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The Atari 2600’s TV Type Switch: An Important Piece of the VCS Legacy

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 […]

Jon

March 15, 2023

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The Top 3 Items in My Gaming Collection – Tag Response

Tag, I’m it! The inimitable Emceemur tagged GenXGrownUp in a response video asking, “What are the top 3 items in your gaming collection?” After a bit of contemplation, Jon has prepared this response highlighting some of his most prized possessions. Emceemur » goo.gl/hHCzuq See Mur Tag Me » youtu.be/vFpWngEt5U4?t=11m38s Gears of War Lancer » amzn.to/2y4Wpqk Infinite SkyHook » amzn.to/2y3DnRf […]

Jon

November 11, 2017

Pac-Man: Arcade Classics #14 vs My Arcade | Mini Arcade Showdown!

Arcade Classics is at it again. With the third version of Pac-Man, #14, now released, there’s finally a fair fight between AC & My Arcade. In this video, Jon compares Pac-Man as it is on both platforms (even talks a bit of history about the previous releases) and tells you which one he thinks is […]

Jon

October 15, 2019

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My Arcade Contra – Micro Player Premium Edition Mini Arcade Review

We got one! The My Arcade Contra is a premium mini arcade cabinet from My Arcade which is giving stiff competition to the super impulse tiny arcade units. Yes, it’s more than double the price, but as we saw with the My Arcade Space Invaders unit, it could be money well spent. So here’s Jon […]

Jon

September 22, 2020

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Atari Cassette Repair & Restoration – Retrieving Docs from 40-Year-Old Tapes!

AtariWriter is a word processor for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers published by Atari, Inc. as a 16KB cartridge in 1982. It replaced the Atari Word Processor, which shipped on a copy-protected disk, required 48KB, and was incompatible with the XL computers. Jon found this in-box copy in amazing condition during a visit […]

Jon

January 26, 2022

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Atari’s Never-Released Arcade Game Reviewed – Atari Legacy Cabinet Arcade1Up

The Atari Legacy cabinet from Arcade1Up came with a game that I had never heard of called Akka Arrh. With a little research, I found out that not only was the game never released, but the way the ROM became public was a story unto itself! In this video, I go through some of the […]

August 23, 2022