The Harmony Cartridge

When I first saw the Atari 2600 in 1979, I was completely floored. I wondered how those geniuses could fit so much fun into those tiny bricks of plastic. For each game, they only had 4k to work with and what was done with it was simply amazing. So much thumb numbing joy was brought to my life by the Atari corporation that I owe the founders Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney a debt of gratitude. The countless hours spent playing games in my wood paneled Detroit basement paid off in spades. For some reason, being able to rack up high scores gave kids like me special status among certain cliques. The games gave me a reason to be social at school and if it wasn't for them, I probably would've been picked on a heck of a lot more.