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| Picking up an Atari 2600, any advice?; need pointers | |
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| sdcpro | Oct 2 2010, 12:05 AM Post #1 |
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I'm planning on picking up an Atari 2600 within the next week and I really need some advice for games. Finding lots without getting duplicates is really hard on ebay and also getting the system with good games is hard. Buying individual titles is extremely expensive. I know most Playntrade & Retro stores carry them but they usually have not many in stock or just the usual Asteroids, Space invaders, Yars Revenge which you can find anywhere. Any advice for finding Atari 2600 titles for cheap without issues? |
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| appletsauce | Oct 2 2010, 10:09 AM Post #2 |
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When I used to have an Atari 2600 (owned a few over the years). I got most of my games at yard sales. I would often be able to buy a box full of Atari games for only $20 or so (50 games or more per box). It was cool. I'm sure you could find some good yard sales if you look hard enough. People who don't value those old games will sell cheaply. As far as games go, some of my favorites when I had an Atari were Pitfall, Pitfall 2, River Raid, River Raid 2, Enduro Racer, and Jungle Hunter. Edited by appletsauce, Oct 2 2010, 10:10 AM.
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| sdcpro | Oct 3 2010, 01:59 AM Post #3 |
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I went ahead and purchased one on ebay today. My ebay bucks certificate fully funded the purchase so it's literally free It came with:Dragon Fire Berzerk Pitfall Donkey Kong 2 Comando Raid Circus Atari Journey Escape Space Cavern Mario Bros. Space jockey Towering Inferno Frogger Outlaw Combat Asteroids Basketball Missile Command Infiltrate Space Invaders Yars Revenge Warlords Mrs. Pac-Man Pac-Man River Raid I definitely want to pick up Montezuma's revenge. It was one of the reasons why I wanted an Atari in general. I also want to pick up any awesome arcade ports. |
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| TigerClawTV | Oct 9 2010, 09:27 PM Post #4 |
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Make your first couple purchases multi game lots from ebay. For about 20 bucks you can get more or less all the must haves in a single box. From there, the best way to go is to fill in the holes by snooping around forums and seeing who has doubles of what for sale/trade. Avoid single game ebay sales unless it's a game you REALLY want. Also, http://www.atariage.com has a rarity guide. That will come in handy. Good luck! |
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| sdcpro | Oct 11 2010, 12:57 AM Post #5 |
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I hear ya. I picked up pretty much all the essentials in another lot but I am having a hard time finding the singles that I need. Montezuma's revenge is also not a cheap game to find :/ Thanks for the advice tho, i appreciate it
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| illGamer | Nov 15 2010, 05:34 PM Post #6 |
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Yeah, My advice is pick up as many games as possible, and have fun for one of my faviourite consoles. |
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