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I was an Atari-less child


But I had Pong. I played it by inserting a cassette into a tape recorder that was attached to a Texas Instruments computer. If it couldn't be purchased at Radio Shack we did not own it. If I wanted to play on an Atari I had to do it at a friend's house.

1. What was your favorite Atari game (if any)?
Mine: Frogger
2. What is your favorite video game (any system) of all time?
Mine: Super Mario 64

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Hope Pong was good, but Atari was definitely better, so sorry to hear. I'm pretty sure we had an Atari 2600, loved that thing.

1. I remember being obsessed with a game called Venture and also one called Mouse Trap, couldn't pick between those two.
2. Very much into JRPGs, my favourite is either Tales of Symphonia or Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, both I believe may be on Nintendo Switch now but I originally played them on the Nintendo Gamecube

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I wonder if your Mouse Trap video game was based on The Mouse Trap board game I used to have, or vice versa. 🤔 It was loads of fun but it took a while to set up.

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