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Classic Gaming LIVES! :

 Atari 2600 The first major gaming system should obviously have the largest number of people trying to keep its memory alive. The best source, as of this writing :

• Telegames. This site sells many classic systems! As of this writing (July, 1999), they sell a new Atari 2600 with 1 joystick, all needed cords, and 3 free game titles of your choice, $99.95. Techtite's recommendation; choose the three games which made it on Techtite's list of the 50 best classics : Yar's Revenge, Pitfall, and Demon Attack. However, there are 75 possible games & attachments.

 Intellivision Sadly, it's difficult to find an Intellivision these days. No Intellivision compatible units or add-ons were ever created; eBay.com (or a facsimile) is your only hope of a used system that might work for you. On the plus side, Telegames offers many old games for the system, including B-17 Bomber, Beauty & the Beast, and Microsurgeon. The best source, however :

• Intellivision LIVES! Created by most of the original staff for the Intellivision game department --the Blue Sky Rangers-- this CD gives not only view numerous articles, pictures, and video clips on the unit; you can play perfect simulation of over 50 of the games, on either a PC or Mac! Techtite's review of the product is here.

 Vectrex A unique game system, indeed. These systems are rare, as are the games. If interested in such a unit, my recommendation is this: whenever one pops up on eBay, GRAB IT! At the extreme least, however, there's always:

• Spike's Big Vectrex Page . A thorough exploration into the unit, with links to even more sites involving the system. On site, pictures include many of the original ads (even some from overseas), and even the original publicity brochure. Links include a seller of a cartridge containing all original games for the system, and other sites which allow you to buy new games for the system (!) , like Lunar Lander. In addition, an emulator of Vectrex is available, although as in all cases, a Vector game played on a PC pixel screen just isn't the same...

 ColecoVision A nice unit, with a not-so-nice future. However, the eventual sell-out of everything Coleco is their loss and your gain; a Colecovision clone was made, and is still available today!

• Telegames. In addition to brand-new Atari 2600 units, Telegames sells new Colecovision (clone) consoles as well. Although the console is not compatible with add-ons for the system, it's not like you can find them easily, anyway. All other games work perfectly on the clone; most for sale at Telegames.