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Atari/Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum... as seen in the Argos '85 Summer Catalog

  • 12-12-2010 05:21PM
    #1
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,308 ✭✭✭✭


    Sorry if this was posted before, but I thought some people here would like a look...

    Click here to view more of it, or just click the pictures, so that you can read the writing...

    ATARI
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    Commodore 64
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    Sinclair ZX Spectrum
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Comments

  • #2
    Augmerson
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Augmerson


    We had that Sinclair, oh memories =]


  • #3
    Bluehair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭Bluehair


    Ah thats hilarious :D Thanks OP for posting that up! Wow that rubber keyboard Speccy really was good value for the time wasn't it?


  • #4
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,811 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Imagine the poor kid who leaves that section of the catalogue open for the parents to see, and winds up getting the Atari...
    Much tears ensure, followed by sniper rifles, water towers and supermarket carparks later on...


  • #5
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 54,217 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    C64 was my baby. Was never that fond of it and always wanted a NES. Think the arcades corrupted me to my japanese videogaming ways. Still there was a few absolute gems on it.


  • #6
    sham69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,322 ✭✭✭sham69


    ah indeed the memories.
    I started with the speccie.
    My parents had it on top of their wardrobe (hidden for Xmas) and I used to go into the room every few days when they were out and read the manual and check out the game pack etc..
    Panama joe and chequered flag to mention but 2.

    Kept that till about 1984 and then went to commodore.
    I have to say i preferred it, still play the games on both platforms.
    2 great machines when games were all about playability not flash graphics and fmv etc (or about rob hubbards music and less about the games :D)

    Good times.


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  • #7
    pdbhp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭pdbhp


    Only had a C64 in those days, great machine but the Speccy looks so futuristic and amazing, the case it comes in is something I'd love to have so neat and tidy, just gorgeous:D


  • #8
    LoGiE
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 2,976 Mod ✭✭✭✭LoGiE


    pdbhp wrote: »
    Only had a C64 in those days, great machine but the Speccy looks so futuristic and amazing, the case it comes in is something I'd love to have so neat and tidy, just gorgeous:D

    Haha futuristic! It had the build quality of the two cornflakes packets taped together, but it did look cool. All those dodgy switched joysticks... Jesus I broke a few of those back in the day. Ironic really that I could fix them myself now!


  • #9
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 37,421 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I can remember my Megadrive pad buttons got a bit messed up when I was about 10 or so and I was too afraid to open it up in case I damaged it further. I wouldn't have been able to afford a new one.

    Sent it off to my friends dad who took it apart and moved the rubbers under the buttons around. I thought he was a genius for fixing it.

    Thems were the days :D


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