Atari 2600 or 5200?

[hellfreeze]

Which is better? Yeah...i never had one growing up...I had some other system. But anyways, which is better? is $95/$130 for a 2600/5200 with 17/36 games and a few controllers a good price?

 

[ApacheXMD]

never had a 5200, but the 2600 was the perverbial shiznitz.
95 bucks for it, however, is just plain wrong. I wouldn't pay more than 20 bucks for one... I swear they were nearly free at the the fleamarket.

-patchy

 

[NutBucket]

yeah, that price is pretty high. I have a 2600 and it's still pretty damned fun.

 

[Rakkis]

i had a 7600 ~

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: Rakkis
i had a 7600 ~

i got one of those, it plays 2600 games also, but i dont think its called a 7600. 5200 is better graphics but the joysticks were even worse about breaking than the 2600 and the 5200 is harder to find parts for. i would go with the 7600 or 7800, whatever they call that thing, cause it plays the 2600 stuff and can use its controllers

 

[jonmullen]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Rakkis
i had a 7600 ~

i got one of those, it plays 2600 games also, but i dont think its called a 7600

I think is called Jaguar or something like that

 

[tm37]

C64 RULEZ all joo

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: jonmullen

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Rakkis
i had a 7600 ~

i got one of those, it plays 2600 games also, but i dont think its called a 7600

I think is called Jaguar or something like that

Nope. Jaguar was Atari's failed attempt at a "cutting edge" system with 3d graphics and such. Apparently, it actually was technologically advanced, just too expensive and lacked games.

 

[Epoman]

Originally posted by: jonmullen

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Rakkis
i had a 7600 ~

i got one of those, it plays 2600 games also, but i dont think its called a 7600

I think is called Jaguar or something like that

Damm you young fvckers ITS 7800

 

[TheToOTaLL]

I know this should be left for FS/FT, but my wife and I have been deemed the task of cleaning her parents house (which they up and left with everything in it), and I found a 2600 & 5200 that I'd be glad to sell you for cheeeeeeeep. PM me if you're interested

 

[conjur]

I first learned to program in Atari Basic on a 1200XL and my dad still has the old 2600 console with all of the games that we played as kids!

 

[Drakkon]

I had a 2600 and my mom sent it to goodwill a week after i went off to college needless to say i was devistated....
But yeah thats the one i'd go for....but not for $95 no matter what games and controllers their offering. Theres a place here that sells the old games for .50 each and the 2600 consol for like $30 with two controllers whenever they come around...they dont last long though

 

[ScoobMaster]

I think my brother and I wore out 3 sets of joysticks on the 2600 playing "Maze Craze" and the track-and field type game that required rapidly moving the stick left and right to make the character "run"