If you're looking to impress your gamer friends, the next time you're out
with them and it comes time to pay pull out an Atari 2600 cartridge, pop it
open, and grab your credit card. The Atari Cartridge Wallet's creator
Niles Zwolak scours flea markets and garage sales for old 2600 carts in good
condition and convert them into wallets. The cartridges are cut in half
and then hinged, creating a dual-fold wallet. The original innards are put
to use to hold cash and credit cards in place, including the original ROM which
forms the credit card holder and the spring on the cartridge latch which holds
the money. Small magnets keep the wallet securely closed when you're
carrying it.
The wallets are more for generating conversation than for practicality for
the average guy who carries the wallet in his pocket - would you want to spend
the day sitting on a hard plastic cartridge. Women will have it easier if
they carry their wallets in their purses, though. The wallets are put
together well, but I'm not sure if some of the interior parts would hold up
under daily abuse. take one with you to ComicCon or PAX, though, and
you're sure to score some gamer points with the other attendees.
