Atari

As far as source material goes, classic Atari games would be categorized under “things least likely to inspire a movie,” along with objects like vacuum cleaners and steel beams. But the power of nostalgia is strong, and Hollywood is quite fond of taking unlikely properties from your childhood and turning them into movies — like Battleship and Trolls. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Atari’s Missile Command and Centipede games are heading to the big screen.

It isn't fancy by any means, but it's charming, my kids love it, and boasts my three favorite 'F' words... Fun, festive and free!

This TV commercial from 1983, as cheesy as it looks now, was totally tubular 32 years ago!

Now with one of my favorite ladies from the 80s taking up residence at my favorite hangout, you can pretty much bet that it's my high score you'll have to beat!

What strange, weird or super cool things have you found when cleaning out your garage or basement?

Technology is amazing.  Look at the cell phone you have in your pocket right now, and compare it to the bag phone you had to plug in to your car's cigarette lighter.  Much the same, it's amazing to compare what the early video games looked like to today's graphics. Watch the progression of video games in under 3 minutes after the jump.