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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:08PM (Unverified) said

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Ok, that looks awesome! Atari is so underrated, and I am sure this thing will get some kids that never played atari to give it a whirl.

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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:06PM (Unverified) said

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hell, I'll pick one up. I love crazy handhelds.
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:14PM Shagittarius said

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no thanks...I'd rather have a barium enema.
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:15PM zero21xxx said

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It seems like companies have no reservations about milking nostalgia as much as possible for as long as possible.
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:19PM (Unverified) said

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"It seems like companies have no reservations about milking nostalgia as much as possible for as long as possible."

Companies exist to make money. If people will buy it, they will make it. Your arbitrary ideas of whether or not nostalgia should be a factor in one's purchase does not, and should not, ever be a consideration for a business.
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:21PM (Unverified) said

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Can you plug it in to a TV set and use it like an Atari, though?
If you can, I'll buy this suckah one day one!
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:22PM CowboyUGA said

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Not buying it. As much as we (those of us old enough to have played the originals) loved these games when we were kids, the magic doesn't really carry forward. Grab an emulator and a ROM and give it a shot. After five minutes, you'll get tired of it. While the nostalgia is wonderful, resurrecting the games leads to disappointment.
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:29PM chrisgrant said

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I'm with you samfish, that would be a killer feature.
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:31PM HeyApples said

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For the article title, it's "peek", not "peak". Unless Atari is a mountain somewhere I don't know about.
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:32PM (Unverified) said

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"Can you plug it in to a TV set and use it like an Atari, though?
If you can, I'll buy this suckah one day one!"

Computer says 'Yes'!
http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=96356&view=findpost&p=1317543

I finally can get my dad something nice for his birthday or something. Groovy.
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:45PM benheck said

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Interesting but I find the design very uninspired. Not a hint of woodgrain? It looks like one of those wind-up battery-less games from the 80's.

Curt, I'd glady do a polish on this and lend some branding for a very reasonable fee.
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:45PM Hirsbrunner said

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@3 Bend over.

I'd pick this up. Looks pretty neat. Of course, the cost had better be fairly low. And by fairly I mean extremely.

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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:48PM (Unverified) said

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Outside of business decisions, etc...nostalgic gaming is for chumps, therefore only chumps would spend money on this junk. I'd rather play with a Tamagatchi for an hour than suffer through 1 single game on an atari 2600. After the novelty wears off and you've blown your "OMG this used to be soo fun" load (usually around the 3 minute mark), you're left with just another POS laying around your mom's house collecting dust (kinda like your PS3).
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:50PM (Unverified) said

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Pssst...It's "peek", not "peak".
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:55PM chrisgrant said

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Peak has been replaced, and the headline writer has been shot. Thanks, guys. :P
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 12:59PM chrisgrant said

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samfish: sold.

Ben!: We never said it was a beauty, just functional. :P
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 1:22PM (Unverified) said

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as much as I loved Atari as a kid, it is not a fun system to "re-live."
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 1:50PM (Unverified) said

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The plan is to be able to upload games via USB, similar to the previously GamePort. Target price is $40. There is another picture in the Atari Age thread (Post 250) that shows a spy shot with wood grain. Christopher, you may want to add this pic to the post.
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 2:10PM (Unverified) said

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Ah, make some more money off of Atari's golden age for the millionth time. Let's see, we had the plug and play joy stick and paddles set for your TV gaming on the cheap, then we had the various Anniversary collections on PC and PS2 and whatever else...and now this. I loved the 2600 as much as anyone, but seriously, how many people really want to play Air-Sea Battle, Canyon Bomber, and Basic Programming these days? Those three were never action-packed and yet were included on that PS2 collection. Oh, and let's not forget the unstoppable Math Gran Prix!
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 2:45PM (Unverified) said

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@12..some of us had the "Vader" 2600 back in the day you know...ALL BLACK. i remember my older brother driving my parents mad searching the earth for it until we found it @ Sears of all places. ahh..good times.
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 3:06PM chrisgrant said

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Updated the post with some new details (thanks, samfish) and the spyshot image (thanks, Chad).
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 4:29PM (Unverified) said

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MINE!
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Posted: Jun 27th 2007 4:17PM (Unverified) said

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holy shitty that wood grain one looks awesome.

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Posted: Jun 28th 2007 1:20PM (Unverified) said

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Ben - before you start talking about "uninspired" you should take a page from one of your own recent comments when someone questioned your case design for the GamePort - it's just a prototype casing. No artwork, coloring etc., not even the final layout. Just a plain molding to run tests with. As is mentioned in the Joystiq blurb above, the production model (complete with color, labeling, etc.) will look more like the woodgrain "spy shot" drawing posted here.
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Posted: Jun 28th 2007 4:07PM (Unverified) said

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Wow! I'll definitely buy one of those. I'd love to have a portable 2600.
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Posted: Jun 30th 2007 6:27AM 457r4l said

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Release Date?
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Posted: Jul 23rd 2007 5:57AM (Unverified) said

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As long as they 'unhack' Adventure and put Warren Robinett's name BACK in the secret-dot room I'll buy one.
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