Like today’s Intel-AMD duopoly, the market for home computer CPUs in the 1970s and ’80s was dominated by two players: Zilog with their Z80, and MOS Technology with their 6502 processor. But unlike ...
From the Sega Master System to the ZX Spectrum, these innovative computers and consoles defined a whole generation of gaming ...
The cartridge based game consoles of decades ago had a relatively simple modus operandi — they would run a program stored in a ROM in the cartridge, and on the screen would be the game for the ...
From Atari Interactive, Inc. comes the Atari 2600+, the highly anticipated refresh of the Atari Video Computer System (VCS), Atari’s legendary console that was first released in September 1977.
The Atari 2600+ is billed as a faithful recreation to one of the most beloved classic video game consoles of all time. Boasting HDMI functionality, a genuine cartridge slot, and backwards ...
The Atari 2600 singlehandedly introduced home video games to the masses. A new book by ExtremeTech Editor-in-Chief Jamie Lendino shows how today’s game industry can be traced entirely to this seminal ...