Comments on: The 2 Great Websites for Atari 2600 Enthusiasts http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/2-great-websites-for-atari-2600-collectors-enthusiasts/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Fagan http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/2-great-websites-for-atari-2600-collectors-enthusiasts/#comment-435382 Mike Fagan Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:58:58 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29094#comment-435382 I have to agree with you Keith. The controller was just so iconic. That's part of the reason I went out and bought a 2600! I have to agree with you Keith. The controller was just so iconic. That’s part of the reason I went out and bought a 2600!

]]> By: keith http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/2-great-websites-for-atari-2600-collectors-enthusiasts/#comment-435348 keith Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:57:52 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29094#comment-435348 I think one of the reasons the 2600 was so popular and had such staying power was the joystick. It was so physical -especially for a 10 year old kid. You could beat the crap out of it and really dig into the game despite the inferior graphics. A whole different experience compared to tapping away on a keyboard. I remember yanking away on that thing like my life depended on it. True 'Joy'... I think one of the reasons the 2600 was so popular and had such staying power was the joystick. It was so physical -especially for a 10 year old kid. You could beat the crap out of it and really dig into the game despite the inferior graphics. A whole different experience compared to tapping away on a keyboard. I remember yanking away on that thing like my life depended on it. True ‘Joy’…

]]> By: Mike Fagan http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/2-great-websites-for-atari-2600-collectors-enthusiasts/#comment-420392 Mike Fagan Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:27:54 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29094#comment-420392 I didn't notice that until you mentioned it, haha, nice catch. I always like seeing famous people before they were famous, it's funny to see how they change. I didn’t notice that until you mentioned it, haha, nice catch. I always like seeing famous people before they were famous, it’s funny to see how they change.

]]> By: Mike Fagan http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/2-great-websites-for-atari-2600-collectors-enthusiasts/#comment-420157 Mike Fagan Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:39:12 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29094#comment-420157 There are a lot of great little sites out there that you end up stumbling upon. It just goes to show you the following the Atari 2600 still has so many years after its release. There are a lot of great little sites out there that you end up stumbling upon. It just goes to show you the following the Atari 2600 still has so many years after its release.

]]> By: James NomadRip http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/2-great-websites-for-atari-2600-collectors-enthusiasts/#comment-420147 James NomadRip Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:03:28 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29094#comment-420147 I remember that Pitfall commercial in that Atarimania screen shot above, but obviously Jack Black wasn't real famous then. He looks exactly the same :-) I remember that Pitfall commercial in that Atarimania screen shot above, but obviously Jack Black wasn’t real famous then. He looks exactly the same :-)

]]> By: allen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/2-great-websites-for-atari-2600-collectors-enthusiasts/#comment-420015 allen Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:50 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29094#comment-420015 this is wild - not 10 minutes ago I was googling and stumbled across "the 8-bit underground" (blog.8bitunderground.com) which from what i can tell is an effort somewhat similar to these sites or to Jason Scott's BBS Documentary, but this guy is documenting and preserving all of the crazy underground applications like wardialers and LD scanners for things like Atari and Apple computers, etc... His sites dont appear near as established as atariage but it looks like a good start, and a fun place to hang out for any of us who were into the underground scene way back when. You gotta love atari age though - what a great site. this is wild – not 10 minutes ago I was googling and stumbled across “the 8-bit underground” (blog.8bitunderground.com) which from what i can tell is an effort somewhat similar to these sites or to Jason Scott’s BBS Documentary, but this guy is documenting and preserving all of the crazy underground applications like wardialers and LD scanners for things like Atari and Apple computers, etc…

His sites dont appear near as established as atariage but it looks like a good start, and a fun place to hang out for any of us who were into the underground scene way back when.

You gotta love atari age though – what a great site.

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