The Power of Vintage
Lucasfilm Games
LukasArts/Lucasfilm Games
Founded in 1971 by George Lucas, Lucasfilm Ltd. was an American film and television production company.
GameBoy
GameBoy and GameBoy Color
Released in April 1989, the GameBoy is an 8-bit handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. The console was so successful that the production continued until the year 2003.
- Initially sold for $89.9 in the US ($212 in today's money)
- It is estimated that 118.5 million units of GameBoy (GB) and GameBoy Color (GBC) were sold worldwide
Greek Joysticks
The 9-pin Greek Joystics that Refuse to Die
In the 80s, several manufacturers in Greece created high-quality joysticks for the 8-bit and 16-bit home micros. They used hard-plastic shells, microswitch controllers, and professional sticks to build joysticks that were as good as the ones of the arcade machines.
Atari Jaguar
Released in November 1993 and discontinued in 1996, the Atari Jaguar is a 32-bit video game console. The system features 4 different processing units producing high-quality graphics and sound, but it was notoriously complex for programmers. Atari Games licensed the Atari Jaguar's chipset for use in its arcade games.
- Initially sold for $249.99 in the US ($530 in today's money)
- It is estimated that only 150,000 units were ever sold
Atari PCs
"Atari's Line of Personal Computers"
Introduced in January 1987 and discontinued in 1990, the Atari PC line of computers was an attempt by Atari to enter the IBM PC-compatible market. Later in 1987, the first Atari PC became known as the Atari PC1, and in the same year, Atari released the PC2 with a larger case and 5 expansion slots. There were 3 more Atari PC models. The PC3 again with 8088, the PC4 with the 80286, and the PC5 with the 80386.
- The Atari PC1 was initially sold for $699 ($1,900 in today's money)
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