When you think of the Super Nintendo, what’s the first thing you think of? If you answered “a Smith & Wesson,” first of all, Mario Is Missing was not that bad. But it’s not really accurate. There were ...

On Christmas Day 1982, I unwrapped my very first video game console, an Atari 2600. Although it was released in 1977, it was new to me, and I'm pretty sure the reason my parents got it for me was ...

The Atari 2600 version of Donkey Kong isn't completely unplayable, although it's noticeably more limited and difficult to ...

Nostalgia for so-called “retro games” has been kicking around since the late ’90s, so it might seem shocking that the best-selling home video game for much of the 1980s didn’t get an official ...

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition takes players on an interactive journey through Atari’s rich and colorful history through more than 140 classic games. When Atari 50: The ...

The Atari 2600 Plus retro console, Pac-Man Edition Image: Atari / Bandai Namco I’ll be honest: Part of the reason I wanted the Pac-Man Edition Atari 2600 Plus console was because I thought it would ...

Atari 7800 games currently do not work. Games library feels padded. Poor ergonomics. Lackluster build quality. Atari is a very different games company in 2025 to the industry-dominating titan of the ...

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is a fascinating journey through the history of Atari, but that timeline couldn't be truly rounded without the inclusion of some Namco classics like Pac-Man and ...

Back in the halcyon days that only sort of were terrible, 2016 to be exact, Nintendo released a mini version of its original NES console. While it looked like the grey box many of us had in the ’80s ...

45 years ago, Mattel Electronics changed video game home consoles with the introduction of Intellivision. At the time, the biggest console gaming console by a significant margin was Atari. The ...

Bottom line: For Atari, the Intellivision Sprint is less about rekindling rivalry and more about consolidating gaming heritage under its own name. The move follows a series of retro hardware revivals, ...