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The official game list for the Walmart-exclusive AtGames Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 3 (2018) [NOTE: All are Atari 2600 console versions]: 1. Backgammon 2. Blackjack 3. Breakout 4. Canyon Bomber 5. Circus Atari 6. Demons to Diamonds 7. Night Driver 8. Steeplechase 9. Street Racer 10.Stunt Cycle 11.Super Breakout 12.Video Olympics (Basketball) 13.Video Olympics (Foozpong) 14.Video Olympics (Handball) […]

The official game list for the AtGames Atari Flashback Blast! vol. 1 (2018) [NOTE: All are Atari 2600 console versions]: 1. 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe 2. Air-Sea Battle 3. Bowling 4. Centipede 5. Desert Falcon 6. Dodge ‘Em 7. Fatal Run 8. Golf 9. Human Cannonball 10. Millipede 11. Miniature Golf 12. Radar Lock 13. Save Mary 14. Sprint Master […]

What follows is the official game list for Volume 3 of Atari Flashback Classics, which will soon see both physical and digital releases on Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One. As with the previous releases, this is developed by Code Mystics and published by Atari and AtGames. Volume 3 features classic arcade, Atari 2600 […]

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 the smaller size (roughly 6 […]

Adventure 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 sticker artwork showcasing the iconic orange dragon, ADVENTURE: The […]

In my latest book, Atari Flashback: The Essential Companion:   we cover how to play 67 different first party Atari 2600 games, including Fun Facts, Tip & Tricks, and more. In addition, the first chapter covers Atari 2600 history, and the second chapter covers the current line-up of AtGames’ Atari Flashback products. As part of […]

To help clear up any confusion, yes, the Atari Flashback 8 Gold: Activision Edition, is now available. This is a plug and play console with a generous selection of classic Atari 2600 games with great new features like HDMI output, two 2.4Ghz wireless controllers styled after the originals, save states, and rewind functionality. You can […]

For the longest time it’s been accepted more or less as fact that the Atari 7800 sold 3.77 million consoles (recently lowered to 3.5 million on Wikipedia with no source), with a large proportion of that in the US (or sometimes indicated as JUST the US numbers). Similarly, the Sega Master System (SMS) was said […]