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Comments on MetaFilter post The chances you've played these games are slim.Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:04:47 -0800Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:04:47 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60The chances you've played these games are slim.
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<a href="http://www.safestuff.com/">The chances you've played these games are slim.</a> Very slim. We're talking about arcade games made by Atari limited to runs of 2 or 3. Prototypes from dumpsters and ex-employee yard sales, original (hand-drawn!) marquees, garage-soldered circuit boards.
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Somehow, this one guy keeps getting his hands on them. Lucky bastard. Sure obsessions like this might seem unhealthy, but he has working versions of <a href="http://www.safestuff.com/marbleman.htm" title="marble madness II">Marble Man</a>, <a href="http://www.safestuff.com/ragepage.htm" title="the sequel to Primal Rage">Primal Rage II</a>, and <a href="http://www.safestuff.com/bb.htm" title="Beavis and Butthead">Beavis and Butthead</a>; you don't.post:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:58:01 -0800jcterminalvideogamesprototypesarcadegamesmarblemanprimalragebeavisandbuttheadBy: Kafkaesque
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Pretty neat. Reminds me of the legendary Atari test room that was spoken of in hushed whispers when I was a kid.
Myself, I'm waiting til I have room for one of <b><a href="http://www.pinballheaven.co.uk/earth.htm">these</a></b>. Pinball is still the best game in the world if ya axe me.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339-216025Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:04:47 -0800KafkaesqueBy: vbfg
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Who does he play online against?comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339-216027Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:06:37 -0800vbfgBy: eyeballkid
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Sweet.
I know it's like talking about cds to a dj spinning vynil, but I've found some of the rarer 2600 games for <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/cgng/stella.shtml">Stella</a> floating around the net. Mostly the games that didn't sell or were very hard to find at the time (Custer's Revenge, Friday the 13th). Of course using my keyboard isn't the same as the sweet ass old <a href="http://www.game-skins.com/gssh001.shtml#">2600</a> sticks.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339-216035Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:13:57 -0800eyeballkidBy: trioperative
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I agree with eyeballkid, about it not being as fun when playing with a keyboard, but it sure is hell is still fun to play paperboy, having been reminded from that site how fun it used to be.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339-216051Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:29:56 -0800trioperativeBy: mathowie
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At last year's arcade extreme show in San Jose, I got to play these. They were surprisingly complete, with cabinet art and everything.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339-216070Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:44:23 -0800mathowieBy: NortonDC
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Bummer, no <i>I, Robot</i>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339-216097Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:01:57 -0800NortonDCBy: eyeballkid
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Yes <a href="http://www.mame.dk/gameinfo/irobot/">there is</a> NortonDC, for <a href="http://www.mame.net/downmain.html">MAME</a>. I play it all the time. Lately it's my fave MAME game.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339-216129Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:24:59 -0800eyeballkidBy: NortonDC
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As do I, <b>eyeballkid</b>, but I haven't seen a cabinet in maybe 15 years, so I was hoping this guy would have one his site.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339-216174Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:07:40 -0800NortonDCBy: waxpancake
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There was an <a href="http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/ce/irobot.jpg">I, Robot cabinet</a> at last year's <a href="http://www.caextreme.org/">California Extreme</a>, too.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339-216184Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:20:12 -0800waxpancakeBy: NortonDC
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Hah, good find, <b>waxpancake</b>. That picture made me feel 14 again.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339-216204Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:45:19 -0800NortonDCBy: crog
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The documents and art in his collection are rather interesting, too. The goofy bellbottom conception art for the box cabinets are sweet. And I enjoyed reading the proposals for Star Wars, as well as LucasArts response which called for change for some inconsistancies with the Star Wars arcade game.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.14339-216322Thu, 31 Jan 2002 13:13:48 -0800crog
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