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Is this the cheapest MIDI home music studio you could buy in 1988?

An Atari ST connected to a Yamaha PortaSound Music Station keyboard made for a surprisingly powerful combination

MusicRadar

‘You can play it for five minutes or play it for five hours’: Guardian readers’ best games of 2023 so far

From new iterations of Street Fighter, Diablo and Zelda to modern takes on 80s arcades and an evil pizza atop a pizza tower, readers share their picks

The Guardian - UK

I'm inspired by the best video games of the 80s

My ten favourite video games of the 80s that transformed game design, art and tech.

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Remember the Quickshot? Why it’s worth rediscovering the joy of joysticks

The suction-padded joystick was once the games controller sans pareil until it was usurped by the multi-button joypad – but with the return of retro gaming, it’s making a comeback

The Guardian - UK

Atari just announced the first new Atari 2600 game in more than 30 years

TechRadar

This platformer is coming to PlayStation, Xbox and… Atari 2600

Mr. Run and Jump will be the Atari 2600’s first official cartridge since 1990

Evening Standard

Nightdive CEO discusses sale to Atari, says publisher 'is on the rise'

"There is this misconception that we've chained ourselves to a sinking ship".

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This fantasy author can't stop making mods for the 21-year-old D&D videogame that first disappointed him, and then 'helped shape' his life

Like many, Luke Scull didn't gel with Neverwinter Nights' official campaign. Now he's working on a 60+ hour unofficial sequel.

PC Gamer

I found my original 26-year-old copy of the best Simpsons game, and it still rocks

"Seedy ROM": Having the best time with the best Simpsons game a quarter of a century later

GamesRadar

The retro toys, consoles and comics hidden away that could earn you a small fortune

Many Glasgow locals have all sorts of junk from our childhood cluttering up their cupboards and attics, but while much of it might be practically worthless there are certain items that could earn you a small fortune.

Glasgow Live

Old toys, consoles and comics hidden away that could earn you a small fortune

They were a staple of many people's childhoods

Liverpool Echo

Atari buys up over 100 'groundbreaking and award-winning' games from the '80s and '90s and says 'many' will be re-released

Has the OG still got game?

PC Gamer

Atari buys the rights to over 100 retro games, threatens to bring back the worst mascot of the 90s

What could pawssibly go wrong?

GamesRadar

Raspberry Pi Pico Converts Retro Controllers for Classic Gaming Experience

Using the Raspberry Pi Pico to bridge the legacy connections from retro controllers, CTRLDock Classic SE enables real controllers for your retro gaming sessions.

Tom’s Hardware

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Vahe Gregorian: ‘It’s not just a video game’: Negro Leagues baseball comes alive in ‘MLB The Show 23’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The last home video game Bob Kendrick played with any regularity was via Atari, circa the Jurassic Era of the genre in the late 1970s/early ‘80s.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘The right to miss’: How Dr. J changed video-game history and paved the way for Madden

One in a series of stories remembering the 1982-83 76ers, one of the NBA’s best teams ever.

PC Gamer

Nightdive reassures fans about the Atari deal: 'Not only will we be doing as much as we ever did, but we'll be doing more of it'

News of the buyout didn't go over very well with fans, but Nightdive and Atari both say they have shared goals in "innovative" retro gaming.

Tom’s Hardware

Raspberry Pi Pico Plays MicroPython River Raid

Written entirely in MicroPython, Pixylatte's clone of the 1982 Atari classic River Raid is played on a Pimoroni Tufty2040, powered by Raspberry Pi Pico

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Atari enters the acquisition game with Nightdive Studios purchase

Even Atari is getting in on the acquisitions game, as the retro game company announced its purchase of game port company Nightdive Studios

The Guardian - UK

The spirit of 80s racing games lives on in Lego 2K Drive

A new collaboration between 2K Games and Lego takes the form of an open-world racing game with buildable, breakable cars

GamesRadar

Atari acquires System Shock remake developer for $10 million

The deal is expected to be completed in April 2023

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers in Britain are obliged to grit their teeth

Dental treatment is hard to get when you’re waiting for refugee status – but no worse than if you are a British resident

Inverse

You Need to Play the Most Important Metroid Game on Nintendo Switch ASAP

While a step backwards in terms of graphical fidelity, 'Metroid 2: Return of Samus' is a lo-fi masterpiece in terms of atmosphere and game design.

Inverse

38 years ago, a goofy Nintendo prototype changed video games forever

In 1985, Nintendo showed off a prototype for the Advanced Video System. This would eventually transform into the most important game console of all time.

The Conversation

Innovative products lead to a boom in imitation and often a bust - just look at Atari and Bitcoin

Buried in a dusty landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico, are more than 700,000 discarded Atari game cartridges, including E.T., the 1982 Atari game based on the blockbuster film. This bleak trove of artifacts symbolizes the video game crash of 1983, when consumer demand plummeted and companies like Atari literally dumped…

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