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New world record on classic Gauntlet arcade game

39-year-old Hanover, PA gamer Russ Cool played for more than 18 horus on a single coin en route to setting a new world record on 1985 Atari classic Gauntlet.

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GSKerns4171d ago

Wow... 18 hours straight with no pause or bathroom breaks... that's pretty hardcore!

Neonridr4171d ago

next year we will read about how this guy died trying to break his own record due..

GSKerns4171d ago

lol... was wondering what took so long for someone to post that :D

Angeljuice4171d ago

I put so many hours into gauntlet in my youth (both arcade and C64 versions), it does get a little mind-numbing after 150 levels or so. I only ever managed 4 or 5 hours straight. It's a great game though, one of my all-time favourites.

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Atari Reveals Classic Game Patch Packs

Atari has revealed classic game patch packs for fans and collectors.

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Atari Is Releasing A Modernized 7800+ Console That Plays Cartridges This Holiday

The Atari 7800+ follows on the heels of last year's Atari 2600+.

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darthv72271d ago

In essence, its a shell swap of the 2600+ they released previously, since they will both play the same games. I know its a bit of a stretch... but why not make a Jaguar+ that plays the Jag, 7800, 5200 and 2600 games in one? Throw in a Lynx adapter (ala super gameboy) and then you can play the portable games on the big screen too.

_SilverHawk_270d ago

I can't wait to get this. Day one

jznrpg270d ago

That would have been ideal

Rebel_Scum270d ago (Edited 270d ago )

In addition to that make the games built in and stuff the cartridge support.

jznrpg270d ago

It’s odd they skipped the 5200

mastershredder270d ago

So they can support it like their Ouya... I mean VCS (I have both too ugh.). No thanks. There are very few great Atari games from that era, most of the good Atari games came way later and were arcade based. So rather than get get a compilation of those games (pretty much available on any console), it's better to spend a big chunk on another console so you can stick carts of terrible games that are basically the same game with a couple changes in control direction or a sprite. Hellz nopes. You are better off spending that money on a retro/import console and building a real library, rather than another regurgitation from a company cosplaying as Atari.

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Top 7 Worst-Designed Handhelds Of All Time

GL: "There have been some great handheld consoles over the decades, but along the way came a slew of not-so-great ones; here are seven of the worst."

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