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Konami's Maze-Action Game 'Tutankham' Arrives On Switch & PS4 This Week

Time Extension about 11 days ago

The game was originally released in arcades back in 1982.Konami's maze-action game Tutankham is heading to Nintendo Switch & PS4 on May 9th as part of Arcade Archives (h/t: Famitsu!).The game, which sees players take on the role of an explorer navigati …
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Review: Atari 400 Mini - A Deep Cut, But A Welcome One

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Beige is beautiful.After a flood of big-name micro-consoles that includes the NES, SNES, Mega Drive, PC Engine and Amiga, we now have what must rank as the deepest cut so far: the Atari 400 Mini. Based on Atari's range of 8-bit home computers, which first …
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Gallery: Unboxing The Atari 400 Mini

Time Extension about 2 months ago

That's nice press kit, we have to say.The Atari 400 Mini is launching very soon, and the kind folks at Plaion were nice enough to send us a pre-release press unit, which we're currently putting through its paces ahead of our review.Like the Atari 2600+ bef …
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Atari Wants To Revive More Of Its Classic Systems

Time Extension about 3 months ago

"There will certainly be more projects in that vein".Atari has a rich history to draw from, and it has been doing just that via projects such as Atari: 50 Anniversary Celebration, the Atari 2600+ and the upcoming Atari 400 Mini.The good news is that the At …
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Interview: "Underpromising & Overdelivering" - Atari CEO Wade Rosen Talks Winning Back Trust

Time Extension about 3 months ago

"There was never really any animosity toward Atari in the larger cultural context".Atari is a company that has had a bit of a bumpy ride over the last few decades, thanks to a slew of questionable investments in areas like blockchain, wearable tech, and ga …
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MovieCart Lets You Watch Movies With Your Atari 2600

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Grab your popcorn!While it's quite common now for modern video game consoles to come pre-built with the ability to play movies, back in the days of the Atari 2600, the hardware's limitations meant that people never even dreamed about the possibility of bei …
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3 New Atari 2600 Games Have Been Found & Dumped

Time Extension about 3 months ago

The three games were developed by UA Ltd in the early '80s.Three previously unreleased Atari 2600 prototypes have been discovered and dumped online by a poster over on the AtariAge forums (as spotted by John Hancock!).The AtariAge poster, who calls himself …

Input Devices • GRS TS-BSP02 Spinner Not working with Atari 2600/7800 Games

MISTerFPGA about 3 months ago

Hello, I have recently purchased TS-BSP02 spinner from Thunderstick studios and it is not responding with the Atari 2600/7800 core. I have an older TS-BSP01 stick and its working fine with no issues. I deleted the cores, config/input files and did a new …

eprom programmer

VCFed about 4 months ago

hello all. Ineed help with eprom programmer GP MOD XP 640 from GP industrial UK , http://matthieu.... ve already took a look on the pdf but im not sure,i would like toknow if it is able to handl …

Atari 2600 and 5200 Game development using a cross assembler on an IMSAI 8080

VCFed about 4 months ago

This video shows the process of doing #gamedev using other, larger systems to develop software for the #Atari 2600 and 5200 game consoles using a cross assembler. This example contrasts a cross assembler from Sorcim running on #Atari8bit and #S100 hardware …
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Feature: Howard Scott Warshaw Talks E.T., Atari, & Working With Spielberg

Time Extension about 5 months ago

"To this day, every time I see Atari: Game Over, I get emotional".On Tuesday, July 27th, 1982, the video game designer/programmer Howard Scott Warshaw accepted a call from his bosses at Atari, asking him to put together the video game tie-in to Steven Spie …
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Atari Releases Modern Take On The 1983 Arcade Game 'Food Fight'

Time Extension about 5 months ago

Currently available exclusively for Atari VCS.Atari isn't shy about digging into its vast back catalog of titles to resurrect its old games if it thinks there is money to be made.So far, this year, we've seen the company release a bunch of new games in its …
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Atari Taking Pre-Orders For A $299.99 Limited Edition Cartridge Set

Time Extension about 5 months ago

Only 500 copies are available.Atari announced earlier today that it is now accepting preorders for a $299.99 limited edition cartridge set featuring the artwork of the Brazilian graphic designer and frequent Atari collaborator Butcher Billy.The set, which …
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Games • Emulation from other Systems (Arcade, G&W, Atari...)

