Atari VCS Ad #11: Joystick

Posted May 23, 2019 by Ric Pryor

The brand new Atari Classic Joystick. Now with TWO buttons!

The folks at Atari are very pleased with themselves and their new two button joystick, but I expect more from the company that gave the world the Jaguar controller

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You Are Standing in a Field of Unkept Promises

Posted May 22, 2019 by Ric Pryor

In the twelve months since Atari collected over three million dollars in "pre-orders" for the VCS, they have produced exactly zero consoles.

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Update Updating Update Updated

Posted May 21, 2019 by Ric Pryor

After one year and three million dollars, Atari today announced they have added a second fire button to the VCS Classic Joystick.

The new Atari Classic Joystick. Now with TWO buttons!

At this rate, we should see an actual working console sometime around autumn 2061.

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Atari in the Media: Retro Gamer

Posted May 19, 2019 by Ric Pryor

At the rate things are going, by the time Atari finally releases the new VCS it'll already be old enough for Retro Gamer Magazine to do a feature story on it.

Retro Gamer Magazine April 2029

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Maybe It Is Rocket Science After All

Posted May 18, 2019 by Ric Pryor

Champ Games has figured out how to make Galaga work on the Atari 2600.

Galaga for the Atari 2600

Present day Atari, meanwhile, can't seem to figure out how to shove a Raspberry Pi into a case.

Yet another Atari VCS delay

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