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Jon was on the hunt for a good Metroidvania style game and came across this gem! Yoku’s Island Express Welcome to Yoku’s Island Express! Say hello to Yoku the Dung Beetle, a new hero who has arrived on Mokumana Island to relieve the resident pterodactyl postmaster, or Posterodactyl, as he’s known, of his duties. He’s […]

The Atari 2600’s TV Type Switch: An Important Piece of the VCS Legacy The “TV Type” switch on the Atari 2600 was a hardware feature that allowed users to switch between two different video output modes: “Color” and “Black and White”. Initially, in the “Color” mode, Atari 2600 titles would output a color signal to […]

Warlords is a port of the 1980 Atari classic, and a faithful port at that. Programmed by Carla Meninsky, this title was a great seller for Atari and helped to cement the legacy of the Atari VCS. Come along for a tour of this third of the Atari XP set of ten, Warlords! #atari #atari2600 […]

GALAGA is a classic arcade game that is still popular today. In this shoot-em-up, you take control of a spaceship and must defend your fleet from waves of attacking aliens. GALAGA is a great way to challenge your reflexes and improve your hand-eye coordination. The game features a colorful and charming art style that is […]

The Atari Gamestation Pro from My Arcade recently received its first firmware update. Firmware v1.30 fixes some audio issues, adds game instructions, fixes vertical aspect games, and more. Most notable, though, are the quality-of-life improvements to how the GSP handles integration and behavior of ROM images addes to the SD card and inserted in that […]

Atari brings the computer age home. Again! Welcome back to the Atari 8-bit world of computing! The powerful Atari 400 set a new standard of capability with its release in 1979, and along with its subsequent models, has been loved by gamers and computer enthusiasts for decades. Now Retro Games and Atari have collaborated to […]