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With over 200 pages, 8-Bit Annual 2019 is HUGE! It is the second printed book covering all new 8 bit home computer and console released home brew and commercial games from 2018, by the 8 Bit Annual team. Included is many features, game developer interviews and more than 150 game reviews on Atari, Atari 2600, NES, […]
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8 BIT ANNUAL 2019
March 9th, 2019 
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Duckslayer Adventures Homage to Atari 2600 Classic
June 18th, 2018 Carl Williams Modern independent homebrew developers often find inspiration in the classics. Take Duckslayer Adventures, by Herold de Oliveira Pinheiro, for instance – this is a homage to the classic game that kicked off the whole “Easter Egg” idea. Adventure on the Atari 2600.
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Posted in Atari 2600, Console, Master System, News, Sega Tags: adventure, Coding Competition, Duckslayer Adventures, sms power No Comments »
History Repeating Itself Atari Shows Non-Working Prototype at Trade Show
March 24th, 2018 Carl Williams Anyone that remembers the Coleco Chameleon/RVGS console remembers the fiasco revolving around it. Retro Gaming Magazine was one of the early outlets to point out that there was more to be concerned about with this than was being let on by the “developer”. Over a year later it was revealed that the RVGS, then Coleco […]
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Posted in Atari 2600, Comp, Console, Linux, News Tags: atari, Atari VCS, Coleco Chameleon, RVGS 13 Comments »New Atari 2600 Games You Don’t Know About
January 23rd, 2018 Carl Williams The Atari 2600 is often considered the grand daddy of consoles. While it may not have been the first, it certainly was the first to break through to the mainstream. While Atari of old is long gone and this console is mostly a novelty for collectors, that has not stopped fans from programming their own […]
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A Retro Gamer’s 12 Days Of Christmas: The Sixth Day, Joust
December 17th, 2017 Brandon Weicks On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, six geese a laying. As inexplicable the bird theme is with this carol, the lyric “six geese a laying” could have been the inspiration for the game Joust. Albeit, during the better part of a drunken eggnog bender. Just think of it, a […]
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Posted in Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Console, Nintendo, Portables Tags: 12 days of christmas, atari, joust, Williams Arcade Classic No Comments »
View Heavenly Bodies on Atari 2600 with Astronomer
December 13th, 2017 Carl Williams If you think “all” ideas for games have already been done, then you have not tried Astronomer on the Atari 2600. Yep, you read that right. An independent developer is working on an Atari 2600 game that is based on astronomy. You can even play it online right now. Link after the jump, of course.
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Posted in Atari 2600, Console, News Tags: 2600, Astronomer, Astronomy, atari, AtariAge, batari basic, homebrew, independent, indie, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming 2 Comments »
My Favorite Gaming Hidden Gems, Part One: Snoopy and the Red Baron (1983, Aari 2600)
November 12th, 2017 Michael Crisman I’ve been playing and collecting video games since the early 1980’s, and while there’s something to be said for enjoying the greats of the gaming world, there’s no better feeling for me than picking out something I’d never heard of, throwing it into my system, and being unable to tear myself away from it because […]
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Posted in Atari 2600, Console, News, Reviews Tags: 2600, atari, console, hidden gem, licensed, peanuts, shooter, snoopy No Comments »
Double Dragon Pulls Brawler Genre into Mainstream – July 2nd, 1987 – Today in Video Game History
July 2nd, 2016 Carl Williams When you think of arcade brawlers there are not many names that will top Double Dragon. Technos knew they had a good blend of unique to the competition game play and graphics with this one. Sure, there were other brawlers available before Double Dragon but none captured the fan base that this arcade unit did. […]
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Posted in Amstrad, Android, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Lynx, Commodore 64, Comp, Console, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Genesis, iPhone, NEC, NES, News, Nintendo, Playstation 3, Portables, Sega, Sony, Virtual Console, Windows, Xbox, Xbox, ZX Spectrum Tags: billy lee, brawler, double dragon, fighting, final fight, jimmy lee, Marion, street fighter, streets of rage, Technos No Comments »
Bandit Gaming- Castlevania Coming to Atari 2600
March 12th, 2016 Carl Williams Konami never brought Castlevania to the Atari 2600. That is not stopping fans though. While this is a work in progress, an early one at that, it is impressive already. This is definitely shaping up to be an interesting homebrew release, from the music to the graphics as they stand. This is a must see.
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Posted in Atari 2600, Console, News Tags: atari 2600, AtariAge, bandit gaming, castlevania, homebrew, konami 2 Comments »
Pac-Man on Atari 2600 Receives Much Improved Version by Homebrew Developer
September 7th, 2015 Carl Williams The original Pac-Man for the Atari 2600 was a crappy game, no doubt about it. Atari probably knew very well that they shouldn’t have released it like it was but they did anyhow. Call it greed, call it stupidity, call it whatever you want. The point is, it was a crap game. Leave it to […]
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Posted in Atari 2600, Console, News Tags: 2600, 8K, arcade, atari, atari 2600, Atari Age, DINTAR816, improvement, pac-man, Pac-Man 256, retro, retrogaming 1 Comment »
