Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 02:04:04 -0600
Reply-To: bheather@kusd.kusd.edu
To: dgbrown (at) pixesthesia (dot) com
Subject: Nostalgia Galore Story

Ok, here's my story about my 1st Atari 2600.  It's 1989 we have bought a
Nintendo, with Zelda, Mario, etc.  I watch my dad play it all the time (
I was 5 years old).  I grew jealous and wanted a game system of my own
so I could be like dad, :).  Then I remembered my grandfather had an
Atari 2600.  I told my dad I wanted one, so he took me to my
grandfathers and we pulled it out of storage.  It is still mint in it's
original box with the manuals.  I played it more than the Nintendo,
especially Space invaders, Pac-Man, and Donkey Kong.  Then we get a
Super Nintendo,  Atari Gets packed up in boxes again, Nintedo gets
hooked up in my room, S. nintendo hooked up in living room.  Now let's
jump ahead 5 years, It's 1994 ( I'm 10 years old), I miss my Atari 2600
that I used to spend hours playing on with my cousin.  I have mom dig it
out again.  i hook it up, and it fires right up.  Use it for about a
year, then mom donates it to the goodwill!?! Then I use the nintendo
till 1997, I am now 13 have a friend that's into computers.  I am
looking at the goodwill for computers (I collect them) and see an
original Atari 2600, I had an instant flashback right there, about
playing my Atari for hours on end with my cousin, and by myself and all
the fun I had. I  tell my computer friend about my old 2600, and how I
missed it, but didn't have enough money to buy the one I saw.  Then I
get a unexpected email from him saying he just Upsed me an Atari 2600,
with mssile command pacman, etc.  He said he had a few so he said he
just mailed me one.  That very Atari sits on my desk right next to my
Mac LC 630 now, use it all the time.  I use it more than our nintendo,
N64, Super nintendo, and Game Boy put together.  I don't think you need
fancy graphics and sounds to have fun.  You just can't replace the Atari
2600!  Atari Forever!