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

Hi!Can you guys help making a list of all the systems that are " "emulated" " (almost) (between many quotes) in the C64? I mean those 1:1 gamecopies from other systems, like all the Savona's Work from the Atari2600, or Arlasoft from the Arcade...To avoi …
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Anniversary: The Atari Jaguar Is 30 Years Old

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Do the math.30 years ago today, Atari Corporation released its 64-bit Jaguar console – a final throw of the dice for the firm built on the foundations of the Atari 2600, Lynx and ST.Pushed onto the market at a time when 16-bit consoles like the Genesis / …

2023 Atari 2600

VCFed about 6 months ago

Atari 2600+ review: Gaming like it’s 1977 again​ https:... to add the Atari site with some specs - https://atari.com/products/... tomorrow (Amazon, US), i …
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Review: Atari 2600+ - The Grandaddy Of Gaming Is Back

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Time to dust off those old carts.Originally released back in 1977, the Atari VCS (later known as the 2600) was a groundbreaking piece of consumer electronics.Sure, it wasn't the first 'game console' to hit the market, but it was the first to find lasting c …
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General • 1st 1970's/80's C64, Console, Or Computer Game You Thought Looked And Played Just As Good As The Arcade?

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

Thought this would be a fun topic. If you grew up in the era of arcade machines you know they set the standard in breakthroughs and it was always exciting to walk into an arcade and see literally month by month how graphics, audio, or video game concepts …
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Gallery: Unboxing The Atari 2600+

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Party like it's 1977.The Atari 2600+ – an updated version of the classic Atari 2600 / VCS – is due for launch this month, and we were lucky enough to be sent one for review by Atari.The Atari 2600+ launches worldwide on 17th November. It'll cost $129.9 …
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Crowdfunding Begins For The Polycade Sente, A New Modular Home Arcade System

Time Extension about 6 months ago

You can back the project now on Kickstarter.A new Kickstarter has just launched for the Polycade Sente, a new modular home arcade system from the company behind the Polycade Lux.The device, which takes its name from the company Sente and the Sente Arcade C …
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Retro Gaming • Every Double Dragon Game Ever Made Featuring Amiga

LemonAmiga about 7 months ago

Every single Double Dragon EVER made, From Atari 2600, Amiga - Nintendo Switch. A must for retro fans who love beat em ups. This will give you a complete insight into the good and the bad Arcade ports.https://youtu.be/SRi5... …
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Games • Every DOUBLE Dragon EVER Made Featuring C64

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

Every single Double Dragon EVER made, From Atari 2600, Commodore 64 - Nintendo Switch. A must for retro fans who love beat em ups. This will give you a complete insight into the good and the bad Arcade ports.https://youtu.be/SRi5... …
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Chit Chat • Question for the more veterans: How was it like to start playing video games in your 20s or 30s?

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

I saw at least one user that says to have been born in the 40s. Which is kind of cool because it's not common for that generation to enjoy video games. And that made me think that these minority of people have been enjoying video games from the start, fro …
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Games • Can the C64GS replicate this Atari 2600 homebrew just out?

Lemon64 about 7 months ago

iframe Apart from being a 64k cart it is stock VCS, no enhancements. This is faster and smoother than anything except the char routines of First Strike, by an alarming degree too!Statistics: Posted by Risoz — Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:11 pm — Replies 12 — …
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Input Devices • Spinners, Trackballs, and the Setting 0xFFFF

MISTerFPGA about 7 months ago

I recently got one of these, on eBay.It's an Atgames Legends Ultimate Fight Stick/ Control Panel, and connects via USB.It's flippin' huge, but has a really nice feel. The sticks are decent, not cheap feeling. The concave buttons are clicky, and have a rea …