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Atari Fans Spent $1000 On 50th XP Collection Only To Find Two Of Its Games Are Broken

Time Extension about 8 days ago

"Seems more like an amateurish Kickstarter campaign".Back in 2023, Atari released a 50th-anniversary box set which cost $1000 and included 10 Atari VCS / 2600 carts: Adventure, Missile Command, Warlords, Super Breakout, Crystal Castles, Haunted House, Yars …

Commodore Discussion • Stupid PET Tricks Joystick Easter Game Pack

Commodore.ca about 2 months ago

Stupid PET Tricks - Commodore PET Easter PackNote: I don't own a PET or SPT adapter so all testing has been done through Vice Emulator. There may be bugs in these conversions, please contact me and I'll release an update package if this is the case.Games …
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A Brief History Of Game Mods

Retromash about 2 months ago

‘Modding’ is a slang term for modifying game data. Since the launch of arcade games, modding has been common practice. It’s had an interesting history, pivoting from something that was largely discouraged to something that many developers now nurture …
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Free Play Florida: 2023 Review

The Arcade Blogger about 2 months ago

I’ll start with an apology – I’m rather ashamed that its taken me this long to post my review of last year’s event! It completely passed me by, and its only the recent announcement of the 2024 dates, that reminded me I didn’t …
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Atari’s Mike Jang

The Arcade Blogger about 3 months ago

Some sad news to report on the blog this week. I got word that long-time Industrial Designer at Atari coin-operated division, Mike Jang, has passed away. I’ve known Mike since 2016, and whilst we never met, he was always on the other end of an em …
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A British Classic Arcade Photo Tour

The Arcade Blogger about 5 months ago

Searching the web for photos of classic arcades from back in the day, tends to bring up a plethora of American locations. Which is all well and good and pretty informative, but sets of genuine photographs taken in the 80s and 90s that documented the Briti …

Input Devices • Egret II Mini Spinner + Trackball

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Hi.I just got hold of an Egret II Mini spinner and trackball. I got the spinner to work well with Arkanoid and also the AY-3-8500 core with the documented .ini file tweaks.I'd like to get the trackball working in Missile Command, but whilst I can map the …
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Intellivision Admits It Doesn't Have The Funds To Make The Console

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Hopes new smartphone app will secure "additional investment".The Intellivision Amico saga took another turn today as it was confirmed that the company is to release a smartphone application for iOS and Android that will effectively turn your handset into a …
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Intellivision Admits It Doesn't Have The Funds To Make The Amico

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Hopes new smartphone app will secure "additional investment".The Intellivision Amico saga took another turn today as it was confirmed that the company is to release a smartphone application for iOS and Android that will effectively turn your handset into a …
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Chit Chat • I CONFESS: I was hyped by the Intellivision Amico

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

I preordered one, got refunded a few months ago.The idea wasn't as bad as some make it out to be. A modern console with a retro approach not only with a focus on multiplayer, but with mandatory multiplayer in all games. I also liked how they delberatedly …
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California Extreme Arcade Expo 2023

The Arcade Blogger about 7 months ago

I promised I’d share some pictures from my visit in August this year to the California Extreme arcade expo, so, here we go! This year marks the 27th Anniversary of the California Extreme Expo! Hosted at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Santa Clara, t …

3 in one Centipede/Millipede// Missile Command PCB

Arcade Projects about 7 months ago

Looking for the 3 in one Centipede/Millipede/Missile Command PCB. Made by Teamplay inc. Any help or ideas are welcome …
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The TDE Podcast Ep 30: Atari Engineer Dave Sherman

The Arcade Blogger about 7 months ago

Episode 30 of the Ted Dabney Experience podcast is available now for your listening pleasure! If you enjoy reading ArcadeBlogger.com, you’ll love the other project I’m involved with: Episode 30 of the Ted Dabney Experience. Click the image to li …
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Team-17 Co-Founder To Open New Arcade In The UK

Time Extension about 7 months ago

Incoming!Martyn Brown, the co-founder of Team17, is planning to open a brand new arcade in the UK, as recently announced in a Facebook post.The arcade will be situated in the West Yorkshire town of Horbury in Wakefield, and will apparently include classic …
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new ideas wishlist & general chat • Can you use the Acorn Marconi Trackerball for any Beeb games?

Stardot about 8 months ago

Sorry for such a random question, but I've always wanted to play games like Missile Command with a trackerball(I so miss the arcades) and just picked up one of the above for what I think was a great price on ebay with the hopes of being able to kind of re …
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Retro Arcadia Gaming Pickups – Summer 2023 Edition

Retro Arcadia about 8 months ago

I’ve got a few new regular features up my sleeve to complement the usual various forms of weekly deep-dives at Retro Arcadia, partly to keep things fresh but also partly to take a bit of the pressure off me trying to juggle writing them alongside juggli …

Atari 2600+ (Plus) Official Full Console for November 2023

Digital Press about 9 months ago

Atari 2600+ Regular price: $129.99. https://atari.com... Cartridge Left Behind Enjoy your favorite Atari 2600 and 7800 games on one system! Not only does the Atari 2600+ pull double cartridge duty, it also f …
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Atari Reveals The Return Of The 2600 Console

Retro Dodo about 9 months ago

Atari has just announced the return of their flagship 2600 home console, newly enhanced and upgraded as the Atari 2600+. The addition of the plus (+) in the title suggests that this new iteration of the 2600 comes with added functionality. So let …
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Cabaret Cohorts. Post pics of your cabaret collections.

Museum of the Game about 9 months ago

I grouped up my Atari Cabarets tonight for the first time in the Kong Room. Got me thinking that i don't have a photo thread for cabarets. So if you have a game and want to show it. Or want to show off some odd ducks or rarities. Or even just things y …
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Retro Rewind: August 1982 in Computer & Video Games – Pilot Episode!

Retro Arcadia about 9 months ago

You join me, dear reader, for a bit of an experiment! I started collecting Computer & Video Games magazine in earnest in early 1985, buying every issue every month until the middle of 1992 when, at 20-years old by then, a combination of falling behind …

Missile Command Upright

Museum of the Game about 9 months ago

where would I look to try to find a MC Upright cabinet?. …
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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #94

Retro Arcadia about 10 months ago

Back again for our regular Sunday roundup of quick-fire reviews and impressions of everything under the spotlight at Retro Arcadia this week, old and new and a bit of both… Just like last week though, we’re going to start with something that’ …
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Discovering Tower of Evil on Commodore VIC-20 (and the June 1984 Issue of C&VG!)

Retro Arcadia about 10 months ago

My own collection of Computer & Video Games magazine began in April 1985, and apart from the following month’s issue, I didn’t miss one until well into the nineties when, in my early-twenties, my limited magazine budget had moved on to lads’ mag …
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Mine Command – Missile Command with a difference for the MSX

Old School Gamer Magazine about 10 months ago

We’ve just been contacted through both Facebook and Twitter that if you head on over to the MSXDev competition page, you can download or play online the latest game release of Mine Command. A new Action MSX game by Fred Rique in which the website sa …

Found a 79 quarter in Missile Command

Museum of the Game about 10 months ago

I was taking apart the coin door on my Missile Command that I picked up last week and found this 1979 quarter behind the coin return button. I took a closer look and it has a small hole drill in it. I thought it was pretty cool. I have no idea if this wa …