While technically not the first home video game console, the Atari 2600 was the console that really made the whole thing ...

Now that we know how the graphics worked on the Nintendo Entertainment System and Commodore 64, The iBookGuy wants to tell us all about how the Apple II and Atari 2600 got their groove on. In the ...

The Atari 2600+ is billed as a faithful recreation to one of the most beloved classic video game consoles of all time. Boasting HDMI functionality, a genuine cartridge slot, and backwards ...

From Atari Interactive, Inc. comes the Atari 2600+, the highly anticipated refresh of the Atari Video Computer System (VCS), Atari’s legendary console that was first released in September 1977.

The Atari 2600 singlehandedly introduced home video games to the masses. A new book by ExtremeTech Editor-in-Chief Jamie Lendino shows how today’s game industry can be traced entirely to this seminal ...

The most notable of the home computer and console hardware from the 8-bit golden era didn’t get their impressive sound and graphics from off-the-shelf silicon, instead they relied on secretive custom ...

Oliver is a tech junkie and freelance writer for over 15 years. In that time he's written about the very early iPhones and iPads to the newest iPad Pro, the Apple Watch, Apple TV and everything in ...

Gaming pioneer Atari is getting into the hardware business with its Ataribox, a retro-themed game console with modern guts. The physical design pays homage to the original Atari 2600, a video game ...

This week it appears that one developer fan of Nintendo's hero series Mario has taken his love for the original to a whole new level – backwards. Atari Age forum member Sprybug has taken data from the ...

Today Bplus, developer of Niki: Rock 'N Ball and Plattchen: Twist and Paint, announced its next WiiWare game: Bit Boy. An homage to the humble graphics of retro systems, Bit Boy follows our hero Kubi ...