I apologize, as you guys must get these questions a lot.
Now I do know a bit about the Atari, but I want to hear from some Atari Enthusiants themselves over what my best course of action is.
What Atari would you recommend to most newbies? Mark from Classic Game Room suggests the 7800, but I know there's not very many games for it. It's backwards compatible with 2600 games, but I myself just really want that wood grained model.
Is the Top 100 Atari games a good place to start with must have games?
How reliable are the systems? These bad boys are nearly 40 years old, and I've never heard of any broken ataris, but what about the controllers? Are they as reliable? Of course I'm speaking of the 2600 and not the 52 or 78, as I know those are god awful.
Finally, what do you like best about Atari, and why? I am a 21 year old male, I have no nostalgiac memories of an Atari, however I do remember my grandparnets owned an Atari, and I played it when I was little, sadly I don't remember a thing about it, but I do know for a fact it wasn't the 2600. The 52000 and 78000 look so familiar I can't honestly remember which one it was, and I can't remember what the controllers were like either. Although I remember Centipede.
Could a 21 year old male like me still find a lot of enjoyment with an Atari, even if it has no nostalgiac purposes?