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Jack and the Beanstalk (Build 31) (A2600 Game)

January 1st, 2009 · No Comments

atariland2600 has posted an update of his Atari 2600 homebrew game “Jack and the Beanstalk” which is based upon a fairy tale with the same name. Release notes: i think i fixed all of them. i also improved the castle rooms some more, i fixed the right side of them to [...]

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The Plain Old Stick Enters Into Toy Hall Of Fame

November 9th, 2008 · No Comments

A plain wooden stick was entered into the National Toy Hall of Fame yesterday along with Baby Doll and the skateboard. These toys join 38 other classics like the bicycle, Mr. Potato Head, Crayola crayons, and the Atari 2600 video game system. So why the stick? Well, it has been a staple of imaginative [...]

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O bom e velho pedaço de pau agora está no Hall da Fama dos Brinquedos

November 9th, 2008 · No Comments

O bom e velho pedaço de pau agora está no Hall da Fama dos Brinquedos O inanimado, simples e bobo “pedaço de pau” entrou no Hall da Fama dos Brinquedos na última semana, junto com as bonequinhas em forma de bebê e o skate. Eles vão se juntar aos outros [...]

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WoW: The Molten Core 2D game now available for download [I Heart Games]

October 27th, 2008 · No Comments

WoW: The Molten Core 2D game now available for download [I Heart Games] You may remember this fake teaser from April Fool’s this year from Blizzard, announcing The Motlen Core 2D, Atari 2600-style game. At the time, it was just begging to be made, but Blizzard was beaten to the punch, if they actually [...]

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Spectravideo’s Compumate Turns Your Atari 2600 Into a Computer

October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

We are talking suburban high tech here! Compumate came with a membrane keyboard and was equipped with a phone jack for use with a standard tape connector. Was it great? No, but I still wanted one so that I could use the their sweet sweet DRAW program. It allowed for very [...]
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Nike Air Force II x Atari

October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Para todos aquellos fanaticos de las zapatillas y los videojuegos de los 80s ( como nosotros !!! ) esta nueva colaboracion de la firma con base en Beaverton es lo maximo… ya que toma al… no muy conocido… modelo Air Force II y le agrega el look & feel de la mitica Atari 2600…aquella [...]

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Si l’Atari 2600 existait encore…

October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

L’Atari 2600 est lancée en octobre 1977, il y’a 31 ans. Avec plus de 25 millions d’unités vendues, l’Atari 2600 est la console la plus populaire de sa génération. Le succès est historique, marquant l’avènement d’un marché de masse pour le jeu vidéo. La console rapporte beaucoup d’argent à la société Atari jusqu’en 1983 [...]

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Pacman Sofas

October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Diese Sofas würden ja perfekt zu diesem Wohnzimmertisch-Controller (der noch dazu tatsächlich funktioniert) fürs NES passen. Ich stelle mir grade vor, wie ich in einem solchen Wohnzimmer auf meinem immer noch funktionierendem Atari 2600 Pac-Man spiele. Retrogaming war noch nie so stylish, wie hier. Base Bianca, Seduta Bordeaux (via BBGadgets) © [...]

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Si l’Atari 2600 existait encore…

October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

L’Atari 2600 est lancée en octobre 1977, il y’a 31 ans. Avec plus de 25 millions d’unités vendues, l’Atari 2600 est la console la plus populaire de sa génération. Le succès est historique, marquant l’avènement d’un marché de masse pour le jeu vidéo. La console rapporte beaucoup d’argent à la société Atari jusqu’en 1983 [...]

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Ficha técnica de Commando - Atari 2600

October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Ficha técnica de Commando - Atari 2600
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