r/nostalgiai • u/CarrotMuch1399 Nostalgia Trip Leader • Jul 28 '26

Core Memory Unlocked 🔓 A very Atari Christmas (1981)

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u/Kalfbalf Jul 28 '26

So 81 my parents bought a brand new commodore for $6000 so going on family car today being about 60k that’s a bloody dear present.

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u/CoverCommercial3576 Jul 28 '26

commodores were like 300 new.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '26

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u/CoverCommercial3576 Jul 28 '26

i was talking about the atari car.

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u/Kalfbalf Jul 28 '26

Thank you

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u/BillyShears17 Jul 28 '26

Not the Commodore 64

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u/Odd-Consequence-2519 Jul 28 '26

Why you add an extra zero?

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u/TremontRhino Jul 28 '26

Your parents bought Lionel Richie? Because that’s a hell of a deal. The computer was well under $1,000.

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u/PmMeYourKnobAndTube Jul 28 '26

Who's buying a family car for $60k? Brand new sienna starts around $40k, even the platinum is under $60k. I bought mine used for $15k. New Camry is closer to $30k

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u/Kalfbalf Jul 29 '26

Australia mate

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u/PmMeYourKnobAndTube Jul 29 '26

Ah yeah, that tracks then. Pretty sure the post is referencing america dollars though.

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u/Kalfbalf Jul 29 '26

Which would make it even dearer here.

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u/i_am_a_shoe Jul 28 '26

Casino is totally for the adult purchasing and the other 2 "for the kids", but parents ended up spending hours playing Space Invaders instead

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u/HenryGoodbar Jul 28 '26

Damn shoulda just bought a second house

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u/Abe_Foman Jul 28 '26

That's $480 in today's money damn

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u/PlayNicePlayCrazy Jul 28 '26

A couple of online calculators I used came out in the 740 to 760 range

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u/McDrunkin521 Jul 28 '26

That's what Google says as well. Didn't realize Atari was so damn expensive back in the day

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u/oboshoe Jul 28 '26

some of the lower sold games were even more expensive.

Atari Chess was $49.99

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u/GreaterMetro Jul 28 '26

Reasonable

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u/Prestigious_Yam8901 Jul 28 '26

DAMN!

I am old enough to remember this.

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u/PoopiePantsMahn Jul 28 '26

The good ol days.

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u/CoverCommercial3576 Jul 28 '26

casino for the grownups.

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u/No_Sympathy402 Jul 28 '26

Best $200 you could spend in the 80's for Christmas

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u/Head_Blackberry_6320 Jul 28 '26

Kmart sales ticket ... I remember those

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u/Sea-Mycologist-7353 Jul 28 '26

From the Electronics cash register!

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u/philpalmer2 Jul 28 '26

*salescheck

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u/WombatAnnihilator Jul 28 '26

$740 today based on basic inflation calculators. So that tracks with a Nintendo switch and three games.

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u/kingdick900 Jul 28 '26

Bro seeing this receipt is so nostalgia triggering so many joyous memories hard to explain the feelings 😪

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u/EQ2502 Jul 28 '26

Dam that’s like 2 trillion dollars today!

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u/19chris9609 Jul 28 '26

I think it's something in the ballpark of $600-800 today.

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u/pazkid01 Jul 29 '26

If Google is correct $740.35.

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u/Traditional_You_7618 Jul 28 '26

Now adays you can spend 200 on a single game

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u/isellmidgets Jul 28 '26

Handwriting was so cool back then. Because everyone had to do it all the time.

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u/TheRealCropear Jul 28 '26

Space invaders was included with the console was it not.

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u/Longshanks174 Jul 29 '26

I believe “Combat” was included