wraggster
September 26th, 2010, 18:07
News via http://retroactionmagazine.com/retronews/new-atari-user-ezine-launches/
Atari User have just launched their inaugural issue 1 (vol 1). No, not that Atari User, this Atari User, a brand new, completely different edition with the same name. However, just like the Atari User of old, this new ezine covers all things Atari, from the classic gaming consoles to the home computers, with the likes of news, features and reviews.
Issue 1 of the “world’s only monthly magazine” dedicated to the Atari range contains a nice balance of content with news, features and reviews. Even though we’ve already read about these developments in gaming history, the first big feature in Atari User, ‘The Birth of the Atari ST’, is a well written piece of journalism.
The notorious Atari 2600 game, Custer’s Revenge – which featured in Retroaction issue 3’s ‘How to Cause A Complete Controversy’ – is up next in the ‘What Was All the Scandal About?’ feature. Again, despite being well written, the article doesn’t really give anything new on the subject, admittedly because of having read Retroaction’s fine piece that was written by Ack.
However, the content does pick up with the likes of ‘Going Floppy, Atari as it should be….’, which is a fantastic look at the various media formats used to hold Atari games through the years. It’s also nice to see some historical reading concerning the UK.
http://www.atariuser.com/
Atari User have just launched their inaugural issue 1 (vol 1). No, not that Atari User, this Atari User, a brand new, completely different edition with the same name. However, just like the Atari User of old, this new ezine covers all things Atari, from the classic gaming consoles to the home computers, with the likes of news, features and reviews.
Issue 1 of the “world’s only monthly magazine” dedicated to the Atari range contains a nice balance of content with news, features and reviews. Even though we’ve already read about these developments in gaming history, the first big feature in Atari User, ‘The Birth of the Atari ST’, is a well written piece of journalism.
The notorious Atari 2600 game, Custer’s Revenge – which featured in Retroaction issue 3’s ‘How to Cause A Complete Controversy’ – is up next in the ‘What Was All the Scandal About?’ feature. Again, despite being well written, the article doesn’t really give anything new on the subject, admittedly because of having read Retroaction’s fine piece that was written by Ack.
However, the content does pick up with the likes of ‘Going Floppy, Atari as it should be….’, which is a fantastic look at the various media formats used to hold Atari games through the years. It’s also nice to see some historical reading concerning the UK.
http://www.atariuser.com/