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Mini Atari Key Chains That Play Games!

by Tom Conlon on September 28, 2007 at 05:02 PM

Mini Atari Key Chains That Play Games!

Whether you say it like Keanu Reeves or Joey Lawrence, there's only one word to describe these new mini Atari key chains from Firebox, and that's, "Whoa." The baby joystick and paddle aren't just inspired by their legendary forefathers -- they actually have old Atari classics built right into them! Each key chain comes with a pocket-sized reel of cord with RCA jacks on the end and a battery inside. Plug one end into the controller and the other into a TV and in no time you're getting your 1983 on.

The joystick comes in two configurations, either with 'Asteroids' and 'Millipede' or with 'Centipede' and 'Yar's Revenge.' The paddle has 'Pong' and 'Breakout' built in.

Granted, it would be a lot cooler if you could simply plug the controller directly into the TV without having to hump the reel around with you too. But at $15 a pop, that's not going to stop us from buying both.

Now, if only there was a way to connect these little guys to the Atari emulator running on our PSP ...

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