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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: Ummon on September 19, 2008, 03:20:59 pm

Title: For those in and around Austin (TX)
Post by: Ummon on September 19, 2008, 03:20:59 pm

http://the-minusworld.com/2008/09/16/atari-modern-classics/

http://www.amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=78

Title: Re: For those in and around Austin (TX)
Post by: ahofle on September 19, 2008, 05:42:22 pm

Quote from: Ummon on September 19, 2008, 03:20:59 pm

http://the-minusworld.com/2008/09/16/atari-modern-classics/

Cool, but those aren't anything like the old 2600 cartridges that I remember.  They used to have really nice artwork with no indication or warning of the horribly disappointing graphics awaiting inside.  Like this combat cartridge:
http://www.atariage.com/box_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=94
 ;D

Title: Re: For those in and around Austin (TX)
Post by: Ummon on September 21, 2008, 03:24:58 pm

The early ones did have like posted above. All the systems' cartridges did, until perhaps '81 or 2. Don't know if it was a legal thing or what, but some like Vectrex and Odyssey2 started showing the actual in-game graphics. But I think that particular image was made for two reasons - to 8-bit-ize GTA, but more to stand out for the period.

Title: Re: For those in and around Austin (TX)
Post by: Mauzy on September 21, 2008, 04:27:34 pm

Quote from: Ummon on September 19, 2008, 03:20:59 pm

http://the-minusworld.com/2008/09/16/atari-modern-classics/

Those are pretty neat. If they had matching DVD case spines Id prolly use Portal and COD4 as covers...

Title: Re: For those in and around Austin (TX)
Post by: Ummon on September 23, 2008, 06:45:59 pm

Yeah, it's cute.