Bad Weather = Time for Atari

[coachlaw]

So do I Kenny. Momma had one big rule when we got the Atari. If it was light out and it wasn't raining, we were to be OUTSIDE.

[lurefisher]

What about the first computer I played games in the Commodore 64 ? What us got to say about that one coach ?

[H.Maier]

I played Pong a few times and maybe Pacman once. I prefer playing outdoors.

Right on.

[coachlaw]

In 1984, Dad brought home the first MacIntosh. When you had something on the cutting edge, why would you want a Commodore? The Mac was perfect. It always turned on, never crashed, etc. The games available for it were ok, but by that time I had kind of gotten out of gaming. We kept the Atari on the black and white TV in the garage, but at that time I got into football/baseball pretty heavy.

[dbarham]

You should get a smartphone for the games![emoji125]

[coachlaw]

Can you hook it up to a TV so you can see it and plug in a classic Atari one button joystick so you can control things without getting carpal tunnel syndrome? And finally, can I play Pitfall! on it?

[dbarham]

Yes yes and I dunno

[plugger]

Oh good , Sandy , I'm glad you had experienced the Sid Meyers civil war games . They were / are great games .

[lurefisher]

I like military history . I didn't care for the individual soldier games like MEDAL OF HONOR . I like strategic games on a division , corps , battalion , brigade level on a topographic map . Sandy , you would love my favorite of that genre , Sid Meiers computer games Gettysburg and Antietam . They are old but show up on amazon now and again .

Care for a game of risk !!!

[coachlaw]

RISK was awesome! Mom and Dad would host RISK parties when I was little. Wasn't much fun for me because it was adult time, but I enjoyed all the people in the house and all the fun banter coming from the living room. When I turned about 9 years old, Friday night became family game night. The only bad part about RISK was that it was tough to finish in one night. Stratego was another favorite. I NEVER beat my mom in Stratego. I think I'm gonna buy a new board and challenge her this Summer. LOL!

[lurefisher]

I love me some risk

[slickfish]

Y'all can't forget about this one.

[Curmudgeon]

Stratego was another favorite. I NEVER beat my mom in Stratego. I think I'm gonna buy a new board and challenge her this Summer. LOL!

I think I've still got my Stratego from when I was a kid! I loved that game. We got into a Roman strategy game called Phalanx when I was at St.John's that was much more complex. Fun stuff!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6tsYmadTAU

[lurefisher]

Y'all can't forget about this one.

Great post I had that to !!!!

[Overkiller]

River raid was my favorite. Pops would always have time to sit down and play a game or two when he'd pick me up. I dusted off the Atari for the belly fruits on a rainy day a month or so ago. Good times were had for a couple days before they got bored and it went back into the garage for another day. My oldest fancies himself a gamer so I let him play et while I gave him crap for not being able to figure it out.