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‘atari’ Stories

Commodore founder and computer legend Jack Tramiel passes away

Cory Gunther, Apr 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sad news today. Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore International and computer legend has passed away at the age of 83, according to Forbes. After surviving imprisonment at Auschwitz during WWII Tramiel went on to lead an aspiring life. Probably best know for Commodore International, and in the gaming community at large. Read The Full Story

Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition revealed for Summer 2012

Chris Burns, Mar 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

After a week of teasing with a countdown clock on the Baldur's Gate webpage, we now know what all the fuss is about. Despite the immediate server crash upon counting down to zero, a release was thankfully issued via email revealing that the big announcement is for a Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition that will be arriving this summer for PCs. Read The Full Story

BugHouse Future Fossils tech in cement for the gadgeteer who has absolutely everything

Chris Burns, Dec 6th 2011 Discuss [3]

When it comes down to it, there's only so much technological gadget bits that one person can possibly want for the holidays*, so when you get to that point with the electronics lover in your life, there's always the old fallback: a big bit of rock. Not just a sack of pavers you stole from your neighbor, no way, this is the BugHouse Future Fossils series of life-sized decorative editions made with a cement casing to make sure you're in the right place when it comes to displaying the future's past in classic connected items. These mothers range anywhere from $50 to $500 USD and most of them are unlimited in the amount that you can buy. Read The Full Story

Atari may be planning its own iPad game controller called Atari Arcade

Shane McGlaun, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [4]

The iPad is certainly a cool gaming device with all sorts of games that are available to suit any gamer need. One of the apps that old school gamers that like retro gaming with games from the 80's would like the cool Atari Classics app that puts a bunch of old games in one place. The problem is that old school games need a big joystick with a red ball on the end and big buttons to get the full effect. Read The Full Story

IBM PC Turns 30 Years Old and We Reminisce About The Very First

Chris Burns, Aug 12th 2011 Discuss [3]

Thirty years ago, the IBM PC was born, and consumers were treated to what for many was the beginning of a new era in home electronics. It was August 12th, 1981 - not the first time anyone had owned their first personal computer, as the MITS Altair 8800 had already been released in 1975, the Apple II and Commodore PET had been released in 1977, RadioShack had a "Model 1" somewhere in there, and the first Ataris (800 and 400) had been released in 1979. All of this was punched directly in the nose by what everyone in the computing business in the time would agree was the most trusted and perhaps the most important tech group in the world - thirty years ago to the day. Read The Full Story

If Goldmember were a gamer…

Shane McGlaun, Jul 26th 2011 Discuss [2]

Anyone that was around in the 80's will remember the Atari. This was the console to have back in the day. It never ceases to impress me that the graphics on my smartphone are infinitely better than the graphics on the best console of the early 80's. The console you see here is what Goldmember would play. Read The Full Story

ThinkGeek iCADE iPad arcade cabinet finally gets shipping date

Chris Davies, Apr 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

One of ThinkGeek's most popular April Fools' jokes of recent years has been the iCADE arcade cabinet for the iPad, and having been green-lighted the retro peripheral is finally going on sale. ThinkGeek has just told us that pre-orders for the iCADE kick off today, with the cabinet expected to ship from May 20. Read The Full Story

Atari classic Yar’s Revenge gets revamped and comes to Xbox Live Arcade

Shane McGlaun, Apr 14th 2011 Discuss [4]

I bet a lot of gamers played Yar's Revenge back in the day on their Atari game consoles. If you were a big fan of the original and like retro inspired gaming still today, Atari has a new classic on the Xbox Arcade for you to check out. The game is Yar's Revenge. Read The Full Story

Atari’s Greatest Hits arrives in App Store: 100 classic games for $14.99

Chris Davies, Apr 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

You want to know what's awesome? Atari is awesome. You want to know what's even more awesome? How about 100 classic Atari games, reformatted for iPhone and iPad, and available in their glorious retro entirety from the App Store [Tunes link] for a mere $14.99. 18 Atari arcade titles, 92 Atari 2600 games, and even some new fangled Bluetooth for multiplayer fun. Read The Full Story

Ben Heck combines Xbox 360 and 70′s Atari

Shane McGlaun, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

Man when I was a kid I spent a lot of time playing an Atari just like the one Heck used for his latest project. I was an Asteroids, Pac-Man, and Pole Position player myself. Heck took an Atari console from 1977 and integrated it into an Xbox 360 laptop system. Read The Full Story

Columns

The Cat’s In the Cradle and the PS3

Philip Berne, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [6]

When I was a kid, my dad would clobber me at video games. He’s not a gamer. He didn’t grow up playing games, and he didn’t have much interest once games became popular. But we had an Atari 2600, and I remember spending rainy days playing games with my dad. We would play Basketball, which consisted of two jagged stick figures bouncing a square. I was probably 10 years old, or so. We would play for money. He would beat me out of a month’s worth of allowance, then I would cry until he let me welch on our bet. So, obviously when I had a son of my own, I couldn’t wait to get him started playing games.

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SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: December 13 2010

Chris Burns, Dec 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

Ruh roh! KIN Studio is shutting down as Verizon pulls plug in January 2011! That's big tween news. Then there was some sweet stuff over the weekend and early early in the morning: Why I’m Willing to Give 3D TV A Try, a column by Don. We begin our fabulous "Week With" the L1 v2 Laser Pico Projector starting with a Hands-on and Unboxing. We've got a fabulous Nexus S unboxing and hands-on, and if you're feeling like some sassy speeds hang out on our LG VL600 LTE modem review. Keep cruzin. All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up! Read The Full Story