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Polymega introduces Atari physical games, system update, and Atari Pro Module for 2600 and 7800 games!

Polymega introduces Atari physical games, system update, and Atari Pro Module for 2600 and 7800 games!

Nov 1, 2024

In a surprise announcement, Polymega revealed the long-awaited Polymega System Software Update v1.1.32, Polymega Collection physical games, and an upcoming Atari Pro Module for playing Atari 2600 and 7800 physical games.

Unboxing and assembly of the Arcade1Up Atari Deluxe Edition 12-in-1 Arcade Cabinet – Time Lapse

Unboxing and assembly of the Arcade1Up Atari Deluxe Edition 12-in-1 Arcade Cabinet – Time Lapse

Oct 16, 2018

It took about 1 hour and 30 minutes of relatively trouble-free setup with my father to build the Arcade1Up Atari Deluxe Edition 12-in-1 Arcade Cabinet. It might have gone a bit faster if my youngest daughter wasn’t running resistance.

The Official Game List for the AtGames Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 2 (2018)

The Official Game List for the AtGames Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 2 (2018)

Sep 27, 2018

The official game list for the AtGames Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 2 (2018) [NOTE: All are Atari 2600 console versions]: 1. Adventure 2. Adventure II 3. Asteroids 4. Atari Video Cube 5. Championship Soccer 6. Crystal Castles 7. Double Dunk 8. Gravitar 9. Haunted House 10. Maze Craze 11. Missile Command 12. Off the...

Review: Atari 2600 Game Journals – Adventure, Asteroids, and Missile Command

Review: Atari 2600 Game Journals – Adventure, Asteroids, and Missile Command

Feb 25, 2018

You can get these journals at Amazon, here. Although I only have the Asteroids journal, I can say that the fit and finish on these is excellent, with a nice glossy cover on thick stock and substantial writing pages. It’s definitely worth the modest asking price of around $10, despite...

Budget Atari and Capcom arcade cabinets to see release this fall!

Budget Atari and Capcom arcade cabinets to see release this fall!

Feb 20, 2018

As reported by Polygon, Tastemakers is releasing a new Arcade1Up series of 4 foot tall home arcade machines for just $399 each. Set to come out this fall, the only catch is that these 3/4 scale arcade machines have to be self assembled, although Tastemakers is promising that the process is a...

Official Atari 2600 Game Journals Available for Purchase!

Official Atari 2600 Game Journals Available for Purchase!

Feb 16, 2018

Adventure The Adventure Journal Officially licensed and designed to look like the original game cartridge, ADVENTURE: The Atari 2600 Game Journal features endpapers with color screenshots of gameplay (including an Easter egg planted by the designer) as well as an insert with instructions from the original game manual. With black-edged pages and...

Editorial: I react to KIDS REACT TO ATARI 2600 VIDEO GAMES (E.T. and Asteroids)!

Editorial: I react to KIDS REACT TO ATARI 2600 VIDEO GAMES (E.T. and Asteroids)!

Sep 22, 2016

The latest in the inexplicably popular “KIDS REACT” series has dropped, and lo and behold it’s a “fresh” take on kids reacting to games on the Atari 2600 Video Computer System, which came out in 1977. Here’s the video in question, although it’s not really necessary to play it, since it’s...

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