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[–] 11 points 4 days ago (1 child)

I like that he swore when he died. @!#&

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  • [–] 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 child)

    I always loved the 4-color disc Q-bert would utilize to get back to the top!!

    That ad style is one of my favorites. I've always enjoyed arrays of selections--especially when it comes to video games. I think the box for the Atari 7800 had like 20 different screenshots from various games on the back, i spent a lot of time looking at them 🙂

    Edit: it did!!! 😆😆😆

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago (7 children)

    I remember paying 100DM (~€50,-) for that one (vc2600) back then. Which would be like 5 trillion moneyz today, or something like that.

    Ahhh sweet memories...played that sucker for months

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (6 children)

    Curiosity got the better of me. (100 DM = Deutsche Mark, Western German currency in 1986 when the vc2600 released) is € 112,69 as of today.

    By far not the difference in inflation I suspected.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Does not sound as high as expected, but 100DM at that time sure felt like a LOT compared to what measly value 50€ have (basically none).

    And it didn't feel that much just because I was a kid. My allowance was higher than what minimum wage is. I was a spoiled brat.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    Isn't that indexed from 2001, the last year the DM was a currency? It still seems low to me, I'd guess inflation to be about 1.5-2 times higher. But, the Atari VC2600 was from the early 80's, so that's a lot more inflation on top.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    I have the tabletop mini arcade cabinet of this, with a color VFD. Vacuum fluorescent display, the same type used in older microwaves or VCRs, in which you can still see all the unlit segments.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    The sprites on the VIC20 version, wow.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago

    Q*bert was one of the oh-so-rare games that transitioned from the arcade to the home and stayed pretty faithful.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago

    I remember playing this in '88 or so. Amazing game for its time.

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  • I always jumped off the side

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