March 17, 2008 - You want a perfect arcade to 2600 translation? You got it. Disappointed with Coleco's other 2600 efforts? You won't be with this one. Want a game that makes even Atari's Ms. Pac-Man and Jr. Pac-Man look like terrible translations? It's right here with JohnnyWC's homebrew translation of Lady Bug.
March 10, 2008 - Here's an Atari game appearing on another system. Who would have thought that would ever happen? With the proliferation of collection games appearing on the modern consoles of today, you might know there were one or two Atari Games arcade games appearing on other systems. Check out T-Mek for the Sega 32X.
February 25, 2008 - What was it that made Atari's original arcade games stand out from the crowd? Why was Atari's rise so quick? Perhaps it had to do with the uniqueness of their games. This article covers the basics of Atari's games from A to Z. A must read if you claim to be a true video game fan.
February 18, 2008 - Tired of Pac-Man? Ms. Pac-Man? Jr. Pac-Man? Pac-Mania? Pac-Man Championship Edition? K.C. Munchkin? Or any of the other million Pac-clones out there? Maybe you ought to check out Jawbreaker next. Because you can never have enough dot-eaters...
February 11, 2008 - You know, this is one of Ed Logg's games, so I'm more than a bit biased towards it. (You know Ed. He's the guy who created Asteroids, Centipede, Millipede, Gauntlet and countless other Atari classics.) But let's see if Darryl is biased too.
February 4, 2008 - In the realm of excellent arcade to 2600 conversions the games usually mentioned are Tapper, Defender II, Road Runner, Frogger for Supercharger, Ms. Pac-Man, or Track & Field. Some feel that Wizard of Wor also needs inclusion in this short list.
January 28, 2008 - Take Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Space Duel, the Tempest spinner, and modern technology and game tastes and what do you get? The first raster based arcade Asteroids clone! Or should I say sequel?
January 21, 2008 - Coincidentally, there's a Nintendo Wii game that just came out about the serenity of the ocean... But I bet that disc didn't come with two other game/demos! Here's another look at the Jaguar homebrew about the deep ocean.
January 14, 2008 - Young punks getting you down with their lack of respect for the history of video games? You're not the only one. Check out Jess's pixel graphics smackdown.
January 7, 2008 - Looking around my office here, it looks like Peter Packrat lives with me. But truth be told, I barely even remembered this lost Atari game. Must be that Darryl is a packrat too!
January 1, 2008 - We're back baby! As promised, TAT will now resume posting new articles. (Hey, we needed to recharge the coffers!) Darryl is back to give a more fleshed out review of a classic Supercharger game that many know and love, Dragonstomper. Which is one of the few actual RPGs on the 2600!
