/vr/ - Retro Games

Come on bro’s!!!

It seems like over the past couple of years, next to no one has talked that much about any console older than the NES. The Atari 2600, the Colecovision, Vectrex, Odyssey 2, etc., it seems as though any and all conversation about these has been thrown out the window. Why is this?

>>1832614
During this period, Atari Inc. continued to grow until it had one of the largest R&D divisions in Silicon Valley. However, it spent much of its R&D budget on projects that seemed out of place at a video game (or even home computer) company; many of these projects never saw the light of day. Meanwhile, several attempts to bring out newer consoles failed for one reason or another, although Atari Inc.'s home computer systems, the Atari 8-bit family, sold reasonably well, if not spectacularly. Warner was more than happy anyway, as it seemed to have no end to the sales of the 2600, and Atari Inc. was responsible for over half of the company's income.

tl:dr - WB & Atari filled their coffers with profit, and felt NO need to truly innovate.

I was born with a joystick in hand