The company that currently owns the Atari name and trademarks has decided to give owners of the old Atari Video Computer System (aka the Atari 2600) something new to do. Mr. Run and Jump is a new ...

Some Computerworld bloggers have been telling tales of their first computers. I figured I’d throw mine into the pool here… The year was 1984, I was 11 years old and baseball cards were rapidly fading ...

[The 8-Bit Guy] tells us how 8-bit Atari computers work. The first Atari came out in 1977, it was originally called the Atari Video Computer System. It was followed two years later, in 1979, by the ...

In 1979, Atari released the Atari 400 and 800, groundbreaking home computers that included custom graphics and sound chips, four joystick ports, and the ability to run the most advanced home video ...

BEVERLY, Mass., Sept. 7, 2004: It started a revolution and redefined entertainment for a generation...and today, Atari (Nasdaq: ATAR) proves you can go home again with its Atari ® Flashback TM Classic ...

I’ve accumulated a lot of retro console reproductions in my day. The Super NES Classic Edition and Genesis Mini 2 are both prized possessions, giving me easy access to a mess of great (and weird) ...

Running 1980s home computer software on your modern Mac is fun, but can be done in many different ways. Here's how to run retro Atari, Sinclair, and Commodore software on the latest hardware. In Part ...

Atari did a lot of things in the golden age of gaming, but few people would’ve guessed it ran summer camps in the 1980s. In many ways, it’s unimaginable, but through a modern lens, it makes perfect ...

From 1990s classic compilations to 2026 mega demos, this frequently updated database is now open to all Atari 16-bit fans.