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Boris Kretzinger's book on the history of the Atari Jaguar is freely available for download at archive.org. Kretzinger says, "It took my a while to get there, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I hope you will appreciate and enjoy it as well." In 2023 the Atari Jaguar celebrates its 30th...

Atari have teamed up with Jeff Minter's Llamasoft to create a modern version of Atari's lost arcade game, Akka Arrh. The game was originally designed by Dave Ralston and Mike Hally in 1982. The game was reportedly completed, but Atari decided not to release it, supposedly as the game had...

Arcade1Up are relaunching their Star Wars arcade machine for a limited time. The 40th Anniversary version of the machine features the Atari arcade versions of Star Wars, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. If you want to pre-order, you can do so here. Sadly...

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...

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...

Evercade have partnered with Funstock to launch the Founders Edition of the Evercade VS console. The Founders Edition is limited to 5,000 units, and will be black instead of white. With the package, you will receive: Evercade VS Founder Edition Console (Black) Evercade VS Founder Edition...

Our friend FOX was one of the many people who backed the Atari VCS Crowd Funding Campaign when it launched in 2018. It’s finally arrived and here is the first impressions! So here we are, the day I thought would never happen – my Atari VCS 800 Collectors Edition finally (after originally...

Evercade have announced a new compilation cartridge for its upcoming handheld console. The Atari Lynx Collection 1 cartridge features a mix of classic Atari Lynx games, as well as more recent ones created by Songbird Productions. The Evercade Atari Lynx Collection 1 Games included in the new...

Atari have announced a deal with GSD Group — a leading innovation and strategy agency — to build video game-themed Atari Hotels in the United States, with the first being in Phoenix, AZ later this year. Atari Hotels are described as “fully immersive experiences for every age and gaming...

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...

Atari have partnered with Antstream (who we covered a few months back) to provide an exclusive edition of their streaming game service for their upcoming* Atari VCS system. As well as the 50 (as yet unknown) Atari games included in the Atari VCS system, owners will now have access to all of...

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...