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Atari fans rejoice! The Atari.com website has just gotten a facelift, and one of the great new features of the site is an arcade with a number of classic Atari game for you to play in your web browser.
So far, the Atari Arcade includes web-playable Flash versions of four…
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November 23rd, 2009 by: Technabob

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While these lumpy cakes certainly aren’t the most precise video game inspired baked goods I’ve featured here on Technabob, this is definitely the first time I’ve seen so many console cakes congregated in the same place.
There are cakey versions of the Gamecube, an NES, an Atari 2600, a TurboGrafx-16,…
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April 25th, 2009 by: Technabob
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Sure, you could go install a copy of Stella if you want to play Pitfall on your computer (or any other Atari 2600 game for that matter), but this handy carrying case lets you get up and running without installing any of that pesky software.
Philly textile artist NovellaMarie’s Pitfall…
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May 27th, 2008 by: Technabob
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What better way to break up the monotony of trolling the aisles of the grocery store than with a little video game action? The guys at this funky Milwaukee, Wisconsin grocery store are happy to oblige with an in-store Atari 2600 lounge.
The display includes a fully-functional Atari 2600, along…
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May 19th, 2008 by: Technabob
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Not to be outdone by the edible Atari 2600 joystick, the pastry artisans from Los Angeles’ Cakes by the Pound went all out when they created this delectable Atari-inspired masterpiece.
An awesome work of baked goodness, everything you see in the picture is edible other than the board that the…
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February 24th, 2008 by: Technabob
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Ever wonder what a Mario game would have looked like if it came out on the Atari 2600 instead of the NES? The guys over at Geekstir dug up this great clip which shows off what that serious visual downgrade would have done for the game.
Imagine a world where…
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February 21st, 2008 by: Technabob
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I was buzzing about over on Flickr earlier today when I came across this excellent Atari 2600 inspired pastry.
While I normally wouldn’t eat a cake with black icing on it, this one looks too good to pass up. Flickr contributor Fredrick Johnson says the fabulous retro Atari joystick cake…
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February 9th, 2008 by: Technabob
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Who needs an LCD headrest screen and an Xbox 360 for each passenger in their car anyway? Here’s the proper way to outfit your ride with gaming tech.
This 1979 Buick Riviera has all the style and class you’d expect from a pimped out vehicle. But the real icing on…
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October 13th, 2007 by: Technabob
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Actually, you can only make your own fake Atari 2600 box art with this fun online image generator, but it’s still fun.
You can create your own goofy labels over at Label Maker 2600. The site lets you upload your own image, a game title, as well as your colors…
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August 10th, 2007 by: Technabob
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The world’s most prolific console modder, Ben Heck, has a new trick up his sleeve. This time, he’s partnered up with a company called Gameport to design a portable emulation console for mass-production.
Currently in the prototype stages, the pocket-sized Gameport will be capable of emulating multiple classic 8-bit systems,…
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May 27th, 2007 by: Technabob
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