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Tag Archives: Atari Vcs
Why the Atari Lynx failed
The Atari Lynx was an ambitious video game console released in September1989 by Atari Corporation. The first color handheld portable video game system ever made, it sold fewer than 500,000 units, and was quickly abandoned by the company. The console … Continue reading
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Why the Atari 5200 failed
The Atari 5200 was supposed to replace the Atari 2600. After all it was the evolution to the next level for Atari. The 2600 was very successful and right now has to be known as the longest running console in … Continue reading
The 10 Worst Atari 2600 Arcade Game Ports
The ’80s was the decade of the arcade. And the early part of the decade was dominated by the Atari 2600. But even when these two juggernauts were at their heights of popularity, they were not two great tastes that … Continue reading
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30 SECRETS OF ATARI
The real story of Asteroids, Pac-Man, Pong and Pole Position… 1 Nolan Bushnell, Atari’s founding father, originally named the company Syzygy (the sun, moon and earth in total eclipse). He renamed it Atari because another company already owned the name … Continue reading
The Atari 2600 VCS
The popularity of the Atari 2600 VCS is what really began the video game movement. Developed by Atari and led by Nolan Bushnell, the Atari 2600 was released in 1977 after Atari merged with Warner Communications. But the story really … Continue reading
The Atari “Graduate” Computer (CX-3000)
During the heyday of the early 80′s when video games were the hottest thing out there next to Cabbage Patch dolls and Smurfs, it was every video gamers dream to be able to upgrade their video game system to a … Continue reading
The Atari Video Pinball – Dedicated Home Console
This must have been one of Atari’s favorite original games. It has been reincarnated several times. Originally as arcade coin-op, then here as a standalone system, then as a cartridge for the Atari Brain Game System, then as a cartridge … Continue reading
The Atari “Bionics” System
The Atari Bionics System. An entirely new product designed for the medical field. The system was comprised of an expandable base unit which would have various plug-in modules which would perform a specific function such as check heart rate and … Continue reading
Atari Celebrates The 30th Anniversary of Missile Command®
Original Phenomenon Updated with New Features and Free-to-Play Multiplayer Action for the Next Generation by Real-Time Games Site OMGPOP NEW YORK, NY – February 25, 2010 – Atari Inc., one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, is bringing back … Continue reading
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Atari 8-Bit Computers
An original Atari 800 with the cartridge door open and BASIC inserted into the left cartridge slot. When many thirty-something gamers in the U.S. hear the words “8-bit computer,” they likely picture a Commodore 64 (C64) or an Apple II. … Continue reading