Ten-in-1 Atari Joystick Available

Dave21212 writes "My wife emailed me today with a link (yes Geeks can get married) to this interesting little retro-toy. It's a self-contained Atari game unit. The joystick *is* the console, battery operated with 10 preprogrammed titles and RCA out to your television. Includes Adventure, Real Sports Volleyball, Gravitar, Video Olympics, Circus Atari, Yar's Revenge, Asteroids, Centipede, Breakout, and Missile Command. She found it here on Avon and after a bit of Googling for this, I turned up no other sellers. The silly season is just around the corner, what a cool stocking stuffer! (Batteries not included)." Looks pretty authentic to the original... We mentioned this earlier but hadn't seen it for sale anywhere.

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Truckdrivers love them.

[threedays]

They have these in lots of truckstops. They have them with nes games, and I hear even snes/genesis ones are available.

There are for sale elsewhere.

[kaosrain]

These are for sale elswhere, they just have a different design. I actually prefer this design to the one mentioned in the article.

-Kaos

Re:Alas

[curtisk]

Well not with this unit, but Activision had released a similar device a few months back....and yes, Pitfall is there...only link I could find quickly...

Activison 10 in 1

10 in 1? Try 180 in 1.

[bbum]

While walking down 14th Street [Manhattan] the other day, I ran across one of those 'happy cry lucky' style imported crap tourist trap shops that had, among all the garbage, several different kinds of 'N in 1' games-in-the-game-controller products.

One stood out because it had 180 different games in a SNES style controller. For $40.

I'm sure Canal street has a similar assortment of gaming trivia, as well.

So, if you happen to be in NYC... take a stroll down either and have a close look. You'll want the western part of Canal street (where most of the electronic vendors are) or 14th between 5th ave and about 7th ave.

Re:10 in 1? Try 180 in 1.

[auntfloyd]

Funny, I live near there, and I know just the place. The guy has a TV set and a bunch of Mega Joy 2 systems out. I tried it out once, it worked pretty well. I've seen him selling both the version with the light gun, and also the version without, so if you want to buy, check to see if it comes with a light gun (and dont forget to test it first!).

Incidentally, Multimedia 1 (on St. Marks btwn 2nd and 3rd) has a bunch of all-in-one systems, both legit and pirate (including the one this story is about). As usual, their prices are on the expensive side, but if you want to buy from a reputable place, it might be your only option. They don't list these on the web site for some reason -- if you don't live in NYC, try giving them a call or something.

And finally, here are a few links on NES/Famicom pirate systems: NES Player and Gamer's Graveyard.

MAME version available, too

[Didion Sprague]

http://www.9thtee.com/funstuff.htm

This one 76 *real* arcade games inside of it.

link here

[jcrb]

activision version

It does have pitfall........

[jcrb]

see here

Play Flash version of Pitfall online...

[bje2]

http://www.langleycreations.com/pitfall/

But this design is the ORIGINAL....

[Ndr_Amigo]

The reason this one is so special is because the design, the very joystick itself, is so faithful to the design of the -original- Atari 2600 CX40 joystick.

No silly Fluro casing, just something that is truely classic. It might be a bit obscure if you arn't familiar with the 2600, of course.. but it counts, and shows this was obviously designed by someone with a clue about retro gaming, not just a marketing drone.

I should know, I have one sitting right next to me, plugged into my Amiga :)

Use a 15% off coupon.

[Dr. Ion]

I'm going to take a wild guess that most of us have not ordered from Avon before, right?

Use the coupon code "FIRSTORDER" to save 15% ($3) this fine cosmetic product.

An awesome geek stocking stuffer. I'm sure I'll pay for it in Avon spam and catalogs..