On the latest installment of #XpressO2, 5-Minute #Atari5200 #GameReviews, I do a #deepdive on #bountybobstrikesback!, which was released after the North American #videogamecrash in 1983. This game, rather, came out in 1985 as a sequel to #Miner2049er, where you're tasked with 'claiming' sections of mines, avoiding monsters & terrible traps, and more! How does the... Continue Reading →
12.30.24 ATARI Year End Review 2024 / What Was Your Favorite Moment? (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, I give my full #yearend #review for #Atari in 2024! I take a look at the #news articles I've posted & remarked about the past year, including #MyArcade #GamestationPro updates, #Atari7800Plus, #DigitalEclipse, #NightdiveStudio, #FatalRun2089, #BaudDay 2024, #Atari400Mini launch, #Intellivision #games aquisitions, #ThatAtariShow, #TimLapetino going to work... Continue Reading →
12.26.24 XPO2: (Ep7) Deep Dive! “Super Breakout” (1982) by Atari (XpressO: 5-Min Atari 5200 Game Reviews)
On this #deepdive! double episode of #XpressO2, #Atari5200 #GameReviews, I play #SuperBreakout, a pack-in title for the console back in 1982. It's a port of the famous #sequel to #Breakout, which was created by #SteveWozniak, co-creator of #applecomputers. It's the classic brick busting game of #Atari lore. How did this pack-in version compare to the... Continue Reading →
12.23.24 Atari Stories #9: “It’s a Holly, Jolly Atari Christmas!” (Spotify Audio-Only Podcast)
On a NEW #AtariStories! "It's a Holly, Jolly #Atari#Christmas!" Feat. 4 listener stories, incl. one from @YorkiesTV! Plus: #BCB's most favorite new @Atari game, ways to live more #mindfully in 2025 & more! Only on @Spotify! Subscribe today! #Gaming Click: https://tinyurl.com/pbuadwv6
12.11.24 XPO2: (Ep6) “QIX” (1982) by Atari, Inc. (XpressO2: 5-Min Atari 5200 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO2, I play #QIX for the #Atari5200! This game, first developed by a husband/wife team & later #Taito, was a commercial hit in the #arcades in the early 80's. In fact, it was the first #arcade game I ever played back in the day. In this #puzzler, you're drawing lines, claiming... Continue Reading →
12.04.24 ‘WYVIA’ On Atari VCS! New Action RPG! + The ATARI 2600/7800 Visual Compendium’ by Bitmap Books! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, #Wyvia by #BlastProgramming & #Gigatank3000 is OUT NOW on the #AtariVCS! It's one of the first action #RPGs on the system! Let's check it ou! Plus: 'The #Atari 2600/7800 #VisualCompendium is out by #BitmapBooks! Let's geek out & salivate over these classic @Atari images & history!... Continue Reading →
11.29.24 AMAZON on STRIKE! Will This Affect Your 7800+ Order? Plus: Meeting a Great Friend & Supporter @ NVGM! (Atari Newsline)
95 views Premiered Nov 29, 2024 UNITED STATESATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, โช@amazonโฌ on STRIKE?! (Article by โช@ABCNewsโฌ) In #Atari terms, will this affect your @Atari #7800Plus#Amazon order? Plus: Meeting a great #friend & #supporter @ the #NationalVideoGameMuseum ! (#NVGM() In Frisco, TX! Let's discuss! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZYO6UuS38&t=50s Subscribe, LIke & Comment! Thanks... Continue Reading →
11.26.24 That Atari Show 84: Atari Hotels: Fact or Fiction? + Arcades, ‘A Day of Thanksgiving’ (Thankful Edit)
On this special #Thanksgiving episode, I go down the rabbit hole of #AtariHotels. Fact or Fiction? Are they actually being built or is this just some crypto pipe dream? Plus: The Future of #Arcades & #atarinewsline. Also: The latest news on #AtariNewsline, and!!! a bonus... #AtariShow#Cinema returns with "#ADayForThanksgiving" from 1951 to celebrate the #holidays... Continue Reading →
11.19.24 ATARI Theatre Vol. 4: ATARI 5200 SuperSystem Videos & More! (Commercials & Promos, 1982-1984) (Atari Newsline Special)
It came in like a lion and left like a lamb. The #Atari5200 #SuperSystem was lauded as the 'next best thing,' but in fact, was cancelled in 1984 to make way for the #Atari7800, which did not appear on store shelves until two full years later. There are only a handful of #commercials & #videos... Continue Reading →
11.16.24 Atari Stories #8: “The Joy of Atari Podcasts!” (Part 2) Incl: Into the Vertical Blank, Atari Bytes, Atari 5200 & 7800 Podcasts & more!
On this episode of #AtariStories, I continue on with "The Joy of #Atari #Podcasts"! In part 2, I discuss some more of my faves! (In no particular order!) These include: #IntotheVerticalBlank, #AtariBytes, #Atari5200 Podast, #Atari7800 #Podcast & The Official #AtariGames Podcast! I talk about some of the latest episodes, personal insights & more! https://open.spotify.com/episode/5GKnxfThm6rSQ16L8uFSWO?si=6QcB_iN5RJanvMtKUbkCXA