Collectible
Classic Video Games
Ahhh, the memories! Who can forget the first time they played Pong, and actually made things move around on their television screen? Or maybe for you it was blasting your first Space Invader out of the sky, chomping your first ghost in Ms.Pac-Man, or saving your first city in Missile Command.
Classic video games. Centipede .. Pole Position .. Asteroids .. Galaga .. Joust .. Defender. In the early days of arcade video games, the BEST games weren't on your TV, they were down the street at the corner store, or amusement center. For several months, any time my friends or I had so much as a dollar in quarters to our name, we had to immediately summon the others and rush down the street to "Dick's Quik-Chek" or the local bowling alley to play doubles on whatever the latest machine was.
And then there was the Atari 2600, Intellivision, Colecovision, and the other classic consoles that brought us our first real taste of 'advanced' video gaming at home. Laugh if you must!. They may look primitive compared to Gran Turismo 4, but to us, at the time, it was gaming heaven .. absolutely amazing! The hours I burned would put today's kids to shame!
Now, like myself, you want to relive those fond memories. Find that collectible old handheld football game, or that favorite vintage Atari cartridge, and show your kids what we used to play in the good ole' days.
This site is a resource for the video gamer who appreciates the real classics - that true video game enthusiast - to help you find those special collectible video game treasures.
The following is an alphabetical listing of the content on this site. Narrow down your search by choosing one of these pages to browse for specific classic video game collectibles, or just scroll down to the bottom of the page for a more general listing of classic video games.
Here are some auctions for classic video games currently running this very moment on eBay. These are live. Click on any of the listings for more information.
If there are no listings above, it could be a bug in the program. You may want to click over and search for vintage video game or Atari game or Colecovision or Intellivision or whatever suits your fancy. You might be surprised at what you find. The variety of classic video games being auctioned at eBay amazes me.
Have Fun!
Ted Whitten
Webmaster
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