Someone actually took the time to dig through the binary file of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and fix the errors that made it an abomination of a title for the Atari 2600. This is quite a feat in ...

As Activision’s F-14 Tomcat game for the Atari 2600 console, it seemed ripe for use as a project enclosure of some sort. When he came across a couple of 9-pin D-sub joystick ports, he had an idea.

That's because, while it is 80% smaller than the original, the forthcoming Atari 2600+ is no locked device running pre-installed, emulated games. It plays the exact same cartridges I coveted as a kid.

You can pick up the Atari 2600 with two joysticks starting at $45 on eBay, while game cartridges start at $2 apiece. The online retailer even has bundles available, which includes the console ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. A British writer who specializes in indie gaming. While the Yars Rising announcement trailer stops short of demonstrating full-motion ...