Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 19:11:03 -0500
Subject: my Atari story......

Hi there,

I love your video game nostalgia page.  Ah, the hours spent with my legs
falling totally asleep and my hand all knotted up into Atari Thumb.  I
was really depressed when my Atari 2600 kicked the bucket in 1991.  I've
only recently discovered the wonderful world of emulators.

I have a great Atari story-- I won an Atari 2600 out of a box of Cap'n
Crunch in the fall of 1982!  The cereal box came from my local market,
and the contest was almost over by the time I discovered it.  Wow, that
was the greatest moment of my life.  7 years old, on top of the world.
My favorite games were Cosmic Ark, Atlantis, Riddle of the Sphinx,
Raiders of the Lost Ark (which took me 2 years to win!) and Berzerk.

Anyway, I sent the little prize certificate in, and I had to have it
notarized and in triplicate and everything, (getting something xeroxed
was a very big deal in my hometown in the sticks!)  and the Atari was
delivered directly to me via UPS.  No, I never won anything again,
except a profoundly ugly T-shirt in the Sprite cap game last summer.

Again, thank you for a great site.  I especially love the TV interface. :)

Mary C.