One of my officemates bought an Atari 2600 and a bunch of games on eBay. I guess this makes us the "fun" office. Bonjour, laziness!

This is the 4th "GlobeTrotter" Atari 2600 cartridge.

Here you can have an idea about where it is now:

www.facebook.com/trotter.globetrotter

Gameplay on real PAL B console.

Import

EDVentskranz No.5

Ingredients:

* Atari 2600 Light Sixxer 1978

* Atari 2600 Darth Vader 1980

* Disassembled Pac Man Rom Board

* Some EEProms

* Accessories

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Sweetness is when you find an Atari 2600 for under $50, with a bunch of games included.

River Raid II was programmed by David Lubar in 1988. It provided similar gameplay but with different landscapes and increased difficulty.

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Atari memorabilia at the Video Game History Museum booth at E3 2012

Jungle Hunt (Atari 2600 Instruction Manual)

Atari, Inc., 1983.

...aka Snail against Squirrel - Import

A mystery cartridge. It fits the Atari 2600, but wouldn't work for me. I think it might be in PAL format.

China claims it is thier Mars lander, but it clearly will part of thier Cosmic Arc.

An Atari 2600 running Pacman.

Although outwardly, the driving paddle looks identical to the regular paddle except for the sticker, internally, they are very different animals. The regular paddle has an analog potentiometer with a 270 degree range of motion. The driving paddle has an optical sensor inside, which allows it unlimited motion in either direction. The driving paddle was meant to allow free 360 degree steering, which it did… For exactly one game: Indy 500. Unlike the regular paddles, the driving paddles were not paired.

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Or was he an Elvish Jedi? Atari Combat.

Inside the People Play Games store on Clark Street in Chicago

Atari 2600. It's older than I am.

Steve Mayer and Ron Milner built this prototype system for the Atari 2600 out of a standard Jolt card that used the 6502 microprocessor. The primitive video hardware gave it a reputation as one of the most complex machines to program.

Made for Far Game 2011 (Bologna)

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FG Series - 1985

Juegos varios de la primera consola que jugué.

The old Atari 2600, pulled down from the loft.

One of the largest, and best kept video game stores in the country. Also known hang out of the Angry Video Game Nerd. They even have a SuperGrafx and a PC-FX running next to each other in an awesome display case!

These are a few of the games that came with my Atari 2600.

up'n'down

Video game cartridge for the Atari 2600.

Jungle Hunt (Atari 2600 Instruction Manual)

Atari, Inc., 1983.

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com