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The Atari 2600 is being recreated for modern audiences

Atari and Plaion have revealed the Atari 2600+, a "modern-day faithful creation" of the company's first home console.

TechRadar

A new Atari 2600 console with HDMI has emerged, and it runs original cartridges

The Atari 2600+ is a reimagined version of the 1970s console with HDMI output and a cartridge slot, and it looks almost like the original.

GamesRadar

The 10 worst video game controllers of all time

Controllers are an essential part of gaming, but there have been many failures along the way to the standards we have now.

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This neon-drenched platformer made me absolutely miserable

Mr. Run and Jump offers more than just a challenge, and frankly I don’t think I’m brave enough to face it again.

TechRadar

Atari is bringing retro arcade gaming back with PCB collection, sort of

Atari has launched a series of replica arcade PCBs that pay homage to classic games like Lunar Lander and Warlords, and they cost a pretty penny.

GamesRadar

40 years of the Nintendo Famicom – the console that changed the games industry

Entering a crowded field, the Nintendo Famicom came to dominate the market in the 1980s, leaving a family orientated legacy that continues to be felt today

The Guardian - UK

44 years later, Atari's making a new Lunar Lander game

"With precision gravity flier mechanics."

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Is this the cheapest MIDI home music studio you could buy in 1988?

An Atari ST connected to a Yamaha PortaSound Music Station keyboard made for a surprisingly powerful combination

MusicRadar

‘You can play it for five minutes or play it for five hours’: Guardian readers’ best games of 2023 so far

From new iterations of Street Fighter, Diablo and Zelda to modern takes on 80s arcades and an evil pizza atop a pizza tower, readers share their picks

The Guardian - UK

I'm inspired by the best video games of the 80s

My ten favourite video games of the 80s that transformed game design, art and tech.

Creative Bloq

Remember the Quickshot? Why it’s worth rediscovering the joy of joysticks

The suction-padded joystick was once the games controller sans pareil until it was usurped by the multi-button joypad – but with the return of retro gaming, it’s making a comeback

The Guardian - UK

Atari just announced the first new Atari 2600 game in more than 30 years

TechRadar

This platformer is coming to PlayStation, Xbox and… Atari 2600

Mr. Run and Jump will be the Atari 2600’s first official cartridge since 1990

Evening Standard

Nightdive CEO discusses sale to Atari, says publisher 'is on the rise'

"There is this misconception that we've chained ourselves to a sinking ship".

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This fantasy author can't stop making mods for the 21-year-old D&D videogame that first disappointed him, and then 'helped shape' his life

Like many, Luke Scull didn't gel with Neverwinter Nights' official campaign. Now he's working on a 60+ hour unofficial sequel.

GamesRadar

I found my original 26-year-old copy of the best Simpsons game, and it still rocks

"Seedy ROM": Having the best time with the best Simpsons game a quarter of a century later

Glasgow Live

The retro toys, consoles and comics hidden away that could earn you a small fortune

Many Glasgow locals have all sorts of junk from our childhood cluttering up their cupboards and attics, but while much of it might be practically worthless there are certain items that could earn you a small fortune.

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Old toys, consoles and comics hidden away that could earn you a small fortune

They were a staple of many people's childhoods

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Atari buys up over 100 'groundbreaking and award-winning' games from the '80s and '90s and says 'many' will be re-released

Has the OG still got game?

GamesRadar

Atari buys the rights to over 100 retro games, threatens to bring back the worst mascot of the 90s

What could pawssibly go wrong?

Tom’s Hardware

Raspberry Pi Pico Converts Retro Controllers for Classic Gaming Experience

Using the Raspberry Pi Pico to bridge the legacy connections from retro controllers, CTRLDock Classic SE enables real controllers for your retro gaming sessions.

Tribune News Service

Vahe Gregorian: ‘It’s not just a video game’: Negro Leagues baseball comes alive in ‘MLB The Show 23’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The last home video game Bob Kendrick played with any regularity was via Atari, circa the Jurassic Era of the genre in the late 1970s/early ‘80s.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘The right to miss’: How Dr. J changed video-game history and paved the way for Madden

One in a series of stories remembering the 1982-83 76ers, one of the NBA’s best teams ever.

PC Gamer

Nightdive reassures fans about the Atari deal: 'Not only will we be doing as much as we ever did, but we'll be doing more of it'

News of the buyout didn't go over very well with fans, but Nightdive and Atari both say they have shared goals in "innovative" retro gaming.

Tom’s Hardware

Raspberry Pi Pico Plays MicroPython River Raid

Written entirely in MicroPython, Pixylatte's clone of the 1982 Atari classic River Raid is played on a Pimoroni Tufty2040, powered by Raspberry Pi Pico

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