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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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Atari Gamestation Pro SD Paddle Support and MORE! | New Firmware SD Slot

The Atari Gamestation Pro from My Arcade recently received its first firmware update. Firmware v1.30 fixes some audio issues, adds game instructions, fixes vertical aspect games, and more. Most notable, though, are the quality-of-life improvements to how the GSP handles integration and behavior of ROM images addes to the SD card and inserted in that […]

Jon

December 15, 2023

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THE400 Mini Atari Press Kit is PACKED with SURPRISES!

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

March 25, 2024

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ColecoVision Restoration: Console & Controllers | Getting to Know the 2nd Gen Legend Part 2

ColecoVision is a second-generation home video-game console developed by Coleco and launched in North America in August 1982. It was released a year later in Europe by CBS Electronics as the CBS ColecoVision. The console offered a closer experience to more powerful arcade video games compared to competitors such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision. […]

Jon

June 12, 2024

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Rescuing 1980s Tech – Split Second Restoration, Part 2 – Flea Market Find

Part 2/2 – A few weekends ago, Jon stumbled across this 1980 electronic handheld game from Parker Brothers: Split Second. After Part 1 all the grime was gone, but it wouldn’t power on and play. In this second party, Jon’s determined to make it work again. Split Second » amzn.to/2yK6uJq Flea Market Finds PnP » […]

Jon

December 5, 2017

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Baking Powder Submarine Test Voyage – GenX Toy Nostalgia

The baking powder-powered submarine is one of those simple life toys we remember from our childhoods. Whether it came from a cereal box or a comic book ad, the science behind it felt like the kind of magic that only a kid and appreciate. Well, a kid or a GenXGrownUp! Get a Submarine! » amzn.to/2BK3OyF […]

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October 25, 2019

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