It's time to celebrate the Atari 2600, who turns 30 this month. He hasn't aged too well, unfortunately, but the old behemoth still knows how to have a good time. While the console attempts to blow out the birthday candles, check out the highlights for the weekend:
Tokyo Game Show Goodies
Joystiq vs. the Square Enix store
Joystiq Podcast 018 - Pizza blasted edition
TGS hands-on: Cooking Mama 2
TGS hands-on: Final Fantasy Ring of Fates multiplayer
TGS hands-on: No More Heroes
TGS07: Interview with Loco Roco's Tsutomu Kouno
TGS Video Games Museum highlights Japan's taste
Joystiquery
Japanese hardware sales, Sept. 17 - Sept. 23: Crisis edition
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: not just Halo 3 edition
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass launch draws cosplayers to Nintendo Store
News
We can't enjoy it at release, but Haze will have rumble
New games this week: Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass edition
Sin and Punishment and Super Mario Bros.: Lost Levels on Virtual Console
Wii can't meet demand for holiday season, says Reggie
Smash Bros. Brawl adds Mother 3's Lucas
Silent Hill: The Arcade makes us jealous
Sony to release $39.99 retail Warhawk this month
SCEA announces "PlayStation: The Official Magazine"
Universe at War bumped to 2008
This Wednesday: Tetris Splash dives into XBLA
Bungie: Halo 3 resolution cut for HDR lighting
Double Agent audio duo partner again for Hellgate soundtrack
Re-Mission devs HopeLab cause serious Ruckus
Nintendo announces free Wii Remote Jacket
Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Sony has 'big bang' announcement for Oct. 12
Culture & Community
Don't post where you eat: Nintendo fires employee for blogging
Therapists, Army tap Wii for patient rehab
Say it with us: Reggie "FEE-SUH-MAY"
[Via Engadget]
Reader Comments (5)
Posted: Oct 2nd 2007 1:15AM (Unverified) said
Happy birthday Atari 2600, they were good times =D
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Posted: Oct 2nd 2007 1:54AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
A reminder post about the Futurama Defense Force
RULES:
-Open enrollment. You do not need approval from me to join. Just post that you want to join.
-You must select a character from Futurama.
---You may not select a character another member has already taken (since I have already selected the almighty Hypno-Toad, no other members may).
-You must also upload an avatar of your selected character wearing the Paper Mario hat.
---You may choose to change the letter on the hat to reflect your character, or the color of the hat, but that is not required.
---If you are unable to make your own avatar, I can provide one for you (It will be linked to in a reply made to a post of yours so that you'll get an email about it).
-Please change your name to reflect your membership. The following format is preferred: [your normal username] (FDF - [selected character])
-Your mission as a member of the FDF is to disrupt flamewars, and blog posts that are obvious flamebait. We are keepers of peace! Our weapon of choice is Futurama quotes (and they do not necessarily have to be of your selected character).
CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE FDF:
BPM - Hypno-Toad
JodyAnthony - Hedonism Bot
NorCal05 - Morbo
kingofwale - Zapp Brannigan
danny. - Clamps
Hirsbrunner - Kwanzaa-Bot
colin - That Guy
T3H WICKERMAN - Robot Devil
Chaotic - Fry
Hurry up and sign up, chumps and chumpettes!
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RULES:
-Open enrollment. You do not need approval from me to join. Just post that you want to join.
-You must select a character from Futurama.
---You may not select a character another member has already taken (since I have already selected the almighty Hypno-Toad, no other members may).
-You must also upload an avatar of your selected character wearing the Paper Mario hat.
---You may choose to change the letter on the hat to reflect your character, or the color of the hat, but that is not required.
---If you are unable to make your own avatar, I can provide one for you (It will be linked to in a reply made to a post of yours so that you'll get an email about it).
-Please change your name to reflect your membership. The following format is preferred: [your normal username] (FDF - [selected character])
-Your mission as a member of the FDF is to disrupt flamewars, and blog posts that are obvious flamebait. We are keepers of peace! Our weapon of choice is Futurama quotes (and they do not necessarily have to be of your selected character).
CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE FDF:
BPM - Hypno-Toad
JodyAnthony - Hedonism Bot
NorCal05 - Morbo
kingofwale - Zapp Brannigan
danny. - Clamps
Hirsbrunner - Kwanzaa-Bot
colin - That Guy
T3H WICKERMAN - Robot Devil
Chaotic - Fry
Hurry up and sign up, chumps and chumpettes!
Posted: Oct 2nd 2007 2:03AM (Unverified) said
I have like, 250 Atari carts in storage plus a couple of systems and various types of controllers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8LbtuabMuY
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8LbtuabMuY
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