Atari Turns 40: Are You an Old-School Gamer?

by thezilch Posted 2012/07/02 18:00:00

Related Topics: Games, Atari, Gamer, Gaming, Video Games

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	Yes, I'm old school	217 votes	85%
	No, what's an "Atari"?	39 votes	15%

Atari, an iconic video game company, has got plenty of history. Steve Jobs used to work there before he founded Apple. "Pong," one of the first video games ever, was founded there. Heck, even the creators of "Call of Duty" used to be game developers at the company. And now, the company is officially 40 years old!
Weekend Ar(t)s recalls June 27, 1972—Atari's birthday (now 40 and active!)

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Wesloco 2012/07/11 20:51:28 (edited)

Yes, I'm old school

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I love NES! I just found an old system at the flea market and have rediscovered the joys of Super Mario Bros

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Titanium X 2012/07/09 17:37:23

Yes, I'm old school

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Why yes, I am. They've collected much dust over the years.

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Corsair 2012/07/09 10:48:29

Yes, I'm old school

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Of all the old school systems I played, Genesis was my favorite growing up.

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Saye Saye 2012/07/09 00:32:58

Yes, I'm old school

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I still have mine

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michael 2012/07/08 21:51:28

No, what's an "Atari"?

i went to a special need school a nun help back in the 1967

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BladeCaptain 2012/07/08 20:59:46

Yes, I'm old school

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I Mastered "River Raider" and "Night Driver"

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Saye Saye to BladeCa... 2012/07/09 00:34:03

Yeah River Raid was so cool

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Osk The Great Guru 2012/07/08 20:41:54

Yes, I'm old school

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And I still play with my old Atari game console too

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RasHooD 2012/07/08 19:27:44

Yes, I'm old school

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good time with that game...like it was yesterday.

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Piwan 2012/07/08 16:27:50

Yes, I'm old school

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I don't like the new video games at all, i like the old ones, cheesy graphics and all!

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tblackb 2012/07/08 15:22:47

Yes, I'm old school

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yes. i love those games from the 80's

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BobbyOdd 2012/07/08 13:28:48

Yes, I'm old school

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i have my pong and it still works perfectly! AND....it is STILL fun.

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Rie~ 2012/07/08 11:55:17

Yes, I'm old school

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born in 1995..,started playing all those old games in 2000 :3 i was 5..but my childhood was awesome

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Jack's Pearl 2012/07/08 11:40:15

Yes, I'm old school

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I grew up with Atari. Man only 2 more years and I'll be 40! I feel 20. LOL

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Brosia 2012/07/08 03:07:44

Yes, I'm old school

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I appreciate where we came from, and am so excited to see where we are heading.

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david.donahue2 2012/07/07 21:15:22

Yes, I'm old school

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Pacman and donkey Kong baby oh yea!

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Spudnut 2012/07/07 09:58:31

Yes, I'm old school

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stevegt... to Spudnut 2012/07/14 22:06:49

thats how our pong looked....someone above has a really digitalized one......you know, i think it just had to do with the Tv set it was on.

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Wulfdane 2012/07/07 04:54:22 (edited)

Yes, I'm old school

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I use to love the Atari..... My brothers, sisters and I use to fight over it....

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Jasmin 2012/07/07 01:45:16

Yes, I'm old school

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hell yeah all about that nintendo 64 though

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KeithL 2012/07/06 17:43:58
cents-less 2012/07/06 16:58:14

Yes, I'm old school

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That's the system that got me addicited.

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SilveryRow 2012/07/06 08:51:37

No, what's an "Atari"?

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I know what an Atari is though, my sister had one, with one game which we played, but we weren't allowed allowed more so I couldn't get into them.

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Soot The Fallen 2012/07/05 21:47:05

Yes, I'm old school

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ATARI FOREVER!

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~Adrien~ 2012/07/05 21:04:28

Yes, I'm old school

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Meelk 2012/07/05 20:19:14

Yes, I'm old school

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Provided that my Nintendo 64 counts as old school that is I know it's not exactly brand sparkly new but it's not quite from the 70s and covered in cobwebs after living in the garage for 25 years etc etc

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Grant Straka 2012/07/05 14:41:05

Yes, I'm old school

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I'm not a gamer at all but my dad used to have this atari thing. I loved it, we used to play on it. Then we also had this genisis and nintendo given to us by my uncle. Now i have a wii and a old xbox, how bout dat for classic style.

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Demoness 2012/07/05 07:33:42

Yes, I'm old school

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yep...right back to about 40yrs ago with an old black n white tennis pong console..lol.

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krunchatize~me 2012/07/05 06:40:30

No, what's an "Atari"?

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Well, I'd like to be old school, but all I have is a 3DS, Wii, and Laptop....not very old school. My dad sold our nintendo 64 for a PS2....

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vdehl 2012/07/05 05:59:14

Yes, I'm old school

I had a Commodore. I thought you were asking about the same. I got it from school. I later bought an Apple IIc. It was the cutest. I paid $1800 at Macy's complete with printer from Technics. I sold it for $400 many years later.

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Brad 2012/07/04 21:26:16

Yes, I'm old school

Consoles I have in order of age.
NES, Genesis, Gameboy, SNES, Playstation, N64, Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, DS, PSP, Wii, PS3.

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Chris'Elia 2012/07/04 20:50:28

Yes, I'm old school

>.>White bars up and down for the win

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Soot Th... to Chris'Elia 2012/07/05 21:48:38

PONG :D

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JustMe 2012/07/04 16:59:34

Yes, I'm old school

The Atari 2600 was and still is my favorite video game, I still have it and play it occasionally

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craptonian 2012/07/04 10:57:42

Yes, I'm old school

but mostly with dos games like arena daggerfall ect

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Cunning Stunts 2012/07/04 05:25:53

Yes, I'm old school

My Atari packed it in a few years back, the oldest console I have now is a NES.

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Patrick 2012/07/04 02:47:17

Yes, I'm old school

Sold my Xbox 360, though I loved it. Now I got a SuperNES, and I plan on purchasing and enjoying some fine games such as: Final Fantasy series, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario World :), and many other greats. I don't like NES or ATari thats just to old school for me.

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KB 2012/07/04 02:12:43

Yes, I'm old school

NES, SNES, N64, Gameboy Pocket, Gameboy Color: That's what I call old school.

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ParkMan 2012/07/04 00:20:55

Yes, I'm old school

I can still remember the day my father brought home our Atari 2600. It was very cool - still sort of is.

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Nuknuk 2012/07/03 17:29:33

Yes, I'm old school

yes but I also play new games but n64 and super nintendos are my fav

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AnonRanGER 2012/07/03 16:34:47

Yes, I'm old school

I started gaming with "Pong" back in the 70's and never stopped, so yeah.

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