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Atari 2600 Donkey Kong: Was This Port TANKED to Make ColecoVision Look BETTER?

Donkey Kong is a 1981 arcade video game developed and published by Nintendo. As Mario, the player runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong. It is the first game in the Donkey Kong series as well as Mario’s first appearance […]

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March 22, 2024

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Atari 2600 Pocket Player: Why Does This Exist?

My Arcade (Dreamgear) and Atari are collaborating on three new pieces of hardware featuring Atari titles, including a handheld Pocket Player full of Atari 2600 games. The internet seems divided on this unit and in this piece, we try to break down just exactly why this product exists and who is the intended consumer. My […]

Jon

January 18, 2023

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Atari Acquires Rights to a Dozen ’80s Stern Arcade Games – SEE THEM ALL!

Atari has acquired the rights to 12 classic arcade properties including Berzerk and Frenzy. After speculating on what the additional 10 games might be just one day ago, the full list is now here. Jon runs you through a quick overview of the full set of 12 titles for which Atari has now acquired distribution […]

Jon

March 18, 2023

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Yars: Recharged Video Game Review – Follow-Up to Atari 2600 Yars’ Revenge

Yars: Recharged is the fully modern update to the Atari 2600 classic, Yars’ Revenge. Dodge projectiles and nibble away the enemy shields to power up the mighty Zorlon Cannon. Take down the Qotile space stations in this frantic bullet swarm shooter. Level the playing field by teaming up with a friend in two player co-op […]

Jon

September 8, 2022

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Let’s UPDATE the Replicade Asteroids Machine with New FIRMWARE!

Join GenXGrownUp for Perks! » bit.ly/395HEr9 It’s time to UPDATE the Replicade Asteroids machine with new FIRMWARE! Replicade has some of the best machines out there for the retro arcade enthusiast and now with the new Asteroids firmware release, we thought it was time to take a minute with this machine and see how it […]

Jon

May 20, 2021

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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: […]

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June 18, 2024

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