Jakks Jakks Atari Classics 10 in 1 TV Games

Amazon.comTodays video games with all their bells and whistles had to begin somewhere and that somewhere was your living room in say 1982. Remember Asteroids Missile Command and Breakout? How about Centipede Adventure and Gravitar? This TV Games Video System--just a ""smart"" joystick and nothing else--delivers 10 classic games in all. The joystick has the typical up-down-left-right movements and single functions to select start and reset games. Front-and-center is a big red fire button (""fire"" being the only way to propel or kill things back then). The unit hooks up to your TV via those yellow and white AV output jacks (which should already be on your TV or VCR) and requires 4 ""AA"" batteries. --Diane BeallProduct DescriptionRelive old-school early-80s video gaming with this Atari TV Games console. The hardware is housed inside the classic black joystick with red fire button. 2 RCA output cables connect directly to your TV for instant game play. The unit comes loaded with these classic titles: Gravitar Asteroids Real Sports Volleyball Centipede Adventure Pong Missile Command Breakout Yars Revenge and Circus Atari. Portable and affordable this all-in-one console makes a great conversation piece and countless hours of 8-bit graphic gaming fun. Imported.From the ManufacturerA Blast From The Past...Longing for the gameplay of the Twentieth Century's favorite 8-bit video game console? No longer do you have to pine! Take a nostalgic trip down retro gaming lane with this faithful reproduction of 10 Classic Atari games built into the vintage Atari Joystick. See what it's like all over again to play games like Asteroids Pong & Yar's Revenge -- games that helped define a generation and set the pace for todays massively popular video game culture. Built in menu allows easy navigation to the different games available. The basic plot/storyline of each game as well as instructions are then displayed before the game begins. Once it begins you will be floored by the sheer programming power available thirty years ago to the average consumer as you deftly master the movement of pixels in complex interaction with one another... If you are old enough to remember getting excited about games like these - then you'll certainly want to call all your old pals and sit down to play and reminisce about just how gullible you were (or conversely how imaginative you must have been ;). And if you are too young to remember games like these chances are you have become increasingly spoiled and a blast from the past is precisely what you'll need to appreciate just how good you've had it. Despite the utter simplicity of some of these games in relation to recent 2003 console gaming titles though - they are still pretty addictive and surprisingly still fun.

• Rated E for Everyone