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.

[David Crane], designer of Pitfall for the Atari 2600 gave a talk at the 2011 ... [David] wrote the game for Activision, a company that was started after game designers left Atari having been ...

Atari is here to shake things up with the Atari 2600 My Play Watch, which combines the wearable basics with retro games. The Atari 2600 My Play Watch takes cues from popular retro gaming handhelds ...

This time it’s the Atari 2600 My Play watch that’s both a fitness tracker and a portable game system. Up for pre-order now for $80, the watch ships with four classic Atari games pre-installed.

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.

After releasing several games for the Atari 2600 and other computer-based consoles, famed Pitfall! programmer and designer David Crane abandoned his traditional Activision backing, formed Absolute ...

You can enjoy 4 games on its 2.02-inch TFT touchscreen display, including Centipede, Missle Command, Pong, and Super Breakout, and customize it with retro Atari 2600 graphics and sound effects.

So, while the Atari 2600 My Play Watch won’t pester you with notifications from your smartphone, you won’t be able to expand its capabilities by downloading apps or new games. There are a few ...

The big draw here is that you can play four Atari 2600 games on the smartwatch. In case you’re concerned, the physical side buttons serve as the input control for playing Centipede, Missile ...