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How Middle-Class Income in 1980 Compares to 2025

In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons with wood paneling. The median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a...

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Windows 1.01 was launched 40 years ago, but it didn't start well — Microsoft's graphical OS adventures were uncompetitive at launch

Windows 1.01 was released by Microsoft 40 years ago. It didn't start well.

Tom’s Hardware

Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says today's games suffer from trying 'to be everything for everyone' when they should be learning from '80s games: 'These games were really focused, because they had to be'

Games are bigger than ever—but are they really better?

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2005 survival horror shooter ups and vanishes from Steam suspiciously soon after entering Nightdive's orbit

Cold Fear stone-cold vanished.

PC Gamer

You Need This Atari Pole Position Arcade for Your Game Room

"Prepare to qualify." I can still hear those words in my head from years spent in arcades. That phrase is your entry into the world of 16-bit racing. Atari’s Pole Position debuted in the fall of 1982 and proved to be an instant success. Video game fans flocked to this…

Motor1

The best playable game documentary on Steam is getting a Namco-centric DLC this week, including the worst version of Pac-Man

Pac is back. Again!

PC Gamer

Unless GTA 6 "comes out and it's terrible" no open-world dev can hope to top Rockstar, original Saints Row design lead says – but "there's nothing wrong with trying to be a #2"

If Rockstar's latest is terrible, it'll be "E.T. all over again, but worse because the budgets"

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Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition released at $169 — bright yellow console comes with Pac-Man: Double Feature 2-in-1 game cartridge

Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition games console released in striking, vivid yellow livery.

Tom’s Hardware

Atari reboots a retro games console that first launched in 1979

Atari says this console has bought the end to an eighties gaming rivalry

The Independent UK

Atari just resurrected its most potent foe in the console wars from 45 years ago, the Intellivision Spirit — $149 console comes with 45 games, was brought into the Atari fold through IP acquisition last year

Atari has taken retro gamers by surprise with its announcement of the Intellivision Sprint- a console celebrating 45 years of its old foe.

Tom’s Hardware

Mattel's Intellivision was my first ever console in 1981 - and I'm so tempted to buy Atari's reboot this holiday season

The Intellivision had a robust library of games - including some surprisingly in-depth strategy affairs - and many of these classics are bundled with the reboot.

TechRadar

Clever roguelike Ball x Pit sold 300,000 copies on Steam and consoles in 5 days, forever proving mankind yearns for 1976 Atari icon Breakout

Another hit roguelike has hit

GamesRadar

Eat fur, Super Mario Odyssey – my heart has been stolen by the '90s flavored Bubsy 4D thanks to a generous Steam Next Fest demo

I'm shocked my next platformer fave comes from a maligned '90s mascot – this Bubsy 4D Steam Next Fest demo cannot be missed

GamesRadar

Bubsy 4D preview: Great platforming action that has me hopeful

But can the full game deliver?

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This metroidvania based on an old Atari 2600 classic had the audacity to release on the same day as Silksong, but it's a nice break from Hornet's hell

Adventure of Samsara is a solid 7/10 metroidvania for days when you need one of those.

Creative Bloq

Acclaim’s comeback isn’t what I expected, but maybe that’s a good thing

New indie games over retro remakes, but the same '90s feel.

Destructoid

If you’ve beaten Silksong, these Soulslikes and metroidvanias should be next on your list

Silksong is awesome, and so are these similar titles.

Creative Bloq

Why I’m pre-ordering Atari’s new handheld – the Nintendo Switch for retro gamers

Gamestation Go is more than a new way to play Pac-Man (again).

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Tom’s Hardware

Atari Gamestation Go handheld goes up for pre-order — retro deck boasts 200+ classic games and unique physical controls

Atari has put up its Gamestation Go retro handheld up for pre-order, priced at $179 and with shipping scheduled to begin next month.

GamesRadar

"This device combines nostalgia with innovation" - I can't believe how hard this new Atari handheld goes

The Atari GameStation Go is now available to pre-order, and the retro handheld boasts 200 built-in games alongside number pad, paddle, and trak-ball controls.

Destructoid

Bubsy 4D devs joke they were ‘bullied into’ making the game—but had a blast creating it

Are you ready to return to peak?

GOBankingRates

5 Items From the 1970s That Are Worth a Lot of Money

If you are a collector, saver or even accidental hoarder of your old belongings, you could be sitting on a sneaky pile of cash.

PC Gamer

There are 3 dream remasters Atari's CEO wants to work on, but he has no idea if they'd actually 'do well'

Snatching up IP.

GamesRadar

Hideo Kojima's overlooked cyberpunk adventure game is one of the three games Atari's CEO would love to remaster: "I don’t know if it would do well, but I’d probably push it through"

Konami, please.

Motor1

From Forza to GTA: The Best New Racing Games Coming Soon

When Gran Trak 10 debuted on the Atari console in 1974, it was revolutionary. For the first time ever, gamers could get behind the wheel of a virtual race car and test their skills on a track—albeit a very basic one.

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