On this episode of #BCB's #CoffeeClubDispatch, I discuss the past month on the channel, everything from #XpressO3, to #thatatarishow, #atarinewsline, #BCB w/ #Evercade & #FannyOnTech goodness, plus much more coming soon! #ThatAtariShow hits 100 episodes! My plans for that, and what lies ahead for the #AtariVCS now a game such as #MissileCommandDelta was not ported... Continue Reading →
01.15.25 XPO2: (Ep9) DEEP DIVE! “Berzerk” by Atari, Inc. (XpressO2: 5-Minute Atari 5200 Game Reviews)
On this #DeepDive double episode of #XpressO2, I delve into #Berzerk for the #Atari5200. This #game has a long & varied history, from the creation of the #game by Alan McNeil for #SternElectronics in the #Arcades, invoking #speech commands into a game for the first time ever! I read a bit about the history &... Continue Reading →
01.02.25 XPO2: (Ep8) DEEP DIVE! “Bounty Bob Strikes Back!” (XpressO 2: 5-Minute Atari 5200 Game Reviews)
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 →
10.09.24 XPO2: (Ep3 Deep Dive!) “Centipede” (1982) by Atari (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #Xpresso2, 5-Minute #Atari5200 #GameReviews, I do another #DeepDive, this time with #Centipede (1982) by #Atari Inc! In this classic #game, @Atari has updated the graphics & included #Trakball controller support! You play savior to the enchanted forest, that is overrun with centipede, spiders, scorpions, pesky fleas and magic & poisonous mushrooms!... Continue Reading →
09.25.24 XPO2 (Ep1) “Asteroids” (1982; Atari, Inc.) for 5200 (XpressO: 5-Minute Atari Game Reviews)
(Premieres WED 9/25 @ 8a MDT!) On this first episode of #Xpresso Squared, I take a look at #Atari5200 #games & review them with a modern eye, but also with a nostalgic eye. In this first episode, I play the #unreleased launch title, #Asteroids for the #Atari5200, which never made it to a public release... Continue Reading →