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Early Atari Prototype Sonar FIXED & FULLY PLAYABLE!

The Atari 2600 prototype game, Sonar, was in development at the very start of the Atari 2600 (or maybe even before). Utilizing stereo sound to send separate ping-back notifications to two simultaneous players was a creative use of the 2600’s dual internal speakers — which were removed prior to launch as a cost-saving measure! Possibly […]

Atari Brings Jeff Minter’s Retro-Fueled Bang-Bang to the Masses with Reimagining of Arcade Shooter Classic I, Robot

PREPARE YOUR WETWARE for new challenges, twists, and a few wayward llamas in Jeff Minter’s latest take on an Atari classic!  New York, NY (February 12, 2025) | Today, publisher Atari and developer Llamasoft (the studio behind Tempest 4000™ and Akka Arrh) are jazzed to announce “I, Robot” — legendary game developer Jeff Minter’s reality-defying reinvention of the classic 1984 Atari arcade […]
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Gravitar: Atari XP SOLD OUT Collectors’ Series! – Atari VCS / 2600

Gravitar is a color vector graphics multidirectional shooter arcade video game released by Atari, Inc. in 1982. Using the same “rotate-and-thrust” controls as Asteroids and Space Duel, the game was known for its high level of difficulty. It was the first of over twenty games (including the 1983 Star Wars) Mike Hally designed and produced […]