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Atari Gamestation Pro SUPER SD EXPANSION! | Add Console & Arcade Games!

The new Atari Gamestation Pro has an SD card that allows for expansion. In my review of the GSP, I sampled a few games and system that work, so here’s the update I promised where we walk through tons of expansion possibilities via that little bonus SD slot! Founded in 1972, Atari® changed the way […]

Jon

October 4, 2023

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THE400 Mini Atari 8-bit Computer: Great News Even If You Don’t Know It!

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. But if you maybe don’t have any experience with or exposure to this mid-80s computer line, then allow us […]

Jon

January 16, 2024

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Atari THE400 Mini’s THECXSTICK: Does it Have Problem & Can it be FIXED?

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 […]

Jon

April 3, 2024

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Atari’s Yars Rising: Where’s All the FAN HATE Coming From?

Fan reaction to the recently-announced Yars Rising has been surprisingly divisive. It’s been accused of being too talky, too different, and “not Yars” at all. In this editorial, Jon shares his thoughts on Yars Rising and the negative fan feedback. From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: […]

Jon

June 18, 2024

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Activision’s River Raid for the Atari 2600 | The River of NO RETURN!

River Raid is a video game developed by Carol Shaw for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) and released in 1982 by Activision. The player controls a fighter jet over the River of No Return in a raid behind enemy lines. The goal is to navigate the flight by destroying enemy tankers, […]

Jon

September 6, 2024

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What If ATARI Acquired Those Classic ACTIVISION GAMES?

Over the past year, Atari’s mergers & acquisition team has been working overtime. They grabbed up a dozen titles from Stern including Berzerk & Frenzy, secured rights to the back catalog of Mattel’s M Network games, and even nabbed the Intellivison name and much of that console’s library. This is all part of their strategy […]

Jon

November 2, 2024

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