# Preserving Atari’s Legacy - This Week In Retro 254

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Podcast: [This Week in Retro](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400)
Published: 2026-02-07T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

After years of uncertainty, the vast and historically significant Atari archives held by the late Curt Vendel have a new home at The Strong National Museum of Play. We hear from Atari chroniclers Kay Savetz and Martin Goldberg about the significance of this new installation and share behind-the-scenes photos. Game design pioneer Mike Singleton gets another day in the sun as a Midwinter remake emerges, and the history of Counter-Strike and player-vs-player mayhem get fresh perspective with a new look at Dust2 map designer Dave Johnston. Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. DESCRIPTION 00:00 - Show Opening 02:05 - Who Collects The Collections?Story Link: https://www.museumofplay.org/press-release/the-strong-national-museum-of-play-acquires-atari-home-computer-and-console-division-collection/ Additional links: https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com 14:31 - Take On General ReMasteredStory Link: https://midwinter-remaster.titanium-helix.com/index.html Additional links: http://mercenarysite.free.fr/mercframes_graphic.htmEpisode 124 of This Week in Retro, Mercenary remake: https://youtu.be/FaTiRBGMCfI?si=pCbuvWcWcV4gJCbC&t=2430 28:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below 33:16 - n00b or h4x0r?Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWWhxfGq_yk 47:32 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts!Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube:Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMAJason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast:https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version o…

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