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Centipede Review: The Garden War, Arcade-True at Last
The arcade garden faithfully replanted — plus a simultaneous two-player mode no other classic-era Centipede offered. GCC’s launch port, reviewed.
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Ballblazer Review: Lucasfilm’s Future Sport Still Flies
Lucasfilm’s first-person future sport on the 7800, with a POKEY chip in the cartridge supplying the finest soundtrack on the system. Our review of a top-five 7800 game.
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Asteroids Review: The Vector Classic, Rebuilt in Raster Colour
GCC’s 1984 rebuild of the arcade classic gives the 7800 solid coloured rocks, a simultaneous two-player mode and the definitive home Asteroids of its era.
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Atari 5200 in 2026: The Complete Buying and Setup Guide
Four-port or two, switchbox traps, controller solutions, multicarts and what to pay: everything you need to buy and set up a 5200 today.
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Atari 5200 Hidden Gems: 10 Games Beyond the Arcade Ports
Gremlins at 6 a.m., Lucasfilm’s fractal rescues, Activision’s quiet masterpieces: ten 5200 games beyond the famous ports that every owner should play.
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The 5200 Homebrew Scene: The SuperSystem’s Second Life
Beef Drop, Castle Crisis, completed prototypes and new cartridges in boxes: how the homebrew community gave the 5200 a second career.
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Big Box, Bigger Ideas: Inside the 5200’s Hardware
A computer in a wedge: ANTIC, GTIA and POKEY, four ports and two, the Trak-Ball, and the infamous switchbox. Inside the SuperSystem’s hardware.
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ColecoVision vs 5200: The Christmas 1982 Console War
Donkey Kong in one box, Super Breakout in the other: how the first great console war was fought, and what forty years of hindsight does to the scorecard.
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PAM and the Prototypes: The 5200 Games That Never Shipped
The Last Starfighter, the unfinished Tempest and a drawer full of nearly-games: the lost library of the SuperSystem, and why it still matters.
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Countermeasure Review: The Original in a Library of Ports
Part tank shooter, part doomsday puzzle: the 5200’s ambitious in-house original. Our review of Countermeasure.