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The original Robotron: 2084 hit arcades in 1982, and its frantic dual-stick gameplay and sound design was a hit with players, making it an obvious choice to bring to the home market. Atari created a port of Robotron for their 7800 console in 1984, but like the console itself, it sat on the shelf until finally hitting stores in May of 1986. The premise of Robotron, while set in the still-distant future of 2084, hits a bit close to home for those of us here in 2026: "At first it was a technological breakthrough. Humans created the Robotrons -- a species of robots so advanced they didn't need their inventors in order to think and act. But the Robotrons have turned on their creators! They're now determined to destroy humanity -- or reprogram the survivors, turning them into destructive mutants!" #atari #retrogaming #arcade #genxgrownup - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com

Star Wars, the arcade game, was created and released into arcades in 1983 by Atari, but when it came time to bring their own space-shooter to home consoles, they hit a legal road block. So how was it that Atari didn't have the rights to bring their OWN game to their own home console in 1984? A board game company beat them to it. #atari #retrogaming #starwars #genxgrownup - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a scrolling shooter video game programmed by Rex Bradford for the Atari 2600 and published by Parker Brothers in 1982. It was the first licensed Star Wars video game. The player must control Luke Skywalker in a snowspeeder to battle against Imperial AT-AT walkers on the planet Hoth. […]

Atari just dropped two brand-new games—showing they’re still pushing forward in 2025 with fresh content for retro fans! In this episode of Bit By Bit, we’ll cover everything we know about these releases and what they mean for Atari’s ongoing strategy to stay relevant in modern gaming. We’re also diving into other big retro headlines this week: Taito legends are reuniting for a brand-new arcade-style action game that promises to flip the genre on its head, a rare laserdisc-based game console finally gets its first-ever PC emulator after more than 30 years, and a brand-new retro gaming OS called Kazeta is aiming to become the go-to platform for emulation fans. ? Which of these stories excites you the most—the Atari game drops, the return of Taito, or the new emulation breakthroughs? Let’s chat in the comments! Hashtags: #Atari #RetroGaming #Taito #GamingNews #Laserdisc #Emulation #KazetaOS #BitByBit - LINKS Atari Golden Axe Port - https://tinyurl.com/mr3tsmua Wizordum - https://tinyurl.com/bd3zhr73 Saka-Doh - https://tinyurl.com/mtafb3r5 LaserActive - https://tinyurl.com/25ncnuuu Kazeta OS - https://tinyurl.com/vrfaknf2 - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS 0:00 - Atari Golden Axe Port 2:05 - Wizordum 4:14 - Saka-Doh 6:03 - LaserActive 8:15 - Kazeta OS

Atari and PLAION have a number of new products about to be released, and they were generous enough to drop-ship a care package to GenXGrownUp HQ with some samples. What’s in the BOX? #atari #plaion #genxgrownup SHOP (affiliates)Atari 2600+ » amz.run/7LL6 Fatal Run » amz.run/9C5w Food Fight » amz.run/9C5x Ninja Golf » amz.run/9C5y CX-78+ » […]

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 […]