04/27/2012, In 1981, a programmer called Scott Warshaw arrived at Atari and his first endeavor was to create a version of the vector coin-operated game, Star Castle for the Atari 2600. Warshaw stated his opinion that a decent version of the [...]
01/18/2012, Looking for a blast from the past? Well, for some of us who are old enough to have experienced the joys of playing the Atari 2600 console, you might want to check out this Atari 2600 console which has seen [...]
02/28/2011, There will always be room in our hearts for retro stuff, and we’re sure the same applies to many others. After all, take a look at fashion – old stuff comes back in cycles to be the de facto fashion [...]
08/04/2010, If you can’t wait until September 14th to enjoy a new Halo experience, you might want to check out a tiny Halo game that was designed by Ed Fries, the former VP of Microsoft’s game publishing division. The Halo game [...]
04/16/2010, Being a pack rat does have its advantages if the stars are properly aligned – take Tanner Sandlin’s case for example. He forked out anywhere from $5 to $10 when he was a 10-year old kid for the Air Raid [...]
03/08/2010, If more and more soap that you see in department stores start to look like this lovingly created Atari 2600 joystick shape, then chances are we’ll just forgo bathing or use liquid soap instead, since using this would be “painful” [...]
01/27/2010, Want to know the number of devices that can fit into the palm of your hand? Get your mind out of the gutter – we’re talking electronics here, and this DIY portable Atari 2600 fits the bill nicely thanks to [...]
08/14/2009, We’re pretty sure that there are still a healthy amount of working Atari 2600 consoles available, so why not purchase one cheap off eBay and with a little technical know-how, insert a 5″ LCD display and joystick controls onto the [...]
06/16/2009, iPod docks are dime a dozen, but DIY versions are a rarity. Here’s the Atari iPod Dock by Byron Casebier, and this is what he has to say about it. Here is my weak (and slightly unfinished) Atari iPod Dock. [...]