Most gamers over age 25 will remember the Atari 2600 console from when that machine was considered state of the art. Ah, the faux wood paneling, the toggle for switching between black-and-white and color television displays, and the one-button joystick! Well, nothing sells like nostalgia. Two cases in point: No. 1, Activision’s Anthology for Sony PlayStation 2. No. 2, JAKKS Pacific Inc.’s Atari 10-in-1 TV Games joystick, with 10 classic 2600 games sealed into an old-fashioned Atari controller that plugs directly into your TV.

Reflecting on the good ol’ days of Intellevision and Atari… when we didn’t have to many choices…