us to start playing. It has started a lifelong obsession with video games. I just read about and find more to play, find new systems and new things to play. These are the games I have:

                Atari Games:
                Ms. Pacman
                River Raid
                Kaboom (Personal Favorite.)
                Frogger
                Commando Raid
                Combat
                Dragster
                Pitfall
                NES Games:
                SMB 1 and Duck Hunt
                Centipede
                Ninja Kid
                Gyromite

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                • CapemanC
                  Capeman
                  last edited by Capeman

                  It's awesome the range of ages on this forum, my earliest memory of gaming was when i was almost 5 years old and my dad brought home the NES power bundle with the gun and powerpad in 1986. I was born at the perfect time, rode the crest of the second and most successful wave of the video game industry revival. I got to experience the release of every major milestone in classic gaming as they were released at just the right age to appreciate them the most, and i got to participate in the most heated times of the bit-wars. I bounced between Nintendo and Sega more than a flip flopping politician, haha! Those were the days.

                  Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                  • CapemanC
                    Capeman
                    last edited by

                    I pitty the young kids now, alot of them are experiencing their first gaming on touch screens... barf. Hahaha!

                    Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                    • lilbudL
                      lilbud @Capeman
                      last edited by lilbud

                      @Capeman I think it's safe to say that RetroPie has helped me find and play so many more games. If I bought all the games that I wanted, I be so far in the red.

                      Also, never try to play Mario 1 on a phone. It just doesn't work. Thank God I always carry a controller in my backpack for moments when I want to play SNES, but I can't due to not being near my Pi. Thank you Retroarch Web Player.

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                      Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                      • mediamogulM
                        mediamogul Global Moderator @lilbud
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                        @lilbud

                        I swear, it's a fire hazard.

                        Ha! yeah, our family had so many things hooked into the back of our television that you could totally detect that sweet electrical burn smell if you got close enough. Also, I kid you not, if you jostled the wires around while the TV was on, you could here a radio station being broadcast in some other language.

                        @Capeman

                        It's awesome the range of ages on this forum

                        It really is amazing.

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                        • CapemanC
                          Capeman @mediamogul
                          last edited by Capeman

                          @mediamogul said in I don't know what it is but....:

                          Ha! yeah, our family had so many things hooked into the back of our television that you could totally detect that sweet electrical burn smell if you got close enough.

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                          RALPHIEE!!!!!

                          Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                          • lilbudL
                            lilbud @Capeman
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                            @Capeman National Lampoon, right?

                            Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

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                            • CapemanC
                              Capeman @lilbud
                              last edited by Capeman

                              @lilbud Christmas Story! 24 hours in a row on TNT every december!

                              If you haven't seen it, i highly recommend it!

                              Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                              • lilbudL
                                lilbud @Capeman
                                last edited by

                                @Capeman I wrote that before you updated the post with RALPHIEE!!!!!

                                Love Christmas Story

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                                Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                • mediamogulM
                                  mediamogul Global Moderator @Capeman
                                  last edited by

                                  @Capeman

                                  Exactly... Too funny!

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                                  • lilbudL
                                    lilbud @Capeman
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                                    @Capeman In case you need more woodgrain
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                                    My custom 70's arcade cabinet
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                                    Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                    • CapemanC
                                      Capeman
                                      last edited by Capeman

                                      I went as "Atari" as possible and put my pi right into an atari 2600, haha!

                                      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/4935/custom-atari-2600-retropie-with-laser-cut-panels

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                                      Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                                      • CapemanC
                                        Capeman
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                                        I did a bartop a while back too, but the woodgain on that is just automotive vinyl, haha. Damn MDF doesnt have the same character as real wood...

                                        https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/4934/pixel-art-themed-bartop-arcade

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                                        Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                                        • mediamogulM
                                          mediamogul Global Moderator
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                                          All very nice! When it comes to retro gaming systems, you can never have too much wood grain.

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                                          • CapemanC
                                            Capeman @mediamogul
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                                            @mediamogul AGREED!

                                            Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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