AtariAge
Matthew Bacon
reviews a site suitable for all ages
Although
web sites are not technically "alive",
they do arguably follow the natural cycle
of life. They are born, grow up, become
old and eventually die. An Atari web site
far from growing old and still in the prime
of its life is www.atariage.com.
AtariAge
started life, under the name Atari 2600 Nexus, as a collection
of links to other sites and has since developed
into a flourishing site in its own right.
www.atariage.com is run by two Atari
enthusiasts, Albert Yarusso and Alex Bilstein.
Albert is a computer programmer and is currently
working on the game, Deus Ex, for the Sony
Playstation 2 console whilst Alex is a web
designer. With credentials like these, it
is not surprising that AtariAge is a joy
to behold.
The site
is divided into four sections; Systems, Community, Reference and Site. The Systems section includes
details of the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800 -
hence the 2
5 7
logo at the top-right of each page. The
Community section contains
a thriving message board and trading area
- in association with eBay - as well as
a features page (which includes an interesting
report from Electronic Entertainment Expo
(E3), which was held May 17-19, 2001, in
Los Angeles, California) and store in association
with Amazon.
Atari 2600,
5200 and 7800 owners will find the Reference section of great
interest as it includes details on how to
keep your console and cartridges in perfect
working condition. The final section, Site, includes links
back to the home page as well as a brief
history of the site. If that wasn't enough,
www.atariage.com also run an up-to-date
news section (that tends to be dominated
by news related to the Atari 2600, 5200
and 7800).
All in all,
www.atariage.com is a superb fan
site which is great to visit again and again!
Please
send reviews of your favourite Atari web
sites to us at matthew@myatari.net
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Issue
9