Guides, walk-throughs and how-to’s for the projects we’ve undergone to improve our experience with video and computer games
Atari, unfortunately, chose to include very short WiFi antennas in the VCS 800. And their placement, affixed to the top of the case, makes opening the case and working inside the system a challenge....
Over the years, I’ve written a few articles on different solutions to bring retro gaming into my living room. Starting with an mini-PC, and then transitioning to Raspberry Pi’s for the job, I have...
Now that the hardware in the Atari VCS 800 has been upgraded, and the system and controllers patched and updated, it is time to put all of that extra storage space and RAM to...
Upgrading the RAM and adding an SSD to your Atari VCS 800 will greatly improve the performance of the entire system, no matter what you plan on doing with it. Even more so if...
UPDATE – January 2, 2025 – Project Home Arcade continues to evolve. With v3, I’ve upgraded an Atari VCS 800 system and am using it in place of the Raspberry Pi. A few years...
UPDATE – January 2, 2025 – Project Home Arcade continues to evolve. This time, I’ve upgraded an Atari VCS 800 system and am using it. UPDATE – Oct 29, 2017: I’ve swapped out the...
UPDATE – January 2, 2025 – Project Home Arcade continues to evolve. This time, I’ve upgraded an Atari VCS 800 system and am using it. UPDATE – Oct 29, 2017 – I’ve swapped out the...
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Replacing and Upgrading the WiFi Antennas in the Atari VCS 800
January 25, 2025
