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Atari 2600 Hacks

Posted by michael on from the things-man-was-not-meant-to-know dept.

olclops writes "Check out this guy's projects. He's an Atari 2600 programmer who's created, among other things, a cartridge that uses the 2600's sound generators to turn your atari into a full polyphonic synthesizer! The demos sound insane. Imagine being able to play console-perfect pitfall music from an atari hooked up to an amp. His other games look cool, too. Apparently, he'll be at the Classic Gaming Expo next weekend."

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  1. What could be geekier? by Kwikymart · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is pretty geeky. What could be geekier? Well, for one, hooking it up to this

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  2. He's an Atari 2600 programmer ... by BxT · · Score: 5, Funny


    Now there's something that looks good on the 'ol resume. :)