RedEye9 wrote on Sep 19, 2023, 10:14:

Blue wrote on Sep 19, 2023, 09:03:

ZeroPike1 wrote on Sep 19, 2023, 07:19:
I keep beating a dead horse here but I still fail to see the appeal of this. Games with ancient graphics, ancient controls, and horrific sounds. Games like missile command and asteroids etc. all one note games with 1 or 2 mechanics in each.

And yea I grew up in this era, my first console was an Atari 2600. and no I do not feel the desire to go back to that time.

This was era of the box art being better then the game.

I hear you. That said, I have to admit being pretty fascinated by this:
https://atari.com/products/arcade1up-atari-50th-anniversary-deluxe-arcade-machine

Whoa
Add Joust, Q-Bert, Tetris and Dragons Layer and color me snagged.

Trouble is, none of those are Atari games.

But yeah, Joust for sure. I hadn't thought about Dragon's Lair, but that's an excellent thought. I have never been attracted to the ports, but I'd love to be able to learn to play that through on a stand-up arcade machine (without spending $6000 in quarters). It looks like they make a Joust model and a Dragon's Lair model too. If I end up with a wife angered over a huge collection of arcade machines in my office, I'm sending her after you!

Blue wrote on Sep 19, 2023, 09:03:

ZeroPike1 wrote on Sep 19, 2023, 07:19:
I keep beating a dead horse here but I still fail to see the appeal of this. Games with ancient graphics, ancient controls, and horrific sounds. Games like missile command and asteroids etc. all one note games with 1 or 2 mechanics in each.

And yea I grew up in this era, my first console was an Atari 2600. and no I do not feel the desire to go back to that time.

This was era of the box art being better then the game.

I hear you. That said, I have to admit being pretty fascinated by this:
https://atari.com/products/arcade1up-atari-50th-anniversary-deluxe-arcade-machine

Whoa
Add Joust, Q-Bert, Tetris and Dragons Layer and color me snagged.

ZeroPike1 wrote on Sep 19, 2023, 07:19:
I keep beating a dead horse here but I still fail to see the appeal of this. Games with ancient graphics, ancient controls, and horrific sounds. Games like missile command and asteroids etc. all one note games with 1 or 2 mechanics in each.

And yea I grew up in this era, my first console was an Atari 2600. and no I do not feel the desire to go back to that time.

This was era of the box art being better then the game.

I hear you. That said, I have to admit being pretty fascinated by this:
https://atari.com/products/arcade1up-atari-50th-anniversary-deluxe-arcade-machine

I keep beating a dead horse here but I still fail to see the appeal of this. Games with ancient graphics, ancient controls, and horrific sounds. Games like missile command and asteroids etc. all one note games with 1 or 2 mechanics in each.

And yea I grew up in this era, my first console was an Atari 2600. and no I do not feel the desire to go back to that time.

This was era of the box art being better then the game.

I'd like to see the list of the 200+ titles. I messaged the site. If they list it, I'll post the list or URL here.

Hmmm...no specs to be found but the size suggests a ARM SBC.