All Things Atari, Vintage Gaming & More
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 →
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 →
On episode 8 of #XpressO3, #Atari7800 5-Minute #GameReviews, I play #Joust for the 7800, which was released in 1987 by #Atari! In this version, amongst many #Atari versions of the game, you play a Knight attempting to overcome a horde of other baddies flying about. It's a classic game, but how does it hold up... Continue Reading →
(ep 335) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // #RollercoasterTycoonClassic is coming to #AppleArcade on Apr 3! Let's take a look @ the trailer! Plus: #TorpedoTorpor by @krazproductions & #Zetotronics is out NOW on the #AtariVCS & it's #FREE! And: A week-long of #Atari7800 #GameReviews on #Xpresso3 all this week on #BCB! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZNIvySMMHA&t=102s Subscribe, Like & Comment!... Continue Reading →
This wk! To Celebrate moving my #Atari7800 #GameReview show, #XpressO3, to WED's @ 7p MST, I'll b showing a NEW ep EACH NIGHT this wk only! Mon-Fri @ 7 pm MST! (6p PST/9p EST). Feat: #ScrapyardDog, #RealsportsBaseball, #Joust, #Asteroids & #PolePosition2! Join Us Tonight! Only on #BCB! #Gaming #Atari Watch: https://youtube.com/watch?v=p6GulLPQNaU
On episode 6 of #XpressO3, 5-Minute #Atari7800 #gamereviews, on the #Atari7800Plus, I play #ScrapyardDog by #Atari from back in 1990. In this #platformer, who some call the 'poor man's #Mario', you're dumpster diving & going from city to city, trying to rescue your poor dog Scraps, the infamous #Junkyard #Dog! Your name is Louie &... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
(ep 332) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this special edition of #AtariNewsline: Honoring #Atari's #Irish Connection... with the #Ireland #Collection! In two articles, one by @medium & the other by @arcadeblogger feat. Atari's illustrious #history manufacturing #arcade #cabinets in Ireland... in a small town called #Tipperary. Let's dig into the history & take a... Continue Reading →
Ballistik Coffee Boy. 