Daily Archives: March 15, 2010

Atari to Transform Online Racing with Test Drive® Unlimited 2

New York, NY (February XX, 2010) – Atari, SA, one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, and much-acclaimed developer Eden Games, are proud to announce the newest installment in the legendary racing franchise with Test Drive® Unlimited 2 for … Continue reading

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“Have you played Atari today?”

System History The VCS… Mmmm… Woodgrain As Pong’s popularity started to decline (coupled with the introduction of the Fairchild Channel F, the first system to have programmable “ROM” cartridges), Atari realized that the market for home videogame consoles that could … Continue reading

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Clear Classic USB Joystick Lets You Play Atari Games

If you’re looking for a way to get your retro gaming fix, you might want to check out the Clear Classic USB Joystick which features a Stella Atari 2600 emulator with 80 games built-in. The funny part about this joystick … Continue reading

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Atari Transputer Workstation

The Atari Transputer Workstation (also known as ATW-800, or simply ATW) was a workstation class computer released by Atari in the late 1980s. Based on the INMOS Transputer, the machine was considerably more powerful than anything available on the market … Continue reading

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The 10 Best Movie Games for the Atari 2600

Even back in the fabled, long-ago infancy of video games, when the Atari 2600 was not only the state of the art, but practically the whole damn market, genius marketing executives realized they could sell games by tying them to … Continue reading

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The Top 20 Greatest Games For Your Atari

How many times have you clicked on a “World’s Greatest Video Games” link only to discover that most of the games listed were released within the past few months? Or even worse, the list omits such important video gaming milestones … Continue reading

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