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Atari GameStation Pro Controller FIRST LOOK! – My Arcade’s Newest Device

My Arcade (Dreamgear) first revealed their Atari GameStation Pro (then called the GameStation Plus) back in January at CES 2023. Since then we’ve all been eagerly awaiting release news and the wait is nearly over! The GameStation Pro will be hitting retailers’ shelves in the coming weeks, so in anticipation of our full review, Jon […]

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August 18, 2023

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Missile Command Field Test Review – RepliCade X from New Wave Toys -1980 Atari Arcade Classic

New Wave Toys has released Missile Command x RepliCade: Field-Test Edition! This is a fully playable 1/6th scale replica of the Pre-Production Missile Command that was field tested before going with the Missile Command design we know today. This limited-edition machine has all the same standard Missile Command x RepliCade features with faithfully reproduced preproduction […]

Jon

November 8, 2022

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Donkey Kong ’94 on Nintendo Game Boy is WAY MORE than an Arcade Port!

Donkey Kong,[a] also referred to as Donkey Kong ’94, is a 1994 puzzle-platform game developed by Nintendo and Pax Softnica and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. Donkey Kong is loosely based on the 1981 arcade game of the same name and its sequel Donkey Kong Jr. Like in the original arcade and NES […]

Jon

July 26, 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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Colossal Fossil Fight! – BRAND NEW Vintage 1978 Board Game from Gabriel

In Colossal Fossil Fight from Gabriel Toys, each of the two players use a dinosaur to pick up bones from the bone yard and place them into their den. There are three types of bones (legs, ribs, and skulls) which are worth one, three, and five points, respectively. Once all the bones are removed from […]

Jon

November 3, 2022

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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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