Retro Magazine of Atari Videogames
This is the very first issue of ATARI AGE as a full-color, bimonthly magazine. It's also the beginning of a new age for THE ATARI CLUB.
As the official organization for Atari home video game players, THE ATARI CLUB has all kinds of special plans for its members. After all, the Atari phenomenon begins with the group of creative folks in Sunnyvale, California, but it's more than that. The heart of the Atari excitement is us -- the fans who enjoy nothing better than wrapping our fingers around a joystick or paddle controller and driving our video cars at record speeds, saving planets from deadly missile attack, dribbling, kicking, batting, bowling, and swinging our way through the sports cartridges and, of course. chomping an energy dot every once in a while.
That's why this club was created -- to entertain and enlighten loyal Atari fans -- to tell you more about your favorite form of entertainment to take you inside Atari. to meet the people who make 1E work, and tell you about the amazing developments occurring in this "Atari Age" we live in.
Well, that's it for now
I've just gotten at this desk another minute. my advance copy of the new DEFENDER cartridge, and it is incredible! You'll find out more about DEFENDER on page 9. As for me, it's time to take off and save some humanoids. Enjoy the magazine and let me hear from you!
Steve Morgenstern
P.S. Be sure to check out the Clubhouse Store on page 12. It's the one place to find all the new Atari cartridges, and every other cartridge Atari makes. There's more at the store, too sharp-looking T-shirts, the official ATARI ACE poster, controllers, and accessory items. And you can order whatever you want conveniently by phone or mail.