Replacing and Upgrading the WiFi Antennas in the Atari VCS 800
Atari’s VCS 800 comes with short WiFi antennas that are tough to replace, but upgrading to IPEX antennas improves connectivity and makes hardware access easier.
Category: Retro Gaming
Retro gaming goodness, from 8 & 16-bits computers/consoles, to Zaxxon, table-tops & RPG and everything in-between
Project: Home Arcade v3 – Retro Gaming with the Atari VCS 800
Retro-gaming in the living room with Batocera on an upgraded and enhanced Atari VCS 800 system.
Installing Linux Mint and Batocera on your Upgraded Atari VCS 800
A how-to guide for installing Linux Mint and Batocera on an Atari VCS 800 system for retro gaming and fun!
Upgrading the RAM and Adding an SSD to the Atari VCS 800
A how-to guide on upgrading your Atari VCS 800 with more RAM and an SSD, which will boost performance significantly.
8Bitdo’s SNES30 Retro Game Controller – Better Than The Original
Building on Project Home Arcade v2, I wanted to add a couple of wireless, authentic-feeling, controllers for use with classic game console emulation, like Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, SNES, etc. After a bit of...
Project: Home Arcade v2 – A Living Room RetroPie System for Retro MAME & Console Gaming
UPDATE – January 2, 2025 – Project Home Arcade continues to evolve. With v3, I’ve upgraded an Atari VCS 800 system and am using it in place of the Raspberry Pi. A few years...
Gamechanger – Mean 18 Ultimate Golf
At the height of the early 1980’s U.S. video game market, almost every company wanted to get in on the action. Parker Brothers, famous for their board games, were alarmed since sales of their stalwart franchises plummeted...
“Art Of Atari” Review
“Art Of Atari” by Tim Lapetino should be considered the definitive visual-history of Atari’s home and coin-op video games.
