ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline Update: #CashCowDX by @pixelgamesSARLS is out TODAY on #ATARIVCS! Let's Check it out! I Show some Gameplay! Plus: #The400Mini is #NowShipping! Have you gotten yours? Where's my #unboxing? And: What's coming up on #BCB! Including #Llamasoft The #JeffMinter Story on #NoFilterHD this #Sunday & my latest @arcade1up... Continue Reading →
03.30.24 BCB 132: THE 400 MINI – UNBOXING & GAMEPLAY! MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS!
On this episode of #BCB, I unbox & play #The400Mini by @atari! This cool, miniaturized retro-#games #console/#computer was released on March 28, 2024. I unbox the mini console, play the #games & give you my final impressions score at the end. (This is in lieu of a FULL REVIEW which will be coming in the... Continue Reading →
03.30.24 The 400 Mini: “Atari 400 MINI REVIEW” by Keith Stuart (w/ The Guardian) (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, the #reviews are out! Reading a review from #KeithStuart with @theGuardian about the new #Atari400Mini by @RetroGames1004#RetroGames, @atari & #Plaion! I read the article about the new #Atari device, from it's initial feelings to the reviewer plus what he thought about all the included games &... Continue Reading →
03.27.24 XPO 61: “Front Line” (1984) by Taito/Coleco (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, I play #FrontLine (1984) by #Taito! This is the precursor to #Commando, which we covered last time, which influenced this #game. The #arcade version was the highest grossing #game in 1982. Taito stormed the scene with #SpaceInvaders & #Coleco dominated with hits like #DonkeyKong... but how does... Continue Reading →
03.25.24 That Atari Show 66: SUMOSHELL BOMBFUNK (Devs of “Cosmic Panic” on Atari VCS & Steam!) Part 1 & 2
On this episode of #ThatAtari Show, the devs of #CosmicPanic (on #Steam & #AtariVCS), @SSBFgames, joins us! (aka Justin & Kyle.) We talk all about working with #Atari, inspiration for the #game, future ideas, past #gaming memories & much, much more! Join us for a fun, lively chat about the #VCS, #gamedevelopment & more! Subscribe,... Continue Reading →
03.24.24 No Filter HD 90: “LLAMASOFT: THE JEFF MINTER STORY” By Digital Eclipse (Pt.1) Complete Talkthru & Gameplay!
On this very special series for #NoFilterHD, I play #Llamasoft #TheJeffMinterStory by @DigitalEclipse, on the #Nintendo #Switch! (2nd in the #GoldMasterSeries!) This is a complete "#talkthrough" of the #game, including all the #videos & #games from Chapters 1-4 of the awesome #documentary-styled #game about one of the world's most amazing #gamedevelopers! Join me on this... Continue Reading →
03.23.24 No Filter HD 89: “Snake Core” by Orange Pixel & “Dog Fight: DOSBOX” by Microprose/Atari (Gameplay & Chat)
On this episode of #NoFilterHD, I play 2 #games on the #AtariVCS! One is the recently released #SnakeCore (2020) by @orangepixelgames & the other is an older one on the #VCS, #Dogfight #Dosbox (1993) by #Microprose & #Atari! (SnakeCore is a modern take on #Snake, while #Dogfight is more of an #Aerial #Sim #Combat game.... Continue Reading →
03.22.24 BCB’s Java Junction 17: “The Telnet Ate My Sofa” (PCMOde on VCS, BBSing on Atari 1200XL, Casinocade, Tiger Kids Computer)
On this episode of #BCB's #JavaJunction, I delve into #BBS'ing on my #Atari1200XL, show you a little bit of #PCMode on my #AtariVCS using #Debian, unbox a cool #AtariClub item, play on my #WheelofFortune#Casinocade by @Arcade1UP & chat about the upcoming #Atari#400Mini & why I hate half-baked "#reviews" ๐ Subscribe, LIke & Comment! Thanks for... Continue Reading →
03.22.24 2 Great Atari Homebrews Out Today: “Space Duel: 7800” & “Crystal Quest: 7800”! Plus: March VCS Update (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this episode of #AtariNewsline, there are 2 GREAT #Atari#HomebrewGames out today for the #AtariVCS! Both by #BobDecrescenzo! (aka #PacManPlus!) These are: #SpaceDuel7800 & #CrystalQuest7800! I show you some #gameplay! Plus: March #AtariVCS#Update is out! What's in it? Do you know? ๐ Plus: Exciting news about #Llamasoft The #JeffMinter Story... Continue Reading →
03.20.24 XPO 60: “Commando” (1988) by Activision (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XPresso, 5-Minute #Atari2600#GameReviews, I play #Commando by #Activision in 1983, on the #Atari 2600. In this port of the super popular 1985 arcade game, you're gunning down foes as a commando in the desert. This version is obviously graphically inferior to the popular #NES version. How does it hold up 39... Continue Reading →