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Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post
One thing Atari became famous for over the years were its prototype games. As we celebrate 40 years of Atari this month, it is a fascinating avenue to go down. Many never made it
Read More »Atari Trivia # 2 and the Ultimate Atari History Timeline
Continuing our 40 years of Atari celebration comes another interactive trivia quiz game and a detailed history of Atari that has been compiled by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report over years of his
Read More »Atari Arcade Conventions & Promos of the Past
As this week marks the E3 convention for the gaming world and it’s Atari’s 40th anniversary this month, what better way to reminisce than to check out videos and photos from past trade shows
Read More »Atari Trivia To Kick Off Atari Month
40 years ago in June 1972 a business was created that would launch off an industry that would influence and entertain millions of people, while also providing an economic boost to many. That was
Read More »Newsbits: Arcade from 1968; Rocky Mountain Expo; Star Castle on the Atari 2600; more Gundam Pilot videos; Retrocade Magazine
Earlier this week the news was quite slow but this latter half has improved a bit, where I have enough to do yet another multi-story post. First off is something I did see a
Read More »For the Weekend: Taito Gamestation Video, eBay Pick of The Week
Rarely is there any news coming at us on a weekend so some general arcade interest stuff should suffice for us. First here’s a video taken recently at a new Taito Gamestation that opened
Read More »Newsbag: Real Steel Arcade; Sinistar Vacuum; Konami Game Engine
Time for another random general interest post, mixing in small pieces of news that probably aren’t worth a whole post to themselves. Amusement Expo is just a week away. Unfortunately as things have worked
Read More »Two Books About Atari’s Arcade Days Coming In June
Ever since I was a kid, I have had a little infatuation for Atari, starting with the discovery of the Atari 2600 and later on their many other systems and arcade games. So if
Read More »Coin-op alumni brought together to make new iPad games
Newsfeed 1165 via I can’t say I particularly care for this trend of news that deals with more with mobile devices lately than actual arcades, but the kind of news that we generally focus
Read More »Steve Jobs’ brief time in the arcade industry
I am sure that by now you have heard the news of Steve Jobs’ passing and with that there have been a number of articles out there covering some part of his personal history.
Read More »Arcade Related: Atari’s Arcade Duo for iPad; Arcade pin set
Newsfeeds 1106 & 1107 via While I work on an article for my visit to Specular Interactive yesterday, The Stinger Report sent us a few arcade related stuff that’s quick and easy to get
Read More »Stuff for Saturday: Atari Enduro cabinet; Drunk Ms. Pac-Man @ E3; New UK summit for digital entertainment
Via Gamesetwatch, the Portable Atari 2600 Endure Arcade cabinet by Rafael MSP down in Brazil. Enduro was always a fun game, I’m sure this cabinet makes it even more enjoyable to play. By the
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