Replacing and Upgrading the WiFi and Bluetooth Antennas in the Atari VCS 800
My how-to guide for replacing the wifi and bluetooth antennas in the Atari VCS 800. This improves performance and makes system maintenance much 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 from my experience installing Linux Mint and Batocera on my Atari VCS 800 system for retro gaming and fun!
Upgrading the RAM and Adding an SSD to the Atari VCS 800
My 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
A review of my 8bitDo’s SNES30 bluetooth gamepad controller.
Project: Home Arcade v2 – A Living Room RetroPie System for Retro MAME & Console Gaming
The second article in series about my experiences setting up a retro-gaming system for use in the living room. This time with Raspberry Pi and RetroPie.
Gamechanger – Mean 18 Ultimate Golf
A brief history of Rex Bradford’s groundbreaking golf computer game, “Mean 18: Ultimate Golf”.
“Art Of Atari” Review
My review of “Art Of Atari” by Tim Lapetino, which should be considered the definitive visual-history of Atari’s home and coin-op video games.
The Computer Magazine Archive
The Internet Archive continues to prove that it is one of the most valuable information resources on the planet. As of the time of this post, just over 18,000 editions of classic computer magazines...
This Old Game – Shadow President
A brief history of DC True’s political strategy game for DOS, “Shadow President”, as well as hints, tricks and tips for the game.
