Justin

Thanks Yo-Yo! Yep, Retroist is awesome. Have you checked out their podcast?

Very nice article. Retroist blog is one of my favorite websites, next to this one of course!

Steve Bristow sadly passed away last week. It seems as though we've been losing genuine geniuses and pioneers of the video age far too often recently. My latest article at The Retroist commemorates Steve and in particular his accomplishments at AtariTel - Atari's advanced telephone division. I hope you'll check it out, and remember Steve as fondly as all of us do.
 
- Justin
 
 
Link to the article on The Retroist: http://www.retroist.com/2015/03/05/ataritel-telephones-and-the-legendary-steve-bristow/

very awesome game for the 2600!

Steve Bristow sadly passed away last week. It seems as though we've been losing genuine geniuses and pioneers of the video age far too often recently. My latest article at The Retroist commemorates Steve and in particular his accomplishments at AtariTel - Atari's advanced telephone division. I hope you'll check it out, and remember Steve as fondly as all of us do.
 
- Justin
 
 
Link to the article on The Retroist: http://www.retroist.com/2015/03/05/ataritel-telephones-and-the-legendary-steve-bristow/

Oops, here's the lanyard! 

And me!

Went to my closest RadioShack (THAT IS NOT CLOSING) and spent the last $61 on my giftcard (+ $10 coupon that RS offers on their website) and got:
 
SanDisk 64 GB Flash Drive
SanDisk 32 GB micro SD card
LED Swiss Army Knife combo
and 2 Gold-Plated Phono-to-F Adapters to go with my Vader console and my Intellivision console.
 
So, of course I had to try the adapters. Played my 2 newest Atari 2600 carts: Fast Eddie & Eggomania! Also, played: Galaxian, Chopper Command and Dragster. Plus, I set a new all time personal best on Dragster at 6.54 sec!!
 
Happy Atari Day!!!!

Dragster RULES!!!  I got my cart autographed by David Crane at the CGE last year!

I guess I'm lucky, my wife actually GOT me my Atari shirt.

I do this everyday!!! I have an Atari shirt on right now!!

Is this guy awesome or what?  "I have an Atari shirt on right now!" is the best quote I've heard today. 

Man, how cool...I loved this one too, when I was a kid! The guy I got my Asteroids, Neo Geo, Track & Field & Super Breakout from had a mint one of these, but he didn't want to let it go. Oh well, maybe someday:)

I already have my awesome Atari shirt, now I know which day to wear it!. Also, every day I rock my, "I'd rather be playing Atari games" license plate frame on my Prius (commuter car, Cobras don't get 40mpgs).

For those of you who didn't know, before starting The Atari 7800 Game By Game Podcast, I started a retro reviews show on Youtube called the No Swear Gamer. I keep it clean, so it's safe for work and family. I'm over 100 episodes and still going. You can find my channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg
 
Some of my favorites include Reviews of Sewer Shark, The Colecovision and Intellivision Flashbacks (with footage from all 61 games!) and my big Atari 7800 lot unboxing. 
 

 

 

 

