MetaFilter posts tagged with nostalgia and atari

Play 5,000+ classic video games in your browser

Rhaomi — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:12:22 -0800

TheSmartAss.info's suite of Java emulators allows smooth, in-browser playback of literally thousands of old-school video games: 517 Atari titles, 148 for DOS, 636 Game Boy games (and 410 for Game Boy Color), 2,019 (!) NES titles, 238 GameGear games, 802 Sega Genesis titles, and 284 for the Sega Master System. Highlights include Space Invaders, Frogger, Galaga, Pitfall!, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, SimCity, Zero Wing, Duke Nukem, Sonic the Hedgehog, Aladdin, Earthworm Jim, Pokemon, and Metal Gear Solid. Use the search function to find your favorites! You can also register an account to save games on emulators that support it. Make sure to check the purple bar below each game for control info and links to alternate emulators in case the default one is buggy or slow.

Retro action

dersins — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:49:03 -0800

The Retroist is a veritable treasure trove of 80's (and 70's) goodness. TV commercials, catalogs, and of course the poetry of Mr. Leonard Nimoy. The Youtube channel alone is worth the price of admission-- Tobor! Diet Rite! Candyland!

1981 Atari Catalog

mr_crash_davis — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:09:25 -0800

It's the 1981 Atari product catalog!

At least you won't die of dysentery in this one.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:40:26 -0800

Thule Trail is a cute modern remake of The Oregon Trail.

This has destroyed my productivity, now it can destroy yours...

greycap — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:47:23 -0800

Steem is an Atari ST emulator for Windows and Linux that is very simple and user-friendly. More details on installing are in a helpful beginner's guide, but you're probably most interested in the games, of which there are lots [more inside].