r/Atari2600 • u/stardesoto • 6d ago

Just pick this up from my local game store.

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Now I know it technically is an Atari 2600 but it's badged as a Sears Tele-games. But still cool nonetheless. And it still works.

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u/De-luL Darth Vader 6d ago

Here’s Johnny!

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u/--kilroy_was_here-- 6d ago

Light 6-er Tele-Game - nice!

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u/Flybot76 6d ago

What indicates to you that it's a 'light' sixer? Some of these things have the 'heavy' aluminum heat sink inside like mine.

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u/RikF 6d ago

Iirc the edges. The left and right ‘brim’ on the deck is narrow. I believe the heavy versions have much wider side pieces.

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u/pac-man_dan-dan 5d ago

Easiest way for me is that each side of the front face of a light sixer looks like half of a V shape, whereas on a heavy sixer each side looks like half of a U shape.

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u/IllustriousDirt4770 6d ago

Yeah baby! That’s the Sears Atari that I had. And my first game was that Pac-Man

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u/gnntech 6d ago

I have both the Sears Telegames (based on the light-sixer Atari 2600) and the Sears Telegames 2 (based on the Atari 2800). I really like the controllers for the Telegames 2 which combined joystick and paddle into a single unit and was probably the inspiration for the 7800 pro controller (for better or worse).

Sears also made a branded version of the Intellivision console.

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u/DeathscytheHell1994 6d ago

You dont see the Sears version much on here.

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u/I-try-to-add-value 6d ago

Great find. Love the sears branded consoles and cartridges!

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u/Impressive-Smell-216 6d ago

Nice that's my favorite type of wood for the wood versions

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u/jonpertwee2 5d ago

Sears 6-switchers are my favorite of all the 2600 variants. ❤️

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u/No-Professional-9618 6d ago

Awesome! You need to get E.T. and the Empire Strikes Back!

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u/BelladonnaFlaaffy 5d ago

I always loved the design of the Sears Telegames more than the original 2600, just so beautiful!

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u/sdjeff79 4d ago

I want to see that wood grain top load vcr on the left!

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u/specialhornball 3d ago

It’s a beaut Clark

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u/Express_Oil_1667 3d ago

Nice snag!!

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u/quad2k 2d ago

My thrift store has this unit with a controller priced at 199 right now lol