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Been taking time the past couple days to make some updates to my release lists for early consoles on my website. Among other things, I've had to bump ET's release up a month to November since numerous stores were advertising it in stock by late November (for the Thanksgiving period).

Kevin Bunch (ubersaurus)

@atariarchive.org

There's probably another half dozen games I'm going to shuffle around most likely based on advertising, as they just didn't seem to be making it to stores (at least ones that were highlighting this) quite when the other details I'd found suggested. So it goes!

9/10/26, 2:30 am0 reposts8 likes

Steve Fulton

@fultonbot.bsky.social

Newspapers.com is a really valuable tool for this kind of thing. Have ever found any ads for the 7800 from December 1984?

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Kevin Bunch (ubersaurus)

@atariarchive.org

I've looked but haven't turned up much about the 7800 from 84 other than some announcement coverage.

Kevin Bunch (ubersaurus)

@atariarchive.org

That said I did just run across this from October 26, 1984, in the Lincoln Nebraska newspaper. So I suppose at least a few of these got out, though it's unclear if they were actually something you could buy.

Steve Fulton

@fultonbot.bsky.social

I guess it would not be unheard of for a retail store to take out a classified ad but…probably not. Great find!

Quarter Past

@quarterpast.bsky.social

I want to know more about this trade of a snowblower in exchange for a Gorf cab

Steve Fulton

@fultonbot.bsky.social

I love your work man. Thanks for doing it.