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Bekki Doll |
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A cynical yet secular shiny retrogamer, thread ressurector and fan of the word "gay".
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Reged: 01/28/12
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Posts: 771
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Loc: Freeport, PA
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Re: Thoughts on the Atari 5200
07/11/12 04:19 AM
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I had a 5200 as a kid and threw it away (! Idiot) when I got an NES.
My 2600 is still in storage, stored with the old Yathzee (sp?) and Monopoly board game stuff. It still works but I tend to hook it up to a spare portable analog B&W television.
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This spring I bought a 5200 with trackball controller, plug-in 2600 game converter, 6 pairs of 2600 paddle controllers and joysticks and a dozen or so miscellaneous games for $10 at a garage sale (and the storage tub it all came in!)
If it all works then you should be in good shape. I'd be amazed if it came with working original 5200 controllers. :-)
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yeah the keypads are total crap
The Astrocade at least got it right: Place the keypad on the console for game selection! That and I really loved the pistol-grip controllers for that console.
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> And what about that storage space in the back?
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two 5200 controllers fit nicely into that storage space.
Provided they work, of course. Or, as The Nerd demonstrated, you can stash a Rolling Rock bottle in there. :-)
I wonder if anyone ever gutted a 5200 and decided to move the parts into a smaller form factor? Kind of like placing the guts of an NES into a toaster.
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
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