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An art project at the Something Awful forums had gamers and artists transforming 21st century video games into 8-bit screenshots, as they would look played on an old Atari system. The Legend of Zelda looks a lot different! Check out a gallery of other games in the old style at Unreality magazine. Link
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Ah, the iconic Atari 2600! It was the first mass-produced home video game console. Back in 2009, Urchin Associates, an Australian art collective, covered an Atari 2600 console with gold. Link -via Technabob | Photo: Urchin Associates
Atari Centipede Arcade Pint Glass – $7.95
In honor of my Dad, I present to you the Atari Centipede Arcade Pint Glass from the NeatoShop. This was the very first arcade game my Dad taught me to play. Here’s to great fun, a great game, and a great Dad! Cheers!
Be sure to check out all the fun-tastic Glassware & Drinkware available at the NeatoShop.
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Certainly not me. I remember my first like it was yesterday. Oh, when I first laid eyes on you Dig Dug, my heart went pitter patter. Nothing else compares, not even Pole Position.
This clever Atari Mug: You Never Forget Your First lets you reminisce about the good ol’ days of videogaming every day with your morning cup of coffee: Link
See also our surprisingly large collection of fun mugs over at the NeatoShop
Despite having watched more than my fair share of television in the 1980s, I somehow missed out on these over-the-top commercials (except the Mario Bros. one). Milo assembled 8 of the craziest video game spots from the era where marketers learned the best way to reach young people: shout at them and crank the bad music.
via Digg, where commenter kevro points to other examples starring a young Tobey Maguire and Jack Black.
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Joystick Gum - $3.95
Ah, remember Atari? Now you can ruminate the good ol' days of video games by chewing on this Atari Joystick Gum (comes with a collector tin shaped like the retro controller).
From the Neatorama Shop: Link | More Offbeat Mints & Candies
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There are instructions to create your own, but honestly… it looks pretty hard. Maybe it’s not if you have all of the right tools, though. Difficult to make or not, dude deserves props for ingenuity.
Link via Geekologie