Guys, it’s time to share our love of Atari with the world.
  On the 26th day of each month, we’re setting aside a day to celebrate Atari, share great games with great friends, and remind the world why Atari's still so awesome.   We're calling it "Atari Day". Here's how it works:             1. Wear Atari stuff on the 26th day of each month Shirts, hats, wristbands, bookbags, whatever. Put Atari stickers on your notebooks, bikes, the rear window of your car, the front door of your favorite bar, anywhere cool really. Let people see your enthusiasm. Take photos and post to your social media accounts with the hashtag #AtariDay. Create memes,  print your own Atari stickers, make something new. If you need a T-shirt, you can usually find Atari stuff at Target, online, or in most any mall in America. Wearing Atari stuff, you’ll usually see a few smiling faces coming up to you and offering positive remarks. Each smiling face is another chance to share the fun of Atari with an old friend, or maybe make a new one!       2. Start a conversation If people come up to you and say they love your shirt, just start talking to them! It's easy to get people excited about Atari. People love video games. And a lot of people still have really fond memories of Atari! They just need to be reminded.       3. Share a game Let's say your friend said something about your shirt, you guys started talking about Atari and now they're truly excited. You should be as awesome to them as you can possibly be. Share a game with them! Offer to lend them your Flashback console for a week. Better yet, invite them over for a game! Get a 4-Player round of Warlords going. Play a few of your favorite Atari games. Snacks, beer, and a retro movie could make a night out of it. Do something fun and memorable. Make it easy for people to want to enjoy Atari. Show them where they can get games and offer recommendations on your favorite titles. Offer them a few of your spare carts to get them started on their collection!           A FEW TIPS:   Don’t be cultish, creepy or intrusive. You’re not recruiting people to a religion, you’re just having fun!
  Have a few suggestions ready for where to go online to learn more about Atari, what games to search for on eBay, what to avoid, how to hook up an Atari, etc.
  Remember, we are all "Ambassadors" of Atari's legacy. The Atari we knew and loved is gone. It's up to all of us to make sure the fun games and awesomeness of Atari isn't forgotten with time.
  Make "Atari Day" an event on social media. On the 26th day of each month we’ll be posting events to Facebook, and sharing photos across social media using the hashtag #AtariDay. We hope you’ll join us in doing the same! We may even hold a contest for the "Best Atari Day Photo" and reward that person with a prize.         WHY DO THIS?    The idea is to share Atari with the world! People who remember Atari will go “Oh yeah! That was so much fun!” and those too young to remember Atari might discover it for the first time. The more people entering the World of Atari, the better! It's always fun to welcome new people into classic gaming, and Atari’s legacy could use a little help.   In some people’s eyes the Atari we know and love doesn’t hold the best reputation. So much of what the rest of the world sees about Atari right now is negative. Documentaries about their failure, Atari garbage dumps in the news, criticism and crappy games. Now is the time to help people rediscover Atari and let them see how much fun we have with this stuff. We’re picking a day, the 26th of each month, to do just that!   Other gaming companies actively build on their legacy. They release new games based on old characters and franchises, and they make it exciting and fun to like their stuff. We wish the same was true with Atari, but unfortunately it’s going to be left up to all of us to make that happen.   Let's do this!

Awesome NES gaming donations from Warumon ! 
 
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I have pasted the video description below so no need to view on youtube:
 
 
 
 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For those who don't appreciate the narration or my usual rabble !!!!!!!!!!
You may go DIRECT to the unboxing / reveal beginning around the 8 min 40 sec mark. 
 
 
Wow! I knew the package was coming and I knew it would have games but what is really cool is it arrived ON MY BIRTHDAY merely by fluke because it came all the way from Germany, was held up in Canadian customs and yet here it is right on my 47th Birthday ! So please share my fun and excitement (and YES I did it right this time without too much backlight washing out the images  ) 
 
 
Thanks once again to the generous, thoughtful and all around awesome Youtuber / Retro gamer / Musician and Classic Hardware restorer Michael - "Warumon Gaiden" aka Mr.PastGlory aka Michael. Check out his links below, drop by say HI and tell'em MaximumRD sent you! 
 
 
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/courantgris
Youtube 
https://www.youtube.com/user/MrPastGlory
(Check out these awesome examples of his work)
Atari VCS Synthcart duet & STacy [D3M3N714]

On Bandcamp for your musical consideration
http://graustrom.bandcamp.com/
Website:
http://warumon.bplaced.net/

This story is really interesting.

We updated the Atari Arcade page this week more detail on the history of Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theater, including this GREAT video of Nolan Bushnell at Google, telling the fascinating story behind ShowBiz Pizza and the Chuck E. Cheese concept. More here: http://www.atari.io/atari/atari-arcade-games/#cec
 
 
 
http://youtu.be/Dq_V0Vh2tN4

I used to play this one ALL THE TIME, back in '82!  Unfortunately, I think I'm still sick of the arcade version.