Play all the old Atari classics in your browser

Oh man! Say goodbye to Friday afternoon productivity! Microsoft has partnered with Atari to bring updated versions of all of Atari’s classic games to the browser. Awesome!

Launched to celebrate Atari’s 40th anniversary, the games are all reimagined and come with the joys of Facebook and Twitter integration, while an SDK will even allow developers to create their own Atari classics for the site.

Included in the collection are those coin-sucking wonders Combat, Lunar Lander, Missile Command, Pong, Super Breakout, Yars’ Revenge, Asteroids and Centipede.

The Microsoft connection means that the games play naturally in IE10, although they still run in browsers like Chrome and Firefox, although with ads.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to play some virtual 2D Tennis…

Price: Free
Web: Atari Arcade

Nick Broughall

Nick Broughall is the Australian Editor of TechRadar.com, where he gets to indulge his passion for geekery and the lastest technology. He is also the Editor of EFTM.com.au, where he gets to indulge his passion for manliness, from sampling fine liquor to the joys of growing a beard. It's a pretty good life, really.

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