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Atari 2600 Returns as Handheld Console and New Plug-and-play Joystick

If you want to relive some of that ’80s gaming glory you had on the Atari, there’s are a couple of new ways to enjoy that, courtesy of PQube. For starters, the Atari Retro Handheld system…

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Atari 2600 + Hoodie = Woodie

Some of us are old enough to remember playing the Atari 2600 when it first arrived on the scene, but even younger gamers have to appreciate the console’s sweet 1970’s wood paneling design. Now you can…

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Microsoft Maluuba AI Dominates Atari 2600 Ms. Pac-Man

I had an Atari 2600 back in the day, and one of the game I played a whole a lot of was Ms. Pac-Man. I sucked at it. I got devoured by ghosts constantly, and never…

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Ben Heck’s Portable Atari 2600: Hand Soldered Handheld

Back in February, The Ben Heck Show had a special episode where Ben took out the Atari 2600’s CPU, RAM I/O and video driver and hand soldered them to a compact circuit board. Now he’s put…

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Atari Flashback 2 Stuffed Inside Atari 2600 Cart: Pocket Atari

We’re big fans of Sharon aka lovablechevy’s portable console mods, so we were very happy when she pointed us to her latest creation. She crammed the Atari Flashback 2 – an Atari 2600 variant with 42…

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Harmony: One Atari 2600 Cartridge to Rule Them All

I love the art on old Atari 2600 cartridges and their boxes. However, if you want to play and collect all of the vintage console’s games, but don’t want to have to devote an entire room…

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Pixel Vision Retro Portable Game System: Game Boy Advance SR

A few months ago we checked out Love Hultén’s PE358, a retro handheld inspired by the Game Boy Advance SP. It seems like that got a lot of people’s attention, because Love is now offering the…

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Atari 2600 Joystick Candle: Coldbreaker

Control the darkness with the Atari 2600 joystick candle. Etsy shop Kescha66 says the mold for the candle was made from an actual Atari joystick, which explains why the candles also have the Atari logo at…

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Custom Atari 2600 Action Figures Actually Match the Cover Art

A couple of years ago custom action figure maker Dan Polydoris made a handful of action figures based on characters from Activision’s Atari 2600 games. Now he’s back with four more characters from the console’s hit…

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LEGO Atari 2600 & TV Diorama: My Old Basement

The latest custom LEGO set from professional builder Chris “Powerpig” McVeigh is for 80s kids. It has an Atari 2600, a TV, a few toys and trinkets and most of all a drab orange and brown…

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Pascali Raspberry Pi Portable Retro Console: Ghosts of Consoles Past

We’ve featured several DIY classic console emulators based on the Raspberry Pi. If you’d rather buy than build one, keep an eye on Rose Colored Gaming’s Facebook page. The console modding shop will soon release a …

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Buried Atari E.T. Games Hit eBay

Remember a few months back when they dug up all of those Atari 2600 games from the landfill? That was some exciting geek archaeology. Now, thanks to the Tularosa Basin Historical Society, these cartridges are for…

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You Can Own an E.T. Landfill Cartridge

Now you can own one of the worst video games ever made. A game so bad, they had to take it out back and bury it. I’m surprised they didn’t shoot it first. You might remember…

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Custom Activision/Atari 2600 Action Figures: If Only River Raid Had a Person in It

Looking back at the Atari 2600, it really wasn’t very good until Activision came along and raised the bar for graphics and sound for the early 8-bit console. To commemorate these classic games, Chicago Toy Collector…

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Tiny Atari 2600 Has An Even Tinier Display: What Is This, a Console for Ants?

The once great console maker Atari has been reduced to a mere pixel of itself these days. While Sony and Microsoft are gearing up for a new console war, Atari is left catering to old school…

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Mini Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 LEGO Kits: 8-Bit Bricks

Now that he’s conquered the world of tiny LEGO Macintosh and iMac computers, LEGO builder Chris McVeigh (aka Powerpig) has headed further backwards in time to create LEGO kit versions of the Atari 2600 and C64…

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Tag: Atari 2600

Atari 2600 Returns as Handheld Console and New Plug-and-play Joystick

Atari 2600 + Hoodie = Woodie

Microsoft Maluuba AI Dominates Atari 2600 Ms. Pac-Man

Ben Heck’s Portable Atari 2600: Hand Soldered Handheld

Atari Flashback 2 Stuffed Inside Atari 2600 Cart: Pocket Atari

Harmony: One Atari 2600 Cartridge to Rule Them All

Pixel Vision Retro Portable Game System: Game Boy Advance SR

Atari 2600 Joystick Candle: Coldbreaker

Custom Atari 2600 Action Figures Actually Match the Cover Art

LEGO Atari 2600 & TV Diorama: My Old Basement

Pascali Raspberry Pi Portable Retro Console: Ghosts of Consoles Past

Buried Atari E.T. Games Hit eBay

You Can Own an E.T. Landfill Cartridge

Custom Activision/Atari 2600 Action Figures: If Only River Raid Had a Person in It

Tiny Atari 2600 Has An Even Tinier Display: What Is This, a Console for Ants?

Mini Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 LEGO Kits: 8-Bit Bricks

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