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Massive private vintage and modern videogame and computer auction set for May 31, 2018 in Edison, NJ

Massive private vintage and modern videogame and computer auction set for May 31, 2018 in Edison, NJ

Mar 12, 2018

OK, finally a date has been set for the auction of my personal collection of hundreds of different videogame and computer systems from all eras and regions, as well as tens of thousands of software items, accessories, books, and other paraphernalia and collectibles (my past descriptions of this here). Temporary...

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...

The seemingly inevitable Atari 1200XL keyboard fix

The seemingly inevitable Atari 1200XL keyboard fix

Jan 25, 2018

While the Atari 800 is generally known as the “hot one” of the Atari 8-bit line, the Atari 1200XL is almost always considered the one with the best keyboard in function, if not in reliability. After liquidating most of my collection, the Atari 800, Atari 1200XL, and Atari 800XE were...

How Atari 2600 controls and switches map to the 2017 Atari Flashback products

How Atari 2600 controls and switches map to the 2017 Atari Flashback products

Nov 27, 2017

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...

The Activision Edition of the Atari Flashback 8 Gold is now available!

The Activision Edition of the Atari Flashback 8 Gold is now available!

Nov 17, 2017

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,...

Did the Atari 7800 Pro System beat the Sega Master System in the US?

Did the Atari 7800 Pro System beat the Sega Master System in the US?

Nov 7, 2017

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...

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