Super Mario Bros. Atari
This video shows what Super Mario Bros. would have looked like had it been available for the Atari 2600.
Link: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/177826.html
old commercial for an Atari 2600
A very old commercial for the Atari 2600. If you remember this one, you're old like me.
Link: http://wp70.com/Old-commercial-for-an-Atari-2600__R2fftxfWf0A.html
Drooling Over Atari 2600 Cake
Technabob is showing off an awesome looking Atari 2600 cake complete with joysticks and Pac-Man along with a couple of his buddies.
This delectable edible masterpiece was created by Mendy Pound of Cakes By The Pound .
Based on the pictures from her site, I'd say Mendy would rise to the challenge of anything retro that you'd throw at her. Doubtful that she'd ship anything, or that it would last an onslaught of UPS men kicking it down the street, but if you're local to the Los Angeles area and are thinking of something different for your next get together you should check it out.
Maybe someone would be brave enought to get Mendy to create a mini Pac-Man upright, or a NES with Robby the Robot.
Link: http://technabob.com/blog/2008/02/24/atari-2600-cake-is-one-sweet-c...
From: http://www.retroblast.com/Latest/Drooling-Over-Atari-2600-Cake.php
Nolan Bushnell gets massive
In the 1970s, Nolan Bushnell staked his claim to the title "father of the video game industry," founding Atari, creating the first arcade games Pong and Computer Space, and establishing gaming as a billion-dollar business. Since that time, Bushnell has been a serial entrepreneur, founding gaming-related restaurant chains such as Chuck E. Cheese and uWink, and just last year taking the reins as chairman of the board for casual-gaming ad firm NeoEdge.
During last week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, GameSpot caught up with Bushnell to get the gaming pioneer's assessment of the current industry landscape. In addition to confirming that he's working on a massively multiplayer game of some kind, Bushnell talked about his interest in the casual market, in-game advertising, the death of arcades, games as art, and the recent flurry of legislative attempts to keep violent games away from children...
Link: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6186805.html
A History of Gaming Platforms: Atari 2600 Video Computer System/VCS
[Gamasutra's A History of Gaming Platforms series continues with a look at the seminal Atari VCS, also known as the Atari 2600, the undisputed star of the early console rush - at least until the Great Crash of 1984. Need to catch up? Check out the first three articles in the series, covering the Apple II, the Commodore 64 and the Vectrex.]
Although not the first video game console and astonishingly primitive by today's standards, the Atari 2600 Video Computer System (VCS) became a fundamental part of Eighties culture and remains one of the most revered 8-bit gaming platforms ever designed. However, the explosive growth triggered by the 2600 led to The Great Videogame Crash of 1984, which toppled the industry and threatened the future of electronic gaming in America...
Link: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3551/a_history_of_gaming_plat...
MegaPak 1 now available for the Atari Lynx
The fun is just beginning in this explosive pack of games and tools for your Lynx! Enjoy the arcade action of ChopperX or Parafly, or kick back and relax with Password, High Roller or Blackjack. Looking for something really different? Give Sketch or Soundtool a whirl! No matter how you slice it, no Lynx fan will be disappointed with MegaPak 1.
Link: http://songbird-productions.com/
From: http://www.atari.org/
More CT63's to be produced?
I'm thinking about producing a new batch of CT63's (30 units). Actually I'm waiting for some answers from factories, assemblers, and distributors to check if it is possible at the same price (320 EUR). I will inform you shortly.
Link: http://www.czuba-tech.com/
From: http://www.atari.org/
Atari Connexion 2008
The AC 2008 will take place the week-end of the 19th and 20th April
The 100 % atarian French convention, will take place as usual in the small town of Congis sous Theouanne, in the near from Paris. Take note of this date!
Like always, this edition will be under the sign of cosiness, relationship between, coder collectors, gamers. The Atari scene is still alive and dozens news productions sold every year. Come and test them or if you want just to discover again the game you have played during your childhood.
Travel information will be announced very soon.
Link: http://www.retro-gc.org/
Link: http://www.yaronet.com/forum.php?s=172
Link: http://www.yaronet.com/forum.php?s=9
From: http://www.atari.org/
Atarigames.com Updated for 2008
If you're a fan of Atari's old arcade games (and if you spent a significant portion of your youth in arcades, how could you not be?), you owe it to yourself to head on over to AtariGames.com and learn more about the "Unofficial" history of Atari Games. Atari Games was the division of Atari responsible for producing coin-op games for arcades, releasing one innovative hit after another. AtariGames.com is dedicated to preserving the history of Atari Games Corproation, where you'll find a wealth of internal Atari documentation, photo albums, movies, and more. AtariGames.com was previously known as Safestuff.com, featuring a wealth of information on unreleased Atari arcade games (this content has been copied over to the new site).
Link: http://www.atarigames.com/
From: http://www.atariage.com/
Build a MAME Cabinet!
Building a MAME arcade cabinet has always been something only for pioneers and hardcore enthusiast - now Rasmus Soerensen thinks that it can be for everyone, mailing in to tell us:
For the first time everything you need to make a MAME cabinet is gathered in one completely new and free guide. The homepage is a complete package of work drawings, pictures, artwork, information and instructions to make a blast of a MAME cabinet. No doubt this is the funniest introduction to building MAME cabinets. Some of the articles are actually hilarious to read, don't miss the Wiki and FAQ section.
Sounds worth checking out to me, so visit the homepage now!
Link: http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/
From: http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/
