All Things Atari, Vintage Gaming & More
On episode 165, it's #Ballistik's #Birthday Special! (He turns the big 5-Oh! Where is HE??) Featuring Special Host #FannyOnTech! He's Back. He's Bold. He's British! Fanny is well known in the #UK (by fewer than u might think!) as an 80's child-star, who starred in 2 major series & had decades of #tabloid coverage on... Continue Reading →
On episode 15 of #XpressO3, 5-Minute #Atari7800 #GameReviews, its another #DEEPDIVE double episode! In this one, I play #Galaga by #Namco & #Atari from back in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty seven! It's Atari's take on the classic #arcade #sequel to #Galaxian! How does this version hold up? That box art... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #ThatAtariShow... I discuss the #TimeOut#Arcades from the 70's, 80's & 90's. It was a feature of many shopping #malls across #America at one time & displayed some amazing #arcade#games! Let's read some articles by the #ArcadeBlogger & others. Plus: In #BookNook, a special delivery! What could it be? Something #Atari related... Continue Reading →
On this episode of #BCB, I continue on with my #Evercade #game #backlog, BUT, I'm sliding these 2 NEW carts in the middle before I get on with the rest! #AtariArcade2 just arrived from #BlazeEntertainment & โช@atariโฌ! 10 FUN #arcade #games, 6 of which I'd never played before! Including #MoonWar, #Minefield, #LostTomb, #Rescue, #TazzMania, #DarkPlanet,... Continue Reading →
(episode 357) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // Today, #BountyBobStrikesBack 7800 was made available on the #AtariVCS! This is an awesome #homebrew#port of the #atari5200#sequel to #Miner2049'er! Featuring #YukonYohan and such! A fantastic #game! Let's take a look & see some gameplay from back in December 2024 when I did a #gamereview on #BCB! Also: #AtariNewsline#ThePodcast... Continue Reading →
TODAY is an awesome day... #AtariNewsline#ThePodcast is NOW AVAIL on @ApplePodcasts! (as well as @Spotify) Tune in on the go, while at work, in your car or ANYWHERE u get #Podcasts! More #Atari News than you can shake a #CX40 joystick at! #Gaming Click: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/atari-newsline-the-podcast-by-ballistik-coffee-boy/id1811930267
(episode 356) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // In part 2 of my #Atari#PriceHikes reporting & discussion, I #dothemath & whip out my 1985 @atari #calculator & ponder what a few items might cost going forward after May 4, when Atari will raise #gamecart prices by 10%! I got some numbers slightly wrong last episode, let's... Continue Reading →
(episode 355) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // #Atari announces a 10% #pricehike on all #game carts, including both #atari2600 & #7800 #games for sale in their store. This takes effect on May 5th. Let's read the press release & discuss! What do YOU think? Plus: Special #Atari #Delivery! And a slight #redecoration! Join me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWocGxch78s... Continue Reading →
(ep 354) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, have you ever considered playing #Doom on the #AtariST? Let's read this article by @techspot! Plus: #Atari announces #Spring2025 #Merch entitled #DripDrop! What's in store? And: the @atari #7800plus on sale for $65 on #woot for a limited time! Article by @CNET ! Let's... Continue Reading →
Here is the alternating 'backdrop' of gameplay (from myself & the dev) for my interview with Abstract Polygon, who created "Protobeast" in ONE week, along with Obsidian Contraption & others ! in the Jeff Minter & Atari GameJam, 'I, Rebel'! This was held April 11-18, 2025. He's also the dev for the fabulous 'Roasty Buds'... Continue Reading →
Ballistik Coffee Boy. 