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Q*bert 1983 Tabletop Restoration | Vintage Parker Brothers Arcade Machine

Tabletop arcade toys were all the rage in the early ’80s. Coleco was well known for its tabletop machines (Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Frogger, etc.), but slightly lesser known were those by Parker Brothers....

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Atari Comes Back to the Arcade! | Recharged Cabinets Coming Soon

Alan-1, Inc., a video game studio and manufacturer of coin-operated arcade game cabinets, announced yesterday a new partnership with the iconic game publisher Atari. Alan-1 has been selected by Atari...

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Atari 2600 Adventure: The First Video Game Easter Egg is Just the BEGINNING!

Adventure is a video game developed by Warren Robinett for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) and released in 1980 by Atari, Inc. The player controls a square avatar whose quest...

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Atari’s Asteroids Recharged Cabinet Already IN PRODUCTION | Amusement Expo &...

Alan-1, Inc., a video game studio and manufacturer of coin-operated arcade game cabinets, announced yesterday a new partnership with the iconic game publisher Atari. Alan-1 has been selected by Atari...

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Atari 2600 Donkey Kong: Was This Port TANKED to Make ColecoVision Look BETTER?

Donkey Kong is a 1981 arcade video game developed and published by Nintendo. As Mario, the player runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a...

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THE400 Mini Atari Press Kit is PACKED with SURPRISES!

Atari brings the computer age home. Again! Welcome back to the Atari 8-bit world of computing! The powerful Atari 400 set a new standard of capability with its release in 1979, and along with its...

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Atari THE400 Mini 8-bit Home Computer COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW!

Atari brings the computer age home. Again! Welcome back to the Atari 8-bit world of computing! The powerful Atari 400 set a new standard of capability with its release in 1979, and along with its...

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Unlock SECRET GAMES on THE400 Mini Atari 8-bit System!

THE400 Mini from  @THEC64  &  @PLAION_Official  comes withe 25 pre-installed games, PLUS MORE HIDDEN GAMES! Thanks to  @johnhancockretro  for the heads-up!  Atari brings the computer age home....

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Atari 2600 Superman: A Day in the Life of a Mild-Mannered Reporter!

Superman is a video game programmed by John Dunn for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) and released in 1979 by Atari, Inc. The player controls Superman, whose quest is to...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Quarter Arcade Review

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1989 beat ’em up arcade game released by Konami. It is based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, including the first animated series that began airing two...

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Atari THE400 Mini’s THECXSTICK: Does it Have Problem & Can it be FIXED?

Atari brings the computer age home. Again! Welcome back to the Atari 8-bit world of computing! The powerful Atari 400 set a new standard of capability with its release in 1979, and along with its...

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Atari Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back |“The Latest Icon of the Imbecile...

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a scrolling shooter video game programmed by Rex Bradford for the Atari 2600 and published by Parker Brothers in 1982. It was the first licensed Star Wars video...

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Atari 2600 Superman: Game-Breaking Exploits to Achieve an IMPOSSIBLE SCORE!

Superman is a video game programmed by John Dunn for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) and released in 1979 by Atari, Inc. The player controls Superman, whose quest is to...

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Atari 2600 H.E.R.O. – Can You Help “Roderick Hero” Save the Trapped Miners?

H.E.R.O. (standing for Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation) is a video game designed by John Van Ryzin and published by Activision for the Atari 2600 in March 1984. It was ported to the Apple II,...

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Atari Games on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance | Yars’ Revenge on GBA?!

Atari on Atari is one thing, but Atari on a Nintendo platform?! In this live stream, Jon explore two Nintendo Game Boy Advance cartridges featuring Atari arcade & console games, plus Atari Trivia!...

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Yars Rising: Yars’ Revenge Reboot Teaser Trailer Breakdown – EASTER EGGS!

Don your neon and your best hacker outfit, and dive into this brand new title from Atari and renowned developer WayForward, building upon the much-beloved Yars franchise in this 2D action adventure!...

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Atari Berzerk Review – 1:6 Scale RepliCade from New Wave Toys – 1980 Arcade...

Berzerk is a multidirectional shooter designed by Alan McNeil and released for arcades in 1980 by Stern Electronics of Chicago. Following Taito’s Stratovox, it is one of the first arcade video games...

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Atari 2600 Spider-Man – He Can Sling a Web, But CAN’T CRAWL UP WALLS?!

Spider-Man is a vertical scrolling action game programmed by Laura Nikolich for the Atari 2600, and released in 1982 by Parker Brothers. It was both the first video game to feature Spider-Man and the...

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Was Coleco’s Donkey Kong Port for Atari 2600 SABOTAGED? | Garry Kitchen...

FULL ONE-HOUR INTERVIEW: genxgrownup.com/GK One of the coolest benefits of being a content creator is having the opportunity to actually speak with some of the key figures who laid the foundation of...

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Atari 2600 Yars’ Revenge – The Ultimate Variation of the Ultimate VCS Game!

Yars’ Revenge is a video game released for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It was created by Howard Scott Warshaw and is Atari’s best-selling original game for the 2600. The player controls an insect-like...

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