… old breakout machine (Atari C-380) …

Recording vocals for the song “Breakaway” got me thinking about this funky old Atari console I have buried away somewhere … the Atari C-380. It wasn’t the first Atari console, but it was darn close. It came out in the late 1970’s and had pinball and some form of Breakout built in.

That was it.

The “flippers” for the pinball game were on the side of the machine itself. This was pretty amazing stuff back when quite a few people still had black and white TVs. I actually had a 19″ black and white TV in my bedroom through high school.

I should track this thing down and see if it still works.