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Atari Announces an Official Portable 2600 System

Posted by timothy on from the just-happy-to-see-you dept.

Bill Kendrick writes: "Infogrames (the folks who now own Atari) have just struck a deal with another company to produce a 10-in-1 video game system based on the Atari 2600. It'll be joystick-shaped, plug into a TV set, cost only $20, and include games like Combat, Asteroids, Missile Command, and my favorite, Adventure! It won't replace my Atari 2600 Jr and 60 cartridges, but it's a step in the right direction!"

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  1. Wonderful Memories by CmdrTaco+(editor) · · Score: 0, Troll
    Ah, the wonderful memories of a childhood past. I spent many of my young years playing the Atari 2600 my brother bought. Probably the game I played the most was "Montezuma's Revenge" easily one of the most addictive games I can remember playing. I was only five or six at the time, so it is entirely possible that my memories are a bit hazy.

    But, several years ago I found an Atari emulator and the roms to go with it. I was all set and ready to play Mousetrap, Montezuma's Revenge, River Raid, Pitfall, and all those other great games. It only took me a few minutes to realize that these games were nowhere near as fun as I had remembered them to be. Sure, in the 1980's they pushed the technological envelope to the limit, but their time has passed. Gameplay is not the sole factor in determining the value of a game, presentation is just as or even more important.

    For me, the old Atari games will remain as the peak of video game entertainment in my mind, but to be perfectly honest, playing them only makes me realize how far technology has progressed.

    1. Re:Wonderful Memories by randombozo · · Score: 0, Troll

      Just wait another 10 years, Taco. The damage you did to your digestive tract while sitting in front of the Atari for hours at a time will give you a completely different "Montezuma's Revenge" memory.

  2. Re:Original? by red5 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Well actualy Atari is now owned by a larger game company (Midway I think).
    So the company putting this out is in no way trying to support it's self on just this product.
    They have even released a few new arcade titles under the Atari brand to try and resurrect it.

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  3. Why won't it come with Doom2600? by wackybrit · · Score: 1, Troll

    Come on. One of the greatest games ever.. DOOM on the Atari 2600

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