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Ten-in-1 Atari Joystick Available
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michael
on Fri Nov 08, 2002 12:54 PM
from the no-space-invaders dept.
from the no-space-invaders dept.
Dave21212 writes "My wife emailed me today with a link (yes Geeks can get married) to this interesting little retro-toy. It's a self-contained Atari game unit. The joystick *is* the console, battery operated with 10 preprogrammed titles and RCA out to your television. Includes Adventure, Real Sports Volleyball, Gravitar, Video Olympics, Circus Atari, Yar's Revenge, Asteroids, Centipede, Breakout, and Missile Command. She found it here on Avon and after a bit of Googling for this, I turned up no other sellers. The silly season is just around the corner, what a cool stocking stuffer! (Batteries not included)." Looks pretty authentic to the original... We mentioned this earlier but hadn't seen it for sale anywhere.
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Truckdrivers love them. (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Truckdrivers love them. (Score:5, Funny)
Is that from the advertising-quotes-that-didn't-quite-make-it dept.?
Re:Alas (Score:4, Informative)
Activison 10 in 1 [toyarea.com]
My Wife Will Ask (Score:5, Funny)
You know... I gotta say though that the site seems pretty well designed!
Avon?! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Avon?! (Score:5, Funny)
The mafia is a little less scammy than Amway...
Re:Avon?! (Score:5, Funny)
Activision too (Score:5, Interesting)
It was only like $40
link here (Score:5, Informative)
How soon ... (Score:3, Funny)
Ok, sounds great... (Score:5, Funny)
I mean, if you're going to have a five-pound joystick, you might as well just get an Xbox.
Re:Ok, sounds great... (Score:5, Funny)
NTSC Vs. PAL (Score:3, Informative)
There are for sale elsewhere. (Score:5, Informative)
-Kaos
But this design is the ORIGINAL.... (Score:4, Informative)
No silly Fluro casing, just something that is truely classic. It might be a bit obscure if you arn't familiar with the 2600, of course.. but it counts, and shows this was obviously designed by someone with a clue about retro gaming, not just a marketing drone.
I should know, I have one sitting right next to me, plugged into my Amiga
Its got a right-handed joystick!!!!! (Score:5, Insightful)
do you have any idea how hard it was to go from that configuration to the nintendo-led joystick on the left, buttons on the right?
bring back the joystick on the right!!! Screw with the nintendo generation!
I have one sort of (Score:3, Informative)
Pitfall, Atlantis, Boxing, Tennis, River Raid, Spider Fight, Crackpots, Freeway, Ice Hockey, and Grand Prix
Awesome. (Score:5, Funny)
I just wish it came with ET and Custer's Revenge...
I remember (Score:3, Insightful)
/.ed (Score:5, Funny)
"ding dong slashdot calling"
There goes the firewall report. (Score:5, Funny)
A bunch of guys sitting in front of computers with a dazed but happy look on their faces.
Someone link the Activision one. I must have Pitfall!
It does have pitfall........ (Score:5, Informative)
Play Flash version of Pitfall online... (Score:5, Informative)
Bought a bunch of NES one in Taiwan last year (Score:3, Insightful)
Sounds cool, but .. (Score:5, Interesting)
For $20 you can go to a pawnshop and pick up a used Sega Dreamcast machine. You can then go to DC Emulation [dcemulation.com] and download StellaDC (an Atari 2600 emulator for the Dreamcast) along with a ROM pack of almost 300 public domain (read: legal) games, including Adventure, Pitfall, and most of the classics. Then you can sit back and kill a rainy/snowy day by playing all of the games that used to consume you as a kid.
The Dreamcast is perfect for something like this.
Re:Sounds cool, but .. (Score:5, Interesting)
(a) Dreamcast controller != Atari joystick
(b) Used Dreamcast != $20, sorry.
(c) Mention downloading StellaDC and Atari rom packs, and burning it with a special program so your DC can boot it will make most people go "huh?".
(c') If they don't go "huh?", they probably have better things to do than find a used Dreamcast and do all of the above.
Seriously now, this thing is 20 bucks. Dreamcast shmeemcast.
-Mani
10 in 1? Try 180 in 1. (Score:5, Informative)
While walking down 14th Street [Manhattan] the other day, I ran across one of those 'happy cry lucky' style imported crap tourist trap shops that had, among all the garbage, several different kinds of 'N in 1' games-in-the-game-controller products.
One stood out because it had 180 different games in a SNES style controller. For $40.
I'm sure Canal street has a similar assortment of gaming trivia, as well.
So, if you happen to be in NYC... take a stroll down either and have a close look. You'll want the western part of Canal street (where most of the electronic vendors are) or 14th between 5th ave and about 7th ave.
Re:10 in 1? Try 180 in 1. (Score:5, Informative)
Funny, I live near there, and I know just the place. The guy has a TV set and a bunch of Mega Joy 2 [nesplayer.com] systems out. I tried it out once, it worked pretty well. I've seen him selling both the version with the light gun, and also the version without, so if you want to buy, check to see if it comes with a light gun (and dont forget to test it first!).
Incidentally, Multimedia 1 [mulitmedia1.com] (on St. Marks btwn 2nd and 3rd) has a bunch of all-in-one systems, both legit and pirate (including the one this story is about). As usual, their prices are on the expensive side, but if you want to buy from a reputable place, it might be your only option. They don't list these on the web site for some reason -- if you don't live in NYC, try giving them a call or something.
And finally, here are a few links on NES/Famicom pirate systems: NES Player [nesplayer.com] and Gamer's Graveyard [gamersgraveyard.com].
MAME version available, too (Score:4, Informative)
This one 76 *real* arcade games inside of it.
OGG Support Lacking (Score:5, Funny)
Found a pic of it... (Score:5, Funny)
I found another pic of the unit here. [reflectionsoldiers.com] Enjoy.
I got one. (Score:3, Informative)
My wife ended up with one last year sometime. Looks like a little controller with all the games burned in on a chip. It's got a little select screen you can choose btween different games.
Hooks up to a tv via RCA, video and audio.
What's it like? In a word.. Shit.
Prone to graphics glitches, controller is cheaply made, and it's interesting for all of 18 seconds and you're done with your blast from the past. There's better things to throw money at.
OT Observation (Score:3, Funny)
We just call the ceremony, "My Big Fat Geek Wedding".
Use a 15% off coupon. (Score:5, Informative)
Use the coupon code "FIRSTORDER" to save 15% ($3) this fine cosmetic product.
An awesome geek stocking stuffer. I'm sure I'll pay for it in Avon spam and catalogs..
Re:what's the point? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:what's the point? (Score:3, Funny)
Dude, you're posting on a forum in which a countless number of us have built our own arcade machines (myself included) just so we could play pac-man and galaga again. If there's one thing that sells remarkably well, it's computer nostalgia.
--trb
Re:what's the point? (Score:3, Insightful)