As many of you who check out my YouTube channel or read these pages will already know, my kids and I are massive lego fans. And I also happen to be completely nuts about Atari. In particular the VCS*. So imagine my excitement (it was real my friends, very real)Continue Reading
I’ve decided to resurrect the ‘Weird and rare’ series after a long hiatus. And what better game to choose, than something that has only a handful of copies – approximately 10 officially released and a few given out to helpers according to the author? And one that is considered theContinue Reading
Most gamers have heard the stories of Atari’s burial of it’s stock of ET The Extra-Terrestrial cartridges in the desert landfill of Alamogordo. What no-one knew is exactly what they would find there. This 66 minute documentary, produced by Xbox Entertainment Studios and directed by Zak Penn, charts the excavationContinue Reading
Atari 2600 Limitations Every console manufacturer at every generation has had a decision to make on how much memory (RAM) could be put in the console with an eye on production costs. The VCS designers back in the 1970s were severely constrained RAM-wise and could afford to add just 128Continue Reading
Since I have had a complete Atari CX2600 ‘Heavy Sixer’ in my collection, I have been getting asked regularly how you tell a ‘Heavy’ from a ‘Light’ Sixer. At first glance they look pretty similar; six switches, woodgrain, same general shape. But look a little closer and the differences inContinue Reading
It’s true folks. If you missed out on the original smartphone/tablet version of Flappy Bird because the author pulled it from sale, well don’t despair. TACS Games have released a version called Flappo Bird for yours and our favourite wood covered console. Just download the Atari 2600 ROM here andContinue Reading
Have you played Atari Today? The Atari 2600, arguably the most iconic and enduring of all games consoles is also possibly the most confusing to collect. Not surprising really, when you realise it comes in eight official Atari branded versions (including the Japanese 2800) along with a whole host ofContinue Reading
If you are at all interested in Atari’s most famous console you have just got to watch this. The history (and much more) of the 2600 in a great video by CCCen.Continue Reading
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of RetroGamesCollector.com and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.] April 4, 2013 – Orange County, CA (PR) In this day and age of crowd funding retro video games and mobile gaming devices, the team of the popular RetroGamingRoundup.com podcast decidedContinue Reading
What’s it all about? After looking through the ‘instructions’ (pictured below) I was left thinking that this game would be a complicated maze-type affair with lots of clues to piece together to get to my goal. Instead I was surprised to find an unusual type of arcade racer, whereContinue Reading