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old games console?
just been having a conversation with someone about old games consoles we had when we where young
does anyone have a clue what sort of console this person is describing? had one of those very early game machines with the football ,tennis Shaz says: amiga? Shaz says: or a commodore? before them Shaz says: lol i thought the amiga was the first one it was black and white on the tv, just a white bar going up and down the screen Shaz says: yeah i know which game you mean but i cant think which games console it would have been it had a big knob to change the programme Shaz says: that was a joystick no it was a big switch thing it had football , tennis ,skeet , squash that i can remember . skeet, you had a gun to shoot at the screen anyone any ideas? cos i'm stumped
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15-04-2008, 21:15
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Re: old games console?
I had something like that - did you have to plug it into the TV. I think it was orange and had cartridges that you put into a slot in the top. Played tennis mostly - basically two square paddles and a square ball.
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15-04-2008, 21:17
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Re: old games console?
i dont know Gayle i'll ask him
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15-04-2008, 21:19
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Re: old games console?
Was it an Atari games console?
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Re: old games console?
going back to the 70's i think it was, there were quite a few like this
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Re: old games console?
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ah it could well have been one of those, i'd forgotton about that
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Re: old games console?
thats the thing
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Re: old games console?
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its not that one, he says lol
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Re: old games console?
Sorry, think it was this one...........
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Re: old games console?
i give up
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Re: old games console?
It had a big switch in the middle of the console
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15-04-2008, 21:24
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Re: old games console?
flashy who said a red knob ??
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no EMZY , not one of those sorry
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Re: old games console?
ok sorry, you said a big knob to change the programme
bite me 
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