Sunday, September 2, 2012

Old School Awesome

Zap! Atari and Microsoft today launched Atari Arcade, an excellent example of how HTML5 can change the way we play video games.
The portal of retro entertainment -- primarily launched to celebrate Atari's 40th anniversary -- includes Asteroids, Centipede, Combat, Lunar Lander, Missile Command, Pong, Super Breakout, and Yars' Revenge. The best part? It's free, and doesn't require Flash, Java, or any other plug-in to play, running solely on HTML5.
That means you can play these classic games in modern versions of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and other HTML5-enabled Web browsers (such as those on Android and iOS devices). Talk about the perfect way to sneak a little game time in somewhere.
Awesome fun, and it brings back so many memories.  I got my first Atari when I was four, in 1980.  They were still a revolution, and I cannot tell you how many hours I *ahem* wasted playing the likes of Super Breakout and Night Driver.

Enjoy!

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