atari 2600

Jurl was originally released on the Atari 2600 in 2020, and is an simple action game where you need to collect space diamonds and avoid aliens and obstacles. The game has now been made available for modern platforms by the author. The author of the game is Johnny Blanchard, who you may know as...

The Atari 2600 has a new awesome bowling game: Strike Zone Bowling. The game was created by duo, Edward Smith and Kevin Mosley, who previously collaborated on Atari games: Dark Keep and Kung Fu Combat 2. Strike Zone Bowling is a bowling game for one or two players, and as you can see...

Oscarbraindead has launched One-Bit Demon Attack for the Playdate. The game is inspired by Demon Attack - the classic game for Atari 2600, Intellivision, VIC 20 and more. The author says it is not intended to be a remake, nor a reboot of it and of course it is not endorsed by it in any way...

We've updated our mega list of Antstream games, with the latest games added to the retro-game streaming service. The new games included Loaded - the first PlayStation game added to Antstream. The line-up of newly added games include: Amiga Fire & Forget II Amstrad CPC Cybernoid II: The...

Myst, famous for being the "killer-app" that convinced everyone they needed a CD-ROM drive, wouldn't be the first choice of game you'd think of as an ideal candidate to port to the Atari 2600, but that didn't stop Vince Weaver from giving it a go. Weaver asked himself "How much of MYST can you...

To celebrate Atari's 50th anniversary, the company have teamed up with Lego to create a Lego version of Atari's iconic first console, the Atari 2600. The set has been designed by lifelong Atari fan Chris McVeigh, who said about the design; “The Atari 2600 was one of the most memorable gifts I...

Here's a brief run down of recent ports, home-brew and indie games from the last few weeks. Check out the video at the end, and if you've made a game for a retro machine that you'd like us to cover please let us know :) Beethoven's Revenge (ZX Spectrum) Check out our news article here...

Atari are launching three unreleased games as part of their new AtariXP program. The games, which have previously been available on Atari Flashback devices and the Evercade, are now available as an official Atari 2600 Cart. Each of the three games are available as standard edition, and limited...

Soul of the Beast is an Atari 2600 game inspired by the classic Amiga game, Shadow of the Beast. The game was previously under working title of Legacy of the Beast and was coded by Michael Christophersson (@aeriflame on Twitter.) and runs on NTSC Atari systems, as well as Stella, Gopher2600...

Shadow of the Beast is a platform game that was released for the Amiga in 1989, and ported to a variety of platforms since, including the ZX Spectrum, Atari Lynx and Mega Drive. The game was most recently remade for the PlayStation 4 in 2016. The Amiga original version Now Intellivision and...

Like most hobbies, Retro Computing comes with its own set of slang, and fan-created nicknames for products. Sometimes they are affectionate, sometimes derogatory – but one things for sure, if you’re new to the hobby you will have no idea what people are talking about! This document is a...

Bitmap Books are continuing their Visual Compendium series with the Atari 2600 and Atari 7800. Like the previous books in the series, the guide will be a visual nostalgia-fest for fans of the Atari consoles. Previous books in the series have included C64, ZX Spectrum, NES, SNES, Amiga...

AtariAge have launched several new*. cartridges for the Atari 2600, 5200 and 7800 consoles. They say: The new games are: Balloon Trip (Atari 2600, NTSC only) Balloon Trip is a one player game in which you need to collect as many balloons as possible, while avoiding sparks and sharks...