Atari Newsline #371: Jun 7, 2025. SPECIAL EDITION! Atari VCS Carbon Gold "Kevlar" WalMart Edition: Did It Ever Really Exist? PLUS: Atari+ Poll Results & More!

(episode 371) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline #specialedition, I attempt to follow a long rabbit trail about a very specific #launchday edition of the #AtariVCS #console! (The Atari VCS 800, to be precise, which was sold at #WalMart on preorder.) The cool thing about this console is that it was called the #CarbonGold #Kevlar #Edition! And it was unlike anything I've ever seen, with golden pixels along the front. Where did the rabbit hole lead me? To an answer! I think! Plus: Your #AtariPlus #Console #PollResults! And: a new #game on the #AtariVCS! #ColorfulBoi2! Let's discuss it! Subscribe, Like & Comment!Thanks for watching!BCB***June 11, 2023 'Evidence the Carbon Gold model might exist?' (AtariAge)https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352...Atari VCS - Console Variations.comhttps://consolevariations.com/collect...'Nov 29, 2021 What were the available case variants for the Atari VCS?' (AtariAge)https://forums.atariage.com/topic/327...Dec 19, 2022 'Atari Calls It Quits on the Atari VCS' by TechPowerUphttps://www.techpowerup.com/forums/th...April 5, 2021 'Carbon Gold Bundle Cancelled?' (Reddit)  / carbon_gold_bundle_cancelled  Oct 12, 2020 'Walmart is now 'sold out' for their special editions of the Atari VCS' (Reddit)  / walmart_is_now_sold_out_their_special_edit...  Sept 25, 2019 'Time to Check in again on the Atari retro console... dear God, it's actually got worse' (The Register Article)https://www.theregister.com/2019/09/2...Aug 20, 2019 'Atari Official Marketing Reports' (Reddit)  / atari_official_marketing_reports  Medium.com Atari VCS articles (1st year)  / atarivcs  Jun 11, 2019 'The Atari VCS Retro Console Can Now Be Preordered from GameStop and WalMart' (The Verge Article) https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/11/18...June 10, 2019 'Atari VCS Opens Preorders at $249...' (CNET Article)https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/a...Watch the video of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9VIOrsE6XI&t=2842s