The return of a Classic (no, not me, smart@ss)

" Some sobering news for anyone who has recently crested 40: Everything you grew up with is now officially retro. Clothes, music, hair styles — even video games.

Long before Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, there was Pong, a simple video game from Nolan Bushnell and the folks at the original Atari Inc. Two paddles, one ball and no Hot Coffee mod to unlock hidden sex scenes. THAT was gaming. "

I'm not quite forty yet, but man, does this thing bring back memories. My brother and I used to go nuts over Combat. It was the most fun and doubly frustrating game in existence. Here's a screenshot of what this game looked like:




(LOL. That's just nuts how old school that is.)

Anyway, it was fun to blast your opponent across the map, but frustrating as hell when you see his "shell" coming, but your tank is so damn slow you can only sit there and watch getting smacked across the screen. But, that's the funniest bit, so you didn't care after it happened because you were too busy wiping the tears from your eyes.

Of course this console doesn't support HD resolutions, component, or even S-video. Just LOOK at that screenshot. Why would you WANT higher resolution blocks? Answer: you don't.

GG Atari.