- November 24, 2009 6:16 am
When looking for new and innovative ways to slaughter time, games often enter the foray. But such treats in life often come with some sort of paywall. There are tons of websites that do offer up free gaming. But could one ever strike a cord as personal as an Atari gaming site? If you’d like to test that theory for yourself, head on over to Atari’s new site which offers up some pretty sweet features, namely free browser based games of classic Atari originals. What originals exactly? I mean, Atari released a boat load of games back in the day. If you were one of the nerds who possed (and maybe still posses) an Atari 2600, you may recognize Adventure and Yar’s Revenge. If you were instead an arcade junkie, perhaps Battlezone, Crystal Castles, and Lunar Lander are more along your lines no? Either way, the games listed previously are now all available on Atari’s site (linked above) so that you can relive the classics. I’m sure that as time progresses, Atari will push out more games to keep people coming back. It’s certainly in their best interest don’t you think? Stop by, give it a go, and let us know what you think.
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- September 4, 2009 7:46 am
The ever increasingly powerful gaming consoles such as the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 have given gamers the ability of near photorealistic games that truly place you in the action. Some games are so graphically intense and beautiful, you may have to at times pinch yourself to make sure you really aren’t in the game. Games have come quite a ways from their humble days not so long ago when the bleeding edge of gaming was measured in bits. While modern games and all of the graphical eye candy are sure a treat to feast on, sometimes you just want to blow an evening controlling a character made out of a couple dozen blocks. Retro games, firing up the ‘ol *insert classic gaming system here*, and reliving your youth can bring back a part of your childhood that to many is a welcome vacation from the everyday realities we face. What if you could take all of that retro goodness in your pocket? Not just one system. But all of them?
One of the bonus of advancements in gaming hasn’t been the visual side only. Shrinking components means smaller systems, more energy efficiency, and unique designs. What if you could take just about any classic game from any classic system and play it, on the go, on a unit roughly the size of an old game boy? Yes…you can. The GP2X Wiz is your all-in-one retro gaming geek toy from heaven above. Games from the likes of Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, SNES, Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, NeoGeo, Flash Games and so much more. No matter how much you pinch yourself, you aren’t going to “wake up” because this is reality.
Sure there have been various consoles parted and stuffed into cases of different sizes. But the coolest one to cross my attention so far is the N64 laptop. Stuffed inside of a PS3 carrying case, the N64 mod brings retro gaming to gamers on the move. While the mod pictured is a bit crude and unrefined, the unit apparently does the intended purpose of giving the creators the added benefit and ease of N64 gaming wherever they please. Not to mention, the game in the picture is one of my favorites and to me, one of the best N64 titles ever: Goldeneye. Of course, what good is a portable gaming system without controllers? Luckily two controller ports are located on the side of the device. If you’re feeling a little crafty yourselves, you can take comfort in knowing that this particular mod won’t run you too much in the cheddar department as all of the parts needed were only a “few dollars”. Cool device of the day? If you’re still reading eagerly awaiting building instructions and some more pics of the dirty, raw internals, head on over to No Where Else and educate yourselves.
Source: Geeky-Gadgets, No Where Else
