Have You Played Atari Today?

8-Bit Central wants to preserve & promote retro gaming. We provide a blog featuring original news as well as detailed images of video game consoles & handhelds. Our images include multiple angles, ports & connections, and some of the more interesting accessories. Our goal is inspiring anyone passionate or curious about retro gaming to delve farther into 8-bit games and 1980's arcade gaming!

We try to keep a sense of humor about video games because most folks in our demographic are involved in their school PTA, volunteer work, and climbing the corporate ladder...
We're conquering the Qotile!

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Retro Video Gaming & Our Factual Lunacy

I still own the Atari 2600 I bought when I was 12 and have collected several more Atari consoles as well as ones from Coleco, Mattel, NEC, Nintendo, Ouya, RCA, Sega, SNK Playmore, Sony, and a few miscellaneous ones. My buddy & I built arcade-quality joysticks for our early Atari (and controller-compatible) consoles.

When we encounter something bizarre or interesting we'll stash it in our Retro Gaming Blog, make a Video Rant, write a Retro Game Review or conjure up something for our Pixel'd insights.

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Retro Video Games Age Well

Between the photo-realistic gaming of today and the blocky 8 bit world of the late 70's and 80's lies paradise - 8 bit Gaming! Here at 8-Bit Central, we'll be playing Galaga while others are busy shouting at their opponents on a cheap headset. :)

Growing up with Atari gives me great memories of those simplistic 8 bit games and the many game consoles they appeared on. I still love those 8 bit games and get stoked whenever I find them retrofitted and/or rebooted for modern consoles. I'll never be able to get enough of Space Invaders or Wizard of Wor on my PS2 or Super Mario All Stars, Rampage and Burger Time on my Wii. Timeless classics will always resonate with retro gamers regardless of the latest tech evolutions.

Video gaming has made enormous strides, as technology improves and consumer expectations surge. Few arcade fanatics playing Missile Command back in 1980 imagined being able to play it at home on an Atari 2600 VCS the following year. These days, kids with a PS4 probably can't imagine playing something as primitive as Missile Command. Maybe one day they'll realize what they're missing! It's a great history Lesson!!

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