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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: RayB on October 26, 2008, 08:30:43 pm

Title: Trivia - old Atari sports cocktails
Post by: RayB on October 26, 2008, 08:30:43 pm
I think I know a heck of a lot of arcade knowledge, but sometimes I still stumble on things that surprise me. I like to share these finds, so here goes with another one...

Most of us know "Atari Football" very well: http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=13018

It's known as the game that introduced the trackball controller, and had a pretty cool "standing" cocktail design and funky side art.

It surprised me to find that in that same year, they had Soccer:
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6959
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=3181

... and Baseball in those same cocktail formats:
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6955
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=101

Football must have been the better game as I've never seen or heard of the other two.

Title: Re: Trivia - old Atari sports cocktails
Post by: DrumAnBass on October 27, 2008, 09:23:05 pm
Yah I was surprised to see an Atari Baseball on eBay recently, didn't know it existed... I like the design of the Soccer cabinet, very cool...!