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THE400 Mini Atari 8-bit Computer JUST ARRIVED!

The Atari 8-bit computer line is finally getting its due in the form of THE400 Mini from Retro Games & PLAION. If you are an Atari 8-bit fan, then you know what this is exciting news. This much-anticipated plug-and-play console has just arrived in the GenXGrownUp studios, and Jon is giddy with the potential! #atari […]

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March 8, 2024

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Atari 2600 Starmaster: Activision’s Take on an Atari’s First-Person Space Shooter

Starmaster is a video game written for the Atari 2600 by Alan Miller and published in June 1982 by Activision. The game is similar to Atari 8-bit family game Star Raiders. Starmaster was not ported to other systems, but has been re-released in collections such as Activision Anthology. Miller programmed other Atari 2600 games for […]

Jon

March 7, 2024

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Atari 2600 Enduro: Activision’s Great American Cross-Country Road Race

Enduro is a racing video game designed by Larry Miller for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1983. The object of the game is to complete an endurance race, passing a certain number of cars each day to continue the next day. The visuals change from day to night, and there is occasional […]

Jon

March 6, 2024

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25 Atari Home Computer Ports of Classic Arcade Games! | THE400 Mini & Atari 8-bit Home Computers

The early ’80s was perfect timing for arcade ports on home computers. Arcades were still thriving and packed with what are now legendary games, and home computers like the C64 and Atari 8-bit (Atari 400/800/etc.) were so much more capable than early consoles, that they could much more closely duplicate the sound, visuals, and gameplay […]

Jon

March 2, 2024

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Atari’s Year-One CX-10 Joystick vs. the Atari CX-40 | Why Was it Redesigned?

The Atari 2600 is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released in September 1977 as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS), it popularized microprocessor-based hardware and games stored on swappable ROM cartridges, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F in 1976. The VCS was bundled with two […]

Jon

February 27, 2024

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Atari 2600 Target Fun: Can I BEAT Every “Robot” Game Option?

Target Fun (known as Air-Sea Battle from Atari) was released in 1977 by Sears as a launch title for the Sears Tele-Games Video Arcade. An amazing multiplayer competitive game, some players (including me) didn’t even realize that it included single-player “robot” variations. Let’s find out what passed for artificial computer intelligence in a game from […]

Jon

February 24, 2024

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