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T H Ξ 💥 W O R L D 🌎 O F 🕹 Λ Τ Λ R I Started collecting in 1993 #Atari #PCEngine #TG16 #NeoGeo #SEGA #NES

[atari.io @atariio]

I could watch this a thousand times.

Atari memories:

[g0z3r @g0z3r404]

Should Atari release new games on the new Neo Geo thru Plaion?

Anticipation for the Neo Geo+ is HUGE

A lot more people will have Neo Geo & want new 2D games

Should Atari team up w Warner to release Neo Geo versions of:

Pit-Fighter
RoadBlasters
STUN Runner
Mortal Kombat
More?

[g0z3r @g0z3r404]

In 1993 TTi was a small group of guys operating on a shoestring budget w no money from NEC to promote the Turbo Duo

So they got @tonyhawk to edit an indie VHS in the style of a Powell/Peralta skateboarding video, to get word out about Turbo Duo and the new game Lords of Thunder

[g0z3r @g0z3r404]

every kid in ’89 lined up for Game Boy. safe choice. grey screen

I went the other way. Atari Lynx. backlit color blasting like a neon skate video

ElectroCop was my gateway drug, 16-bit cyberpunk in my hands

some kids followed the crowd
Lynx crew jacked in

📷@CoinsNConsoles

[g0z3r @g0z3r404]

TurboGrafx-16 and DUO were tragically underrated in the ‘90s.

While PC Engine soared in Japan, tg16 and Duo were almost completely ignored in the US

Except by the coolest gamers like us, who enjoyed games like Ys Book I&II, Splatterhouse, & Lords of Thunder

📷@CoinsNConsoles

[atari.io @atariio]

@realretroism

[g0z3r @g0z3r404]

This book is an example of ignoring Atari

Covers
NES
SMS
TG16
SNES
GEN
NEOGEO

Book about Sprites 1983-90, Atari had 7800 MARIA operable in 1983

NES, SMS, TG16/PCE push ~64 sprites on screen at once. Atari 7800 pushed ~200-300 w no hard limit

Why ignore that?

8-BIT Narcissism

[atari.io @atariio]

Which Halloween are you picking? 🎃

[atari.io @atariio]

Interviewed “Josh” today for my zine. An autistic hacker, he goes by the name “g0z3r”.
Insanity. Absolute chaos.

[atari.io @atariio]

Instead of gold boxes Atari should be making golden cartridges of 7800 Swordquest Timeworld.

[Atari @atari]

We’ve got #SDCC exclusive PAC-MAN double feature cartridges for sale!

Each box has a different colored cartridge in it. Some colors are more rare than others. Which one will you get? 👀

Booth 229!

[atari.io @atariio]

Malcolm-Jamal Warner
1970-2025

[atari.io @atariio]

@american80s Would be nice to see screenshots rather than just cover art. A tasteful, minimalist photo of the system placed at the center would be nice.

[atari.io @atariio]

ok Miami Beach I see you 🌊🌴

[atari.io @atariio]

M I Λ M I

[atari.io @atariio]

@OldInternetFeel Only real ones know what setting the PlayStation aside to play Ninja Golf on the Atari 7800 is all about 🥷⛳️🕹️

[Lee Stranahan @stranahan]

True Stories of My Battles Against Technological Ignorance: Part One

I’ve been a computer user and enthusiast for 50 years.

In 1975, at the age of 10, I first encountered a computer, a PDP-11, at the Children’s Museum in Boston. This sparked my lifelong fascination with technology.

By 1978, after months of visiting Radio Shack, I bought a TRS-80 Model 1 with 4K of memory. This early computer couldn’t even display lowercase letters, but it was a marvel at the time. To put it in perspective, 4K of memory is less than what a modern digital watch has today.

I used this computer to run programs like ELIZA, a simple conversational program, and games like Moon Landing and Scott Adams’ text adventures. It even used a cassette drive to store data.

Bringing the TRS-80 to school was a pivotal moment.

I wanted to share this ‘neat thing’ with my classmates. Instead of curiosity, I faced fear and ignorance, resulting in suspension. It was a stark reminder that the fear of new technology isn’t new.

Today, I see similar reactions with AI. Just like then, fear and misunderstanding can overshadow the potential benefits. It’s crucial to push past this ignorance and embrace the future.

[🔺MindThreat🔺 @mindthreat]

The Atari "Painter" Microbox030/040 variant (without the top-lid CD-ROM) which was the combination of the Atari Falcon + Atari Jaguar system in one unit with ComLynx support.

The things we could have had... and the idea of having a Falcon platform powered by the Jaguar chipset was truly fascinating. But would you have preferred it over the ST-styled Falcon030 that was released?

[ClubVCS @ClubVCS1]

It's time for year-end lists. What were your favorite #AtariVCS games released in 2024?

[ClubVCS @ClubVCS1]

We'd love to see @DigitalEclipse bring some of their games natively to the #AtariVCS, but it's good to have PC-MODE as an option.

[atari.io @atariio]

@RetroNewsNow Reminds me of American Motors’ logo at the time.