Atari of the 1980's

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Post by demyansk » Thu Jan 21, 2016 5:29 pm

Sorry guys, another throwback article, this one on Atari!!!!

http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/34 ... -computers

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Post by Zorch » Thu Jan 21, 2016 5:50 pm

ORIGINAL: demjansk

Sorry guys, another throwback article, this one on Atari!!!!

http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/34 ... -computers

I still play MULE on my Atari 800. I bought a spare on eBay for the day it breaks. [8D]

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Post by wings7 » Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:23 pm

ORIGINAL: demjansk

Sorry guys, another throwback article, this one on Atari!!!!

http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/34 ... -computers

No need to apologize, good stuff! [:)]

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Post by Jagdtiger14 » Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:39 pm

I didn't have these, but I did have the 2600 console. Played the cr@p out of I think it was called River Rats? I could never beat my girlfriend's score[:@]

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Post by E » Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:51 am

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I didn't have these, but I did have the 2600 console.

Yep. The 70's were definitely Atari's high water mark, with the 2600 consoles (and the joysticks that never lasted). A WHOLE lot of pong on TVs back then... which made the latter 70s, the low water mark for bowling alleys that had been raking in the Pong quarters.

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Post by dje » Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:51 am

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I didn't have these, but I did have the 2600 console. Played the cr@p out of I think it was called River Rats? I could never beat my girlfriend's score[:@]

Possibly river raid?

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Post by Jagdtiger14 » Sat Jan 23, 2016 3:14 am

River Raid...that was it!

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Post by zakblood » Sat Jan 23, 2016 4:40 am

Atari Vault is coming to Steam

Atari will release 100 of its classic games in a single package for Steam, called Atari Vault, this spring, it said today. So far, it promises to include Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, Tempest, and Warlords in the package, with online multiplayer and Steam leaderboard support. In addition, Atari's press release promises 'precision control' via the Steam Controller, which could be quite appealing if done correctly. Many classic Atari games like Centipede originally used a trackball controller, which few PC users today have access to. The bundle is currently being developed by Code Mystics and is set to launch this spring. No word yet on pricing or which other games the bundle will include.

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Post by Kuokkanen » Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:45 am

No real need for trackball. Marble Madness plays just fine with a keyboard.

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