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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 Five Atari Video Games Of Yesteryear

Atari video games were all the rage when I was a child. Though the video games that Atari put out are undeniably childish in comparison to today’s graphic laden options, they were all we had back then. Amazingly, that alone … Continue reading

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How to Buy an Atari Console

Long before the Wii, Playstation, Game Cube or Xbox 360, there was Atari. It was a console ahead of its time and everyone had one, or begged for one. Games like Pong and Pac-Man set the premises for the future … Continue reading

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Atari Sees Small Revenue Decline, U.S. Growth

Publisher Atari has seen financial troubles over the past few years as it aims for a return to profitability, but the company’s newest financial results were “stable,” the company says. Atari revealed just a 1.2 percent year over year decline … Continue reading

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Get Ready to Retro with the Atari Flashback 2+!

Long before Nintendo conquered the world with the NES in 1987, Atari ruled the video game landscape with their 2600 and 7800 consoles in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Since those games couldn’t rely on graphics or elaborate storytelling, … Continue reading

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Classic 1980 Atari Game ‘Missile Command’ Is Preparing To Launch As A Movie?

With “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” — the latest in a long string of video game adaptations — coming this summer with a high-profile cast and director, it’s only a matter of time before more of the most … Continue reading

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Atari 2600 still schooling game designers

If you draw a straight line representing the evolution of video games from the Atari 2600 to the Nintendo Wii, one thing is clear: if you don’t know your past, you can’t know your future. That was the central lesson … Continue reading

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A Thanksgiving Feast with the Top Classic Video Games About Food

Thanksgiving is this week! It’s time to gather round with your friends and loved ones and follow the grand tradition of stuffing your gullet. And just what goes better together than video games and food? Classic games and eating have … Continue reading

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Ghostbusters Gameplay Performance and IQ Who ya gonna call?…

Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters! That’s right; a brand new video game marks the re-release of the feature film on Blu-ray. We’ll take this game, which pays homage to the feature films perfectly, through our gauntlet of video cards to … Continue reading

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PS3 Review – ‘Ghostbusters: The Video Game’

Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague. Click Here For … Continue reading

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