While technically not the first home video game console, the Atari 2600 was the console that really made the whole thing ...
On Christmas Day 1982, I unwrapped my very first video game console, an Atari 2600. Although it was released in 1977, it was ...
In the corner of a crowded convention hall filled with the latest game-building technology, Louis Castle happened upon an old Apple II with a black-and-white monitor, running a game off a floppy disk.
J. Brodie Shirey is a Contributor from the United States who currently lives in York, Pennsylvania. He's just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe, but aren’t we all? Brodie is a big ...
Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...
In the early 1980s, Atari could do no wrong. They created the arcade and home video game market, and had over an 80 percent share of the latter. By the year 2000, they were an afterthought. A cool ...
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is arguably the greatest retro collection ever made - largely because it's as much an interactive documentary as it is a video game collection. Now, nearly three ...
The Atari 2600 wasn't the first video game console, or even the first one to accept cartridges. Atari released it in the fall of 1977, and it sold reasonably well in its first holiday season. But ...
The Atari GameStation Go is a handheld game console from MyArcade and Atari with a mix of modern and retro features. First previewed last year, the device is on display at CES 2025 this week and ...
Atari has a surprise for players who pre-ordered the Atari 7800+ retro console, as units have started shipping out, and new bonus items have been added to the release. First off, the team has ...
Atari revealed their latest addition to the retro console family this morning, as they will release the Atari 7800+ sometime this Winter. Bringing back the classic console that at one point was a ...