Atari is forever…
Posted by kristipetersenschoonover
I’ll admit I’ve had bad luck choosing social games ever since I started on Facebook back in 2009. Seems like every game I choose folds up after a few months or years—“goes offline”—and then, of course, if you were dumb enough to get suckered into spending real-world money, you don’t get a refund, but your game and your virtual “products” are gone.
The most recent crash and burn is Disney Hidden Worlds by Playdom (Playdom and Playfish are notorious for just shutting down games after taking people’s money). It was during a discussion with some FB friends about how ridiculous this all is that we all began to reminisce about the good old days: when you bought your play unit and your games, and you had them, essentially, forever, or until they broke. Those of us in the conversation then also realized we all had Atari Flashback units or real, working Ataris (I have one friend who lives near me who has an original in mint condition with many of the cartridges). We all thought that sticking with our Ataris—and our microwave popcorn—was probably the better choice going forward. Here was my first return to the past.
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A ghost story writer who still sleeps with the lights on, Kristi Petersen Schoonover’s fiction has appeared in countless magazines and anthologies. She has received three Norman Mailer Writers Colony Residencies, served as a co-editor for Read Short Fiction, has judged both writing and grant competitions and co-hosts the Dark Discussions Podcast. Her work Skeletons in the Swimmin’ Hole is a collection of ghost stories set in Disney Parks; her novel, Bad Apple, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She’s also a member of the New England Horror Writers Association. More info: www.kristipetersenschoonover.comPosted on August 20, 2014, in Deep Thoughts & Fun Stuff and tagged Activision, Aquaventures, Atari Flashback, Disney Hidden Worlds, microwave popcorn, Playdom, Playfish, social networking games. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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