Atari 2600

Retro

American Icons Gallery Show Recognises Classic Gaming Consoles

2:00AM November 16, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

We live in an age of gaming gorgeousness. Gamers’ lives nowadays are filled with fancy normal mapping and illumination engines, powered by slickly encased hardware that outputs onto super-sharp screens. In short, there’s a lot of thought given to aesthetics in the present day. But, it hasn’t always been this way and an upcoming art show will showcase the uglier — yet vitally important — gaming hardware of yesteryear. More »


Retro

James Cameron’s Avatar Mashup Created For Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year

11:30AM September 13, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Movie to video game adaptations of the early 1980s were difficult things. Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, and The Empire Strikes Back were as hard to master as they were hard to genuinely enjoy. More »


Retro

You Could Actually Download Atari 2600 Games (On An Atari 2600!)

2:00PM July 20, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Xbox Live Arcade is credited with popularising the notion of downloading console video games. Other consoles, like the Genesis, offered them a lot earlier, albeit with limited success. More »


In Real Life

Video Game "Poems" Get A Luxurious Special-Edition Release

1:00AM June 26, 2011 | Owen Good

A Slow Year, the anthology of “video game poems” Dr. Ian Bogost wrote for the Atari 2600, has published a special edition befitting a work of art. The box is hand-crafted and bound in red leather, with foil-stamped gold lettering. The set sells for $US500 and only 20 are available, but admiring it is free. More »


Retro

What Do You Get When You Cross An Xbox 360 With An Atari 2600?

4:00AM March 22, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Modder supreme Ben Heck marries Microsoft’s current-generation console with an Atari 2600 to create the lovable monstrosity known as the Xbox 360 1977 Edition, making us wonder why faux wood panelling ever went out of style. More »


In Real Life

A Video Gamers Christmas

2:00AM December 26, 2010 | Brian Crecente

It was the winter of 1980. My brother and I, wrapped in blue robes, ran down the stairs to be greeted by a brand new Atari 2600 and bevy of games under the tree. More »


News

Atari Confirms The Return Of Star Raiders

2:40AM October 16, 2010 | Mike Fahey

In 1979, Atari introduced the joys of first-person space combat with Star Raiders. Next year Star Raiders returns, bringing team-based multiplayer space combat to the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. More »


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Tasmania’s Premier Rocks – At Band Hero

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4:00PM October 1, 2010 | Junglist

Over at the JustOneMoreGame blog, Gabe McGrath has an interview with Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett. A child of the Atari 2600, Bartlett recounts his gaming experiences and isn’t afraid to say he plugs in a bit of Band Hero on the Wii now & then. He’s also a strong supporter of the NBN, and drops a minor hint on the R18+ issue. More »


In Real Life

What’s Inside An Atari 2600?

2:20AM September 2, 2010 | Mike Fahey

To celebrate the launch of video game repair guides, do-it-yourself repair website iFixit is tearing down old video game consoles all week long. Today they give us a peek at what’s inside the classic Atari 2600. More »


In Real Life

It’s All Headshots In Halo 2600

6:00AM August 2, 2010 | Owen Good

Sort of a cross between Adventure and Berzerk is “Halo 2600″ by Ed Fries, a clever little timewaster that riffs on the tropes of Atari 2600 game design, especially the snicker-inducing bleep-bloop Halo Theme in the intro. More »