Atari Archive
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![Atari’s assets have gone up on the auction block, and Stardock has scored the rights to Star Control. Stardock CEO Brad Wardell elaborated on the company’s plans for the rights, […]](https://retrogamingaus.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/starcontrol-115x115.jpg "Stardock picks up Star Control rights from Atari, targets reboot")
Stardock picks up Star Control rights from Atari, targets reboot
Posted on July 24, 2013 | No CommentsAtari’s assets have gone up on the auction block, and Stardock has scored the rights to Star Control. Stardock CEO Brad Wardell elaborated on the company’s plans for the rights, […] -
![The GCW-Zero was a recently successful Kickstarter project that aimed to deliver (yet another) a retro gaming centric handheld. Now the folks behind it want some more crowdfunding bucks to […]](https://retrogamingaus.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/atari_logo-115x115.jpg "The people behind GCW-Zero want your money to buy the Atari brand")
The people behind GCW-Zero want your money to buy the Atari brand
Posted on March 10, 2013 | 1 CommentThe GCW-Zero was a recently successful Kickstarter project that aimed to deliver (yet another) a retro gaming centric handheld. Now the folks behind it want some more crowdfunding bucks to […] -
![Homebrew developers The Removers have successfully ported the classic action/adventure game Another World to the Atari Jaguar, one of the few formats of the era to not get its own […]](https://retrogamingaus.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/another_world-115x115.jpg "Another World coming soon to Jaguar")
Another World coming soon to Jaguar
Posted on July 16, 2012 | No CommentsHomebrew developers The Removers have successfully ported the classic action/adventure game Another World to the Atari Jaguar, one of the few formats of the era to not get its own […] -
Atari was incorporated 40 years ago today
Posted on June 28, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the most important companies in the history of video games, Atari, was incorporated 40 years ago today. Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney’s original business, Syzygy Engineering, was started […] -
![Last week saw the release of a fan remake of Lankhor’s cult classic Black Sect – a 1993 adventure game released for the Atari ST, Amiga and PC. Black Sect […]](https://retrogamingaus.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BlackSect-115x115.jpg "Fan remake of cult classic Black Sect is now available")
Fan remake of cult classic Black Sect is now available
Posted on June 25, 2012 | No CommentsLast week saw the release of a fan remake of Lankhor’s cult classic Black Sect – a 1993 adventure game released for the Atari ST, Amiga and PC. Black Sect […] -
![Dig Dug is one of the most influential arcade games from the early 1980s. Players control Dig Dug, who must drill his way through the ground and eliminate any enemies […]](https://retrogamingaus.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Dig-Dug-2-115x115.jpg "Video Game Ad of the Day: Dig Dug")
Video Game Ad of the Day: Dig Dug
Posted on June 1, 2012 | No CommentsDig Dug is one of the most influential arcade games from the early 1980s. Players control Dig Dug, who must drill his way through the ground and eliminate any enemies […] -
![D. Scott Williamson, self-proclaimed Atari fanatic and former Atari employee, has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund production and distribution of a cartridge version of Star Castle for the Atari […]](https://retrogamingaus.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Star-Castle-2600-e1335491159129.jpg "Star Castle release for Atari 2600 looks likely")
Star Castle release for Atari 2600 looks likely
Posted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsD. Scott Williamson, self-proclaimed Atari fanatic and former Atari employee, has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund production and distribution of a cartridge version of Star Castle for the Atari […] -
![Another Namco/Midway/Atari partnership. Galaxian is the first game in Namco’s Galaga series, evidently named after the far more popular second entry. Galaxian was developed with the intention of producing a […]](https://retrogamingaus.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Galaxian.jpg "Video Game Ad of the Day: Galaxian")
Video Game Ad of the Day: Galaxian
Posted on September 24, 2011 | No CommentsAnother Namco/Midway/Atari partnership. Galaxian is the first game in Namco’s Galaga series, evidently named after the far more popular second entry. Galaxian was developed with the intention of producing a […] -
![Goddamn mushrooms. Centipede involves the player character, a garden gnome (!) fighting against a rather large centipede. Evidently the gnome’s magic wand (or whatever macguffin he has) can transform centipede […]](https://retrogamingaus.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Centipede.jpg "Video Game Ad of the Day: Centipede")
Video Game Ad of the Day: Centipede
Posted on September 23, 2011 | No CommentsGoddamn mushrooms. Centipede involves the player character, a garden gnome (!) fighting against a rather large centipede. Evidently the gnome’s magic wand (or whatever macguffin he has) can transform centipede […] -
![I’ve always considered Dig Dug/Taizo Hori to be one sadistic individual. Dig Dug is another of Namco’s early hits brought to home consoles by Atari. The company continues to reference […]](https://retrogamingaus.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Dig-Dug.jpg "Video Game Ad of the Day: Dig Dug")
Video Game Ad of the Day: Dig Dug
Posted on September 21, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve always considered Dig Dug/Taizo Hori to be one sadistic individual. Dig Dug is another of Namco’s early hits brought to home consoles by Atari. The company continues to reference […]
