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Cleaning My Atari 2600.

2010
04.24

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8 Responses to “Cleaning My Atari 2600.”

  1. 1981. « Lefty Limbo says:
    August 10, 2010 at 7:50 am

    [...] also, the shiny new Atari 2600 joystick on the table, right beneath the Othello box. I received my Atari that same year, but I think a couple months before my birthday. It was something I begged my dad [...]

  2. Kirk D. says:
    September 6, 2010 at 3:49 am

    Awesome post! Makes me want to clean mine too. And my Colecovision.. and Intellivision… and Nintendo…..

  3. narvolicious says:
    September 6, 2010 at 9:40 am

    Killer! Where there’s a will, there’s a way, Kirk! =) Would love to see the before and after! That’s cool you have your Intellivision and Colecovision too…those are both models that I didn’t have but definitely played them at friend’s houses, as well as the Atari 5200.

    It was both a great and tragic day for me when Colecovision came out. I mean, it totally changed the face of home video gaming forever. When I saw Donkey Kong I was like, “Holy crap, that looks exactly like the arcade!” And from that point on, my days of going to the arcade were numbered.

  4. Atari Adoption Day. « Lefty Limbo says:
    June 30, 2011 at 11:30 am

    [...] sure it’s buried somewhere in all my own clutter in the garage, but not 100%. (Guess what—I found it!) So before my golden days darkened forever, I had to grab someone else’s sunshine. And [...]

  5. How to Clean a Mac Keyboard with a Magic Eraser. « Lefty Limbo says:
    June 30, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    [...] may remember me from my Cleaning my Atari 2600 article (by far the most popular post on my blog). If you do, then you’ll know how much TLC I [...]

  6. Reviving my Atari 2600 | the world keeps spinning says:
    February 15, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    [...] must give credit to the following 2 sites as I used their suggestions for my thorough cleaning: http://www.leftylimbo.com/2010/04/cleaning-my-atari-2600/ and http://www.thetechrepo.com/main-articles/481-how-to-fix-an-atari-2600-from-top-to-bottom. [...]

  7. The Arcade Cocoon. « Lefty Limbo says:
    February 18, 2012 at 2:03 am

    [...] the electronic handheld game craze would soon meet its doom, with the arrival of the majestic Atari 2600, which I received that year for my 11th birthday. Tweet This [...]

  8. The League: Prized Possessions. « Lefty Limbo says:
    April 18, 2012 at 10:43 am

    [...] out of punishment for not having done my chores and/or homework because of my obsession. Yes, my Atari 2600 made me what I am today—a grumpy old 40-something who wags his wrinkly finger and shakes his head [...]

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