Atari 2600 FPGA Emulator in the Style of a Walkman with Commodore Cores!
The Atari 2600 is basically the grandpa of gaming consoles — the one who insists, “Back in my day, we only had one button, and we LIKED it!” It’s a chunky wooden-paneled box that looks less like a piece of cutting-edge technology and more like something your uncle built in shop class. Plug it in, […]
The Ultimate Imagic/Atari 2600 Tier List – ALL RELEASED GAMES RANKED
Ah, iMagic — the game developer that sounds like a magician got lost on their way to an Apple Store. This was a company forged in the golden, lava-lamp-lit age of the early 1980s, when every game idea was apparently greenlit with the question, “What if we made it… sparkly?” Founded by ex-Atari employees (read: […]
Champ Games 2024 Homebrew GAME RANKINGS for the ATARI 2600!
The Atari 2600 was the OG console, the granddaddy of gaming, and the reason your parents thought “video games” meant Pong. Released in 1977, it was basically a wood-paneled time machine that transported families straight into pixelated bliss—or chaos, depending on who got stuck with the unresponsive joystick. With its faux-wood trim, the 2600 looked […]
Is Atari 2600 “BASIC Programming” really that bad?
ORG $F000 ; Start of program memory Lyrics: .byte “I got a pocket full of quarters, “, $0D .byte “and I’m headed to the arcade”, $0D .byte “I don’t have a lot of money, “, $0D .byte “but I’m bringing ev’rything I made”, $0D .byte “I’ve got a callus on my finger, “, $0D .byte […]
8-Bit Guy: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Work!
The classic Atari 8-bit computers were the ’80s equivalent of a mullet: business up front, party in the back. Designed to handle both serious computing and wild gaming adventures, they came in models like the Atari 400 (the “starter pack”) and the Atari 800 (the “big boss”). These machines looked so sleek for their time […]
Atari 7800+ Review: Is it Better Than the 2600+?
Atari is like the cool grandparent of the gaming world—back in its prime, it threw the wildest Pong parties and made “joystick” a household word. Founded in 1972, this trailblazer brought us classics like Asteroids and Centipede, proving that all you needed for fun were blocky graphics and a good imagination. Sure, Atari had its […]
‘ATARI 50’ DLC 1ST Impressions & Thoughts! All 19 Games! More Nov DLC + @MetalJesusRocks Vid Response
Ballistik Coffee Boy >> On this #AtariNewsline special, I discuss the newly announced #Atari50 #TheWiderworldofAtari #DLC Collection #1! This includes 19 #classic #Atari #arcade, #atari2600 & #searstelegames …#games! I discuss my #thoughts & #opinions about these.. are they #wow! or #wow? Plus, more #DLC in Nov! And an Expanded #Atari50 Edition coming soon! Plus: My […]
Atari 50th: Wider World of Atari DLC (Review)
Atari and Digital Eclipse are back with a new DLC to their excellent Atari 50th the Anniversary Celebration! They are adding 19 playable games, as well as 8 video interviews into a brand new timeline to the main game. More info: https://atari.com A second DLC entitled The First Console War will be released globally on […]
The ATARI 400 mini review – Is it worth $120?!
The 400 Mini is a small version of the classic Atari 8bit computer and includes support for 400/800, XL and XE computer series, and the 5200 home console. It comes pre-installed with 25+ classic Atari games, the ability to play your own games and a new THECXSTICK joystick. Check out my review! More info: https://retrogames.biz/products/the400-mini/ […]
Full Length Movies Playing on the 2600? It is Now Possible!
I have a fun video today showing a new product that has been in development for many years. The MovieCart allows full-length videos to run on stock 2600 hardware. Order here: https://www.tindie.com/products/lodefmode/moviecart-atari-2600/ The Atari 2600, while groundbreaking in its time, posed significant challenges for programmers due to its hardware limitations and unconventional architecture. One major […]