I found a local ad, with a bunch of Atari 2600 games. He had them all priced individually for anywhere from $1 to $5.
They were all pretty cheap to begin with, but I decided to ask him if he would take a price for the full lot (I don’t have any 2600 games yet).
All together the full price he had laid out was $127. I offered $80, and he countered with $104 (52 games, $2 ea).
Here’s the list of games, do you think this is a deal worth taking? All prices are CAD funds.
Pac-man
Missile command
Berzerk
Asteroids
Defender
Space Invaders
Casino
Donkey Kong
Football
Night Driver
Star Raiders
Video Pinball
Slot Racers
Space Attack
Space Jockey
Space war
Street racer
Super challenge baseball
Indy 500
Laser blast
Lock ‘n’ chase
Maze craze
Pele’s soccer
Chopper command
Demons to diamonds
Dodge ‘em
Yars’ revenge
Realsports baseball
Basketball
Air-sea battle
Astroblast
Bowling
Phoenix
Realsports Football
Surround
Vanguard
Video Olympics
Haunted house
Golf
Home run
Super challenge Football
Sears Target fun
Air Raiders
Sears Baseball
Sears Pac-man
Crackpots
Armour Ambush
Fire fighter
Star ship
Video chess
Sears Asteroids
Sears Space Invaders
Sears Circus
The price may be good, but I’d say it’s only worth it if those games are something you’d enjoy playing. I grew up with the system, so the nostalgia is there, but I still have a really hard time going back and playing Atari 2600 games for more than a few minutes at a time. Most of what’s listed would just collect dust on my shelf.
You’re paying for all the games, even if you don’t play them. Tick all the games you really want, and how much they’re worth. If it’s more than the asking price, then it’s good for you.
How much do you value the games you want? That’s the real question. Every game in the list can be found individually if needed at a later point. It’s only a bargain if you care for what you’re buying, else it’s a waste of money regardless of the price.
Yeah you guys make good points… I’m fully aware that these will mostly be sitting on my shelf collecting dust. I’ve been emulating games for many years and I’ve never bothered to dive into 2600 emulation, that’s probably a pretty good indication.
I love the 2600 but most of the games listed don’t interest me, and they’re all common games. I would recommend playing the games on emulator first and seeing what you like to buy individually instead.
Yeah that’s true. Even if I really wanted to get into playing Atari games, it’s mostly the arcade stuff that would interest me. For that, the later model computers or MaME is the way to go.
Do you have the console? I would suggest you to get it, and to get the couple of games you really enjoy on the platform. Maybe in a less sorry state than cartridge only, that you could display proudly? But that’s up to you, I know not everybody feel as I do about manuals and boxes. Get these games, enjoy them as mother Nature intended, and think of what would be your next step, what other games you could want and in what state. Starting with a batch of cartridges isn’t a good idea imo, you can do that once you know what you really want to do with the console.
Good move. Most of those games are below average 2600 games and a couple of them would require a special controller to play. Only about 10 of them are worth playing.