The 2600 Post: something old, something new, and something lost
Of course, after a run of 100 issues over 19 years, I can certainly understand why editor Al Backiel has decided to hang up his hat. That’s a very long time, and an awful lot of issues. The 2600 Connection has been a fixture of the Atari fan community for years, a work of dedication celebrating one of the most important game systems of all time. [...]
The magazine’s demise doesn’t mean that the 2600 collector scene is dead, though; far from it. Atari Age and a number of other sites dedicated to the VCS and its siblings are perfectly alive and active. And people are still producing all sorts of interesting new homebrew games for the platform, such as the infamous VCS rendition of Mega Man that’s been making the rounds this week. -E. Jeremy Parish
- Retronauts blog – Another Print Publication Closes Its Doors
- Offworld – Free download: Mega Man, for your Atari 2600
- Good Deal Games – Atari 2600 Homebrew via AtariAge
About the author: Jenn thinks the Atari 2600, Game Boy Micro, and Apple iPhone are all viable game consoles. Email her at jenn at infinite lives dot net. See also
Retronauts: oh, god, here we go again
Hello, Homebrew: Thrust
Homey don’t make no fool of himself
Don’t forget the awesome Mega Man game for the 2600…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvrpXc8C3S8
/points at links at end of post