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Get Your Retro Game On With Pac-Man and Atari Controllers

GeekSugar — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:30:10 -0700

Although I can keep up with the best of them when it comes to modern warfare games like Gears of War and Halo, being the vintage geek that I am, I can't help but hold my favorite old-school arcade games close to my heart. So even though I can't find Galaga at an arcade within a five-mile walking radius of my apartment (I'd go pretty far to drop a few quarters in that baby), I could play right at home with these Pac-Man and Atari game controllers.

These all-in-one controllers hook right up to your TV and provide hours of arcade gaming entertainment (they each include 10 games or more) for a mere $40. Which, let's face it, would be less than I'd drop at my local Pizza Palace arcade during any given month in the '90s.

Atari Wall Art: Love It or Leave It?

GeekSugar — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:40:02 -0700

What's the point of just going to Ikea and picking any old wall hanging for your wall, or putting up a generic art print? If you're going to hang art in your home, make it reflect you in some way, and if you're geeky, you can still do it and have a chic home.

Pieces like this Atari hanging, called "Mothership" by Bughouse Art and Design can say geeky without being dorky.

It's decidedly for the vintage geek fan, and has its own look - but is it your look?

Atari Joystick Lamp: Love It or Leave It?

GeekSugar — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:43:58 -0800

Turn the lights on and send yourself back to a simpler time, a time when you only needed a couple of video games to keep you occupied all day and a bunch of black and green squares were considered amazing graphics.

It's all possible with the one-of-a-kind Atari Joystick Lamp, crafted from pine and aspen and costing $100.

The joystick button is also the lamp's on-off switch - brilliant! This would be perfect in a game room, a kids' room, or maybe your room, if you're so inclined.

What do you think?

Atari Founder Opens a uWink in Silicon Valley!

GeekSugar — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:00:03 -0700

I've talked about uWink before, the restaurant chain started by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, that combines food, drinks, and media, by offering games, table-to-table tournaments, Internet access, gaming, entertainment and movie trailers to guests.

Listen-up geeks, uWink has just opened its doors at a new location in Mountain View, CA. Here you'll find customers ordering American comfort food via touchscreen terminals that double as multiplayer game consoles, 20 projectors that show everything from eye candy to football games, while wood walls attempt to provide a natural counterpoint to all that tech.

What a perfect combination: Geek capital of the US mixed with geeky restaurant, equals - perfect geek date!

Grand Theft Auto 4, Atari-Style!

GeekSugar — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:00:04 -0700

Feast your eyes on this rendition of The Minus World's version of the Grand Theft Auto IV art - done up in classic Atari style! Check out the link for many other versions of modern games made to look like Atari times. They're fun recent vintage, and remind you that as fancy as graphics and storylines get, we'll always love the originals.

Topshop to Provide an Atari Fashion Fix!

GeekSugar — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:00:14 -0700

What's in the fashion designer water? Something geeky I presume, because first I saw that Space Invaders dress in French Connection (not even ThinkGeek!), then Chanel and Style.com created iPhone apps, and now this: Alice McCall is creating a line for Topshop that will incorporate prints inspired by Atari video games.

It'll premiere September 25th in Topshop stores, and let me tell you I cannot wait to rock my Pong ball gown, mmm kay?

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Brush Up On Your Atari Trivia!

GeekSugar — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:30:21 -0700

We all know that Atari is the grandfather of modern day video game consoles, but here's some interesting geeky news - Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star as the creator of Atari in a new flick entitled Atari! How sweet is that?! Thanks to Paramount Pictures, the famous console (which holds a special place in our hearts) will be hitting the big screen. . . And I couldn't think of a better excuse to brush up on our Atari knowledge! Now let's see how much you remember. Oh and by the way, if you really want to get in the spirit, head on over to Atari Play for online access to all the classic games!

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Atari Keychain: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?

GeekSugar — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:00:27 -0700

Atari may be one of the most prominent nostalgia inducing Vintage Geek consoles out there. Its iconic VCS joystick and paddle have inspired crochet masterpieces, an army of tee shirts and plenty of second (and even third) generation fans. I can't decide if I think the Atari Keychain, $14.95, is geek chic, but I love the fact that you can pop one end of the supplied cable (which is on a separate battery-powered reel) into the joystick/paddle and stick the jack end in your TV. Yes, that's right, it actually works.

Gaming Is 40 Years Old - Do You Feel Old Yet?

GeekSugar — Sat, 26 May 2007 08:00:13 -0700

Most of today's Xboxers, wii-meisters, Playstation players and portable video game junkies flip on their consoles and handhelds with little knowledge of the gaming legacy that came before them. This month marks the 40th anniversary of the day Ralph Baer, a German-born inventor who fled to America from fascist Germany, built and played the first home-video game. While I didn't know much about Baer's "Brown Box" before reading Magazine's retrospective, Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming, I can't help but get a little nostalgic for the days of Atari, Nintendo and even Gameboy.

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Totally Geeky or Geek Chic? Crocheted Atari

GeekSugar — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:00:58 -0700

JackRabbit from Etsy had one of my favorite tables at the Maker Faire's Bazaar Bizarre - an area which, for the record was filled with crafts, artwork, clothing, jewelry and beautiful goodies made by top-notch crafters.

Not only am I a sucker for bright, crochet things, but the fact that she crocheted a vintage Atari takes geeky crafting and combines it with vintage geek - my favorite combination of all.

JackRabbit isn't currently selling the Atari on her Etsy page, but something tells me she'd be inspired by requests. What do you think?