And the art is totally Blade Runner-esque.
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Video Pinball for Atari 2600. Don’t let the purists fool you, this one rules #umwconsole
The 1981 Missile Command Cartridge for Atari 2600 may have had the grooviest art ever #umwconsole
Cartridge for Haunted House (1981) #umwconsole
Another of my favorite games for Atari 2600.
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Most disappointing video game purchase of my life was back in 1981 #umwconsole
Pac-Man for the 2600 might have been the greatest disappointment of my life.
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Math Grand Prix -Gamified Education in 1982 #umwconsole
Gamification is nothing new, it’s just more annoying now.
Art of the Microsurgeon Intellivision Game #umwconsole
Zach Whalen brought in this insane game for Intellivision called Microsurgeon, based on the film Fantastic Voyage, or the 80s adaptation Inner Space.
Coleco Video Games for the Atari 2600 #umwconsole
This is a promotional pamphlet that accompanied Coleco video games for the Atari 2600 console. Donkey Kong was decent, but I really liked Venture and the Smurf game, personally. Given how rudimentary Venture graphics were in the Coin-op version, it almost seemed like a flawless port to the 2600. As for Gargamel’s Castle, well, I’ve been an unrepentant Smurf fan since second or third grade.
Zach Whalen brought this over along with a ton of video cartridge manuals and other “paratext” as he described it. This stuff is alike a waterfall of context nostalgia. Between the cartridge art, the player manuals, advertisements like this one, and the actual cartridges and consoles—I really couldn’t be happier. My office has transformed into an early 80s showroom. I’ll be scanning and blogging as much of the cartridge art, manuals, and advertisements as I can as part of the Console Living Room exhibit. And you can be sure I’ll be flooding all the social mediaz with what I discover.
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Objects in the ebay picture may be larger than they appear
The aforementioned Intellivision arrived today, and my kids seemed impressed when I explained that this console was almost as old as me. My two-year old enjoyed putting cartridges in it and repeatedly bringing me the manuals, because he’s in that age where he really likes to bring people stuff.
Anyway, the console itself is pretty slick looking. I can’t test it out until I get back to my office where I have the appropriate cords and a TV, but it’s a nice looking artifact already. I’m surprised how simple it looks on the outside compared to the Atari 2600, and it seems longer and larger than I remembered.
The lot came with seven games, all with their controller overlays — which was a big thing that drew me to this auction.
Can’t wait to try it out!
It’s growing
THIS IS A VINTAGE MATTLE INTELLIVISION GAME SYSTEM. THIS IS IN GREAT WORKING CONDITION. THESE COMES WIT 7 GAMES DONKEY KONG, POKER & BLACKJACK, BASEBALL, SKIING, BOWLING, SPACE ARMADA, AND LOCK N CHASE. THESE HAVE ALL THE CONTROLLER SKINS AND ALL THE PAPERWORK. THIS IS JUST A BLAST FROM THE PAST.
