On episode 18 of #XpressO3, #Atari7800 #GameReviews in 5-10 Minutes, I play #Hattrick by #BallySente & @Atari from back in 1987. This #icehockey #sports #game gets overlooked by many, but how does it hold up today, especially when compared to so many others at the time, like #Nintendo's #IceHockey, or #BladesofSteel on the #NES? Let's... Continue Reading →
05.26.25 BCB Coffee Club Dispatch Issue 12: “50 Years Later” (Constantini Atari Remixes, Flashback 3 Winner & More!)
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 →
05.21.25 XPO3 17: (Deep Dive!) “Mario Bros” (1986) by Atari (XpressO3: 5-Min Atari 7800 Game Reviews)
On episode 17 of #XpressO3, #Atari7800#GameReviews in 5-10 Minutes on the #Atari7800Plus!... we take a crack @ #MarioBros by #Nintendo! This one came out in 86 but the manual says 88. Which one is it? It's quite odd to think about a time when #Atari was the big dog & NIntendo was just another gaming... Continue Reading →
05.14.25 XPO3: “Dig Dug” (1986) by Namco/Atari (XpressO3: 5-Min Atari 7800 Game Reviews) Deep Dive!
On episode 16 of XpressO3, 5-Minute #Atari7800 #GameReviews, I play #DigDug, a classic #arcadegame by #Namco that rocked the scene! It's an awesome game of pumping up baddies and digging for fruit! How does the 7800 #port hold up on the #Atari7800Plus? Does it work well with the #gamepad? Let's take a look in this... Continue Reading →
04.23.25 XPO3: “Xevious” (1986) by Namco/Atari on the 7800+! (XpressO3: 5-Min Atari 7800 Game Reviews)
On episode 14 of #XpressO3, 5-Minute #Atari7800 #GameReviews on the #Atari7800Plus, I play #Xevious from 1986 by #Namco & #Atari. In this port of the classic 1982 #arcadegame, you play the pilot of the Solvalou trying to defend earth from its original inhabitants, who are back to reclaim what's theirs! One things for sure... you'll... Continue Reading →
04.16.25 XPO3: (Deep Dive!) “Desert Falcon” (1987) by Atari Corp (XpressO3: 5-Min Atari 7800 Game Reviews)
On episode 14 of #XpressO3, #Atari7800 #Game Reviews on the #Atari7800 (using the #Atari7800plus), I play #DesertFalcon by #Atari from 1987. In this original #Atari game designed loosely around #egyptian #mythology, you're tasked as #Falcon with gathering the #Pharaoh's lost #jewels in the #desert! They're scattered everywhere! Let's play this game & rank it nearly... Continue Reading →
04.09.25 XPO3: (Deep Dive!) “Ms. Pac-Man” (1986) by Atari Corp (XpressO3: 5 Minute Atari 7800 Game Reviews)
On episode 13 of #XpressO3, 5 minute #Atari7800 #GameReviews, it's a #DEEPDIVE! so I'm playing for 10 minutes instead! This time, I play #MsPacMan for the #Atari7800, developed by #Atarisoft and ported to the 7800. It's the classic game of female ghost-eater meets male ghost-eater, and a love is born. Or is it? How does... Continue Reading →
04.02.25 XPO3: (DEEP DIVE!) “Centipede” (1986) by Atari, Inc. (XpressO3: 5-Minute Atari 7800 Game Reviews)
On episode 12 of #XpressO3, #Atari7800 #gameReviews, as played on the NEW #Atari7800Plus, I play #Centipede by #Atari from back in 1986 for the glorious #Atari7800 #ProSystem! (It's another #DeepDive double episode!) This is such as #classic & #iconic title, right? I go over the #manual and a #review from makes this version better or... Continue Reading →
03.14.25 XPO3: (Deep Dive!) “Pole Position II” (1987) by Atari Inc. (XpressO3: 5-Min Atari 7800 Game Reviews)
On episode 10 of #XpressO3, I play #PolePositionII, a pack-in title for some, for the #Atari7800 #gameconsole! On this #deepdive double episode, I go more into detail on some titles. This one's a classic for sure, the sequel to 1983's #PolePosition by #Namco, it's a cool #game many enjoy to this day. Is it unflawed... Continue Reading →
03.13.25 XPO3: (DEEP DIVE!) “Asteroids” (1986) by Atari, Inc (XpressO3: 5-Min Atari 7800 Game Reviews) Ep 9
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 →