Quote from: granz on Aug 13, 2026, 10:55 AMI'm pretty sure that the last Atari that I "had" was one that my father bought back in the early-ish 1970s.   IIRC, it had four different versions of pong that you selected by moving a 4-position slide switch before turning it on.

Atari 2600 sounds like, but in reality, the modes could be changed in game I think.  We always did.

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Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Aug 13, 2026, 09:20 AMGenisis, NES, SNES, 2600/7800 myself... I was always much better at Sonic then Mario, so to each their own.

I agree, everyone has their system preferences. I never liked PlayStation, for example. My kids had them and I just didn't care for the platform, but especially the controller and games available. BY then I was far more into PC games.

As for Atari...I used to have the 2600 / 7800 systems...but I haven't played them since the 80s! LOL

Agreed, I had PS1/PS2, liked some games, but NOT touched PS for long time.... https://atari.com/collections/atari-consoles
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! They remade Atari 2600 & 7800, 2600+/7800+! Support original games/hardware and USB-C/HDMI support!

oops, forgot to tag @granz 

I'm pretty sure that the last Atari that I "had" was one that my father bought back in the early-ish 1970s.   IIRC, it had four different versions of pong that you selected by moving a 4-position slide switch before turning it on.

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Aug 13, 2026, 09:20 AMGenisis, NES, SNES, 2600/7800 myself... I was always much better at Sonic then Mario, so to each their own.

I agree, everyone has their system preferences. I never liked PlayStation, for example. My kids had them and I just didn't care for the platform, but especially the controller and games available. BY then I was far more into PC games.

As for Atari...I used to have the 2600 / 7800 systems...but I haven't played them since the 80s! LOL

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Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Aug 12, 2026, 11:42 PMNintendo and Sega used to be big-time competitors; Sonic used to be Sega's Mario, so to speak. Well that joke didn't work..... lol

I owned the Sega Master System as well as the Sega Genesis, when it came out. I was definitely partial to the NES stuff. Even the games I liked the most were on NES / SNES. I didn't buy another Sega system after the Genesis. That said, my thing with Sonic was two-fold...first of all, I've always had sensitive ears, especially to high frequencies. The constant sound of rolling through hundreds of rings at a time was a bit harsh on my ears.

Also, the average monitor size back then was ~13". Sonic rolling through 10 screens of graphics in a few seconds was hard to keep up with, even when I was younger, on those smaller monitors. I should try it again now that I have two 65" TVs and the RetroPie supports HDMI.

P.S. - This thread got off topic and was two pages of NES VS Sega, so I split it off from the original 3D printing thread. 

Genisis, NES, SNES, 2600/7800 myself... I was always much better at Sonic then Mario, so to each their own.

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Aug 12, 2026, 11:42 PMNintendo and Sega used to be big-time competitors; Sonic used to be Sega's Mario, so to speak. Well that joke didn't work..... lol

I owned the Sega Master System as well as the Sega Genesis, when it came out. I was definitely partial to the NES stuff. Even the games I liked the most were on NES / SNES. I didn't buy another Sega system after the Genesis. That said, my thing with Sonic was two-fold...first of all, I've always had sensitive ears, especially to high frequencies. The constant sound of rolling through hundreds of rings at a time was a bit harsh on my ears.

Also, the average monitor size back then was ~13". Sonic rolling through 10 screens of graphics in a few seconds was hard to keep up with, even when I was younger, on those smaller monitors. I should try it again now that I have two 65" TVs and the RetroPie supports HDMI.

P.S. - This thread got off topic and was two pages of NES VS Sega, so I split it off from the original 3D printing thread. 

Quote from: granz on Aug 12, 2026, 03:04 PMI see. A bit subtle for me - I know about Nintendo, and Sega, but not much about their competition. And, probably the only reason that I know that Mario was from Nintendo is because we had an NES many years ago. As far as knowing which games come from which company, it's just a random guess. 

Nintendo and Sega used to be big-time competitors; Sonic used to be Sega's Mario, so to speak. Well that joke didn't work..... lol

I see. A bit subtle for me - I know about Nintendo, and Sega, but not much about their competition. And, probably the only reason that I know that Mario was from Nintendo is because we had an NES many years ago. As far as knowing which games come from which company, it's just a random guess. 

Quote from: granz on Aug 11, 2026, 03:34 PMI guess that I am missing how they tie in with the Mario-related post about the coin box.

Compitition from Sega basically lol