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Pinball Magic of the `70s – The Atarians

Pinball Magic of the `70s – The Atarians

Antti Mutta

The Atarians was Atari's first foray into creating pinball machines. This game trip hit the arcades in 1976. The concept and design were by Bob Jonesi, who had previously created On Beam...

Pinball Magic of the `70s – The Atarians

Antti Mutta

The Atarians was Atari's first foray into creating pinball machines. This game trip hit the arcades in 1976. The concept and design were by Bob Jonesi, who had previously created On Beam...

The Atari Power Pack

The Atari Power Pack

Antti Mutta

Atari Power Pack offered unbeatable value when it hit the stores in 1989. It was a no-brainer. Atari managed to pack no less than twenty entertaining games in one compilation,...

The Atari Power Pack

Antti Mutta

Atari Power Pack offered unbeatable value when it hit the stores in 1989. It was a no-brainer. Atari managed to pack no less than twenty entertaining games in one compilation,...

Micro Machines: Atari XEGS

Micro Machines: Atari XEGS

Antti Mutta

Atari's XE Game System was a dud commercially like the previous 7800 video game system – but what a brilliant dud it was! ⁠
⁠ For all intents and purposes, XEGS...

Micro Machines: Atari XEGS

Antti Mutta

Atari's XE Game System was a dud commercially like the previous 7800 video game system – but what a brilliant dud it was! ⁠
⁠ For all intents and purposes, XEGS...

Ultra by Depeche Mode (1997)

Ultra by Depeche Mode (1997)

Antti Mutta

Depeche Mode’s classic album Ultra is a testament to the powers of Atari ST as a composer’s workhorse – even years after the machine had been officially discontinued. According to...

Ultra by Depeche Mode (1997)

Antti Mutta

Depeche Mode’s classic album Ultra is a testament to the powers of Atari ST as a composer’s workhorse – even years after the machine had been officially discontinued. According to...

Micro Machines: Vectrex

Micro Machines: Vectrex

Antti Mutta

40 years ago the video gaming world was introduced to a new kind of game console. Vectrex was, and is, a revolution in how it presents graphics. ⁠⁠The idea of...

Micro Machines: Vectrex

Antti Mutta

40 years ago the video gaming world was introduced to a new kind of game console. Vectrex was, and is, a revolution in how it presents graphics. ⁠⁠The idea of...

Decade Demo (1991)

Decade Demo (1991)

Marco Breddin

The Decade Demo might not be the friendliest of megademos, as the British groups uniting under the name of Inner Circle kept slinging mud at the competition – The Lost...

Decade Demo (1991)

Marco Breddin

The Decade Demo might not be the friendliest of megademos, as the British groups uniting under the name of Inner Circle kept slinging mud at the competition – The Lost...