Atari Alumni & Video Game News

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New Atari 2600 app

February 17th, 2010 · No Comments

Calling old-school techies: A new iPhone/iPod Touch app lets you see how the Atari 2600 actually worked. 2600 Magic shows all the major schematics for the classic system as well as detailed instructions on how games were made. Here’s a hint: It was hard.
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Tags: Atari Emulators · Classic & Current Video Games · Modern Gaming

1 Million d’exemplaires pour Ghostbusters

July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Atari, Terminal Rality et Sony sont fier d’annoncer que leur adaptation du film Ghostbusters en jeu vidéo se vends bien ! Car Ghostbusters à atteints la barre d’un millions d’exemplaires vendus à travers le monde, ce qui est déjà un succès quand on sait que les ventes peuvent encore évoluer, car en Europe [...]

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Atari Classic Adventure Battles Its Way Onto the iPhone

April 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Between the Wii Virtual Console’s classic offerings and Xbox Live Arcade’s digital delivery of coin-op rereleases and remixes, it seems like the higher tech our gadgets become the more classic…
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Weekly MMO news round-up: Dune hates Second Life, EVE gets an iPhone app, Guild Wars turns 4

April 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Nothing major really took place in the land of MMOs this week, but there were are loads of little things that matter to someone out there. That’s why we’re here. Read on. Space MMO Black Prophecy got trailered during the week, showing a bit of the flight-sim combat. This one definitely looks much [...]

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Weekly MMO news round-up: Dune hates Second Life, EVE gets an iPhone app, Guild Wars turns 4

April 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Nothing major really took place in the land of MMOs this week, but there were are loads of little things that matter to someone out there. That’s why we’re here. Read on. Space MMO Black Prophecy got trailered during the week, showing a bit of the flight-sim combat. This one definitely looks much [...]

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What Apple Can Teach Nintendo and Sony on iPhone Games

January 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Nintendo, Sony: Let’s talk for a sec- just you and me. Look, guys, over the past couple of years, you’ve had a great run. Nintendo, your DS has tons of games, a wide variety of unique stuff that’s a blast to play. Sony, your PSP is a gadget-lover’s gaming tool, with [...]

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Interview: Pytey of the iPhone Dev Team

January 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Have you ever jailbroken an iPhone? Ever used a software solution to “unlock” the iPhone’s SIM slot, freeing it from the shackles of its original carrier? Chances are, the iPhone Dev Team had something to do with it. This group, made up of some of the iPhone development scene’s finest minds, spends countless hours tearing [...]

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Flip Mino HD, YouTube, Encoding Tutorial

January 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Rich media such as as video on a website is something we all want, don’t you?  But quality equipment usually doesn’t lend itself to an amateur. The Flip Mino HD is most likely the easiest to use HD camcorder out there.  It’s smaller than my iPhone, captures great HD video and high [...]

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SparkFun’s LED coffee table

September 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

SparkFun’s LED coffee table If this table sells this Christmas I bet you there would be so many who’d line-up for it (maybe not like how the iPhone sells).   It’s the classic Pong Game for 4 players and all in LED.  This design by SparkFun Electronics.  Took them a [...]

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Don’t Mess with the Tetris – The puzzler takes on iPhone rip-offs

September 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Remember when Tetris hit the scene back in the late 80s? The game was literally everywhere for every video game and computer system in numerous shapes, styles and themes. …
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