On episode 9 of #XpressO3, 5-Min #Atari7800 #GameReviews, I play #Asteroids from 1986, which some consider to be THE best version of Asteroids on ANY console! You know the basics. What makes this version so different? Let's discuss it, read the manual & watch a cool #commercial from back in the day! Hop along my... Continue Reading →
03.13.25 ‘STAR RAIDERS’ Turns 45! Game History & New Atari Merch! Let’s Discuss & Celebrate! (Ep 336)
On this #AtariNewsline, @Atari Celebrates 45 Years of #StarRaiders! From the legendary #Atari400 & #Atari800 #8BitComputer Release, to the #Atari2600 and #Atari5200 ports, #StarRaidersII, as well as later iterations such as on the #Ps3, we celebrate this amazing #atari #game & all the #joy it has brought gamers from around the globe! Plus: NEW #Merch... Continue Reading →
03.09.25 NEW Firmware Updates For Atari Super Pockets & Atari 2600+! What’s Included? Let’s Check It Out! (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, there's some new #firmware #updates in town & they're for the #Atari #SuperPockets by #HyperMegaTech! and for the #Atari2600Plus! This is version 2.0.1.3 for the #2600Plus aned 1.4.0 for the Super Pockets! Let's install 'em & discuss what's changed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTtkYoXg79Q Thanks for watching! Subscribe, Like &... Continue Reading →
03.06.25 Atari Stories #10: “Sex, Pong & Pioneers: What Atari Was Really Like, According to the Women Who Were There” (Exclusively on Spotify!)
On this episode of Atari Stories, I read you an article on Kotaku.com titled "Sex, Pong & Pioneers: What Atari Was Really Like, According to the Women Who Were There." By Cecilia D'Anastasio from 2018. According to this article, there was some wild sexism going on and perhaps while Nolan Bushnell, reportedly, turned a blind... Continue Reading →
03.06.25 “I, REBEL” GAME JAM! A Week Long Game Jam Inspired By Jeff Minter! April 11-18 (Will you join?) (Atari Newsline)
ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. / On this #AtariNewsline update, @Atari has announced the #IRebel #GameJam! Inspired by legendary #dev #JeffMinter! THE original #Indiedev! There's a cool contest for #game #developers, from intermediate to advanced, where you can grab 2 of Jeff's most recent games as well as enter for some pretty cool prizes! Let's take... Continue Reading →
03.05.25 XPO 3: (Deep Dive!) “Ballblazer” (1987) for Atari 7800 (XpressO3: 5-Minute Atari 7800 Game Reviews)
On this #deepdive episode of #XpressO3, #Atari7800 5-Minute #GameReviews, I play #Ballblazer by #Atari & #LucasArts! This game was initially created in 1985 & announced that year, and came out on a variety of consoles, including the Atari 5200, 7800 & 8-Bit Computer line. It's a futuristic #sports #game, that I actually like! Let's take... Continue Reading →
03.07.25 ATARI THEATRE V.8 – “Inside ATARI HQ & Atari News Reports of the 80’s” (Videos & Much More!) (Atari Newsline Special)
Next Fri! 3/7 on #BCB! It's Vol 8 of #AtariTheatre! "INSIDE #ATARI & #News Reports of the 80s!" Feat: HQ @Atari Employee Christmas vid from 82, #Asteroids Tourney, 83 #VideoGame Crash stories, #Arcade Cab & #Atari2600 Manufacturing & more! 7p MDT! Watch: https://youtu.be/7NuedI0I53M
02.28.25 BCB 160: Sears TeleGames Video Arcade II: My First Atari 2600 Console! History, Overview & Review!
On this episode of #BCB, I #review the #Sears #Telegames #VideoArcadeII! This system came out in 1983 and was actually my very first #Atari #gameconsole as a kid in the early 80's. (It came with some funky controllers, to be sure!) Being reunited with the #console after all these years is very nostalgic. But how... Continue Reading →
02.21.25 UNBOX’D 45: “A Bonanza of Unboxings!” (Pt 2) Jan-Feb 2025 & Lost 2024. (Atari, Dr Who, RadioShack & More!)
On this awesome follow-up #UNBOX'D, i peel back the bubble wrap to reveal some awesome new #unboxings for 2025, including the #Atari #Neon #LED Logo, #DoctorWho #11thdoctor #Playset from 2011... plus some treasures from 2024 I've been saving to show you... from more #Rzone goodness, #Atari7800Plus #Preorder #Shipment & #RadioShack vintage fun! Over 100 minutes... Continue Reading →
02.11.25 RABBIT TALK EP 1: ‘Meeting The RABBIT R1’ (The World’s Coolest AI Companion) w/ Ballistik Coffee Boy
On this 1st episode of #RabbitTalk, the world's coolest #AI device, I introduce you to the #R1 by โช@rabbit_incโฌ! This cool device, designed by โช@teenageengineeringโฌ, is bright orange, super cool & has limitless potential, as referenced in my recent episode of #Ristretto featuring this device. I show you some of the cool things you can... Continue Reading →