Atari Modern Classics »
Posted By Wil 1 year, 2 months ago in Arts & EntertainmentBefore the over the top, logo heavy madness of today’s next-gen masterpieces became the visual norm for video game cover art, there was the basic beauty of the Atari 2600’s approach to package design. Clean composition and vague descriptive text came together to create something that was just so…intangibly fresh and mesmerizing. But what if the biggest games of now fell into the hands of a 2600-era artist? We’d have Atari Modern Classics, a vintage look at our new favorites through the pixelated beer goggles of an era where simplicity was king.
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I was a Propeller Scout, and I ran the Geeks Group. AOL sent me to the land of Wind and Ghosts, though, so I don ...
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JBooth1 year, 2 months ago
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I'm pretty sure our original "Video Computer System" box is still in the attic, though I don't know if any of the cartridge boxes are around. I can still picture the glass case in the electronics area of the local department store where they used to display the stacks of Atari games.
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icdou0071 year, 2 months ago
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Yes, the reto stuff is the best. I sat down with a kid to play the new ones, mama mia, I was crashing Bart Simpson all over the place, and this kid of 10 was jamming, I know I'm getting old now. I wish everything old is new again, because I think people would like it if they tried. Space Invaders, fun, fun, fun.
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WildWes991 year, 2 months ago
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Back in 1997, James Catalano created a very convincing Atari 2600 Doom hoax for a college art project. He had several people willing to pay $150 for the non-existing game. There was actually a way scaled down version of Doom ported to the ZX Spectrum.
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To see the very cool Atari 2600 Doom hoax, check out http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arcade/8691/2...
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