One night when I was 12, I had a buddy spending the night on a Friday night. We spent most of the night playing my new Atari 2600, mostly Missile Command, Space Invaders - the usual.
My dad came into the living room at 11:30 that night, lighting into our asses for being up so late. “Get your asses to bed now!” he commanded. So my buddy and I went to room and to bed.
Around 3 or 4 am, I got up to go to the bathroom. In the hallway, I noticed this strange orange glow on the walls. It seemed to be coming from the living room, and I freaked out. I thought the house was on fire.
I ran into the living room to find my dad engaged in Level 10 of Missile Command.
![image showing [OC] My dad playing The Empire Strikes Back on Atari 2600 - Christmas Day 1982](f05d90e3-5025-555d-b204-a236658ff3a3.jpg)
fubarspeaks on July 14th, 2022 at 00:43 UTC »
'I, a 16 year old, waiting impatiently off camera'
SantaKlawz2 on July 14th, 2022 at 01:17 UTC »
I played this game alot. I also had Pitfall, Asteroids, River Raid, ET, Adventure, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Pac Man
Sweatsock_Pimp on July 14th, 2022 at 01:51 UTC »
So…
One night when I was 12, I had a buddy spending the night on a Friday night. We spent most of the night playing my new Atari 2600, mostly Missile Command, Space Invaders - the usual.
My dad came into the living room at 11:30 that night, lighting into our asses for being up so late. “Get your asses to bed now!” he commanded. So my buddy and I went to room and to bed.
Around 3 or 4 am, I got up to go to the bathroom. In the hallway, I noticed this strange orange glow on the walls. It seemed to be coming from the living room, and I freaked out. I thought the house was on fire.
I ran into the living room to find my dad engaged in Level 10 of Missile Command.