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Atari 2600 Box Art – The Best Video Game Media
The best box art in video game history?
The Atari 2600 was the first real experience of video gaming for many of retro gaming fans, and if you were born in the 70's then its likely you will have owned or played one of these classic machines (you can see my article on renovating an old … Continue Reading ››
Atari 2600 Restoration Part 2
The Classic Atari 2600 Woody Lives!
I've always had a soft spot for the Atari 2600, one of my first ever console experiences, and I have several in my collection. This is the second update on my latest 2600 restoration, and in the first blog update I focused on the cosmetic aspects – clearing … Continue Reading ››
New to the RolyRetro Collection – Atari 2600 “Woody”
After years of retro games collecting I finally buy a pair of Atari 2600 consoles
Being an avid retro games collector with a minor case of OCD, I love nothing more than taking an old and unwanted console and bringing it back to life. The beauty of many of the old 80’s consoles is their construction … Continue Reading ››
Moon Patrol for the Atari 2600
Moon Patrol was a classic 2600 conversion of the arcade game of the same name. Developed by Irem and launched by Williams, this side scrolling driving game was the first of its kind. The arcade version also featured parallax scrolling, a simple optical illusion where different background graphics move at different speeds to give the … Continue Reading ››
Frogger for the Atari 2600
Frogger is one of those classic video games, up there with space invaders and pac-man having broken out of the arcade entered popular culture. The premise is simple - get your frog across the busy road, over the crocodile infested river, and home to his lily pad. The gamaplay was all about timing, when to … Continue Reading ››