Atari’s 8-bit console had a short-lived shelf life, meaning its collection of games is quite slim. Fortunately for owners it was host to some cracking arcade conversions and has gone on to receive a ...

The packaging for the Atari 2600 game "Air Raid" (1982) - YouTube/Retro Game On After dominating the industry until the video game crash of 1983, the Atari 2600 and its cartridge-based games have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. Atari, one of the most storied brands in video game history ...

Al Alcorn, Atari’s first engineer and the inventor of Pong, will talk about the early history of Atari and how Pong launched ...

There’s a new retro console out just in time for the holidays. The Atari 2600+ ($129.99 on Amazon) is the most retro of retro consoles—so retro, in fact, that it’s actually compatible with original ...

Blow the dust off your old Atari 2600 console. Apparently, there are still new games coming out for it. The Atari 2600 first arrived in homes in 1977 and is nearly 50 years old, ceasing production in ...

J. Brodie Shirey is a Contributor from the United States who currently lives in York, Pennsylvania. He's just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe, but aren’t we all? Brodie is a big ...

The Atari home video game system took the late1970s and early 1980s by storm, complete with faux wood paneling and a classic joystick with a big red button. Rival systems eventually surpassed the ...

Experience retro gaming with $30 savings on this modern Atari console with tons of classic games. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals And, dare we say, it’s also a bit cooler than the original. Plus, it’s on ...

It’s not often that I get to write about a console that’s as old as I am, but here we are. Atari has just announced a renewed version of its 7800 home console from 1986. Dubbed the 7800 Plus, the new ...