The Atari we know today is certainly not the Atari some of us remember back in the days of Pong, Combat and Star Raiders but it looks like they are trying to evoke memories from that era with a new bit of hardware they have been recently drip […]
Atari has been associated with many popular video games over the decades however there is one that is spoken little of today whose influence in multiple genres shouldn’t be forgotten as it may be one of the most important games they ever produced. Star Raiders is a real-time 3D space combat simulator developed […]
It’s been more than twelve months since I posted an article covering my experiences with running various computer and console emulators on my trusty old Surface Pro. When traveling you aren’t always guaranteed of having a network connection or television services so having a flexible entertainment device can come in very handy, especially […]
A week and a half ago I went away on holiday with my family and decided to bring along my Surface Pro to keep me occupied during moments of downtime. Seeing as I was also going to be Internet free too I thought I would install a few […]
Note: updated post based on original blog page. As you might have guessed, I grew up with Atari systems from a young age. The age of pinball was coming to an end; in the arcades they were being replaced by a new generation of electronic games. The first […]
A spur of the moment purchase has now meant I have an Atari 130XE computer as part of my retro collection. This one is in great condition compared to my 800XL and has an adapter that lets it run brilliantly on modern televisions. Spent a couple of hours […]