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Atari Celebrates the History of Dungeon Crawlers with the Release of Dark Chambers in Authentic Cartridge Format
Atari is excited to announce Dark Chambers as the latest collectible Atari 2600 cartridge in the publisher’s Atari XP initiative. The Dark Chambers cartridge and packaging features striking, reimagined artwork by Brazilian pop artist Butcher Billy. Fans can preorder the cartridge for a limited time at the official website: https://atari.com/products/dark-chambers-limited-edition. In Dark Chambers, players embody an intrepid explorer ensnared within a labyrinthine abyss. The paramount quest?…
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Atari Opens Preorders for Save Mary — the Unreleased Game from 1991 Finally Gets Official 2600 Cartridge Release
Atari is excited to announce preorders for a Save Mary collectible Atari 2600 cartridge. Each cartridge comes in a special silver collectors edition box and includes a full-color user manual. Only 500 copies are available for $59.99 each. View the Save Mary cartridge here: https://atari.com/products/save-mary-limited-edition Save Mary was reportedly in development for over two years, but was never released. Atari shuttered 2600 game development in 1990 after…
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Atari Drops Limited Supply of 2600 Collectible Cartridges and Atari VCS Collector’s Editions
Today, Atari has opened its archive and has made hard-to-find items available for a limited time on Atari.com, including 100 Atari VCS Collector’s Edition Base Units and very small quantities of the very first games released in the new Atari XP cartridge line. (45) Limited Edition 3-Game Atari XP Cartridge Sets — $449.99 (Aquaventure, Saboteur, and Yars’ Return) (31) Standard Edition 3-Game Atari XP Cartridge Sets — $149.99…
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Atari Unveils Final Design of Ultra-Sleek Atari XP Limited Edition Cartridges for Yars’ Return, Saboteur, and Aquaventure
Today, iconic interactive entertainment producer Atari unveils the final design of its upcoming limited edition Atari 2600 cartridges for Yars’ Return, Saboteur, and Aquaventure, all of which are getting the Atari XP treatment — and officially shipping — in May 2022. Sporting a visual design that departs entirely from the square label of the original Atari 2600 cartridges, the limited edition versions feature large, bold illustrations on…
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Atari Asks Fans to Join the Search for the Developer of Aquaventure
Atari’s Atari XP initiative kicked off a community-driven quest to identify the long-lost developer of Aquaventure, an Atari 2600 prototype that’s origins have been shrouded in mystery for over two decades. The details behind the creation of Aquaventure are hazy at best. A prototype of the unreleased game was discovered by a collector at a flea market in Florida in the mid-1990s. Eventually, the game made…
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Atari®XP Launches New Game Cartridge Initiative with the Release of Three Never Published Titles
Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — today announced the launch of Atari XP, an initiative to bring rare and never-released Atari game cartridges to market. The first cartridge release to kick off the Atari XP initiative includes Yars’ Return, Aquaventure, Saboteur — three rare gems from the Atari IP catalog that were never launched or…
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