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8-Bit Article Archive for 2005


This is our archive of everything posted to the website. Select the year of interest below.

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Jinks

November 28, 2005 - As it it wasn't bad enough to have this game on the 7800, now we gotta live with the 8-bit version. Bad games get ported everywhere it seems.

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Reverse Engineering Rebuttal

November 17, 2005 - A few months back Charles Gray and Carmel Andrews asserted that Commodore reverse engineered the Atari 8-bit line and used it to their benefit. Former Commodore engineer Bob Yannes has piped in with his side of the story...

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Out of Memory?

August 3, 2005 - So, you wish you could upgrade the memory in your Atari 400? Well, it's easier than it sounds (apparently.) Take this walk down nostalgia lane as Joseph Burke gives us the details of his memory upgrade.

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Donkey Kong

April 29, 2005 - For those of you who have never played the arcade version, this is what the cement factory looks like. This is one of the few version of Donkey Kong that actually includes it and keeps the screen order correct. DK for the 8-bit computer is one of the best versions ever.

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Reverse Engineering?

April 8, 2005 - It's not surprising that Commodore would copy the Atari 8-bit computer line. It was, after all, the best 8-bit computer ever made with unparalleled video and sound effects.

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