On episode 4 of #XpressO3, #Atari7800 #GameReviews, I play #FoodFight, a #game released in 1986 for the #Atari 7800. (Yes, it's another #DeepDive double episode!) This #arcade style #game featuring #CharleyChuck has you involved in various #foodfights with a cast of zany #chefs! How does this version hold up to the arcade original? I also... Continue Reading →
02.19.25 XPO3: (DEEP DIVE!) “Xenophobe” (1990) by Atari, Inc. (XpressO3: 5-Min Atari 7800 Game Reviews!)
On this episode of #XpressO3, 5-Minute #Atari7800 #gamereviews, I play #Xenophobe for the #Atari7800 on the #7800Plus! In this #deepdive double episode, I discuss the history of the #game plus what other reviewers have said about this #spacestation #shooter classic by #Midway with a zany cast of characters from the late 80's. What do u... Continue Reading →
02.06.25 XPO3: (DEEP DIVE!) “Donkey Kong” (1988) by Nintendo (Xpresso 3: 5-Minute Atari 7800 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #XpressO3, I play #DonkeyKong by #Nintendo in 1988 for the #Atari7800. In this #deepdive double episode, I go over the manual for the game & discuss it's varied history, including how it came to be that #Nintendo & #Atari worked together on this game after years in court over #lawsuits surrounding... Continue Reading →
01.22.25 XPO3: “Choplifter!” (1988) by Atari, Inc. (Xpresso3: Atari 7800 5-Minute Game Reviews)
On this first episode of #XpressO3, #Atari7800 5-Minute #GameReviews, I play #Choplifter on the NEW #Atari7800Plus! This game was released in 1988 for the #Atari7800 after having been released also on the #Atari5200. It's a port of a very popular game in the early to mid 80's where youre flying a #chopper & #rescuing #hostages... 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 →
10.08.24 That Atari Show 81: Top 30 Atari Games for The 400 Mini! (M.A.D. Review, Podcasts & 8Bit, Atari 5200)
On this episode of #ThatAtariShow! Top 30 #Atari#Games for the #Atari #400Mini! I use the #AtariAge list as a basis & change a few around, including #Atari5200 and @Atari #8bitcomputer#games, from #Megamania to great #homebrews like #Flob to #Turmoil, #Arkanoid, #PrinceofPersia, to #pitfall2 #LostCaverns to #Qbert & more! Which are your favorites? And# #AtariNewsline is... 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 →
08.30.24 XPO 74: (Deep Dive!) “GYRUSS” (1983) by Parker Bros (XperssO: 5-Minute Atari 2600 Game Reviews)
On this episode of #Xpresso, 5-Minute #Atari2600 #GameReviews, it's another #deepdive #doubleepisode, feat. #Gyruss (1983) by #ParkerBros, but developed by #Roklan & #Konami! In this #arcade #classic, you travel through the solar system, blasting away invaders, laser beams, asteroids & more! How does the popular #game stand up over 40 years later? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cH8grNpuMI Subscribe, Like... Continue Reading →