Category: Sunday Gimmick Table

Sunday Gimmick Tables post on occasional Sunday afternoons and showcasing some sort of gimmick. Despite the title, not every gimmick is displayed on a table.

Sunday Gimmick Table #30 – Atari 2600+ Console

It’s an Atari 2600 looking machine that can also play 7800 games… once you’ve updated the firmware a year later.

I’ve been sitting on this one for quite a while and a large part of that was due to this being the final video to (briefly) feature Sacha in relatively good spirits before her unfortunate passing earlier this year. I miss the ol’ girl and her loss is still felt. But then I got around to doing a firmware update and filmed an extra bit with Maya in tow. So this is less about showcasing a piece of hardware and more of a proverbial passing of the dog bowl.

As to whether I’m getting the 7800+ or not? We’ll see about that one, but right now, I’m in no rush. This will do just fine.

Sunday Gimmick Table #26 – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Tiger Handheld Game (202x)

Back by popular demand… because if they’ll bring back Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties, they’ll bring back anything…

Full disclosure: A majority of the footage seen here was recorded ages ago, so to make it seem new-ish, there’s an extra bit of gameplay and even some recent dubbing added in.

But yeah, Hasbro saw fit to remake and/or re-release a number of vintage Tiger Electronics handheld games and one of them was a Power Rangers game that I, obviously, bought. It’s not the one from my youth, but it’s… certainly something, I guess.