Atari’s first three consoles were all 8-bit machines, but each made incremental upgrades over the previous one. The Atari 2600 was revolutionary with its ability to accept game cartridges and...
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Atari helped kickstart the home video game console market and laid the foundations for many things we take for granted. Like detachable controllers, cartridges, saving and pausing, etc. However, the...
Atari at one point during the late 1970s was considered infallible, a company too good to fail. It laid the foundation for both arcades and home video game consoles, with hit games such as Pong,...
One of the most popular free MMOs, Guild Wars 2 attracts a lot of attention from gamers who are interested in its unique living world and deep combat system. However, those who’ve never played this...
Atari was the biggest name in home video gaming, with consoles such as the 2600 and 7800. But there’s a black sheep in the family, and it’s called the Atari 5200. Despite making generational...
Cartridges aren’t used in consoles anymore because discs are a lot cheaper and simpler to manufacture. However, cartridges do have their benefits- especially when it comes to security. Nintendo...
