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Classic Gamer magazine also moved to PDF. You can get the first PDF issue here with the second to follow shortly. I, for one, really appreciate this publishing method. They can still turn out nice product and the distribution is far less complicated. A lot of niche magazines will head this route, I'm thinking. Well, the tech-savvy ones at least.

I completely agree with the earlier comment that gameplay is most important - not the graphics.

Also, perhaps it's my age - I'm now 30 and honestly have less time to play games. I can afford the fifteen minutes needed to play Qix - but something like Final Fantasy X needs to be played in hour sittings!

The NYT article just brushes the surface. For more info on the on-line classic gaming community, check out some of these sites:
AtariAge
Retrogaming Radio
Classic gaming

Magazines:
Armchair Arcade
Classic Gamer
Manci Games
Retrogamer

Also, there are quite a few gaming conventions, most notably Philly Classic and Classic Gaming Expo.

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jason

Speaking of Atari 2600s, there's a whole group of people dedicated to classic gaming consoles (these computers are actually still useful). There's even Classic Gamer magazine . I focus on Intellivision, ColecoVision, and Atari 5200 since they're somewhat rare, in the nostalgia range of guys like me who have money to buy the cartridges I couldn't afford when 12, and have decent enough graphics/gameplay to be playable today. Most interesting is that a niche market of game designers for these ancient games has started and are publishing a couple games a year.