Atari

Venture back to the dawn of video gaming with Atari, the trailblazer that brought gaming into homes across the world. From the iconic Pong to the revolutionary Atari 2600, this category celebrates the console that shaped the future of entertainment. Get ready for a nostalgia trip filled with classic beeps, blocks, and boundless creativity!

Atari
Atari Flashback 2

Atari Flashback 2 When I was a kid my parents bought a used Atari 2600, and even though it was during the SNES heyday I was blissfully unaware of what I was missing out on. Not only was it the first gaming console my family ever owned, it also taught me many of the video game hunting skills […]

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Did you know?

Did you know? There are some pieces of gaming trivia most people know. I have compiled a list of lesser known facts. The Atari 2600 and the NES had pretty much the same processor. The NES used a MOS Technology 6502 processor. The 2600 used an offshoot of the 6502 called the 6507, which had fewer pins and, […]

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Toymax Activision 10 in 1 Plug n Play

Toymax Activision 10 in 1 Plug n Play Today I bring you the final Atari 2600 plug n play controller I will be reviewing. This one is packed with 10 strictly Activision classics titles: Crackpots, Atlantis, Pitfall!, Grand Prix, River Raid, Tennis, Spider Fighter, Ice Hockey, Boxing and Freeway. This one is brought to us by a company called Toymax, which I’ve never […]

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Vintage Online Gaming: Part 1 The 1980s

Vintage Online Gaming: Part 1 The 1980s These days, gamers take online play and downloadable content for granted. Did you know it has been around for more than 30 years? Most were failed experiments, others just didn’t have the subscriber base to get off the ground, and one ended up taking the internet to a whole new level. I’m going to list […]

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Jakks Pacific Atari 2600 Paddle Plug n Play

Jakks Pacific Atari 2600 Paddle Plug n Play Yet another Jakks Pacific plug n play system, although today I bring you the paddle controller. There is another version of this that has an attached player 2, but mine is strictly single player. Even so, Jakks Pacific added a few games from their joystick and more paddle controller classics: Breakout, Canyon bomber, Casino, Circus […]

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Jakks Pacific Atari 2600 Joystick Plug n Play

Jakks Pacific Atari 2600 Joystick Plug n Play It seems in recent years there is a bandwagon of sorts to cash in on the ever growing popularity and nostalgic wave of retro games and systems. It seems as if Jakks Pacific rode shotgun in said bandwagon, at least for the plug n play market. At some point I picked up a Jakks Pacific […]

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