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More Atarigames.com updates

More Atarigames.com updates

Shaggy February 8, 2008 3

I know I just mentioned some updates to the Atarigames website not too long ago but it looks like just a few days later they posted some more stuff that to anyone that enjoys

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New acquisition – Crystal Castles

New acquisition – Crystal Castles

Shaggy January 17, 2008 0

Last night I picked up the 11th game in my collection, Atari’s Crystal Castles and for only $400 it was a good deal that I couldn’t pass up. I found this one on Craigslist

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Atarigames.com updated with some cool arcade prototype info

Atarigames.com updated with some cool arcade prototype info

Shaggy January 15, 2008 0

Atarigames.com is a website dedicated to nothing but Atari arcade games, from all phases of the coin-op division at Atari. The website has been updated and with some very cool information including pictures of

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Tempest heads to XBLA

Tempest heads to XBLA

Shaggy December 18, 2007 0

(Click to enlarge) As you may already know, I hold a soft spot for anything Atari so when I see some updates of their awesome arcade classics, I find it hard to resist mentioning

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Atari's Laserdisc Malibu Grand Prix

Atari's Laserdisc Malibu Grand Prix

Twisted Supreme November 30, 2007 1

I stumbled across this on Digital Press and would love to know more about it. Below are links to test footage for Atari’s never-released laserdisc driving game, shown here in 3 parts. Filmed at Malibu Grand Prix in

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Asteroids blasting its way to XBLA Wednesday

Asteroids blasting its way to XBLA Wednesday

Shaggy November 27, 2007 0

  (click to enlarge) We don’t mention arcade remakes coming to XBLA that often but I felt that this one is worth mentioning as it’s Asteroids. That’s right, Atari mighty classic makes it way

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A detailed history of Atari 1971-1977

A detailed history of Atari 1971-1977

Shaggy November 7, 2007 0

Gamasutra has posted a detailed and accurate history of Atari from 1971-1977, a period which covers Atari’s early coin-op days where their coin-op division was primary to any home division at the time. It

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Warlords has arrived!

Warlords has arrived!

Shaggy September 19, 2007 0

It came two days earlier than I had expected it to, but Warlords is here! The game is in excellent condition, I did have to make a couple of small adjustments to the monitor

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Atari Games 20th Anniversary Videos

Atari Games 20th Anniversary Videos

Shaggy September 18, 2007 0

Digital Press has posted some arcade related videos up on youtube, including a tape made only for internal distribution at Atari Games. It’s a nice look at the history of Atari’s arcade legacy, although

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Another arcade acquisition – Tetris

Another arcade acquisition – Tetris

Shaggy September 9, 2007 0

Hot on the heels of the Warlords cocktail I ended up buying a Tetris cabinet today (Saturday on my time) for only $100. I was at work when someone who knows about my interest

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My latest arcade purchase – Warlords Cocktail cabinet

My latest arcade purchase – Warlords Cocktail cabinet

Shaggy September 7, 2007 2

Well I have just bought my first game using funds for my arcade and it’s not a new game, in fact it’s older than I am (by a year or so) – Warlords (Cocktail

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Shaggy's Weekly Review: Radikal Biker's By Gaelco/Atari Games

Shaggy's Weekly Review: Radikal Biker's By Gaelco/Atari Games

Shaggy July 19, 2007 3

Sorry about missing last week, I plain forgot about it until Friday and was sidetracked by a few things to sit down and write a review. According to the site I’m posting this on

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