:: ATARI EXPOLORER ::
CATEGORY: ATARI HISTORY
MASTER: KARL MORRIS

Atari Explorer is absolutely hands down my favorite Atari site to-date. Atari Explorer is the brainchild of Karl Morris, formerly known for his Atari Time Machine website in the late 1990's. Atari Explorer is a sister-site of the Atari Historical Society, and operates as the UK and European arm of that organization. Karl has put in much time and effort in the past year or so to launch what in my opinion is the most enjoyable Atari site currently on line. AEX offers extensive Atari history background, feature articles, and game catalogues. Please stop by to visit Karl's wonderful new site.

CATEGORY: ATARI-BASED ONLINE MAGAZINE
MASTER: GREGORY D. GEORGE

Atari Times is the Atari-only newsletter founded by Gregory D. George in May of 1996. It began as a 7-page paper-based newsletter which Gregory D. George designed on his Atari 1040STe. It's purpose was to provide Atarians something to read as there were no other magazines covering Atari. The Atari Times covers the entire range of Atari products including the 2600, Lynx, 8-bit and 16-bit Atari Computers, and of course, the Jaguar. The articles that appeared on paper can be found in the Online section. The Atari Times is now only published as an e-zine on the web. The Atari Times proves to be one of the most powerful yet underrated Atari resources on the web. Make sure to stop by today to check them out.

:: ATARI JOE RIVERA'S FAMOUS WEB SITE ::
CATEGORY: ATARI GENERAL / HUMOR
MASTER: JOSEPH RIVERA

Presented by Atari 7800.com & Hyper Game Services Alumni Joseph Rivera :: "Atari Joe's Famous Website," home of the Atari Super-Gang, brings about a fresh & unique look at Atari from a new perspective. Featuring Atari history, quizzes, comical features & articles, Joe's Slick Site is home to such well-known Atari pages as "Raiders of the Lost Carts" and "The Ladies of Atari." Also features exclusive video interviews with world-renowned classic gaming historian "Atari" Joe Rivera, alongside personal profiles on Atari Joe, Uncle Gary, Fantastic Sam, Joystick Larry, Tony Clifton, Acting Ensign Slippery Pete Wrigley, Joystick Larry, and the rest of the Atari Super-Gang. Atari Joe's Famous Website is the most unique and certainly the most controversial of the Atari and classic gaming sites currently on line. "Really weird! ..The most interesting site left!" -Aleks Oniszczak

CATEGORY: ATARI SALES & SERVICE
MASTER: LANCE RINGQUIST

Video 61 is a 20 year old Atari mail order house and service department. They service and sell hardware and software for Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, Lynx and Jaguar game machines. Video 61 also services, sells and publishes hardware and software for the 400/800 XL/XE/XEGM line of Atari computers. Operated just outside of Minneapolis / St. Paul Minnesota by owner and proprietor Lance Ringquist, Video 61 is the most reliable source of classic NOS Atari software and gaming components. I have personally been serviced by Lance since I was in Kindergarten and I can say that I have always been impressed by Lance's products and friendly customer service.

CATEGORY: COMMUNITY - ATARI GAMING
MASTER: ATARI 7800.COM

AtariAge is dedicated to bringing you the latest Atari news, providing support for the Atari community, and maintaining an extensive historical archive. AtariAge began in May of 1998 with the name Atari 2600 Nexus, basically as a collection of links to other Atari 2600 sites. Over the years, it grew to contain original content and news thanks to the help of a supportive Atari community. In early 2001, the site was redesigned from the ground up. It was then re launched as AtariAge in April 2001, featuring a better design and expanded coverage. Have you played Atari today?

CATEGORY: ATARI PROTOTYPE & VAPORWARE
MASTER: MATTHEW REICHERT

AtariProtos.com is devoted to unearthing the secrets of Atari prototypes, and features a growing repository of comprehensive prototype reviews for the 2600 and 5200. Each prototype is vigorously played until enough is learned that a thorough review accompanied by many screenshots can be written, and even minor details between different versions of the same game are highlighted. AtariProtos.com is a great site for those curious about the often confusing world of prototypes.

CATEGORY: ATARI COIN-OP
MASTER: ANTHONY PIETRAK

Quarter Arcade sells fully restored Classic Arcade games for your game room. Here you will find great classics from the late 70s through the "classic" era of video arcade games to more recent "neo-classics" of the 90s. Quarter Arcade's inventory system is real-time, so you'll always know what they have available. They offer a thirty-day warranty on all video game PCB boards with free phone-based customer service. "We do our best to make sure that you will enjoy your new arcade game as much as we have enjoyed restoring it." – Anthony and James

:: ATARI PATHFINDER ::
CATEGORY: COMMUNITY - ATARI GAMING
MASTER: N/A

Atari.Org is a non-commercial service dedicated to the Atari home- and personal-computer users as well as the Classic Video Game enthusiasts all over the world. By offering the most up-to-date news, forums to exchange opinions, hints and support, a comprehensive search engine, web-hosting for Atari computer or video-game related pages as well as sub domains and email-forwarding, we are doing our best to give the Atari enthusiasts from all over the world a home on the web.

:: THE BLUE SKY RANGERS::
CATEGORY: MATTEL ELECTRONICS; INTELLIVISION
MASTER: KEITH ROBINSON

Quite frankly, this is one of the most amazing things I have seen in the Classic Gaming universe. IntellivisionLives.com is home to the Blue Sky Rangers, a name coined by TV Guide Magazine in 1982 that refers to the original programming and creative development team for the Intellivison system from Mattel Electronics, best known as the lead competitor to the Atari 2600. The Intellivision was a very nice system for its time and made for an honorable opponent to the 2600. What is absolutely amazing here is that the original programming team, the Blue Sky Rangers, which is still together after 25 years, struck out on their own and purchased the rights to the Intellivision system and line of games, and currently continue support for the Intellivision brand as Intellivision Productions, Inc. headed up by former Intellivision programmer keith Robinson. Intellivision Productions, Inc. supports the Intellivision brand by releasing compilation CDs containing classic Intellivision games for play on your home computer, along with t-shirts, posters, and technical support for the classic system. While I grew up as an "Atari Kid," I have always been a closeted Intellivision fan, (I own the entire Intellivision II set and I love it!) and I see something in the Blue Sky Rangers that I wish we had in the Atari world. This close-nit group of people really love their system and realize the role they have played in video game history. Their website is very informative, providing detailed history and support for the Intellivision. The site feels like home to any Intellivision fan, a real asset to the classic gaming community. Please stop by their website and support their efforts. They deserve your patronage.