What a Week to be a Geek! A Trove of Atari 2600 Goodness

Back when the box art had little to do with the way computer games looked, you got used to the cognitive disconnect between the two media.

My brain still hasn’t fully processed Infocom Diskgate, when I come across a trove of Atari 2600 cartridges that resemble games I played, but the boxes seem… different.  Here’s my favorite.

Check out the others at Mightygodking.

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  • I remember most of these. The box art is distinctive, very '70's even then, as if they hired cigarette advertisers. I even had a copy of Dodge 'Em.

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