Atari Contest Flier

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Cool find in the bottom of a Centipede I just picked up.

Trying to track down info on the contest.

thanks to XX121 for sending me an old newspaper clipping.
 

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That's not what I was thinking of... There was a larger poster flier as well advertising the event. I've seen on ebay...

Sorry I really couldn't provide any real info., other than I was slated to attend the event BITD.

I'll search for more info. on this.

Still a cool artifact find
 
I found the same sheet in my Centipede too. Never thought to track down the competition results.
 
Here's a little more info. leading up to the event...

More Atari CCs here... http://www.atarimuseum.com/ahs_archives/archives/magazines/coinconnection/

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Also, a little timeline tid-bit after the event...

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Link... sources are cited. http://vidgame.info/vid1981.htm

I'm gonna try to get my recollections of this event (before and after) together and more info... more to come.
 
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thanks to XX121 for sending me an old newspaper clipping.
Most welcome:) More of a 'look at me' moment... the article is really not germane to the discussion. But, the competition (and my possible attendance) is mentioned... near the end of article.

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iirc, i read that this contest went bust as the players had to pay to practice on games and then the checks bounced through the company doing it so atari had to cover them.
 
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Hmm.. I have a centipede patch that I assumed was from that contest, but its stiched 1983.. I thought the contest only happend 1 year.

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I did a quick search and found an itinerary for the 1983 world championship. It appears to have been held in san francisco and was something time warner put on..

http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/163564-itinerary-from-1983-us-atari-centipede-championship/

Sweet patch!:cool: Excellent link to info. on the '83 competition. Some good links to vintage newspaper articles (Billy Mitchell)/advertisements, as well, on video games back then...
 
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